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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1892
Page
4
An editorial argues that railroads linking Hipston and New York, after consolidations, could cut travel time to four hours between New York and Boston. The piece criticizes the current six hour schedule as an absurd holdover of an inferior line standard and urges coordinated action to improve passenger speed and service.
A terse note implies an urgent demand for immediate action or decision. The fragment hints at impatience and a push to end delays, suggesting a pivotal moment where patience has run thin and results are expected promptly.
The piece condemns Bland’s gag rule attempt in the House and opposes the free coinage Senate bill led by Stewart. It argues public sentiment turns against silver, politics aside, and urges focusing on Behring Sea settlement rather than partisan tactics. It calls for President Harrison to push for a final, peaceful adjustment.
Congress debates tariff reforms urged by New England iron and woollen interests. Andrew's bill seeks free ore and lower duties on crude iron, pig iron, scrap steel, rails, and structural iron to revive rolling mills and machine shops. The piece frames relief as essential for New England’s once strong iron industry.
The United States Senate ratified the treaty of arbitration after learning Britain’s stance on U S claims. The episode closes the second war scare that marked Mr Harrison's renomination campaign. A resemblance to the Chilean affair is noted as his earlier aggressive message proved unfounded. He claimed the government showed utter disregard for American claims and threatened decisive action.
The piece critiques Henry Watterson’s forecast that Cleveland cannot win without New York and that neither Cleveland nor Hitt is a viable nominee. It notes his past confidence and argues that New York electoral votes will likely go to Cleveland if he is the nominee, with broader regional support now appearing for him. The author says readers have awakened to the shift since Watterson’s initial prophecy.
The author argues for bipartisanship to settle the silver issue via an international monetary conference. Citing Williams’s substitute for the Bland bill and a Senate finance committee measure, the piece notes France and Germany may join, Britain not entirely averse, and urges Congress to act now to restore silver’s world money status.
The Post offers readers access to two standing lawyers for personal legal questions via a coupon on the first page. The feature aims to let readers meet lawyers in person and pose their questions, though the paper states no philanthropic motive, highlighting a practical purpose.
The post promotes a legal aid plan to serve people of limited means who cannot hire attorneys but need guidance. It stresses the provision is for those who cannot easily help themselves and notes the program is an experimental effort whose continuation depends on its success.
A compact reflection on Major George S. Merrill the Republican statesman journalist whose signature has long challenged compositors. The passage hints at his private soliloquy style and public persona, illustrating how his manner of expression might appear if he spoke to himself.
Tom Merrill speaks as a veteran public servant and Republican. former Lawrence postmaster and current insurance commissioner discusses career fatigue and political calculations. notes about endowment orders, potential reappointment, and past efforts to gain higher office while revealing ties to both Republican and Democratic papers. He mentions Grand Army, pension work, and a leaked story that affected a prior appointment.
Democratic caucuses held city wide list ward by ward delegates and officials. Ward 1 and Ward 3 instructed delegates to back Cleveland for the presidency while other delegates remained unpledged.
The column riffs on Paris, brand names, and political squabbles. It cites Sen Hoar going to Europe and Domestics like Harrison Quay and Dalzell, while noting lumber markets and competing buildings. A playful jab at readers ends with a contest idea from the Herald and Post.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, feeble but in good health this winter, is cited. Several notables register at the St Denis Hotel in New York, including B L Russell and wife A J Wheeler and Miss M Leicester. Col J B Maccabe of East Boston visits the State Senate in cream overcoat and kid gloves. Herbert Welch plans a lecture at Old South Meeting House on April 4. Arlo Bates attends a dinner in New York hosted by Harry McDowell for Independent Theatre enthusiasts. General Francis A Walker declines to speak at the Concord memorial arch dedication due to a planned European visit.
Councillor Keith of Bourne departs for Jamaica for a two week trip. General Samuel J. Gallagher, former Maine adjutant general, plans to run the St. Croix hotel this summer. A. G. Wakefield, Bangor lawyer, still wears boots made in 1861. Ex-Senator J. W. Bradbury of Augusta, ill at Asheville, improving and nearing able to ride out. The Rev. W. H. Childs’s family has moved to New York following his flight. Captain Henry Taber of Fall River celebrated his ninety seventh birthday but received no visitors. A. A. Stagg, Yale athlete now at Chicago, will continue summer work at Chautauqua in charge of general athletics.
The Springfield clerkship is held by Mrs. Sarah A. Latham. Dr. Albert C. Perkins resigns as Adelphi principal. J. H. Gilmore takes English chair at Chautauqua Summer College 1892. Rev Dr Gladden praises Parkhurst for criticizing city officials. Rev Dr DeCosta condemns his methods. Governor Eagle of Arkansas is a farmer by occupation and preacher by inclination. Baptist leaders sometimes invite him to preach, noted as a vigorous exhorter.
Bremincham Conn March 29 Patrick Knight's two houses burned in an early morning fire destroying homes built by his own labor over nights and Sundays. He worked a mill job by day and faced losses exceeding $4000.
Lighthouse steamer Cactus has removed the spars of the sunken schooner Harry White off Watch Hill in New York, making the wreck no longer a navigation hazard. The operation on March 29 reduced danger to shipping and maritime traffic.
Melrose residents dispute a Post report headlined Melrose Likes Darkness. The town already uses 22 to 28 street lights, 85 incandescent, 160 oil or naphtha, plus 522 gas and 175 oil lights across public spaces, costing $6810 last season. Voters rejected funding a town run electric plant, favoring private enterprise and not spending $75,000 this year.
A historical newspaper notice invites writers to describe the Typical Boston Girl for a $10 prize. Descriptions must be 100 words or less, single sided, with Miriam O Leary serving as judge. Submissions address Typical Boston Girl Contest The Post Boston.
A caricatured portrait of a Boston girl noting her height slenderness and dress. The essay describes her gait hair style and attendance at Synphony concerts while labeling her as fashionable critical and occasionally ostentatiously charitable. It ends with a claim she marries for money or position.
Poem extols the Boston girl describing her beauty and charm with lines praising her wisdom and grace. It references the Boston hub as origin and dates the piece to March 28, 1892 with a lingering lyric tone.
A reverent tribute extols a refined Boston woman as a model of culture and virtue. Descriptions highlight her leadership in church and society, influence on Boston’s status, and universal admiration from diverse crowds, claiming her presence elevates civic life.
A playful verse lists a Boston girl's talents from college education to piano grace. She lectures in languages and sciences, debates ancient topics, and even studies astronomy and phlebotomy. Yet she faints at a mouse, a comic note contrasting intellect with fear.
A 26 year old Boston resident D Nelson at 26 East Chester Park Portland writes of the ideal Boston girl described as intelligent ladylike and pretty with a nature loving devotion to sympathy purity and love and kindness aimed heavenward.
A Maine tribute extols a Boston girl as a noble, well bred individual with grace, confidence, ambition, charity, and energy. It notes her ladylike manners and culture, remarks on weather protest with umbrellas, and imagines fashion giving wings to angels, signed by J. B. Hazen of Norway, Maine.
A Chicago letter-writer praises a charming, refined woman in Boston. He describes her taste in music, generosity, education, and sociability, noting she would make an ideal wife and can put strangers at ease. The writer from Chicago signs as E. A. R. and mentions staying four months longer in Boston than planned.
A critical, vitriolic critique targets a public figure describing her height appearance and behavior. The speaker calls her culture rotten and likens her to a forced hothouse vegetable and a tenement flat, urging restraint and decorum while mocking her public crossings on rainy days. The passage ends abruptly with a teasing expletive.
Dorchester letter writer blames electric car makers and commissions for deadly fires. He urges immediate adoption of protective fenders and safety devices from among recent inventions to prevent horrific mutilation and loss of life. He calls for a dedicated commission to guard human life in industry.
Alexander Pope artwork St Euphemia and the Lions is praised for its dramatic foreground and the lion's restraint. John La Farge praised as a natural colorist. five top American painters named. Augustus Falk's Boston Art Guide acclaimed. Robert Leonard and Co auction features Jules Dupre landscape. Paint and Clay Club to Provincetown. Abbott Graves hired to decorate Hotel Reynolds.
A large Meionion audience notes the Henschels' refined pairing of voices and skilled piano accompaniments. The program features numerous solos and duets, highlighting classics by Handel, Pergolesi, Cimarosa, Beethoven, Schubert, Gounod, and Lalo, with excellent critical reception. Boston gains three more chances to hear them this week at 2:40 PM Thursday.
The Boston Post launches daily autobiographical soliloquies by leading Republicans. The pieces are sharp timely political thrusts, entertaining and racy, mixing verse and rhythm as they reveal motives and experiences ahead of the election.
A letter to the editor suggests widening Merchants Row from State Street to the markets. It envisions opening State Street into Butler Square through two stores and an arch into South Market Street. The plan would arc under Quincy Market and continue through North Market Street toward the depot, creating a direct route to Whartestowd’s?
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