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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1896

Page

8

Boston Post Subscription Notice and Payment Details

Entered as Second Class Matter. all mail sent at sender's risk. Do not send cash. Checks drafts and money orders payable to The Boston Post Publishing Company. Boston office address and telephone provided. Subscriptions must be prepaid or discontinued at expiration. Notify us by mail if not regularly available. E A Grozier editor and publisher.

POS? Publishing Company Boston Washington Street Telephone New York Boston Post E. A. Grozier

The Strongest Candidate for the Republican Nomination

The Boston Journal endorses Speaker Reed as the strongest candidate the St. Louis convention can nominate. Reed is hailed as the safest choice and the only one who could unite the Republican party across the East, though the party risks losing him to the tariff row and the Ohio issue.

The Boston Journal Reed St. Louis Journal East Ohio

That Letter and Democratic Nomination Attitude

The editorial urges President Cleveland to publish his stance on the Democratic nomination. It argues for timely clarity to remove obstacles to party harmony and asks whether Cleveland intends to be a candidate before the convention. The piece says the party will decide his successor if he withholds.

Cleveland

The Cuban Horror and the Duty to Intervene

James Creelman details atrocities in Cuba, including slaughter of prisoners and massacres of civilians, with names and ages of victims. The piece argues the world must act to halt such brutalities and protect innocent noncombatants. The author compares Cuban events to Armenian suffering, urging intervention.

James Creelman Cuba Creelman Armenia

Report on Free Transfers Delayed by Street Railways Committee

A Boston legislative letter questions the delay in reporting on free transfers after hearings ended April 17. The writer cites executive sessions and demands a timely committee report, accusing possible influence slowing action and noting growing public criticism.

Boston Legislative Committee On House Street Railway Street Railway Committee

A Noble Building Tremont Temple Opens Tomorrow

Tremont Temple, a noble building in the city core, blends dignity and beauty despite a narrow street. It serves as a house of worship and home to a major organization active in many works, with interior design prioritizing utilitarian needs alongside aesthetics.

Tremont Temple Post Today New Tremont Temple

Unclear Fragment on Achievement and Enterprise

Fragmentary line references men who carried through to success the enterprise now completed. No names, places, dates, or concrete details are readable to identify individuals, organization, or scope of the project.

McKinley nomination seen as inevitable at St Louis

Commentary argues McKinley will win the Republican nomination by acclamation with a pro duty heavy platform. It suggests Democrats should back Grover Cleveland or William Russell, framing East versus West, and notes contemporary Boston cultural vignettes including a marine painter near Border Street.

McKinley St. Louis Sherman Harrison Massachusetts Maine Ohio Grover Cleveland Cleveland William BE. Russell Russell

Democratic appeal for sound money shapes 1892 platform ties

The piece argues no party can win without a strict stand for sound money. It notes Michigan declares for sound money, repudiates free coinage, and reaffirms the 1892 Democratic currency plank seeking equal intrinsic and exchangeable values. Pennsylvania Democrats back sound money as the national convention looms.

Michigan National Democratic Pennsylvania Chicago

A Bit of Daily Inspiration by Edwin Arnold

A short verse-like reflection urges calm governance of speech as if doors to a king’s presence. It counsels tranquil fair and courteous language flowing from inner dignity and royal bearing.

Edwin Arnold

Tremont Temple area shows off city’s grandest structures

The Observant Citizen notes Tremont Temple will anchor a cluster of landmarks at Tremont and School streets including the Albion Tremont Hemenway Prescott Parker House and King’s Chapel Nearby events feature Eugene Tompkins in Chicago with a Boston Theatre project and a new yacht The column also recounts local oddities from Lynn and Franklin Park plus social visits of Commissioner Tom Flood and a New Hampshire singer Miss Mattie J. Horne and a Boston East Boston scene with Mr Fitzgerald and Al Tescher 출장

Tremont School Streets Albion Hemenway Prescott Buildings Parker House King’s Chapel Museum Massachusetts Historical Building City Hall Music Hall Park Street Church Eugene Tompkins Chicago Boston Mr. Tompkins al Tescher Here New York Jack"’ Fitzgerald Jack Tescher

May Day Innovations and the Home Front

A brisk social meditation on how family moves disrupt daily life as men flee homes and wives adjust to new houses. The piece mocks rigid fashions and urges reform, arguing that even small changes ripple through the household and beyond.

The Latest in Maid and Nurse Uniform Styles

A feature on fresh maid outfits with ecambric pinks blues and pale greens for summer. Recommends two white aprons, broad apron strings, and dainty caps. Notes nurse gowns to match a child’s color while preserving color harmony.

Quick Wittyquips From Period Humor Columns

A collage of terse humorous exchanges from classic papers highlights social foibles in fashion, golf, marriage, and office life. Snappy lines reveal attitudes toward manners, money, and status with sharp, era-specific wit and characterization.

Margy and Uncle Silas Choose Lovers for a Farm

In a village tale Margy resists her uncle’s plan to control her marriage and farm future. Charlie Melly outsmarts the scheme by posing as the steady Mr Grant to win Margy’s hand, while Uncle Silas learns she can wed both men, and Margy happily embraces the double romance.

Silas Margy Charlie Melley Rascal Charlie Uncle Silas Paragon Charles Darling Hmself Mr. Grant Charle Grant Melly Charles Grant Charlie Melly

The Fly Front West Suit Sale Teaser

Our spring suits are fresh and seasonable and not old stock. Customers will notice fashionable styles and bright colors, with fair prices earned by the merits of our goods. No catch-penny tactics, just reliable clothing. Hash Cold Boiled Fr: Orange Sa

Weekly Short Story Prizes Offered by The Post

The Post offers weekly prizes for original short stories with ten dollars for first, five for second, and two dollars each for four others. Winners are paid by check by mail each Monday for stories published the previous week. Only female writers may receive prizes. submissions must include name and address and be on one side of the paper.

POST THE the Post Boston

Butler's Equalization Bill Aims Mexican Dollar to US Standard

Senator Butler of the Populists introduced a bill to fix the Mexican silver dollar Japanese yen and the trade dollar at par with the US standard dollar making them full legal tender for all debts. The measure was referred to the finance committee.

Washington Butler N. GC Senate United States Finance Committee

Post Letter Box Gas Bills Question to the Editor

A Boston reader recounts an overcharge on a gas bill. After meter check, the company insisted the bill was correct, then deducted 10,000 feet and offered no apology. The writer asks readers to share experiences of delays or improper charges by gas companies.

Boston

Cleveland Children Birth Dates and Places Revealed

Boston May 1 CURIOUS states Ruth born Oct 3 1891 at 816 Madison Ave New York City. Esther born Sept 1893 in the White House. Marion born July 7 1895 at Gray Gables Buzzards Bay Mass. Seven White House births total including Esther. Other children linked to Donelson Wilcox and Julia Dent Grant. both living. Additional Donelson grandchildren noted.

Ruth Mr. Cleveland Madison Avenue New York City Esther White House Marion Gray Gables Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox Andrew Donelson Jackson Julia Dent Grant Fred Grant Donelson Jefferson Taylor

Russell tidal wave eyed for Democratic ticket

Local letter calls for support of ex-Governor Russell as the man to lead the Democratic ticket, praising the Boston Post for highlighting him and urging action from now to the convention to place the right man in the right place.

the Post Boston Post W. E. Russell Post Russell Boston

Mashers on Washington Street Nuisance Reported

A Roxbury woman complains that police allow crowds of mashers to gather on the sidewalk before Washington street hotels. She says they block the sidewalk and harass women passing by, calling the crowds a nuisance. Boston May 1.

the Post Washington Street Roxbury Boston

Three Fast Ocean Steamers Named in Boston Note

The Citizen Boston May 1 lists the Cunard Lucania at 13,90 tons with 30,000 horsepower, the American Maer New York at 10,429 tons and 20,909 horsepower, and the Hamburg America Fuerst Bismarck at 12,000 tons and a high power rating.

Cunard Lucania Maér New York Hamburg-Arliner Fuerst Bismarck

Orange Shortcake and Welsh Rarebit Menu Plan

A Fayville Mass recipe note lists orange shortcake, Welsh rarebit in a chafing dish, potato salad, bread and butter sandwiches, stuffed dates, sponge cake tea, Parker House rolls. It includes detailed dairy and leavening steps, orange shortcake assembly with three orange layers and whipped cream, credited to Mrs R J Malone.

Parker House R. J. Malone Fayville Mass

Boston Post Prize for Best Daily Bill of Fare

The Boston Post announces a five dollar prize for the best three‑meal daily menu submitted by women readers. Bills of fare must read like a menu and include brief preparation directions for a named dish. Meals may be breakfast lunch and dinner or breakfast dinne and supper, for a family of five with a weekly food cost not exceeding ten dollars. Submissions due Saturdays with winners printed the following Monday. Mail to Cook Editor, The Post, Boston.

Boston Post Post Elitor the Post Boston

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