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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1897
Page
4
The piece argues the Greece Turkey war should end now with no gains for Turkey. It says European borders were set by earlier conflicts and notes Greece is too poor for an indemnity. It urges great powers to intervene to close the episode.
A Washington report says Senator Jones of Nevada negotiates votes for the tariff by demanding amendments. The piece questions whether New England Republicans will accept rates dictated by Nevada’s mining interests and warns of wider industrial impact.
The piece argues President McKinley should not pardon Chapman and others tied to the Sugar Trust scandal. It urges the accused to reveal what they know about Senators profiting from stock bets linked to votes, warning punishment if they refuse. It frames Searles and Havemeyer as needing truth to avoid jail.
The Boston Journal argues against tariffs on carpet wools and other imported goods, calling the McKinley tariff a robber tax. It questions why any important industry should bear burdens and advocates a revenue tariff as promised by the Republican platform.
In a quoted interview Major Merrill the insurance commissioner says he will modify his report on assessment insurance after a demand from the Massachusetts Benefit Association. The piece questions public trust and cites the association’s alleged history of enriching insiders at the expense of policyholders.
A brief note suggests public interest in identifying the head of the state insurance department, but no official name or confirmation is provided in the text. The query underscores broad curiosity about who holds the post.
The stock market remains dull amid unsettled conditions. London’s early optimism faded as Transvaal tensions rose, prompting global selling. Gold shipments abroad raise concerns about a foreign drain despite a strong U S Treasury position, while tariff legislation in Congress is unlikely to pass before August, dampening speculative activity.
A local call to defeat a trolley line proposed to cross the park system via Boylston Street and the park bridge. The writer condemns placing rails on parkways and fears danger to carriages and pedestrians, urging a strong protest at the Metropolitan Affairs hearing at the State House today at 10 30.
A column recalls an inebriated cyclist and his muddy back, notes rising bicycle patent activity, and mentions Joseph Jefferson and anonymous letters. It also jokes about mustache fashion in England, Maine town voting quirks, a Boston baseball comment, tulip displays in Roxbury, and a worker who collects flowers for his kids.
Readers note guardrail tales of railroad superstition and survival. A Boston & Maine conductor cites a third disaster fatality in engineers, while many survive two escapes. American youth volunteer for the Turko-Grecian war, reflecting widespread liberty sentiment. Tomorrow Fanueil Hall hosts women’s aid appeals with noted speakers. Castilian Club performs two comedies in Perkins Hall next Thursday evening.
Personal item notes Miss Daisy Gordon who married Captain Walter de 8 Maud on April 18 and will soon join many relatives living abroad. Her aunts Mrs William P Jaffray and Mrs Edward Padelford are both at press.
The article surveys various high society and political notes. It mentions Miss Mamie Jaffray and Captain Edward W. Jaffray sailing to England in June. Swinburne’s remark on James I is quoted. A bronze statue of Stephen Girard will be unveiled in Philadelphia next month. Emperor William plans a Belgian visit and trip to Waterloo. Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee praises Havana hospitality. Miss Lavinia Dempsey will be crowned queen of the Holland Dames in New York next winter. Count Albert De Mun is described as a Catholic party leader and French Academy member.
The Rev Dr George C Lorimer preached his sixth anniversary sermon at Tremont Temple in Boston amid heavy weather. He noted 120 baptisms since Sept 1 and total church membership around 2000. He credited God for the growth and announced a reception for him and Mrs Lorimer Wednesday evening in Lorimer and Gilbert halls.
A collage of quips and light verse from various papers shows playful exchanges about summer travel to McKinley, curious ice properties, infant dreams, witty retorts about love and money, and humorous asides on fashion and practicality from Cleveland to Chicago and Detroit.
The Rev. Frederick B. Mott of Dorchester preached a sermon on "The God You Unwit tingly Worship" at the Christian Union last evening. The Everett Church Quartet performed several musical selections during the program.
A gust swipes a letter and Norah Shannon’s misadventure exposes a hidden romance. Gladys Hemenway reads the heartfelt note meant for Effie Randall and faces a moral reckoning. Years later Charlie Scott marries Gladys, who later falls ill and learns the truth of the letter’s original intent and its consequences.
Mrs A Joscelyne of 3 Calhoun avenue Everett is awarded the Post menu prize for a menu published in the Post on Thursday April 2.
A dated Boston menu notes dishes for breakfast and dinner including oranges oatmeal broiled steak lyonnaise potatoes hot rolls corn cake doughnuts coffee and tea for beverages. Dinner features vermicelli soup boiled shad roast spring lamb mint sauce banana fritters strawberries and cream plus lemon jelly cake and chocolate. Also includes two recipes corncake and lemon jelly cake with instructions and a full address for Mrs J Day 79 East Canton Street Boston Mass.
The Senate plans a Wednesday vote on the arbitration treaty amid expected committee vacancies and tariff action. A Mor gan Cuban resolution and sundry civil appropriations may advance. Hoar will move to derail rule amendments. Deboe to be sworn in as Kentucky's new senator amid uncertain fate for the treaty.
R K Munkitrick of Tripleton, born to Mr and Mrs Louis Hard in Carnegie Penn last week, has been named McKinley Hobart and Hannes. The whimsical poem depicts a lively moving day with furniture and bric a brac flying as a playful king guides the chaos.
Captain Francis Magurn of Company D Ninth Infantry Massachusetts writes the adjutant general disputing an alleged false alarm at Woburn on April 24. He cites witnesses and insists a court of inquiry be held to exonerate his men and challenge statements by Engineer Ferrin of the Woburn fire department.
The Boston schooner Ethel Maud grounded half way between Peaked Hill bar and Race Point Station after leaving Gloucester for fishing. Crew landed safely at 6 am as a gale grows, water in the hold, and salvage chances fade. This marks the fourth strand in that area.
The Pilgrim Young Men's Club of Pilgrim Church, known for debating municipal issues, will face the Pilgrim Fraternal Association in a Monday evening chapel debate. The topic asks whether Boston should be governed by an aldermanic body with one representative from each ward, with the club supporting the negative.
Washington May 2 The House plans short adjournments of three days from Monday and Wednesday If the conference report on the Indian appropriation bill reaches the House it will be cleared A suggestion to act on the bankruptcy bill passed by the Senate is under consideration and may take definite shape before adjournment
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