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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post is identified as a Democratic paper serving New England readers. It emphasizes reporting on local politics, national events, and editorial perspectives aligned with the party. The edition reflects the paper’s role as a regional voice for Democratic viewpoints.
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Boston Office at 259 Washington Street Boston TELEPHONE 428 announces secure access at leading New York hotels and advance payment policy. Subscriptions to the POST may be discontinued on expiration without further notice. Readers urged to notify by postal mail if unable to obtain the POST. Editor E A Grozier.
The re-election of Mr. A Shuman as president of the City Hospital Board of Trustees is praised as proper recognition of long service. The public has great confidence in him, citing proven qualifications and able management under his presidency.
General Collins confronted taunts from English critics at the Hotel Cecil banquet in London and declared the American doctrine of peace with honor. He said true Americanism rejects the notion of fighting the world and affirmed no antagonism exists between the United States and any well meaning state.
The State Senate refused consent to recommitment of the Newton street railway bill, clearing the way to debate free transfers in Boston. The issue, deemed the top legislative priority, would set a model for all Commonwealth street railways, surpassing questions of street usage, licensing, and franchise taxation. The West End company opposes the change, but the city demands equal service for all districts.
Attorney General Harmon predicts a Cuban insurrection likely to end within six months, an official cabinet opinion echoed in the Supreme Court. Weyler’s two year timetable looks unlikely as insurgent successes grow and Spanish forces falter. Armaments reach rebels, and the unhealthy season may hinder munitions movement, signaling a swift conclusion to the war.
The Observant Citizen reports B F Keith enjoying his first England visit and a sea voyage free of seasickness with health tips for travelers. A schoolhouse anecdote shows a child awaiting her father's death and a towel signal. Leroy H. Palmer discusses travel and busy travel planning while criticizing Atlantic avenue street repairs. Captain John J. Atkin of the Pavonia earns high praise for calm leadership. Summer residents prepare Mont Beachmont Winthrop Nahant shutters and season-ready homes.
The piece argues McKinley’s hold on the Republican Convention boosts sound money influence in Chicago. It warns that Westward silver delegations threaten Democratic doctrine, with McKinley’s dominance and the Ohio platform shifting party dynamics. Reed and Morton are noted as sound money candidates for the Republicans.
The text states that the national Democracy is chosen to enter the campaign as the party of sound money, presenting a contrast to McKinley or a silver policy stance and signaling potential success before the country.
A Boston public stance declares the streets belong to the people and must remain under public control. Street railway firms should pay a fair price for permanent right of way, or accept a franchise controlled by the people. The city rejects permanent private occupancy of its highways.
The fourth district sends delegates to Chicago for William E. Russell and sound money. Massachusetts Democrats indorse Russell as presidential candidate, stressing his firm stand against free coinage and silver purchase. He is positioned as the trusted defender of their fiscal principles amid Republican uncertainty.
The article argues McKinley should lead the Republican ticket with Bulkeley of Connecticut as a running mate. It notes Bulkeley’s money stance but questions his political ethics and willingness to align with a doubtful candidate. It suggests his selection would please Democrats and worsen Connecticut party discord.
A daily inspiration quote from Phillips Brooks reflecting on duty. It notes that one may do less, but the obligation to perform one's own share stays fixed. The essence of duty endures regardless of the amount of effort.
Point of Pines gains mention as a popular North Shore resort while dry laws affect nightlife near Boston. Open trolley cars lure residents with cool breezes and city panoramas, stimulating summer travel and casual social scenes. Street song books hype tunes like Just Tell Them That You Saw Me Down in Poverty Row, as Johnny misses school and City Hospital honors Mr. A Shuman for leadership.
Snippets from Yonkers Statesman Detroit Free Press Harpers Bazar Puck and Tit Bits present humorous exchanges on private grounds social pretenses European plans and romantic wagers. The collection mirrors early humor magazine style with quick quips about manners servants and bravado.
A June wedding gown for the mother blends dignity and quiet joy. Gray satin brocaded with purple thistles features a full skirt with godets, a Louis cut bodice, steel trimming, and a violet toque with silver aigrettes, matching the graceful, well preserved matron.
Grace Towne journeys from Handley to Shirley on a moonlit night and, after a broken bicycle chain forces her to cry, she is found by Jack Lacey who helps her. Their later marriage notice reveals the chain’s breakage sparked their romance in a light domestic tale.
A Boston Sunday paper quotes a railroad official arguing that bicycles can be treated as baggage under court rules. Sterling Elliott cites a Fitchburg line thunderstorm incident where 140 wheelmen paid extra fares, yielding profit, and contends railroads could better accommodate bicycles with proper fixtures, noting 132 transportation firms already accept bicycles as baggage.
Miss Malvina M Bennet of Boston University College of Liberal Arts will give a Friday afternoon lecture titled The Songs of Shakspere with illustrations by Mrs Blanchard from the class of 99. The junior cap and gown decision is still pending and will likely be resolved around the end of May as preparations proceed for the two German plays scheduled for May 2.
The Post invites weekly original short stories by feminine writers with prizes of 10 5 and 2 to 4 other awards. Winners named each Sunday in The Sunday Post and paid by mail Monday for stories from the preceding week. Limit one thousand words, one side of paper, include writer name and address.
The May Century features The Crowning of a Czar by Mary Grace Thornton and a Bryce series on South Africa. Thayer writes on The Election of a Pope. Scidmore discusses The Alaska Boundary Question. Fiction includes Foote’s The Harshaw Bride. Other items cover a John Boyle O'Reilly memorial image, equal rights article, Morse biography of Holmes, Scribner summer handbooks, regional guides, Zola's Rome, a Bronte birthplace organ in England, and Robin son’s autobiography with Harpers Bar ras memoirs nearing two-volume completion.
The Department of Agriculture warns seed merchants against selling packets bearing government marks or implying government distribution. Only seeds inspected and tested for distribution may be sold, and free mailing is restricted to congressional orders or direct department shipments. An 1875 act limits congressional seed rankings to seeds received from the department.
A poetic call in a proud city to erect a statue of Grover Cleveland in life, promising a pedestal bearing the words free trade and honest money, with no titles or offices listed. The verse emphasizes enduring civic values over politics.
A reader asks if liquor was sold on Nantasket steamboats last summer. The paper replies liquor was not sold on Nantasket boats but illegally sold on one or two excursion boats sailing outside the harbor, and police raids ended the activity.
Mary C. Ga nnan of 29 East Concord Street quotes Butler and Curtis asserting Irish debt owed for Revolutionary War aid. They note Valley Forge era fundraisers by the Society of Friendly Sons of St Patrick totaling 103500 pounds, projected to 230 million dollars with compounding.
A note from the Patriarchs Militant department of Massachusetts thanks the reporter for a detailed account of the seventy seventh anniversary celebration of Odd Fellowship in Brockton on April 27, 1896. F M Merrill D C Lowell Massachusetts signs the gratitude.
Without warning, Lieutenant-Commander Delano of the receiving ship Wabash is detached and ordered to the Asiatic station as executive officer of the flagship Olympia. Lieutenant-Commander E W Sturdy, previously believed EO of the Olympia, faces a general court martial and two years suspension, then is detached and sent home. Delano heads to Yokohama via San Francisco. Winder becomes acting EO of the Wabash. Sturdy, Massachusetts native, known for ability yet accused of arbitrary methods, has many enemies among officers and men.
Public diplomatic correspondence from 1895 shows France sought to impress into military service C S Crowninshield, son of Captain A S Crowninshield U S N, born in Nice. He left France as an infant and returned 1894 to study art, faced three years service threat and large fines, with U S assurances asserting his American citizenship and status due to domicile in the United States.
Paderewski endowment of 10000 dollars was discussed by Col Henry L Higginson Dr William Mason and William Steinway. Steinway offered 1500 dollars for an earlier prize contest to occur in March 1897 and for three prize crowned compositions at the Boston Sony Orchestra concert in April 1897 in New York.
A recipe fragment lists dishes Lobster Salad olives bread and dessert ideas. It includes a detailed Maccaroon pudding method using eggs milk gelatine wine vanilla and many maccaroons setting with whipped cream. Also Cheese pudding with cheese eggs butter milk and parsley garnish.
A luncheon listing showcases orange and coffee offerings with Wheatena and cream breakfast items, bacon with fried eggs and potato balls, French toast, doughnuts, and a dessert assortment. Sliced ham with mashed potatoes tomato sauce pickles appears alongside hot gingerbread and pear preserve. Chocolate is noted as a concluding item.
A collection of kitchen notes includes Cocoa Salmon Radish and teas with prunes and coffee. It lists dinner items such as Cream soup Mock duck mashed potatoes creamed onions brown gravy lettuce salad green peas and strawberry tarts rhubarb pie and French fries. A cruller crust recipe with three eyes raisins or hickory nuts and a mock duck style beef roll is described with steps for frying and baking. Endorsed by Trixie Lileann of 8 Seaver Place Boston.
The Boston Post offers a weekly prize of five dollars for the best three meal menus from women readers. Menus must be brief, with meal names and concise preparation directions. Three meals per day for a family of five, under ten dollars per week, maximum. Submissions due Saturdays, with winning menus printed weekly and Sundays. Address to Cooking Existor, the Post, Boston. Do not send stamps. Write on one side only.
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