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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1892
Page
4
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Fragmentary OCR text presents a string of state names and postal abbreviations including Rhode Island North Dakota Minnesota Massachusetts Pennsylvania Nebraska Kansas Indiana Wyoming Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Virginia Vermont District of Columbia and other scattered terms. The piece lacks a coherent event or narrative to summarize beyond listing locations.
The column argues that adding two judges to the Superior Court is sensible and that John W. Corcoran of Clinton would be a strong choice. It predicts swift passage by the Governor and praises Corcoran as an efficient, honorable judge.
The piece denounces the anthracite trust for claiming losses to justify higher prices. It parallels with sugar trust tactics, argues trusts tax the public to pay dividends, and cites Mr Rosperts of the Pennsylvania Railroad condemning rate discrimination between bituminous and anthracite coal as inadequate justification.
The bill requiring registration and expulsion of Chinese in the United States becomes law credited to President Harrison. It splits neither party and faces criticism for violating treaty pledges as a Republican signatory. Debate notes Christian ethos and diplomacy, inviting Wanamaker to pray with him.
A bill reported yesterday by the committee on election laws seeks to prevent corrupt practices in elections and to provide publicity of election expenses. It mirrors earlier measures offered to prior legislatures but rejected by the Republican majority. The article notes the hope that current conditions will yield for enactment.
The proposed reform advocates an Australian ballot system style sweep to end boodle in elections and nominations. It requires full public records of all campaign money, strict limits, no solicitation, and treasurer oversight with sworn accounts and vouchers. It notes enforcement will be challenging but necessary to curb pervasive corruption.
The piece argues Congress should end the tariff on bituminous coal from British Provinces to strike at the anthracite coal trust. It cites the Boston Journal and St. Louis Globe-Democrat, claiming tariffs indirectly protect the coal combine. It urges Republican legislators and organs to back this simple, effective step.
The Interior Department turned over Sioux Indians to a Wild West show owner. The Indian Rights Association protested to the President, arguing exhibitions demoralize and harm education policy. They cite wrecked moral and physical well being and question the President's reform pledges.
Connecticut Republicans praised their party for providing sufficient currency and avoided remarks on currency honesty. Wisconsin Democrats on Wednesday called for a currency based on gold and silver coin of equal intrinsic value, signaling a stronger silver stance amid the political discourse.
A collection of satirical vignettes and inane banter references a postponed sanity inquiry into Deeming until after execution. It also lampoons public works funding and local figures Millbank Pope Summers Gushington and Herpop with jokes about duels, engagement rumors, and social missteps.
An essayist warns that May Day fears in Europe rise from sensational American papers. President Harrison garners a powerful editor group while diplomats gather, signaling a political stir. Charles Emory Smith and John C. New return from Russia as Warsaw’s river pull reshapes strategy. Elliott Shepard leads a pompous Minneapolis procession. Heligoland prepares for fishing vessels and fish history labs, as Governor Flower is dismissed as ineffectual.
The Tremont Temple program opens with Beethoven Lenore overture and Liszt concerto in E flat with Franz Kammel as soloist. Part two presents Bruch Arminius with Olive Fromstadt as priestess, Whitney Mockridge as Siegmund, Max Heinrich as Arminius. New Bedford Choral Association and Boston Festival Orchestra join under Carl Zerrahn. A pupil recital at New England Conservatory follows with works by Gade, Gluck, Schumann, Reinecke, and Liszt among students and string players.
The June 2 dedication of the High water Mark monument at Gettysburg will include a poem read by James Jeffrey Roche of the Boston Pilot and an oration by General Henry H. Bingham, judge advocate on Hancock's staff who was wounded near the monument site.
Beginning Thursday April 28 and every Thursday afternoon a tourist sleeping car to Chicago will depart Boston and Albany at 3 p m and arrive in Chicago by 9 p m the next day. The route uses Boston and Albany New York Central via Lake Shore or Michigan Southern. Second class tickets accepted. Berths priced at $150. Accommodations available at 232 Washington street city ticket office.
A Boston area capital case with circumstantial evidence stirs Everett readers. The verdict on Trefethen divides opinion. Smith and Mrs. Davis react as the community discusses guilt, doubts, and potential appeals amid a string of historic similar cases.
The Post reports a large majority oppose the jury in a public opinion ballot. Many coupons arrive from distant areas including Cambridge with some unsigned or incomplete responses discarded. The conven will print its final tally Monday morning and urges adherence to the provided directions.
A long list of individuals and addresses across Boston area towns including Melrose Brookline Cambridge Dorchester Charlestown Revere Malden Lowell East Boston and Norwich. Names include G R Sweet A C Frothingham J Walsh J J Nolan James J Nolan H Gomperts H Hastings and Lillian Lewis with street numbers and localities such as Tremont Street 8 Charter Street 149 Tremont Street and 2 Boylston Place.
Name residence. If you eye with the Trefethen jury check Yes or No. Then send the ballot addressed Trefethen Case THE Post Boston. This Australian ballot blank will be printed in the Post three times including Monday morning.
A Dorchester reader argues there is no direct legal evidence that Miss Davis was murdered and questions implicating Trefethen or anyone else. The letter condemns reliance on circumstantial evidence as flimsy and unsafe, urging caution against endangering lives.
A reader supports the editorial stance on due process, arguing against hanging anyone without stronger proof and recalling local suicides linked to suspected guilt. The letter mentions a bridge sighting, a threatened marriage, and compares a past drowning case, noting most locals favor a not guilty outcome.
Prominent benefit planned with Miss Annie Clarke, long identified with the theatre, and J B Mason volunteering from New York to perform again with her. Correspondence from Somerset Club of Boston notes regrets and arrangements to publish a full programme in the Post. Annie Clarke expresses deep gratitude for the warm Boston support and the Museum farewell, marking a memorable closing chapter.
The piece praises Hamilton as a skilled colorist and draughtsman though limited to scene painting. It lauds Salvini's D Artagnan as a grand Boston stage achievement, compares Wagner and poster portraits by Jacob Wagner at Williams Everett’s, noting warm, natural color and life in his likenesses.
The obituary recalls S D Carleton senior partner of Carleton Norwood & Co shipbuilders of Rockport. He died at 75 after a long illness borne with patience. A lifelong Rockport resident, he left a wide circle of friends and heirs, with his brother P J Carleton and partner history noted including founder ancestry and a 1869 Maine Legislature role.
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