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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1893
Page
4
The notice lists volume and issue numbers, subscription options for daily and weekly editions, rates for one year six months and quarters, address change procedure, and reveals mail matter class and payment arrangements. It notes second class matter status and that funds are sent at the sender's risk with checks payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The piece argues railroads, as quasi public enterprises with valuable franchises, should reduce eastbound fares to Chicago to boost mass travel to the great people s Fair. It claims price cuts will increase rider volume enough to share profits and keep traffic on the route busy, urging swift action.
The Post received letters from workers who suffered extortion by employment agents who demand fees and wage assignments. The piece urges stricter supervision of employment shops, calls for rigid accountability, and shutdowns for abusive agencies to protect job seekers.
The writer praises the Columbian Exposition at Chicago as a magnificent educational display despite criticisms of method and management. It argues detriments are common to great fairs, that the fair will be remedied, and warns a failure would embarrass the United States in Europe.
The article argues for expanding and strengthening the inheritance tax, claiming it is fair and not burdensome. It states the tax is a payment by property to the people and serves public interests without being inquisitorial.
A Probate Court method can uncover concealed property and collect dues owed by the people. The Legislature should not repeal the law but strengthen it as the initial move toward equitable taxation that better distributes burdens between the rich and the mass.
A historic editorial urges Attorney General Olney to enforce anti trust law against monopolistic trusts. It argues the trusts threaten national prosperity, call for stronger penalties and new legislation, and urge decisive action to protect the public from corporate robbery and financial danger.
The piece notes Louisville as the distant site for a League of Republican Clubs post-mortem gathering amid horse races and Kentucky hospitality. It highlights Clarkson and Carter as figures of past failure and suggests Harrison’s renomination may be pushed at the convention.
The first probe by the new administration uncovers a $100 000 pension fraud tied to a Virginia pension agent. The crude forgery exposes a broader issue as pension rolls reach 1 000 000 names. Veterans are urged to support thorough inquiry and reform as a patriotic duty.
The Rochester to Buffalo train may hold the continent's speed record by covering sixty eight minutes for sixty nine miles. A mile in thirty five seconds could be unprecedented. Professor Dolbear predicts an electric Chicago to St Louis line may reach 100 mph this year. The steamship Campania may be making the fastest Atlantic crossing yet.
Under sunny skies in Northampton on May 10 a granite church costing over 100000 was consecrated and given to St. John's Episcopal parish by G D Bliss of New York. The building is praised for its exterior architectural beauty and interior decorative excellence.
William J. Keenan warden of the first district Ward 1 faced United States Commissioner Blodgett on a charge of mixing State and congressional election tickets. He was found guilty of neglect and held on $1000 bail for grand jury trial in Providence.
The observant citizen reports on Mrs. Fiske Warren debuting for Roxbury Mission Kindergarten, society goings on including Alderman Lee’s ring, Willard the actor’s Boston visit, and cross Atlantic beauty comparisons between Miss Studholme and Miss Dixon W Field Brancaccio, with humane vignettes from Music Hall and city chatter. The piece blends social events, editorial quips, and observations by Boston’s press circle.
A collage of brief sayings from Rochester Democrat through Elizabeth Herald features wry observations on perception effort and language. The snippets include remarks on eyes remarks about women in mathematics and a quip about will making and a station encounter, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century newspaper humor.
Social calendar notice asks readers across the city to submit brief memoranda of upcoming events. On Thursday May 11, authors' reading scheduled at Brooks Hall in West Medford for readers to attend or note.
The Globe Theatre revival of Led Astray will open the summer season with a strong cast including Carrie Turner and Rose Eytinge. The piece recalls earlier productions at Union Square and the Boston Museum, promising a prosperous engagement.
The piece notes Miss Martha Mortobn and Miss Marguerite Warring among leading figures in the era of Miss Emily Beauchamp and her play yes and No. It also covers Miss Helen Smith spearheading a cricket club at South London Polytechnic School for Girls, and artist Mrs Phebe Jenks completing a portrait of Mrs William A Slater. Grace Darling’s lifeboat is offered for exhibition in Newcastle.
In New York at the Players' Club Edwin Booth tells how he sent Mrs. Louisa Eldredge complimentary July Fourth tickets and a gag garment. On stage he notices her box with a bright silk hose placard provoking audible audience laughter after his soliloquy.
A fragment from a game report shows a player tense as a dramatic moment unfolds on the court. The line hints at a near breakup of a planned play and the tension surrounding the team and coach's strategy.
Sullivan has drawn large audiences at the Howard in The Man From Boston with a closing night Saturday. Peck's Bad Boy repeats at Bowdoin Square Theatre this week. Aristocracy at Hollis nears final performances as the season ends. Fonte nelle and Isle of Champagne headline at Bowdoin and Columbia, with Seabrooke and Barringer drawing crowds. The Hollis staff receives an annual testimonial next Sunday night. Austin Palace stars French Folly Company and a snappy olio. A Swell Affair leads Lyceum fare with a long vaudeville segment.
The article notes Miss Rosina Vokes is widely credited with the divided skirt design though she never claimed the rights. It recalls her early work with frills, a 1877 New York inquiry about a petticoat maker, and her boast to be petticoat maker to her majesty.
A Kent college described as Arcady offers a women’s branch with courses in horticultural dairy work poultry farming and bee-keeping taught by lectures and practical demonstrations. Women students live in a house under a superintendent's charge at about 400 dollars yearly each.
Letter to the editor arguing that bicycle taxation exists in Quincy for years with a fixed valuation of 75 dollars. The writer mocks officials and defends assessor fairness noting age color sex or prior condition do not affect the tax. The tone is satirical and citizen driven.
The Haverhill Gazette discusses potential contest for state treasurer, noting Editor Marden of Lowell will be ineligible for another year. The piece hints at a scramble for a lucrative convention office if Democrats fail to sweep the state.
William Deering & Co from Chicago levied attachment on 120000 pounds of binding twine held by the Kansas City branch to secure a debt of 100000 dollars.
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