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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1894
Page
4
Thirty seven years after the 10th of May uprising the same caste disturbance appears in Indian native troops. The article notes Britain’s long rule has failed to assimilate a vast population and that the revolt began with a small trigger, similar to today’s Agra disturbance.
The senator proposes to double tariffs on British imports until Britain agrees to coin and use silver. The plan, seen as humorous and coercive, mirrors McKinley tariff reciprocity ideas. The piece notes bipartisan support from Republicans and labels it a joke in the eyes of critics.
The article reports Michael H. Barry found dead yesterday in a gas filled room. It argues death by self harm via water gas is easy and painless and calls for laws regulating the deadly poison's access to homes. It warns that the gas can kill the depressed and presses for legal controls.
Former Homestead workers allege widespread fraud in armor plates bolts and nuts used on new warships. They claim systematic substitution of faulty material and forged components under investigation by Navy officials with Frick tied to the inquiry.
The piece argues that ex-workmen spread deceit and fraud claims to seek revenge, threatening public confidence in the new war vessels and challenging Carnegie's integrity, urging a thorough investigation beyond perfunctory inquiry.
The State Senate shows hostility to the railroad stock watering bill, seeking to kill or weaken the measure. The House substitute is said to be empty, removing vital supervision by railroad commissioners. Supporters insist the anti stock watering bill must have teeth or be dropped, with the issue deferred to next week.
Editorial urges Massachusetts Representatives to take a holiday during a baseball game citing four months in session and meager attendance. It defends free game passes as a light, thrifty relief and calls the ongoing legislative process a game that the public tolerates.
The column extols Frederic T. Greenhalge as a man with the Commonwealth's best interests at heart. It recalls Jimmy Burns of the Cunard office, visits by Frederick Douglass to the State House, and a post office letter box key loss causing security worries for 2500 boxes in the South End. The piece notes Mills family business history, Otis Munroe’s death at 96, and fire drill school reforms in Bristol street with a stand pipe and gym. It also covers tobacco smuggling attempt thwarted at the Custom House and duty discrepancies in ad valorem rates.
The Philadelphia Record notes W. M. Abbey father of famed illustrator Edwin A. Abbey. A busy Philadelphia businessman with Walnut Street office and Media residence, he studied under Rembrandt Peale and initially pursued art before turning to commerce. His children showed artistic promise early.
The passage highlights Edwin Abbey's refined china decoration talent learned from his father, Rev. Dennis Hird's political setback and a new living from Lady Henry Somerset, Miss Dodd the 21 year old English tennis champion who bikes plays golf sings and plays piano, Hon Wallace Bruce US consul now in Brooklyn set for Memorial Day speech at General Dix grave, and Donaldson Smith about to begin a Somaliland expedition between Berbera and Lake Rudolph.
Henry S Washburn wrote the poem The Vacant Chair in memory of Lieutenant William F Grout a brave 18 year old who died at Ball s Bluff Grout was among the first Worcester boys to fall and his death sparked city mourning and a realization of civil war horrors The poem gained popularity and was set to music by George F Root of Chicago as Washburn noted in Worcester Spy and later widely sung locally and abroad
The United States steamship Vesuvius arrived at Boston Harbor after noon and anchored near the Navy Yard from Norfolk Virginia. Most of the crew stayed aboard while six men went ashore for a brief outing. The ship cannot enter the dock until the Enterprise clears the yard, possibly next Monday.
Monroe of the Sun notes proposed rotation of bank examiners Eckels plans in Massachusetts. Jeremiah Getchell of Blackstone and Albert Ewer of Boston would swap posts to reduce Mugwump bias. Getchell earns about 5000 annually, Ewer about 8000 with strong net profits.
Startling colored cartoon in the New York Daily Post features a bold figure in a crimson outfit attracting attention on the page. The image emphasizes dramatic contrast and visual impact for readers.
The Working Girls' Clubs convention praised educational and social club features with remarks from Baltimore Myrtle Club on Shakspere study and hospitality, New Haven Perseverance Club on reading, and Boston Myrtle Assembly history. A Music Hall session featured Edith Howes and Grace Dodge on club life, with addresses by Palmer and Tucker and a final song.
The Post offers ten dollars in gold to the reader who submits the best letter on how to spend a two week vacation at moderate cost. Letters must be under 200 words, single sided, with name and address, and received by May 24. Earlier letters win ties. winner announced May 27.
A Boston reader from Hingham Mass suggests two week stays in Wakefield and Ossipee New Hampshire with adjoining Maine towns offering similar scenery. Farmhouse costs and pure spring water attract visitors while Pine groves promise health and a break from city noise.
A reader advises spending a summer at the beach rather than traveling to Europe. Travel in June through July, then return to tend to business and share savings with the less fortunate. Max Friedland cites 1317 Tremont Street, Roxbury.
For real enjoyment on a vacation in Chelsea Vermont enjoy several days of trout fishing catching fifty to sixty five speckled beauties. Drive woodland roads and return to city life a new man. Cost about 26 dollars with Green Mountain girls. W A Sillowaye 217 Harrison Avenue.
Dr. J. W. Parks, a well known East Boston physician, is pictured at the season opening. A familiar figure at brotherhood games in their palmy days, he sits in the top tier of the grand stand watching harbor vessels and the game below. The cartoon caption reads The Man in Red.
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