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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1892
Page
4
The small loans bill progresses in the Legislature with strengthened amendments and moves toward a third reading. The piece is framed as a reform to end usury, with urgency to enactment and assurances there will be no harm to borrowers or retaliation from lenders.
A news editorial argues the Astor fortune creates an un-American dynasty of wealth by inheritance. It notes the son inherits fifty million dollars and contends this unearned increment relies on inherited policy. The piece calls for revisiting inheritance taxation amid growing public protest.
The Boston Journal dismisses the Post’s charge that Massachusetts Republican Representatives sacrificed New England for party bosses. It recalls their 1910- era votes on McKinley tariff matters and coal and ore duties, noting zero support for iron manufacturers’ relief demands and endorsements of concession and unselfishness, with Walker cited as a silver question advocate for New England.
The speaker condemns the silver bill lacking bullion redemption and notes party bosses pressuring New England interests. He cites two lawmakers who, once aligned with the bill, now face Republican repudiation in Massachusetts. The piece labels them as mossback twaddles.
In Judge Nelson's courtroom the question is whether rich men can be held to account for their alleged role in wrecking the Maverick Bank. The delays amid demurrers threaten public confidence in equal justice, as embezzlers with smaller sums face trial while wealth shields loom over the indictments. The piece warns that wealth should not override the law and endangers social order.
The Reading anthracite coal trust gains allies in the Massachusetts Senate as resolutions seeking relief reach Congress. A Republican club president questions the trust, while another member notes potential benefits if well managed. The episode mirrors past tax and wool resolutions, linking McKinleyism with monopoly in public debate.
The Boston Journal uses a harsh epithet for its readership, prompting the Post to protest on behalf of its audience. The Post demands an apology to the public, not to the Post, arguing the insult harms Boston’s people and reflects poorly on McKinley era rhetoric.
The New York World marks nine years with bold emphasis on editor Joseph Puritzer. Despite serious health afflictions he sustains dynamic energy, pushing the paper beyond its storied past. The 1892 World surpasses every earlier year in journalistic progress and achievement.
Mrs Frank Leslie travels to London with her imported husband and may abandon him on a doorstep. Edison patents face scrutiny amid patent office pressure. Reid’s treated treaty with France US Senate rejects as worthless. Utica grand jury may indict bunco steerers but Oneida County officers must act. Hattie Adams sentenced to nine months in prison. Dr De Costanzo’s mercy plea denied. the doctor is essentially expelled from court.
Colonel Henry G. Parker editor of the Saturday Evening Gazette died at 11 o'clock yesterday from pneumonia after a brief illness. Born March 19 1836 in Plymouth Massachusetts he built a long career in Boston journalism following early work in books and clerical posts. His death ends a notable chapter in local press history and his personal column was his own creation.
George Hail returns from a Western trip visiting Elgin and Springfield factories. Newton Street Railway Superintendent Henderson remains home after a serious accident. General P. A. Collins plans a London trip for three weeks then Chicago convention. Colonel Albert Clarke speaks at Gettysburg Post G A R about the battle. Governor Russell names Harry Everett Babbitt a justice of the peace, noting his deaf mute status. Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, a pianist and composer, channels earnings to charity while maintaining modest private life.
Biography of Colonel Parker detailing his journalism start at the Boston Mail and career as Boston Gazette editor since 1870. Notes his launch of the Outs and About society column, later ownership changes, and his marriage to Lucy Josephine Brown with their daughter’s death in 1878.
A letter to the editor recounts Terence Creamer’s death by an electric car at 0.1 Warren Street in 1690. It argues street railway grants shift liability away from operators, urging removal of tracks from Tremont and Washington streets to curb unsafe rapid transit. It notes public safety and accountability concerns with street layouts and the Sherman boom.
The Passion Play in twenty four tableaux will be staged at the Boston Theatre Sunday May 15 under the Young Ladies Charitable Association to benefit the Home for Consumptives in Boston. H M Pitt directs a cast of six hundred with 125 choristers led by Alfred De Seve and organist J Frank Donohue. The association has grown from fifty to three hundred members in a year and funds support a free unsectarian home at Dorchester opening in June.
A daily Paris hint describes a novel straw hat for the races. It features a rice straw crown encircled by a wreath of roses, three narrow bands of black velvet, and a tuft of black feathers.
Republican leaders surveyed Pillsbury and Crane as a powerful ticket to win the state. Boston Colonel Callendar praised Crane and urged Attorney General as standard bearer, while Howes Norris and others voiced support though Haile remained a question.
A column mix of satirical quips notes Secretary Rusk and Blaine, condemns the Whiskey Trust, and mocks council, workingmen, and a racecourse crowd. A Sportsman line about game laws, a racing driver praised, and a boy smoking joke close the item with light humor.
A literary fragment presents D Artagnan as a bright gallant youth with a flashing sword and a roguish smile. The poem warns of peril and destruction in the charm that deceives, leaving victims in its wake.
Rumor says Billy Ryan will leave the Suffolks for the Dorchesters, where most friends are. A special Interscholastic A A meeting is set for Monday afternoon at the B A A to act on changing the schoolboy championships date. The Rambler's Boat Club barge launching and dedication will occur at Lewis wharf today with President O'Donnell officiating.
A Post expose recounts a hazardous recruitment scam by Bigelow & Co for Vanderbilt Webb R.R. workers. Dozens of West End youths were lured with false promises of free transport and high pay, then suffered hunger, exposure, and threats in a ruined camp guarded by armed men. Names of escapees and victims are listed, detailing starvation, freezing conditions, and suspected coercion.
The May Atlantic features Emerson Thoreau correspondence and notices on Transcendentalists, along with editorials on serious topics and Harvard admissions. The May issue of Ecclesiastical reviews and Belford's Magazine highlight fiction and social themes. The Cosmopolitan’s thirteenth volume teems with major literary names and art. Biblia unit notes Amelia B Edwards portrait and an archaeological school proposal.
The ninth annual Cowles Art School exhibition at Art Club galleries shows strong merit across drawing color and composition. Framing the period, James M. Cover and EK. Soderholtz present a sixty plate study of colonial architecture with companion folios planned for Maryland and Virginia houses.
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