Subscription rates and notices for The Boston Post
A period ad lists renewal prices for MATL and THE SUNDAY POST including one year eight dollars and one year subscriptions with various monthly rates. It instructs subscribers to provide current and new addresses for mail changes and notes payments in advance and non delivery without notice. Editor and Publisher Groster signs off.
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Boston
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Groster
May Manton
Eminent jurist Judge John Lowell Dies After Illustrious Career
The Massachusetts legal world mourns the loss of Hon. John Lowell a distinguished judge and bankruptcy expert. He hailed from a family of public servants and influenced national and international circles with his scholarship and counsel. At his death he led the Taxation Commission, leaving a deep public legacy.
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Massachusetts
John Lowell
Lowell
New England
Taxation Commission
Massachusetts Insurance Scandal Faces Call for Justice
The 1290 policy holders of the Massachusetts Benefit Life Association, of whom 48 survive, claim they were defrauded as insiders profited. A special commission report is criticized as whitewash, urging Governor Wolcott to ensure rights and rectify past injustices.
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Massachusetts Benefit Life Association
Major Merrill
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Wolcott
Duty on Hides Sparks Massachusetts tariff clash
The forthcoming tariff bill in the United States Senate includes a duty of 11-2 cents per pound on imported hides. The piece targets Massachusetts boot and shoe industries, arguing the burden benefits monopolists in cattle products and urging Senators Hoar and Lodge to oppose the Jones led tax.
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Massachusetts
Chicago Beef Trust
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Nevada
Boston
Senator Hoar
Senator Lodge
Senator Jones
The City Committee Leadership Decision
The Boston Post rates Hon. Joseph J. Corbett as head of the Democratic city committee citing his conscientious, fearless record as a legislator. It notes rival Hon. James E. Hayes also shows leadership qualities and public service, but favors a second term for Corbett to continue Democratic leadership.
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Joseph J. Corbett
Corbett
James E. Hayes
Hayes
Boston Democracy
Notable Boston Chats and City Happenings Through the Week
Arch bishop Ryan of Philadelphia visits Boston with Judge Lowell and wife. John Burnett named acting postmaster in Washington. Boston waits for formal appointment. New York Democrats organize for mayoral race in Greater New York. Ed predicts two New York State by future division due to hostile city legislation. Boston School Regiment parade impresses with white knee breeches and veteran bearing. Bass singer Miron shares amused tale of a fan’s baby named Miron W. Retirement of Richard Olney to Massachusetts Historical Society noted. Smokers advised against wheeling. Havana cigars praised. Boston & Maine line walkers use bicycles on southern division for easier travel.
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New York
Henry Lewis & Co
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Boston & Maine
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Woburn
The Decadence of the Senate
A critical editorial denounces the Senate as decadent and out of touch with the people. It cites wealth influence, misaligned representation from mining areas, and tariff meddling as signs of deterioration threatening confidence and reform.
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Hoar
Senate
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House
Dementia Sinks Bostonians Manager at Bloomingdale Asylum
Percy Weadon business manager of the Bostonians is ill with dementia after a grip attack and overwork. He remains in Bloomingdale Asylum New York but is expected to recover. The piece also notes Miss Winifred Warren offered the Latin instructor post at Vassar College and other society items.
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Vassar College
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Boston
Ollie M. Conklin
William 8. Howard
Brookline
Eliot
William P. Howard
North End
Remodeling Gowns Now A Fashion Fad In Wardrobes
The current season shows women revamping old gowns to achieve smartness over beauty. Cleanliness and deliberate arrangement define the look, with attention to method and coverage of spots.
The Post's Original Short Stories Affair
A Canadian girl Margaret receives a carved ivory image from Bombay as a Christmas token for John. She preserves it as a confidant while John's illness delays their marriage. When John visits with Margaret, the image is knocked to the floor and breaks, its heart shattered as love and heartbreak unfold.
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Sackville
N. B
Canada
Bombay
Margaret
John
The Latest Fashion Remake Uses Velvet and Lace Details
A detailed guide describes remaking a blue serge gown with a gored skirt and tight bodice. It notes adding a black satin blouse front, red velvet revers, and lace jabots to create a pleasing silhouette with rich trims. Green cashmere bodices feature mousseline overlays and jet passementerie.
Post Booming Sales Hit New March Record
Lawrence Hustler reports booming Post sales with March actual sales at 15,400 copies. In four months 1896, December to March, totals rose from 13,910 to 15,400, a gain of 1,490 copies. T. H. Kelley & Sons announce strong results.
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Daily Post
T. H. Kelley & Sons
The Post Sells Itself, Letter to Editor Expresses Confidence
A Lynn resident E S Higgins writes that The Boston Post is the best selling morning paper. He reports readers take ten copies from his doorway before opening and leave payment in their place. He signs with address 24 Summer Street Lynn.
To the Editor of the Post A reader praises your paper
A correspondent writes that the public prefers the Post over other city papers. While riding a Magoun Square car the sender saw 19 Posts 2 Globes and 4 Heralds being read by passengers in Roxbury.
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Varied 19th Century Notes On Bequests Poems And Explorers
A collage of notices notes on a British sculptor Tweed receiving an order, the Crozer estate funding a Chester library and a hospital, a goat cart gift linked to the President, Kipling and McGee poems on Canadian legends, Delia Stewart Parnell living in Bray Ireland, Mrs. Stanton's Bible second part and Reminiscences, Delays of Sir George Grey’s 84th birthday anniversary and his historic roles across Australia South Africa and New Zealand with home rule views.
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Charles Stewart Parnell
Dickenson
Bray
Ireland
Dublin
Cashel
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Stanton
George Grey
Australia
South Australia
Cape Colony
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