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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post presents itself as a leading Democratic paper in New England, positioning as a voice for party perspectives and regional news coverage in the era. Readers are invited to follow its editorials, notices, and local reporting shaping public discourse.
The Boston Post will be obtainable at all major New York hotels, ensuring readers can access the newspaper conveniently at prominent accommodations across the city.
The piece argues McKinley must declare Yes or No on supporting gold standard versus free coinage. It notes New York Republicans demand a clear position and questions whether McKinley aligns with silver states or eastern sound money. It frames the issue as a test of his convention stance and national political alignment.
The convention tally of 918 delegates shows McKinley with a clear majority and Reed second. About 614 delegates are bound by instruction, many others by pledges, leaving a path for opposition to block on first ballot. East Republicans face a challenging outlook for sound money support.
A NY Electrical Exhibition message circled the globe in fifty minutes, proving the vast reach of telegraph technology. The feat traced the rapid spread of cables and wires worldwide, from Morse to Atlantic transmissions, with worldwide operators routing the signal and returning clear.
A columnist warns that the Cuba conflict nears a breaking point as General Weyler suppresses insurgents and punishes farmers, risking widespread famine and economic ruin. The piece argues international action may soon be required to halt barbarity and protect humanity.
A caller condemns Spain’s treatment of Cuba, saying the practice is shared by many nations and cannot endure. The speaker argues the end must come soon for Cuba and the broader cause they support.
The House is urged to substitute the Gallivan bill for the committee report on free transfers for Boston street railways. City officials, backed by broad public support, demand universal free transfers across all routes, arguing equal treatment and statewide practice. The move pits the West End corporation against the people, with open-session consideration sought.
The Supreme Council of the A P A endorses McKinley claiming he fully endorsed their principles. The piece notes McKinley’s lack of strong conviction on key issues and regrets his silence on the silver question. It argues the A P A endorsement has limited value without a sound money stance.
A daily inspirational note reflects on fame's brevity versus lasting value earned by living in people's hearts as Ouida suggests. The line emphasizes enduring impact over fleeting celebrity.
Henry Clay Barnabee rails at music critics over his opera A War Time Wedding while the Tremont audience laughs off the clash. The piece is set against a Boston scene of trolley crowds, bicycles, and fashion chatter with April style notes and a wave of grass lawn gowns and embroideries.
The article describes grass linen and lawn fabrics for summer wear. It notes that drawn-work handkerchiefs can be made from grass linen and that grass lawn gowns are fashionable, with plain lawn available cheaply at about 15 cents, and finer options for higher prices.
A seasick sailor Jack and his beloved Ethel part briefly in Seville after a staged romance. A sinking ship, a brave rescue by the couple, and a final revelation unite them under the trysting tree. Jack credits fate and God for their safety as a talisman flower seals their vow.
Monday to Saturday catalog of short pieces including A Romance by L Frances Cannon in Lynn. The Danseuse's Victim by Nellie B Snow in Newton. A Study in Hypnotism by Mary B Cahill in South Boston. Love's Tandem by A L Corbett in Cambridge. A Piece of Blotting Paper by Lulu Mason in Dorchester. Viva Cuba Libre by Madeline B Driscoll in Dorchester.
The Post offers weekly prizes for original short stories with ten dollars for first, five for second, and two dollars for the remaining four stories. Winners named each Sunday in The Sunday Post and paid by mail Monday for stories published the previous week. Only female writers may win, stories must be under one thousand words, single-sided, with name and address, not anonymous, and addressed to Short Story Editor, The Post, Boston.
Nora Perry dies unfinished novel hinted as her best work for young girls. Edward H. House plans to live in Japan after tributes to Lafcadio Hearn. Holmes’s Saturday Club portraits include Longfellow and Hawthorne. Lillian Whiting to publish new edition of The World Beautiful. F Hopkinson Smith, lighthouse builder, writes Grogan inspired fiction. Mrs. Goodwin’s Dolly Madison bio reveals a levee coffee incident. Boston clergy publish several volumes. Percival Lowell explores Mars. Shawmut Church lectures to be published. Harvard President Eliot to release a volume. Joan of Arc craze looms after Napoleon craze. Twain and Lowell life followups stir interest. New Boston lawyers J. F. Wheelwright and F. J. Sampson to publish through Lamson.
ED DOHERTY, Acting Chairman of Boston Single Tax League, complains that Boston Common hours 2 to 4 pm restrict public meetings. He urges locating meetings in public squares if needed and criticizes arbitrary permit practices by Common officials. Boston Political and Tax Reform League seeks weekday evening access and broader rights of assembly.
All Saints Lyceum held a meeting in Roxbury yesterday and elected officers including President Thomas H. Capell, Vice President James W. Gibbons, Recording Secretary Thomas M. Green, Financial Secretary Ward J. Hanrahan, Treasurer Edward E. Roach, Librarian William O'Connor, Sergeant-at-Arms T. Joseph Kelly, and Board Directors Michael J. Madden Joseph H. John J. Needham Edward Kelley P F Donovan Martin M. Kelley.
James J Grace argues the Broadway site for a South End Boston union station is optimal. He cites rail traffic, the channel location, and streetcar routes benefiting business districts and rail companies, claiming savings on track expansion and waterfront value worth about $2,000,000.
Charles E. French of Boston writes that the Lancaster and Boston Elevated petitions are merely side shows of a West End monopoly and will never lead to construction. He urges readers not to be deceived.
Amos Hershey argues for U S recognition of Cuban belligerency to aid morale and finance, detailing historical U S Cuba relations since 1823 and noting the potential impact on international law readings. The work cites Hall Vattel Bluntschli Dana and others and outlines Cuba's present government and U S commercial interests in 1896.
A collection of quips from various papers. humor about remedies and fees. Free Press Bellows notes a cure considered odd, while Yonkers Gazette jokes about a penny in a hat. Hariem Life lampoons lawyer fees as the cost of education.
Mrs William Ames of Back Bay Boston won the Post prize of $5 for an enticing menu listed in the May 11 issue. The Post reports many readers follow the menus daily and share success in keeping household meals within a $10 budget.
Breakfast items include oatmeal buckwheat cakes boiled eggs fried potatoes tea. Dinner lists roast beef gravy spinach mashed potatoes cheese lemon pie coffee. Supper features pickles apricot preserve bread salad with boiled dressing corn bread cake rice pudding cocoa and a salmon salad with a homemade dressing. Mentioned: Mrs M M Wood of Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park.
A menu style entry lists items such as oatmeal and cream, broiled salmon, baked potatoes, graham gems, tea, coffee, roast lamb, creamed potatoes, spinach, poiled onions, sweet pickles, cream pie, black coffee, bread, butter, cherry preserve, sponge cake, radishes, and chocolate. A recipe for sponge cake is included, detailing yolks, sugar, lemon juice, water, egg whites, and pastry flour. The note concludes with MISS BH. MAY BOLTON, 23 Elmwood street, Newton.
The listing includes rolled oats with cream, Wamburger steak, corn gems, French fried potatoes, vegetable soup, lamb breast, mashed potatoes, lettuce, green peas, asparagus, orange pudding, rot bee, coffee, fruit supper, old meat, lobster salad, rhubarb sauce, cream tamar rolls, cream puffs, rye bread, and cream of tartar rolls. A bread roll recipe uses cream of tartar with flour and butter, and another for cream puffs with butter water flour eggs and vanilla. MISS KITTY O ONEILL 8 Princeton street East Boston.
A distinctive 19th century kitchen page lists dishes such as oatmeal, broiled beefsteak, buckwheat cake, baked potatoes with syrup, and oxtail soup. It provides step by step instructions for oxtail preparation, orange pudding with milk custard, apple cream, and custard, finishing with a note by Mrs J Moran of Oaklane Street Brighton Massachusetts.
The Boston Post offers a weekly prize of one dollar for a three meal daily plan for a family of five. Entries must state the bill of fare for breakfast lunch and dinner or equivalent with four or five persons, not exceeding twenty five cents per person per day. Winning bill printed and prizes include fur may appear daily. Send selections to Condas BAitor, The Fast, Bestop. Communications will not be returned.
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