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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1892
Page
4
The city gymnasium was closed not for poverty or need, but from a difference of opinion among officials over public funds. Mayor Matthews arranged a transfer from the reserve fund, a modest appropriation by city standards, to reopen the gym and sustain instruction, supervision, and sport.
Mr Whitney moved to remove the cause of employee complaint and the dispute ended promptly. The Post commends the fair response and generous conduct, noting the real grievances, the missteps of the road, and the peaceful settlement that avoided widespread inconvenience.
Mayor Matthews cuts Gordian knot to open Charlesbank gymnasium today. The act is praised as bright, popular, and effective, deemed the right move under the circumstances for the community exercise ground.
Seventy acres joined to Franklin Park will become Franklin field to meet needs for militia drills mass meetings and large crowd sports. The new field will help restrict park use to proper purposes while preserving public access. The addition entails modest cost relative to its value for civic recreation.
The article urges a board of arbitration formed by Bishop Brooks Archbishop Williams and a third named ally to settle the granite workers strike. It argues public sentiment favors arbitration over force, praises Manning’s dock strike mediation, and calls manufacturers and labor groups to act promptly for a swift, just resolution.
The piece argues Lord Salisbury’s Hastings speech shows Tory tariff views similar to US tariff reformers. It counters American protectionist claim abroad, noting Salisbury favors freeing essential goods from tariff yet opposes high food and raw material costs. It contrasts protection with McKinleyism and urges McKinley supporters to study the speech before using it as a campaign document.
A terse political item notes a resolution directing the Gas Commission to investigate and report on the subject of gas prices, questioning why the inquiry should be confined to the conditions existing in the seaboard cities of the country. The record emphasizes the broader scope of gas pricing issues and the commission's mandate.
The legislature is urged to drop the seaboard limitation in the gas investigation. It should compare selling prices and production costs across all large cities in the West, East, and South to ensure a thorough, conclusive study.
Southern conventions from Georgia Virginia and the Carolinas reveal overwhelming Cleveland backing. Georgia names him as the state choice and sends a solid Chicago delegation. Virginia shows clear majority support for Cleveland among delegates despite some dissent. By Chicago the Cleveland vote is expected to be virtually unanimous.
A sharp critique of The Boston Globe for copying The Boston Post, noting the Globe’s alleged plans to imitate lists and possibly publish pictures. The piece cites Globe circulation figures for February through April, suggesting a typographical error and a decline in readership, and urges originality to restore circulation.
The census shows more females than males in New York and New Jersey prompting caution on suffrage expansion. Governor Flower faces scrutiny over a pledge to back the Drafted Men's bill. Patrick Keenan admits betting heavily and stealing to eat, while Kaiser Wilhelm gets a nod. The Wahehe tribe accepts a Berlin protectorate, and Chief Justice Beasley acts to prevent race track turmoil. Prussian editor Borodarovitch is expelled for false Sultan health claims, cited amid Republican gossip about Blaine.
Former pupils of the Providence Friends School will gather on June 20 at the school to mark a reunion. The school, over a century old, has about 15,000 alumni listed, many achieving distinction in various fields, and the event is expected to be notable in the school’s history.
The Episco palian convention opened its second day with officer elections and a debate on life vows of obedience. A memorial to the General Convention regarding vows was postponed after lengthy discussion. Deputies to the General Convention were chosen and canon changes proposed for clergy transferring from other churches or readmitted after leaving. The session closed with a prayer by Bishop Brooks.
Mrs Harriet White and her daughter Miss Jennie White of Forest street Roxbury prepare for a six months tour of Europe departing on the Cephalonia. LegIslature members including Representative Clayton of Cambridge discuss a pre session banquet for House members as a social note. John B Schoeffel of the Tremont Theatre is a prominent Boston figure with wide local interests. Patti praises managers Abbey Gray and Schoeffel and notes she has found the arrangement agreeable and enjoyable.
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt plans a grand August opening of her marble cottage in Newport featuring a magnificent bal poudre. Miss Mary Gwendolin Caldwell stays at her Newport cottage but will sail for Europe soon. The Hon. J. W. Bradbury and party return from the South with improved health. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blandy prepare a three month revival tour in western New York. Rev. O. Miller will lead Methodist churches in North Dana and South Athol after Boston University graduation. Celia Thaxter, aged 57, notes her white hair and ties to Appledore, Isle of Shoals, her childhood summer home.
Mr H M Stanley to stay with the King and Belgians at Ostend near year end. The Archbishop of Westminster backs lager for workers. Commodore Henry Bruce of Massachusetts, naval veteran since 1816, has been unemployed for fifty five years. Jay Gould claims a 10 cent piece once kept him from bankruptcy. England reportedly holds 100 Gladstone manuscripts ready for press at his death. Earl Grey, in his nineties, issued a pamphlet on colonial policy and the McKinley Tariff. Daniel B Cummins of Girard National Bank gains 5 percent commission on handling a $10 million estate.
The transcription notes a buzz among colonels over Corcoran possibly becoming a judge superior by the Governor's command. A generalship might await a fortunate man, with Corcoran already chairman of committees and commissioned for the Fair, plus a large role at a June convention. If elevated, he would relinquish several influential positions.
A collage of quotes and snippets covers varied topics from Australian rules to a preacher facing heat, with light humor about plumbers, church attendance, car rides past Franklin square, and a confectionery store launch. The page blends minor anecdotes and social curiosities in a snapshot of daily life.
A collage of quips from various newspapers. It lists wry lines about politics, travel, photography, horse trading, campaigning, and training. Each item reflects light humor on public figures, sports, and social scenes, ending with a playful caption about sideboards in a furniture shop.
Harord Victor Alger of Great Barrington Massachusetts writes to the Daily Post with a Valentine note and twenty five cents for Mrs Gould in memory of Bernard Gould killed. He expresses a wish it were five dollars and signs his name from Berkshire Hills. Dated May 18.
A letter argues arbitration as a solution to labor disputes grows in usefulness with states adopting boards. It urges granting enforceable powers to compel submission, punish disobedience, and fix minimum wages and maximum hours, to reduce strikes and social unrest.
The Congregational clergy convention in Massachusetts gathers at South Congregational Church next Thursday for the annual sermon by Rev. Fullerton of Waltham. The event marks a historic union of evangelical and Unitarian ministries, with 800 Congregational pastors and 200 to 300 Unitarian ministers in the state. A formal meeting and vestry refreshments follow the sermon.
A large gathering at 60 Leverett street last evening enrolled over twenty five new members. Dominick Toy presided as officers were elected for the year: Michael Doherty president Michael P Crowley vice president Daniel Doherty second vice president John H Barry secretary and Christopher Fay treasurer. Resolutions extended sympathy to the family of the late John Farley. The branch will be named the John Bogie O Reilly West End branch of the Irish National Federation.
The annual State inspection of Company F was conducted this evening in Waut Ham. Inspecting officers were Colonel King, assistant inspector-general, and Lieutenant-Colonel Frost.
Mayor Matthews decides to reopen the Charlesbank gymnasium transferring 5616 from the reserve fund after board action. John Graham returns as superintendent with women's gym to open, pleasing athletes and sports clubs across the city.
Dorchester gains seventy acre tract named Franklin field adjoining Franklin Park bounded by Blue Hill avenue Talbot street and a street under construction. Costing 70000 it will serve as militia training and parade ground and a future bicycle and running track. Winter flooding will create a large open air skating rink with space for public meetings and recreation.
A Paris Herald item presents a white French chip hat with a small high crown bounded by three white velvet rows. The wide brim features a bow and striped crepe de chine folds, plus rhinestone ornaments and a delicate spray of white flowers and foliage.
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