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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1892
Page
4
Readable lines show partial delegate counts by state including New York Rhode Island and Massachusetts with figures around 92 and 2 while many states list small totals or garbled text. A note indicates total delegates needed for choice and a final tally line reading 534, suggesting a broader convention or nomination process.
A Boston Post item notes a one day fundraising push for Carney Hospital raising 840 dollars from House members including 80 ten dollar and eight five dollar subscriptions. Representative I Rosnosky led the canvass adding earlier personal 60 dollars, with many lawmakers supporting the hospital despite prior opposition. A full subscription list from the House is printed, plus additional donations and telegrams from supporters in Leicester and South Boston.
The Post outlines a plan to raise a ten thousand dollar fund with multiple subscription tiers. It details fifty subscriptions at $100, one hundred at $10, two thousand at 10 cents each, and other symbolic units, stressing the need to complete the first classifica tion of subscriptions quickly.
Boston supporters report subscription totals to date for Carney Hospital amid state funding gaps. Chief donors include A Shuman Colonel Albert A Pope Hon John E Russell Robert Treat Paine Patrick Meehan Rev Fr P H Callanan P F Carey. Letters praise the hospital’s nonsectarian care of state patients and urge further giving to cover a needed 10000.
A letter from P H Callanan pastor of St John’s Church Newton Lower Falls includes a check for 100 dollars and a second 100 dollar subscription credited to P F Carey of South Boston. He asks Boston residents to meet a state appeal without charity, in justice, with Mr Shuman assisting.
A brief plea from Patrick Meehan of Jamaica Plain Massachusetts accompanies a check for subscription to the Carney Hospital fund. The note is formal and concise, reflecting a personal donation with respectful closing.
To the Editor of the Post, Albert A. Pope of 221 Columbus Avenue sends a $100 check supporting the Carney Hospital fundraiser. Robert Treat Paine of 6 Joy Street Boston also encloses $100, praising the hospital’s noble unsectarian spirit and patient care. May 2A.
A letter from J M Sullivan of South Boston urges support for Carney Hospital. He asserts the hospital’s good work and asks that all charitable readers, regardless of creed or color, endorse and back the institution.
A reader from South Boston writes the Boston Post fund drive appeal. A ten cent subscription effort began with a goal of ten dollars. five dollars has been received so far and is forwarded, signed by A Little Friend of the Hospital.
A grateful patient, Bridget Harrigan of Leicester Massachusetts, writes to donate five dollars to the Carney Hospital fund, expressing appreciation for care received.
The New York Recorder and the Boston Post announce a June 15 test race of bicycle couriers from New York to Boston. Relay riders will carry a despatch to assess feasibility of rural mail delivery by bicycle and advance the public service goal amid New England expansion concerns.
The article warns that Blaine faces defeat unless the Republican convention is swayed by a large backed faction of federal office holders. It describes a mobilized civil service as a political force, with Clarkson and Quay cited as builders of this machine. The author predicts a decisive “Bust” for Blaine.
The Interstate Commerce Commission discriminates against Boston in freight rates from the West. The Boston Chamber of Commerce moves to enforce the Post's proposed basis for rate adjustment. Using Chicago to New York at 22 cents as a base, with a 10 percent differential, Boston would face 24.21 cents, a just advantage merchants vow to secure.
The case against the Republican national committee of 1888, including Clarkson Quincy and Dudley, fails as they invoke a statute barring payment for campaign stump work. Dickinson argued for owed wages to keep her dying mother, highlighting party betrayal and broader partisan misdeeds.
The text notes that a party or group has broken every pledge it made to the country and accuses it of breaking faith with Anna Dickin son, implying a severe breach of commitments and public trust.
Ex Governor Ames is praised for fearless frankness and independence in supporting Blaine and the reciprocity clause. The piece contrasts his candor with alleged muzzling by monopolists and criticism from party peers who lack similar frankness.
A collection of quips and aphorisms from Boston and New England papers. Jokes touch on cats, dogs, voting, education, and civic life with playful irony. Notable lines compare animals to human traits and poke at social norms, reflecting era humor.
Massachusetts delegates discuss the 1880 Republican nomination with Blaine Harrison and Reed as options. Maine’s Blaine seen as uncertain while Harrison gains Massachusetts support led by Ex-Governor Brackett and General Otis. Boston reporters note three sleepers on the Chicago-bound train June 18 and Rhode Island also joining. Cleveland’s probable nomination noted as consolidation grows, with McKinley a fallback if Blaine declines.
Adjutant-General Dalton walks. Mayor Matthews Jr and Josiah Quincy seen on Beacon Hill. Colonel Nichols chats with Willard Howland about politics. Charles Levi Woodbury dines at Parker House, smoking a cigar outside, a distinctive figure in Boston society.
Miss Jessie McDonald an 18 year old from Quincy died after being struck by a freight train near the Old Colony station. She and her brother in law Mr Summers tried to cross the tracks after a 4 18 train and she was thrown against a switch frame dying within minutes. Medical Examiner Gilbert inspected the remains and they were taken to Hall's undertaking rooms.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce protested the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on the Boston differential. They argued 3 cents of the 25 cents from Chicago to New York is for dock and terminal delivery, while Boston pays 30 cents for transport with no such delivery. They urge using 22 cents as the base for Boston and adding the 10 percent differential to justify a fare around 24.20, asserting Boston deserves parity with New York.
A reader requests contest details and returns policy for a short story competition run early this year. The paper notes the decision and awards were published April 19. It states only the best stories were published, most were poor, and rejected entries were not returned.
The Pine Tree State Club held its seventh annual meeting and dinner at Parker\u0027s with about seventy five gentlemen present. President R. G. F. Candage chaired. Guests included W. G. Frye, Harrison Hume, M. J. Savage, Ellsworth, W. W. Gooch, S. K. Hamilton. Officers elected at a pre dinner business meeting: President Candage, vice presidents Hume Estes Coffin, secretary D. C. Robinson, assistant James G. White, treasurer S. K. Hamilton.
Speakers at the Irish National Federation meeting in Leverett street urged urgent aid from Irish-Americans as the general election looms and Home Rule fate hangs in the balance. President Michael Maynes led the event with Toy, Crowley, and O'Brien addressing the gathering. A rallying committee was named including Dennis Mahoney Tomas Madden Edmund Malone John Hayes and others.
John T. Norton of Chelsea, a clerk at Morse’s ship chandlery on Atlantic Avenue, collapsed and died on Clinton Street yesterday afternoon. Medical Examiner Harris ruled heart disease as the cause. He was 35, survived by a wife and two children.
George Green, a colored insane inmate, escaped from the State Farm at Bridgewater by digging through a brick wall. Discovered at 3 a.m. by the watchman, he fled the facility and is at large, with authorities warning his description and possible presence in Boston. He has aliases and a criminal history, including a prior prison term.
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