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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1895
Page
4
The Wednesday Morning issue lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday Post services with terms in advance. Readers are urged to provide current addresses and note that payments in advance prevent cancellations without notice. Editor and Publisher E. A. Grozifar.
The article notes a Democratic gain in Boston giving 2500 vote lead and predicts Josiah Quincy will be Boston’s next mayor for two years, suggesting Mayor Curtis may not seek re election. It criticizes the A P A for lacking an A P A governor and questions their nomination prospects.
Public opinion at the polls yesterday shows strong opposition to extending municipal suffrage to women. Despite advocates' arguments, the small registration and half hearted campaign reflect that women did not want to vote, and thus the issue failed to gain support or momentum.
Governor Greenhalge is re elected in Massachusetts with a larger plurality. Williams put up a strong fight and had reason to be proud of the result. The campaign saw broad support crossing party lines with Democrats and anti T. A. P. A. Republicans aiding Greenhalge. Boston wards showed Democratic votes aiding the incumbent. The initial tide favored Greenhalge.
The piece notes Governor Greenhalge’s stand on key issues, his independence in obstructing Republican legislation, and the Post’s cautious approval. It highlights Democratic leader Geo Fred Williams and the party’s tough campaign, while predicting a safe administration with continued friction over A. P. A. ties and party lines.
A remark urging perseverance in aspirational governance, addressing George Fred and affirming belief that leadership is achievable through steadfast adherence to principled advocacy. The statement emphasizes constitutional ideals as the path to public service.
The article argues Tammany’s victory was inevitable and powered by the organization’s strength, while reformers faced disunity. It warns that sustained opposition requires organized forces, noting a defeated woman suffrage referendum and political consequences from Sunday beer laws.
A Boston vaudeville romance inspires a jilted lover’s dramatic public scene as a man marries another woman after a quarrel. Also covered are stage manager changes, a hospital update on Fred K. M. Jones, and a deserter being transported to Chicago. A tooth reading craze and a church wedding gown description conclude the items.
The Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics reports female college graduates chiefly becoming teachers librarians and nurses with an average salary of per month. Men earn more for the same work due to perceived differences and training gaps. Other items note passenger behavior on trains and a picaresque account of mispronounced street names by a Tremont Street conductor.
Consuelo Vanderbilt ascends to the Duchess of Marlborough as St. Thomas's Church crowds fill pews for the public display of the wedding gown and bridesmaids gowns after weeks of meticulous preparation by many women.
Mrs Marston, a finance star, uses her fortune to lure and ruin Gervase Challoner. After seduction and desertion, Challoner’s debts crumble him. Facing ruin, Mrs Marston confronts him with a Venetian dagger and, in a decisive moment, stabs him to death, as her attorney notes the killer’s heart could not be reached by remorse.
The article reports on Castle Square Theatre management shift with Henry W. Savage retiring to a financial stake, Allen taking charge. It highlights Cissy Fitzgerald drawing large crowds at the Park, Isabel Irving in a New York Lyceum production, and popular shows at the Hollands Tremont Bowdoin Square Bowdoin. It notes currant visits, souvenir opportunities, and other theatre happenings across Boston venues including Olivette at Castle Square and The Fatal Card ending Nov 16.
New York reports Clermont Livingston eldest grandson of Robert R Livingston first Chancellor of New York dies at the old manor house of Clermont Tivoli on Hudson at noon yesterday in his seventy ninth year. Cause of death is paralysis stroke. The Livingston family traces to Robert Livingston a Scottish immigrant who settled in Charles Town Massachusetts in 1678 and received land later confirmed by a royal charter creating the manor and lordship of Livingston in 1716.
Rebecca Shewglien, a young woman recently arrested on larceny charges for stealing valuable property from local dry goods stores, died yesterday at the Charles Street jail. Educated as a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, she had been viewed by some as a kleptomaniac.
Fragmented culinary notes describe roast potatoes with an berry sauce, fruit compotes with nuts, and a lamb roast with mace and wine. Also included are directions for orange and coconut desserts, potato dishes with cream and eggs, and baked portions with bread crumbs.
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