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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
4
A historical analysis argues that despite gains by Democrats in the Senate and House, Massachusetts politics retain a large Republican majority. It critiques the 1890s legislature for weak reform, warns of lobby power, and assesses implications for presidential candidates McKinley Morton Reed and party leadership as 1896 approaches.
The election results expelled the free silver issue from politics. Democrats suffered a shellacking as voters rejected free coinage in Illinois eighteenth district where a Democratic candidate was defeated by a Republican. In Kentucky the governor race and Democratic ticket repudiated the free silver platform, signaling a shift away from free coinage in party politics.
The article urges suffragists to study the referendum results to see missed chances. It notes larger Yes votes in small towns, cities voting against, and argues better organization and lawful spending could have altered the outcome. It questions whether another chance will come.
The article contrasts a traditional English aristocratic wedding with the New York spectacle surrounding the Vanderbilt nuptials. It critiques the lavish splurge and public show as a display of wealth rather than birth, noting the duke’s restraint from the rehearsal and the public’s mix of admiration and commentary on cost. It wishes happiness to the American bride and her Marlborough groom.
Tuesday elections favored the Republican party organization while Democrats faced significant defeats. The result avoids the term tidal wave, signaling a complex political shift rather than a sweeping landslide.
A column gathers vignettes from Harvard students in Park Theatre lobby habits and looks. It recalls Cambridge humor, electric bridge lighting ideas, a jester’s take on engagements, a taciturn tobacconist owl display by Union Depot, and a late-night owl cry. It notes George Latimer alive in Lynn and poor yet honored. It contrasts social misunderstandings across classes and ends with a witty exchange about women bachelors and maids.
Readable fragments note a cemetery or related notice from a period publication. The text includes unclear proper nouns and potential company or burial references. Limited readable facts prevent a detailed summary but indicate a civic or commercial context tied to a cemetery.
The piece surveys audience reactions to Rose Coghlan’s disguise as Miss Cotton at Park Theatre, notes lookalikes in the cast, and describes Mrs. Stetson’s social circle. It then critiques winter athletic wear by runners in Back Bay, comments on Celtic language societies, and recounts urban politics and local personalities including Charley Hooper, W. E. S. Whitman, and Eveline Hunt visiting Boston.
An article discusses skirt choices to pair with silk waist blouses. It favors black all round skirts and notes crepe mohair crepons as fitting options, highlighting durable heavy weaves and the enduring appeal of crepe as a versatile fabric for the fad.
The piece outlines preferring silk and brocade for street skirts, noting black silk or brocade as versatile additions. It describes gores and linings of changeable taffeta with a matching dust ruffle, advising against heavy stiffening and cautioning about laundry costs while stressing elegance and practicality.
Governor Greenhalge travels to Maine for rest after a political tour. He plans to remain there until the approaching Monde.
Mild domestic spat between Mr. and Mrs. Harwood over summer holidays escalates to a standoff. Violet insists Hastings suits her mother while Harry wants Ramsgate or the east coast for bracing air. After a tense departure, Violet’s baby worries and a late-night drive to Hastings finally reunites the couple.
Boston police commissioners Robert F. Clark Charles P. Curtis with Superintendent B P Eldridge and Deputy Superintendent Pierce depart for a ten day tour visiting Montreal Quebec Halifax St John and other cities to inspect departments. Board issues two general orders increasing reserve officers and approving new appointments while disciplining or dismissing several officers for drunkenness neglect of duty or false arrest claims.
The special street police brought nine drivers and team owners before the court for leaving their teams unattended for over five minutes on multiple streets. Names include George Caledonia, William Switzee, John Kitson, Thomas Kerrigan, John W Rackley, Bernard McCusker, Nell McBride, Charles Whittier, and Albert Sioneatt. All were fined amounts paid in court.
The second trial of Helen Gougar versus Judge Morse began in the U S Circuit Court before Judge Putnam with Harvey N Shepherd for Gougar and George D Robinson H F Buswell for Morse. The suit seeks 25000 damages over a letter declaring Gougar a soldier of fortune and party to profiting from public statements. Mrs Gougar testified and was cross examined as in the prior trial. the court barred inquiry into nightly pay. Evidence for the defense to follow.
Charles A. Millen seeks 20000 damages from Frank P. Costello for alleged alienation of his wife Lizzie Millen’s affections. Trial opened in the first Superior Court session before Judge Bond with a letter from Costello to Mrs. Millen at issue. Millen testified of a happy marriage from 1879 to 1893 and noted his wife favored Costello during whist games. The defendant denied steering the affair or the other allegations. the case was continued to the following day.
Providence reports that Colt divorce negotiations have collapsed and the Supreme Court showdown approaches. Mrs. Elizabeth Colt's lawyers served notice that depositions will be taken in Conway New Hampshire. Only three witnesses remain from the originally large list, with several Wentworth Hall and Gray's Inn staff having departed or avoiding involvement. James J. Van Alen will depart for Europe but return to defend himself in their alienation suit.
A musical and literary entertainment was staged at the Y M C A Hall in Charlestown last evening in conjunction with the installation of Veteran Temperance Union officers. Senior Past President John D. Bleu installed the officers. A grand chorus was directed by 16 A Abbott.
A concise set of conditions for a competition on meal naming and pricing. Instructions urge brief explanations for dish categories breakfast dinner supper or breakfast luncheon meals, with serving to four or five persons. The text repeats prohibitions against noncompliant bills and asks for clear, brief rules without unneeded details.
The Boston Post issued a new type book for advertisers with sixty seven pages of specimen types and eighty one borders plus circles and ovals. It represents an artistic publication with a wide range of sizes from diamond type to over eight inches deep and reflects the Post’s well equipped advertising department and industry lead in New England.
Reading Chronicle notes the Boston Post remains up to date with lively news and local matter. It highlights a specimen book offering 38 fonts for display ads and borders, symbols, and other features. It praises the Post’s advertisers and the types who know how to use them.
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