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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1894
Page
4
Boston Post information lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with a Boston office address at 259 Washington Street and telephone number 428. It notes advance payment is required, address changes, and that notices will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Editor is BE. A. Grozer.
Transfer of General Miles to the Atlantic military department brings him back to the city where his career began. The Massachusetts native gains a hearty welcome in Boston while headquarters remain in New York. Miles rose from captain in the Twenty second Massachusetts Volunteers in 1861 to major general, through gallant field service.
The Saturday games unsettled the season as Princeton fell to the University of Pennsylvania. The loss shocks prognostications and leaves the path to supremacy unclear if Yale Harvard or others win later.
The Post lauds Boston as a leading dramatic center as Rose's Castle Square Theatre debuts. The columnist praises the venue for its handsome design, comfort, and artistic adornment, arguing new theaters boost culture and city prosperity alongside parks and rapid transit.
The article notes that for the first time in over twenty years no federal supervisors or marshals were at polling places during last week's congressional elections. It argues repeal of federal election laws by the Democratic Congress led to a free election, contrary to dire predictions by Massachusetts lawmakers who feared loss of suffrage protection and federal meddling.
The article notes a government move to abolish the Lords veto, led by Lord Rosebery, marking a decisive shift in Britain’s constitutional debate. It frames the issue as a pivotal test for hereditary legislation and signals a major policy confrontation for the coming Parliament session.
The text notes rapid democratic sentiment and anticipates a peaceful, era defining reform of Britain's government, highlighting a major, century spanning shift in the political system. It speaks to a hopeful, non violent transition driven by public opinion.
The article argues Cleveland will not join a European backed joint intervention between Japan and China. It warns of risks to the United States and suggests Britain seeks territorial gains. It predicts Port Arthur’s fall may end the war and Pekin could follow, allowing Japan to dictate peace terms.
The commentary notes that the new tariff remains in effect and is not expected to change. It argues the revival trend continues, and that Senate bills on coal, iron, and sugar trusts are impractical to pass this session. The piece predicts the tariff will endure for the life of the current administration and newly elected Congress.
The simplest plan is to devote the Franklin fund to its donor’s purpose under the Institute of Technology. If Franklin were living today he would likely favor this use. The city’s institute educates 1200 pupils in mechanical and engineering fields and needs more funds for its work.
A fragmentary verse scene portrays a tramp sleeping in a stable and a raggedy man waking him and driving him out. The tramp taunts with humor describing the man as handsome with eyes like fried eggs and a nose like a Bartlett pear in James Whitcomb Riley’s rustic style.
A long journey fatigue keeps Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton resting at Rutland square. William H Thompson of Cleveland public buildings visits Boston, once tied to Dorchester iron works. A Brighton trolley crowd shows crowded cars with passenger bundles. Jack Jones of Restieaux’s drug store resigns for ill health, to Denver. Editor Seagraves leads North Cambridge club rename from Rindge Athletic Club after Frederick H Rindge objected to his name. Wheaton Seminary Club hears Estelle Merrill urge women’s political knowledge. Mayor Matthews’s four years in office recounted.
The Chestnut article notes Mayor Matthews has shed weight and grown gray while serving four years in office. It cites his hard work and a likely successor General Peabody, who says the executive chair remains exceedingly difficult to fill. A reader poem laments political betrayal and Thanksgiving threats.
Several light vignettes from historical papers feature witty exchanges and social observations. A telephone quip from Miss De Fashion prompts a humorous misnaming, while Mrs Orsmarn jokes about the Sultan of Turkey and horses. A domestic scene in the Lady of the House sketch ends with church preparation. A sporting goods magnate mentions a large order for sprinting shoes for the Chinese army. A streetcar encounter shows a young man offering to carry a valise that proves empty, amusing fellow passengers.
Senator John Sherman returns from Ohio and says Republicans won a broad mandate but warns the victory may not be permanent. He criticizes extreme tariff aims, supports moderate protectionism to ensure fair wages, and predicts friction between President Cleveland's faction and his party through the next term. He notes shifts in silver sentiment and offers no forecast for 1896 politics.
The inaugural Castle Square presents a glittering Boston debut with Liberty Hall at Hollis Street and Captain Paul ready for first-stage performance. Francis Wilson Lulu Glaser star in The Devil’s Deputy at Tremont, while James O’Neill Vi rgunia debuts at Grand Opera House.
Obituary notes Philip Gilbert Hamerton and rumors of successors at Oxford for Froude. Frederic Harrison may join the Oxford chair, while Samuel Rawson Gardner is also mentioned. Remarks on Thackeray, Hardy’s new Harper’s title Hearts Insurgent, Wilde’s Green Carnation, and Leconte de Lisle’s widow preparing poems. Ed Fitzgerald letters reveal Tennyson and Carlyle hand writings. Henry Savage Landor’s travel book noted.
The Lawrence School Association holds its annual reunion this evening at the United States Hotel. Toastmaster is John F. Duran and orator is Robert Paul Clarkson. Arrangements are led by Joseph W. Ferris, Robert P. Clarkson, James J. OConner, John F. Duran, Edward F. Clasby, James J. Mahoney and Arthur P. Moran. This group helped form the Lawrence Alumni Association.
Short crisp letters of comment suggested with a caution that the Post accepts no long epistles and does not endorse opinions printed here. Readers are urged to express views in a few words.
Boston readers inquire about the latest etiquette for responding to a marriage reception invitation. Etiquette advises no formal declination but suggests a brief note to the bride for intimate friends, and it remains customary to answer with your card bearing congratulations above your name to indicate attendance.
A reader asks if a corked bottle lowered to depth would hold water on return and whether it would be fresh. The answer notes water would enter through the cork due to immense pressure, and that glass is not porous, so the bottle would contain seawater and not fresh water.
A brief note questions the common saying grace before meat versus grace after meals. It cites benedicto for before and gratiae for after, attributed to Greenhalge in a concise polemic on liturgical language.
Agnes of Boston writes in November 1894 about the West End Railway Company not providing a covered way at Tremont street Granary Burial Ground. She describes waiting half an hour in freezing conditions and angrily condemns the corporation for denying patrons shelter.
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