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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1891
Page
4
General Corncoran’s Weymouth address Saturday praises Governor Russel’s administration and Massachusetts voters. The tribute contrasts Republicans’ bickering with Democratic unity and anticipates further victories.
A gubernatorial candidate event unfolds in Massachusetts on the third of the current month, with nationwide visibility. Observers anticipate a striking eclipse of attention across the United States as the campaign narrows to a pivotal moment in 1892.
The editorial urges moving the Democratic national convention to Boston Massachusetts arguing the city offers superior convention facilities climate and hospitality. It cites Boston as a friendly now receptive center with ample hotels halls and easy access and appeals to New England Democratic influence to press for a Boston convention agenda.
A rousing plea echoes across Brockton Haverhill and Boston urging fans and players to wake up and pursue aggressive kickers in their own interests, rallying local athletes and communities to take bold action.
A narrator recounts a comic pursuit through Newton Lower Falls Newton Centre and Newtonville chasing a man named Newton. He wanders via trains streets and stations before realizing a circuit road leads back toward Boston in a humorous urban travel tale.
The Post reports a 33 percent rise in its average daily circulation during the first week of November 1891 compared with the first week of October 1891. Increases are noted across Boston suburban areas and the countryside.
A protest style statement asserts that rights exist for those who insist on free raw materials, echoing Lowell's Present Crisis in a bold slogan.
The President’s Thanksgiving proclamation arrives late this year, a fact causing surprise after governors had already issued theirs. Officials note President Harrison’s forgetfulness is excusable given the period’s depressing affairs, while Governor Russell did not forget the date.
The new Congress should order a searching inquiry into examination and supervision of national banks under the Comptroller of the Currency. Failures this year have shocked public confidence, and details of Keystone and Spring Garden banks in Philadelphia and Maverick bank in Boston demand exposure by Congress. Philadelphia and Boston urge release of Examiner Magruder's papers. Investigate Lacry.
A celestial exhibition last evening drew a large, on time audience under clear skies and transparent atmosphere. While the event was notable, it paled beside the eclipse of the Grand Old Party’s significance.
The piece rebuts a Daily Advertiser claim on a tariff on hides and calls for a strong leather industry protest. It cites the New York Tribune urging Mr. Harrison to reimpose duties after January 1, 1892 and urges Lynn MA readers to organize a delegation to Washington and demand repeal of the objectionable section.
The Manufacturer in Philadelphia calls free raw materials an expression of selfishness, labeling New England producers as odious. It condemns Pennsylvania Republicans for tariff support and cites lawmakers Lopge, Greenhalge, and Hoak as detractors of the old Commonwealth. Massachusetts delegation defends odious manufacturers.
The piece extols the Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention at Tremont Temple, praising its numbers and devotion. It notes human emotions, warns against title adoration and intolerance, and lauds the movement’s moral force as the cradle rocking the world.
The World proposes inviting General DyRENFORTH to rain down water at the paper’s expense as New York suffers a water famine. If successful there, a regional trial could follow with funds for explosives and government shortfall covered by a Post subscription.
The election of Thayer, Cootapar, Mason, Parsons, Hunnewell and Swan to West End Street Railway directors marks a pivotal shift after the West End Land Company's inflated IPO and subsequent boom bust. The piece traces the Coast of Maine land scam origins, a price surge from ten to forty dollars, and warns of dangerous second-stage investments that follow initial gains.
The West End Land Company expanded by buying rival horse railroad firms at high prices, shifting from horse power to electric, upgrading equipment, and weathering financial strain. The narrative praises steady leadership, investor confidence, and a potential shift in Boston and Maine directors, while noting Union Pacific’s earnings up $419,000 amid market anxieties and historic panics.
An excerpt announces Elizabethan songs and presents Robert Herrick’s poem Delight in Disorder. The piece highlights vivid images of fashion and misrule including a lawn, crimson stomacher, neglected cuffs, flowing ribbons, a tempestuous petticoat, and a casual shoestring, portraying playful charm and unruly elegance.
A collage of cultural notes and celebrity tidbits including George Ebers, John Jacob Astor recovering from typhoid, Miss Ruth Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay, the Eden Musée cutting dancers, Daniel C. French modeling a giant Chicago statue, Minnie Hank’s silver bow, Mayor Latrobe’s support, Mrs. Stuart Robson on stage, and St Gaudens’ marble lions for a new library. The item also mentions Lord Asbury’s lost suit, a gorilla speech study, royal smokers, European travel, and a string of light vignettes from society columns with quips and jokes.
The Newark remains in port Saturday and is expected to sail at 10 in the morning. Reports say the cruiser will proceed to New York to take in navigation stores and await orders. Recurring rumor notes nine cruisers including the Newark are ordered to go to Chile.
The narrator travels from Newton Corners toward West Newton seeking a man, asking baggage handlers and locals for his residence. A ticket seller and the City Hall clerk suggest nearby Newton Falls, where a man of that name might live, raising doubt about the man's true location.
Mme Bartholdi mother of the famed French sculptor and designer died in Paris at age 90. She served as the model for Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, which graces the harbor of New York.
From the Saturday Evening Gazette report, Governor Russell is named for the Vice Presidency by one Boston paper and for the Presidency by another. The articles reflect intense speculation across newspapers without official confirmation.
Postmaster Hart of Boston favors continuing as postmaster rather than pursuing the mayoral race. He cites lessons learned from Collector Fassett and faces the choice with acceptance of the outcome. No criticism arises from his decision, which he has made clear.
A Boston Post writer, commenting on a South Boston voting dispute, proposes amending law to restrain challenges to a vote only on identity. The warden would decide identity after hearing both sides, receiving no other grounds to challenge.
The Belfast Age lauds Massachusetts for reelecting William E. Russell as a Democratic leader and hails him alongside Grover Cleveland as a formidable pair for 1892. The piece emphasizes Russell’s bravery, earnestness, and stature among New England Democrats.
The Federal currency comptroller's office is accused of suppressing a copy book of official reports left by late bank examiner Magruder to his widow. The volume allegedly proves the examiner's faithful performance and implicates the Treasury department in keeping the Maverick Bank operation open to defraud depositors after it was deemed broken. Lacey should learn that suppressing facts fails for administration and those involved in bank frauds.
The Boston Post seeks 100 Massachusetts residents for a large engraving. Gloucester could be represented by Ex Mayors David I. Robinson and John S. Parsons. Robinson resigned as mayor over a liquor license issue, a unique stand in civic history.
From the Loston Beacon a call to publish and copy bank examination papers. Mrs. Magruder seeks access to defend her husband’s reputation and reveal letters between Mr. Lacey and Mr. Magruder about the Maverick Bank affair. The public deserves full, candid details and a complete correspondence to establish truth.
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