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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1897
Page
4
Boston based weekly issue of the Boston Post presents political coverage and editorial content from the Democratic perspective for New England readers.
The Boston Post lists subscription options at 1 year for 1.50, six months 75 cents, three months 40 cents. Address changes must include current and new addresses. All subscriptions must be prepaid and discontinued at expiration. Editor K.4. Grozier notes office at 259 Washington Street Boston and telephones. The Post is entered as second class matter and can be found at New York hotels.
The Board of Aldermen has delayed a hearing on the Boston, Quincy & Fall River Railway Company petition to locate lines, with the committee on street railways holding the matter. Petitions demand prompt report or direct hearing, arguing courtesy and justice require action without delay.
Boston hosts the opening of the National Academy of Sciences meeting at MIT. The academy, rooted in Boston origins, acts as government adviser on science driven issues and sets standards for electricity measurement. The gathering marks a pivotal event for practical and technical scientific advancement.
The article argues for a balanced street railway rate structure where only publicly owned lines would pay 8 percent, asserting this public ownership condition is nearing realization and would align duties to citizens with financial obligations.
In New Orleans the economic damage from this year’s yellow fever epidemic is estimated at 25 million dollars with broader regional impact. The piece argues sanitation prevents such losses by eliminating pest holes created by poor governance and unsanitary Gulf cities.
The Boston results reveal Olcott leading Williams by 5933 and Wolcott by 944 overall, with 3068 ballots blank for governor. Democratic strength rises in lieutenant governor and senator races, hinting at a divided Democracy in the city.
The West End officers and attorney urge stockholders’ priority and 8 percent returns on their street railway franchise while opposing fare reductions. The Post argues against paying 8 percent, preferring lower yields and questioning public duty beyond profits.
Local column records daily scenes in Court Square near Station 2 with pigeons fed by passersby and a boy using a catapult. It also mentions a pamphlet about a 1895 U. S. Enterprise voyage, police cautions on night assaults, pneumatic mail trials, and social notes about Captain Quinton and the Morse anniversary.
The column blends praise for baseball law reforms with social notes on Bar Harbor construction, Hale lectures at the Lowell Institute, and Ibsen's Norway departure. It also extols Nansen Arctic imagery and paints a vivid aurora borealis scene, concluding with awe at nature’s stillness and the endless night.
On a bleak November night a despondent woman on a bridge nears suicide but a vigilant policeman halts her. He urges one last hope through thoughts of family and baby. She retreats, returns home to her child, and vows to endure life’s burdens. The scene closes with renewed resolve.
The poem describes a hazy summer mood as the speaker and a companion move together. Love and Delight accompany them while cicadas and birds create a sleepy atmosphere. The journey moves from bright summer to fair autumn as the pair walk hand in hand singing softly.
Juxtapositions of light humor and candid bias appear in a collage of quotes from newspapers. The voices range from a preacher’s son praised as a fine fellow to a wary broker guarding his modest gains, with witty remarks on football, music, and school life.
The Post invites original short stories with weekly prizes of 10 dollars for first, 5 dollars for second, and 2 dollars each for four others. Winners are named Sundays and paid by mail Monday for stories of up to 1000 words. Submissions must include name and address, only feminine writers eligible, and addressed to Short Story Editor, the Post, Boston.
Senator Gorman retires after saving about $3,000,000 from a $90,000 salary, enabling defiant stance when the wolf returns to his door. Also notes include Seth Low's resignation withdrawal from Columbia College presidency, Major Quincy’s full rank in the Boston Light Infantry, and a Brooklyn wedding at 348 Quincy Street with Miss Willette Turner and Theodore Hellwig. An installation for Rev. R A Beard at Prospect Street Church Cambridge is scheduled with an ecclesiastical council and sermon by Dr. Alexander McKenzie.
Official Ohio results show Bushnell Republican 429816 Chapman Democrat 401715 Holiday Prohibition 7658 Coxey People's 6254 Dexter ND 1661 Watkins Socialist Labor 4242 Lewis Negro Protective 476 Liberty 3507. Bushnell's plurality amounts to 28101.
The Boston Board of Aldermen adjourned to Nov. 24 and passed a resolution asking the mayor to verify newspaper charges against Daniel P. Sullivan sealer of weights and measures. They also urged the West End Street Railway Co to supply definite information, while a bicycle railway proposal faced committee delay pending a railway report. The Boston bicycle railway petition seeks fast steel post structure transit with ample safety and no grade crossings.
The Washington Club has relocated to 23 Meridian Street East Boston after extensive renovations and will host a reception Thursday evening with 300 invitations. Attendees include East Boston's leading businessmen and delegates from local social groups. The club, formed less than a year ago, comprises ex North End residents now in East Boston.
The Massachusetts civil service commissioners will hold examinations for civil engineering positions in Commonwealth cities and invite applications. US citizens who have resided in Massachusetts for a year and in Boston for the last six months may apply. Blank applications are available from W. P. Dudley, secretary.
Boston Postmaster Thomas comments on the Postmaster General's proposal for postal savings banks. He notes rural areas need such a system, while large cities already have savings options. He cautions about potential impact on savings banks but sees benefits for postal clerks and possible department expansion.
Mrs Curtis Guild Jr and other patronesses support the Women Clerks Benefit Association benefit at Music Hall with decorated hall and new badges. Boston society mingles with performers like Alice Bates Rice in Athalie and Cecilia Orchestra under B J Lang. social news covers studio receptions, mayoral candidate Thomas Riley, Russells’ London visit, Joan of Arc bust exhibit, and travels of Mrs Coleman and Miss Carter as society circles look to Bar Harbor guests.
A list of food items appears: Cold Sliced Ham Potato Puff Warm Gingerbread Plain Bread Macaroni Celery Royal Rolls Lemor Pie Caffea Werner. The fragment reads like a pantry or bakery catalog with varied dishes and beverages. The names suggest a historic or institutional menu context.
The Boston Post offers a $5 weekly prize for the best three meal plan from women readers. Bills of fare must read like menus with brief dish preparations and fit a family of five on under $10 weekly. Contests end Saturdays with winners printed Mondays. Send submissions to Cooking Editor, Post, Boston.
Charles C. Jackson argues for strong support of the monetary commission in Washington, claiming its work could secure monetary reform and stabilize the dollar. He praises New England financier T Jefferson Coolidge for proposing state chartered banks to issue currency, anticipating Congress votes aligned with farm interests and a move away from free silver. Jackson signs from Boston on November 15.
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