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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1891
Page
4
A collage of excerpts sketches humor and romance from an era. A boy confesses with a detector style line as a camera rifle soars into novelty. A cafe scene follows with Bronson courting a stranger with coffee and a dream of marriage. The poem The Figure Head closes the piece.
The piece praises SS Finch's preserved drawings of a shaft showing different positions and asserts an exact reproduction can be made. It calls for immediate action to carry forward the restoration, stressing civic duty to history and posterity and urging the people to respond generously.
A columnist wanders through Boston society noting church and temperance debates, sweatshop concerns, praise for Boston hospitality, and reflections on local elites. He critiques businesshouses linked to the sweating system, praises Mrs Palmer and Miss Krout, and questions the city’s military displays and the Lancers. The piece blends social critique with portraits of prominent figures and perceptions of Boston’s status.
A political cartoon by Kippler depicts a rising flag labeled Tariff Reform the Issue for 1892 with figures Russell Hitt Campbell Mills Carlisle and others hauling the halyards. Cleveland Boris salute as George William Curtis treats a sprained arm. The blast whirls Free Coinage Farmers Alliance and Prohibition into the Democratic banner.
The post urges immediate restoration of the old Beacon Hill monument. It argues private enterprises should fund the work as originally, with the city or state to negotiate final responsibility, and notes the historical inscriptions and the goal of placing the sculpture and tablets back on the pedestal.
New England responses to the Post’s call for Boston as the Democratic national convention venue praise the city. Six New England states show doubt toward Republican loyalty with Massachusetts leading the push, while Boston’s selection garners broad regional backing and expectation of strong advocacy from New England committee members.
The Cambridgeport Gilmore-Eustis rolling mill shuts down amid anger at Republican tariff policy. The author blames high taxes on raw materials and iron rails for dominated New England industry, noting closures from South Boston to state mills. He cites figures and politicians, warning of broader economic harm.
The late Mr. Burnham's public bequests draw praise for his judgment and liberality. The writer lauds such public spirit as essential to building great cities and nations. Boston is cited as a leader among American communities in this regard.
The article praises Mr Burnham for a balanced, proportionate bequest that aids institutions doing substantial community good. It lauds intelligent public spirit in Boston and contrasts it with other cities, noting New York's lack of similar philanthropy.
The Treasury faces a serious deficit with four months of receipts down 32.5 million from the prior year due to the McKinley tariff. Expenditures pursue the so called billion dollar Congress, raising questions about plans to meet a shortfall of about 100 million annually. The piece criticizes Treasury surplus as a Wall Street menace and advocates Cleveland era tax reductions and fiscal restraint.
The article notes The Post leads in paid advertising with strong results, predicting rivals Herald and Globe will lag. It compares recent full-page ads and columns across News, Journal, Advertiser, and Post, highlighting The Post as a favorite for advertisers due to its effectiveness.
Poem by Tuomas Longer in which love acts through playful and poetic imagery. The speaker compares love to bees and shafts, praising the beloved’s beauty while seeking mercy and praise for love’s deity. lines present petal imagery and chastened desire.
The Music Hall concert opens this afternoon at 1 o clock with twenty five numbers featuring Mrs Lchirmer Mapleson Mrs Von Januschowsky and artists Campanini Campanara M W Whitney Herbert Johnson Franz Rummel Schuecker Heindl Schroeder and De Seve The Myron W Whitney male quartet debuts in Boston under Bernhard Listemann The programme includes Loeffler Le Roi d ys Les Veillées de Ukraine and Raff Leonore with Loeffler solo Miss Marguerite Wall sings There Was an Ancient King and three Schubert songs The Kneisel Quartet performs Monday Nov 23 in Union Hall Haydn Schumann and Sinding works The pianist Ferruccio Busoni appears with Mrs H Hilliard Monday Nov 25 at 3 pm in Steinert Hall The page ends with a note to read the Post signals in the sky this afternoon balloons and bombs
A collage of witty lines and quotations from The Washington Star Cloak Review N Y Sun Puck and New York Herald includes jokes about politics, fashion budgeting, a milkman’s shortage, a martyrdom profit, football fanfare, and a law enforcement anecdote.
George H. Wilson of the Boston Commonwealth is appointed secretary of the World’s Fair Committee on Music and will reveal the official decision soon. He heads to Chicago but will keep Boston ties as editor of the Musical Herald and related publications.
The item catalogues a scatter of names and events including The real Sir Roger Tichborne in a Sydney asylum, Gernhardt's lead actor M Duquesne quarrelling with Sarah, the Albanian Rosegger as Dickens of the East, Helen Paige christening the armored cruiser New York, and Dr Sheldon Jackson stocking Alaska with Siberian reindeer. Also mentions Walt Whitman tomb, Isaac R Diller death, Queen Victoria snubbing Rev Jacob Primmer, and Captain Lewis praising City's conduct.
The relatives of the late T. O. H. P. Burnham intend to contest his will. The militia roster shows only one change with the resignation and discharge of First Lieutenant William N. Church, Company E, First Infantry. Sudbury’s Basin No 3 water supply faces no improvement in Framingham and Southboro since 1886. The White Street Universalist Church in East Boston has been formally dedicated. Horace G Wadlin reports tenement house census data collection near completion and expects to finish tabulation for Legislature’s opening. The Commonwealth course at Tremont Temple was abandoned for lack of patronage. Boston port apple exports exceed previous years. Governor and Council conducted their annual State institutions tour in Northampton.
At the Democratic Club of Ward 19 meeting held Thursday evening P James McGuire was nominated by acclamation for alderman.
A Thanksgiving speech celebrates New England cooks and holiday feasting while warning girls about candy and dental harm. An everyday Boston police scene shows an officer cuffing a young suspect at Temple and Derne streets as crowds pass by without fuss.
Joan Lavis of Ward 24 Neponset Boston denounces Ward Committee action at the Ward 24 caucus held last Tuesday. She claims the meeting was staged to install officers and inspectors for personal gain, calling for removal of office-holding spoilsmen and urging true Democratic principles.
Annie B Everett versus John Stetson over more than 5100 in alleged gaming losses was settled after an entry of neither party was filed. Bourne reportedly lost 5100 in Carlton Club rooms on Hamilton Place on November 2 1889. The Everetts announced Mrs Everett received 30000 from Stetson's lawyer, and they will continue their Dudley Street candy business as before.
The Boston Executive Business Association seeks faster Western mail times. Current routing leaves Chicago at 7 45 p m arrives Albany 12 55 a m second day waits until 4 a m then goes to Boston causing afternoon delivery. The New York line arrives in time for morning delivery and organizers hope Albany delays can be cut to speed Boston service.
Mrs Sarah F Small and her daughter Miss Annie L Small of 537 Chestnut Street narrowly escaped coal gas poisoning this morning after gas leaked from a stove in the room below. A physician administered restoratives and both women are reported in comfortable condition.
Beverly Light Infantry Company E of the Eighth Regiment opened its new Thorndike street armory with an inspection, parade, and reception at Town Hall. Guests included Colonel Mills and staff, officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Hart and staff, Selectmen, and other officials. A supper followed and a military ball concluded the evening in the drill shed.
The Detroit Free Press notes Senator Hoar’s attempts to explain Massachusetts election results. It argues Governor Russell’s victory reflected majority support for Democratic doctrines and criticizes Hoar’s portrayal of Republicans as voting against their endorsed principles under a secret ballot.
A Roxbury letter condemns cowardly attack on a Senator elect after a wall strike behind his back. The writer calls for honesty and notes the injury to the party. Also reports from New York about Gilbert Islands tidal disaster with many deaths and a separate court case charging John J. King with attempting to defraud John Hancock and New York Life Insurance.
The Boston papers demand Comptroller Lacey release Bank Examiner Magruder’s letters on the Maverik Bank matter. They want the documents immediately, while Lacey may have an unexpected move in response.
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