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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1894
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, notes payment in advance, and provides instructions for address changes and delivery issues. Editor and publisher EB. A. Grozier signs the notice.
Auburn Theological Seminary votes to retain control of its funds independent of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. The move mirrors a revolt against strict ecclesiastical control amid debates over heresy hunting and scholastic independence. The McCormick Seminary in Chicago is reported to follow suit.
A critical note suggests the Home Market Club failed to back Kolb’s Alabama insurrection and may be faced with desertion. It contrasts Boston club celebrations with Kolb’s revolutionary actions and questions Senators Hoar’s silence on the South.
A Boston rumor claims Republican delegates bought and sold credentials ahead of the nominating convention with a top price of ten dollars. The piece argues the moral issue matters little versus the subtext of a purchasable vote and urges Mr. Curtis's committee to seek higher quotes.
Phineas Pierce assesses Democratic Curtis and Republican Peabody in a Boston Transcript letter. He notes Curtis seeks the Republican nomination while Peabody appears without effort, and highlights Curtis city clerk experience and Peabody’s private affairs and real estate knowledge as municipal assets and interests.
Voters witness a sharp contrast between the two candidates as discussions on municipal governance unfold. Supporters compare leadership styles and policies while observers weigh potential impacts on city services and budgeting.
The piece argues that despite fears after the November GOP surge, Boston Democrats remain solid. It asserts Peabody has broad party and public backing and predicts a strong Democratic win with the election approaching. The tone emphasizes renewed public confidence and a steady pulse in favor of Peabody.
The Victoria Cross closes at Hollis this afternoon and Captain Paul ends its second week at Castle Square Theatre with two performances today. Next week features E H Sothern in A Way to Win a Woman and Lord Chumley in Thanksgiving shows at various venues.
The funeral for Dr. Horace L Bowker drew notable respect from many attendees. He was a rugged man of strong opinions, bold expression, and broad minded vigor that earned respect from opponents and the community alike. His frankness and honesty made him a civic force and loss to the community.
Spectators flood Springfield for a decisive contest described as highly notable. Harvards partisans brace for possible defeat while bets stay light. public mood centers on a grand end to the intercollegiate sports year.
A short lyric fragment presents the poet James Whitcomb Riley addressing Babe Herrick with floral imagery. The tone blends tenderness and memory as Lily and rose motifs appear in a dreamlike scene.
Ex governor Rice enjoys health at Hotel Brunswick and contemplates Florida in winter. A Boston restaurant signs no pipe smoking. Post color printing history and recent color cartoons highlighted, noting earlier New England milestones and rival newspapers.
Fragmentary clipping shows dialogue about marriage options and a joke on wealth and widower status plus a map joke about the Chinese Japanese war repurposed as a fashion pattern. It ends with a fashion editor quip about using a war map as a winter dolman pattern.
The lettered campaign shows independents urging fixed staple prices and fair competition against Standard Oil. Citizens from Malden Somerville and Boston pledge support, citing loyalty to local suppliers like Acme Oil and American Oil and opposition to monopolistic tactics.
The article traces the evolution of ghosts from Shakespearian apparitions to humorous manifestations in American writing. It highlights Washington Irving, Hezekiah Butterworth, and John Kendrick Bangs, noting Bangs's tangible spirits and the humorous tale The Water Ghost and Others from Harper & Bros. New York, cloth edition priced at $1.25.
A Denver newspaper ponders On Cloud Mountain by Frederick T. Clark. The study follows a Iowa prairie woman who seeks respite in Colorado mountains and finds strength through austere frontier life. The ranch wife offers frontier wisdom while the setting haunts the plot with lofty, cloud filled imagery. Harper & Bros publishes in cloth 12mo priced dollar.
The piece notes Sousa directing tomorrow and Boston venues hosting his famous marches like Liberty Bell and Manhattan Beach Quick Step. It also covers Richard Mansfield's Arms and the Man at Park Theatre, matinee shows, and the fifth week of In Old Kentucky at Boston Theatre, plus upcoming engagements at Park Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Grand Museum, Howard Atheneum, Bowdoin Square, Keith's New, and Austin Stone's Museum with acts by Harrigan, Fitzsimmons, Schaeffer, and others.
Readers invited to submit crisp comments and complaints in this department. The Post notes it does not endorse opinions printed here and reserves space for brief, pointed views.
A. D. Osborne of Somerville asks the Post to forward the address of the Inquirer whose letter appeared Wednesday so he can negotiate for the recipient's postage stamps.
Sir asks whether a furniture dealer can press criminal charges when he cannot pay the remaining balance after losing his job and moving to another state. The letter requests guidance on possible criminal proceedings for nonpayment of installment furniture purchases.
Jeremiah H Good of Boston declares he is not running as an independent for Ward 20 councilman and will fully back the regular Democratic nominees. He urges voters to elect the regular candidates and says his past record has been clean.
The letter disputes a New York and Boston paper claim that the Traders' National Bank of Lowell holds $25 000 Coffin Stanton paper. It states the bank only holds Coffin Stanton paper to $2 500, secured by railroad and other bonds with a value of $7 000.
Lieut Braxton of Company L Sixth Infantry M V M was elected second lieutenant by unanimous vote at the armory last night with Major Darling presiding.
The funeral of Dr Horace L Bowker was held yesterday noon at 50 Kenilworth Street Roxbury. The Rev James De Normandie led the burial service with a church quartet assisting. Pallbearers included Dr Thomas L Jenks R F Means and A R Clapp. Burial was at Forest Hills. Representing the South Boston Citizens Association were President Robert F Means and others. the Boston Druggists Association was also represented. Also present were ex Mayor Hart Henry L Carter Thomas B Hollis and L G Burnham.
Washington dispatch reports the painting Love and Life once boxed in the White House will likely be placed in the Smithsonian gallery. Mrs Cleveland reportedly opposed White House display, favoring Smithsonian custody as the owners want. In Dedham, Frederick Herman Ciriack a Grove Street West Roxbury resident died of heart failure aged 66. He had a son and belonged to German societies. funeral scheduled Sunday.
Washington November 23 Third Assistant Postmaster General Craig in charge of postage said that greatly increased orders for stamps from all parts of the country indicate business is reviving rapidly.
Colonel Miner G. Frye of West Derry deputy sheriff died suddenly this afternoon of heart disease. He served in the Thirteenth Maine Regiment in the war and was commander of the First Regiment New Hampshire National Guard.
The annual hall of the Teamsters Benevolent Association will be held in Odd Fellows Hall on Friday evening December 7.
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