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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1891
Page
4
A journal notes its attempt to purchase two car loads of tin plate from a Demmler Pennsylvania firm, a potential producer of the article. The manufacturers refused to fill orders or quote prices. It suggests tariff impact depends on wage cuts, with high consumer prices and low worker pay as likely outcomes.
A column urges readers to greet the holiday with generosity. It contrasts urban anonymity with communal meals and points to Mr Waldron at No 7 Beacon Street as head of city missions organizing dinners to ensure no one goes hungry. The piece ends inviting readers to join a dinner with the author.
Notice requests readers who cannot buy The Post at news stands in Boston and nearby cities or on street cars and trains to report the fact to the office. The appeal seeks to identify unavailable delivery points and ensure distribution coverage.
Columbia Theater on Washington Street features Mr Wilkinson's Widows from Frohman's Company. Tremont Theatre offers The City Directory Up to Date. Boston Musium presents Lady Bountiful. Boston Theatre shows She Old Homestead with Denman Thompson. Park Theatre features The County Fair with Neil Burgess. Gost Theatre presents The Hantons in Superba. Grand Opera House shows East Lynne with Ada Gray. Howard Street hosts The Fairies Wes at 2 and 8. Palace Theatres on Court Street run Dora Wiley and a Variety program from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Mechanics' Ballroom lists an International Bicycle Race from 2 to 10 p.m.
The Post reports a precise rise in its circulation for the week ending November 21, 1891, over the prior week ending November 14, 1891. Figures are tabulated, showing a measurable percentage increase and defining the week-to-week growth for the paper's readership.
The speaker refrains from generic proclamations and thanks specific civic achievements. Noting Governor Russell and President Harrison, the piece highlights gratitude for industrial and political progress, public virtue in Boston and Massachusetts, honest commerce, educational growth, and hopeful outlooks for the coming year and national honor.
The article notes wage cuts at Yonkers carpet maker Alexander Smith & Co after a New York auction of 40,000 carpet pieces. It links tariff policy to reduced wages and potential mill closures, and mentions tin plate manufacture that faded from Republican boasts. The National Provisioner appears as a trade publication reference.
The Executive Council report lists William E. Rousseau with 157,982 votes and Charles H. Allen with 151,515, a 6,467 plurality. Corcoran gains 145,865 votes, over 15,000 more than last year, while Prohibition and People's party voters shift, signaling weaker Republican unity and stronger Democratic strength.
The Boston Journal is accused of misrepresenting the Cambridge Rolling Mills’ closure. A 1890 statement by Eustis’s firm argues that tariffs on coal ore and crude iron strangled New England iron and steel, and that removing duties could revive the industry, with the mills now forced to lay off workers. The piece contends the Journal ignores the firm’s prior verdict blaming tariffs for industry decline.
The Washington gathering of the Republican National Committee signals renewed magnetic pull toward James G. Blaine. The noted statesman’s presence and leadership are shaping party direction and strategy.
The literary bureau reports show no unanimous party backing nationwide. McKintney is told to wait until 1896 while Harrison is dismissed as uninspired and Blaine is named as the pick of experienced political men who assessed the Washington situation. The scene mirrors 1884 Republican disaster.
A Boston editorial argues against using Boston Common for street car purposes, warning against gridiron tracks and widening Tremont and Boylston streets. It cites public sentiment, legal obstacles, and calls for transparency before any surrender of Common land to private interests.
The Democratic National Committee faces multiple city applicants for the convention with Boston leading the field. Washington New York Chicago and others compete while Boston is praised for superior facilities political advantages and regional prominence as the 1897 battleground city on the Democratic map.
The Malden Baptist church dedication highlights Hon. Evis Ha Converse's public spirit and liberality in funding the building. The church and nearby Converse Memorial Library enrich Malden's architectural appeal as a lasting monument to Converse's generosity and community commitment.
The passage argues that local locality should not hinder a national patriotic monument. It predicts sufficient support in Boston, mirroring earlier fundraising for an original monument, and calls for leadership from historical and learned societies. The public is eager to aid the project.
The verse laments a glove gifted to a beloved, musing on its soft touch and the kisses stored within. It compares the glove to Cupid and the queen of loves, noting the glove as a tender token of intimate affection and longing.
A collage of short quips from newspapers like the Brooklyn Life and Chicago Globe, including Dr. Gatling’s peace maker claim and social wit about profit, marriage, cigars, advertising and a banker’s pun about the letter t.
Public eye round up lists Florence leaving 70000 Mighty Dollars, Carmencita's marriage, General Kirby Smith as Tennessee professor, Dov Huller dies of heart failure, John D. Long a Democrat and Jefferson Club president, Governor Russell writes on Massachusetts election, Mark Twain in Berlin, General Agramonte now a life insurer agent in Mexico City, Colonel Ward a Jamaica Rum and sugar display, Ex-Empress Eugenie wintering in Cairo, McClellan statue planned for Philadelphia on Sept 17 1892, Ward McAllister New Year ball at Madison Square Garden, General Webb conflicted with school board and alumni, Webb described as tangled.
Colonel Henry WALKER suggests a popular subscription to restore the Beacon Hill monument. The plan aims to include every citizen of Massachusetts in the patriotic effort, signaling broad public support for the project.
Joan Lavis of Boston Typographical Union No 13 writes to the Post defending the printers action against Mayor candidate Allen. Lavis argues organized labor has rights, disputes Wilson’s charges, cites constitutional and attorney general opinions, and recalls Wilson’s past stance on taxation and state funding.
New York's musical scene praises Paderewski after a grand recital at Madison Square Garden. The pianist drew the city’s elite, including Seidl and Mills, with a performance that mixed lyrical polish and intense personal style. Critics note his expressive sweetness, occasional lack of objective balance, and daring reimaginings of Chopin and Liszt. He heads to Boston next, with additional New York recitals lined up through December.
The National Conservatory of Music of America under Dr Antonio Dvorak seeks to spur US music by awarding prizes for the best libretto for a grand or comic opera, and for the best piano or violin concerto and for the best symphony suite oratorio and cantata. Prizes include 1000 dollars for the opera with words and music, 500 for the opera libretto, 500 for the symphony, and 500 for the oratorio. All winners must be born in the United States and not over 35.
In Boston and the Cape, ex Senator Norris of Cottaga City is highlighted as a central figure, likely to become Chairman of the Republican State Committee, with a past as editor and sheriff and a current iron businessman who denies being a politician. The piece also notes Dr. W.S. Stevens’s Europe trip and praises local helpers who aided a fatigued man on Beacon Hill, contrasting quick charitable acts with wary public sentiment.
Boston Theatre Elks benefit adds a comedietta 1 A Happy Pair with Mr and Mrs Kendall and the County Fair third act by Neil Burgess. Also Mr Wilkins Widows third act from Frohman Company and an act by the Schrode brothers. Gus Williams joins from New York. Tickets available 9 am to 1 pm at Boylston Cafe today and at the box office tomorrow.
In a Superior Court session Judge Sherman sentenced Walter W. Blanchard to 150 dollars and John Needham to 50 dollars for selling adulterated milk.
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