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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1892
Page
4
The piece argues football vies to become the nation's sport, noting the West Point versus Navy game under War and Navy departments as a potential annual official contest. It contrasts football as an amateur game with baseball now controlled by professionals, urging football to remain amateur and gain status.
A critical pamphlet suggests creating a School for Feeble Minded and Idiotic Republican Voters. It mocks GOP claims of twenty three thousand voters for two Governors and proposes election law changes such as foot ballots or party colored pencils to ensure Republican ballots are counted correctly.
The piece suggests District Attorney Allen faces a pivotal chance to move against the anthracite coal combine guided by Edmunds. It notes his likely tenure until March and questions his ambition to gain glory for himself and the administration while Cleveland takes charge of trust policy.
The article critiques a Journal explanation of a “blank ballot” issue blamed for Wolcott’s poor showing in Boston. It argues such blundering was negligible, defends readers’ intelligence, and suggests the claim could illuminate wider political outcomes in Wisconsin and beyond.
The New York Tribune says a Treasury deficit is likely and blames Democratic repeal threats and large last session appropriations. It argues Republicans hid the deficit with a forced loan and revised reports, urging a Democratic House inquiry to repair four years of Republican mismanagement and extravagance.
The transfer of the Etruria to the Liverpool to Boston route will bring Boston closer to New York in European travel access. More travelers mean more business for hotels shops theatres and transportation. Boston’s attractions rival New York, and easier access could draw world visitors, elevating the city’s status.
The Journal showed Lieutenant Governor Hairs in a frisky mood at a council session claiming a majority of Massachusetts voters wanted him governor. A subsequent report praised a dignified silence and refusal to be interviewed, noting the afterthought of official dignity was too late to stop his public display.
The delay of the grand jury in the Borden case stems from the government’s evidence not warranting an indictment of Lizzie Borpren. If the evidence remains unchanged since the hearing before Judge Blaisdell, the grand jury should hesitate and refuse to place the prisoner on trial for her life. The explanation suggests the government’s strongest case was presented at the hearing, with no likely more conclusive evidence since.
Candidate Rogers rails at Mayor Matthews balance sheet as proof of fiscal change. It highlights higher permanent improvements under Republicans, a 40 cent tax rate cut, no new running expenses debt, and a net debt reduction, while Rogers vows to restore Hakr era methods.
The article argues that Gardner’s blank ballot episode was a deliberate maneuver by men wishing to oppose Haile while claiming they marked his name. It labels the act cowardly, notes intimidation limits, and suggests future voters may dare to vote freely under secret ballots.
Readers report a tall gray-haired impostor with a ruddy face soliciting for the Carney Hospital Fund, which had closed months ago. Police urged to intervene as readers recall the fraud while a humorous poem fragment and quips accompany the complaint page.
A Brookline reader urges the Post editor to install a sheltered, heated waiting area at the Brookline Longwood Chestnut Hill Allston Jamaica Plain streetcar junction. The letter cites 50,000 daily riders and compares with shelters at Bowdoin Square and Cornhill, urging officials to act.
Official returns show William E. Russell with a substantial plurality over William H. Haile for governor, with Roger Wolcott, James B. Carroll, and Charles Hamlin also leading their respective offices. A second recount began after yesterday's tally, with clerks from the Secretary of State's office handling the process and expected completion tonight.
Fall River on November 25. City Clerk Ballard, a Republican, asserts there is absolutely no authority behind the claimed statement. He declines further comment and calls for verification of the source before any action or public disclosure.
The report denies any record of 800 or similar Haile Hamlin ballots in the city. No defective ballots were noted at recount, and there is no evidence of such ballots being cast or counted. The Boston Journal’s claim of 300 defective ballots is labeled mythical.
Alderman Aylward of Cambridge disputes claims of widespread blank ballots in the governor recount. He says Cambridge results show few Haile Hamlin votes and no large invalidation, noting Board counted only Russell and Haile and lumped others as blanks. Senator-elect Fitzgerald also doubts 28,000 ballots invalidated and points to cross marks for Harrison and Reid.
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes Governor Russell of Massachusetts achieved a remarkable personal triumph in the recent elections, far surpassing any others. At about 35 or 36, he is described as young and at the threshold of a career expected to be long and marked by significant achievements.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal ponders whether Mr. Cleveland said damn and notes the country has voiced a strong opinion, emphasizing the significance of the statement in a broader political context.
Secretary A. J. Felt of the United Gar ment Workers is expected back today from the national convention in Philadelphia where he attended as a delegate. Mrs. Cora Stuart Wheeler will deliver three 38 o'clock lectures at Mrs. Micah Dyer's Upham's Corner residence starting Thursday Dec. 8. Rev. Dr. W. C. Winslow's article on Amelia B. Edwards in the American Antiquarian Magazine for November is issued in pamphlet form with a full page portrait, titled Queen of Egyptology.
Major William H. Green of Portland seeks recognition in the field for department commander of the G A R of Maine. Rev J A Savage, formerly Belfast Unitarian pastor, accepts a call from Medfield Unitarian Society in Massachusetts. Howard Owen of the Maine Farmer denies typhoid fever rumors after illness fears from election returns. Edward Blake ex mayor of Bangor and major Maine landholder lies critically ill with typhoid fever and may not survive. he holds vast wilderness estates valued at three to five million dollars.
The Queen Regent of Spain smokes heavily, Lord Tennyson shows interest only in publishers’ face value, ex Governor Glick seeks a U S Senate seat. Tom Hughes at seventy five remains lively. Amos Shinkle left a $2.5 million estate after a $1 million church bequest. Grand Duchess Nicholas Alexandrovna plans moving to Jerusalem with ten nuns after leaving Kiev.
This verse celebrates science as a talisman guiding artisans. It portrays science as the wand that shapes talent into triumphs, uniting mind and hand to achieve mastery in craft and the making of food.
A playful health piece urges wise living through healthful choices. It uses a royal allegory to promote oats, arguing roasted oats are the newest perfection for nourishing the body and supporting the prime minister of the kingdom, the stomach, to ensure long life for the king.
The piece compiles editorials from Boston and New York papers arguing over Massachusetts election defeat blame. It discusses Governor Russell and lieutenant governor Haile, notes the Australian ballot law, and questions whether errors affected outcomes or benefited Democrats or Republicans. Named papers include New Hampshire Republican, Boston Journal, Boston Transcript, New York Tribune, and Boston Herald.
From Martha’s Vineyard Herald Colonel Albert A Pope advances a plan for a state road department to promote knowledge in road construction and maintenance, train future engineers, and improve Massachusetts roads despite high spending.
The Pilot notes Mayor Matthews of Boston has won renomination and will probably be re elected. It urges Republican supporters to vote to make the motto unanimous, asserting Boston knows it has a good chief magistrate.
The article advises restrained color contrasts in room design, favoring harmony over bold discord. It warns against overreliance on contrasts and repetition, urging study of room use and placement of items, and promotes John H. Pray, Sons & Co. for expert, free advice and showroom access at 658 Washington Street.
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