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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1892
Page
4
The Boston and Albany railroad sues The Post for nine cents after a mileage ticket refusal tests state law on interchangeable tickets. The Post argues the rule is an improper principle and urges compliance with existing law while supporting Samuel Hoar, counsel for the rail road, in pursuing the case.
William C Whitney of New York stands as a private citizen with wide public appeal. He can hold any government office yet declines, earning a reputation as an exceptionally competent leader. As corporation counsel he saved New York millions and as Secretary of the Navy shifted policy toward construction, shaping a new navy.
Charles L. Davis recalls his path from Greenwich Opera House to creating Alvin Joslin after a bold acting choice. The piece details Trewey’s shadowgraphy breakthrough, the Park Theatre Boston reception, and Hoyt & Thomas declining a staggering offer as 1492’s success broadens appeal across theatre audiences.
The Boston POST urges firms to send advance notice of anniversaries so a staff member can visit and write a complimentary sketch for publication. It ties local business prosperity to the newspaper’s own success and offers a practical acknowledgment.
A Massachusetts editorial urges Haile to contest the governor race by securing and re examining ballots to reveal voter intent. It argues he is uniquely able to test his claims and warns Democrats would not oppose recounts. The piece calls on Haile to stop talk and act, lest the lieutenant governorcy become a national joke.
The Victoria Hotel meeting transcript shows Mr. Cleveland declining to promise pledges and stating he will appeal from the machine to the people. Readers view his stance as consistent with his Democratic, unpledged commitment to welfare of all.
A Post petition will be presented to the Board of Aldermen asking for shelter for people waiting for street cars on Tremont Street near the Granary Burying Ground. The Post prints a copy and urges readers to sign and circulate to gain support for the public improvement.
An editorial criticizes advertising unclaimed savings deposits in a wealthy paper. It argues many small fortunes await claimants among forgotten deposits and urges publishing notices in widely read papers to reach likely heirs. The Post is not claimed as the sole best venue. any high circulation paper could work.
The editorial argues for a nonpartisan, sectarian-free school committee. It contrasts Republican and Democratic slates over Catholic representation, urging fair-minded voters to choose candidates by ability and character. The Post backs inclusive representation and opposes sectarian discrimination in school governance.
The Boston and Maine annual report lauds clear headed management and progressive policy. It chronicles major investments in track and rolling stock plus valuable real estate acquisitions, noting the floating debt nearly retired and a bright outlook for the system’s future.
Boston clubs and civic groups push for fast rail service between Boston and Liverpool. At Beacon Norfolk and Boston meetings resolutions aligned with Post recommendations and Aldermen, urging Cunard managers to provide the Etruria. Business, travel, and society interests unite. public awareness grows.
Mr Davin Hatt Rice amused the Norfolk Club by calling Governor Russell His Accidency. The remark drew disapproval as an ill-judged joke about a governor elected to advise the Chief Magistrate. The piece notes a pattern of Republicans meeting with accidents of this sort.
In Boston the Post reports a narrow escape as a comet and meteor streams passed Earth at high speed for two weeks. Astronomers warn wandering stars and orbits loomed, but last night caused no damage. The paper notes readers have more time to enjoy the issue after avoiding a possible collision.
The past week in TRE stock markets shows a broken trend amid gold shipment talk and strong sterling exchange rates. Despite depreciation, underlying strength persists. no big bull movement is expected unless a surge in short interest provokes a bear counterattack. Prospects brighten with year start and World’s Fair foreign patronage.
The Monday Post’s theatrical emphasis grows as managers advertise widely and readers increasingly trust the paper as a theatrical news authority, noting the pattern contrasts with busy city life and Sunday notices. The piece argues this shift benefits readers, theatres, and the Post.
The piece extols the Saturday Evening Transcript as large yet manageable and highly entertaining. It claims the paper offers real interest and ranks as one of the best Sunday papers in the land for readers seeking variety and substance.
Readers are alerted that a large man with gray hair and a goatee is soliciting contributions to the Post Carney Hospital Fund, which was closed months ago. The impostor has no authority to solicit and readers are urged to contact police if approached.
Alexander MacFarland, an unmarried Bangor resident and cooper, was found in the river two miles below Bancroft today after a six day disappearance. It is unclear whether death was accidental or self-inflicted.
A collage of quips and dialogues features a red headed wife described as hot tempered, a crank predicting a comet will knock stuffing out of Earth, a tax collector quizzing a tramp about tax on his real estate, and a self made man whose unfinished job is challenged. Also notes a bright man who speaks little, a deaf and dumb fellow, Tommy and Bobby meeting the minister, and a reflection on love with a tragic twist.
Remarkable note that Dr Edward Everett Hale served as a shorthand reporter long ago emerges from a Boston event recap. Rev John S Lindsay preached at Emmanuel Somerville opening Advent sermons. Albert Ross author writes a new book My Neighbor's Wife and considers a tour through the Southern States for his next plot.
Dennis R. Sheridan now in Chicago visits Fall River friends as Christopher W. Tillinghast of New Bedford marks his eighty first birthday. Governor-elect John H. McGraw of Washington, Maine native, 42, once drove a San Francisco bob-tail street car. Seth D. Wakefield, Lewiston city treasurer, to head the Sun daily.
The piece notes the Prince of Wales excels on the barjo and the Princess is a noted pianiste. Emperor William of Germany mistakenly sent Count Taaffe a red eagle after intending a black eagle, forcing him to accept both decorations. It mentions J. W. Yancey of Woodville Virginia near ninety, who taught literacy to Alexander H. Stephens and helped Lafayette’s escort in 1824. W F Swim of Winston North Carolina owns a graveyard rabbit’s left hind foot as a luck charm for President-elect Cleveland, with a jeweller adding a gold band to wear it as a charm.
A feature features the new tea gown department at Jonpay Marsun Co. ladies suits and cloaks. Elegant appointments and customer comfort mark the extensive suit room. The firm claims its suit department is the largest in America.
The town of Leonberg in Württemberg, near Stuttgart, marked two mothers of great men, those of Schiller and Kepler, with memorial tablets on the walls of the old castle of Duke Ulrich the Well Beloved. The Town of Mothers motto reflects civic pride in these tributes.
Daily Talks with Boston Women profiles Mrs Jean Kincaid Merrill as a key Boston club figure. She leads the New England Women’s Press Association and the Cantabrigia club in Cambridge, organizes sociable and civic circles, and helps propel women’s professional and social roles in the Hub.
Women will speak after dinner at the Boston Boot and Shoe Club annual banquet in Ven dome Wednesday. Ellen H Richards of MIT, Florence M Cushing, a Vassar trustee, Alice Freeman Palmer, and Mary Hinman Abel are listed as speakers, with F B Pratt of New York addressing the club. The Teachers Mutual Benefit Association plans a grand bazaar at Music Hall the first week in December to raise a permanent fund. The New York Woman's Press Club has just held its annual election.
The column muses on changing women’s fashion and home decor trends from hand painted surfaces to new uses for fabrics and scraps. It notes a shift away from decorative drapery and ribbon bows, the rise of practical furnishings, and social behavior in public spaces, ending with a quip about women and spending.
The left hand nails renew in eight to ten days longer than the right hand nails. Nail growth is faster in children than adults and faster in summer. Winter renewals average 132 days while spring and summer average 116 days.
The piece discusses Davis balancing roles as author actor manager and proprietor and his reliance on public verdict for success. It notes upcoming Howard Athen gallery engagement as Alvin Joslyn and mentions M Trewey returning to Boston with Hopkins trans-ovamics and his views on American audiences. It ends with notes on 1492 and management attempts to cancel contracts for a burlesque run at the Park Theatre and extra matinees.
A Boston letter to upholsterer describes a cool green themed apartment at 658 Washington Street opposite Boylston Street. The bay window features green silk drapery and marine netting, with French vitrage, pale green enamelled furniture, a lace canopy and duchesse lace trim.
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