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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post presents its Democratic-leaning coverage for New England readers. It emphasizes political campaigns, local events, and opinion pieces shaping state and regional discourse.
The Daily Post lists subscription prices for one year, six months, and shorter periods in pounds, dollars, and cents. It requests subscribers provide both current and new addresses for changes and warns that money sent is at the sender’s risk with checks or money orders payable to the POST Publishing Company.
The Boston Post offers subscriptions through leading New York hotels with advance payment required. Subscriptions will be discontinued at expiration without notice if not renewed. readers are urged to notify via mail if the paper is not readily obtainable from their dealer or newsboy. Editor A A Grozier.
The Boston Democratic leadership must rehabilitate and unite the party to regain municipal control from Republicans. It stresses harmony over silver disputes and honors the late Patrick Maguire, urging a capable successor to continue his restoration efforts for the masses.
The article notes formalities of negotiating peace and athletic friendship between Harvard and Yale. It expects resumption of rivalries across sports, led by boating and football, with baseball and track included, aiming to renew public entertainment after a two year gap as Lehmann’s arrival raises hopes for stronger crews.
The article notes dynamite is shaping engagements between Cuban patriots and Spanish troops, turning minor skirmishes into bloody battles. It discusses dynamite mines in Pinar del Rio and considers ethical objections while arguing for the wartime effectiveness and potential universal impact of such weapons.
The article argues Republicans should not push for an extra session after McKinley’s inauguration. It cites Senator Sherman as cautioning, warns against making revenue and tariff politics the priority, and urges passing a revenue bill at the short session to avoid voter backlash in 1898.
Lawmakers debate appropriations and then take a rest until the regular session opens in December of next year.
A newspaper column notes a dull market with little trading and waning sentiment after the election. It cites investor behavior, expected government actions, looming tariff and currency debates, and potential December Jan rally while banks offer low year loans and commodity prices rise.
The mud at the Fleet Street foot crossing to Wastern avenue, near the South Ferry, forces pedestrians to slog through two inches of mud daily. Local residents urge action to fix the slippery, muddy surface.
The Massachusetts House will elect John L. Bates as Speaker after Myers withdrawal. Bates is praised for his legislative ability and advocacy of popular measures, including subway lease shortening and better streetcar transfers, seen as a public-spirited choice by the Post and the people.
In a collection of remarks from an Observant Citizen column, Ian Maclaren praises Scottish reverence for learning, noting the prestige of a professorship at Edinburgh University. The piece then riffs on varied topics from salvaging state house wood for the poor, elevator history and its impact on Boston architecture, to practical baby carrying methods and odd anecdotes about matinee bon bon box profits, restaurant advertising, and general social quirks.
English labor leader Thomas Mann has been expelled from Hamburg amid official claims of excessive activity in labor organizing. The action removes Mann from the city and raises tensions with labor groups.
A collection of brief items covers Thomas Mann's Hamburg expulsion over dock labor incitement, Thurber retiring to Michigan, Dr L S Jameson's precarious health in Transvaal raid sentencing, Helena Goessmann teaching Shakespeare in New Orleans, Sarah Bernhardt's pottery hobby, Rev C F Thomas named bishop of Wilmington, Bonaparte Moltke wedding invitations delayed by groom's father illness, Coventry Patmore's death mourned and his enduring early verse.
Nostalgic household ad lines trace Castoria’s usage from infancy to motherhood across generations. The repetition emphasizes brand loyalty and trusted remedy for common childhood symptoms.
A first person tale by Estella Maw Hall of a young woman not mad but deemed so. She recalls how a Spanish spirit supposedly inhabits her and recounts a doomed romance with Roger ending in his murder and her supposed madness. The piece invites readers to solve the mystery.
Mrs. Belle H. Baltzer of 19 Gerrish Avenue Chelsea wins the menu prize of percent for the best menu published last week in the Post on Saturday morning November 28.
A daily menu lists breakfast lunch and supper items including oats, lamb chops and orange pudding. It shares two recipes Graham gems and Orange pudding with steps and ingredients. The note credits Mrs Margaret Ames of Maitland Street Boston.
Excerpts from various papers capture comic lines and political sentiment as farmers debate voting outcomes and a clever exchange about promptness. The collage includes remarks from Farmer Countessel and a Tammany sympathy note, plus a postponed honeymoon anecdote and a patriot rebuke.
The article details President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland selecting and purchasing a former Mrs. Slidell home in Princeton for retirement. It describes the property, manor features, grounds, and planned use from October to June, plus nearby notable residents and the president’s estimated wealth ranging around one million dollars.
The piece argues a Western Hemisphere coalition would deter any European alliance against the United States, detailing combined U S and American navies and armies. It cites large forces in the Americas and cites the Statesmen’s Year Book figures for military strengths and fleets of Latin American states.
Eightieth anniversary of St Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church marked by a fundraising fair to meet repair costs. The event opens tomorrow and runs for three days with many tables and attendants listed including Rector's Aid Society and Sisters of the Daughers of the King. The Perkins Institution band will perform on opening night.
Herbert N. Casson spoke at the Labor Church in Lynn on the clash between radical and conservative elements. He argued conservatives favor abolishing oppressive institutions and warned that the old world dies as the new rises, criticizing dead issues and superstition while urging reason over tradition. He praised reforms and contrasted industrial liberty with colonial-era gains, noting Massachusetts pioneers in independence and urging better business relations and debt relief.
The funeral of Professor Benjamin A Gould, noted astronomer, was held at First Parish Church in Harvard Square. Revellers included distinguished scientists and officials. interment followed at Mt. Auburn in private rites.
Mr. Milan C. Ayres editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser gave a practical address on Books and Ballots at the Young Men's Christian Union vesper service held at 48 Boylston street. The Mackay Quintet provided musical selections during the program.
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