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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1895
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for one year six months and three months with cents and urges readers to mail address changes to the newspaper. Payment instructions state all money should be sent at the vendor s risk and that checks drafts and money orders be payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Haverhill Gazette says the Democratic district committee seeks a man to sacrifice this year but aims to recover the district with a sturdy candidate. It praises Hon. Charles A. Russell as a first class man who would make a fine Congressman and urges Democrats to act early for a historic fight.
The fall pattern shows ten Democratic conventions across states adopting platforms with a currency plank. Only Mississippi favors free coinage of silver, while others like Massachusetts New York Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland Kentucky Iowa back sound money. Nebraska shows a split, indicating the 16 to 1 idea waning. The piece argues the party remains a sound money party.
Massachusetts mourns William Wetmore Story though he lived in Italy for decades. Born to a Massachusetts judge, grandson of a Tea Party participant, he shaped American literature and sculpture while bound by his homeland. His life mirrored the nation’s early development and its cultural rise.
The text reflects on Mr Story as diverse and influential yet not attaining greatness in sculpture painting poetry and fiction. It notes his broad talent and the powerful influence of his work on public taste while urging political action to register and vote in Boston to affect state politics.
The piece argues intervention in Cuba may be necessary to end Spanish rule and restore civilized government. It critiques Spain’s martial law, claims property and trade are endangered, and asserts insurgent patriots could restore peace and commerce if they gain control, urging timely recognition of the pro‑insurgency party due to close U S Cuba ties.
The piece urges immediate American aid to Armenians suffering under Turkish rule, noting international pressure on Britain and allies for reform. It emphasizes life threatening famine, calls for generous relief, and praises the philanthropically inclined response of foreign powers to restrain Turkish cruelty.
In Boston registration drives shape Massachusetts Democratic options ahead of the primary. Organizers say turnout hinges on citywide efforts to sign up new voters and mobilize existing supporters. Community groups emphasize accessible polling and outreach regions across the state.
The Democrats of Massachusetts stage a formal open tonight at Music Hall ratifying the convention and rallying support for the governor candidate and ticket. The event, led by a former governor, is billed as a vital campaign kickoff and a fight to win for the party.
The notice calls on every Democrat in Boston to add their name to the voting list in the eight days left. It emphasizes urgency and urges readers to register at once.
The Observant Citizen reports on a Monday excursion by sixty five young women led by Principal Bragnon visiting Concord and Lexington, with Miss Nettie M. Roe returning from a New York trip. It also questions Harvard may adopt a three grade system, discusses grading controversy, and comments on renewed interest in literature and publishing, mentioning Austen Howells Bangs and other authors.
A narrative blending eccentric anecdotes includes a Democratic candidate’s vast wealth and a historian’s 60,000 outlay, a Belgian princess’s $260,000 collection, Sherlock Holmes inspired deduction by Dr. Patrick, and a Mechanics’ Fair poster exhibit featuring Beardsley, Abbey, and Ethel Reed. The piece closes with reflections on love at first sight and a confession of wishing to be born blind.
In a smoking room debate aboard the Teutonic, a novelist defends love at first sight as an ideal while a middle-aged man recounts his own affair. He describes meeting a beauty at a garden party, facing his father’s disapproval, marrying for affection, and enduring poverty to build a life of shared love and occasional struggle.
A fashion note extols a huckleberry blue alpaca gown designed for tall and slim figures. It praises the color, model lines, and details such as yellow chiffon frill and blue strap decorations. A joke caption about a price sign ends the piece.
The Carney Hospital fund reports about 4800 subscribed, mostly paid to Sister Gonzaga to cover bills, with roughly 9000 still owed for current expenses. Double that amount is needed to prepare for winter demands. A Parker House meeting is slated tomorrow for committee members with books to return funds to treasurer J. D. Carmody.
At a Tuesday meeting a death resolutions committee was chosen for Miss Alice Palmer formerly of the class who died last August in Saco Missouri. A senior class meeting Monday will decide on caps and gowns adoption. The Philosophical Society meets at 8 30 this morning to elect officers. The College Debating Club convenes Friday Oct 11 at 3 pm with alumni and members delivering addresses. Gamma Delta meets Wednesday at 1 pm for important business.
A canvass of forty three state governors shows thirty nine believe in some religion with ten Presbyterians five Congregationalists and sixteen unattached. Governor Greenhalge of Massachusetts, a Unitarian, is highlighted for his tolerant public stance and ties to Unity Church in Boston.
A Sunday 2:30 pm gathering at the Hospital for Incurables Cambridge Street invites all interested. A final report on the lawn party proceeds will be presented and steps toward forming a permanent society will be discussed. The event is open to the public and a large attendance is hoped.
United States Commissioner Shields issued warrants for James French known as Jane Ross and James Mahoney, two noted burglars in the Denison, Iowa area. They are accused of robbing post offices in April, totaling 1640 dollars in stamps and money.
The Mechanics' Fair drew the season's largest crowd with a busy poster room scene. A youth attempted palm readings before a Lipincott poster, noting a mix up where front and back covers were reversed. The main gallery featured a clippings panel and a glass-protected painting. Truette won the organist prize as Reeves' Band delivered three concerts.
Isaac F. Paul resigns after six years as attorney to the Boston Board of Police. Francis R. Bangs is appointed to fill the vacancy. Paul cites board restrictions requiring exclusive service and offers to turnover all pending papers to his successor, dated Boston October 7.
The Bostonian Society held its first meeting yesterday afternoon at the Old State House. James H. Stark presented a paper on The Old Mansions of Boston and Vicinity, detailing notable houses around Boston, with emphasis on the Quincy and Adams family mansions in the town of Quincy.
The Boston Social Council of the Brotherhood of St Andrew opened its season with a service at the Church of the Advent. General secretary John W. Wood spoke on the convention’s keynote and featured highlights from Louisville Ky, last week in September. Eighty four members from twenty local chapters attended. next meeting set for December 19 at the Church of the Messiah on Florence Street.
In New Haven on October 8 President Cleveland declines the Second Company Governor's Foot Guards escort for his Atlanta exposition trip. He says he prefers a private journey with cabinet members, possibly via the Southern railway, and requests thanks for the offer.
In Washington on Oct 8 Rev Dr T DeWitt Talmage attended a presbytery meeting where a Brooklyn dismissal letter was presented. The call to join First Church as co-pastor was unanimously accepted and Talmage agreed to the appointment. Installation is set for Oct 23 and his first sermon Oct 27.
A city rumor claimed John Stetson would transfer Park Theatre lease to Charles H. Hoyt on Nov 16, but management denied the bid. Hoyt would bring A Black Sheep on Nov 13 and premiere A Contented Woman with Caroline Miskel on Dec 16, yet Stetson remains Park Theatre manager.
The new Unitarian church on Highland Avenue Somerville will be dedicated Thursday evening. The edifice cost about 90 000 and features a tower chime and Queen Anne roof. The service will include a Te Deum No 4 in C and a dedication sermon by Rev Edward A Horton with Rev Mary T Whitney among participants.
A Tokio despatch reports Japanese forces near the River Tao Linmail routed 10,000 Black Flags near Formosa. General Liu Yung Fuh and his warriors are surrounded on three sides.
Washington October 8 The following applicants who passed the September examination have been appointed cadets at the naval academy E A Weichert fourth Connecticut district W A Kimberley eleventh Massachusetts J T Butrick first Rhode Island W M Hunt fourth Maine
Inspector Scharf of the Treasury Department arrested thirty Chinese women at the exposition grounds this morning. They are charged with being imported for immoral purposes. All identified as young and fine looking.
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