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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1892
Page
4
Notice lists subscription rates for daily and weekly editions, details address changes, and notes second class matter status. It names Boston and New York offices and credits Frank Richardson and Tribune as publishers.
A historic edition honors Andrew Jackson son of an Irish immigrant. It recalls his victory over Pakenham and the British forces at New Orleans and his veto of the United States Bank. The piece notes his revival of the honest democratic dollar and imagines his presidency today.
Herald reports the Borden case centers on the prosecutor’s reputation more than guilt or innocence. It warns that if Mr Knowlton uses the case to advance personal prestige, justice in Massachusetts could suffer. Courts should protect innocence as well as punish guilt, not serve a lawyer’s ambition.
Congressman Lodge delivered a Brookline speech on civil service reform that mixed humor with critique. He cited Clinton’s headlines, mocked reform claims, and noted Theodore Roosevelt’s reforms, while critics accused him of exaggeration and partisan billing.
Governor Russell, pressed by duties, will soon depart for Chicago for a World’s Fair dedication, yet his Dedham speech foregrounded home questions in the campaign. The piece questions why Russell should be displaced by Haile, arguing for focus on good local government and challenging Harte to defend keeping in office a discredited member.
The text questions whether Mr Haile will defend the usurpation by the Executive Council he leads and whether he will attack Governor Russo’s administration. It frames the home question as central to the campaign and urges Haile and allies to acknowledge its significance.
The Evening Record seems to back away from a joint campaign discussion with the Advertiser and Post. Readers are urged not to delay with excuses and to present both sides publicly. The piece notes silence from Candidate Hare and Candidate Wotcott, as well as from Governor Russell and James K. Carroll, and from the Record itself, accusing them of avoiding public comparison.
Half a dozen English minor poets including Sir Edwin Arnold submit commemorative verses for the vacant laureateship in celebration of Tennyson. The contest precedes the funeral remains at Westminster Abbey and trims the field by exposing unfitness. Morris and Swinburne stay silent, as socialistic views and early poetry red roses influence the selection.
The article notes that launching new attractions on opening day is viewed as sound business policy. It emphasizes the positive impact on customer interest and station branding while framing the move as a strategic start to a broader marketing effort.
The market improved over the past week with smart spurts and steady advances, giving an overall satisfactory tone. Reactions are expected, with a possible decline during the coming week aided by a holiday, though no sharp break is anticipated. a fairly active remainder of the year is forecast with gradual price gains.
A roundup of society and business figures across Boston and nearby towns. Landlord Whipple begins lobby alterations at Young's Hotel. Rev C L D Younkins preached in Clinton. Helen M Knowlton returns from Gloucester with coast sketches. James Means returns to Beacon Street after a Maine coast summer. Daniel C Heath heads home from Chicago where publishing changes proceed. Edward E Babb, Melrose district Senator nominee, is a Boston publisher with a Hawley Street shop. Agnes O Reilly, daughter of John Boyle O Reilly, debuts in society with Duff Harrington wedding party roles. Frances Hodgson Burnett in Boston visits. New England Women's Press Association hosts a Parker House reception. Emma Sheridan Fry helps preside at tea service.
The mass view dismisses the State bank scare as political theater. Voters distrust a crash risk from 65 cent dollars and favor solid Massachusetts banks backed by honest dollars. Conservative men, including Congressman Williams, see the issue as folly pushed by the Boston Journal and missteps in nominations.
Samuel J. Smith opens an art studio in Brockton formerly of New Bedford. Joseph Jefferson closes his villa at Buzzard's Bay and leaves for the season. Wendell Easton, Republican mayoral candidate in San Francisco, hails from Nantucket. Misses Lucy B. and Catalina Davis return from world tour and stay at Hawthorne Inn. Major George E. Dodge of Carmel, a Penobscot county Democrat, seeks the vacant state assessorship after Chadbourne’s promotion. appointee must be a Democrat.
The Monday Post emphasizes its rise to leadership as Boston’s leading daily drama paper. For a year it has dedicated significant space to stage news and theater folk, becoming the authority the theatre managers now follow for announcements.
The Union League Club of Brooklyn commissions William Ordway Partridge to model an equestrian statue of General Grant. Partridge opened a Milwaukee studio. Dr. Frederick W. Moore, Penn sociology instructor, is named chair of political economy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Mrs Ethel Gordon Fenwick, wife of a London physician and royal commission member, leaves New York for Chicago to arrange a nurses congress. S. A. Whitcomb the Universalist preacher in Washington has left his church and joined the Episcopal Church and has been ordained a deacon by Bishop Paret. He trained at Auburn Theological Seminary.
A Paris fashion hint describes a casino toilette of maize lawn with flowers. Violet velvet belt and edging on short sleeves accompany a Greek vest of violet cloth with silk embroidery. Mauve toned pleated epaulettes finish the ensemble.
A reader from Somerville writes to the Post praising its clear news syllabus and avoidance of sensationalism. He says the paper’s merit isn’t measured by circulation and lauds its steady existence through hard times, urging others to read it.
A collage of quips and short humorous exchanges from various magazines and papers. The snippets feature social banter about names, money, hunting, and love. Notable voices include Elmira Gazette Harper's Bazaar and New York Herald style gags.
The Bureau of Music at the World’s Columbian Exposition extended a compliment to Boston by inviting the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a guest. The orchestra accepted for the third week in May 1893, with exact dates to be announced later.
A Fall River despatch criticized for bolstering the government’s position in the Lizzie Borden murder case. It questions motives and evidence, notes extended witness timelines, missing gloves and wraper, and accuses courts and papers of bias while detailing district attorney Knowlton’s public stance.
Governor Russell delivers campaign speech at Dedham Memorial Hall amid large crowd. He defends his administration, attacks rival selection processes, and advocates tariff reform and honest money. Williams follows with money question remarks as Hat Department promotes Miller and Dunlap silk hats and related goods.
Mrs Mallon praises The Duchess in Ladies' Home Journal noting a plush tea gown with lace and Louis Quinze shoes. She lauds Margaret Hungerford as a pure romantic writer whose Irish tales illuminate famine, peasantry, and aristocratic kindness with clear, bright, heartfelt storytelling.
A Saturday evening crash between a Herdic No. 245 driven by John Esty and two electric cars near the Boston Theatre left a horse fatally injured and a cab demolished. The horse was later killed. the heroic car was wrecked but the driver escaped. Eyewitnesses blame varies as to fault, noting wet tracks hampered control. A crowd gathered as the animal was freed and later died from injuries.
A Globe Theatre afternoon feature shows about 200 men drafted from want ads to play an international squad in The White Squadron. Stage manager Murray Wood drills sailors and nations from Russia to Brazil, choosing intelligent orders and enforcing discipline as they prepare for tonight’s opening.
A letter to the Post editor asks Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge pointed questions about a silver dollar, Congress framing such a bill, Cleveland summoning a South American reciprocity conference, Blaine’s remarks on the McKinley Act, and whether removing duties on raw materials would boost prosperity. Readers are invited to consider these trade policy points.
Boston correspondence notes Bowton Post as the best source for Borden murder coverage in Fa River. It highlights truthful reporting, court photos, and rising circulation, claiming readers prefer the Post over other papers for crime news and detailed courtroom scenes.
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