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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1893
Page
4
Biddeford Maine resident W T Bardsley writes to Circulation Manager asking for a bill for Posts and promising payment by check. He notes strong business, last Sunday’s sale rose to about 250 or 260 from about 150, and invites advertising orders for more.
J. F. Harriman of Laconia New Hampshire questions why only 25 Sunday Posts were circulated and notes they did not last during folding. He urges reconsideration of distribution.
The Evening Record notes The Colorado Wolcott would back sound money if he lived in Colorado. The Post doubts the Massachusetts Wolcott would favor free silver, yet both Wolcott brothers are identified as Republicans praised for honest money in the party platform.
The Post notes Mr. Greenhalge risks making birthplace a campaign issue though others deny turning the topic into a vote determinant. It cites Hart and Barrett views but says Greenhalge alone inflames race prejudice claims and should stay calm. Boone remains indifferent to birthplace, Liverpool or Timbuctoo.
A convict at the Massachusetts State Prison in Charlestown attacked a fellow inmate with a knife, raising concerns over how the weapon was obtained. The incident exposes perceived lapses in prison controls and questions whether the facility tolerates dangerous conspiracies, with broader doubts about prison management and inmate safety.
A fragment notes hundreds of convicts at an entertainment while murder occurs nearby. It questions whether the governing system is worth praising as a "system," citing practical absurdities and implying critique of the authority or setup.
Four thousand operatives in Olneyville Rhode Island left work yesterday in a wage dispute tied to McKinley era tariff policy. The piece argues protection fails to raise wages and suggests a Democratic freed raw material approach would have prevented the cut and strike.
Yesterday, the Vigilant and Valkyrie competed against the American yacht America in a tightly run contest. The America showed strength in windward work and long reach, proving slightly superior at key turns, while Vigilant retained overall quality, leaving little doubt about continued American dominance barring rough winds.
The piece calls vitriol throwing a dastardly crime and urges strict measures to curb it. It links offenses to unreduced affections, notes prosecutions often falter, and insists authorities push cases to a strong, exemplary punishment to suppress the ugly act.
Hon. John E. Russell blamed the Cleve land administration for the era of business depressions noting the Foster bankruptcy as the sole chargeable collapse. He argued Republicans should recognize that Foster’s fate reflected the party’s governance and would have doomed the nation if kept in office.
Four weeks from today Massachusetts voters select a new governor in a unusually brief campaign. The piece argues the race will be tough and demands sustained hustle from Democrats to leverage advantages in candidates and public support to hold the lead.
The Democratic campaign opened with an enthusiastic mass meeting at Music Hall last evening. It drew earnest supporters demonstrating confidence, aggressiveness, and uncompromising Democratic principle, signaling rising energy across the movement and hinting at forthcoming victories.
The phrase signals a broad campaign push as activists vow to expand Democratic influence statewide. The call to action emphasizes rallying supporters and challenging opponents in upcoming races.
A Pennsylvania couple married by a justice of the peace near a railroad at Olean within twelve minutes, then boarded a southbound train. The bride kept her kiss as the certificate and witnesses were completed before departure, in a lighthearted postcard of a speedy ceremony.
A collage of short wit and dialogue from multiple papers includes beach wreckage at tide level, a snooper's boast of noble lineage, a travel remark on trout streams and milk, thoughts on millionaire wills, foldable furniture humor, marriage doubts, candy refusals, and a playful exchange about a kiss.
Newport report says Mrs. Grossman, daughter of the late Edwin Booth, will place a marble tablet in Berkeley Memorial Chapel, Middletown, near Boothden, as a tribute to her father.
A dwelling owned by Misa A. Ball and occupied by George J. Penniman on Hubbard Street was burned this afternoon. The fire nearly destroyed contents and was insured. No injuries reported.
Readers submit letters praising the Sunday Post for clear reporting and lively features, contrasting with the Globe and Herald. Contributors claim the Post offers sharper political news, dramatic stories, better photographs, and stronger editorials, rating it superior in quality and appeal.
Dr Charles T Olney of Brooklyn drowned at Onset Bay after going for a swim with Miss Gussie White of New York. White survived a capsized boat, reporting Olney cried for help before sinking. Olney, 39, linked to an electric company, Harvard veterinary alum and former athlete, was from Taunton and had ties to Salem Cadets and the Lynn Elks lodge. An official Wareham inquiry followed.
A list of ward locations where Democrats can obtain campaign information includes sites in Charlestown Bunker Hill and Main streets Ward 8 Independence Hall Ward 9 Cambridge Street Ward 12 Harrison Avenue Kneeland Street Ward 14 Broadway Emercon Ward 16 Dover Street Weaepington Ward 17 Canton Ashington Ward 18 Broadway South Boston Ward 19 Friendship Hall Cabot Street Ward 21 Dudley Street Opera House Ward 22 Gurney Street Ward 23 Green Street near Jamaica Plain Station Ward 24 Robinson Building Field's Corner Ward 25 Warren Building Washington Street Brighton and other addresses.
A writer asks why today's novels feel dull arguing that realism and science dampen universal imaginative appeal. An editor agrees dullness reflects effort and notes the modern obsession with problems like religion divorce or socialism. Fielding and Thackeray wrote without such burdens.
A Boston reader criticizes Henry Cabot Lodge for mocking Democrats and compares campaign fund payments to the cost of the Italian mission. A Newton correspondent urges the Post to back cheaper gas and electric lighting, arguing for a 3 percent rate cut to replace kerosene lights and improve safety and quality.
Providence reports a major woollen mill strike in Olneyville with 5 000 to 6 000 workers idle as Saxon Weybosset Riverside and Providence mills shut down. Mills had planned wage cuts of 10 to 2 percent prompting walkouts and guard deployments. A general strike spreads across Blackstone Valley and Providence.
Providence oct 9 mass meeting draws about 10 000 workers and strikers as Riverside Mill announces new price lists to take effect October 16. The old and new scales adjust pick counts and fabric prices with different rates for looms and cuts.
An inquest into the death of Charles Cole of Gloucester was held in Newport after he drowned early Sunday morning in the harbor. Testimony indicated Cole fell overboard while boarding a boat. witnesses included John McCormick and captains of the Pendragon and Chaucer. A head wound likely from the fall was noted. coroner Stanhope will render an accidental drowning verdict and await disposal instructions from Gloucester.
Franklin leaders form a Business Men's Association to attract manufacturing firms. President A. F. Staples and Secretary Charles I. Stewart will provide information and foster local enterprise to start or relocate operations.
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