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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1892
Page
4
Fragmentary notice outlines payment terms for the Post Publishing Company. It mentions a one year rate of 83.00, six month and three month amounts, driver payments, and the need to present current and future addresses. It notes checks and money orders payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Fragmentary tribute recounts Woodbury as a key figure in the Jackson era. The text extols him as head of the treasury, Navy administrator, defender of New England ideas in the Senate, and a learned judge. It reflects 19th century praise for a prominent official.
The Boston Journal questions Governor Roussen about attacking Insurance Commissioner Merrill to aid the endowment order vote last fall. The Post shows Allen campaign letters reveal Merrill was pressured to keep quiet for the orders, and implies the tactic yielded no reward.
An influential group of Boston business leaders from outside politics issue a Massachusetts address opposing Republican abuses. They denounce McKinley bills subsidies pensions patronage as private power against the public welfare and urge citizens to vote for Grover Cleveland.
A Boston Record editor rebukes the Record for silence as the Boston Post presses a debate challenge. The Advertiser and Herald are referenced, with the Record urged to stop avoiding discussion and to engage publicly. The piece criticizes perceived unmannerly reticence and urges resolve.
The piece notes candidates’ anxiety about participating in joint debates, highlighting concerns over control, moderating questions, and potential exposure to rivals' tactics. It mentions possible scheduling tensions and strategic fears shaping campaign messaging.
The Globe is accused of publishing a fabricated and defamatory tale about the Borden case. The piece claims the report rests on forged affidavits and nonexistent witnesses, calling it the worst fake yet and promising further exposure by The Post.
The Democratic and Farmers Alliance vote aims to combine in Western states to support Alliance selected electors. If successful it could defeat Harrison electors in states once counted for Republicans, threatening McKinleyism and reshaping electoral fortunes.
The solid money men of Massachusetts print an address to the people praising President Cleveland and the Democracy for maintaining sound money. They criticize the Republican stance on silver, arguing the Harrison administration leans toward free coinage, and express confidence in Cleveland. They reject both party lines, asserting the country will be safe in Cleveland’s hands.
Dr Everett discussed McKinley tariff aims at tin can production to feed a new Ohio goat breed, arguing tin must rise before goats. The piece links tin can supply to Ohio shepherd profits and Massachusetts manufacturers taxes, posing a question for Candidate Haile on raising tin or goat tariffs to spur allied industries.
A Rio Grande passenger train collided with a freight at Cotopaxi near Salida this morning. Express Messengers Sell and Galloway were seriously injured and may die. Conductor Young and Fireman Ash suffered bad injuries. A operators mistake caused the wreck. Messenger Galloway was in charge of a $4000 treasure. robbers later held at Detroit House of Correction.
The Hon. E. L. Pilsbury becomes director of the Odd Fellows Hail Association. Mrs. J. Reed Whipple returns home from Poland Springs. Laura Schirmer Mapleson ends with the Mapleson Opera Company and will star in Fadette. Richard Tyner moves to a new Arlington street home. Mrs. William N. Mills arrives from Europe, plans a Beacon Street visit to the White Mountains. W. D. Duncan aids in attempting to raise the Vanderbilt yacht Alva. Professor J. G. Anthoine ends all engagements for the season, with twelve classes under contract. Joseph I. Meany, Boston leather district figure, long prominent in Philadelphia shoemaking. J. Murray Kay relocates to Gardner Road, Brookline after a Gloucester cottage stay. Charles Leonard Fletcher tours New York for Beau Brummell at Proctor's Theatre. P. J. Donovan heads to New York for a parade with Veteran Volunteer Firemen.
Mr Henry A Denny of Worcester completed his ninetieth year yesterday and received many calls from friends. Dr Anderson of Yale gymnasium will be appointed physical culture instructor in New Haven public schools. Rev John McEwen of Edinburgh is visiting Fall River and several public schools. Dr Woodman owner of the yacht Dorothy Q has closed his Diamond Island cottage and returned to Cambridge. Dr Heath and wife of Fall River plan to move to Dalton Penn where their daughter will study elocution in Boston.
Rudyard Kipling promises a permanent New York base despite calling the city a pig trough. Otto Ehlers, famed African explorer, heads to China for a lengthy tour of investigation. Ex-Superintendent Murray buys a Cedar Avenue residence at Long Branch near Hollywood cottage. Bertha de Colonne, noted poet, is blind and deaf yet married to a European anarchist. Major Joseph Magone, aged 82, completes his 2100 mile solo walk from Oregon to Chicago, with one mule river crossing on the way.
A selection of quips and jokes from Texas Siftings New York Herold and Puck remarking on widows self made men and poker luck. Includes a cyclone church lift anecdote and a plug for a New Home Sewing Machine.
James F. Lee, a retired broker of 24 West Fifty-ninth Street, attacked with a rusty revolver in a delirious fit, wounding Mrs. Amelia Wright in the right breast and arm and injuring Theodore Ellison, a 19 year old elevator boy, in the hand. He also wounded himself on the left hand and lost a finger. A police struggle ended the attack. Lee is in Bellevue Hospital's alcoholic ward. Wright and Ellison have severe injuries.
Chief Justice Paxson of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today charged the Homestead strikers with treason in Pittspa rgh. He warned the jurors there are two roads for the state to follow, order or anarchy, and emphasized enforcing the law to preserve public order. He explained the actions leading to the strike and instructed how to return a true bill if evidence shows treasonous acts.
Governor Russell addressed a packed Opera House crowd in Malden, praising voter turnout and attacking the force bill while challenging James B. Carroll and James L. Lodge on tariff and taxation policy. The event featured strong applause for speakers including Hon. Joseph H. ONeil and highlighted labor and public rights debates.
Joseph F. Toliver a 24 year old electrician for the Indianapolis Electric Company was struck by two live wires in the alley north of the English hotel property around 9 this morning. He touched a live wire while preparing a connection and received a 2000 volt shock dying instantly. Toliver recently moved from Abilene Kansas and had nine years in the trade.
The Coney Island Athletic Club schedules a bout between Alex Greggains of San Francisco and Bufiato Costello for November 28 with a purse of 2506 dollars. Greggains will travel to the East on the 16th, and betting on the Choynski Godfrey fight on the 31st runs 4 to 3 on Choynski.
In Danvers on October 10 over 2000 men joined the Essex County Total Abstinence Union parade. The procession formed on Locust and Poplar streets and began at noon, marking one of the most successful events of its kind.
A gasoline stove leak in a Berlin Street home in Walvaston fatally suffocated a Little daughter of Mr Gates. Mrs Gates is barely alive, while other family members suffered but are not dangerously ill. The incident occurred this morning and authorities are investigating.
D W Reeves leader of the American Band Providence Rhode Island has been offered the position as leader of Gilmore s Band but has not yet decided whether to accept the post.
Attorney General Pillsbury delivered a Norfolk Club dinner speech in September 1892 praising a prominent Massachusetts Democrat as the state’s rising leader. He warned that Governor Russell's third-term reelection would be a lasting blow to Republicans, signaling a steady Democratic advance in state government and legislative gains.
In Paris and suburbs eleven new cases and six deaths were reported yesterday. Officials say the daily bulletin will henceforth be encres as they consider the epidemic no longer of grave nature.
Owen Chase, a famed Maine woodsman living near North Brownville in Henderson, recounts a life in the forest from age thirteen to sixty. He disputes popular bear yarns, claims bears are cowards, recalls killing many bears foxes and other game, discusses moose and deer hunting, and notes laws that ended deer shipments reducing hunting profits.
George Whitfield reports rapid sales growth at a Somerville news depot at 1227 Cambridge Street. Two months after purchase, Melick’s store has morning Globe sales up to 150 and Post sales up to 139, indicating strong local demand in the Prospect Street area.
A letter from G. W. M. Chelsea commends the Boston Post as progressive and fair. It highlights comprehensive news, impartial party coverage, and affordable pricing, predicting the paper’s bright future and widespread praise across readers.
Louisvirus Ky Oct 10 A dairyman Henry Hepka on Shelby street road was arrested on lunacy after two days and nights of singing Ta-ra-ra boom-de-ay. He sang in the patrol wagon and jail corridors yet is rational on other subjects.
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