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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1893
Page
4
A Biddeford Maine letter shows rising Post circulation with last Sunday’s sale up about 250 to 260 copies, an increase of around 100 from the prior week. The writer urges more advertising and notes the paper’s promising growth.
J E F Harriman of Laconia New Hampshire critiques the Republican party in Massachusetts. He argues the party wore a muzzle of hustlers at convention and questions the party’s mission. He questions the value of the motto With a Mission and Without a Muzzle.
Republicans opened their campaign with a well attended Music Hall meeting. Speakers spoke well and enthusiasm ran high. The sole weakness was failing to answer why Frederick T. Greenhalge should be Massachusetts governor, a question to be addressed before election day.
The House passed a bill repealing the last relics of Reconstruction era election statutes. The measure ends barriers to manhood suffrage and Republican domination, with supporters calling the law unjust and North region abuses, while critics condemn Senate delays and quorum standoffs as undignified.
The passage urges unwavering resolve to endure without flinching or conceding and to carry the struggle through to a decisive conclusion, resisting weakness and outdated restraint.
The Boston Post celebrates a landmark victory before the Massachusetts railroad commissioners, upholding the common carrier principle and breaking the Herald Globe monopoly on Sunday newspaper trains. The decision is praised as enfranchising Boston journalism and challenging entrenched railroad and press power.
Citizens denunciation targets the Board of Police for allowing in service two officers convicted of gross assault and for failing to acknowledge a court ruling. The piece calls for accountability and removal to restore public trust in law enforcement.
A letter accuses the Board of Police of arrogance and autocratic power, arguing district and superior courts do not constrain them. The writer says officials are responsible to no one and calls for removing the board or repealing the law to teach that the people govern, not their servants.
The article mocks Mr Greenhalge's self authored nomination letter calling it nonsense and unfitting for a Massachusetts governor candidate. It contrasts Pillsbury and other rivals as wiser choices and decries the shallow tone of the letter while noting Greenhalge is a naturalized citizen with a New Hampshire farm.
The letter outlines voting eligibility in Boston. US citizens must meet state and city residence requirements, read and write English, and be registered. Aliens must naturalize. Registration closes 14 days before elections, with a statewide deadline next Monday. A poll tax exists this year but does not affect suffrage. A citizen may vote without paying the tax due to a constitutional amendment adopted last year.
A physician states she will likely be unable to undertake speaking engagements for a year. Captain Cain returns from vacation, visiting the World's Fair and Niagara during travel. Lieutenant Wescott led the first precinct in the captain's absence and performed creditably.
A city ward by ward directory lists locations to obtain campaign information for Democrats. Sites include Ward 1 at Marion and Bennington, Ward 2 Meridian Street, Ward 3 Charlestown Bunker Hill Street, Ward 4 Alert Hall Main Street Charlestown, Ward 5 Main Street Charlestown, Ward 6 Fleet Street, Ward 7 Friend Street, Ward 8 Independence Hall Lowell and Causeway, Ward 9 Cambridge Street, Ward 10 Tremont Place Beacon Street Leary Building, Ward 11 Hotel Wossler, Ward 12 Harrison Avenue Kneeland Street, Ward 13 Broadway South Boston, Ward 14 Junction Broadway Emerson, Ward 15 Seventh and F streets, Ward 16 Dover Washington, Ward 17 Canton Washington, Ward 19 Friendship Hall Cabot Street, Ward 20 Dudley and Dearborn, Ward 21 Dudley Street Opera House, Ward 22 Gurney Street, Ward 23 Green Street Jamaica Plain Station, Ward 24 Robinson Building Field's Corner, Ward 25 Warren Building Washington Street Brighton.
A. Shuman & Co opened a new juvenile window showcasing Fauntleroy suits, kilts, reefers, and blouses in velvet broad cloth and Scotch fabrics. The display features 8 to 12 year old sizes with Tuxedo full dress options and crayonette portraits from young patrons, signaling a strong fall season.
Boston Post reports Mr. Greenhalge was praised as the next governor amid a humorous misstep by fair officials. At the Attleboro cattle show he addressed 1800 people in front of the grand stand and received cheers after the president introduced him as the Rev. Frederick T. Greenhalge.
The Post confirms the superintendent of streets in Boston is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen. A reader asks which betting view wins. the city practice shows appointment by the Mayor with Aldermanic confirmation.
Reputable steamship firms reduced emigration from Europe but some still lure Bohemians and Poles with false promises. Five hundred march to Pittsburg mayor’s office seeking work, left stranded with no money or job. The practice, a widespread cruel speculation against American workers.
The letter argues wage declines are tied not to a tariff in force at Olneyville but to a tariff in danger in Washington. It notes how expected events affect wages as they shift toward a revenue basis. Reader at 77 Broad Street.
The Boston Post launches a new Sunday edition praised for enterprise and energetic political reporting. Editors aim to match the daily paper with timely first news and strong coverage in the Sunday format.
Secretary of State Olin mingles at Tremont House during the Republican State convention, confusing Col Phillips with Sprague. The anecdote highlights lookalikes among old politicians and jokes about debates with “and others.” Frances Willard, resting in Europe, reconnects with temperance work as the World Woman’s Temperance Union pursues recovery.
Edward Blake prominent electrical engineer in New Haven died of consumption. He was among the first three people in the United States to receive Dr. Kochs lymph inoculation about two years ago.
A reader compares the Herald, Globe, and Sunday Post on content, typography, and illustrations. The Post wins for readable matter, illustrations, and social writing, with stronger features and a better overall balance of news, entertainment, and editorials.
A reader compares the Boston Globe Herald and Post on page layout indexing front pages and content emphasis. The Post shows strongest sports and drama sections with clear candidate images, while the Herald and Globe trap ads on key pages.
Listing of missy shoe sizes from 11 to 312 with widths AA to H priced at 2.25 dollars. Children’s sizes 84 to 1042 with widths AA to B priced 1.75 to 1.50 dollars. Additional children’s sizes 5 to 8 with widths A to D priced at 1.50 dollars.
The notice lists boys and youths footwear with Calf selections. It specifies sizes from 2 to 6 for boys and 11 to 2 for youths, with multiple width options from A to F and A to E. Prices shown include 33.50 for a set of boy sizes and variations for Casco Calf and Casco Call.
The Sunday Post is praised as ahead of rivals the Herald and Globe. It omits dreary particulars, offers clear editorials, focuses on original up to date content for the people, and aims for rapid growth in circulation. Victory.
The schooner Pioneer owned by Daniel Allen & Son sailing Aug 2 in Georges fishery is reported lost with eleven crew members, mostly Scandinavians. The crew includes master Charles Anderson and cook Thomas Stockleb compare, among others. Vessel insured for 1900 in the Boston Marine.
Thomas Connell, 18, an employee at Gilman Bros hat factory in Bradford, lost balance in a hoisting doorway and plunged sixty feet. A wire broke his fall, slashing his chin and nearly severing the lower lip. he broke a shoulder and may have internal injuries. Doctors in Bradford gave uncertain chances of recovery.
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