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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1892
Page
4
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The Boston Post issue salutes William Learned Marcy, son of Massachusetts, praising his federal service under two presidents. It credits him with upholding New England democracy, securing American citizenship abroad, and enforcing reverence for the American flag, suggesting he would back Cleveland and Stevenson today.
A letter accuses the Evening Record of artful dodging in failing to accept the Post's challenge to joint campaign debates. The writer urges straight answers and cooperation to let the public see both sides, arguing the Record lacks courage of its pretensions.
The Boston Journal ridicules the idea that thousands of Massachusetts business men who voted Democratic in 1890 will back McKinleyism now. It argues that two years of adjustment failed to produce real gains, cites Wadlin on Massachusetts production, and notes mills closing or moving. It questions the Journal’s assertion and asks for named supporters.
The piece argues Republicans fear secret ballots will reduce vote buying in Vermont, Maine, and Indiana. It claims past laws were tampered with to aid corruption, condemns the party as the “Grand Old Party of corruption and fraud,” and predicts Cleveland and Stevenson will win on a honest ballot.
The report alleges that Mr Blaine has yielded to the inducements and pressure from Whitlaw Red amid a tense political environment. Details remain uncertain as the account relies on unnamed sources and fragmentary quotes.
Headsman Clarkson agrees to address the campaign while Blaine’s voice is weak and limited. Republicans face a tide against Harrison and McKinleyism, with Blaine’s late appearance unlikely to alter the outcome. Harrison’s prospects, it seems, are already decided.
The New York Tribune cites the Massachusetts Labor Bureau to claim a 2.65 percent wage rise, while Wanpin's figures show pre McKinleyism growth at 6.18 percent annually. The journal argues the larger rise undermines the Tribune and accuses McKinleyism of hindering workers’ earnings, noting a $2,616,548 loss since its rise. It questions the usefulness of the labor report.
The Indian Commissioner Morgan and Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt urge Mohonk delegates to doubt charges of political spoils in the Indian service. The piece accuses Morgan of spoilsmanship, cites Oberly’s nepotism, and references testimony from Herbert Wehsu, Bishop Hare, and others about the administration’s rottenness under Harrison. Roosevelt is urged to recognize the truth.
The line lengthens as Ohio's Judge Cox, a Civil War veteran and former Interior Secretary under Grant, joins the Cleveland Stevenson faction. He joins a wave of deserters including Gresham Coolidge and McVeagh, signaling a major shift in party allegiance and foreshadowing a significant political realignment in Ohio amid McKinleyism criticism.
A reader notes tallying papers on two Boston streetcars and compares readership among Posts Globes Heralds and Records. He asserts the Boston Post will soon be the leading line with motto We lead Let those who can follow. Signed James T Delaney from Pemberton Square dated October 14.
A reader from South Boston reports a newspaper census noting counts of items in a recent morning issue. The letter records 59 Posts 38 Globes 33 Heralds and is signed John & Frohn of 554 Eighth Street. Dated October 16, 1892.
Large crowds flock to the fair's opening days with thousands visiting daily. Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise performed by the 2a Military Band and organ drew an eager audience in Grand Hall. Lady Grey perfume displays alongside varied exhibits attract attention, while lectures and domestic science demonstrations engage visitors and excursionists travel from New England to attend.
The United States Secretary of State in Washington announced that Consul Johnson in Hamburg has not had his resignation accepted. Misunderstandings abroad suggested he fled due to cholera fears, but he left Hamburg because of injuries from an accident and dysentery, ordered by his doctor to depart. Friends provided the explanation to the department.
A collage of quips and vignettes from period papers. Snippets include a weary ticket scene, a young man winning a case after years in a Phila delie bar, and playful exchanges about queens, poets, and grand loves. Telegraphic humor and sketches mirror daily life and wit.
Social items from Boston area society pages: Ellen Dukelow and Frank Eaton Sherry’s upcoming Dorchester wedding. Columbus Day poem chosen by Henry O Meara for Boston celebration. talks by Francis G Peabody and Edward Everett Hale at Newton Unitarian Ministers Institute on care of the poor. Mrs Erving Winslow’s morning lectures at Pierce Hall focusing on old English dramas. Arthur T Hamilton of Charlestown to begin annual South trip with wife and baby Gladys, stopping at Peekskill and New York, returning in two weeks.
City Marshal Swett of Portland has recovered from illness and is back. General James D. Thompson of New Bedford is reported much better after a long illness at his Union street home. Chief Justice John A. Peters of Maine’s Supreme Court turned seventy this week. Joe Burns of Taunton will umpire next season for Brown University and then for New Bedford, after an offer from Holy Cross.
Mr Spring of Chicago endows Vassar College with a $6000 scholarship in memory of his daughter a former student. The Marquand family of New York City owns the costliest piano at $46000 designed and painted by Alma Tadema. M Turpin inventor of the explosive melvnife claims final solution to aerial steering while under five year imprisonment. W D Walton of Petersburg Virginia was wounded at Spottsylvania Court House the minie ball remained in his armpit until recently coughed up. World's Fair directors seek Senator Daniel of Virginia to replace Congressman Breckinridge for dedication exercises Chauncey M Depew would be the sole orator if he declines.
The Emergency Hospital in its first annual report suggests a preventive measure against elevator fatalities. They propose stretching a foot or more above the foundation of the elevator well a square of thick canvas or sail cloth to break falls. This simple device could preserve life and limb, as shown by several accidents.
The will of Granville Fuller of Brighton probate shows bequests to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and the Massachusetts Home Missionary Society each of 2000 dollars. The Seamen's Fund Society receives 500 dollars and the Brighton Evangelical Church and Society 1000 dollars in trust.
Frank Palissaia of 5 Pomeroy Street was arrested by Division 2 officers last evening on embezzlement charges. He allegedly diverted sums from the Eastern Search Press Company on multiple occasions.
The Unitarian Ministers Institute will hold its ninth session in Newton Massachusetts at the Channing Religious Society church on October 17 to 20. Distinguished Unitarian divines and lay leaders will present addresses across the four days.
Governor Russell speaks in Newburyport and Amesbury decrying high tariffs and party cowardice in debate. He argues tariffs boost trusts, raise prices, and crush wages while Democratic policy would lower costs, expand raw materials, and lift labor demand, citing shipbuilders John Roach and Charles H Cramp.
The final Boston Evening News edition will roll off the presses this evening. The night force of stereotypers and the engineer were discharged Thursday evening, and the day force will print the morning edition hereafter.
West Somerville Republicans hosted a torchlight reception for Congress candidate Samuel W. McCall and eighth district senatorial hopeful William B. Lawrence. Thousands witnessed the illuminated Davis Square area parade. The McCall Wheelmen Club led the march, a new flag with the candidates’ pictures was raised, and speeches followed at Clarendon Hall.
Buenos Ayres Oct 14 Senor Luis Saenz Pena, inaugurated Wednesday, forms his Cabinet with Manual Quintana as Interior Minister Tomas Anchorena as Foreign Affairs Minister Juan Jose Romero as Finance Minister Calisto dela Torre as Justice and Public Instruction Minister and Benjamin Victorica as War Minister.
In Providence on October 14 the largest crowd of the trial gathered to hear Attorney General Burbank’s concluding address. Judge Wilbur delivered the charge to the jury, who returned a guilty verdict in the first degree at 2:40 p.m. Sentence deferred on exceptions.
A lively audience packed the Dudley Street Opera House for a McEttrick rally in the tenth district race. Speakers including David F. Moreland and William L. Mooney assailed McNary and praised McEttrick as a labor ally, with thunderous applause greeting the candidate when he arrived on stage.
A head on wreck on the New London Northern near Harrison's Landing killed five men and four race horses bound for Groton races. Names include Charles Hinney William Gillen Edward Moore and a fifth unidentified man. Coroner's inquiry begins while telegrapher Carroll disappears after failing to report for duty.
The Brookline Town Hall caucus for the Democratic town committee election drew a large turnout. Charles T. Duncklee was named chairman, John J. McNamara secretary, and the new committee includes Jerome Jones James H. Maher Aaron H. Latham William H. White James B. Hand Osborn Howes Jr John J. McNamara William H. Hill Edward T. Cabot D Blakely Hoar Samuel Y. Nash B Francis Carroll Walter G Langdon John F Cusick James M Codman Jr.
Bradstreet's reports 191 business failures in the United States this week, compared with 198 in the same week of 1891, and 36 in Canada versus 50 in the like period.
A whimsical column from the Cape Cod Item presents brief dialogues and puns. Mrs Youngwire and others trade jokes about beauty and cooking while a young husband jokes about shooting saying he fired twenty times with no game, and muses on his aim. The sketches capture light social banter and domestic humor.
An engineer proposes disoxygenating glass similar to steelmaking to soften glass into tougher, more flexible material. He argues it could replace iron for pipes, rigging, and even shipbuilding, citing cost, density, and tensile strength advantages, with glass vessels potentially lighter and stronger than steel, though electrical conduction remains a constraint.
An improvement in cushions for billiard tables embeds a cord in the nose of the rubber cushion to receive direct impact from billiard balls. This stiffening returns the ball with greater energy, reducing retardation from cloth friction.
Old State Hoensac under Mr L H Palmer became a popular transportation hub in Boston. Tickets or drawing room car seats for Shore Line express trains or for the Colonial express between Luston and Washington can always be secured there.
Cambridge Manual Training School and Boston University played a practice game in Cambridge. The home team won 22 to 4 as Training School showed better teamwork and controlled most of the play. Captains Moore and Leavitt, along with Jewell and Morse, scored touchdowns, and Moore kicked three goals. Frew and Mitchell were the umpires.
A young man entered the Oak Grove Farm Company store on Main Street Cambridgeport and ordered ice cream. While the attendant checked, he reached into the open safe and stole 840 in cash before escaping.
Charles S. Given of Cambridge recounts boarding a Broadway car to Bowdoin Square at 8 30 am and noting three Posts two Journals two Globes and one Herald among papers. He mentions a birthday edition of the New Post distinct from 1831 and signs from Oct 14.
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