Explicit Evidence From Three Leading Boston Firms
An 1869 Boston report confirms The Boston Post’s Sunday issue October 8 printed over 80 000 copies. Investigators Jameson Knowles Co Browning King Co and Edward Kakas & Sons corroborate the newspaper’s circulation claims with invoices orders and receipts for September and the early October edition.
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Boston
Boston Post
POST
Jameson & Knowles CO
J. F. Knowles
Milton H. French
Browning, King & CO
L. Fletcher
E. F. Kakas
Edward Kakas
How the Sunday Post Grows in a Little New Hampshire Town
The Post sold ahead of our expectation and asks to make the number of the Sunday Post thirty five. WYMAN MACALISTER Hillsborough Bridge NH Oct 15.
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New Hampshire
Post
Wyman & Macalister
Hillsborough Bridge
N. H
Tremont Newsdealer Questions Short Post Supply
J. T. Pierce of Tremont asks why his order for forty posts was cut to five last Sunday. The paper says demand exceeded supply that day.
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J. T. Pierce
Tremont
Good Old Times Sought, Blame Cast On Parties
A political pitch cites Benjamin Harrison era as a result of four years of Democratic rule and argues present woes stem from Republican mismanagement. The speaker blames past acts including the Sherman act and the McKinley bill while urging restoration of better days.
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Greenhalge
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Harrison
Disgracing the Uniforms by Police Board Action
A Boston board of police decision to assign two patrolmen serving sentences of imprisonment in the House of Correction to duty alongside active officers is labeled a grave insult to the force. The editorial calls for Governor removal of consenting members and warns the move undermines discipline and public trust.
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House of Correction
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Commonwealth
Democratic Call to Oust Boston Police Board
A Boston editorial urges voters to make the Board of Police a political issue and pressure its removal. It blames Republican control for abuses and defies courts and public decency, calling for renewed Democratic effort to register, mobilize, and influence Massachusetts elections.
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Down with Senate rules and let in town meeting sense
A columnist urges overriding Senate rules to reflect popular will, arguing that the majority should rule and sacred duties must not be hampered by procedural fences. The piece mocks the Senate’s fear of rules and likens it to a Massachusetts town meeting solving public projects by majority action.
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Senate
Peffer
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Senate of
New England
William Haworth
Lord Dunraven Leaves with Cheerful Sportsmanship
Lord Dunraven sailed away without the cup but with a pleasant impression. He proved himself a good sailor and gentleman, giving Americans fine sport and entertainment. The visit reinforces belief that the keel boat is superior to the centreboard, and hints the next challenger will be a cutter, advancing marine architecture.
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Watson
Evil Letters Revealing Social Ills Across New England
A critique warns that Mrs. Henderson and a class of women engaged in similar schemes reveal a deeper societal disease. The author denounces the proliferation of such practices, arguing that moral failure runs deeper than individual vice, rooted in artificial competition and rivalry in modern civilization.
Boston Mayoral Outcome Hinges on Final Democratic Strategy
The city faces a potential major shift as the Democratic candidate could win the election. The result depends on how the party uses the remaining hours and mobilizes support.
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Boston
Rainy ride comment and a rail conductor tale
A reader recalls a West End conductor who shorted change, paying with nickels and small coins to mock the passenger. The note mentions a meeting of railroad men where George Crocker and Edward Moseley were praised for automatic car coupling and railway statistics were shared.
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George G.crocker
Massachusetts
Edward A. Moseley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Coffin
Scholars Without Schools in Roslindale District
A Roslindale letter to the Post argues city leased halls provide seating for 1016 of 1342 pupils, with 60 in hallways and 56 in a condemned building. It urges building a new school costing about 40,000 to seat all students, citing rental costs of 800 and 1200 for church and vestry leases.
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New Hampshire
Poplar Street
Charles Sumner
Boston
Roslin Dale
Obituary notices from Roxbury Melrose and East Weymouth date Oct
Fragmented notices announce deaths across Bates in Roxbury Carleton in Melrose Highlands Arvilla Coffin in Newton Lower Falls Denton in East Weymouth Clara Parker Denton aged months widow and mother, unnamed individuals.
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Marie Tempest in The Algerian at Hollis Street Theatre
Marie Tempest debuts as Celeste in The Algerian at the Hollis Street Theatre with strong crowd reaction after her entrance. Miss Ritchie faltered due to illness during a second act, while Tempest’s performance drew praise and the engagement runs a week before moving to New York.
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Annabelle
Notable marital plans and commissions across high society
Miss Emily Faithful resides in Manchester yet her home showcases refined artistry and her dedication to women’s progress earns praise from Queen Victoria with a literary pension. Miss Caroline Livingston of New York plans marriage to Count Villecourts of France on December 23 at the New York Cathedral. Miss Ransom, a Washington artist, creates Niagara Falls scenes for Goat Island and Luna Island views and midwinter San Francisco shows, including Goat Island and Horse Shoe Falls canvases.
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Horse Shoe Falls
Silver tableware and jewelry trends in elegant dining
The Jewellers' Weekly notes entrees of solid silver with beaded edges for the hospitable season. It observes fashion in flowered brooches using small diamonds and warns that tongue moisteners may soon be deemed vulgar. It highlights antique castors with temple-like stands and pets enshrining glass bottles, and praises Q old silver pieces such as hot water jugs, bread platters, muffineers, toast racks, and egg boilers.
Quick Everyday Quotations From Life and Judge
A collection of humorous snippets showing banter about horses yachts wine lists fairy tales generosity and家庭 scenes. Dialogues feature a deacon owner a plan for a yacht a safe promise and a teatable philosophy with playful child mischief and parental reactions.
NEWSPAPER ARISTOCRACY AND LOCAL TENSIONS
Lowell Sun critiques Boston Herald and Sunday Post for editorial vanity and exclusive stance. Argues blue blood journalism declines as small papers struggle to connect with readers while the public shifts to other outlets.
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New York Bridge Bill Passes House After Debate
Washington Oct 18 The House approved the New York bridge bill after a heated session. Curtis of Kansas offered a measure to abolish customs collectors in Bristol Warren Nantucket Barnstable Edgartown and other Maine towns to consolidate with neighboring districts. Printing bill discussion resumed but not completed before adjournment.
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President postpones trip awaiting Congress actions
The President announces he will not travel to Trenton or depart Washington until Congress on an extra session has clarified the important public questions.
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Growth of Boston Press Observations Prompt Letter Prize
Readers are invited to submit a concise letter comparing circulation growth of The Post and The Sunday Post with other Boston morning papers. State simply the number of posts and papers observed among friends neighbors on streetcars steam cars and at workplaces.
Gloves Sell In Boston For A Dollar Fifty This Week
A promotional glove sale offers tan gray and red laced kid gloves equal in style and fit to Boston gloves priced at 1 dollar 50 cents. Limited to this week only.
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Big Burlesque Co
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Frenci Folly CO
Governor Russell Endorses John E. Russell for Massachusetts Governor
The Lowell Boston Sunday Post prints Governor Russell praising John E. Russell as a principled, non partisan leader. He is portrayed as honest, money minded, tax fair, and aligned with labor interests, reflecting popular reform sentiment and good government ideals in Massachusetts.
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Boston Post Wins Rail Commission Appeal
In a Berkshire Sunday Record note, the Boston Post gains a ruling from railroad commissioners requiring trains on the Boston & Maine and New York, New Haven & Hartford lines carrying Sunday Boston Herald and Globe copies to be open to all newspapers at the same price.
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Gas Safety Blame When Occupant Suffocated by Gas
A perplexing question asks who bears blame if gas is left burning in a house while most occupants are out and one sleeper suffocates from escaping gas. The discussion centers on responsibility for accidental inhalation and the role of the house setter’s intentions.
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