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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1897
Page
4
A Maine newspaper column condemns frequent deadly hunting accidents this year. It argues many deaths result from misidentification and poor woodcraft and calls for state licensing of guides and mandatory examinations for sportsmen to improve safety.
The article questions a plan attributed to Secretary Gage to issue 200 million dollars in new bonds not for refunding but to buy gold for cash. It notes the McKinley administration’s seven months in power and cites critics who warned of increased debt under prior regimes. The piece analyzes whether this move truly reflects currency reform or is a bailout for Treasury needs amid tariff revenue shortfalls.
Report by examiners shows the six months operation yielded a profit of 6360.16 for the city. The comparison to prior Rockwell and Churchill contracts indicates substantial savings and higher efficiency. If the plant can perform the same work as well and faster, the city gains over $6000 in six months, supporting broader municipalization ideas.
The text notes modern ships have more machinery yet stresses that stout arms and brave hearts remain essential. It predicts these qualities will be tested on the streets of Boston tomorrow.
The Transit Commissioners order the removal of the third Tremont street railway track at Granary burying ground under Chapter 548 of the Acts of 1894. The West End company has no penalty for delays, but public interest grows as the commission asserts authority and a precedent for future removals.
A column narrates a street sighting of a woman with a extravagant hat featuring live birds, then describes a drunken man collapsing near a lit subway lantern, and notes a practical safety idea for theater railings. It also praises Sheriff Johnson of Salem and profiles Mr. D. H. Duncan of Halifax, a Canadian banking executive. Additional items cover a theater accident, a North Atlantic squadron social, the National Educational Society activities, and reflections on future city horse shows and a Treasury money counting cost example.
The late George M Pullman stands as a model of self made success creating wealth and the Pullman Car Company. He modernized rail travel and built a large industry and model town though critics note his philanthropy was tempered by corporate interests and the 1894 strike.
The harbor will host a march of about 2000 sailors from the new navy, forming a high profile escort for Governor and officials. They will march from Old South Church to the 614 Ironsides berth at Charlestown Navy Yard, showing the human side of modern ships alongside celebrated warships.
A loss under $1000 caused by a dishonest porter prompted his bail release after being caught in the act. Election officers named by the commissioners show laxness in acknowledging notices and taking office with only 80 having fulfilled duties, risking further replacements as silence equals refusal.
A speaker recalls a sunlit seaside links near London where gorse and blue sea-holly bloom. Happy memories of a loved smile contrast with a gray present as the speaker walks the nearly deserted course and finds the world empty without that day. The poem laments lost play and fading light.
Cecil Rhodes presents a 60 guinea cup for the colored football clubs of Cape Colony. A Philadelphia man named Button, father of six, is noted as one of the competitors. Mrs Victoria Blanchard of Holyoke Mass is cited as the youngest daughter of a Revolutionary soldier, aged 66.
Sir Henry Lushington, England’s oldest baronet, died recently at an advanced age. His son, who will succeed him, is 71 years old.
The Eskimos Peary returned with are suffering from colds as New York weather disagrees with them.
G R Sims, the dramatist, claims success using his own hair restorer and plans a company to market it. Also noted are James Payn’s earnings in his first writing year and Arthur Sullivan’s early songs fetching little money.
Martin Irons, famed figure from the 1886 strike, emerges from retirement to organize Social Democracy clubs in Texas and other Southern states. Lewis Weaver of Mt Pleasant township Adams county Pennsylvania has buried his second wife and endured twenty one funerals in his family, leaving twenty seven children and descendants.
General John B. Gordon, famed Georgia Confederate, cancels all engagements to lecture. He reports consultations with New York specialists and wires the Lyceum Bureau to stop further engagements, saying he has lost over forty pounds and strength due to overwork.
A monument for the late Eugene Field will be erected at Missouri State University by teachers and students. A portion of the funds is raised and an event on November 4 will mark Field day in Missouri public schools. Field was a Missouri native with a noted presence in Paris at the Victor Hugo Museum housing busts, portraits, and exhibits from his life.
The clipping lists a breakfast and dinner menu including cantaloupe flaked rice and fish sauce on toast. It provides recipes for fish sauce on toast Apple fritters broiled potatoes water melon cake and notes on ingredients and preparation steps. The fragment ends with a signature and address in Maverick Square East Boston Massachusetts.
George Hawley, a respected physician in St Charles, is blocked from marrying Bessie Clark due to poverty. He discovers a long lost lease proving ownership of the Hawley estate, and reveals the fortune to win consent for their marriage, insisting his love and new wealth secure their future.
George Mortimer Pullman founder of the palace and sleeping car industry died suddenly at 6 am in his Chicago brownstone. He suffered angina pectoris after a period of debility from recent heat. His death caused a stock market reaction and leaves a widow two sons and two daughters.
A collage of quips and cartoons from the era features snippets like bar Harbor exchanges about golf, a wife teasing her husband’s hearing, and a farmer lamenting missing the wheat market. It also recalls a Wellington remark to George IV and a Sultan’s wary reply about races.
Madame A Ruppert, complexion specialist of 13 Winter Street Boston, writes to Boston Post readers offering a trial bottle of Face Bleach at the cost of mailing 25 cents and a full bottle for 95 cents upon request, dated October 14, 1897. She claims world renown and invites ladies troubled with freckles, moth, blackheads, pimples, and sallowness to write for consultation.
The narrative tracks George Pullman’s early career from building along the Erie Canal to Chicago real estate and Colorado mining. It details his 1860s shift to the sleeping car business, the Pioneer model, and the eventual growth of the Pullman Company, including capital growth, New England contracts, and the founding of a new city. He financed the Pioneer car with his fortune, transforming rail travel and spawning a vast railroad car empire.
Mr. Pullman helped found the Manual Training School in Chicago and promoted civic groups including the Citizens' League and the Chicago Atheneum where he served as president. He was a member of local councils and contributed to the Dental Surgery college relief efforts.
New York Oct 19 Mr Pullman discussed plans to distribute the Pullman surplus in the coming years. He stressed the existing organization and signaled possible retirement from active management. He noted Vice President Wickes could run the business, while plans to distribute about twenty five million dollars faced ongoing debate.
C C Poor of the Henry Poor & Co leather firm died at the Hotel Vendome yesterday from liver disease. He was about years old and born in Danvers now Peabody. His father Henry Poor led the firm through its evolution to Henry Poor & Sons. He married Collins of Lynn in 1860 and had three children, Clarence Robert and a daughter now married in Newark. The elder Henry Poor died in 1879. C C Poor was a member of the Algonquin Club.
John Foster LL D professor emeritus of Union University died in a Boston hospital where he sought treatment He was born in Hebron Washington County aged eighty and had taught natural philosophy at Union for nearly fifty years He became emeritus in 1883 and earlier was a prominent lecture figure in his day
Boston society crowds fill homes and clubs with receptions and teas as Mr. Anthony Hope makes his social debut in Boston and prepares to lecture at Sanders Theatre Cambridge. Guests include Adams family descendants, D. R. members, and numerous prominent residents.
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