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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
4
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A historical editor urges voters to consider conscience and duty over party lines rather than blindly supporting the Prohibition ticket. The piece argues priorities should rise beyond prohibition if other issues matter more to the public welfare.
The wheat market now shows real price rise not a speculative bluff and no corner exists. Export sales may bring gold into the Treasury, stabilizing confidence and boosting prosperity. Farmers gain as related agricultural products move up and transport profits rise, signaling a broad revival tied to the 1896 harvest.
Vermont re-elects Justin S Morrill to the U S Senate in a largely unanimous vote. The veteran legislator, 42 years in Congress and 30 in the Senate, will reach 93 years old if his term ends, becoming the oldest senator and a symbol of steady conservatism.
A column recounts local history and progress from Roxbury to Boston, noting plans to abolish the Roslindale grade crossing, a history of church sites, and civic anecdotes. It mentions Harry Cornish joining New York’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, Metrowest topics, apple crop concerns, and a gas death of a Chicago campaign orator.
The article notes a rise in missing persons and personal crisis reports amid a pervasive national gloom. It cites economic stress, hopes for recovery, and lingering grip epidemics as possible factors behind heightened nervous disturbances and eccentric behavior.
A newspaper column critiques Prohibition calls for independent voters as the Cave of Adullam. It argues this year demands clear policy expression over party dissent, warning that Prohibition voters may be on the fence and urging voters to choose based on public policy beyond free silver.
The Observant Citizen notes demolition starts on the Brazer building at State and Devonshire. Erected in 1841, once Boston’s finest edifice, it now appears old and dingy compared with newer structures.
In Boston a group visits a beach cottage for a weekend, where a pale white haired specter in white robes appears at night. A deadly struggle ensues as Charley Buckland fights the phantom with a knife and revolver, only to escape with Frank as the specter vanishes at dawn. A newspaper clipping later reports a man’s death by suicide with a deer-leg handle knife similar to the weapon Buckland used, raising questions of coincidence.
The Post announces weekly prizes for original short stories with $16 for first, $5 for second, and $2 each for four others. Prizes paid by mail each Monday, winners named Sundays. Entries limited to female writers with real name and address, one side of paper, 800–1000 words, Boston Tost.
Senator Calvin Brice of Ohio has given 5000 dollars to Miami College where he is an alumnus. The piece notes the Czar as a rare life-insurance risk. A Bethel Maine woman sought medical help then locked up a tramp at a station. A newborn in Topeka is named Charles Curfew Prescott. Princess Helene of Montenegro is described as a poet whose verses are widely sung. William Dean Howells gathers clippings to fuel his next novel.
A collage of light quotes from Yonkers Statesman Puck Life Tit-Bits and Indianapolis Journal flows with jokes on engagement looks, politics, forgiveness, philosophy, and theatre going. The snippets mix humor from various papers and humorous exchanges.
The clipping lists a full day’s meals including BREAKFAST with cantelope broiled lamb chops baked potatoes hot rolls coffee DINNER with beef soup roast pork brown gravy mashed potatoes sliced tomatoes green peas corn starch pudding and SUPPER of cold roast pork hashed brown potatoes hot biscuit ginger bread blackberries and tea The note attributes the menu to MRS J F SANBORN of 2 Temple street city.
Readers in Wellesley and Boston react to a puzzle about George Fred Williams and his family ties. The letters argue over how many dinner plates would be needed for relatives and in laws, reflecting ongoing political tensions and party leadership debates.
If George Fred Williams becomes governor he plans a private dinner. He lists relatives as guests: his father’s brother in law, his brother’s father in law, his father in law’s brother, and his brother in law’s father. Determine the minimum number of plates needed for Williams and his guests.
The New York World outlines electoral expectations. It assigns McKinley 230 votes from a core bloc and 21 from four additional states. Bryan is placed to likely win 145 votes from southern and silver mining states, with 42 votes split among seven remaining states. The piece predicts a Republican majority in the next House and a solid Senate for sound money.
Representative Francis C. Lowell of Ward 11 says he will not seek the Speaker role in the next House. Myers gains support to oppose Bates of East Boston as the race shapes up.
In a letter from Walther Splane of 125 Saratoga Street East Boston, he works through a puzzle about who would “claim a plate” at George Fred’s marriage and likely Massachusetts governor election. He lists Miss Brown’s relatives and George’s kin, concluding five people would be invited for the event.
Charles E. Adams defends Mayor Quincy and City Engineer Jackson while criticizing Alderman Donovan for handling the grade crossing issue in East Boston. Adams notes Donovan, as chair of streets and sewers, has assumed full responsibility despite mayoral guidance and court action to appoint a commission. Boston, October 21, 1896.
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