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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1896
Page
4
The notice honors ex Speaker Crisp who died suddenly after retirement from the chair. He is praised for his efficient service in key committees and as a forceful, fair leader in the House of Representatives. His long career earned respect across party lines.
Colonel Oliver White Peabody stood as a pillar of Boston's commercial prestige. He earned his place in Eastern banking by ability and maintained it through force, judgment, and integrity. A Union War veteran and patriot, he was a respected financier, philanthropist, and example of civic virtue.
The text condemns disrupting Secretary Carlisle’s Covington address and recalls Yale student interruptions of Bryan. It argues that fair play and freedom of speech must guide national choices, warning that coercion of voters undermines the republic and damages the people’s ability to judge.
Reports from Havana reveal that American citizens from the schooner Competitor will face a court martial again rather than civil trial under a US Spain treaty. The piece argues for civil courts and asserts the illegality and danger of military tribunals under Weyler. It stresses protecting treaty rights and due process for the condemned.
The Warren School in Charlestown exemplifies Boston’s unsanitary schoolhouses and demands prompt city action. The health of the children requires safe conditions, with the building vacated or condemned if cannot be made fit, and provisions made for pupils.
The text explains that flour and wheat prices climb due to global demand and reduced harvests in multiple regions. It argues the higher prices benefit the economy by sending tens of millions of dollars into American hands and signaling healthy times, with workers paying a bit more per barrel.
The piece argues that higher prices from any currency gains would boost wages and stimulate transport and industry, while free coinage and silver would raise bread costs without increasing real value or foreign gold flow, harming workers and trade by raising living costs without broader value gains.
The mayor of Athens sends an obelisk with Bacchus bust to Mayor Quincy for a common council chamber display. A New York theatre club area for ladies to chat over tea was noted as a mild English buffet imitation. Stories include a Maine frog farming venture and a milkman scheme exposed by an inspector. A Wilmington court scene recalls Judge Thompson’s remark on slow law processes.
A Florence Missouri woman taunts her drunk husband then follows through and they avoid drinking together. Arch bishop Benson after death impressed his son's Dodo tale. Mrs Jefferson Davis praises Frederick McGinnis as a model servant to her husband. London fund begins to restore Strmham Thorpe Church tied to Nelson with plans for decorated windows recalling Trafalgar hero.
Daily menu and recipe notes list breakfast items such as coffee oatmeal and graham gems with creamed chicken and fried potatoes. Dinner items include roast beef with mashed potatoes lettuce radishes fried onions and sliced tomatoes. A dessert description details orange pie and a Creole style sponge cake with orange frosting.MISS FLORENCE C GREEN West Roxbury MA appears as a reader contributor with a recipe note for creamed chicken.
A brief political item notes comments from a National Democratic Committee figure urging focus on party unity and strategy. The report highlights unnamed criticisms and calls for rallying support ahead of upcoming campaigns.
In New York city the Palmer and Buckner national committee released an open letter from George Foster Peabody to Sherman Hoar urging Democrats to vote for Palmer and Buckner. He argues Chicago platform risks and declares two-party balance essential to preserve liberty and prosperity.
In Cambridge, a young woman nicknamed Fairy reveals to Arthur that she has secretly married Colonel Champney, a 40ish railroad president and bank director with ample means. He hoped to wed Fairy when financially established, but Fairy's blunt honesty and lack of strong affection expose a practical marriage built on money and status.
In a hypothetical Massachusetts governor celebration a bachelor George Fred Williams plans a private dinner. He must supply a guest list including 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 smallest number of plates needed for Williams and his party.
To the Editor the writer outlines a word puzzle solution involving George F. and relatives. The letter from Jenny Barclay of 91 Main Street Cambridgeport asserts a chain of in laws and ends with ordering four plates for four persons.
Francis Maguire signs from East Boston offering a solution to a Williams family puzzle about the number of plates needed. He outlines family relations and presence of multiple in laws to deduce a shared ancestor, ending with the closing signature and address.
Senate and Chamber of Deputies greet King Humbert on the forthcoming marriage of the crown prince. Details describe Princess Helene’s wedding dress, the Venetian lace veil from Queen Margherita, and the Telemachus carriage with Odyssey panels in national colors.
A long list of Sunday services across multiple denominations in Boston. Tremont Temple led by Rev. George Lorimer features sermons on The Dwelling Place of God and The Exile in Patmos. other churches include Old South Church Episcopal Ascension and Fourth Presbyterian with varied sermon times. Universalist and spiritualist meetings, patriotic women events, and musical offerings accompany worship and public lectures.
Italian consul says no special arrangements in Little Italy for the marriage of Prince Victor Emanuel and Princess Helene. A ball and banquet by the Young Men's Benevolent Eating Club will be held Monday night at Union Park Hall South End, with a parade by Italians and speeches by prominent locals after the banquet.
The 62nd annual Delta Phi Upsilon convention in Quincy House elected new officers led by President Judge Elijah B. Sherman of Michigan. New roles included vice presidents Staples and J. B. Harvard and secretary Thornton Pfield. The evening featured a theatre party and a banquet at the Nottingham.
T Jefferson Coolidge, proposed West End board member, seeks to reconcile stockholders. He says he opposed buying the Meigs charter and urges impartial oversight of subway and transit plans. He states no personal stake in elevated lines and aims for the road’s permanent benefit.
The last eight panels of Puvis de Chavannes decorations for the Public Library have arrived and will be placed around the upper half of the grand stairway, completing the first corridor’s decoration.
Miss Frances Crowe Miss Myra Louise Pond and the Misses Diesel headline a day of performances closing three weeks of events at Cotillon Hall. Lectures cover training schools for domestics and the professionalization of servants in Australia.
The Winter Unitarian Society celebrated paying off its church debt with a supper and addresses from notable speakers last evening.
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