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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1892
Page
2
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes told a New York reporter that most aspiring poets fail to win success. He warned that verse is a market drag and only those who write in a truly original vein and persevere despite rebuffs will be recognized as born poets.
The Massachusetts Board of Managers charity committee asks every charitable and correctional society or institution in the Commonwealth to send its name and address to secretary Joseph Lee at 809 Sears Building Boston. The effort aims to compile a full exhibit and assist in obtaining a representative state showing, requesting reports or descriptive work samples from all groups.
In the Hyde Park Times a critique argues General W. Fr. Draper should not sit on a jury due to business interests in protected industries. It claims his bid for Congress, as a tariff advocate, questions his fitness to legislate on tariff policy.
Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, confirms his acceptance in a letter to National Democratic Committee chair William L. Wilson. He endorses Grover Cleveland’s platform, stresses taxation limits, condemns war tariffs, and backs the party’s currency policy for equal value of gold and silver with parity in the market.
New York report on Wyoming during a presidential election year notes women voting for the first time, a Democratic Populist fusion, and conflict between settlers and large landholders aided by state and federal authorities. It contrasts Arid Land bill concerns, irrigation rights, and fear of corporate grabs against genuine settler access.
Danvers October 30 Patrick McGuinness a farmer employed by Horace G Sears fell from a wagon at Fox Hill last night and sustained serious injuries including a nearly severed chin a broken arm and a crushed head along with minor bruises authorities reported he is receiving medical care at a local farmhouse.
Seattle reports police officer receives notice from New York authorities that his uncle Mor A. White has died. He is identified as one of ten heirs to an estate estimated at two million dollars.
In Wilmington, a story of attempted bribery connected to the upcoming election erupts with United States Senator Anthony Higgins named. Isaac J. Wootten of Laurel testifies that Laurel postmaster George E. Smith sought favors in exchange for aiding Republicans, including registering false voters and stamping ballots. A midnight meeting with Higgins is described, with promises of rewards and political backing.
New York inspectors reveal harsh effects of the McKinley tariff on cloak and clothing workers. Italians in tenement sweatshops endure long hours and meager pay, with wages from 60 cents to 3 per week for women and children, and men earning up to 3. A large garment market shifts prices up as wages fall, six to twelve hours more, and hundreds of workers suffer under crowded conditions.
A six member Socialist committee in London outlines a resolution for the Trafalgar Square protest on November 13 the Bloody Sunday anniversary. It insists unemployment in the United Kingdom and London grows fast and winter suffering will be unprecedented urging imperial government and local bodies to provide employment on public works. The event is being organized by H. H. Hyndman J. Hunter Watts Shaw Maxwell and other social democrats.
A Brooklyn Democratic Club pamphlet rails against tariffs, portraying a fictional plan to tax every citizen ten cents yearly to fund a Brooklyn factory and charity gifts. It argues tariff praise is robbery and urges voting against Republican high tariffs in November, labeling it confiscation.
A satirical verse notes that every person appears in print at birth with a dollar per line and again at death with no flowers ad fees. Parents must pay to publish details, while the living cannot read and the dead receive no ad.
Mrs Bertha M Tenney of No 4 Jefferson Street sailed to Europe leaving her small two and a half pound black and tan hound with a trusted housekeeper. The dog disappeared and was found at Albert Ludlams bird store. A writ of replevin was issued by Stiles and Clifford with $100 bond and recovered possession. Judge Forsyth awarded $1 damages and costs to the plaintiff. Attorneys Stiles Horatio Allen call the ruling remarkable and precedent setting in Massachusetts.
The article reviews Alexander Pope's six by nine foot canvas depicting St. Euphemia's martyrdom with lions, praising its dramatic composition and color. Edmund Tarbell's large canvas of a lady beside a horse and other works by Wagner, Chase, Hassam and DuMond are noted for strong color, texture, and historical interest. The Mechanics' Association exhibit at the art gallery receives high praise for scope, variety, and preparation for the World's Fair and upcoming rehanging.
The Democratic national committee released a statement accusing Governor McKinley and Republican leaders of delaying and suppressing labor reports. It cites 1890 and 1891 data showing wages fell after the McKinley bill, with higher capital profits and declines in earnings for workers, especially in protected industries like mining and iron works.
Insurance estimates put the total damage at 5 805 000 with extensive losses across furniture oils paints liquor tobacco grocers gas works and manufacturing firms. Major figures include Bubb and Kipp 800 000 J E Patton 250 000 and Hansen Malt 600 000 among many others.
A young woman’s body was found cut into twelve pieces in an empty house on Rue Botzaris near Parc des Buttes-Haymont. The head is missing. Two men are in custody as suspects, sparking intense citywide reaction in a quarter home to many artisans.
A New York Herald commentary argues that boxing stars like James J. Corbett and John L. Sullivan will redefine social prestige. It envisions pugilists becoming society leaders, replacing old aristocracy with combat prowess and public appeal in a changing social era.
October 24 1892 the libel suffices that the libellee be cited to appear at Cambridge before the court on the first Monday of December. A copy of the libel and order will be published weekly in the Boston Post for three weeks and sent by registered mail to the libellee’s residence to show cause why the court prayer should not be granted.
From the Pilot a note that Haile and Wolcott refused a joint debate with Russell and Carroll. The piece recalls a Republican fighter who faced a Massachusetts champion, ending awkwardly after a brief stump encounter, likening the scene to a boy returning home after a traumatic Thrashing Machine episode.
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