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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1897
Page
4
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The Farmers' National Congress in St Paul notes good crop prices and bank liquidity in Illinois and Minnesota, arguing farmers prosper from industry not party. They credit local banks for 6 percent loans and shipments of produce, implying relief from tariff burdens on necessities.
Boston faces a shrinking register with 83,806 names from 96,000 a year ago. The piece urges residents to correct omissions before the State election, noting the pivotal referendum on abolishing the City Council and adopting a new single legislative chamber. It calls for boosting participation toward 100,000 names.
A U S commissioner at Dyea reports a U S marshal and deputies have moved to assume jurisdiction in the Kiondike district, with boundary certainty claimed north of the coast range. The line follows the first meridian and can be determined by astronomical observation and trigonometry.
The passage discusses possible boundary disputes tied to treaty lines and mountain summits along the coast. It notes no challenge to mathematical facts but warns of potential friction from Canadian government exactions affecting American miners, urging Washington to protect American citizens in their rights.
The Spanish government faces uncertain indemnity demands from the United States for Cuban war damages. While Spain asserts U S culpability for misfortunes in Cuba, the article notes difficulty in proving a basis for filibustering-caused damages and cites substantial U S due diligence in neutrality. It also highlights U S claims against Spain for property losses from Spanish actions in Cuba, and argues Spain bears responsibility while conflict remains unacknowledged as war.
The appointment of Henry Demas as naval officer at the port of New Orleans is tied to settlement of debts from William McKinley Os borne on behalf of a cousin who tried to sway delegates at the St Louis convention. Protests to Washington describe Demas as a poor choice in a Louisiana Republican context, with Hanna arranging payments to those who broke pledges.
The Dominion line steamer Canada landed in Boston with the greatest number of European passengers on a regular liner. The passenger list shows a total of 29 dollars, signaling growing travel potential. The article urges harbor improvements and greater terminal facilities to support increased traffic and commerce from local and foreign lines.
The Observant Citizen notes attention to head coverings and prohibitory lines in various locales including bans on certain feather usage and hat size laws. It reports New York proposing an ordinance against hat pins due to injuries, plus reflections on fashion trends like elastic chin bands. It also mentions notable figures arriving for the national Baptist convention and a busy Boston Irish national scene, with profiles of Major Patrick McManus and Ned Hodges. The piece weaves social commentary with local civic notes and colorful sidewalk observations.
Burton calls her name as a train arrives and June, a beautiful twenty year old, steps from a car with Muriel. A jealous suitor muses on inheritance as June learns she may be forced to wed her cousin to keep the estate. Ralph pleads for love and June consents to marry him after an uncle’s stratagem is revealed.
The body of Ogden Goelet who died August 27 aboard his steam yacht Mayflower has been embalmed and sealed in the casket by U S consulate officials at Southampton. The Mayflower will sail to Newport R I to await the family's decision on burial. The widow and two children accompany the remains to the United States.
Iva Marshall Shontz, a Chicago girl and daughter of Dr. H. D. Shontz of Beverly Hills, Chicago, pledges to raise $25,000 in one year to help pay the debt of a Woman's temple. She is a graduate of Monmouth College and of the National.
Miss Eva Marshall Shontz pledges to raise twenty five thousand dollars in one year to lift the debt of the W C T U Woman's Temple in Philadelphia. Her public speaking skill and religious nature led her to devote herself unpaid to the temple fund. Included are Daily Table hints and recipes. AVIS BROWN HOLLEY Plymouth Vermont.
The passage notes various society items including the Duchess of Fife spinning with a black walnut spinning wheel, Brigadier-General Anson Mills planning a Nova Scotia trip, Simon Pokagon near life’s end in Michigan, and the Prince of Wales’s honorary medical status. It also recalls the Harlan family reunion in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a large lineage dating back two centuries, plus a vessel wreck a century ago.
A brief letters page discussion invites readers to weigh in on whether a broad era of general prosperity diminishes or sustains support for the free silver movement. Readers are asked to present concise opinions to the Post’s Discussion Editor.
George A. Knox of Lynn argues in letters to the editor that prosperity does not kill Free Silver but belief in one standard coinage. He contends the Bland and Sherman acts were driven by silver mine profits and that market forces determine value, not government action, predicting only subsidiary coinage remains viable.
ROXBURY. Sir A criticizes Roxbury's stance on circulating medium preferring paper money to gold. The writer argues paper dollars carry more value in compact form, backed by the government, with redemption in gold. He notes international practices and weighs convenience against gold coin size and loss risk.
E A Bell argues that silver is tied to dishonor and that free silver will fade as gold standard supporters gain influence. He attributes financial troubles to Barings failure and a rich man's panic, claiming the era of prosperity will sideline the silver issue and push politicians to more pressing matters.
Berlin asserts Germany will seek a formal explanation from France over Meline's reply to Alsace Lorraine union hopes and to demand satisfaction for alleged prewar excesses at the Berlin embassy after President Faure’s Russia visit. Public anecdotes follow inaperiodical chatter and cartoons.
A reader from Wisner Park Concord Junction Mass criticizes daily ink spent on silver coinage debates. He argues currency is controlled by wealth seekers and questions the impact on ordinary citizens, claiming prosperity hinged on McKinley’s presidency and predicting dire outcomes if Bryan had won. Sept 1, 1897.
A Boston reader criticizes high dividends for Calumet & Hecla and other mines while workers struggle to find jobs. He calls for fair wage distribution, affordable rents, and broad access to land, arguing that true prosperity requires work and money distribution, not silent wealth.
Kilby Street letters weigh in on free silver and what constitutes honest money. The writer challenges John P. Gallagher to define whether he means a paper, silver, or gold dollar and how value is determined against other goods and currencies.
Henry Sterling of Medford Massachusetts denounces a silver movement as a weapon of welfare for monopoly and trusts. He argues that true human rights cannot be won by restricted trade or tariffs and asserts that silver remains a battleground, with fortunes tied to the era’s economic anxieties and reform debates.
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