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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1897
Page
4
The Hotel Touraine in Boston sets a high standard of elegance and comfort, showcasing modern hotel design where art, science, and ingenuity serve guests. The exterior architecture and interior decoration reflect refined harmony, enhancing the city’s appeal for residents and visitors alike.
Governor Bushnell told a Post reporter he expects victory in his fall bid but doubts Hanna can win a full Senate term. He acknowledges responsibility for Hanna’s position and criticizes the cabinet reshuffle that bumped Sherman aside. He mentions Ohio prosperity due to crops and prices, not tariffs. He hopes his doubt about Hanna’s reelection fades into certainty.
Trade reports for the week closing show strong activity across the country. Wholesale merchants report record volumes in August, prices hold at high levels, bank clearings rise, and reported failures decline. Compared with 1892, clearings are up 16 percent. August leads four-year gains, signaling a sweeping boom felt nationwide.
The July 1897 Treasury report shows exports at 69,925,770 dollars, up 4.3 million from July 1896, with seven month totals reaching 649,943,879 dollars versus 500,527,005 last year. Manufactured goods lead growth while agricultural exports fall. Gold exports drop from 11,931,438 to 5,462,869 for July, and seven month gold totals fall from 54,922,948 to 30,559,071, signaling steady progress despite tariff concerns.
Judge Lawrence castigates the Republican tariff stance before the Ohio Wool Growers Association. The opposition says the Dingley bill fails to provide ample protection, condemning the wool tax as an industry tax that raises costs for clothing and fabrics across the country.
The Hon. Seth Low, president of Columbia University, has accepted the independent nomination for Mayor of Greater New York. Presented with a written request signed by 127,000 voters, it would be unreasonable to decline.
A detective judge in Kalispell presides over horse theft trials among miners and Indians. Morning Screamer, Short Man, and others face sentencing while a white captive Moon Eyes pleads for mercy. Morning Screamer’s horse returns with Moon Eyes granting him safe passage to see him. The judge reflects that love governs both tribes and palefaces alike.
McManus & Co. announces store closures all day Monday in observance of Labor Day. The note praises Mr. Low as capable and public-spirited, but cautions that election outcomes depend on voter support and party dynamics in a three-way mayoral race for Greater New York.
The Observant Citizen discusses Bernal Osborne's disconnection from the Post, Michael J. Creed's rise as park commissioner and his Charley’s class nickname, and remarks on Rev Dr Little and Rev Dr Lorimer’s sermons after Atlantic trips. It also mentions Police Commissioner Clark aboard the Canada and ex Senator Pinkerton’s views on superstitions, Odd Fellows conferences, and Weymouth’s stance on the Yonkers postmastership amidst a list of applicants.
Judge Du Boils rode 800 miles from Missouri to the Flathead River and 200 miles south of the Sweet Grass Hills on Montana’s northern circuit. His district covered five vast counties and several Indian reservations as he headed to Kalispell to try Indians accused of horse theft. He was a Georgia grandson of Bob Tombs who vowed to call the results.
Private cable from Paris reports Hon. Edward IL Pierce of Milton seriously ill in that city. No details on illness. His son George Pierce left for New York Monday and then sailed Tuesday to join his father and mother abroad since early summer.
A daily menu lists breakfast items like granola with cream and sugar and a dessert recipe for bird's nest pudding. It provides step by step directions for preparing baked apples in a custard mix, suggesting serving hot or cold, attributed to Mrs. W. Wood of Crescent Beach.
A New York boycott led by 400 leaders targets the Merchants and Manufacturers Board of Trade over baggage inspections by spies at piers. Women vow perpetual opposition, urging husbands and allies to forego purchases of cloaks gowns furs hats pins. Leaders include Mrs John Jacob Astor and others as the blacklist spreads.
A series of brief items notes Edward Everett Hale crediting Latin schooling for Boston’s literary standing and mentions notable local elderly and historic anecdotes. Highlights include Barnstable twins’ 92nd birthday, Burke Perkins’ 94th wedding to 16 year old Elizabeth Goings in Greenville Ohio, and a Pittsburgh woman planning a hospital for lepers in China. It also covers Siam’s king viewing Moses in the Lords committee room and Elder Spear, a 60 year preacher, continuing his ministry with minimal pay and grand dreams of a 100th birthday sermon.
An article argues against making gowns from old materials and promotes a ready feasible at home bloused basque or casaque. It highlights a dress that can be crafted with limited effort for a satisfactory outcome, featuring a double breasted bolero in white.
A sewing guide describes a bolero outfit using faced cloth with a left side closure and three large pearl buttons. An accordion flounce of black chiffon sits between lining and garment, nine inches deep and gathered inside a white leather belt. Sleeves are quilted in small squares, with black velvet ribbons finishing the bolero edge and a chiffon tie at the neck. Other materials and colors may be used. The lower flounce should be soft and sheer. The Latest.
Ida Spitzer and Isaac Ahrlick were married last evening at Baldwin Place Synagogue. Rabbi Moses M. Margolis officiated with Rev. David Rosenthal assisting. Morris Spitzer served as best man and Lillie Spitzer was maid of honor. The couple's reception followed at 18 Cooper Street.
A collage of light jokes and snippets from humor columns. Quips about Miss Van Peet’s English footman, an increase in Goodluck’s salary for extra work, a lawyer’s boast, and a red-nosed editor’s joke about intellectual openings. Plus a gag about Esop and a quip on age and youth.
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