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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1893
Page
4
Senator Vance warned that repealing the Republican silver purchase law would crash silver prices, likening it to the Indian mint closure. The market had already discounted repeal, and silver largely held firm after the bill's passage. Past drops in silver following Indian action recovered quickly, showing other market influences at work.
With only about forty two votes expected in the Lords division on Friday the piece for Home Rule advances. Movements toward abolishing the Lords gain pace as seven years of political change unfold since Gladstone’s bill was rejected.
The article notes theatres reopened, public schools resume, and autumn goods appear as crowds return from summer outings. Churches call worship, and a mood of confidence and enterprise pervades the season.
A perfect Labor Day in Boston featured a massive but peaceful parade. Organized labor received praise for a well behaved crowd, the procession was the greatest seen, and the day ended without incident. It touted a new era of prosperity ahead.
Dr Graves dies by his own action after a sensational crime judged by many as confession through death. The case centers on a poison murder of a woman for gain, with Graves denying guilt to the end. The dramatic finale mirrors a dramatic trial, raising questions about criminal psychology and fate.
The narrative traces Dr Graves's greed driven crime and his suicide to shield wife and mother from ruin. The doomed physician poisons Mrs Kaby then takes his own life, hoping to preserve some fortune from a hopeless defense. It presents a stark study of materialism and remorse.
The currency premium has nearly vanished signaling an end to the monetary scare across the nation. Hoarders released their stores as $45,000,000 flowed into banks and business channels, restoring confidence though gold flows may ease. Less gold from England is expected this month, but wheat purchases will sustain some level of demand.
Congressman O Nei l predicts passage of the repeal bill before the Democratic convention in Massachusetts. The writer urges the Senate to stop rhetoric and vote soon, noting the public’s weariness with long Washington debates as business activity rises.
The ousting of John S. Davenport from his New York office is likely to lead to repeal of the Congress law that made him a national nuisance. Davenport’s actions as federal supervisor of elections have troubled the nation, and the recent force bill vote indicated the danger of such coercive power. He is removed from his official rooms and will soon be out of office.
In a vivid column the author praises Jim Mellen and the Labor Day parade turnout, noting 19 000 marchers and strong labor solidarity. The piece muses on happiness from abstaining while lampooning civic signage and includes quirky anecdotes about locals, the Stetsons, and a World’s Fair style idea for grass maintenance on the Common with street theater charm.
The Scots held their fourth annual picnic at Spy Pond Grove Arlington drawing 6000 attendees. Fifteen clans formed a parade from Caledonian Hall to the depot and onto the grounds, with the Lynn Brass Band leading. Scots games and events featured many prizes and races, with Duncan C. Ross and Chief Stewart among winners and a concert by the Lynn Band finishing the day.
A trove of brief, witty clippings from multiple papers features humorous quotes and light banter. Items parody advice farming satire and social etiquette, with jokes about umbrellas, sunlit ballparks, trains, and trains-of-thought misreads.
Boston Post notes the Sick Baby Service status with totals and financials. Post Doctor's Report lists calls and cases treated by Dr D E Ball, including dates Sept 1 and Sept 2, with annual totals and breakdowns.
James H. Beatty of Saco was riding a bicycle at the Saco Driving Park when he spurted forward and struck a pole attached to a roller team. He sustained injuries likely to prove fatal.
Worcester Sept 4 A 50 year old war veteran David Casey fell from a wall in Whitinsville Saturday evening and broke his neck.
Denver reports Dr T Thatzara Graves killed himself in county jail. Attorneys and friends oppose an autopsy and inquest. speculation links the poison believed used to end his life with that in a whiskey bottle mailed to Mrs Barnaby. Mrs Graves resists inquiry citing his letters and alleged heart failure from prosecution shocks.
The schooner William Smith, abandonded after a mighty gale off Charleston, sank with crew adrift. Captain Thad deus Babbidge of Camden Maine and his wife Mrs. Babbidge were rescued by the Norwegian bark Freidig, then transferred to the bark Syra of Baltimore with Captain Pattengall, nine days from Tampa Florida. The Smith’s crew endured thirty six hours without food or water before rescue.
Governor Flower and Chauncey M. Depew led New York dignitaries into the Chicago fair hall as New York Week kicked off. The Iowa State Band played and crowds pressed to gain entry, with hundreds denied admission. Depew presided and lauded New York, then Flower greeted constituents and guests from other states.
An arrangement with Drexel & Co and Brown Bros to purchase the Readings of 1898 from holders at par on Oct 1 1893 and extend as gold bonds for forty years at 5 percent payable in gold and tax free. Holders may extend at price 1021 2 if notice by Sept 23. About $2,700,000 outstanding prior to the consolidated mortgage totaling $5,245,700 on the Reading railroad.
The Marquis de Logerot hotel in New York was suddenly closed Saturday night after the proprietor made an assignment to George Guion of Coudert Bros. Guion immediate took possession and, after reviewing the property, concluded that at least a temporary suspension was inevitable amid cascading financial disasters.
The nineteenth annual convention of the United States Railway Mail Service Mutual Benefit Association begins this morning at 10 30 o clock in Faneuil Hall and will run for four days in this city.
The Boston audience welcomed The Black Crook at the Boston Theatre with vast crowds, electric scenery, and a starry cast led by Mlle Zole Tornaghi and Miss Lida Dexter. Eugene O Rourke shined in The Wicklow Postman while A Trip to Chinatown drew enthusiastic notices.
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