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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
4
Public notice fragment stating payment instructions for money orders and checks payable to Post Publishing Company. Mentions Boston office at 259 Washington Street and telephone number 428. No clear event or date, but establishes basic payment handling instructions.
The city must offer free instruction to all school age children and allow parents to send their children to school without charge. Citizens pay taxes for schools, but Boston crowds children out due to insufficient accommodations. The city owes taxpayers and students full, honest school access and must remedy overcrowding.
George Fred Williams presents a summary arguing the Democrats restored the nation to health after four years of Republican rule. He claims trusts and wage cuts plagued industry, silver purchases destabilized currency, and Treasury reserves dwindled before Democrats set sound policy and began a path to greater prosperity.
A quotation emphasizes gratitude for blessings and democracy. The speaker asserts the American people will recognize obligations to democracy and repay the costs of public services, including medical care, as part of national duty.
The Boston Journal laments a small wool clip in Ohio and Michigan, but Massachusetts benefits under free wool. Mills reopen and employ thousands, wages rise, and cheap raw material supports manufacturers and workers. Headlines argue protection harmed only wool growers elsewhere, while New England gains from tariff changes.
The article argues that recent burglaries in Boston are by roaming gangs likely from outside the city, tied to last week's visitor influx. It criticizes police efforts to deter crime as inadequate and urges decisive action to clear the criminals out, noting the rise in burglaries and robberies is not creditable to Boston.
The cable notes English bettors favor the Valkyrie three to one in the upcoming America's Cup races. The piece warns such bold wagers reflect as much panic as confidence, noting past challengers often proved overhyped yet always defeated before the Cup. It recalls 20 years ago when the American boat survived a steering mishap to retain the trophy despite rival optimism.
The piece argues Cuban patriots should stabilize their government to gain belligerent status. It notes a reported federal constitution as a step toward that goal and says U S recognition remains impracticable unless insurgents strengthen their position and proves their merits in combat.
The Observant Citizen muses on bicycle evolution from high wheels to tandem designs on Beacon Street. A man and woman push a two bicycles joined device, while Mrs John Regan sails with her son toward Southampton for a Paris headquartered continental tour. A memory of old fashioned politeness closes the excerpt.
A note on washing fabric with Ivory Soap in luke warm water, then drying in shade. A series of vignettes follows, including a courteous Portland Street conductor aiding a traveler, a Cape Cod tax assessor joke, mentions of George Fred Williams at Young's Hotel, and Asher Foster's long theater usher record. The piece also covers a Navy cruiser NY at night with Lt. J. M. Roper, sightings of Ex-Governor Russell and Josiah Quincy at Union Station, and a barber’s pursuit of a full service haircut ending with a $1.45 bill.
A writer critiques billboard advertising for overglow while sharing a tale from a Longfellow valley train stop. A highway billboard mirthfully taunts travelers with Hood's Sarsaparilla as a train halts for water. The piece also notes hotel barbers' inflated charges and commission plays, ending with a country barber comparing city service to rural fare.
The Post won a dramatic early fire coverage victory in East Boston. At 8:04 the first alert arrives, and by 8:08 street sales begin across the city. Competing papers lag, while the Post dominates streets, ferries, and business districts with rapid extras and praise from readers. The Post's newsboy network expands as demand surges. It is hailed as a grand Post victory.
Residents of 29 East Concord street report a full unhealthful cesspool draining into the sewer. A letter from Mary Cannon asks how to force action by the Board of Health after diphtheria cases. Officials cite the 1892 act shifting responsibility to building inspectors, who require owner action unless a public nuisance.
Washington dispatch lists original and increased pensions for Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire items. Names include Isaac Mills Somerville Edward Leach Brockton Eunice Ingalls Boston Anastasia Murphy Lowell and more with towns Clinton Marlboro Worcester Lynn Rockland Barn.
Gray Gables scenes unfold as Dulcie Heywood, the shy church helper, wins the widowed minister Paul Bloomsbury after enduring envy from Kate Harris and Mabel Langley. The romance leads to a church union with Dulcie moving into the rectory, and a quiet vow of love.
A group of church women in Rev. Paul Bloomsbury's parish plans an entertainment to furnish the minister's study and wardrobe. Ellen Eaton pushes tableaux, Kate Harris favors a literary event, Mabel Langley proposes a musical soirée, and Dulcie Heywood is pressed into action as the plans linger past nine.
A group of friends visited Mr John Hooper of Island street Roxbury and presented him with a handsome clock last evening. Mr Frank McDowell gave a warm speech representing the visitors while Hooper replied in courteous style. Entertainment included M J Gillon piano solo Joseph Ferri back and wing dance and the Hampden Quartet. A pleasant evening featured customary games into the late hours.
Miss Susan Veronica Quinn of Boston and John Francis Duggan secretary treasurer of the New England Typographical Union of Worcester married at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross yesterday at 9 AM. Rev D A Doherty officiated and a nuptial mass followed. Bridesmaid Mary A. Quinn, best man Edward J. Duggan, ushers Joseph E. Duggan and BE R. McLaughlin. Reception at 34 Shawmut Avenue. The couple will live at Crescent street Worcester after a wedding tour.
In Melrose on September 4 Miss Annie Haws Kins organist of St Marys Catholic Church wed William H Sullivan a parish member. Rev Father Glynn officiated with Miss Annie M Sullivan as bridesmaid and Mr J P Duffy as best man. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s parents home.
John Joseph Scott of Boston and Miss Mary B Grandison were married yesterday by Rev P J Gormley at St Marys Church. Miss Abbie G Grandison sister of the bride was bridesmaid and William Scott brother of the groom was best man. The bride wore white satin with a full veil and orange blossoms. A reception followed at the bride's parents home 9 Bartlett street Charlestown.
Miss Celia McLaughlin of 9 Poplar Street married Frederick F Leary at St Joseph's Church last evening. A reception followed at the groom's parents home. The couple depart for New York tonight and will reside on Roxbury side street upon return.
The Old South School Alumni Association met at the Congregational chapel in Marshfield with about 100 attendees. Officers elected: President G. M. Baker, vice president John H. Bourne, secretary E. B. Williamson, committee members G. M. Baker, E. B. Williamson, G. W. Ventress, E. C. Sprague, Mrs. Rebecca Darling, Mrs. Martha Sherman, Ephraim Walker. A dinner followed and speeches were made. next reunion set for the last Wednesday in August 1896.
Medford on Cradock bridge at 6 45 in the evening two bicycle riders collided Arthur Gondreaux was thrown from his wheel and suffered a fractured collar bone The other rider Morrison escaped injury The injured man was taken to Dr St Dennis and then to his home Gondreaux was on the wrong side of the street
The funeral for Captain Michael Merrick will be held tomorrow. At 9:30 a.m. services will be at his home 671 Washington Street Dorchester, with public services at 10 a.m. in St Peter's Church at Meeting House Hill. The Board of Police orders mourning draped on Field's Corner station house for thirty days.
Two brief Cambridge fires were reported yesterday afternoon. A blaze at Dr. Wyman's house on Church street caused $200 damage, insured. Soon after, a second fire at 81 Broadway in a Fisk heirs house, sparked by a Bird's foundry spark, caused slight loss.
By the will filed yesterday in Cambridge the Boston Museum of Fine Arts receives the Humboldt portrait by Moses Wight. Wight bequeaths to his wife all personal and real property including land on Cambridge street, Boston, and notes his Paris address at 49 Boulevard Rochechouvart.
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