This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription terms including daily and Sunday rates, payment in advance, and address details for subscribers. It notes second class matter status, payment methods, and where to obtain the newspaper in New York hotels.
The public is affected by the West End and Elevated Company lease for ninety nine years. The deal transfers West End property and franchises to the Elevated Company, with stock and bond issues for improvements and 8 percent dividends to West End holders. The lease requires arbitration for disputes between the firms.
Congress will be asked in December to authorize a permanent census bureau to handle the expanding scope of national statistics. The piece argues that a fixed bureau, with trained census staff led by Colonel Carroll L Wright, is needed to ensure efficient decennial enumeration and reduce patronage-driven bungling.
The piece discusses potential supervisors for the 1900 U S census. It notes Colonel Wright’s unavailability and suggests Horace G Wadlin, chief of Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor, for the role. It also cites Massachusetts as a leader in statistical work and mentions General Francis A Walker’s successful censuses.
A critique of Havana as a continual threat to U S citizens from yellow fever. The piece argues the disease is preventable with sanitation, condemns Cuban neglect, and urges quarantine and sanitary measures while warning against international negligence and the potential importation of the plague.
The State Crescent Beach reservation, run by the Metropolitan Park Commission, shows clear success after lowering bathing fees. The beach draws thousands daily, with Labor Day visits highlighting the public benefit and cost savings versus private tariffs. Requests for more bathrooms and expanded facilities are urged for future capacity.
Edward L. Pierce, long active in politics and public life, died in Paris on Sunday. Harvard Law School graduate, he opposed the Know Nothing movement and later served as collector of internal revenue and a state representative for the fourth Norfolk district. His literary work includes the Memoir of Charles Sumner with two concluding volumes issued recently.
A report from across Ireland notes widespread crop failure and rising provisions prices. Grain losses from inclement weather and potato crop damage threaten hardship for American readers, English policy and the British government urged to act swiftly and generously.
Readers comment on West End car tickets and Park Street Station policy, demand fair fare value, and question storage of obsolete structures. The column also reports on Joseph Arthur’s India views, Gargan’s Yellowstone trip, John D. Buckingham’s music posts, and police kindness to a homeless boy. Local vignettes include a cycling cleric, ex-Fitchburg detective reunions, and dramatic clues in a vanished couple case.
A New York physician Frank Leyland recalls a past rival Mark Granville as he guards his fortune and memory. A Colorado vacation incident tears into Evelyn Cunningham and a hotel mystery reveals Granville's scheme leading to Leyland's bitter obsession.
Miss Gertrude Dwyer of San Antonio Texas was selected Queen of Texas Beauty at a beauty carnival in Waco Texas and has just returned.
A digest of varied items: Camille Saint-Saens to conduct at Covent Garden in London next spring. Arthur G. Burley noted as Chicago's oldest businessman who lived there sixty years. Kipling's Jungle Book translated into German by an English teacher who grew up with Kipling. Notable civic efforts include Mrs. Lou Delibes founding an asylum near Paris. General Lew Wallace criticizing bicyclists in Crawfordsville.
The Leighton House closing ball drew prominent local society figures as host Mr. and Mrs. Allen received a jardinere pedestal and a fine punch bowl with glassware. Presentation was led by Mrs. J. P. Tolton with several couples serving on the presenting committee. Mr. Allen expressed gratitude for the hospitality.
A selection of wry lines and humorous quips from newspapers. Jests range from warships and consulships to a girl on a wheel and a question mark. Observations touch on aging, life’s worth, light under a bushel, Klondike dreams, cows and gum, and fortuitous advantages among inmates.
Kipling retells a tale praising Egyptian Army Sergeant Instructors who forged improved troops for Khedive soldiers. The poem frames a khaki sergeant as a modern Moses guiding Pharaoh through hardships, bridging Britain’s empire with military reform amid heat, dust, disease, and toil.
Fall River board debates corruption claims after Alderman Hathaway moves to appoint a special committee to investigate the city officers election. Mayor Greene vetoes as too broad, debate follows with Hathaway naming Hale Remington’s election as assistant fire chief as the targeted issue. Only Hathaway votes to proceed, others opposing.
London reporters describe a pair calling themselves the Duke and Duchess of Rio Grande arraigned at Marylebone Police Court on charges of defrauding hotels and boarding houses. The man, a short dapper figure, and the woman, Mrs. Clara Conger, drew mixed commentary as magistrates remanded them for a week with bail offered for the woman.
In Concord on September 7 a decision halted issuing a murder arrest warrant for John Harris until after this week’s inquest. Mrs. Butters was buried at her Main Street home. Carl Butters’ condition improved at Massachusetts General Hospital. bullet fragments remain, and Harris’s prognosis remains doubtful.
Delegates papers filed at Republican city headquarters with Henry Bowden carrying Senator Charles E. Folsom papers Stephen M. Marshall with Ward 4 papers and William A. Lewis of Ward 7 sleeping onsite to secure early filing Prohibitionists set state convention in Boston today Rev A B Coates of Beverly to preside Professor John Bascom of Williams College leads gubernatorial nomination race
Ellen S. Tolman of Lawrence denounces a Sept 5 Post item headlined Seeks Pensions stating she retired from business. She explains nearly twelve years of practice before Interior Treasury War and Navy, with national and state affiliations, clients across the West and overseas, and warns that the misstatement may cause annoyance or injury.
To the Editor of the Post the writer argues capitalists wield land control as a weapon, likening it to highway robbery. He claims wealth equals land and labor values and suggests taxing ground rents to curb landlord power, forcing landlords to align with capital or lose land.
G. F. Lombard argues land ownership should be held by the people rather than capital and wealthy holders. He blames city land value on wealth concentration rather than population, noting warehouses stay stocked while many estates sit idle. He warns land monopoly persists until both capital and land belong to the people.
In a letter to the editor a reader presses the case for more free transfers by the West End and rebuts counsel Elder’s poverty excuse. The author questions the Herald editorial on West End lease profits, asks where unearned Elevated income originates, and accuses the public of being deceived by corporate surplus reports from 1896 and earlier.
Foulard fabrics emerge as the season's choice for winter wear with affordable silk gowns. Black and white ensembles lead afternoon tea looks at Claremont, featuring lattice velvet ribbons, lace flounces, and fitted bodices. A young girl's gown showcases black velvet trimming, white mousseline de soie, and pearl button accents paired with a large black picture hat.
Daily table hints outline a roast beef dinner with tomato sauce, sweet potatoes, and apple tapioca pudding. Pannikins describe warm minced ham or veal in cream sauce served with baked eggs and buttered cups. Apple tapioca specifics include pearl tapioca, boiling water, salt, and baked apples with lemon juice. MISS B. ENGEL in Roxbury appears as the contributor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.