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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1895
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for Matly and The Sunday Post, with prices for one year six months and three months. It requires subscribers to provide both current and new addresses when changing delivery locations.
The article argues that discrepancies in voter assessment threaten incomplete lists and urges immediate correction. It notes many Democratic voters may be unassessed due to negligence or accident and stresses that a full assessment is essential this year, described as a Democratic year.
The Sunday Post highlights E B Callender's satirical political novel from Massachusetts. It praises wit and movement yet warns readers not to take the work as factual, noting it exaggerates corruption for dramatic effect and should be read with a grain of salt.
Dr Forbes Winslow argues newspapers fuel suicides by detailing crime yet also curb the Jack the Ripper case. He notes secret investigative efforts faltered after eight murders and describes his public disclosure through London and New York columns. He urges balance between sensational reporting and public safety.
Dr Winslow cites publicity as key to stopping the eighth murder and quelling a spree. He argues newspapers guard the community, noting the outburst of crimes ceased after clues were publicized and city thanks flowed to the press for ending the series.
The Post has risen from bottom to top in four years and leads morning sales in New England. Its strongest growth is in Boston and vicinity where ads perform best for local retailers. Proof slips in the ads show asserted claims of superior effectiveness.
The Daily Post asserts it has higher bona fide morning sales in Boston than the Herald and Globe combined. It offers a $1000 forfeit to any paper that dares dispute the claim and demands an impartial canvass of actual sales by news companies and dealers.
The Massachusetts Democracy starts the open political season with hopes of reducing the Republican edge in the legislature and regaining Boston’s municipal control. Notables like Quincy emphasize boosting Democratic representation, while public sentiment leans against the 1895 Republican-dominated Legislature. Major figures including Boutelle, Corcoran, and Carr participate in Sailors Union benefit events, with social rounds featuring Governor Greenhalge, Colonel Adams, and Olney observed among gatherings at Parker House and nearby venues.
The Defender defeated the Valkyrie in a light wind race off Sandy Hook on Saturday, keeping the cup on this side of the Atlantic. Despite Valkyrie expectations, weather caused a tough contest and left uncertainty for the remaining races of the series as Britain eyes tomorrow's match.
The coming week may bring renewed interest in copper mining shares as prices rally worldwide. Demand in America for copper used in power and lighting grows, production struggles to keep pace, and European imports decline, signaling higher copper and related share values for New England investors.
A vast reduction of last year’s Republican governor majority and a notable rise in Democratic representation in the Legislature. The election is shaping as a Democratic mayoral victory and a Democratic board of aldermen, signaling broad party gains.
The Observant Citizen Daily Post extols its rival paper for yacht race reporting and the Mabel Doyle river case. It highlights Cape Cod clam bake coverage with notable attendees and a Cape Cod voyage, plus a Boston Knights Templar week anecdote and a theatre encounter with Treasurer Joe Wagner.
The piece notes early autumn signs in Boston’s hillsides and Back Bay, with shoppers and workers sensing a fall boom. It recounts a humorous street dining scene and describes the Public Library court where a long haired man is admonished for smoking and for bringing magazines from the Periodical room.
Ida confronts her husband John Kent after discovering a deceitful plan involving a mysterious Dear Sue. A forged European voyage, a Boston rendezvous, and a staged birthday surprise reveal a scam linking money, silk dresses, and a family ruse. Eventually Ida and John reconcile with the truth and return home.
The piece compares Irish immigrant wit about New York to fashion norms, noting how dressing can reveal domestic wastefulness and the weariness of worn-out waists. It suggests many women resist outward change though homespun reuse lingers beyond its usefulness.
In Haverhill Union Hall the Socialist Labor party held a convention. Resolutions denounce government as serving the wealthy and harming laboring classes. Michael T. Berry of Haverhill was unanimously named the candidate for Congress in the seventh Essex district. A campaign committee of Whipple Burke Chase Beale Eastman and Hall was elected to run the effort.
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