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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1894
Page
4
The speaker addresses Mr Reed Mr McKinley and other Republican leaders asking for a clear stance on current tariff policy. He notes tariff agitation previously claimed to have gained business and asks if, with the tariff bill passed and business reviving, another agitation would ruin the recovery. He demands direct answers rather than evasion.
The Park Theatre staged Henry Guy Carleton's lively new drama Lem Kettle last night to strong popular approval. Critics praised the clean, attractive plot and the performance, calling it a public benefactor’s triumph and urging broad viewing.
Boston aldermen intend to determine who holds power to grant street disturbance permits. They plan to present the Brookline Gaslight case to the Supreme Court and urge the Attorney General to initiate the matter, arguing the nine year dispute over charter amendments and jurisdiction.
The piece argues the Hoosac Tunnel crash shows even a simple railroad block system depends on correct human action. It praises robust signals but faults human operators for errors, stressing well paid, carefully chosen signal men as critical as machinery for safety.
Chauncey M. Depew, in a Hamburg proclamation, counters Governor McKinley’s dire tariff fears. He argues prosperity returns within two years with the new tariff, predicting mines furnaces mills and factories in full operation, railroads profitable, and currency circulation rising, spurring farm and general production.
The passage asserts that the vast unexploited industrial energy of 70,000,000 people will power a broad revival once credit and stability are secure. It likens this to prevailing business optimism and dismisses Governor McKinley’s gloomy forecasts as out of step with the current economic optimism noted by W. W. Crapo.
The article notes a new New Bedford mill reopened yesterday with all workers returning to the old wage rate. It argues this wage level is already near the minimum acceptable for American labor and suggests wages will rise as print cloth prices climb. Mill owners will prefer reopening without cuts to protect profits and retain operatives.
The Maine result rewards ex Speaker Reed and Governor McKinley with credit for the victory, while Governor Greenhalge’s misstep over a Gorham route excludes him. Republican leaders debate who merits the honor and the 1896 nomination chances, pondering a drawing to allocate Maine’s contribution.
Expert Accountant Amos D. Albee reports the Boston Post leads in morning sales across multiple sections including Egleston Square Jamaica Plain Washington Street Tremont streets Roxbury and Park square line Cambridge. It outsells competitors on several streetcar lines and is a strong second on Brookline and Brighton. More women read the Post than any other paper, and its per thousand rate is the lowest among New England papers.
Questions overheard at Union Station reference Lowell trains and Lexington depot. Belle Armstrong now Mrs Whitney jokes about heart trouble. St Paul total abstinence convention delegates form a tourist club to fund transport to future meetings. Boston union president Father O Reilly inspires, Secretary Mulready honored with a diamond ring by delegates. Mulready longtime Rockland selectman. A Dorchester street bottle incident ends with suspicion of dynamite.
Explosions blocked the destruction of a glass bottle until a milkman walked to the spot and carried it away. Assistant City Clerk John T. Priest received unanimous election as president of the Thirty-sixth Massachusetts Regiment Association on its thirty second anniversary. Chef Joseph Crafts faces reform to seek office in the Ananias Fishing Club after confessing fishing in lower Canada was not good. Aldermen show interest in Prentiss Cummings's belief in street railways during a recent statement.
Queen Victoria's walking stick carries a tale of Charles II and Seringapatam loot, while Joan of Arc inspires a new statue in Domremy. Russia's Cross of St George honors bravery with a female holder, and San Francisco women embrace swimming. England boasts the lone woman trainer of thoroughbreds, Mrs. Chaloner, with five sons in racing. Ada Negri's poetry shines from humble origins as a Milanese daughter. A Nebraska woman imagines police leadership, and Missouri shows wills of iron as Mrs. Hannon retrieves her poodle from the pound with an axe.
In a dialogue the Great Publisher urges Mr. Quill to publish with drastic changes. He suggests altering the heroine’s marriage to a death on the eve of nuptials, killing the hero in a railroad accident, and ending with a comedian between two graves at twilight.
In a spirited era piece, six prominent women including Miss Frances Willard and Miss Kate Field advocate for women riding bicycles. They emphasize health, independence, and practical dress. The discussion frames cycling as a civil rights issue and a healthful recreation free from modesty concerns.
Boston’s Park Theatre hosts the new Henry Guy Carleton play Lem Kettle featuring Tim Murphy in the title role. The rural comedy includes vivid supporting performances by Dorothy Sherrod, Samuel Reed, Clara Thropp, and John E. Ince, with a diverse Burlesque and vaudeville lineup closing the program.
The Museum company will debut the opera Prince Pro Tem at the home theatre next Monday evening. Three acts feature new music dances and an elaborate scenic design with elegant costumes. Box office sales begin this morning for the entire opening week amid strong public anticipation.
Miss Virginia Knapp of Virginia displays remarkable strength and mind reading at Austin & Stone’s Museum, lifting strong men as if they were paper and locating hidden articles with ease. Rosa performs whirlwind dancing and swordsmanship with a Mahometan opponent, while a Parisian fencing troupe led by Mlle Lolette Royale entertains crowds hourly.
The New Lyceum Theatre offered a strong vaudeville program headlined by James F. Hoey. Highlights included John LeClair the balancing act, Fremonts in song and comedy, Adele Purvis Onri from Paris with daring wire work, the Mississippi River scene by Billy and Daisy Golden, newcomers Clemense brothers with an encore, Whitman the impersonator, and the duo Binns with Valesca and Bonita in Parisian comedy.
The Palace Theatre offers a varied bill this week including Gus Hill's New York stars and vaudeville acts. Nellie Waters delivers a renowned dialect singing and character performance while Daly and Devere entertain with Bridget's Word Goes. Wallon and Parks dazzle on ladders, Fred H. Leslie trains dogs, and C. W. Littlefield mimics with flair as the Crane brothers and Gardner siblings showcase musical sketches.
The program featured Master Dick Gardner’s baton juggling and Irish turns by Leonard and Moran, Mme Flora’s transformation dance, La Mont brothers’ gymnastic exhibition, Clark and Andrews in an Irish comedy, and Fred J. Huber’s farce "500 Reward Dead or Alive." Also shown were Marie Warren, Little Proto, Jessie Olivier, Gilson and Miles, and songs, living pictures, and a Battery B stage production at Grand Museum with Reginald Verlag and Lora Addison leading a large ensemble.
An exhibit titled Austen's scenograph of the World's Fair will open on September 24 at the Casino on Tremont Street Boston. It recreates the exposition with its buildings, waterways, fountains, lagoons, court of honor and wooded islands. Viewers experience daylight and darkness effects as if seen from 600 feet, with the lake beneath and excursion boats.
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