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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1895
Page
4
Boston Post announces mailing terms and payment details. Almoney is sent at sender's risk. Checks drafts and money orders should be payable to the Post Publishing Company.
At a school committee meeting the board diverting 10,000 from a 500,000 fund to temporary wooden buildings to ease crowded schools. Officials urged immediate, permanent expansion, warning delays will cut into student schooling and urging foresight for sufficient future schoolhouses.
history recalls 1871 Livonia beat Umbia in a race after America’s Defender suffered steering gear damage. Yesterday, Defender’s damaged spar cost the win as in a 24 year old precedent. A similar incident earlier saw the British boat suffer while Puritan and Genestd maneuvered near the line.
The Defender finished the race under challenging conditions with a weakened topmast and a postponement. The performance demonstrates her capability to win the series, and observers now hope for good weather and strong winds with no further incidents.
The commentary warns Senator Sherman’s push to reestablish McKinleyism risks repeating past protectionist mistakes. It argues a fixed tariff policy sustains prosperity, while any return to McKinley duties could provoke strong opposition from industry groups and workers alike.
The Catholic University in Washington begins admitting women to higher education, a radical departure from church tradition. The move clears a path for women in all fields, though degrees remain unequal to men here. The piece notes Harvard grants equality in degrees earlier and predicts eventual formal recognition for women like Winter.
The piece warns that excessive freedom for American girls risks danger and tragedy. It argues Mabel Doyle’s death shows the need for home shelter and strict parental supervision to protect girls from day or night liberties and unforeseen perils.
The article urges moving national political conventions to July or August in Boston, arguing the city offers comfort and efficiency for delegates. It recalls the 1868 New York convention memory and asserts Boston’s status as a premier summer destination makes it the best choice if conventions are postponed from June.
The piece notes Joseph Reed Hoar of Roxbury as a rising stage figure with a flare for droll stories likely to appear at Grand Opera House soon. It mentions Hon. E A Morse of Canton challenging claims with a $1000 reward for proof of an alleged quote and reports playful score chatter among papers about a recent victory.
The clipping bundle questions Boston Globe reporting on the Valkyrie and Defender yacht race, noting disputed finish times and alleged improprieties in official versus unofficial timings. It cites observations from Navesink Highlands and Mackay-Bennett and accuses the Globe of sourcing hacks rather than genuine news.
Colonel John Warren, a Grand Army figure, was hit on the head by falling granite near the Masonic Temple yesterday morning. Surgeons later removed part of his skull but no serious outcome is anticipated.
In the marshy flats a hurricane roars in as Rostales rushes to return home. Zaputcha leads a pirogue through towering seas toward Pointe aux Jones, with Frank killed and the narrator cast into dark, violent surf. The storm drowns Beloxi’s hopes and ends with the narrator clinging to a tree root, finding Frank’s lifeless body.
The excerpt discusses demi season fashion with collars and blouses, praising their soft bewitching effects. It notes a trend to trim sleeve tops to mimic collar effects and hints at continuing variations in fabric and trim.
Broad collars break the line at the shoulder while soft sleeves stay on trend. The leg of mutton sleeve remains beloved but must stay puffed away from the shoulder seam. Deep folds at the arm create waste fabric into a graceful sleeve, trimmed with narrow ribbon. The bodice shown uses black and white check silk with black velvet bows at neck and waist.
In Newport New Jersey on September 10 RL Willing defeated H W Herrick in the tenth annual Casino tennis tournament in a match described with lively local tone and noted as a decisive win for Willing in the event’s long running series.
The Middlesex South Agricultural Fair in Framingham hosts Colonel Henry A. Thomas in Governor Greenhalge’s stead. He praises diverse Massachusetts industry, practical farming, and education, urging progress in agriculture, manufacture, and patriotism to sustain the republic.
Cambridge city council held hearings on condemning ten and a half acres bounded by Mt Auburn avenue and the Charles River for a contagious disease hospital. Residents argued the site would depress property values and spoil the neighborhood, while park commissioners opposed the move citing parkway plans. The meeting also covered Seventh street extension costs and sewer department funding, with nominations for precinct officers and two special policemen.
The Post has rapidly risen to the top of morning papers in New England. Its astonishing growth in Boston and surrounding areas shows its strong effect on local retail advertising. Every advertisement carries a proof line in the Post’s composing room.
Barnstable Sept 10 The Barnstable County Agricultural Society elected officers including President John Simpkins Yar mouth and vice presidents John Kenrick and Thomas C Day Secretary Henry M Hutchings Treasurer Andrew F Sherman and a large executive committee from multiple towns. Races in 2:0 and 2:29 classes were held with William Li winning 2:35 1-2 in 2:50 class and Alma Goldsmith taking 2:32 1-2 in 2:29 class.
The Daily Post in Boston declares its morning sales surpass the Herald and Globe combined and offers a $1000 forfeit to any newspaper that questions the claim. The Post invites an impartial canvass of actual sales by news companies and dealers to settle the dispute.
Worth Berwick Mo September 10 The third annual fair of the North Berwick Agricultural Association opened under favorable conditions with strong displays in vegetables china painting and fancy articles and a large livestock exhibit. The colt races were won by Reginat and Boyce in 1 22 and 2 62 respectively. Racing tomorrow will include 250 and 235 classes with many entries.
Trotting events at Wyman Park in Ellsworth under the Hancock County Fair Association featured a 2:35 class with $125 purse and five starters. Mil dred H. won for Clement, Harry L. took second. best time 2:33 1 2. A three minute class with a $100 purse had nine starters, Bell Franklin first and Lady gre second. best time 2:30. Attendance was about 70.
Shaw and Kaiser deny involvement in any wage strike and state they have no wage dispute with employees. They assert misreporting in today’s Post and request correction, dated September 10.
The fifteenth district Republican Club held a house warming at its Salem headquarters. Captain William M. Hill presided. Speeches were made by Hon. S. N. Gawyer of Danvers, Hon. B. F. Southwick of Peabody, Representative George C. Russell, and others, followed by a collation.
Providence Rhode Island September 10 William C Swinburne faced Judge Sweetland in Sixth District Court for assaulting David F Lingane editor of the Evening Telegram Swinburne was found probably guilty and bound over to the grand jury for further action
A reader urges the city and telegraph firm to sync the noon fire alarm gong to the most reliable clock at the fire alarm HQ even if off by a minute. Since the noon signal has varied, the writer accepts minor errors and notes others share the concern.
This evening the U S tug Rocket and the torpedo station divers raised the Monroe launch from her dock after she sank Saturday from tank overflow. The craft was found to be only lightly damaged and was brought to the surface with professional help.
The report notes troops moving to Fort Adams to relieve units that were quickly transferred to their new post, detailing the sequence of redeployments and the timing of the relief.
Somerville overseers recount a dire case of Mrs. Witham 22, abandoned by her husband after job loss. She sold nearly all possessions including the cradle to support her child, refuses the almshouse, and seeks city aid with hope for employment. Officials urge nearby firms to offer work suitable for a mother and child.
The Machinery and Brass Moulders Union No 106 presents demands for a minimum wage of 3 dollars per day a ban on piece work and union card recognition after two months of unproductive talks with employers. Employers given until the 10th to respond. Union claims to have organized most Boston shops with seventy eight new members and twenty seven reinstatements, signaling near universal unionization.
In Haverhill, shoe workers dread a broad strike overshadowing January’s stoppage. Friction over price lists with manufacturers grows as unions prepare meetings, with Agent Pomeroy told to call union gatherings. Labor men condemn factory methods and demand independent price terms.
The Pattern Makers Union affiliated with the National League of North America held an enthusiastic meeting last evening with several new members initiated. A winter revival series was announced to boost membership, starting on the fourth Tuesday. The president noted a rumor of wage reductions though no official word existed, urging both organized and unorganized members to unite for wage protection.
The cloth hat and capmakers strike was short. By 8 a m yesterday, every machine at Fox & Co. and Rosenfeld's was running, and most men who left earlier returned to work. Employers say the strikers are poor stayers.
Hartford dispatch reports Iron moulders at the Rus sell Erwin factory in New Britain went on strike seeking a 2 percent wage increase. The stoppage began today, disrupting production and prompting negotiations with management.
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