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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post lists subscription prices: One dollar for six months, three dollars for a year, with partial rates for other periods. Address changes must be provided with current and new addresses. Payments in advance. checks or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company. Editor E A Grozier.
Speaker Reed argues that wheat income fuels national production and employment. He says high prices help farmers but do not equal prosperity, stressing industrial rewards for all workers while wheat earnings stimulate broader production across the country.
The Treasury report shows 22 633 U S merchant vessels totaling 4 769 0 tons with only 12 percent in foreign trade. Most ships serve domestic and coastwise routes. Atlantic Gulf coasts lose 20 000 tons while Great Lakes gain 86 000 tons as foreign carrying declines and lake tonnage rises. The piece attributes this to Republican policy restricting national flag ownership.
The Bank of England directors reportedly propose reserving part of the bank’s assets in silver under the incorporation act. The plan echoes 1881 Paris conference notions on international silver cooperation and may reflect progress by General Paine’s commission. A 70 million ounce purchase would form a one fifth reserve, signaling changing attitudes toward silver markets.
A report notes discussions to convene a monetary conference where nations may decide silver pricing by agreement. The goal is to set a common standard through international cooperation and long term stabilization measures.
The market shows no clear change, with bulls and bears at odds over whether a reaction follows. Higher valuations, profits taken by prudent investors, and short stock plays mark a cautious stance as yellow fever fears in the South and the Hazleton incident test sentiment. Prospects remain favorable into fall with broad prosperity in commerce and industry.
A narrator recalls two former engagements as schoolmates. The first ends with hereditary family taint discovered after marriage would have occurred. The second tale centers on a Lancaster Ohio youth named Charley who pursued painting, mishandled advances, and ultimately marries another, while the narrator exits the arrangement.
The editorial denounces the Luzerne County sheriff and deputies for firing on unarmed miners, calling the act an infamous, racially charged murder. It defends the miners as peaceful, asserts equal rights for foreigners, and demands severe punishment for the officials to uphold American civil rights and public conscience.
John S. Chambers of Trenton receives a portrait in City Council chamber after 32 years as sinking fund commissioner without pay. Mathilde von Humboldt, sister of Alexander von Humboldt, dies in Rome at 94, aiding German artists. James M. Woolworth, leading Nebraska lawyer, delivers notable address to the American Bar Association. Williston Palmer receives multiple 209 year sentences in Georgia for burglary and guards’ deaths after escape attempts. King George of Greece showcases cymballum and glass tunes among Hungarian Gypsies.
The Observant Citizen lists fresh slang from New York happies and Gaiety girls, explains phrases like What price 4 o'clock and a buounder, notes a St. Louis Baseball Company deal rumored with Corbett and Havelin, and recalls ex Senator Edward J Slattery of South Framingham and Oliver Ames as Governor amid local town division chatter.
A collage of humorous quips from periodicals notes sharp witticisms on courtship bargains costs and misquoted royalty. From Mrs Fitz-Jones to Emperor William and a shoe buyback gag the snippets showcase light satire and social observation across Chicago Puck and Indianapolis journals.
Fragmented verses speak of the sea’s vastness and human longing. Poetic voices lament wealth and gain while seeking solace in the infinite ocean. The text shifts between imagery of tides, bluebirds, praise, and a deep, almost spiritual connection to the sea’s eternal mood.
The Crescent Beach season nears end as cooler air keeps bathers away despite comfortable water. People visit for possible swims but few wear swimsuits while many watch from floats. Next Sunday marks the final wind up. Winthrop Beach reports only a few baths and many riding crowds along the crest.
The piece describes a revival of tight corsets and old-fashioned silhouettes, praising grass-grain silk and black combined with vivid greens or crimsons. It spotlights a Knickerbocker Theatre gown with a narrow skirt, jet passementerie, and green cashmere guimpe, noting expense drives many to alpaca as a cheaper quaint alternative.
A local recipe page lists meals including Wheatena Grapes Scrambled Eggs Beef Croquettes Graham Gems coffee for breakfast and mashed turnip tomato salad bread and butter apple custard pudding coffee for dinner Supper features cold peach sauce and beef croquettes with croquettes and corn soup with corn stock hints Apple custard pudding recipe uses apples bread crumbs lemon rind and eggs. ELIZAB M. BRIGGS Box 74 Waverley Mass.
MAX H NEWMAN argues prosperity under monometalism could end free silver hopes, while bimetallism offers a remedy. He critiques gold hoarding and monopolies, urges stable money backed by sound policy, and warns that prosperity must reach the many, not empower a few.
A letter to the editor argues that general prosperity will end the free silver movement and restore confidence. The author contends free silver as a substitute for free trade failed, noting pre-1893 prosperity without recognizing the era.
A reader defends the Silver party against claims of its demise. The letter praises Silver supporters as statesmanlike and mocks Gold advocates, arguing the movement persists after numerous predicted death blows and noting the last election showed a record Silver vote. SILVER MAN.
Smithsonian expeditions led by F W Hodge after Libbey's earlier work scaled the mesa to find pottery fragments, shells, and stone tools indicating habitation. Major Pratt and A C Vroman aided as photographs and survey teams, with evidence overturning Libbey's conclusion and supporting Indian tradition.
Rev Albert Walkley, former Unitarian pastor of Old First Brighton, preached his first sermon before the New South Society at Legion of Honor Hall. He spoke on Good and Bad Consciences, urging higher aspirations and moral vision, noting conscience guides right but can tor ment if dulled.
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