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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1896
Page
4
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The piece argues Maine’s Republican victory hurts the Chicago ticket by exposing Sewall’s weakness as an Eastern balance candidate. It asserts Sewall’s nomination failed to bolster the East and cites Maine’s vote as evidence that he should withdraw.
Fusion tickets for presidential electors create potential chaos in results. In Texas the plan reportedly splits fifteen votes six for Republicans six for Populists and three for sound money Democrats. If all fifteen votes are needed to elect McKinley they would cast for him. Sewall’s chances appear weak under this scheme as the fusion aims unravel.
The Times argues Lord Rosebery and Mr. Asquith bear grave responsibility by backing Armenian agitation. Britain faces tough choices: act to curbTurkish massacres or risk complicating European peace. A bold British stand could end European Turkish misrule and set a humanitarian precedent.
The article reports Candidate McKinley telling Ohio wool growers that a tariff on wool would be as heavy as the law bearing his name. He casts the wool tax as a sectional issue aimed at Ohio, arguing past tariffs did not raise domestic prices and that removing the tax benefited the nation.
In 1890 the United States counted 30,554,370 women and 32,067,880 men. The text argues that numeric parity grants women equal consideration in public policy affecting general welfare, noting Massachusetts context and broader suffrage-related implications.
The passage argues that women, as home-makers and earners of household economy, should influence votes they technically lack. It cites 1892 dynamics, noting Tariff and McKinley lessons, and warns that proposed financial policy changes would affect prices, wages, and family savings, urging direct female input in polling outcomes.
The Observant Citizen notes Ward 24 Republicans may nominate Edward B Callender for the legislature. He is a Dorchester advocate, Harvard 1872 graduate, and a seasoned legislator with local ties and public schooling background. The column also covers Boston fog blackout at 4:30 am and various local anecdotes.
An 1875 January storm night prompts a physician to aid a lodger who lies dead in a bare room. A box holds a manuscript recounting Paul Richter of Berlin born 1710 and his quest for immortality via an elixir. The tale ends with Richter’s bleak fate and a final wondering question about Dante.
A collage of humorous exchanges from various periodicals includes Miss Bloomfield and Miss Bloomer on easygoing men, a Willie and Pop exchange about gold bugs, references to the Czar and a Senate seat, dining room service by an Episcopalian head waiter, Romeo and Juliet stage chatter, and seaside sun baths with a child’s scoop.
A letter to the Post editor argues that the first century ends with year 100 and the second begins with year 101, detailing the counting rule from year 1 onward. The writer ends by asking Cui Bono, pondering who benefits from this convention.
A reader questions when the twentieth century begins arguing that a century only completes after all its months have passed. He asks for proof that the twentieth century does not begin January 1, 1902, and notes confusion about year counts and decade boundaries.
Letter from Fin de Siecle argues that January 1 1901 marks the start of the twentieth century. The writer contends 1900 ends the nineteenth and 1901 begins the new era, noting Jan 1 1900 as the last year’s start and December 31’s end. LYSIS. Sept. 14.
The Cambridge Tammany Club denounces a nameless letter Alderman Rourke allegedly received. Inspector Murry is tasked with finding the guilty party, with a reward offered. The club alleges the letter aimed to damage treasurer Montgomery and other members, urging Rourke to name the author.
The clipping lists daily meals including breakfast dinner and supper with items such as chilled cantaloupe scrambled eggs and roast beef then provides recipes for Graham muffins potato puffs and escalloped tomatoes. The note credits Elizabeth C Whelan of Hotel Ashton Boston.
Li Hung Chang recalls bag pipes as China while in Glasgow. Edison receives curious fan mail. Florida Senator Call signals support for Watson over Sewall. Persian Shah to tour Europe for pleasure, visiting St Petersburg Paris London. Portia clubs active in Boston San Francisco New Orleans. Archbishop Martinelli to arrive Oct 1 to Washington home. William A Clark plans a Woodlawn mausoleum costing about 100000. Miss Brooke Yowell of Vineland fights rattlesnakes with hoe and rifle. A B Jones of Coweta county Georgia, 72, farms 27 acres debt free.
Mr Bryan, Senator Blackburn, and a large Democratic party entourage arrive in Lexington from Versailles. A mile long parade and 800 equestrians interrupt his speech with banners while 12,000 to 20,000 supporters fill the fair grounds. He denounces the misuse of the term anarchist and praises farmers and laborers as friends of government. The train departs Maysville at 5 pm.
In Frankfort Kentucky on September 15 Mr Bryan arrives by train to a cheering crowd near the State Capitol. He defends the Chicago platform saying public officers are servants of the people and must act according to the people's instruction. He contrasts the role of party machinery with citizen governance and cites Joe Blackburn in the struggle.
A speaker argues that the Democratic party must let its own voters and primaries set policy, praising the public's sovereign right to shape party stance and naming the Chicago convention as the battleground. The speaker endorses immediate restoration of free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1 without external consent.
In Louisville crowds cheer William J Bryan as he departs with Senator Blackbourn General Hardin and Woodson. The candidate boards a private car attached to a special train to Frankfort, stopping at Lagrange Eminence and Christiansboro amid rain and umbrellas.
Rain hindered a Bryan campaign stop as his special car reached Midway at 11 30 am and Versailles at 12 20 pm. A band greeted him at the station before he spoke to several hundred people from a stand on a main thoroughfare. He then attended a banquet at Senator Blackburn's residence.
The Democratic silver faction gains decisive control of the upcoming convention in New Haven. The State committee met to set preliminaries and approve a temporary chairman with Horace Taft favored by the gold camp and William Kennedy by the silver camp. Several committee members plan to resign. A 100-silver delegate meeting in St. Aloysius Hall formed a steering committee for the convention.
Senator Teller says the Pacific coast is solid for Bryan and that every West state except Wyoming will back Bryan by large majorities. He notes uncertainty only about Wyoming and adds that if the East does its duty Bryan will be elected with free silver sentiment prevailing.
The executive committee of the State organization named ton chairman of the committee on resolutions. Ex Senator Buckley of Holyoke and President Conry of the Common Council were named to fill vacancies created by the resignations of Brooks Adams and John B Delaney.
Charles Reinherz states he is a Democrat and not a candidate on the Republican ticket for the congressional delegation. He seeks to correct the public record and avoid confusion about his role.
The National Association of Post Office Clerks adopted resolutions stating it is a nonpartisan organization and will not support any candidate in political conventions. The action followed Delegate Moloney of Massachusetts proposing the measure, with a pledge reportedly made to Mr. Bryan.
Bangor Me September 15 Congressman Boutelle wires Major McKinley praising the Maine result as a nationwide verdict for protection and honest money. He credits the victory to national lines and predicts similar triumphs in Vermont and November.
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