Post Manuscripts reveal vast white paper use in 1893 edition
Bowdoin Paper Manufacturing Co confirms an order for white paper for the Boston Sunday Post issue of Some 17 1893 and states that paper consumed in printing that edition exceeded 100 000 thirty-two page posts. Signed by F C Whitehouse VP.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Post
Sunday Post
F. E. Currier
Osgood & Co
Suffolk
B. Leighton Beal
Hei Post
Bowdoin Paper Manufacturing CO
F. C. Whitehouse
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Bounty Payments Under McKinley Law Labeled Wasteful
The article condemns nearly 17 million dollars paid as sugar bounty under McKinley law. It notes beneficiaries in Vermont New York Kansas Louisiana and the West while arguing the funds drain Treasury and harm the general public. It calls the bounty an object lesson in the stupidity of the protection principle.
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Vermont
New York
Kansas
West
Louisiana
Democratic caucuses open 1893 campaign in Boston
The 1893 Democratic campaign began with large Boston caucuses showing enthusiastic turnout. Speakers and delegates focused on local nominations, with a clear popular choice for governor already signified. The strong attendance signals earnest mass support and a hopeful path to winning the state ban for the party.
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Boston
Dorchester Hoodlumism Seen as Citywide Threat
Outbreak in Dorchester Tuesday evening exposes a long running pattern of youth trouble. The semi rural suburb is described as infested with hoodlums, prompting calls for stronger police presence to make the area reasonably safe.
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Dorchester
Police Suppress Scandal Element Townwide
Authorities moved to suppress a scandalous element that had begun to spread through the town, aiming to restore order and public confidence. Details were kept quiet as officials acted to minimize disruption and protect residents.
Taxing Inheritances: Call for Universal Succession Tax
The essay argues for a broad inheritance tax, citing Massachusetts wealth and a $30 000 000 Ames fortune locked in trust for family members. It advocates a graded, universal tax on direct and collateral inheritances to balance government costs and wealth's community obligation, criticizing current laws and amendments. The piece stresses public demand for a direct tax on all inheritances.
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Massachusetts
Ames
Senator Voorhees Presses For Longer Senate Sessions
The piece argues Voorhees should start long evening sessions immediately to force a vote on the pig silver repeal, noting public support for ending Senate hesitation. It warns that endurance contests reveal the majority’s authority and urges continuous, all-night sessions until action is taken.
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Voorhees
Senate
Washington
Congress
Responsibility on Democrats to Act in Silver Law Debate
The piece argues the Democratic majority in Congress must decisively repeal the silver law despite Republican caucus opposition and party media snubs. It warns that the majority bears full responsibility for action, as obstruction by the minority cannot stop them from ruling.
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New York Tribune
Congress
House
Republicans Hold Animated Hustle for Delegates
The Journal portrays the current Republican push for delegates as an animated and good humored contest for a nomination seen as a de facto election. It contrasts this mood with the wrangles of the past two years and wonders if steady good humor will endure to the finish.
Republicans risk after November 7 nomination not election
If the good humor of the Republican hustlers rests on confidence that a nomination equals election, that confidence will vanish abruptly after the November 7 date.
Observant Citizen Chronicles Electric Car Conductors
A reader criticizes polite and rude conductors in the West End. An incident on a Sunday ride in East Cambridge shows a conductor mismanaging a $2 bill and fare dispute with a young woman. The note also reports Thaxter Groves returning to Hotel Cummings after a Maine trip.
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West End
East Cambridge
New Free Hospital Aimed at Boston Poor
The Baron Hirsch Dispensary and Hospital in Boston opens to aid the poor including Hebrew patients. Chartered in Massachusetts, it operates free of debt, relies on voluntary contributions, and seeks equipment and funds. Active physicians include Drs B Leberzack Bernard V Bychower K M Davidson G Green and George M Palmer. Contributions may be sent to treasurer Dr V Bychower at 11 Chambers street Boston.
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Baby Rules and Two Tongues in Puck’s Parody Jest
A string of satirical cartoon captions from Puck mimics discussions on bachelorhood marriage and gender roles. Quips about selfish bachelors and women’s power mix with light social humor, referencing Detroit, two tongues, bicycles, and a stubborn loan ultimatum in mock dialogue.
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Ben
Puck
Detroit
Tom
Kitty
Wool
van Pelt
Complaint filed against Boston and Maine Railroad over 100 ride books
A complaint was filed with the railroad commissioners yesterday by eight Boston residents through Charles Thompson alleging unjust discrimination in selling 100 ride ticket books and interference with the holder’s right to sell what he bought. The book was sold to E T Larkin, but the conductor seized it, claiming forfeiture and not recognizing Larkin despite a party member endorsing ownership.
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Beacon Street
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Larkin
Correcting Origin of Evangeline Story
Horace Ingersoll, then 87 and living in Salem Massachusetts, once rector of St Marks in South Boston, says his parish supplied the nucleus of Longfellow’s Evangeline He offered the tale to Hawthorne who declined It was finally accepted by Longfellow during a dinner with Hawthorne and others preserving Ingersoll as source for the poem
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Public Notice Request for Legal Advice Coupons
A reader asks the Post editor for a ten minute free lawyer consultation coupon. The letter notes urgent business and requests access to coupons, mentioning back numbers of papers available at the Post counting room.
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Post
Compliments to Editor Isaac 8B Rich from Boston Post
The Banner of Light notes the Boston Post debuting on September 10 with a Sunday edition of thirty-two pages for five cents. It praises editor Charles Gordon Greene and predicts the paper will surpass rivals like the Herald and Globe as a lively source of news and ads.
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Boston Post
Charles Gordon Greene
Herald and Globe
Mr. Post
Sunday Post proves popular in Waltham market
Waltham Tribune notes that the Sunday Post sold out early, with demand in its field matching rivals in strength. The edition was highly readable and attracted strong sales before rival Sunday sheets showed noticeable decline.
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Waltham Tribune
Sunday Post
Waltham
Flourishing Infants Seen in Natick Review Births
The Natick Review notes the Sunday Post’s first issue coinciding with the White House baby birth. Both infants, the Sunday Post and Esther, begin under happy signs, with a broad wish for their health and prosperity.
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Natick Review
The
Sunday Post
White House
Esther
Not to be deposited in a cavity Clinton Item
The note discusses a caveat about deposits with an ironic line about holes in posts, mentioning the Boston Post as a possible exception and framing the idea in a tongue in cheek press column style.
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Clinton
Boston Post
Brady Asked to Lead Boston People's Church
The Rev Dr James Boyd Brady of Newark is asked to accept the retired Boston People's Church pastorate now led by Rev Emory J Haynes. Brady says he may accept by Oct 1 after reviewing plans and liberty to act. Newark Bishop Fitzgerald and Boston Bishop Goodsell coordinated the talks with about 700 parishioners in Newark and the 3000 seat People's Church.
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Franklin Street Methodist Church
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Goodsell
Fitzgerald
Dr. Brady
Haynes
Man admits guilt after seeking pardon by deceit
Nathan D. Smith, previously jailed in Maine for horse stealing and later in Massachusetts for larceny, wrote to the Governor pleading for a pardon while claiming innocence. He then confessed that liquor caused his troubles, renounced his claims, and begged pardon from the Commonwealth.
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Interior Criminal Court
Nathan
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State House
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Council
Opening address at Boston University Theological School
An interesting address opened the year at the Boston University Theological School yesterday morning. Dr Daniel Steele spoke briefly warning that the opening talk would discuss scholastic life and doctrinal dangers of a theological course. He warned students not to idle but to maintain high ideals and keep pursuing the ministry even if others do not share the same call.
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Ufe
Christ
Boston Post Sunday edition earns ready sale praise
The Haverhill Gazette notes the Sunday Boston Post edition sold readily, and publishers have reason to congratulate themselves on the strong sale turnout.
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Haverhill Gazette
Boston Post
Marriages In East Milton And Boston City Hall
Two nuptials reported in this notice. J Ellis of Provincetown wed Addie F Choate of East Milton at East Milton on Sept 17 officiated by Rev Nathan Hunt. William E Rutledge married Barbara McLean in Boston on Sept 18 with Rev Charles R Brown presiding.
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Nathan Hunt
J. Ellis
Provincetown
Addie F. Choate
Rutledge—Mclean
This
Charles R. Brown
William E. Rutledge
Barbara McLean
Obituaries from Boston area notices Sept 19 20
Multiple Boston area obituaries list names Maria L Cutter Edward Fitzgerald John Hallisey Patrick Hanley John Kellogg Maria Monahan Billings Reed Edward J Rooney Frank W Schonback William M Thayer Mary B Warren and others with ages and brief burial details.
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Cyrus H. Cutter
Fitzgerald
Dorchester
Edward Fitzgerald
Hallisey
John
Daniel J
Margaret Hallisey
Hanley
Randolph
Patrick Hanley
Company D
Third
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
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Charlestown
John Kellogg
Monahan
Hyde Park
Maria MonAhan
Reed
Brookline
Billings Briggs Reed
Rooney
South Boston
Edward J
Katharine L. Rooney
Schonback
Revere
Frank W
Frank S
Mararet Schonback
Thayer
William M. Thayer
Carlisle Street
Roxbury
Exeter
N. H
Warren
Weston
Mass
Mary B. Warren
Boston Theatres Show Broad Variety Of Shows
Boston theatregoers are treated to Venus at the Park with Kerker music and Rice libretto plus Mansfield in The Scarlet Letter at the Globe. A busy week features Land of the Midnight Sun at Park, Rose Hill burlesque, Laura Mapleson in Francesca, Fencing Master closing, and O Neill’s Monte Cristo at Bowdoin.
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Gustave Kerker
Louis Harrison
Charles Alfred Byrne
Rice
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Boston
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Imm
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Gary
Laura Mapleson
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Grand Museum
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Nahi
the Warrens
Notable Fractions of Nineteenth Century Figures
Mrs Janet Carlyle Hanning celebrates eightieth at Comely Bank Farm Trafalgar Ontario. Lucy H Hooper, Paris correspondent, died, her last Philadelphia Telegraph letter foretelling her death. Empress Eugenie to visit Arenenberg chateau on Lake Constanzo region. Miss Charlotte Yonge resides near Winchester with hedge screen. attends village church daily. studio overlooks garden. avoids being seen.
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Thomas Carlyle
Comely Bank Farm
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Philadelphia Telegraph
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Arenenberg
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Winchester
Eny
Egyptian Women Ride Style Prompts American Trend
A historical note describes how Egyptian women ride, taking a man’s saddle with shortened stirrups, sitting forward and balancing on the saddle. It contrasts with Syrian women who ride as men do, and mentions Colonel Dodge’s suggestion that American women adopt the same approach.
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Colonel Dodge
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