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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1895
Page
4
An editorial argues that despite gold exports there is enough metal domestically to meet trade and Treasury needs. Banks reportedly hold gold and may loosen hoards if allowed. Some Western banks plan to offer gold from vaults to the Treasury, but the author says simple coin deposits with the Treasury would suffice, avoiding drastic steps.
The Tobacco Trust faces a NY court in Syracuse over its right to do business. With $5 million in assets and $25 million in stock, it is accused of market control and dealer coercion though it allegedly lowers prices at times. The case echoes Standard Oil and Sugar Trust disputes, with hope for stronger restraint.
Boston should begin a long term program to replant trees on harbor islands. The project is inexpensive, enhances beauty, compares with park improvements, and requires gradual yearly effort rather than a single contractor completion. Starting soon yields lasting value beyond cost.
A Cambridge water works contractor employs about 100 Italian laborers on low wages and crude tasks. They were left unpaid and nearly starving for days, prompting calls to replace immigrant labor with local citizens for public works to avoid long term community costs.
The New York Republican convention sees Warner Miller forceful against local option, aligning the party with Sunday liquor law enforcement. He asserts it as an authoritative Republican stance, challenging Massachusetts Republicans to voice their principles. Local option, central to state policy, mirrors New York’s defiance of local self-government.
The Boston Journal states it did not mean to say that Grand Army men who back Mr. Haile are bitterly hostile to the Republican party. It clarifies that the remark referred only to the contrasted stance in a broader context.
A dispute over biased reporting pits the Boston Journal against the Post. The Post accuses the Journal of misrepresenting Grand Army support for William H. Haile in Springfield. A special dispatch cites G A R members endorsing Haile due to Gov Greenhalge vetoing veterans’ preference, prompting calls for fairness.
A column surveys Boston and West attitudes on police beats and urban life. It notes a West practice of rotating officers monthly, praises local figures like Billy McGunnigle at Keith's, George F. McCurdy of the Rock Island & Pacific, and Albert S. Bigelow the copper king. It mentions James E. Hayes, John D. McLaughlin, James B. Fitzgerald, and Lafayette Dickinson in legal and social circles, and references the codfish volume at the State House and Howard Payne College interests.
Journeying from Caney Creek to Columbia on the Brazos River I shoot a turkey and lose the nippled rifle. A planter and his blacksmith cannot repair it, a panther encounter with a slave leads to scars, and a perilous pursuit ends with a moonlit ride to Columbia. A Comanche war-whoop and a loaded rifle foil the predator as the rider reaches supper in town.
The Post has risen from the bottom to the top in four years, claiming “First in Morning Sales in New England.” Its phenomenal growth is strongest in Boston and vicinity where ads reach the most valuable local merchants. Proof slips state the ad proof in the Post’s composing room.
A feature notes women well known to the police as shoplifters and thieves, to appear in the 3-cent Sunday Post.
Rapid transit commissioners awarded Section 2 of the subway construction to E W Everson of Providence Rhode Island yesterday afternoon.
A Roxbury letter to the editor urges transit reform to widen open cars and rebuild entrances and interior passages for safety and comfort. The writer notes daily danger to conductors who grip footboard posts and hopes the company acts before next season.
The Boston Post argues the last Republican legislature was useless and calls for reform this year. It urges Democrats to begin work immediately to enact change in the commonwealth.
The Rev L T Townsend formerly of Boston University now leads Mt Vernon Place M E Church in Baltimore will preach at the First M E Church in this city tomorrow He has resigned his pastorate to devote time to publishing books and his Sunday sermon may discuss his evolution studies
The Daily Post in Boston issues a public challenge claiming its regular morning sales exceed those of the Herald and Globe combined. It offers a $1000 forfeit and vows an impartial canvass by news dealers to settle the dispute. The Globe is urged to accept or cease questioning the Post's claim.
A recited ballad of Chickamauga fights from The Century notes the North and South clash as generals and soldiers rally and fall. It lauds Brannan, Cleburne, Lytle, Hood, Rosecrans, Thomas, and others while urging memory through a living song rather than stone monuments.
The Boston Post trumpets General Taylor of the Globe offering a $5000 cup to racers in a bold scare head. Despite rivalry, the Post prints the news, showing a preference for publishing notable facts even from competitors.
Italians in Boston marked the twenty fifth anniversary of Rome becoming the national capital. Protestants and Catholics joined in parades total peace. Nicola Lentini led a Beragli lieri unit and first planted Victor Emmanuel s flag on Rome s fortress. Banquets followed at the Brunswick with speeches praising Italian unity and religious tolerance.
Bradstreet's survey for September notes improved general trade across the United States led by manufacturing and commercial lines in the East and South. Bank clearings exceed one billion dollars, wheat exports reach a three month high, iron and steel demand remains strong, and money markets harden with rising mercantile discounts.
The Beachmont home for mothers and babies works through the summer to help women supporting children who sew for sweat shop contractors at three cents an hour. Many are foreigners with limited English, leaving them at the mercy of employers.
Mrs Hattie H Thorp sued Elliott G Thorp for non support. Judge George Z Adams presided. The defendant was found not guilty after trial. Prosecutors noted a liberal settlement offer from Mr Thorp which Mrs Thorp refused.
The British steamer Sagamore from Boston arrived at Liverpool after a collision outside the bar with the British steamer Benin. Both ships sustained damage, extent not yet determined, and no injuries are reported.
President remains at Gray Gables with Secretary Thurber nearby. General Miles of New Orleans, a guest of Joe Jefferson, called on the President during the day, accompanied by the veteran actor.
R G Dun & Co reports weekly trade movement shows higher iron production and prices prompting European purchases while home demand softens. Coke wages loom over prices, refined bar and tank steel rise, nails costs up, and overall iron products up over 6 percent since January. Leather gains falter, hides dip, boots and shoes trims orders. cotton mills stock up, woollen trade strong in dress goods, but men's worsted demand thin. Shipments show three weeks Boston totals down from last year. wool sales fall with 17 million pounds traded, foreign prices for wool low, and widespread business failures rise in US and Canada.
Michael Maynes, head waiter at the Parker House, parted ways with the hotel after nearly 25 years of service. He plans to return to Ireland. In a crystal dining room gathering, staff offered best wishes, and Captain W H Walters presented a gold watch with chain and charm. Patrick F Roach also spoke briefly during the tribute.
Wellesley College opened on a Wednesday by Lake Waban with new electric lights and roads, widened walks, and busy dorms. About 900 students expected. many faculty named as changes occur in economics, languages, history, and science. Trains and expressmen bring trunks as students register amid college chatter and excitement.
Ex-Treasurer Frederick W. Cheney's seat in the Chamber of Commerce was voted yesterday to Frank L. Ripley for the open post. Ripley will serve as a temporary holder pending further proceedings and the chamber seeks stability amid a reshuffle of leadership.
Listing of Sunday church services across Boston area. Tremont Temple Baptist Rev George Lorimer sermon 10:30 am Por There Is No Difference, evening, Bible school noon, prayer 6 pm. Old South Church public services 10:30 am and 7:30 pm with Rev Gordon. St John the Evangelist Bowdoin Street seats free with multiple services. Emmanuel Church morning service. St John’s Methodist South Boston Rev Perrin 10:30 am Entering Promised Law. First M E Temple Street Rev Goodell 10:30 am and 7:30 pm with guest Prof Townsend. Tremont Street M B Church Rev Pickles 10:30 am and 7:30 pm A Spiritual Biography. Bromfield Street M B Church reopening after renovations. B Y M Christian Union vesper 7:45 pm. Patriot ic celebration 2:30 pm with Rev Heagle. Theosophic Society 2:30 pm lecture and Thursday discussion. First Church of Christ Scientist 10:30 am services.
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