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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1895
Page
4
Lieutenant Feary returns from the North Pole without achieving his goal or adding new discoveries. The relief expedition yielded substantial scientific knowledge and valuable guidance for future explorers. Awaiting Dr. Nansen’s reports, the year’s polar ventures appear largely ineffective.
The proposal for Dr. Thomas L. Jenks to fill the vacancy on the street commissioners follows a public interest motive rather than politics. His extensive experience, managerial skill, and deep knowledge of street affairs are cited as making him a highly advantageous choice to succeed the late General Burrell, should the city secure him.
The Morgan bond syndicate is said to divide nearly $4,000,000 or 6.6 percent from the operation. It is claimed bonds were bought at 10 1 2 and sold to the public around 112 1 4, yet the public faced a 120 market price. The statements are questioned for misleading inflation of profit and the true public cost remains unclear.
Fragmentary remarks suggest a profit margin of 71 to 2 was claimed as unaccounted by a syndicate and whether millions were thrown into the street remains disputed. The sparse lines hint at financial irregularities and public skepticism but provide no concrete names or dates.
The Morgan Belmont bond syndicate dissolves amid Lazard Freres saying no further gold shipments are likely. Exports shift to cotton cereals pork products while wheat and corn show strong weekly gains. With gold out of the way, speculation and business boom may resume as King Cotton and King Corn take the lead.
The article argues Lord Dunraven forfeited honor by withdrawing and failing to win. It credits Americans for applauding his pluck, but says his exit leaves him seen as lacking. A new challenger, Mr. Rose, may restore British sportsmanship in American eyes if he wins or earns esteem through effort.
A Boston column notes the Puritan Club on Beacon Street is re opened after extensive summer renovations adding a rear annex to the clubhouse. Inspections reveal no truth to a sensational tale linking an English detective to a Parker House funeral. Inspector Boynton is described as a Vermonter with a varied department and broad caseload. Councillor Sullivan and Henry M Whitney are pictured amid prosperity and political alliances. John Francis Regius is christened. Father O Connell praised for a memorial sermon at the cathedral.
An eyewitness recounts a grand hunt to corral wild elephants in Ceylon during the dull season. Natives build a long stockade, fires flare, and a dramatic assault unfolds as elephants circle the enclosure and are driven by guards with spears and torches.
American athletes from the New York club defeated a team sent by the London Athletic Club at Manhattan Field on Saturday. The meet showcased flawless sportsmanship and ended with no disputes. The result challenges English dominance in running and related events and encourages future international competitions.
The increase in the Cuban export tax to ten cents per pound signals Spain’s financial strain as it fights the Cuban uprising. Spain spends about $4,000,000 monthly to quell unrest, Cuban bonds trade at 60 in Madrid, and bond-backed loans have faced deep price cuts. With war shrinking Cuba’s productive capacity, tax revenue may not cover obligations, making further loans unlikely and suggesting Spain could lose control of Cuba at ruinous cost.
Lawrence praises five daily papers and a fine Press Club during the city’s semi centennial. The piece laments Boston hospitals near water yards and the hardship caused to patients by rough roads and heavy iron pipe hauling.
A Boston reader urges the Post to intervene over hoodlums loitering near a freight entrance on High Street by Atlantic Avenue. The writer notes daily harassment of women passengers arriving by ferry and seeks press action or employer accountability to halt the nuisance.
An editorial urges a charity fund for the destitute widow of East Paws victim John W. Wills and his six children. The Post offers to collect and distribute contributions. Status shows $1420.14 previously acknowledged and $10.50 collected.
Dr Lorimer announced progress on funding Tremont Temple aiming to raise 250000 more toward a 500000 project. He urged community help as the church plans free rest parlors for shopgirls and reading rooms for young men, making the temple a practical city blessing.
Handy L. Duncan of Haverhill writes to oppose W. H. Moody in the sixth Essex district race and to back E. B. George. He cites Moody’s alleged ties to a reform-ring and favors George for integrity, military service, and legislative experience, urging voters to caucus for George at the Sept 24 caucuses.
The piece notes warm weather in September and questions women’s emancipation affecting clothing choices. Shoppers linger at woollen counters while envying a sister stocking up thin materials for next summer. Silk counters offer a glimpse of old fashioned garb.
Vintage silks priced around ten dollars a yard captivate maidens, featuring bouquets on brownish grounds and bright colorways. Some fabrics display sparse arrangements while others are massed with scarlet and yellow blooms, offering a rich palette for feminine attire as fashion trends shift.
The Post states that every advertisement proof slip in the composing room carries a guarantee. The note appears as a policy reminder about accuracy and integrity in printing, underscoring the newspaper's commitment to verified advertising content.
An advertisement asserts that regular actual bona fide sales of the Daily Post in Boston and vicinity during the morning edition exceed those of the Herald and Globe combined, pledging a guaranteed superiority in the market.
A special service was held in Cologne Cathedral and a vast Catholic mass meeting resolved to renew protests in support of the Vatican's claim to temporal authority. Bishops from Fulda instructed that solemn masses be celebrated across Catholic churches to back Pope Pius IX's temporal power.
Mrs Maggie Malone aged 35 was hit by a gravel train while walking on the Boston and Maine tracks between Washington and Main streets in Reading. She suffered a broken left shoulder and internal injuries, was taken to Reading station, then home to Wakefield, attended by Drs Henderson and Byers, and described as perhaps fatally injured.
In Marion and Gas City Indiana four unskilled window glass factories idle as 4000 workers from Local Assembly No 12 Knights of Labor strike for wage scale restoration. The walkout began yesterday amid labor unrest in the region.
Reading learns that a new rubber shoe company now based in Lynn will relocate to Lowell street, near the H. P. Emerson plant. The firm plans to hire about 300 workers once settled, signaling a sizeable industrial addition to the town.
Dr E W Burnett of 115 West Thirty fourth street New York died this afternoon at 3 o clock after being inoculated with cancer poison while professionally caring for a patient with cancer.
Revere police raided the kitchen barroom of James M Butler at the corner of Broadway and Mountain Avenue Saturday night, seizing a gallon of whiskey.
Armenian poet Bedros Tourian, son of a Scutari blacksmith, dies of consumption at twenty leaving popular poems. The two given stanzas were written on successive days just before his death.
A dramatic, archaic monologue contemplates mortality and divine justice. The speaker pleads for a spark of life and laments the stars as curses, longing for lasting light in a bleak final fate, and ends with a defiant, aching cry against God.
A reflective verse fragment describes a person waking in distress from night sweats and dreamlike visions of a mother’s sorrow. The speaker recalls a motherly kiss and laments causing her anguish, pleading for forgiveness as a storm of grief erupts within. The piece attributes a Dorchester, Massachusetts origin or imprint.
A fundraising appeal describes Howard Payne College at Brownwood serving central and western Texas. It notes a debt of about $2,000 against a $40,000 building need, urging New England readers to help educate ministers and support a mission to lift people to heaven. W. Given of Howard Payne College, 399 Newberry Street, Boston, collects contributions.
Will move to Somersworth New Hampshire. J M Cropley and Brothers shoe factory to relocate with five thousand dollars tax and rent exemption and a new electric powered plant. About twenty workers currently employed.
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