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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post calls for strict safeguards at the upcoming Democratic State convention to prevent credential and admission abuses. It urges careful arrangements so only legitimate delegates or alternates can vote and participate, stressing impartiality for both sides.
Mr Gladstone notes in a Paris Figaro reply that Christian powers face unprecedented humiliation as six great nations fail to curb the Sultan. Diplomacy yielded to a barbarian, and despite public indignation few expect action to depose him, out of fear of a European war.
The Post plans a joint debate in Music Hall on silver and free coinage to show both sides for wage earners. It argues workers, not capital, face the worst effects of currency derangement and seeks a fair, unbiased presentation. Details of the debate will be published later.
In her ninety ninth year Victoria has ruled longer than any previous English monarch. The period stands out for vast progress in science, literature, commerce, and global connectivity. England’s empire widened and Britons gained a new sense of national and linguistic leadership, reshaping the nation’s identity and influence.
The piece argues that many women in cities work in retail and underpay compared with men, with shop girls earning five to six dollars weekly. It warns that free silver would halve these wages, harming young women who seek respectable living standards and basic necessities while needing careful budgeting.
A Boston correspondent recalls writers faced with rejection, a scientist’s humor, a bishop’s vigor, and a parade crowd’s curiosity. He describes a voyage home with notable figures, a ship Warrior unloading palm oil samples for wounds, and an ornate cape stitched with velvet and Honiton lace, plus fashionable jet net capes.
The author argues free coinage would slash shop girls wages to half purchasing power, harming family budgets and morality. Prices would rise while wages lag, leaving girls with no wage growth and greater hardship even as more money circulates.
A Missouri naval cadet is dismissed from the Naval Academy amid allegations he misrepresented his age to a Baltimore Presbyterian minister and secretly married an Annapolis girl. The notice adds other royal honors and a monument fund update for Daniel Spraker of Fonda, New York.
An elderly bank president, said to be the oldest in the United States, died at age 98 retaining his faculties. The Queen of Roumania is noted as the sole living author to write opera librettos in four languages French German Swedish and Roumanian. Astors expand by tearing down old New York houses for hotels and business spaces and plan remodeling for commerce. The Duke of Devonshire is described as a steady worker with mornings for gallops and evenings for whist, devoting days to official duties and estate management.
The notice advertises the Post Almanac second edition priced at ten cents, with a publication price of twenty five cents. It promises full election reports, financial tables, silver and gold statistics, and many topics, totaling 432 pages. Applications are to be made at the Boston counting room.
The article notes high fashion for capes and collarettes with neck boas, white embroidered collars, and sailor shaped cuffs. It cites ready made sets priced around ten dollars and DIY options, detailing materials like mousseline de soie and lace with various trim choices. Feathers remain popular for boas, and trims on capes include velvet and structured designs.
A historical home menu lists Breakfast with Farina, broiled steak, baked potatoes, sliced tomatoes, rye breakfast cakes, and coffee. Luncheon features Jellied veal, Lyonnaise potatoes, celery salad, white flour gems, orange marmalade, cake, cocoa. Dinner includes oysters, white soup, roast turkey with oyster dressing, cauliflower, mashed potatoes, currant jelly, Queen of puddings, mince pie, ice cream, tea, coffee. It then provides detailed recipes for Rye breakfast cakes, Jellied veal spiced, Celery salad, White flour gems, and Queen of puddings with steps, ingredients, and garnishes.
Roxbury Workingman appeals to the Post to resume its campaign for free transfers in Boston and suburbs. He criticizes current transfer practices, delays, and crowded cars, and urges voters to learn candidates’ positions on the issue before the coming elections. He proposes roof riding if necessary but rejects unsafe fender riding.
A letter argues that church property, growing from 87 million in 1850 to about 680 million in 1890, remains untaxed and unproductive. The writer proposes taxing churches or converting them into schoolhouses to fund public education and government expenses.
Roxbury letter urges Democratic delegates of the tenth district to nominate Hon. Josiah Quincy for Congress. The writer argues a unifying, capable candidate is needed to restore party cohesion and victory. Sept. 22, 1896.
A reader asks if a police officer may enter a house at 2 AM to seize a person named E instead of A and whether E can challenge the action. The letter requests guidance on rights and remedies in the event of such entry.
The remark suggests E may have a defense if proven not to interfere with an officer during duty. The statement frames innocence as a potential cause if the interference claim is disproved.
Reader Michael Hohiering of Somerville asks in a letter if there is a path to naturalization without the $2 fee for a poor man. He urges the paper to inform about any available relief or assistance and suggests applying through the ward committee, implying they may want to recruit voters.
Charles S. Baker of 178 Devonshire Street contests a city display of a campaign flag, citing a statutory prohibition on using flags as advertising. He argues the flag display is unlawful under current law.
A reader asks if a person may travel to Massachusetts and obtain a divorce after a fixed period without informing the other party. The note from Jd. B. Malden is dated Sept. 22, 18%.
The rich Mrs. Throckmorton schemes to wed Octavia to Archibald Elliott, but Octavia elopes with Aubrey de Lisle, returns, and later departs again declaring renewed love for Aubrey. A note pledges marriage and a pregnant mother collapses.
A collage of quips from various papers mocks campaign zeal and daily life. Jokes range from a McKinley poem pairing tariff humor to a policeman quip about Joshua and the sun. Other lines touch on Mawson’s venture, bicycle tires prophesying famine, and a tailor-student exchange.
A Massachusetts political broadside denounces George Fred Williams for marching an anti party drive against the Boston Democratic Machine. The piece alleges factionalists allied with Republicans aim to disrupt unity, harm Democratic leaders, and threaten a statewide convention outcome.
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