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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1895
Page
4
The remark notes Cambridge bears costs in alternate ways when the usual means are not used, pointing to a broader impact on the city’s resources and residents.
The Common Council signals preference for free transfers and lower fares over license fees as compensation for West End streetcar franchises. The piece urges prioritizing expanded service and cheaper rides for working people, arguing taxes should reduce fares rather than add car-by-car charges.
Editorial notes President Monroe's doctrine as a safeguard against European territorial expansion in the Americas. It cites Britain’s Venezuela boundary push for mineral-rich territory next to British Guiana, arguing U S action would prevent encroachment and bolster Olney’s State Department leadership.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell replies to an anti suffrage appeal. She argues opponents should vote No and participate in the poll, noting that suffragists have reconsidered and now plan to vote. She says anti suffragists may abstain if they deem voting inappropriate.
Justice Department appeals the Berliner patent case to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeals reversed Judge Carpenter. The ruling could extend Bell Telephone’s monopoly if upheld, depriving the public of an appliance long available abroad. Congress should amend patent laws to prevent such public robberies.
A Cambridge controversy argues that Italian laborers on a city water basin project were unpaid and underpaid due to cheap labor contracts. The writer condemns the padrone system and contractor practices, urging fair wages for all public works workers and criticizing repetitive cheap-labor policies.
The Dunraven affair fuels a worldwide surge in interest to win the America’s Cup. Rose, Herbert Moir, and an Australian группу backers pledge funds to build a returning yacht while English banks propose Defender versus Valkyrie races. Lord Dunraven hints at racing Valkyrie again in American waters. The sport’s growth links naval revival and shipbuilding to yacht defense and commercial benefits.
A Boston 400 quarrel erupted at Union Station when a letter writer, arriving on the White Mountain train, was confronted by an indignant husband. The smaller man fought back bravely with fists despite a cane, as spectators soon parted the clash.
A vivid travel sketch shifts from a mysterious chateau near Juvisy to Viscount Montbrun’s Parisian retreat. He escapes July crowds by seeking Brittany’s quiet towns, where a chance churchyard encounter with a radiant young girl eclipses his flirtations with dancer Paula Salimberi and sparks a new, uncertain allure.
A Paris nobleman, Montbrun, weds Mlle Jeanne de Larade after seeking a fortune and good standing. An envious rival poisons Jeanne, leaving Montbrun blinded. he refuses to abandon love, later living with Jeanne in a quiet chateau while cherishing her image.
A Broadway shop window displays capes made from rugs in a red tartan plaid. The item is described as a gorgeously crafted curtain of fabric with a bold Scottish look, reflecting a popular trend in capes fashioned from unexpected materials.
Washington reports that heavy Treasury expenditures for the month are paid and receipts exceed outlays by 112443 at month end. Officials expect the surplus to reach 2500000 by Oct 1 while the current fiscal year deficit falls from 13000000 to about 10500000. The interest burden now exceeds ten percent of government revenues.
Chase, the principal witness and one of the suspects in the Halloway murder case, was captured in nada and jailed in Newport. A grand jury returned a bill against Mrs. Halloway, with trial set for the adjourned term in November.
A Tokio dispatch reports American shipbuilders and steel firms seek Japanese naval contracts while European ties dominate. Japan plans five years of naval construction with English built battleships and fast cruisers. Corean mining rights in Pingyang granted to a US trading company for 25 years with 25 percent profits to the royal treasury.
The visiting board of women managers for the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta lists Mrs. Grover Cleveland as chairman and names numerous distinguished members from across the United States and Canada. Mrs. Barney plans another evangelistic tour to promote White Ribbon work, aiming for Ireland and Australia.
J. J. Dames of 7 Stafford Street Roxbury found his wife Eva 37 dead in bed yesterday morning. Dr. Barnes and medical examiner Dr. Draper concluded death due to natural causes after investigation. Dames had returned from caucuses and checked on a sick child before discovering Eva’s death.
Miss Ella De Costa and Mr Bernard Venoe wed at the bridegroom’s home in North Weymouth with Rev Father Begley officiating. Lena Lane served as bridesmaid James Coleman as best man. About 300 guests attended a large reception before the couple left for New York and plans to reside in Weymouth after returning.
Washington reports the formal acceptance of the call to the First Presbyterian Church by Dr. Talmage. He will deliver his first sermon as co-pastor on Sunday evening October 27.
A liquor license was granted yesterday to Andrew McCormack and Co of 281 North Street marking another issuance in local commerce.
We have kept right on for sixty days to assemble the best line of Fall and Winter suits and overcoats. We offer special styles from leading manufacturers unavailable elsewhere and stock the finest clothing at fair prices. We invite all shoppers to compare and trade with us when ready to view the fall goods.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire Sept 26 it’s believed a third life was lost in the yacht Juanita disaster. W B Shaw of Kittery says a letter from Mrs R Y Parker of Charlestown reports her son vanished when the yacht sailed from Boston. Charles E Conant Newtonville identified a small white tender as belonging to Juanita. Further searches by Diver Hurley yielded no new bodies and river sweeps will resume by police and Jerry's Point life saving crew.
The Ammon ram Katahdin's official trial trip, planned for Oct. 3, is postponed two weeks after inspection found bent propeller blades requiring new ones to be installed, delaying the voyage.
The Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners approved New Haven Hartford railroad plans for a Fairhaven to New Bedford ferry. Construction will begin at once and the railroad will push to operate the service in a short time.
The President Secretary Carlisle and Mr Thurber left on the steamer Wild Duck for a day of fishing at Naushon as guests of Commodore J Malcolm Forbes. They returned late this afternoon.
An entry on the Southern Hotel register lists Stephen O Meara of Boston in St Louis during the Jones Pulitzer battle for the Post Dispatch. He met with Carvalho, Pulitzer’s business manager, fueling expectations that O Meara is Pulitzer’s pick to replace Jones when he departs.
A private dinner honoring Nicholas F. McCarthy was hosted at the Parker House with Hon. Owen A. Galvin in charge. Fifteen gentlemen attended including Rev. A. A. Berle and M. A. Patten among intimate friends, the remarks following the meal were elogistic and informal.
An excited caller triggered Box 122 at 5:55 pm for a smoking chimney at 51 Newman Street South Boston, but no fire was found. A second alarm from Box 62 at 6:16 pm cited smoke from old rags at 168 Eliot Street, second floor, in a five story brick building owned by J W McDonald with no damage.
Omene, the Midway Plaisance dancer at the Lyceum, faced a municipal court charge of unbecoming conduct. Inspector Dugan and the Watch and Ward Society judged her dance. She wore a brown fur-trimmed dress, appeared crestfallen, waived reading, and the case was continued to September 28.
Lynn Sept 26 Mrs Lizzie F Bent manager of the Cottage Hospital is in critical condition at her home from nervous prostration attributed to overwork in defense of charges by Agent Burt of the State Board of Health.
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