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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1896
Page
3
The notice lists daily and period subscription prices for the Boston Post, instructions to send address changes with current and new addresses, in advance payment terms, and notes on where the paper is available and policy on discontinuation. It also provides publisher and editor details and cautions against sending cash.
The Faneuil Hall convention failed to honor departing state committee members who resigned or withdrew from active fellowship. The article notes long service by leaders and their stance against a doctrine the Massachusetts Democracy deemed un-Democratic, lamenting lack of courteous goodbyes.
Registration in Boston closes Wednesday night as daily additions slow, undermining hopes to match last year’s totals. Officials say fraud accusations against voting lists were unfounded and urge all eligible voters to register before the deadline to vote in December’s city election.
The week saw notable volume in copper stocks and gains in sugar, grinders, and coal shares. Analysts note outside buyers and optimism as signs of a broader boom, yet warn the rally may be sentiment driven and expect a temporary price recession until trade and industry regain solid confidence.
In Boston the Democratic State organization faced a power struggle rather than a governor nomination. The Chicago split created three factions gold Democrats opposing Williams, Williams supporters for free silver, and a pro Chicago silver wing. The Saturday convention battle centered on who would control the party apparatus rather than Williams’s candidacy.
Dispute over which convention legally elected the state committee arises as both sides claim validity. The Ballot Commission will render a delicate decision and courts may weigh in on the issues involved.
A movement to raise a fund for the family of James Hughes, who died after falling from a fire escape at the all night convention at Music Hall, gains praise. He sought food for delegates when the accident occurred, leaving a widow, two children, and aged parents without support. The Post will publish contributor lists as the fund grows.
The piece argues that free silver would cut purchasing power and harm women who rely on male wages. It asserts most American women depend on men for support, and wage declines in silver countries depress living standards, causing distress for wives and daughters both as earners and dependents.
The Observant Citizen reports on John C. Miles recovering at Forest Hills and his ill mother in law now convalescent. It notes many amateur fishermen on Lewis wharf, a Gramme ring propulsion idea weighing twenty pounds, and the East Boston rush for ferry first-onto-boat status. It observes Canadian ten cent pieces, a preference for classics like Dumas Hugo and Poe, and reports Daniel P. Toomey becoming second vice president at the Catholic Young Men's National Union in New York, a rare New England occurrence.
The excerpt lists a meals menu with breakfast dinner and supper items including strawberries with cream rump steak red mullet fried potatoes and curried fish. It provides detailed steps for French fried potatoes and red mullet sauce with butter flour anchovy sauce sherry and curry powder and ends with a signature and address for Mrs H Olsen of Boston Massachusetts.
A collage of short jokes and anecdotes from multiple papers. Quick quips on cigars, centenarians, divorce, accents, and sleep talking appear, with witty asides about cows in a barnyard and humorous exchanges. No single event or person dominates the selection.
Irene Starleigh rejects Maxime Haddon over rumor of his gambling while pursuing Jack Creighton. A Beechwood Hotel Beechwood fight ends with Maxime gravely wounded but alive, motive framed as coercive cover up. A month later Maxime and Irene wed in a glacier tale of danger and romance.
Ten dollar prize goes to A Nantucket Romance by Mrs L M Richardson of Waltham. Five dollars to A Fin de Siecle Widow by Harriet E Waterman of Boston. Two dollars each to Her Ambition by Mrs Grace Ledley of Boston Love's Dictum by Helen Whitney Clark of Festus Missouri The Morning After by Elizabeth Kelly of Dorchester and McPherson s council by Grace Frances Bird of East Weymouth.
Captain Renaud of Meudon cautions against the North Pole balloon journey warning endless dangers, notably the sea crossing and vertigo felt by many aviators. The piece recalls Silliman’s coal capacity claim and notes the planned use of captive aero stats aboard warships. It also mentions Mrs. Hannah Chard quitting smoking at age 107 and Sir William Conway’s climber’s walk during Himalaya expeditions.
A brief verse notes the leap year fad and warns the summer girl to guard her rights before holidays arrive. It stresses prudence for unmarried women and the social expectations of the season.
The excerpt describes a gender role caper where a woman may ask for a silk dress if she wears scarlet bloomers and shows them. the man must respond to the improvised dare. It frames a mock ritual of courtship across a sister republic and hints at social expectations of propriety and dress.
A fragment notes a maid’s prospects hinged on marriage or a gown, framing strong-mindedness as objectionable and suggesting contentment lies with either a husband or attire. The passage ends with a contemporary flourish.
In Dublin on September 27 an amnesty meeting at Tipperary featured speeches by Redmond Dillon and Daly, marking the first joint appearance of these rival leaders on the same platform since Mr. Parnell’s death.
The great miners strike in Leadville Colorado ends after two months of turmoil. Militia oversight followed last Monday’s deaths. strikers vote to resume work at old schedule prices if owners restore former positions. A committee will confer with mine owners. general expectation is most old workers will be rehired.
A kerosene lamp exploded in a second floor room of a four story brick building owned by Joseph Martini at No 25 North Square last night. About fifteen women were inside when the lamp fell, blocking the door as they tried to escape. Patrolmen Whally and Fetride forced the door, assisted exits, and covered a burning chair to smother the flames. Damage is not expected to exceed 26 dollars.
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