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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1896
Page
4
A Boston Post report profiles Morro and his controversial stance as a representative Democrat. The piece contrasts his mission driven political approach with criticism over perceived muffling of dissent within party ranks.
The advertisement lists yearly and half yearly rates for the Daily and Sunday Post. It notes change of address procedures, payment in advance, and disconnection on expiration. It provides Boston and New York distribution points and the publisher contact E. A. Grozier.
The Boston Herald marks fifty years with a grand anniversary to honor its half century of existence. The Sunday edition is praised as a fine example of journalism advancing with time and the Post offers congratulatory wishes for another fifty years.
In a widespread upturn near Boston, over ten thousand unemployed began earning wages again. Amoskeag in Manchester New Hampshire with 8000 workers Otis Company's Ware plant with 1800 and Boston Manufacturing at Waltham with 1300 opened. The revival is national, not local, driven by renewed confidence as furnaces blaze and wheels turn, signaling prosperity ahead.
The Republican campaign managers anticipate a reduced majority in the next Washington House and question how such a margin would shape policy. They warn a sound money stance may clash with Western free coinage leanings and Hanna’s tariff dealings, risking disgraceful compromises and safety concerns despite lawmakers like Walker voting for silver purchases.
The Spanish government failed to secure a 200 million dollar loan in London, illustrating effective state bankruptcy. Cuba’s revolt worsens Spain's finances as it loses productive revenue, making continued war untenable and prompting calls to cut expenses.
The passage urges voters to focus on the core issue amid noisy arguments and misleading statistics. It warns that campaigns stray into collateral topics that obscure judgment and emphasizes clear discussion of how the issue affects individual citizens.
The piece argues labor prospered under the gold standard with rising wages and purchasing power. Citing Chauncey M. Depew on the New York Central, it notes engineers and firemen earning more now than in 1873, asserting overall wage gains and global rank in money value.
A comic, mixed bag of city scenes includes a West Somerville provision dealer with a rat trap and a dog scene, a Music Hall doorway shuffle involving a stuck delegate, schoolchildren and a stray kitten in Charlestown Navy Yard, a South End bulldog devotee, and a clerical misstep at the Old Court House. Also noted are Boston’s oldest citizen Joseph Davis Jones turning ninety nine, a cat relocation from Union Park to Waltham Street, and a South End boarder who rolls 64 pound dumb bells to avoid disturbing a pianist tenant.
The text notes a pianist inspired by Chopin or Mendelssohn, Maurice F Flynn of Boston College 98 among East Boston’s Alhambra Club, set to enter Georgetown Medical School next month. It describes a Sunday stroll on Boylston near Copley by James O Neil and his wife, praising his refined countenance and bearing.
Obituary notes include Victor Karlowski a Chicago Polish editor reported dead in New York, and 108 year old Mme. Simonnet of Paris. Articles sketch ex Congressmen Griffin’s Detroit pension post, Putnam kin, and Putnam wolf’s den. Updates on ex kings Behanzin and Dahomey, Thomas Watson wife tale, Duke of Norfolk buying Oxford college site amid papal approval for Catholic laymen at English universities.
The article notes a debate on how women should ride and shows a shift as English pony polo players adopt astride riding. Daughters of Britons ride in tight knickerbockers with high boots and long skirted jackets, reflecting changing styles and health notions.
The description notes Ruth Hanna daughter of Mark Hanna wearing knickerbockers with gaiters, a double breasted plaid jacket, a cutaway coat, Derby hat and a stiff white collar. She rides astride and often exercises along Cleveland streets, presenting a boyish yet stylish figure.
A Pratt factory labor dispute unleashes a mob and a brave father climbs a rope to reach his windowed child. He delivers a note about a newborn and a sick wife, choosing family over the union crowd and igniting a moment of shared humanity amid conflict.
East Boston gets 410,000 for sewer connections and outlets on Porter street while Charlestown receives 23,000 for sewer work. A 77,000 package includes pumping and relief sewers with Canal street and Shamrock street projects. The board also approves street paving, Commonwealth avenue work, a Carlton street layout, and a 70,000 special appropriation for Calumet street extension.
The second edition of the Post Almanac for 1896 lists full election reports, financial tables, silver and gold statistics, and a vast array of information. It contains 432 pages and is sold for ten cents at the Boston Post counting room with a publication price of 25 cents.
In Buzzard's Bay on September 28 Miss Margaret Jefferson, granddaughter of Joseph Jefferson, wed playwright Glen McDonough of New York. The ceremony carried a presidential glow with President and Mrs. Cleveland among guests. A formal breakfast followed, as the couple planned to reside in New York after a South and West visit.
A letter asks if a person can obtain citizenship papers after five years in the country with witnesses. The response states that any resident who arrived under 18 can secure full papers after five years. those who arrived over 18 must obtain first papers.
A Bakers' Union No. 4 committee letter to the Post rebutts an article exonerating D. B. Shaw of Ward 38 Charlestown over a bakers bill vote. It claims a small, Shaw-influenced group attended, asserts Shaw called bakers a tough class, and denies any exoneration or remarks about bakers.
Daily Table hints present menus for breakfast luncheon and dinner with dishes such as sliced pineapple hominy beefsteak mashed potatoes white bread graham muffins coffee tomato soup lamb chops creamed beets green peas creamed new potatoes rhubarb pie and toasted soda cracker. The veal cutlet is described as tenderized by scoring dipped in egg and bread crumbs fried to brown with seasoned egg. Creamed beets directions include butter flour vinegar milk and cooling before serving. Miss Katie Casey 13 Everett Avenue Chelsea.
The Honorable William C. Whitney former Secretary of the Navy will wed Mrs. E Randolph of New York at St Sauveur's Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor Maine tomorrow following reports of an engagement last summer.
Boston University freshmen form a committee of Edith Everett John Davies and Charles Lucks to draft a class constitution. Irma Brown and Lucius Bugbee named local editors of the University Beacon. The theology school upperclassmen held a reception for new and senior classes with music by Mr McMawen and Mr Bristol. Margaret Tyack named librarian of the philological library.
At a Sunday meeting the Bohemian Club of Boston named a resolutions committee led by Thomas S Dooling Daniel B McInnes and Thomas J Scanlan to address the death of honorary member Miss Lottie Green John R Burke was made musical director for the club concert and Thomas S Dooling chosen toastmaster for the forthcoming banquet in a few months.
A collage of joked lines from newspapers including a Detroit Free Press tease about monogrammed glass, a Washington Star quip on maps and monkey wrenches, and light exchanges from Harper’s Bazar Tit-Bits and Texas Sift. Bystanders, doctors, and proprietors add quick wits to everyday scenes.
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