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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from a Boston business lists Post Street and payment terms. It mentions money orders, future ads, and a request to notify about discontinuing service. The legible parts provide little on events or dates.
Fragmentary OCR lists committee votes on public interests and maintenance policy, naming multiple members from Boston, Norfolk, Plym, and other locales. Weights on operations and command policy appear, but details are unclear.
A speaker argues for legislation to regulate the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and its Canadian affiliate. He cites high Boston rates, favorable Montreal pricing, and perceived public subsidies. The call is to pass the Post Telephone Bill today to extend public supervision and curb monopoly practices.
The Post notes Congress shelved Mr Gage's currency bill while a telephone petition shows remonstrants three to one. It argues many cannot afford current rates and urges a Yes vote on the telephone bill today.
Washington and Madrid reports clash over the latest proposals to Spain. The President cannot reveal details to protect negotiations, while others speculate on Spain's likely response. The Post offers no sweeping editorial, only a concise comment on the crucial points involved.
The representative's vote on the Post Telephone Bill is framed as a choice between public interests and monopoly interests. Supporters urge a Yes vote today to back public benefits. Opponents warn of corporate domination if rejected.
The French court sentenced Emile Zola to twelve months in prison and a 3000 franc fine for maligning public authorities. The court of appeal upheld the verdict but suspended the punishment. The Dreyfus case is ignored and no new punishment is pursued, closing the Ancident issue but leaving Zola as a symbol still criticized.
The Observant Citizen uses a mix of wartime sentiment and local anecdotes. It recalls Civil War reuse of ordnance, a 98th birthday memory of Mrs. Nancy P. Knight, a record of the 1816 cold summer, Boston Evening High School diplomas, Dartmouth links to Boston education, subway progress, and the Bram trial with police conduct observations plus a note on notable legal figures.
An excerpt recalls a shipboard clash where the captain rallies his crew, insisting he has no gift of gab yet praising his men as they stand to their guns. The Spaniard battles back but yields after twenty minutes as the captain claims victory and commends every mary to duty.
A fragmented page lists meals breakfast items such as oranges, shredded wheat, fried scallops, potatoes, muffins, donuts, and coffee, followed by a dinner of tomato soup and stuffed veal. It also describes orange baskets with jelly, Sally Lunn bread, and embroidery notes about waist fronts and neckwear trends.
Fred Burgin, a harried newspaper man on a seaside vacation, rescues a young woman stranded on a cliff rock as tides rise. The mystery woman vanishes, leaving Burgin to wonder who she is. Months later he discovers her identity in a friend’s photo. Jess turns out to be his friend Langland’s sister, and two years later they are married with a child.
Herbert Spencer remains alive in Brighton with doubtful London return due to feeble heart health. A Kan father’s son visits Lawrence after years in Ching wearing Alpe Chinese dress and queue drawing attention. Gladstone’s private library is rich in classics and theology. almost no notable fortecal work missing since Oxford matriculation in 1821.
A collection of witty quips contrasts infant prodigies with domestic authority. It notes a child prodigy who never asks questions and a man who rules his family, while jokes about popularity and wages versus boodle appear from Chicago Record Puck and other papers.
James W. Coleman of Cambridge clarifies that Coleman & Ros is not the opposing firm and says his group favors the Post telephone bill. He recalls advocating a legislative commission to oversee a telephone monopoly. The letter is dated Cambridge March 31.
A Camden Alabama Era editorial urges support for a national motto endorsing peace and unity, arguing the country should stand behind the slogan as a guiding principle for public life. The piece underscores the need for a united front in challenging times.
The piece details a heated debate in the Massachusetts House over a telephone reform bill. Representative Belcher argues the public interest, while Representative Kyle defends current rates and poses conflicts of interest. The discussion highlights petitions, revenue, competition, and calls for state supervision of the New England Telephone Company.
The Boston Post notes the pulpit is more radical than the press on American intervention in Cuban affairs. Pulpit sermons rely on assumed obligations and duties, allowing less compromise, while the press focuses on conditions and concrete circumstances.
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