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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1900
Page
6
The final trial trip of the battleship Kearsarge confirms its superiority in naval qualities especially in novel superimposed turrets. The test shows stability remains sound and firing power enhanced. While a strong navy matters, permanent coastal fortifications remain essential for seaboard security and parallel defense.
Dispatch describes Boer resistance against British forces with women serving alongside men in trenches and laagers. It notes reports of thousands of Boer women in Ladysmith defense and asserts censorship hides the full scope of mobilization as a nation fights for survival.
Editorial voices criticize Republican leadership for blocking internal revenue and tariff changes after the war. They argue treasury surpluses justify relief from war taxes and question protections that fuel prices for Americans while cheaper imports reach London. Examples include barbed wire, tin plate, steel beams, cement, and beef trade distortions.
The passage argues that London goods cost less than Boston and warns that war tariffs will stay to protect trusts. It claims internal revenue schedules will not change to aid brewers, while second term syndicate arrangements may be disrupted. It asks if Mr Hanna and others think the American people will stay silent.
The piece notes growing doubt on Nicaragua for a canal and suggests Panama may be completed sooner. It cites the Walker commission insights and Panama syndicate progress, with the U S delaying action to avoid enforcing the Hay Pauncefote treaty and curb Nicaragua concessions.
The piece lauds Republican dissent from Massachusetts in Congress over the civil government bill for Puerto Rico. Moody and McCall lead the protest against unconstitutionality and plunder, with Littlefield of Maine and others abstaining. It praises Massachusetts for championing constitutional government and hints at renewed political influence beyond patronage.
Mrs Jennie King Morrison, a leading contralto, performed two songs by J Hallett Gilberte before the Sorosis Musical Club at the Waldorf Astoria last Monday, prompting encores and praise for composer and artist. The Observant Citizen notes local notes on society, misers, and civic topics with humor and detail.
Retail ad urges readers to update wardrobes for spring with suits overcoats and accessories. Highlights checks stripes mixtures and neutrals with finishes and fit emphasized. Promises wide selection, try-on, and pay-at-choice pricing from ten dollars, with hats shirts gloves collars and more.
The Boys' Department offers garments with masculine cuts and practical style. It provides everything but shoes, aimed at fitting both men and boys without fancy prices.
The Dreamer, Thomas W. Lawson's new steam yacht built at Nixon's shipyard in Elizabeth New Jersey, will not reach Boston until May 1. The vessel has been handed over to Mr. Lewson and lies at anchor in the Elizabeth river.
A dramatic poem by Frank A. Davis laments British war against Transvaal forces. It condemns Kruger Joubert and capitalism driving bloodshed, pleads for peace, and questions England's burdened role in a violent age. The dated line anchors the piece to a 19th century moment.
Fragmented OCR lists breakfast and luncheon items including frizzled beef and cream potatoes, buttered toast, sliced tomatoes, wafers, chocolate, and dinner dishes like bisque of celery, roast beef, parsnip balls, tomato sauce, and crackers. Some sections describe coffee and a sauce preparation with milk, pepper, and brown tapout, but the text is garbled.
On an Albany hill a wealthy banker Reginald Sherbrooke returns home to a birthday gathering for his ward Mabel Weston. At the height of celebration a masked intruder tries to steal a mother’s portrait set in pearls, only to be knocked down by a defender, saving the necklace and triggering a dramatic turn in the night.
Reginald searches for Mabel after her disappearance during a social gathering. The suspected robber is captured by police and removed in a carriage. Mabel's illness follows the ordeal but she soon improves while Reginald and Mabel grow closer as the story moves toward a farewell departure.
Washington dispatch reports General Otis ordered back from the Philippines and to start after the new Philippine commission reaches Manila. General MacArthur to command the division, while civil authority rests with the Taft commission. Otis sought recall. the rebellion is deemed suppressed and Otis’s health requires rest.
R H Debra, publisher of Derrah's Official Street Railway Guide, argues the Dunham plan to extend a west side Connecticut River trolley from Springfield to Windsor and Rainbow Porquenk Conn. is not feasible. He cites engineering hurdles including missing river crossings and steep grades, and notes several failed attempts to parallel the New York New Haven Hartford line. He suggests a Hartford to East Windsor link would attract summer visitors but warns a Boston to New York corridor remains distant and likely unprofitable.
A reader from Cheshire County argues the Milk Trust uses surplus reduction to keep milk prices low for consumers while producers suffer. The letter questions contractor routes and profit margins, claiming monopolistic steps extend through Vermont and beyond.
A letter to the editor questions exclusive access to the City Point landing stage built by Boston. R Hender son of 817 Second Street asks what Sheldon & Co pay to the city or park commissioners for the privilege and why small boats must pay to tie up there.
About fifty officers and their ladies of the First Massachusetts Regiment of the Knights of the Golden Eagle dined at the United States Hotel for the annual banquet. Colonels Mortis Morrin and other notable leaders attended as guests and toasts were given by Colonel Morrin as toastmaster.
A brisk spring scene notes ten cent boutonnières on sale and businessmen buying. The ad promotes Spring Overcoats and Spring Suits with the best assortment in Boston at prices from seven dollars upward, urging readers to notice the sale.
A collage of humor and political banter from various papers. Critics reaction to a new novel. A humorous exchange about a landlord and a chess move. A rhetorical clash over monopolies and constituent wishes. Includes lines from Puck and Indianapolis papers on empire and press relations.
A survey of public figures shows Rev De Witt Talmage changing from dramatic Brooklyn preacher to a quieter style. King Oscar II publishes a sonnet on the unknowable. William B Bradbury amuses himself by elevator duty in San Francisco. McKinley’s summer tour includes launching of the Ohio. Yale sends five Senators and eleven Representatives to Congress. Pope Leo X is to be painted again by Philip Laggio with Bishop Frankel aiding the portrait.
Editors note public sentiment has forced the repeal of the Horton boxing law in the Empire State. New York City will stop being the center of prize fighting after Sept. 1. The press contrasts Boer generals with Joubert and Cronje and remarks on the Transvaal’s moral and military loss in Joubert's death.
In Philadelphia 672 new saloon licenses were granted in seven days. Sensitized Mmen for photographers is now sold at the same price as sensitized paper in this country. It is estimated gamblers in New York pay over 2 million dollars yearly for protection. A hornlike substitute for celluloid named maniloid is now manufactured. Cecil Rhodes predicted the Kimberley relief date six weeks before it occurred. English families consumed about 100 dollars worth of alcohol per year. Brewster county Texas shows the quickest silver finds in the United States.
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