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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1898
Page
4
Boston Post notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with terms. It notes the Boston office at 250 Washington Street and a Boston telephon e number 428, with payment in advance and address changes required to be given.
William Jennings Bryan arrives in Boston to a sincere welcome as a distinguished American citizen. The piece notes his 6,502,925 votes for president, lauds his dignity as a defense candidate for the press, and praises his measured stance in the international crisis. It asserts patriotism over party as citizens unite.
Massachusetts appropriates 59000 for emergency use by the Governor to meet national defense demands. The militia is ready to respond quickly, the volunteer naval force is active, and Massachusetts promises continued support as Gov. Wolcott notes past heroism. The bill passes unanimously with applause. The state vows leadership in potential conflict.
Two months after the Maine explosion in Havana Bay Spanish authorities blamed for the loss of 266 American sailors. The Spanish premier Sagasta calls the accusation an infamous calumny while the United States presses for apology and accountability. The incident weighs heavily in future U S Spanish relations.
The text asserts US non intervention in Cuban matters while rejecting European monarchies meddling in Spain. It notes European advice or coercion against Spain is their domestic issue and implies no tolerance for outside interference. The passage discusses European naval demonstration as a possible tactic.
The piece argues it would be absurd for the U S to seek European mediation in Western issues and urges monarchies to keep hands off, asserting the U S can manage its business unassisted by Europe and that Europe should refrain from interfering in the region.
The article argues the Senate wasted time in debate while the Cuba crisis demands immediate U S action to force Spain from Cuba. It outlines four Senate proposals and predicts the majority foreign relations plan should prevail, directing the president to use force if Spain resists. It notes public readiness for decisive action and shifts to local notes about summer cruelty to cats, public figures, and Boston events.
Horace G. Wadlin of the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor presents a report on cotton manufacturing in Massachusetts and the South. He argues for equalized conditions through higher wages and better living standards, with Massachusetts focusing on product mix and efficiency improvements while maintaining strong wages and social conditions to expand demand.
A reader reports professional dog catchers in Boston who sell animals for vivisection. Dogs are used as decoys to lure pets, prompting fear for owners. The writer also notes stray cats as spring nears and mentions closing city residences for the season.
The verse declares readiness for battle with ships and fighters aboard and decks cleared for action. It proclaims stern justice rising, humanity and right guiding the nation, and a determined end to tyranny in Cuba with peace on the horizon.
A string of humorous exchanges from Detroit Free Press Chicago News and Chicago Record features wives husbands church bed rooms needles and hatpins. Snappy quips show social banter and light romance with punchlines. The dialogue pokes fun at money marriage fidelity and gossip across multiple papers.
A collection of pantry items and a dinner supper plan lists oranges rolled oats clams in batter baked potatoes doughnuts coffee bread lamb chops tomato soup mashed potatoes cream cabbage pickles orange pudding hot biscuit cake stewed kidney beans tea or coffee preserves. Clams in batter details a batter of flour egg salt water and frying. reamed cabbage instructions note tender roll chop pepper salt butter and cream. A. KB BAI , 180 Jackson arrest.
Annie Graham faces mortgage on her late father's meadow and failing farm due to bad luck and debt. A distant bank offers mining stock that suddenly proves valuable, making her rich enough to save the homestead. She invites her fiancé William Bushnell to take the stock, avoiding ruin and uniting their family for a hopeful future.
Long passage notes Tolstoi's vigor and skating, Sir Tom Smith at St Bartholomews, Parnell children in Ireland, the Count of Turin's visit, and Froude Carlyle letters. It covers Rev John T Vine in London mission halls, and a detailed parade and naval reserve movements with ships like Catskill, Wabash, Bancroft, and Lebanon, plus navy yard preparations and officers changes.
J. Stanton notes in the Atlanta Constitution that a cruiser named Dixie stirs strong Union pride and calls for sailors and citizens to rally behind the flag. He quotes enthusiasm for the ship to unite the nation and inspire fight against enemies as the band plays Dixie.
A large detachment of the Massachusetts Naval Reserve leaves Providence depot for Philadelphia to man the Catskill, amid cheers and tears from hundreds. Sixty regulars from the Wabash and several other crews join in, with guard duties organized for the St Louis and Norfolk assignments. The government also purchases the Menemsha, a coal carrier, and charters the Matteawan, while freight costs rise as ships avoid coal cargoes due to looming war with Spain.
A supposed Spanish spy tried to board the steamboat Resolute bound for Long Island Head and Fort Warren. Hidden among workers and soldiers, he was discovered prowling the fortifications and driven off the reservation. He had sought permission before, offering money and a favor for a woman to accompany him.
William Jennings Bryan visited New Haven Waterbury Naugatuck Derby and Ansonia on a swing from Washington to Boston. He spoke on Bimetallism at Hyperion Theatre and City Hall Gem Opera House drawing packed houses and enthusiastic ovations along the route.
The Medford Board of Aldermen met in a special session and appointed George B. Perkins and Frederick A. Tucker as traverse jurors for the Superior Judicial Court at Cambridge April term. The meeting adjourned to the opera house.
John Dillon replies to a cablegram from Daniel P. Sullivan stating there is no basis for claims he favors Spain over America. He declares his warmest sympathy is with the United States in humane efforts to end the Cuban situation.
A large audience gathered to hear the petition of the West Ind street railway, now the Boston Elevated, for double tracks from Somerville to Malden. Speakers largely supported the plan but urged delaying action until the Legislature's fate on the bill the Boston Elevated company is contesting is decided.
A Boston Post reader urges theatre officials to remove or reposition the chandelier during Bob Ingersoll's Sunday appearance at the Boston Theatre. The writer says the direct glare hinders seeing the speaker's facial expressions and is nerve-wracking, requesting lighting arranged to prevent any direct eye exposure. The letter is signed Preston C. Nason of 15 Temple Street, dated April 15, 1898.
A 1898 Department of the Interior letter to J. Homer Edgerly expresses sympathy for veterans of the late war and discusses the need for congressional action on donations for battleship construction, noting the risk to pensioners if the government acts without proper authority.
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