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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates with term options and prices. It notes address changes must be reported with current and new addresses and warns that money sent is at the sender’s risk with payments payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post is available at leading New York hotels and must be prepaid. Subscriptions will be discontinued without further notice at expiration. If the paper is not received, notify us by postal mail. Ez. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The United States delivers an ultimatum to Spain with a Saturday midnight deadline for removing military and naval forces from Cuba. The piece defends the pace as patient and deliberate, cites the Maine incident, and urges swift, decisive action following Congress and presidential resolutions.
The article notes President signed Cuban resolutions and a new volunteer bill authorizing up to 80 000 troops. It explains state militias forming a trained reserve, three year enlistments, and Massachusetts likely contributing a large share. It mentions public sentiment, local preparations, and patriotic readings amid looming conflict.
The House considers a bill for the Eastern Cold Storage Company supported by over eighty market firms. The piece mirrors earlier aid given Quincy Market Cold Storage, with opponents accusing the older firm of using law to crush rivals while the attorney general rests, urging equal treatment to allow competition.
An editorial note urges newspapers that do not intend to stand by the President to relocate their publication offices from Madrid. It frames the move as a matter of stance and language alignment with official policy.
The piece critiques Tory papers for shouting Stand by the President while delaying action. It urges support for McKinley as leader of an aggressive American policy and questions the Transcript's past fainting in wartime debates.
A call to halt all coal and food shipments to Spain from U.S. ports until a law is enacted. The speaker urges executive action now to prevent aiding Spain in Cuba and to avoid strategic disadvantages when war may come. He rejects formal declarations as a barrier to protection.
The piece condemns Bram's conviction for the Herbert Fuller killings while criticizing the jury for a guilty verdict paired with a life sentence. It argues the verdict implies doubt about proof and calls for the severest statutory punishment for a brutal crime.
Observers debate whether the U S Spain strain will ease without war. Commander Weeks bets on no fighting while common folks watch plank walks on the Common and seek lost articles. Boston University School issues a notice calling students and setting apart days for arms.
Rising Sun features requested for general use in cake production and Sun Paste designated for quick use. The note emphasizes selecting Rising Sun for broad baking needs and Sun Paste for rapid application, warning against other brands or alternatives.
A historical poetic excerpt portrays the nation summoned by a drum to face war. Voices debate war’s costs and moral stakes while a trumpet summons the people to answer with resolve. Bret Harte crafts a dramatic dialog on duty, fear, and unity.
Breakfast items include Quaker Oats with Cream and scrambled eggs with raised biscuits. Luncheon features spinach salad and rib roast with baking powder biscuits. Dinner offers tomato soup mashed potatoes spinach radishes and a Lexington pudding recipe with cream sauce and a cream granace. Also notes spinach salad details and a Mrs A N Hallworth address in Malden.
The Boston Post offers a five dollar weekly prize for the best three meal bill of fare from women readers. Each entry should list a simple menu for three meals serving four to five people with a weekly food budget not exceeding ten dollars. Entries due by Saturday. winning bill prints Monday. Mail to Cooking Editor, the Post, Boston. Do not send stamps.
The Post corrects a social column error stating that Miss Sophie Markee is not connected with the Bunker Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution nor on its waiting list. It also clarifies she is not a professional vocalist and apologizes for the misunderstanding.
The Boston Post suggests President McKinley appoint Richard Olney to run the State Department but dismisses the idea as a joke, calling Olney as useful as a feather duster in Hades.
Esther Chaloner reads a distressing letter after Brice's engagement. Allen Courtney, loving and true, returns by steamship to claim her. The tale follows heartbreak, renewed hope, and the vivid social scenes of village life amid evolving views on women's public roles.
The Post invites women readers to submit original short stories for weekly prizes of 10 dollars for first place 5 dollars for second and 2 dollars each for four others. Entries must be 700 to 1000 words written on one side only with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and folded manuscripts. Winners named in the Sunday Post.
To the Editor of the Post the writer recalls the paper's wartime stance on Sumter and lauds its high editorial standard. He contrasts past and present independence from party doctrine and commends the Post for its Cuban coverage from Dana Street in Cambridge dated April 2.
The article argues women in the United States show equal interest to men in discussions about war with Spain. It rebuts the claim that suffrage would harm women health and reason, noting ordinary elections rarely excite beyond limit while fierce political moments engage both sexes. It cites officials and states cooperation of genders in public affairs.
J Llo mer Edgerly defends his letter claiming he voiced veterans’ sentiments not as authority but as belief. He argues a battleship is unnecessary and would be a voluntary gift from generous old soldiers, criticizing Comrade Warren for misinterpretation and urging charitable contributions from those able to give.
A reader argues over newspaper letters and public sentiment about the Maine explosion. The writer questions American arms shipments to Cuba and calls for firm evidence before war, noting Spain’s long hold on Cuba and urging caution and sober grounds for any conflict. Cosmos.
A readers letter questions pedestrian rights on shared roads and raising safety concerns for walkers and cyclists in urban traffic. It cites potential conflicts and calls for clearer rules or better enforcement.
A reader laments reckless cyclists cruising city streets at breakneck speed. He questions why officials fail to act and pleads for editorial help to curb this growing danger to pedestrians. The writer signs as Hunnewell.
A citizen urges forming an American army to confront Weyler over Spanish atrocities including the Navarro disaster and the Maine. He claims vast experience and loyalty of 7,000 men, vows to neutralize state militia, and calls for revenge for the Maine and slain Americans in a fiery letter to the editor.
Schoolmaster Endicott responds to remarks at the Tenth Battery reunion denying calling Cubans savages. He states he accepted the naval board finding that the Maine was blown up by a mine or torpedo but did not accuse the Spanish government of complicity. He adds that if he believed otherwise he would advocate immediate war.
Personal notes include novelist Gertrude Atherton born in San Francisco and described as Benjamin Franklin's great grandniece. A Paris roll call reveals a new recruit claiming to be the thirty fourth child of his father. Prince Ferdinand De Croy, pope’s private chamberlain, to be named cardinal at the Belgian king's request. he is 30.
Mary Louise Sinclair and John Cary Spring wed in a ceremony at the First Baptist Church on Commonwealth Avenue. The event featured elaborate decorations, a music program by Norman McLeod and a reception at the family Kent Street home with lavish floral displays and hundreds of guests including the Hon. Mrs. Frank Jones and other prominent families. The couple plans a two month wedding trip and will reside at the bride’s home.
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