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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1899
Page
8
The Post telephone bill to state supervise the telephone monopoly goes to the House at 10 30 am for engrossment with expected speeches by supporters and opposition lobbyists. Rep Whipple leads the measure as lawmakers press for passage to Senate and broader reform of charges and service.
A sample of random interviews reflects broad support in Boston for the Post telephone reform bill. Citizens including Herbert Copeland and Howard R. Guild argue for state supervision and rate reductions, while merchants like Sumner Gould and Jonathan Bigelow urge regulatory oversight to curb excessive charges.
A statement argues that the current rates are disproportionately high and a broad revision of charges is required. The remark emphasizes the need for fairness and systemic changes to address the imbalances.
Editorials push state oversight to curb high telephone charges and curb monopoly power. Comments cite railways and utilities as models for regulation and warn against competitive schemes that fail to curb extortion. Includes 1899 Springfield Republican and Shelburne Falls Echo views.
A Dorchester letter from G. B. Buffington to Nathan W. Shaw urges Republicans to support a bill bringing a telephone company under public supervision. He argues all chartered quasi public bodies should serve public needs and be subordinate to the people, warning opposition harms the party’s image and promotes monopoly claims. Dorchester, April 24.
The pamphlet argues that public service corporations receiving state aid or operating with public interest should face state regulation. It cites Massachusetts history of commissions, asserts telegraph and telephone firms should be under similar supervision, and presents Bills 134 and 221 as clarifying state oversight without focusing on competition or operating details.
Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh drew protests from German officials after speeches at the Union Club and Army and Navy Club railing at German conduct and mocking the Kaiser. The German ambassador lodged a formal complaint while Hay and the Navy Department weighed action. reactions abroad labeled him drunk or Irish-American, with London papers urging American discipline for alliance viability.
The Globe prints a leader calling Captain Coghlan's Union League Club speech appalling and condemns Admiral Dewey for congratulating via the New York Journal. It argues the lax discipline aboard American warships chills English officers and questions the assets involved.
German papers largely minimize Captain Coghlan's remarks. Norddeutsche Zeitung and National Zeitung doubt the incident's political weight, blaming drunkenness or fantasy. Berlin officials note the U S State Department disavowal as evidence of improving Germany U S ties while others mock Ireland American stereotypes and quarrels with Spain. The Tageblatt recalls the year old episode and cordial posturing with Admiral Dewey.
Philadelphia report says Henry A Townsend prominent lawyer died today at age 78. He was father of Arthur Lawrence Townsend the minister to Belgium.
The ice shifted this afternoon in Quebec and navigation to Montreal is expected to open by Wednesday.
Winnie Horn, a young New York newsgirl, claims a giant sailor from Dewey’s fleet hypnotized her and married her at Grace Church. Her mother corroborates the claim and vows to annul the marriage after Winnie refuses to live with Alfred Thirsting, the six foot four inch sailor who fought at Manila on the Olympia. Winnie describes being drawn into a church wedding on Broadway and Tenth Street, with her sister Emma and her suitor Alonzo Barrows accompanying. The next day the sailor showed $200 for a potential flat, but Winnie rejected him and he disappeared.
Kingston Jamaica April 18 The fruit war threatens to escalate as an English syndicate vows action amid tariff Dispute and market pressures impacting shipments and pricing.
Removal of Engine Company No. 22 from its Dartmouth street house opposite Buckingham to Bristol street headquarters reduces Back Bay fire protection. The impending move threatens greater risk, a change readers would grasp by consulting the map showing the distance.
Fire chief Commissioner Russell reveals plans to relocate Engine No. 22 from Dartmouth Street to Bristol Street HQ due to New Haven railroad pressure. He warns the Back Bay will protest, but argues Yarmouth Street site would cost more and that city finances are strained.
Local opposition grows as Boston Fruit Company pushes top prices for bananas and an English syndicate plans to enter the field. Planters in Anetto Bay call for a price cut of 12 percent from the Boston offer to resist monopolization, while public sentiment favors American trade and expects the movement to fade in a week or two.
The Republican caucus in Rockland Maine delegates vow to back C. E. Littlefield for congressional nominee. Delegates named include Crockett Kallick Spear Wight Donahue Farwell Bird Mortland Cobb Lawry Hix and Bird. Major H M Lord in Cuba withdraws his candidacy by letter.
The Samraca Worsted Mills at Waterford Blackstone were sold to the American Woollen Company for about 160000 dollars. The plant employs around six hundred workers at full operation and ranks among the largest of its kind in the area.
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