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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1899
Page
4
Boston Post announces subscription prices: daily one year 98.08, six months 1.50, three months 75 cents, one month 25 cents. The Sunday Post year 1.50, six months 75 cents, three months 40 cents. Subscribers asked to provide current and future address details for deliveries.
Notice appears as second class matter with warning to send money at sender’s risk. It instructs not to pend cash and to make checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post is available at leading New York hotels and through local dealers. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will end at expiration with no further notice. If the Post cannot be obtained regularly, notify by mail. Editor and Publisher KR. 4 GROZIER.
Washington military court of inquiry nears its findings on General Miles. Vast evidence was deemed cumulative and not entered. Public opinion already formed, while administration organs predict a favorable verdict for Miles and possible retaliation against Wade and the court.
April previews a surge of new trust formations in Trenton with capitalizations shaping up at $20,000,000 for Condensed Milk Trust, $35,000,000 for American Plumbers Supplies and Lead, $36,000,000 for Worsted Trust, $40,000,000 for Flour Trust, and $500,900,000 for Copper Trust. The piece notes these are all products of New Jersey corporate law and hints at a total near $700,000,000 in two weeks.
The piece notes America marks Spanish American War anniversaries with flags and celebrations while traditional anniversaries from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars fade. It emphasizes pride in Dewey Sampson Schley and Santiago deeds, yet laments the old holidays’ stirring call to bells and cannons.
The advance into Luzon shows captured towns slipping back as Filipino forces retreat and regroup. General Lawton's 1500 men could seize Malolos area and then watch natives reclaim positions along the railroad toward Calumpit and beyond.
The report notes General McArthur pushing four miles toward Catumpit while natives burn the area. Aguinaldo may set a new capital tomorrow as the struggle continues. The piece cites General Lawton’s view that 100,000 troops are needed to end the war.
The Massachusetts House defeated the Post telephone bill 105 to 81 after a narrow 80 to 79 passage. Colonel Whipple of Brockton is praised for sponsoring the measure, with support from Democrats and Republicans. The Post pledges to continue the fight until public welfare goals are achieved.
The Observant Citizen notes the temporary roadway for the West Boston bridge nearing completion and describes Cambridge side changes including a new sea wall and driveway. It also covers remarks on actors and society figures, legal news on copyright, and local travel plans including Boston figures at Newport.
An announcement favors the Inca for a cruise and pleases Massachusetts men. Cigars seized by revenue officers face auction after counterfeit stamps. Cambridge residents protest tree cutting on Prospect Street ahead of street railway work. Governor Roosevelt slated to attend Merchants' Association dinner for Senator Frye with expected enthusiastic reception. Walker Club prepares Gillette's The Private Secretary in Copley Hall. The east wind eases heat with a cooling ocean breeze.
A girl presents a wild flower to a sage who classifies it with technical botany, naming it Taraxacum dens leonis after examining its involucrate florets and ligulate corolla. The girl hopes for a simple weed but is told it is a dandelion.
The vanquished French naval deserter Plessis de Richelieu, now acting admiral and Siamese commander, once faced a death sentence for striking an officer. A descendant of the Richelieu house, his past contrasts with modern status. Also noted is a remark by Ambassador Choate to Colonel Watterson about famed orators, referencing George Peck.
A historical column notes Munkacsy’s lucid moment when he viewed The Last Hours of Mozart and said it was his best piece, predicting he would never reach that level again. The piece mentions Charles M. Schwab joining Carnegie Steel as stake driver in 1880 and brief biographical notes on Colton's promotion in Nebraska.
Ruth Hill and Jack Howard, engaged lovers in a Maine coast town, face a crisis when Ruth flirts with Paul Adams. During a picnic trip, a storm sinks their steamer and Jack plunges in to save Ruth. She recovers and insists she loves Jack, who rejects her for valuing true faith over beauty and wealth.
Jacob Tarplin a Beacon Street real estate man announces his candidacy for Boston police commissioner backed by aldermen and politicians. He states his public spirit flagging his wartime volunteer company and asserts his qualifications and aim to remedy police abuses and improve the force. He emphasizes he is not satisfied with current management.
Teresa Carreno gave a farewell pianoforte recital in Music Hall to a large audience yesterday afternoon. The program featured Bach and Liszt pieces, Schumann Etudes symphoniques, Chopin works, and a Chopin Ballade. Carreno was at her best, with a notably impressive Schumann and Chopin performance drawing high praise.
The twentieth annual convention of the Massachusetts Catholic Foresters opens in Paul Revere Hall on Huntington Avenue with a summer Boston celebration planned. The high secretary treasurer James J McLaughlin reports fourteen new courts formed, twelve deaths, four deaths in service, 1898 receipts of $167,903.10 totaling with previous funds to $172,038.36, and payments of $160,159.38 leaving a balance of $11,878.98 on Jan 1 1899. A 1897–1898 comparison shows receipts up $50,242 and reserve increase $19,000.57 with trustees.
Dublin dispatch notes a cablegram to Chicago mayor Carter H. Harrison praising Ireland’s local government move under recent Parliament act. Harrison replies urging joy and declares that full freedom must follow for Ireland.
The state house committee reviewed John J. Cadigan's appraisal for property bounded by Hancock Beacon and Joy streets west of the State House. The valuation is 1.524 million dollars including restrictions, proposed for a state house park and a governor's mansion.
Lieutenant Roswell Randall Hoes, an eye witness of the Santiago fight aboard the Baltimore, will speak this evening at the Cambridge Prospect Union. The public is invited to attend the lecture on his experiences aboard the ship.
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