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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
6
The piece accuses President McKinley of breaking U S promises to Cuba while Cuban delegates seek independence and a free market. It cites sugar and tobacco trust influence, contrasts official reports from Harlan and Hollander with port city testimony, and calls for a trustworthy information bureau.
The House backed a 0.90 dollar per thousand cubic feet gas price, down from 0.75. lawmakers call it a generous bill for gas firms and say the savings to consumers are modest. The measure passed 97 to 4 on second-reading placement, with uncertainty about future steps and potential reversals similar to last year.
The piece notes King Edward's accession may help pass the bill legalizing a deceased wife's sister marriage. It cites a 279 to 122 Commons second reading vote, with bishops and Lords usually blocking reform. It records broad public moral concern and historic tradition shaping Parliament's action.
The article condemns British actions in Cape Colony and the Boer republics. It reports 2000 women and children in Fort Elizabeth camps under guard, with 1500 others to be sent to Bermuda islands. It portrays a devastated land where farming communities have been burnt and families dispersed.
A debate erupts over Porto Rico where Governor Allen's rosy report of prosperity and happiness is challenged as either self-deception or misrepresentation of the island's condition and the status of its subjects.
The Observant Citizen notes a rare Poe first edition priced at one thousand dollars drawing attention for its rarity and Poe Conan Doyle links. It mentions other items from spring hints in Cape Cod and Boston social events, plus local intrigues and tours by notable figures including Henderson and Gillett.
Two cadet students Clarence Converse and Emil Desarte travel with two sisters Helen and Gypsie in a Pullman from Worcester to New York. They plot marriage quickly to escape parental control, meet resistance from guardians, but reveal wealth and status, leading to eventual approval and a perpetual happy ending.
A readable fragment lists meals for breakfast lunch and dinner from the Sunday Post. It includes dishes such as Bisque of Clams Baked Stuffed Bluefish Pickled Beets and dessert items like Graham Gems and Sponge Cake with odd broken phrases and recipe steps. Conley Roxbury appears as a local contact.
The verse extols Pleasure as a binding habit and master over life, urging the reader to cling to it as a daily refuge from fear. It presents Pleasure as passion, habit, and vice that dominates the mind, promising solace in a brief life.
London April 2 The fire on the British steamer Ontario Captain Brenton from Hull to Boston which returned yesterday to Queenstown is now under control.
McClure, Phillips & Co. plan April 30 release of Five Years in which Alfred Dreyfus recounts his trial, torture, and life, including a diary kept until Sept. 10, 1896. The work emphasizes his resolve, his wife and children's sacrifices, and the Rennes trial aftermath.
The article recounts Dreyfus writing his autobiography after returning from Devil’s Island. It notes he was physically exhausted, called an “old, old man of 39,” and dedicates the work to his wife and children. It also mentions his April 14, 1895 start date for letters to his wife. Nearby, Cleveland women discuss hoodoo practices to curse landlords and a weather quip from Chicago.
Professor Ide Sargent, a University of Vermont graduate and Paterson New Jersey principal, spends summers in Greenville Vermont and was offered the role of supervisor of English in public US schools in the Philippines.
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