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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1899
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows Boston Post pricing for monthly, quarterly, and six month subscriptions and advertising terms. It notes Second Class Matter status and requests orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post announces subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration if not obtained. Readers are urged to notify by mail if they cannot receive the Post regularly from dealers or newsboys. Editor K. Grozier signs the notice from 43 Washington Street, Boston.
The piece urges enactment of an inheritance tax on direct estates with a 2 percent rate above a threshold. It notes the existing collateral tax and argues that equitable, generation-spanning wealth should contribute to public dues through probate distributions, despite possible assessment and allocation questions.
The proposed amendment seeks to authorize restoring Tremont Street treet car tracks and references the Boston voters. It holds the Elevated Railroad Company to toll car payments for surface routes as if they were through traffic, aligning with the people’s vote to remove the tracks previously.
The text argues for voting on the plan at the regular election rather than a midsummer special election. It notes tolls on cars over the track would relieve the subway from neglecting to serve public needs and would yield pecuniary returns for the use of public streets by corporations. It says the Senate will consider the amendment, which is seen as a satisfactory settlement despite referendum delay.
The Boston Journal notes growing nervousness among Massachusetts Republican managers ahead of fall elections. It cites past losses since 1874, warns confidence can breed defeat, and argues the party must strengthen organization after defeats. Critics point to state telephones supervision as a test of resolve.
A misread amendment to Boston liquor license law could sharply cut licenses below the intended cap of a thousand. If strictly applied it would reduce licenses and threaten about $300,000 in city revenue, prompting calls to correct the blunder and reflect legislative intent.
A legislative judiciary committee report proposes restricting marriage solemnization to officials who also hold clerical or court roles or are Governor designated. The bill aims to curb abuses in large cities by tightening who may perform ceremonies, while not obstructing marriage itself.
The notice promotes Arbor Day observance and urges readers to invest in spring bargains on men's and children's suits. It highlights durable overalls and jumpers for amateurs and professionals, noting broad patronage from mechanics, manufacturers, and families. It promises a busy day across all departments and invites shoppers to inspect offerings.
The Oak Hall Clothing Co plans a gala welcome for two Spanish armed ships with officers and men to be honored. Governor Wolcott and council members toured Dorchester Heights to inspect plans for a Washington monument shaft with an observatory. Architects may be invited next week.
Rear Admiral Howell is relieved as senior member of the naval retiring board. Admiral Schley succeeds him. Captain Crook, recalled after his wife's death, becomes a navy examining board member. Commander Meade takes command of the Brooklyn. Chief Justice Peters of the Maine Supreme Court will resign Jan 1, 1900. Senator James K. Jones plans a European voyage with family until fall. Henry E. Hess named potential manager of the New York Fire Insurance Exchange. Mrs. J. B. Anderson seeks a bronze bust of Colonel Anderson for Philadelphia library, funded by Andrew Carnegie. Lula B. Randall, 16, receives a $27 monthly pension. Chartrain's painting The Signing of the Protocol sold to H. C. Frick for $20,000. William Seward Webb presents war medals from Admiral Cervera’s flagship to Vermont volunteers. Medals bear Vermont insignia and “Spanish-American War” mark.
A cryptic clue poem where My First Crookedly clues a cranial protuberance and My Second hints at a false heart, with My Whole naming an awkward swain. The verse notes yesterday s answer Heir Loom and promises tomorrow s answer.
In a New York tenement Helen Atwood consoles her grieving mother. Dr. Cutter's mother helps Helen enter a Western seminary, enabling two years of study and letters. The doctor and Helen reunite on her graduation summer visit, leading to marriage and a happy domestic future.
A collage of humorous exchanges from newspapers and social chatter. Jests about wives parlor carpets hornets and wasps signals and concert pitch universal peace and the singing organist chorus. A sailor crew debates the comet and a star leaking like Tit-Bits notes.
President Mc Kinley will appoint Sherman Miles, 16, son of General Nelson A. Miles, as a cadet at the United States Military Academy next year. Miles asked the President for the appointment during his visit, and he will be admitted in 1909 after all current cadet at large slots are filled. Miles served as an aide in the Porto Rico campaign.
Assistant Attorney General James Tyner recalls a tale of President Grant joking about raising the Dead Letter Office staff with a pretty woman. A Southerner named by Grant's daughter earned a government post, and Grant later saved him from pursuit before the Wilderness battle, prompting a pledge tied to a daughter and a promise.
The Germane American Telegraph Company will lay a cable from New York to Emden Germany. Largely a German enterprise with support from German ambassador Dr Von Holleben, the project aims to run via the Azores and is expected to be authorized by Washington authorities.
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