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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post outlines subscription rates and instructions for changing delivery addresses. It notes second class matter status and urges subscribers to send payments to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial instructions for obtaining the Boston Post with contact numbers and office addresses in Boston and New York. It states subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration. Readers are urged to contact via mail if unavailable through dealers.
Special notice warns that all checks for payments due the Post Publishing Co should be made payable to the Post Publishing Co or the Boston Post. No individual has authority to solicit or accept such checks payable to an individual and the public should not pay anyone else. Only two regular collectors, J H Maloney and W J Salter, with identification letters signed by the Business Manager and attested by the cashier, are authorized. By A Grozier, Treasurer.
The article urges continued diligent search for an unseen obstruction outside Boston Light that damaged the steamship Altonia. It stresses harbor safety, urges temporary, uncharted hazards be removed, and notes the mystery of the danger while insisting on swift, thorough efforts to locate and clear the obstruction to protect commerce.
A fragmented report notes a swing from Pan American unity toward a South American bloc opposing U S policy. The piece questions whether Washington’s approach harms regional ties and the hoped for cooperative bloc.
The text argues the Dingley tariff strains relations with South American nations by raising taxes on Argentine hides and other imports. It notes the country would gain nothing from forging an alliance against the United States, as there is little incentive for southern neighbors to oppose Washington.
The monthly auditor's statement shows city gross debt of 35,330,378 and net debt of 67,817,737 with running expenses well into appropriations. Departments face shortages as spending exceeds available balances and July increases appear temporary but large.
The Columbia and Shamrock runs prompt revised estimates of comparative merits for the America's Cup. The London Yachting World argued for Shamrock beating Britannia by 15 to 20 minutes on a 30 mile course, while yesterday's faster Columbia time challenges those figures and highlights uncertainties in the math and guesswork involved.
The piece notes how customs declarations for entering a port are sworn eyewitnesses and often mislaid, yet inspections on the dock yield the same results. It contrasts diligent shopkeepers and opportunists, mentions travel life at Parker House, railroad porters, local wildlife visitors, political figures at Saratoga, and a short story of Dolly in a family drama with a summer accident and domestic leadership.
Secretary Root outlines a vigorous plan to push the conquest of the Philippines to a speedy end by October with 60,000 troops, under Otis or en route. Critics question if 60,000 can subjugate the archipelago, noting Otis reports show 30,574 regulars and volunteers available. The article praises American troops’ fighting quality but warning that further forces may be needed to compel Filipino submission.
A reader notes a friend recently returned from Europe and shares impressions of officials in New York. The brief reflects local observer sentiment and hints at ongoing civic experiences.
The item lists Antonio Shindler a Bulgarian born artist who died in Washington at 87, famed for lifelike animal casts and world nation portraits, plus notes about Captain Dreyfus, Rudyard Kipling, Alison Sherman Chicago mayor, the Czar’s hobby, a Paris petroleum tricycle, a wicker car for the empress, Professor Rontgen to Munich, Sarah Bernhardt restrictions, P D Armour recovery, Lucile Faure League of Children, Captain Bartlett of the Diana, and Isthmian Canal Commission members sailing to Paris for Panama plans.
The article outlines forthcoming features in the Boston Sunday Post including Shakespearean updates, a volcanic Hawaii dispatch, Uncle Sam’s postal rules, a ghost dancer story by an Indian agent, Philippine campaign imagery, gem discoveries by a scientist, a blind cycle sport, summer fashions, and literary novelties, all teasing the newspaper’s next big Sunday edition.
A compilation of light quips and humorous exchanges drawn from various periodicals. It presents a collage of captions and dialogues, including soldiers arguing, park policemen, and light banter between cultural caricatures, with each item reflecting early 20th century social wit.
A fragmented notice presents a daily charade puzzle from the periodical The eee Charades. It mentions wind direction clues and a pun on CAN DOR with a sleepy reflection on keeping bad men out of jail, ending with a tease for tomorrow's answer.
A distressed voice laments utter loneliness drifting through empty rooms. The speaker feels unseen as a looming future darkens, and the absent presence of a loved one offers little comfort. The verse hints at longing and unresolved sorrow.
Colonel William E Sinn aged 65, longtime proprietor of the Montauk Theatre in Brooklyn N Y for 25 years, died at the Maplewood Hotel in Pittsfield at 9 20 this evening after five decades in the theater business.
Ex Alderman and former Board of Aldermen president Sanford weighs a mayoral bid amid GOP camelot talk. Supporters tout his city hall experience in three aldermanic terms and two General Court years, while Hart Adams and Adams potential rivals stir party drama as the Gulli Bates fight looms and district attorney contest shadows hang over any nomination.
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