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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1904
Page
6
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The Boston Post lists editorial and business offices in Boston and New York and urges advance payment for subscriptions. It notes discontinuation at expiration and asks readers to report delivery issues by mail. Editor and Publisher BE A Grozie is named.
The Sunday Post notes Boston prepares to host the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. City officials and residents plan bright patriotic celebrations, closing businesses and offering hospitality to veterans from Union armies and Revolutionary legacy. Residents express enthusiasm and a spirit of reciprocal honor.
The sea fight off Port Arthur is judged not decisive yet decisive in trapping the Russian fleet. The Rurik sinks in the Straits of Corea and Vladivostok squadron is crippled while Admiral Withoff dies aboard Czarevitch. Kamimura's offing weakens the Russian naval effort as Port Arthur nears siege.
The article argues Senator Lodge uses talk of reciprocity with Canada to aid a political image while actions do not follow. It notes the Massachusetts Republican party may be pressured to drop reciprocity from its platform, as occurred at the prior convention.
The text argues that many Republicans and business leaders demand reciprocity and fear Lodge would alienate them by opposing their stance. If Lodge claims their views align with Democrats, he risks pushing many toward the Democratic party where reciprocity is favored.
The piece notes that national prosperity hinges on crops with wheat down 32 million bushels from last year while corn rises 320 million. It warns higher wheat and flour prices hurt workers, but predicts strong hay and oats crops and improved overall grain prospects for farmers.
The Sunday Post features color cartoons by Norman and portraits of Civil War leaders in the Grand Army supplement. It includes photographs of Massachusetts veterans, a week’s encampment program, and welcome messages from notable figures such as Governor Bates, ex-Governor Boutwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Senator Lodge, marking a memorial issue with lasting value.
London Aug 14. H. Rider Haggard, author of She and King Solomon's Mines, believes his dog's spirit appeared after its death. Mrs. Campbell Praed, also a noted writer, endorses dog angels and reincarnation as possible truths. She argues all life is intercommunicative and persists beyond death.
A collage of humorous musings and local notes. The piece includes a satirical call for an all meals breakfast food and quips about town life, along with assorted notes on jokes, politics, a fruit store coming to Roxbury, and mentions of nearby areas and events.
A comic item notes babies named for Parker the Democratic candidate for President, arguing fame without offspring is discouraging for those famous yet without namesake children. It pokes fun at posterity and public recognition.
A verse vignette recalls a Kentucky thief who abandons a burrowing whiskey storage plot after a spring of water forces him to abort the attempt. The piece contrasts sly humor with a wary reaction to the water's surprise intervention.
New York August 14 The departure of Commander Booth-Tucker for England in November to assume a high office in the international Salvation Army will leave the U S post vacant Commissioner Eva Booth youngest daughter of General Booth now heading Salvation Army in Canada is expected to be his successor She began work at age 12 selling the War Cry and first came to America to assume temporary command after Ballington Booth’s resignation
Observant Citizen notes crowds in Boston on a summer Sabbath as Camp Mosquito Club closes four months of camping at Squattam with speeches by Charles W. Stevenson, George F. Zoph and Walter J. Dayton. Many items follow including theater plans, weddings, reunions, and charity efforts across Chelsea Dorchester and Revere.
The New York Sun hails Alexis Melville H. Cane as the first great Russian victory in war. The piece praises his name and calls for a bomb-proof future, noting the nation’s prayers from Finland to Lapland and urging unity against assassination.
A cheerful, rhythmic note from Rahway New Jersey celebrates a happy birth in a rose covered cottage with a newborn in a cradle and a mother reported doing well. The enthusiastic message repeats jubilation and sings Alleluias from dawn.
Mrs. Askem jokes about her daughter’s voice bringing money as Squirmly quips she’s always bowling for funds. The exchange has a playful, hometown flavor.
In a tense exchange James questions Bullion about a bottle of port. Butler denies it is old treasure insisting the drink is no more than three months old. The moment captures a domestic dispute over valued liquor.
Sister Jane-Obed warns that failing to wash hands before dinner risks taking away the new boarder’s appetite. Obhed-Aw questions whether that is what the man wants.
Clyde Ventrell departs Union after refusing Nellie Grayton and causing her to wed Luke Brenton. Nellie dies unseen. Ventrell returns to city, then learns at the church he lost her to Luke, witnessed by a village in quiet mournful ceremony. He boards a southbound train to leave, muttering spitefully about country girls.
Poston Central Branch and the Central Council will not meet Tuesday due to the Grand Army encampment but will hold a session Thursday at the American House to finalize arrangements for the reception to Irish envoys Redmond P Donnellan O'Brien and O'Kelly. The envoys speak at the Boston Theatre September 11 with Mayor Collins presiding.
The schooner Marie Paul of Mantas foundered on the St Pierre Banks Wednesday. Its crew escaped in dories as the vessel sank and were rescued Thursday by the French fishing schooner Marie Paul’s ship Helen Stewart arrived at North Sydney with the rescued sailors.
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