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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1899
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists subscription rates and possible pricing for a newspaper region including ENGL ST. Mentions one year post and future offerings but lacks complete details or figures due to damaged OCR.
The readable parts reference a publishing company and a note about second class mailing matter. No clear date, place, or names are legible to identify the full notice or action.
A brief item notes the Beaton Office at 206 Washington Street Boston in reference to Material Rooms No 1004 and Beaton Business Office No 428. The text lists addresses and room numbers connected with Beaton's business.
The Seston Post asks readers to secure copies through leading New York hotels or their gas dealers and newsboys. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Editor E. Grozier urges prompt postal notice for delivery.
The passage argues a chosen policy must be pursued to a successful end while criticizing attempts to secure a weak ruler’s surrender. It frames subduing Aguinaldo as the path to weakening the Sultan of Sulu, portraying a decisive approach to imperial aims and territorial control.
The Salisbury government uses Parliament's prorogation to press Kruger. Sir William Butler is recalled, replaced by Sir Frederick Walker as army commander. Britain readies 30,000 troops for a potential invasion of the Transvaal, pursuing conquest over diplomacy with little global sympathy.
Special notice cautions that checks for payments to the Post Publishing Co. must be drawn to the Post Publishing Co. or the Boston Post. No one may solicit or accept checks for individuals. Do not pay cash to others. only two regular collectors Mr J H Maloney and Mr W J Salter with ID letters signed by the Business Manager and cashier attest.
Cable reports indicate Hadgi Mohamed Womolol Kiram refuses General Bates and Washington offers for surrender of sovereignty. He seeks better terms and keeps control of prerogatives, while Christian groups face harsher policy. The benevolent assimilation plan for the Sulu Islands stalls.
A Kentucky Democratic split prepares in Lexington to nominate a governor rival to Goebel. The Louisville convention backed Goebel as the regular nominee, while dissenters rally behind John Young Brown with Bryan platform support and possible Republican cross over.
Alderman Adams backs taking Park Square space vacated by the New York, New Haven Hartford railroad to create a central city market. He cites accessible location, room for a large market building, and rental income to cover costs. The plan aims to relieve congestion and serve Back Bay, the South End, and western and southern suburbs.
Debates focus on a proposed Park Square market to boost competition and lower food prices. Critics warn of harm to existing stall leases while supporters cite convenience and growth. Mayor Josiah Quincy recalls founding Boston’s first great market as a potential new era begins.
Leland Powers welcomes a son at Lexington home as Mrs Powers recovers. Comments on the Dreyfus case and Havana trade, plus Patrolman Broderick’s meat deliveries in Roxbury. Henry W Bavage handles a funeral in Washington for Lassie Macnichol. James J Myers pursues Springfield speakership. Hyannis Yacht Club gains Dem presence. Davis and Son joke on firm name. Caledonian Club parade costumes cost 450 dollars. Trilby Richards charms on St John trip.
The piece notes Mr. and Mrs. George Hettie Billings hosting open house at Bussard's Bay in Wareham all summer. Captain Tom Olys visits from Marion on his bicycle to enjoy the broad plaza and Mr. Billings counterfeits a cooling drink, while other locals comment on the host's cheerful countenance and wit.
The vacant chair of geography at Berlin goes to Dr Wilhelm Sieglin from Leipzig. John Morley will reside at Hawarden to study papers for a Gladstone biography. Roentgen attracts German university interest with Leinsic and Ursburg labor promises. Emperor Francis Joseph honors General von Kreighammer with the hereditary title of baron. The Princess of Wales’s engagement ring features six stones spelling Bertie. Senators Hanne Lodge Walcot Hoar Jones and Spooner meet Ambassador Choate in London. Major Robert H White retires from the U S Army after thirty years, his resignation accepted with full pay implications.
A collage of quips and cartoon captions from Chicago Record Philadelphia Record Washington Star and others. Snappy lines joke about social prestige vacations manners agitators and a thief of humor with playful exchanges and pithy observations on life.
A fragmented food list outlines breakfast items such as olives, watermelon, hominy and cream, muffins, crullers, coffee and tea. Luncheon includes cold beef, potatoes, pickles, blueberries and cake. Dinner features stews, salmon with hollandaise, green peas, salad, cheese, tea and coffee along with a strawberry jelly dessert set with gelatin and moulded fruit shapes.
Josie Curtis faces a life of duty after marrying Frank Roscoe to please her dying mother. When Frank dies, she endures loneliness and hardship until she reunites with Jack Gilmore, choosing love with duty intact and finding lasting happiness as Hyacinth grows.
A Boston Chamber of Commerce committee reviews the proposed lease of the Boston & Albany railroad to the New York Central. Members include J. M. W. Hall L. G. Burnham A. Shuman Samuel B. Capen Henry W. Peabody William H. Lincoln and W. O. Blaney. A special chamber meeting will occur when ready to report.
The steamer Derbyshire sails at 6 p m from Charlestown bound for Queenstown and Liverpool with forty seven saloon and 1% steerage passengers. Official list of saloon passengers includes Mrs Beaver B Bentley M A By G Bradley P Shal Chase ley T C Busnby memory names and others.
The readable text offers partial phrases about a bed or feet and stripes. The rest is damaged, leaving no clear event, names, dates, or involved entities to identify a complete news item or action.
In a letter to the editor a supporter argues that $65,000 raised by New England residents for Spanish War veterans should be administered by the Massachusetts organization formed to aid those soldiers. The writer contends the fund’s purpose is care for the sick and wounded and proper interment, and asks if it should be managed by a Boston charity or return to ongoing appeals.
A Honolulu newspaper outlines Sunday features including a lengthy piece on Mauna Loa volcanic activity and overseas reports from the Philippines and Manila. It highlights travelogues, fashion, religious and racing novelties, and a horse racing Turkish bath plan as the year’s standout oddity.
An Ancrea citizen living in the Transvaal defends England's stance in the Transvaal issue. He urges reforms by the Boers on taxation and food imports, critiques Uitlander restrictions, and argues sentiment should not hinder development and foreign investment. He notes past Boer discrimination and calls for fair laws to ease Anglo Boer tensions. Jamaica Plain, Mass., Aug. 11.
The Municipal Band concert postponed by rain will be held at Pierce Square Dorchester on Thursday evening August 17 at 7 20.
The Boston school committee met to act on July 31 orders including paying $11,000 to executors of Thomas Doane for Pearl Street estate. It approved $10,998 for Fuller & Warren to install heating and ventilation in the Dorchester grammar schoolhouse after debate. Additional orders and bids for new school buildings in Brighton South Boston and East Boston were laid over or approved, with a requirement to remove the Nixon old schoolhouse within fifteen days.
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