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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
4
July reports show record page counts and daily totals across several New England papers. The figures include 117,980 for July 17 and 151,750 to 151,990 on surrounding dates as circulation milestones are logged.
The Indianapolis convention signals endorsement of the Democratic nominees for President and Vice President and pledges to back anti imperialist House candidates. Ex Gover nor Boutwell notes a third party would lack names funds and press support. The principal campaign issue aligns with Boutwell and his allies.
The Cuban teachers depart Boston after six weeks of Harvard summer instruction, funded by government support, Harvard College, and private donors. About 1300 Cubans participated in object lessons, gaining broader views of life and education. The effort aims to influence Cuba’s school system and strengthen U S Cuba ties.
A discussion on a proposed farmers trust cites a 1896 Russian US price fixing scheme. Russia and the United States would buy wheat to lift prices, potentially boosting American farmers by hundreds of millions and Russian growers by hundreds more. Secretary Olney reportedly refused to consider the plan, leaving promoters to push the idea.
A company of over one hundred laborers with families arrives on foot after a two day march to seek work and food. Major George G. Groff, acting Porto Rico education commissioner, notes in the Independent that in Ponce the death rate nears 1000 per 1000 annually, links gastroenteritis to starvation, and says the population endures chronic starvation limiting work to three days weekly. He cites India famine as sympathy grows in the United States and questions American governance in its own territories.
The speaker argues that U S military spending is inflated by pensions for Civil War veterans, claiming the 2 6 million text disputes the idea of a lean war budget. He contrasts U S pension outlays with Russia Germany and France noting the United States pays hundreds of millions yearly to veterans, urging restraint on militarism.
The column surveys rainy weather effects on towns and water works, seaside departure scenes, and a string of small town vignettes. It mentions Mr and Mrs Gilberte of Beacon Street preparing for winter recitals in New York and Miss Mary Mackenzie turning down a marriage proposal from a Back Bay broker.
A string of quirky incidents shows travelers packing impractical items for Cuba or transport limits. A lawn mower stays in Cambridge while a teacher’s baby carriage, already dismantled, goes to Cuba in a trunk. A large builder and a stray umbrella misfit amid weather jokes. The Post corrected an error naming Felipe Di Marco as the memorial orator.
A collage of curiosities and facts: floods shaped Texas pecan yields, New York hotel rates reach high daily sums, Russia outpaces deaths by births, Weinberg embezzlers captured after years abroad, and global numbers on volcanoes, cattle, and populations. Human quirks include a Rome mayoral crusade on spitting, a German society prize for fast electric rail, and a church tax clash in Chapman Kansas.
In a domestic farce, Mrs.Channing influences Mrs.Deagon to name a newborn Silas Brett. Brett defends his right to influence, while Frances learns of the scheme and finally agrees, secretly preferring the name Silas but choosing to wed Brett as Mrs. S. Anthony Brett.
A young dentist faces a chaotic scene when a stylish woman brings in Jim for a tooth extraction. The dog causes a ruckus as the dentist unexpectedly removes the wrong tooth while the woman notes the flea issue. The patient leaves with the dog’s tooth instead of Jim’s.
Mae notes the man is employed as a ribbon clerk in a department store. The remark highlights his position within the retail environment and suggests a specific job function tied to merchandise presentation.
The piece introduces the Society of the Hidden Meaning as the Boxers secret order with a singular emblem and rites in remote temples. It notes that few captured members escape and that two did, with their adventures to be told in the Sunday Post beginning next Sunday as one of the year’s great stories.
An excerpted, fractured report critiques Governor Allen of Porto Rico for a summer voyage on a government yacht while starving locals die of hunger. The piece notes his pride in tariffs and revenue, with no mention of the famine while in port. Acting Governor Hunt is mentioned in passing.
A West Side shopkeeper rebukes a persistent boy asking for boxes cards and almanacs. The youngster demands items and slyly provokes the clerk. The quarrel ends with the clerk striking the boy who then flees.
Mr. Bellefield quips about ordering his winter coal supply, while Mr. Bloomfield presses for details. The exchange appears in the Pittburgh Chronicle and Telegraph as a light, humorous item.
A West Side laundry scene ends with a man claiming a shirt he left hours earlier. a clerk discovers a parcel and the man copies a list of color words scrawled on the shirt bosom. The abbreviations imply embroidery silk colors, revealing a curious domestic incident.
Young woman with broad business experience seeks position to supervise business affairs or oversee an estate. Fully competent to take charge and manage operations. Unquestionable references for honesty and ability. Moderate salary expected. C 81, the Post.
An amusing dialogue from the Chicago Inter-Ocean features a nervous spinster asking a boy if he encounters snakes. The boy replies they are saved for boarders and that grass is full of them, delivering a humorous glimpse of daily life.
A Chicago News snip notes a quick laundry visit and luck, while the Denver Times quotes exchanges with a would be prosperity scam and a town resident puzzled by a stranger's questions. The piece captures small town humor and curiosity about a passing figure with boots and beard.
A Sunday Post kitchen item lists a breakfast menu with hot wheat cakes bacon doughnuts and coffee, a dinner featuring baked salmon and lyonnaise potatoes with recipes for baked salmon and corn bread, plus a dessert of chocolate loaf cake and cocoa. Signed by Mrs. S. J. Meyerpeler of 34 Irving Street, West Bomerville.
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