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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1899
Page
4
Cautionary notice warns against cashing checks not payable to the fishing company or Boston Post. Only authorized collectors J. H. Malon and W. J. Safer may receive payments, with proper certification and signatures by the SE and attested by the Cash Post. Published by H. A. Grozier, Treasurer.
A report from the Central Labor group urges a conference of city interests to devise steps for reopening and sustaining the Emergency Hospital. It stresses the hospital’s value to workers, travelers, and the suffering, noting the institution’s past efficiency and mercy. The plea argues postponing action risks losing essential charity and mercy services.
Mayor Chase told a Socialist picnic that a $75,000 gas firm recently sold for $500,000 and must yield at least 5 percent. He argued dollar gas profits could justify cutting prices, possibly to 50 cents, noting Boston’s similar issue with foreign capital and high rates. He suggested city takeover of the plant as soon as allowed, urging action regardless of elections.
The article examines a serious fire at Rainsford Island described as possibly incendiary. It calls for full disclosure of causes and conditions, including fire protection adequacy and any inmate involvement, to inform public opinion and spur administrative reforms.
The article notes drifting fog and harbor warnings as a brief maritime mood prior to heavy weather, yet the town of Edéston remains calm. The east wind is praised as the town’s premier summer attraction, shaping his view of the resort as unique and appealing.
The resignation of Congressman Reed is expected to be delivered to Governor Powers and the Executive Council in Maine today. The move aims to clear the path for the Hanna McKinley faction ahead of the 1900 presidential election, with Colonel Henderson likely to handle House duties until a new figure assumes the Speakership.
The column recalls Dr. H M Jernegan’s Berlin trip called off due to Mr Southward. It reports Cohasset fishing on Sunday, a Municipal Band concert at Wood Island Park, and Ex Secretary Russell gifting a framed portrait to the State Board of Agriculture. It mentions Granville Darling’s political comeback, William Jenney’s Philippine mood, Tom Burke’s England trip, Miss Eadie Reddy at Old Orchard Beach, and gypsy moth findings near Georgetown with farm land bids and elevated track progress on Washington Street.
The east wind arrives from the sea altering a sultry day into brisk vitality. It is presented as a special grace of nature for Boston, bringing relief from burning sunshine and heat. The writer contrasts its arrival with harsher seasons and lauds the refreshing gust in August.
The passage hints at an altered streetscape and a future view termed Columbia square. It also mentions T. B. Aldrich in the Philippines on leisure, not service, possibly gathering material for a poem companion to Sultan Shahsaman.
A reflective poem by S. BE. Kiser contemplates envy and the desire for another’s chance to achieve greatness. It contrasts progress from distant wonders with the quiet frustration of those who feel passed over while praising the merit of those favored by fortune.
Queen Victoria will confer knighthood upon Chancellor J A Boyd of the high court of Ontario. Other notes include a sixty third wedding anniversary in Salem for Mr and Mrs Charles P Cross and details from a Chicago will revealing a near 900000 fortune for ex Judge Richard Prendergast's heirs. John N Irwin of Keokuk will accept a Portugal minister post from President McKinley. illness of Thomas L James, ex postmaster general and Lincoln National Bank president, is not as serious as feared and he will sail for Europe. Susan W Hills of Leominster marks her ninetieth birthday and traces lineage to Revolutionary stock. Amherst College welcomes Rev Dr Elias Rives, oldest alumnus, who entered in 1825 and shows lifelong talent for languages.
A set of short joke lines and social quips from various papers, including remarks about success, love, feuds, dogs in Chicago, and a misfired prescription joke. Notable bits reference a Detroit Journal voice on ambition and a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip about irregular metre in love poems.
A dated household menu lists breakfast and dinner courses including Blackberries and Cream Lamb Chops and Griddled Potatoes with coffee boiled Halibut and corn cake. Supper features Fish Hash on Toast and Jellied Bananas with a gelatin dessert recipe from Miss Perry Grant of Roxbury.
A historic notice describes a competition for the best three meals daily, offering five dollars weekly. It requires a brief statement of dishes on a paper bag, with postable directions and verified daily feasibility, aiming to feed four or five persons at about 25 cents a day.
Lizzie Templeton, educated at Kenwood, marries Fred Comyn who succumbs to opium. He writes a final note and dies by suicide after years of addiction. Lizzie endures family disgrace and returns to her father, seeking quiet after a life shadowed by misery.
The Post announces weekly prizes for Original Short Stories with ten dollars for first, five for second, and two dollars each for four more entries. Submissions must be published weekly, include full name and address, be on one side of paper, and sent to the Short Story Editor by mail. Women readers only may enter. manuscripts should be folded and returned postage paid. Winners named in the Sunday Post and entries due by close of business.
A Chelsea Massachusetts reader praises the Emergency Hospital citing its one dollar yearly certificate for surgical care and urges immediate support to keep the hospital open for the poor. Allan M. from Spruce Street signs the letter, pledging aid if needed.
The Hon. Joseph H. O'Neil, president of the Federal Trust Company, long Boston politician and former congressman, is highlighted as a potential Democratic candidate for mayor. A Ward 9 resident born in Fall River, he is praised for public service, a temperate life, and influence in state and national affairs.
The Boston Board of Aldermen voted to grant permission to the Boston Catholic Cemetery Association to buy land in Ward 24 Dorchester for burial use, overruling Mayor Quincy’s veto which cited cremation policy and questions of city cemetery expansion. Aldermen debated public policy, property impact, and religious considerations before the narrow vote. The board adjourned to September 1 as Mayor Quincy was absent.
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