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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1898
Page
4
The notice lists Daily News and Sunday Post prices with yearly and shorter terms, requests address changes with both old and new addresses, states Second Class Matter status, warns carriers of risk, and directs that payments be by check or money order to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial note from Boston Post informs readers subscriptions must be prepaid and may be discontinued on expiration. It lists Boston offices and notes availability at New York hotels with contact details for nonregular delivery. Editor E A Grozier signs the notice.
The group will not withhold their efforts from the broader tasks undertaken by the association as they fit out the hospital ship Bay State and pursue wider work.
The author urges Boston to greet the gunboat fleet arriving in the harbor with a respectful parade and public welcome. He compares it to ovations for returning regiments and argues sailors deserve a triumphal, modest home-coming appreciation.
The piece argues public sentiment sides with General Miles in the clash with Secretary Alger. It notes Republican and Democratic dissatisfaction, calls for Alger’s removal, and predicts pressure on the President, with Corbin as an unsuitable scapegoat and Miles receiving broad support.
At the American Bankers Association convention in Denver President Hendrix proclaimed that hard times have ended and prosperity will continue. Bank leaders voiced unanimity saying no cloud hangs over business, noting wartime effects fading and peace prosperity ready to broaden. They describe current conditions as lasting and stabilizing.
The insurgents reportedly agreed to lay down arms and cooperate if the Philippines remain under U S or British control but would resist if protection ends. The piece argues the position is natural and hints at moral obligation to establish an honest government for lasting peace and self-determination.
A Boston column recalls Colonel Walker's zeal for soldier care and quirks like a bridal trunk at Merchants' Row express offices. It mentions George Fred Williams, Whitinsville patents sale, yacht plans to Puerto Rico, and the death of Dr. J. T. Harris. Courtroom clash leads Lawyer O'Connell to demand bar rules respected.
The Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association calls for renewed public aid to heal the sick soldiers. Colonel Higginson and Hon. Sherman Hoar warn that the next six weeks bring heavy work to supply proper food and care in government hospitals. The group aims to offset government neglect and improve soldier welfare amid the war effort.
The piece argues against Henry M Stanley's view of an Anglo American alliance. It praises loyalty to American citizenship and notes Stanley’s mixed authority on British policy. It emphasizes the U S position of not forcing an alliance and that the idea originated from Englishmen, with the United States able to wait.
A dialog contrasts national pride with humility as a cynic taunts Yankee skill while a friend argues that even when behind in some things the United States outpaces rivals in modern incidents and military testimony.
An irate correspondent attacks the paper over Secretary of War Alger while Lord Abinger finds Boston hotter than expected. Senator Frye is named a peace commissioner and heads to Maine. George Haskell of Ipswich turns 89 as Essex Bar Association officials visit to honor him. Colonel Walker reappears at the Parker House amid a crowd attentive to his wartime record.
Thomas L. Reed of New Mexico and two Red Cross officers, all wounded in Cuba, were found in a New York drug store by a roof garden manager who hid them in a box to see a show. A performer dressed as Colonel Roosevelt sang Marching Through Cuba and the crowd cheered as the returned campaigners revealed themselves.
A nurse recalls a terrifying walk home from a hospital upon leaving her post. Dim gas lamps, creeping sounds, shadowy figures, and a brutal retreat end with blood on the doorjamb as she faints inside.
The i ost invites original short stories with weekly prizes of 10 dollars for first, 5 dollars for second, and 2 dollars for the other four. Entries must be 700 to 1000 words, single side only, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and submission to the Short Story Editor. Only women readers may enter.
A dated home menu lists breakfast items Canteloupe Wheat Germ with Lamb Chops French Fried Potatoes Corn Cake and Bread Coffee. Luncheon includes Chicken Croquettes Tomato Sauce Creamed Potatoes Parker House Rolls Sliced Peaches Sponge Cake Roast Beef Lemonade. Dinner features Julian Soup Mashed Potatoes Creamed Carrots Baked Indian Pudding Lemon Pie Tea or Coffee. A recipe notes Julian soup and Indian pudding and mentions Fllen Power at 130 Endicott Street.
The Boston Post offers $5 weekly for the best three meal menu for a day sent by women readers. Each entry must read like a menu with brief dish preparation directions. Meals may be breakfast dinner and cupper or breakfast luncheon and dinner, feeding four to five persons for under $1 a week. Submissions due by Saturday. winners printed Mondays. address to Cooking Editor, the Post, Tooston.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, a prospective Republican gubernatorial candidate, entertained Henry Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts senator and Roosevelt confidant, at his Oyster Bay summer home. The meeting, arranged through Lodge’s ties to Senator Platt, aimed to ease relations between Roosevelt and Platt and to solidify party support for Roosevelt’s possible governorship.
A letter to the Boston Post urges retaining and annexing the Philippines. It argues imperial expansion, a large navy, and rapid Americanization would benefit trade with Asia, sustain national strength, and secure wealth, calling for bold action and warning against cowardice. John Wesley Daily, M. D., signs the missive.
A reader condemns Dorchester police for arresting sidewalk riders amid muddy streets near Station 01. He accuses authorities of exploiting patrols for profit, compares Boston streets to Santiago, Cuba, and urges the paper to t ake a public stand against municipal neglect. He signs J. Manx Froude.
A local note compares Roslindale to Germany for mud baths and urges filling in a small lake at Richards and Hyde Park avenues to prevent a muddy situation.
Miss Anna B. Thompson lectured in the Old South course on What Germany Has Done for America. The session used digest charts maps and other aids to teach students to study history independently by breaking the topic into sub divisions and guiding them to consult authorities.
A collage of light dialogue and a wartime greeting appears across papers. Jokes about music and manners mingle with a marching Southbound veteran’s return and a captioned exchange with a limp but stoic volunteer.
A historical note from August 23 argues for retaining the Island of Luzon and the city bay harbor of Manila as an invaluable coaling station.
Harold M. Sewall of Bath Maine is named to administer Hawaii's affairs as temporary Governor pending Congress action. The 40 year old diplomat and son of Arthur Sewall is noted for earlier service as consul at Liverpool Apia Samoa and minister to Hawaii. He married into military family traditions and once survived a perilous China Sea wreck during his bridegroom tour.
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