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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
4
A congressional caucus critique argues any currency bill that concentrates Treasury control over markets risks abuse and scandal. It warns executive influence could manipulate stock exchanges and favor speculators, threatening sound financing and market integrity.
The Manauense was nearly wrecked while transporting 400 troops from San Francisco to Manila. Colonel Webb Hayes reports under staffing, leaks, failed pumps, and empty water and food supplies, with life-boat space for 218 of 420 aboard. Secretary Root urged to identify fault and accountability.
The Board of Apportionment established by the Republican Legislature is abolished after a short term. The piece argues the experiment failed due to its limited duration and risks of concentrating financial power in the mayor. It suggests lessons learned and cautions future lawmakers to modify the scheme.
The text discusses U S policy in Cuba under General Wood, calling for open fair dealing and troop withdrawal as a positive step. It cites Civil Service Commissioner Brewer’s controversial actions and political reactions related to campaign funds, and references Thanksgiving era news from Boston with personal notes on local families, marriages, and a Philippine arrival.
The piece compares Methuen's Modder River fighting to historic battles, noting optimistic and extreme claims about bloodiness and scale. It argues that even if Cronje and Methuen annihilated each other, the bloodiest battle of the century would not be reached, given the higher deaths in Civil War engagements.
The Daily Post’s average readership rose from 133,239 in October to 186,166 in November while the Sunday Post climbed from 116,670 to 118,119. The report emphasizes steady, uninterrupted growth, noting the Post’s unprecedented daily morning circulation in New England for a Boston morning paper.
The Washington administration backs General Wood's 20 percent troop pullback in eastern Cuba. General Brooke in Havana warns such moves risk instability and urges continued armed forces to avoid a military confrontation.
The poem pleads for mercy toward a victorious leader, noting a sudden revolt as a distant idol is toppled. It urges forgiveness and trust in the people's eventual return to loyalty, framing the hero as enduring on a steadfast pedestal despite anger and ungratefulness. The speaker, Irma Lackner, addresses the ruler with hopeful resolve.
An old fable where a mouse spots a lion trapped and recalls how a generous lion spared her. She gnaws the net, frees the lion, and expresses gratitude to her preserver. The moral emphasizes that without good nature and gratitude, people thrive as poorly in society as in a wilderness. It states noble and common alike depend on each other.
Daily table hints list pork chops peaches and cream baked sweet potatoes corn fritters and beverages for dinner and supper including pea soup fried swordfish cold baked hap fried bologna and chocolate cake with pear preserve snow pudding and a two loaf chocolate cake recipe from Mrs Bva F Kingsley Roxbury spelling and measurements follow historical home cook style.
Ethel Lane and Charlie Marston vow fidelity before separation. Charlie travels with his rich uncle, letters end, and Ethel endures years of silence. Reunion occurs at a village graveyard, where Charlie reveals a fortune and the lovers resume their bond as Ethel becomes Mrs. Marston.
Frank Gould receives daily letters from young men seeking backing for Philippines ventures. The Crown Prince of Germany turns eighteen next May and will preside over the old Potsdam castle. Marquis Townshend, recently deceased in Paris, championed shop girl seating. Governor Russell of North Carolina remains the lone Southern Republican governor. Sir Edward Houlton’s will tests the Prince of Wales with a badge of the Order of St John. Michael Davitt, in Parliament, wrote mostly in the silent writing room. Lord Fredegar’s eighteen horses were requisitioned for the Transvaal. Peter Winchester-Rouss plans a $50 000 marble mausoleum at Mt Hebron Cemetery in Winchester Virginia.
The quotes reflect partisan views: support for a larger navy, critique of fund allocations, plans to purify water in Philadelphia and Chicago, Italy's warship build, the czar's disarmament pride, and a proposed Maine victims' funeral at Arlington.
The Queen visits Bristol in a historic tour never before seen since her coronation. Nearby notes recall the Prince Consort's earlier visit at the Great Western railway opening. Mentions Greece's king in Paris may greet his sister the Princess of Wales before returning home.
A collage of light humor and social snippets from various papers. Jests about cooking floors juries and mag editors mingle with playful exchanges and a lawyerly quip about hypothetical questions, reflecting a breezy, satirical tone.
A light column notes sailors in port play ball and English naval cricket aboard ships. It mentions a statue of Abraham Pheorin in Calton Burial Ground Edinburgh for Scottish Americans of the Civil War, a veterinary congress claim on disease transfer by birds, a Louisville man’s pet goose, and Paris’s Eiffel Tower to be painted in five enamel shades from dome to pedestal with about fifty tons used.
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