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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1900
Page
6
The article argues the Common Council must check the six million loan bill, opposing the aldermanic plan and warning that passing any form would cede power to the Mayor. It defends separate loan bills for needed items and condemns racial framing in U S actions abroad as reflected in public sentiment.
The text alleges that Joseph Hanna plans to push through a ship bounty bill in Congress this session to raise 99 million dollars annually for twenty years. It claims the tactic skirts Democratic obstruction with a contingent move to use closing session power, portraying the measure as a defensa for campaign fund contributors and a peril to the McKinley bid.
The Massachusetts Single Tax League held a dinner for invited guests including Roman Catholic clergy. Rev Father Johnson of South Boston argued that current tax systems unfairly burden the lower and middle classes while favoring the rich. He favored local option as a test to evaluate the single tax on land values and advocated allowing cities and towns to experiment to gain practical education from real outcomes.
The text notes sympathy for Kruger tied to a French parliamentary example and discusses a small South African gesture. It references Congressman Fitzgerald and hints at further actions in Congress regarding the United States stance.
The article reviews President McKinley’s congressional message highlighting China policy favoring foreign rights and open trade, and the Philippines plan for a mild U.S. tutelage. It notes calls for a large army, Taft commission instructions, and critiques Congress for not restraining trusts or Porto Rico relief while awaiting Supreme Court rulings.
The Observant Citizen argues for foot passenger protection as asphalt and rubber tires reduce noise. London cabs use bells to signal approach yet accidents remain common. Christmas charitable plans loom as a prosperous year prompts gratitude.
Local readers report Christmas shop displays along Washington Street and Tremont Mall drawing crowds. A charity entertainment at Perkins Hall raises funds for sick shop girls. Boston notes cover a frozen man in Biddeford, a Fitchburg Railroad fitting-out basin nearing completion, a Harvard address on culture, and multiple military promotions in the Sixth Regiment.
A vivid poem extols a sea ruler. It contrasts the clipper and liner racing above with a ghostly graveyard fleet that haunts the salt highway. The speaker proclaims fear and doom for sailors, promising death and dismay as the sea claims vessels and crews.
A Chicago Record tale follows Mr. Jones, a bank cashier who walks and donates a dime to laborers needing short rides to jobs. He prides himself on balance sheets and exercise, believing helping workers to work is better than charity. The recurring encounters with dinner pail laborers hinge on timely transport and honest labor.
A fragmentary page shows a luncheon and dinner plan with items like toasted wheat meat cakes corn gem brown potatoes and blueberry pudding. It includes prep notes for a blueberry pudding batter, flour and eggs, and references to Boston contact W. Bennie at Shawmut Avenue.
On Christmas Eve Thomas Carver, aging and lonely, wanders his Granite House grounds and meets a boy named Bobby Bennett who reveals himself as his grandson. Bobby helps reunite Carver with his estranged daughter Robertha, who left six years earlier to marry Aleck Bennett the curate. Father and daughter reconcile as the boy echoes Christmas peace and the family embraces.
A bustling fair at Horticultural Hall hosts the Ladies Aid Association to support the Soldiers Home with thirteen or fourteen booths of fancy articles. A Red Cross hospital is staffed for emergencies as crowds exceed 1000, with concerts and entertainments scheduled through the week. Notables include Chelsea Lodge anniversary remarks and a Washington society wedding announcement for Mary McComas and Clinton Goodloe Edgar.
The Talk of the Town section highlights four pages of current apparel ideas for women. Half tone photographs from Boston stores display the newest garments, with Paris fashion coverage offering absorbing interest.
Miss Mary McComas daughter of the Maryland senator will wed Clinton Goodloe Edgar of Detroit on Wednesday December 5 at St John s on Lafayette Square. The ceremony at high noon will be conducted by the Bishop of Nebraska and assisted by ministers. Afterward the bridal party will be hosted at 1723 Rhode Island Avenue with a reception breakfast before a honeymoon and return for Christmas with Senator McComas family.
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