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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1898
Page
4
Mayor Quincy notes the board’s sweeping power over city finances and urges voters to elect two members who will directly represent the people. With the mayor and four-member consent required for expenditures, the upcoming vote shapes control of tax money and municipal governance in 1899.
A presidential proposal for Hawaii’s territorial government is criticized as repudiating American citizenship principles. It imposes property and income qualifications for voting and candidacy, excluding many natives and nonwhite residents. Ex-President Dole objects to a presidentially appointed governor, but the larger issue is the loss of free suffrage and broader implications for the Philippines.
The secretary’s report treats reform as impossible this session and suggests delaying financial discussion until legislation seems likely. He notes minor bureau administration items raised by subordinates, important in their own right but not tied to national finances.
Alderman Conry proposes an amendment tying the $10,000 Massachusetts Telephone and Telegraph Company grant to free city service and a no sale clause, plus bonds for reliable operation. Critics say the move unlikely blocks a Bell monopoly buyout. a public hearing is set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at City Hall.
The loss of the Portland off the Massachusetts coast remains a mystery with no survivors or witnesses. Insurance and shipper records can reveal the freight and extent of loss while inquiry into life casualties needs careful study. Federal investigation into license and interstate coastwise operations is urged for accountability and clarity.
The article notes Secretary Gage’s annual report to Congress, described with melancholy irony as pearls cast before swine. It argues his currency reform proposals for a safe and elastic national currency will likely be ignored by the Fifty-fifth Congress in its final session.
Senate action with Vermont support advances a bill to revive the grades of admiral and vice admiral. The move praises Admiral Dewey for his victory last May and his statesmanship, arguing the nation should honor his service with the ceremonial rank. Public sentiment is shown as unequivocal.
The observant citizen notes electricity lighting a Park Street Church fruit stand and recalls contrasts with kerosene lamps. A mine explosion at Fort Independence kills four men and a horse, with the incident described as startling residents. The Dedham Society for the Apprehending of Horse Thieves held its 88th annual meeting and elected officers. Henry M. Whitney shows improvement after appendicitis surgery.
A garbled mix of ad copy and local notes mentions Curicura preparations sold by Potter Drug Co Boston for skin cures, a high society wedding breakfast delayed in Washington, and a man named Peter S McNally planning ambitious European swims, plus subway car route rumors and local legal theatrics. The piece also notes a Cape Cod fish aftermath after a blizzard, a Gallant General Wheeler petition for a Helen Gould medal, and a city solicitor handling a recalcitrant witness with tact.
A column from the Toronto World satirically traces a crowd at the old drill hall recalling Fenian raids and public support for volunteers. The writer lampoons the eagle and contrasts it with the bear and lion, urging vigilance as political sentiment shifts.
Biologist James Ingraham Peck of Williams College died recently and could reconstruct an animal from fewer relics than any American scientist. Colonel Am ashington’s death leaves General H ter, ambassador to Paris, as a surviving member of Grant’s staff. Webster of Grace Por the U S consular family and Julius Goldschmidt, Berlin consul general, were early immigrants. John W. Merriam, tobacco merchant, ordered by court to support his estranged wife Adelaide M. Merriam after divorce for cruelty. Olympia plans a copper relief tablet on the forward turret of the battleship Dewey, featuring a Wame figure and streamers recalling Dewey’s order Gridley, 94 may fire when ready.
Miss Mabel Whitcomb crafts a somber tale in which painter Phyllis Lattimer abandons romance to chase art. Jack Wetherlea confronts rejection, a fatal mix of passion and deceit unfolds, and Phyllis murders happiness with poison, finishing a portrait that seals both fame and tragedy.
A private letter from Camp Wetherell dated December 2 1898 criticizes Fifth Massachusetts officers for earning higher government pay than privates and for privileges at a Greenville hotel. The writer claims most men would prefer civilian life and urges government review of enlistment decisions.
Boston statement alleging a Roxbury Hebrew Educational Club formed on December 4 with officers listed for a Republican slate is rebutted. The group says it organized about a month earlier with officers Moses Steuer president M Teichner secretary Julius Buxblaum treasurer and clarifies it is not a Republican club. No candidate endorsements were made.
A letter from HELPING HAND argues that many garments exist for charity but require effort to gather. The writer suggests organizing centralized drop points at stores or homes with authorized receivers to streamline aid, noting time is scarce in a busy city.
A detailed description of a petunia colored mousseline de soie gown with a low rounded neckline. The corsage is full with a lace ruffle forming a kerchief back, a five-ribbon interlaced girdle, and a bell-shaped skirt with lace bands. Short sleeves end in a large lace puff. This latest.
New York December 6 Frank Jay Gould now 21 earns his late father’s $10 690 009 legacy and is described as tall athletic and reserved yet affable He works five hours daily at Missouri Pacific Railway in New York is a financier approved by Russell Sage and guardians George Jay Gould and Helen Gould He owns prized St Bernard dogs and has bicycled from Philadelphia to New York in ten hours
John F. Sullivan declares gratitude for nomination by Boston Democratic municipal convention for a two year term on the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. He pledges prudent, community oriented spending, support for baths and municipal gymnasia, and aims to balance public welfare with economy and efficiency.
The Hon. John H. Sullivan, Democratic nominee for the Board of Apportionment, accepts the honor and discusses the board's duties and his views on public interest matters.
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