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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1899
Page
6
The Boston Post highlights a Mrs Riley endorsed letter supporting General Collins for mayor. The piece notes Riley's personal, graceful endorsement as reflecting Democratic unity and signals supporters will vote next Tuesday.
A commentary defends the American press against General Otis who accuses defaming papers of circulating biased war reporting. The piece condemns Otis a dishonest commander and urges censorship of his dispatches to protect the public from inflated false hopes and administration ridicule.
Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts decide to relocate from Copley Square citing future development as motive though public regret and concern arise over losing the square's character. The new site will place the museum closer to a growing city population in Boston.
Congressman Roberts of Utah argued against seating polygamists in Congress while President McKinley had already appointed polygamists as postmasters in Utah. The piece condemns rewarding polygamists and questions the party’s consistency in treating polygamy among Republicans versus Democrats.
The ad touts a vast variety of Andiron fenders and fire sets for holiday gifts. McKenney and Waterbury offer the largest assortment under one roof at 181 Franklin Street.
A sweeping crack down is urged to purge alleged moral corruption, labeling polygamists and supporters of McKinley as targets in a broad reform push. The call emphasizes a comprehensive cleansing of supposed vice across politics and society.
The Boston Post predicts General P. A. Collins will win the mayoralty next Tuesday with a large majority, despite Republican opposition led by Thomas N. Hart. It notes Democratic solid support for Collins, weak Republican enthusiasm, and reflects on prior forecasts of a Collins victory.
Frank J. Keenan and his wife hosted a New England dinner in their San Marco Walnut Hills apartment for Boston friends visiting Cincinnati. The writer notes Keenan as a rare host and muses on how rock salt used on winter streets might affect large rubber tires of cars.
The Boston Post first revealed William M. Miller and his Franklin Syndicate frauds with a detailed November report from Charlestown. Its reporter Charles C. Foster traced Miller’s operations to Brooklyn, publishing illustrations and a full methods description on November 13, prompting wider New York coverage thereafter.
A narrator in New Mexico schemes to marry Clarice aided by Olaf the Norwegian. Lola, the sister, helps his plan while Olaf courts Clarice and later survives a forest expedition after a misadventure with a missing horse. Olaf recovers, Lola confesses affection, and the wedding arrangement ends with happiness.
A fable by Felope contrasts a fox praising abundance with a lioness bearing a single whelp. The fox argues the many outweigh the one, while the lion remains the true measure of strength. The moral warns against valuing quantity over quality.
The pasted OCR lists a daily breakfast and supper plan including corn bread oats and coffee with errors noted. It ends with a chocolate marble cake recipe and a date December 4 1899, credited to Elsie Be Clapp of Newtonville Massachusetts.
John D. Rockefeller pledges up to 150000 dollars to Rochester Theological Seminary endowment. Rev Dr Storrs plans religious writing after leaving pulpit. Theodor Mommsen, aged 2002, issues a 1078 page Roman Criminal Law monograph. General Otis quips about American horses and baby carriages in the Philippines.
Odd Bits of News reports that boundary monuments between the federal district and the State of Mexico will be erected soon. It notes vast rail networks exceeding seventeen times Earth's circumference and ancient plow methods still used in Egypt. It also cites the Universalist church's parish and family increases, Albuquerque’s sunny stand, and seven Japanese fishermen rowing 150 miles in five days from Santa Monica.
A snapshot of 12,173 burials at Westminster Abbey and other era items include 12,000 London theatre workers, Snow Hill Maryland’s oldest Presbyterian group, a Sicilian advocate jailed 180 years for fraud, portraits for Colorado Capitol windows, a Denver relatives union event, Philippine curios, and a pessimistic cotton crop forecast by the bureau statistician.
A Boston Democrat writes to the Post defending General Patrick A. Collins and attacking the so called Strategy Board and John R. Murphy. The letter urges party loyalty and calls for unity under the Democratic standard bearer MAX H. NEWMAN from 1244 Washington Street.
A young suitor claims his fiancée consents instantly, arguing to marry now to avoid delay. An old gentleman cites her youth as a barrier, while the man quips he already has her consent and prefers not to wait. A Washington Star quip satirizes vote totals vs. perceived success.
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