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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1900
Page
6
The piece urges Boston voters to participate in an off year election deciding street commissioner boards, aldermen, common council, school committee, and 97 officials. It notes large registries, especially women, a likely record school committee vote, and argues taxation policy should be decided by referendum rather than ordinance.
The Aldermen refused to allow voting machines today delaying progress in accurate, simple Ballot casting. Northampton used machines in three elections with quick results and no recount changes, prompting calls for Boston to adopt the system.
A column argues for balancing access and preservation of New York City parks. It contends that prohibiting streetcars within a mile and a half would exclude the poor, while complete access could harm seclusion. The writer urges a middle ground allowing transit while preserving park charm.
Senator Gardner of the taxation committee opposes Mr. Adams on local option in taxes allowing cities to exempt personal property and tax land values only. He doubts towns would exempt intangible property, risking heavier real estate burdens, yet notes the plan allows raising taxes if chosen. Confusion from differing tax systems is not deemed alarming.
The piece argues that McKinley’s policy toward the Philippines mirrors Britain’s South Africa actions and compares past critiques of Grant’s imperialism. It cites Bryan, Sumner, and Massachusetts to claim the United States seeks empire in name and fact, unlike San Domingo.
The Observant Citizen notes a cold snap amid a predicted New England wide forecast and remarks on former Governor Wolcott’s slow recovery. He mentions an Animal Rescue League meeting at Park Street Church with speakers and a Harvard ad offering 1000 cats for scientific use. A subway anecdote recounts rival factions and a lost-key mishap involving a “Petie” detector and a reward. He contemplates rattlesnake oil practices in Vermont and reports on Joe O’Kane’s election as Dorchester team manager and Joe Kenney’s captaincy, plus Mr. Curtis visiting Boston and his publishing ties.
The month features Father Cummins' sacerdotal silver jubilee piece titled the Silver Jubilee March with a half tone portrait. Also noted are bridge abutment work over Columbia Road by the NYNH&HRR, widening the thoroughfare to 110 feet, and earth removal of 13,000 cubic yards. Harvard lawyers abandon the green bag for the Boston bag, with Barcy Donald and Mike Farley cited. General Bancroft is identified as Elevated president since Oct 13, 1899, with Colonel Gaston as board chairman.
The piece jokes that Count Castellane earns only a quarter of a million annually, causing his wife to seek new gowns. It suggests moving to America and buying the Sunday Post to access fashion ideas, proposing Brother George cover costs.
Vermont open deer season ends November first with 111 killed this year down from ninety in a brief ten days last year and 130 in October 1898. M Dubois runs Paris mail wagons planning 150 self propelled vehicles averaging about thirty miles per day. A New York pawnbroker sees business rise before elections as sports pledge goods to bet on results. The London Daily Mail predicts banjo decline with organ and accordion rising. the aither may be winter favorite. Railroads Illinois Central Louisville and Nashville and Queen & Crescent report moving over 2000 Italians to New Orleans for sugar plantation work, primarily from St Louis with large premiums.
Daily table hints list breakfast items Quaker Oats cream and sugar hot raised biscuit graham bread doughnuts cheese coffee breakfast items. dinner includes clear soup boiled chicken oyster sauce Bates potatoes cauliflower celery olives apple pudding cream substitute coffee fruit. supper features chicken legs deviled creamed potatoes pickled beets tea cakes toasted bread cookies quince sauce tea chocolate apple pudding recipe batter with butter sugar egg milk flour baking powder. cream substitute instruction using milk yolk flour sugar. deviled chicken legs with mustard lemon sule a and broil. served with bread and butter. signed Ryan Mrs and D at 654 Broadway, Pawtucket, R I.
Harley Clinton, vacationing lawyer, meets his youth’s beloved Hilda Carruthers, now widow of Marcus Carruthers. A chance encounter by the sea leads to a yearned reconciliation as past deceit and lost opportunities surface. A child’s game brings closure, and their mutual forgiveness echoes that love endures.
Harvard expands its debating program with clubs in every class and a bustling scene around the Harvard Yale contest. Senior senate debates Boston University, aiming for revenge after BU won last year, with a Lenox dinner planned if Harvard prevails. The topic is U S policy to preserve China's integrity. Harvard panel includes W Foster, D C Hirsch, and W Catchings, noted for prior class and club debates.
A humorous column sketches a self promoting salesman touting geome exercisers as wonders for pluck, luck, and strength. He narrates global exploits, including quests with Peavy, the Queen, and wars, while the merchant cautions him against false claims.
A Leather Screen signals ownership by a man of family or indicates attained prosperity. Our lines feature stout white oak frames with plain art burlaps priced at 5.75 dollars. The s-foot threefold solid mahogany screen in plain panels sells for 9.50 dollars, with tapestry screens of Dutch scenery and foliage at 32.00 dollars made in our own factory.
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