Subscription rates and notice details for the Boston Post
The Boston Post lists subscription rates of one year six months and three months with prices. It notes address changes must be given with current and future addresses. It also states second class matter, payment in advance, and that checks should be payable to the Post Publishing Company. Boston and New York distribution details are included with contact and editor information.
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Post Publishing Company
New York
Boston Post
A. Grozier
Easy Money Drives Speculation Into Railroads and Mines
The article notes abundant money and easy credit fueling speculation, with loanable funds flocking worldwide. It highlights U S bonds and British consols at historic highs and predicts captial shifting to more speculative investments, especially railroad and mining securities in the United States.
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United States
Public Franchises and Telephone Rates Questioned
The plea of quasi public firms to resist price cuts hinges on stockholder duty and rising costs. West End argues free transfers and high returns justify high charges, while the telephone monopoly says operating costs grow faster than subscriber income. Yet the public deserves a share of immense profits and reliable service as franchises depend on public streets and expectations.
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West End
Open Senate debate on Hawaiian treaty to the people
Editorial urges opening all Senate deliberations on the Hawaiian treaty to public scrutiny. It compares secret sessions to local aldermanic executive committees and argues transparency would boost public confidence, noting leaks persist and reasons behind actions belong to the people.
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United Staes Senate
Senate
United States Senate
Committee On Public Improvements
Boston Board of Aldermen
Legislative Star Chamber
Does It Pay The Madison Square Garden Bicycle Race
The piece questions the value of a six days bicycle race at Madison Square Garden. It argues that most competitors received little money or honor for their suffering and potential injuries. It criticizes the event as an edifying lapse in sport, noting the public pays only as spectators while contestants endure torture.
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Madison Square Garden
December Bull Market Shines on Northern Pacific Dividend Return
The December rally gains breadth as stock prices rise and dividends reemerge. Northern Pacific declares a quarterly 1 percent on new preferred stock after five years, inspiring optimism for a lasting bull market as railroad earnings show steady, sizable gains across 75 to 80 reporting roads with few declines.
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Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Northern Pacific
The Mother of the President Dies
The nation extends sympathy to President McKinley on the death of his mother. The loss touches Americans who value family and domestic life as the foundation of civilization. The deceased is honored as a representative example of typical American womanhood.
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McKinley
Unusual late rainbow seen and local notes in Roxbury
In mid December a distinct arc rainbow appeared bridging the northern and eastern horizons. The author then mentions picking dandelion blossoms in Roxbury and notes a Tre mont street beer saloon with two colored lanterns. Also reported is a Southern notice that comedian Tim Murphy plans a name change to Wilkes Tfiurre. Further reference cites Dr. Nansen’s reception decisions amid a selfish sentiment.
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Tim” Murphy
Wilkes Tfiurre
South
Parrot, Prisoners, and Suburban Roosters in Boston Tales
A columnist sketches varied vignettes from Boston life touching a doomed pet parrot killed by a cat, 300 prisoners aiding Deer Island fire response, and local figures such as Louis P. Ober and Luther Freeman. He notes civic figures, subway courtesy versus conductors manners, and a plan for a night mail motorcycle.
Good in Friends Poem by H. P. Layton
A short verse on sincerity and kindness among friends. It praises true hearts and fair deeds as the path to blessing, ending with a line about perceiving good in friends in the light of the deity.
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H. P. Layton
Christmas at Grandma Burton's House Inspires Class Party
The Boffin's Bower High School class of 1900 spends Christmas week at Grandma Burton's home. Nellie Burton hosts a day of gift trading a goose dinner games and stories by the grandmotherly hostess. The girls enjoy a candy pull and end with Dickens readings around the fireplace.
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Boffin
Bower High School
Nellie Burton
Grandma
Nellie
Grandma Burton
Notable Figures and Personal News Across 19th Century Society
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe will winter in Rome with daughter Maud Howe Elliott due to lameness and climate. Longfellow’s daughter explains his Hiawatha pronunciation as He awa tha with stress on wa. Swinburne and Train both admire children and give sweets. Bettie Runnels of New Orleans becomes Louisiana’s first female Tulane law student. Russell Sage denies Wall Street retirement rumors, noting increased holdings. Don Livio Borghese to wed Mile Porges, daughter of a Parisian tanker magnate. Frances E. Willard calls for larger shoes among women.
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Julia Ward Howe
Maud Howe Elliott
Rome
Italy
Boston
Longfellow
Bettie Runnels
New Orleans
Louisiana
Tulane University
The Final Stage and Light Comic Satires
A jumble of short newspaper gags and quips from Household Words Tit Bits Puck and others. Jokes cover boys and bad company a shop clerk and stingy old man a drama matinee twist and a vaudeville punchline about a final stage. A magistrate scene ends with the thief claiming the house was his own.
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Willie Smith
Jones
Willie
Puck
Willis
Parker
Wallace
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Skirt Linings and the Rise of the Tilter in Fashion
Fashion notes warn of the tilter as a growing threat to graceful silhouettes. Skirts narrow at the front with haircloth or moreen back linings push fullness to the rear, while belt pleats imitate a bustle. Moreen lining at 40 cents a yard offers a cheaper stand out, with alpaca braid preferred for binding.
Miss Taft Wins Post Menu Prize in Everett
The Post menu prize of dollars was awarded to Miss Fannie Taft of Buckman street Everett. Her menu was published Tuesday December 7.
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Taft
Everett
Fannie Taft
Buckman Street
Sunday Menu and Recipe Notes from Nellie Greenwood
The item presents a Sunday menu for breakfast lunch and supper from Newtonville Massachusetts. It includes Recipes for Jenny Lind cakes chicken fricassee and fancy custard with measurements and cooking steps. The note emphasizes preparing most dishes on Saturday to allow rest before serving.
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Nellie Greenwood
Newtonville
Mass
Kelson Silbert wedding at 179 Chambers Street
At the home of Mr and Mrs David F Silbert in Chambers Street their daughter Lena Silbert wed Philip L Kelson in a ceremony conducted by Rabbi Moses S Margolis. Lena wore cream satin with pearls and lilies of the valley. Attendants included Fanny Kelson Rosie Silbert Pauline Silbert Sarah Kelson Bessie Herson Annie Robinson. Best man Jacob Silbert maid of honor Rebecca Silbert ushers Myer L. King M. B. King Israel Turk Samuel Madoway Max Herson Charles Robinson.
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David F. Silbert
Chambers Street
Lena Silbert
Philip L. Kelson
Moses S. Margolis
Fanny Kelson
Rosie Silbert
Pauline Silbert
Sarah Kelson
Bessie Herson
Annie Robinson
Jacob Silbert
Rebecca Silbert
Messrs
Myer L. King
M. B. King
Israel Turk
Samuel Madoway
Max Herson
Charles Robinson
Letter from Lynn contractor defends pay and quits in Ward 7 race
John O Crowley of Lynn Massachusetts writes to the Post defending his work for the city and denying overcharges in the Bog Meadow sewer project. He rebuts criticism from a Ward 7 candidate and cites a Mayor Ramsdell letter supporting his charges as just and reasonable.
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Citizens’ Reform
Lyceum Hall
West Lynn
Lynn
Ramsdell
Sampson
Alderman Sampson
Bog Meadow
Ward 7
City of
Lynn Central Labor Union
John 8
Crowley
Carnes Street
Lynn, Mass
Communion Day Observed by Young Men's Catholic Union
Yesterday members of the Young Men's Catholic National Union observed Communion Day in the Sunday within the octave of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. William T. McGuire, the union president, had recently reminded members of their obligations. Many members received holy communion at various churches, practicing individually rather than as a group, mainly at early masses.
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Young Men’s Catholic National Union
William T. McGuirn
Beecher Museum Sited in Plymouth Church Brooklyn
A new historian office is created at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn with Frederick C. Manuel chosen as the historian. The church plans rooms to house Beecher relics and aims to setup a museum bearing his name to honor Henry Ward Beecher.
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New York
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Frederick C. Manuel
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn Library Seeks Fort Greene Land for Building
The Brooklyn Library Association plans to secure a 200 by 200 foot site in Fort Greene for a permanent building. A petition will be sent to the Legislature for a special act and a $400,000 additional appropriation, totaling $1,000,000 for completion.
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New York
Brooklyn Library Association
Fort Greene
Free Public Library
Sun spots seen approaching sun center in large group
Professor William R. Brooks of Smith Observatory reports a vast solar disturbance visible to the naked eye through smoked glass. The group is about 100,000 miles long and may be well defined with small telescopes.
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Geneva
N. Y
William R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Brooks
Astronomer to photograph eclipse in India with camera
A British Astronomical Association member heading to India for the solar eclipse will carry a powerful cinematographe camera capable of five to six photographs per second. He aims to determine if the corona's appearance changes during the brief eclipse moments.
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London
British Astronomical Association
India
Yukon River dredging rights questioned by Alaskas navigable status
A 1897 letter from the U S General Land Office commissioner Buiger Herman states that land below high-water mark on navigable streams in Alaska is not subject to mining claims and that dredging the Yukon River for minerals is unlawful except for navigation. The note, signed by ABRAHAMS General Manager, warns of a large penalty for dredging or occupying the river for gold extraction.
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Yukon
Alaska
Washington, D. C
United States
United States General Land Office
G. W. Garside
District of
Buiger Herman
U. S. General Land Office
Yukon River
Abrahams
Humility Sermon by Rev Father Barrett at Our Lady church
The Rev Father Barrett preached on The Virtue of Humility at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. He cited St John the Baptist and Christ to stress humility as the foundation of all virtues and the key to self knowledge for salvation.
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Father Barrett
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
John the Baptist
The
Jordan
Judea
Christ
Reverend Mills Preaches at Faneuil Hall on Forefathers Day
Mr B Fay Mills announced he will preach at Faneuil Hall at the usual hour due to the Handel and Haydn concert on the 19th. The event will feature the chorus and orchestra and include a patriotic address on The Present Problems of the Pilgrims. Mrs Viola Kendall Waterhouse sang My Hope Is in the Everlasting and Though Your Sins be as Scarlet at Music Hall.
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B. Fay Mills
Faneuil Hall
Music Hall
Viola Kendall Waterhouse
Jairus
Foes of Civil Service Expect Senate Passage Without Trouble
Critics of civil service reforms anticipate smooth sailing in the Senate as the measure faces limited opposition and is expected to pass without major hurdles. Names of supporters and opponents are not specified in available text.
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Senate
Congress Set to Debating Civil Service And Immigration
Washington will stage a busy week with immigration policy Hawaii annexation and civil service debates dominating. The House aims to pass the civil service funding bill while considering repeals or modifications to the civil service law. In the Senate immigration measures move forward though delays may arise over census timing and civil service questions. Memorial services are planned in both chambers for late lawmakers Cook and Holman.
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Washington
Hawaii
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Cannon
Hitt
Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Behring Sea
Senate
Lodge
Mr. Carter
Carter
Friends of the Immigration
Friends of Hawaii Annexation
House
Cook
Illinois
Holman
Indiana
National University bill advances in Congress
National University plans a high type institution for graduates of accredited colleges with emphasis on original research. A board of regents includes the President and nine appointees with Senate consent, plus a university council. Auxiliary fundraising aims to build a university building in University square with $250,000, to honor Washington’s bequest on July 9, 1898.
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Washington
University of the
Smithsonian Institution
National Academy of Science
National Educational Association
University
Senate
National University Committee
Ellen A. Richardson
Boston
George Washington Memorial Committee
University Square
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