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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices, advises readers to provide current and future addresses for mail, notes second class matter status, and warns payments should be sent in advance with checks payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The American Bell Telephone Company declared a regular 8 percent dividend and an extra 112 percent, distributing 1,064,250 to shareholders. The piece argues the public should share in profits by receiving lower rates, calling 15 to 18 percent a year an oppressive tax and urging rate reductions.
As the Fifty-fifth Congress nears holiday recess it faces a push for tighter spending. Reports reveal rising costs and persistent revenue gaps, urging sharp policy shifts. The tariff stays intact, internal taxes doubtful, making expenditure cuts the likely remedy to avert fiscal distress.
The West End road president argues subway passengers fall off in rain and off-peak times, while surface cars remain preferred. He faults subway access with long stairs, scattered entrances, and the need for an inclined ramp, urging per station entry and exit improvements to boost use.
The piece notes smooth granolithic pavement at Park Street corner during rain and questions a pedestrian avoiding wading to the subway. It argues the defect can be remedied and urges action by the West End company and the Transit Commission to improve the subway and gain public favor.
The Boston Post urges Democratic voters to choose Josiah Quincy over Edwin A Curtis in the mayoral race. It notes Riley has no realistic chance and argues Quincy best reflects Democratic municipal principles and laborer interests.
The Observant Citizen notes a newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Barnes, surviving a motor cab crash in New York on their honeymoon journey. It also reports assorted clerical moves, English visitors, a Richmond death, and a tour of Postoffice building machinery in Boston.
A verse traces a woman's shifting mind from sympathy to ecstasy at violent plays. She cheers as Jack sustains injuries in a football game, savoring bloody features and broken bones from the bleachers, showing a troubling appetite for carnage tied to victory.
Humorous quips from old papers mix editorials and cartoons with puns and social tone. Snappy lines reference mourning, marriages, parrots, barbers, and a juvenile logic anecdote, capturing light newspaper humor across Chicago Indianapolis Cleveland and Brooklyn titles.
Veal cutlets and hot rolls feature in a daily table hint list. Breakfast options include oatmeal and cream, baked potatoes, and brown gravy.
A young Mass lawyer with scarce funds takes a haunted case. An aging stranger lodges at the Tillsons and a gas trap hides in a cursed room. The lawyer uncovers the poison gas and unveils the truth, earning the Tillsons’ gratitude and marriage to their daughter.
The Boston Post has launched agitation for a forced reduction of telephone rates by the Bell system. Supporters hope for May success while the Haverhill Gazette notes the strong effort.
To the Editor the Post prints a note from petitioners thanking Mr. Rugg general superintendent of the West End road dated December 15 for their earlier post office car petition.
A Chicago wheat pit figure, Joseph Leiter, once a Harvard star, is described as a top hustler with a storied social life. The article recounts his college days, friendships, and a dramatic rival battle with Philip Armour over wheat sales, detailing market moves, shipping, and looming prices.
Harvard seniors elected the Pudding slate with only one hitch as C E Morgan lost the class orator bid to Charles Grill by a large margin. 399 of 420 eligible ballots were cast in Holden Chapel with wards and precincts voting and committees filled, including B H Hayes as secretary and J H Perkins as first marshal.
The article explains how to achieve the flare in the new long skirts using front and side cuts or a Spanish flounce in back. It notes home dressmakers can use chenille embroidery or net with chenille designs, offering an evening wear approach with simple methods for at home crafting.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Woodruff of 46 Gardner street Chelsea marked their golden wedding with a gala home gathering attended by about 200 guests. Grandsons served as ushers. many gifts and greetings came from local and distant friends.
The City of Columbia sailed from New York for St Michaels with over 200 passengers including 65 women led by Mrs Hanna Gould who plans a Dawson City hospital and mission house. Women will wear bloomers and carry at least one dress for state occasions. Most are independently wealthy. two dependents will be cared for until settled. The party travels with a quarantine tug crew and notable supporters aboard.
Charles G. Warren reports a stampede from Dyea to rich placer diggings ninety six miles above Dyea. News also reaches aboard the Al Ki of a gold strike on Deadwood Creek seven miles from Dawson City across the Yukon River.
An agent of the United States government named Kijeltberg has traveled to Trondhjem Norway to purchase peewee supplies for Klondike relief expeditions.
Personalities from the Civil War to modern engineering are highlighted. Brown University President Andrews served as a private in the Civil War. London’s Lord Mayor Davies collects silverware. King Oscar of Sweden enjoys pine forests and tree felling. Chief Engineer Brown of the Pennsylvania Railroad is a leading bridge builder and authority. Statues of Thomas H. Benton and Frank P. Blair arrive for Capitol placement, to be installed with ceremonies once Missouri officials set a date.
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