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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post identifies itself as a representative Democratic newspaper serving New England readers with regional coverage, commentary, and editorials from a party aligned perspective.
The notice lists daily, Sunday Post, and longer-term subscription prices. It directs subscribers to provide current and future addresses, warns against sending cash, and notes payment by check, draft, or money order payable to the Post Publishing Company. It also states second class matter and instruction to mail money to the sender’s rink.
Editorial note from the Boston Post announces subscription handling and advance payments. It states the Boston Office address and that subscriptions via New York hotels and stations will be kept in advance and discontinued at expiration. Readers are asked to notify by mail if they cannot obtain the Post regularly from dealers.
Senator Hoar writes to Edmunds that he has not changed his Senate view on the Paris treaty and the President's imperial policy. He argues we dishonored our history and pledged doctrines, anticipates supporting Williams resolutions, and urges a course to avoid long war burdens by aiding Philippine self-government and restoring peace. He questions the cost of war taxes in peace.
The National Civil Service League at Indianapolis criticized President McKinley for weakening civil service. Charles J. Bonaparte warned of a future where the United States would rule a vast empire with untrustworthy local rulers. The league says McKinley promised broader rules, but the classified service remains unchanged, promising renewed civil service resolve at Philadelphia next summer.
Lord Roberts of Kandahar takes supreme command in South Africa as Buller is superseded. The crisis deepens with Cape Colony rebellion. natives grow distrustful under British control. Militia reserves and yeomanry volunteers respond at home while the empire faces a critical early stage of the war.
The text warns that British forces suffer heavy losses as they fight in their own territory while home mutterings blame the government for empire danger. The London Star voices fear of moving troops from India and Calcutta. President Kruger declares the republics will demand a price if they must join England.
The Broadway Bank collapse harms many small account holders who relied on its services for weekly payrolls and regular obligations. While not as devastating to the wider economy as banks tied to street and exchange activities, the failure causes widespread inconvenience and anxiety among its customers who face delays and uncertainty getting access to their funds.
The national banking act restricts loans to ten percent of a bank’s capital. Broad way National Bank held 200 000 in capital, yet Squires reportedly received about 500 000 in loans, 250 percent of capital. Critics say the spirit and intent of the safeguard were ignored, with other banks also exceeding the limit. Directors are criticized for weakening protections rather than enforcing them.
The Observant Citizen reports progress on removing trolley wire poles on lower Tremont street and imagines future paving and beautification. It also recounts electrical effects in Ben Hur, Klaw & Erlanger crew sent to New York, Croker funding for Bill Anthony’s widow, and upcoming holiday theater observations with notes on chorus girls and stage life.
Felops fables recount a mother lark teaching her brood to gather news. Neighbors reap corn but the master and his son intend to do the work themselves. The mother learns that true ownership and duty require personal effort or oversight to ensure the task is well done.
A Kensington resident Dr Samuel Smiles at eighty six remains active in London. European and British figures noted include Dr Seler at Berlin University, Ex Postmaster General William J Wilson ill in Arizona, Sir Charles Warren Palestine survey contributor, Dr Toyokichi Iyengaya studying opium cultivation for Japan, and Lewis B Cohn Liverpool Lord Mayor a Sabbatarian. Also mentions Charles Mozles elected Lord Mayor thirty six years ago and the late Sir Salisbury hermit life of the current lord.
A humorous verse praises wives who cheer on six day cycle racers through weary laps. The poem notes their tender tones as comforting salve and their shouted exhortations like "Mubby spurt!" Believing a day may come when all workers from bookkeepers to carpenters receive similar support from their wives when they come home with pay.
In December Alma Price, an orphan at a Stoneham post office, gains a vacation after Christmas and a chance to travel. She meets Aunt Jane Steadman in a hotel, learns she is an heiress, and is invited to leave the desk life behind. Mrs Page and Mr Goff react with mixed joy as Alma plans to join her newfound aunt in New York for Christmas.
Colonel Herbert Eaton takes command of Grenadier Guards in South Africa and is married to American Bessie French. Mrs. McKinley expected to engage in White House events. Milen Lewis Lee, descendant of Betty Washington Lewis, to debut at Wheatcroft Stanhope School matinee. Belle Henderson, daughter of the new House Speaker, to be popular in official circles. Cornelia De Bay leaves Chicago to serve as army nurse in Transvaal. Queen Victoria’s daughters taught to swim. Princess of Wales daughters swam before reading. First Tower of London wedding in years, Sir Hugh Gough’s daughter to C H Style escorted by Yeoman Warders.
A collage of quotations from multiple papers commenting on military campaigns, stock speculation, and public morals. The excerpts reference Napoleon, Wellington, Waterloo, Cape Colony Dutch revolt, Methten movements, General MacArthur, Aguinaldo in the Philippines, and a Utah legislator’s moral law conflict, all reflecting contemporary opinions and concerns.
A collage of quips from various papers shows playful banter about war, politics, art, marriage, and theater. Jests on Santa Claus, the war balloon corps, a president’s message, teachers and Willie, church bazaars, art and Easel, and theater agents scouting abroad all reflect lighthearted social commentary of the period.
A compilation of brief notes: an engine’s lifespan around 1,050,000 miles, 80,000 timber rafts in European Russia yielding about 25,000,000 logs yearly, Georgia’s county police bill for counties over 75,000 population, Northwest timberland prices doubling and rising with millions in monthly sales, Americans buying 7,000,000 dollars worth of millinery annually with Britain at 4,000,000 and Germany at 600,000, Boer horse handling on firing lines, 400 tin plate mills in Wales with 665,000 tons capacity, Ireland as home of the steeplechase, and a gimlet eaten by an ostrich plus a swallowed lit pipe without harm.
A dated menu lists dinner and supper items including hot lemonade, mutton chop, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes and cheese, toast, butter, buckwheat, maple syrup, coffee, cocoa, and desserts. A procedurally garbled recipe portion mentions washing a vegetable brush, slicing, seeds, sugar, and boiling steps, but is incomplete and partly nonsensical.
San Juan Porto Rico Dec 12 The elections advance slowly with minor disturbances. Republicans carried Ponce on Dec 9 by about 1100 votes amid islandwide majorities in key towns. Voter eligibility remains limited to taxpayers and professionals, guiding a tight turnout of about 4400 in the Ponce district. Across seventeen towns Republicans lead by 1190, Federal party by 3040 in nine towns, and Republicans by 4230 in eight towns. Military authorities regulate demonstrations. postorder has improved. Election duration extends two months with forty five towns remaining to vote as Congress debates civil government. The Boletin Mercantil notes debate over self-government form.
What One Man tells another is the best advertising. Handsome low priced winter overcoats are shown in Boston at Oak Hall. They offer every grade from soldier's overcoat to imported English bolster with winter suits in about 100 varieties priced from 5 to 25 dollars. Every purchase at Oak Hall is a bargain.
The president's annual message to Congress favors a prudent policy for Puerto Rico with appointments to be shared by Porto Ricans and Americans, aiming for a broader liberal government and accelerated progress toward the people’s desires.
At Temple Adath Israel a large congregation heard Rabbi Charles Fleischer discuss Christian theory and Jewish practice in a lecture last evening. The talk explored intersections and differences between faiths within a modern religious setting.
Beards linger on holiday men as a shaving stand designed for easy access and value debuts at 12.50. Available in Golden Oak or Mahogany with a forward mounted mirror, two top spaces, a wide drawer and large closet. Bevelled plate glass adds a finishing touch.
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