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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
6
The recount reveals mismarkings affecting the street commissioner and school committee ballots. Some errors suggest possible fraud, but the Election Board can only judge the ballot as cast. The piece argues for voting machines to ensure accurate, tamper-free elections.
The Rockport Indiana mob hanged two Black men after breaking jail doors and shooting one of the murderers in the eye. The incident, though lacking torture or public mutilation, underscores lawless mob violence and racial tensions in a northern state.
The author argues the incident should refute claims that crime stems from locality or politics. He asserts the act reflects a low grade of popular morality and intelligence, noting the perpetrators’ behavior transcends regional divides and emphasizes universal condemnation.
The Senate plans a Thursday 2 p.m. vote on the Hay Pauncefote treaty before Christmas. Amendments aim to remove canal fortification limits and exclude European control, with Butler Bev eridge and Elkins proposals shaping the measure. The article notes most amendments come from administration senators and highlights the ongoing push to make the treaty American.
The 26 Common Council members who opposed the 6.5689 million aldermanic loan face the power to kill a major city project and save the council. The paper urges Republicans to uphold dissent, defy mayoral pressure, and block the robbers bill while approving a smaller 1.2 million highway loan via a quick special order.
Dr Bartol, known as last of the Transcendentalists, dies at age 87 cutting a century long thread from the Radical Club to the West Church. For over fifty years he guided Boston religious life during liberalizing years and influenced American letters as a writer and thinker. His public roles waned after 1889 though his venerable presence lingered in local memory.
The Observant Citizen notes the death of Rev. Dr. Cyrus Bartol, a leading Unitarian preacher in Boston who helped establish the city as a birthplace of American Unitarianism. Bartol, known for sharp instrumental sermons at 614 West Meeting House, drew large crowds and was celebrated for benevolence and charity in life and discourse.
Norma Reeves debates why men pay less attention to her than other girls. After a week of resisting golf and dressing up, she influences Dr. Tom Brooke to reveal his true feelings. He confesses at last, and she agrees to mix both styles, planning golf and gatherings with him.
The La Motte benefit concert at Symphony Hall drew many attendees and a fashionable wedding followed at First Unitarian Church in Brighton. Notables from Daughters of the Revolution assembled at Faneuil Hall for a colonial tea. A testimonial for Mlle Gabrielle de la Motte is planned for Jan 24 1901. The Roxbury Military Historical Society holds its annual meeting at Norfolk House Casino with committee reports. A fashionable wedding linked Evelyn Fenwick Washburn and Edward Clinton Fennessey, and Riverdale Casino plans a Christmas Eve party with a public exhibition of presents. Harvard Brotherhood reschedules a meeting to discuss the Middle Kingdom with Miss Gertrude Edmands and Prof. Grosvenor speaking.
Oak Hall showcases overcoats suits and a variety of gifts across clothing furnishing and home departments. Suitable selections for men of all ages satisfy any budget and occasion.
A mix of social observations and local happenings including reflections on clergy, a snowball incident, a fire alarm by a milkman, funeral guests in Newport, a beloved inspector nicknamed Nigger, Judge Frank E. Fitz’s Ohio trip, youth courting customs in North Chelmsford, and an upcoming free Yuletide organ recital at Central Church featuring Malling and Clarke and Wellington, highlighting Danish composer Malling and Hans Christian Andersen themes.
A fragment from a Sunday Post food page outlines daily meals with breakfast items such as fruit wheatlet cream and omelet, dinner features roasted beef and mashed potatoes, and includes a detailed jelly dessert recipe using gelatine and tomato jelly. Miss Jane Bas Rab Littleton, N.
A Chicago Times-Herald reflection contrasts distant blue hills and a purple sea with daily envy. The speaker notes others seem blessed while hearts may ache, urging readers to count their blessings and be mindful of one another's longings.
Random observations note the Bank of England circulating 25 to 30 million pounds in notes. Parisian firms average 500 motor carriages built annually. Cheops pyramid holds 4000 tons of stone and could cost about 20 million dollars today. Denmark reportedly leads thrift with 60 dollars per person in savings banks. Europe’s largest coinage surplus accompanies France’s annual Senate and Chamber of Deputies costs. Fiji? No. Major typhoid insights arise from Polynesian regions suggesting civilization, not geography, as a factor. An enormous mushroom near Rickmansworth measured nine inches across and twenty seven inches in circumference, weighing ten ounces without the stem.
William T. Stead, famed nineteenth century thinker and writer, prepares an article for the next day’s Post titled A Convulsion of War Followed by Social Catechony. The piece is described as highly interesting and worthy of attention for all readers.
A fashionable northwest boarding house matron buys a snapshot outfit and hires a downtown photographer after botching developing and fixing. She stages a Sunday portrait session with guests and even dogs, planning to mail prints by Wednesday. The shoots resemble famous historic and mythical figures, praising artistic expression over strict decorum.
A Chicago Record item notes Mies Bunk retaliated for being left out by spreading a remark that the speaker was only mildly forgetful. The brief exchange hints at social snub dynamics and reputational nudges within a party scene.
A Detroit Journal fragment shows a vendor offering a hair restorer with a witty line about not restoring hair lost in evolution. A bystander smiles as the exchange stays light and quiet.
Amateur photographer delivers daily mail with envelopes of prints. A young matron discovers faintly exposed photos at breakfast, reacts with shock, shows them to her husband who roars in disbelief. Boarders gather to view the unexpected images, leaving everyone mystified by the morning scene.
In a Chicago Record item, two men watch a man occupying two seats while women stand. One predicts the man would fetch about $11.68, basing the estimate on the current price of pork and sausage.
In the Ohio State Journal a playful exchange features Miss Fairplay asking about Miss Snippey's sealskin sack. Miss Sowergrapes confirms noticing it but keeps quiet. The humorous dialogue reflects social gossip tone.
A police officer questions how the citizen fell and the response says he could not fall in any other direction. The brief dialogue highlights confusion over the fall and the apparent lack of alternative paths. No additional context is provided in the text.
A humorous exchange notes a failed approach to courtship. One person recalls proposing by letter, only for the letter to be misplaced and sent to another romantic interest inside a book, highlighting the comic consequence of an impractical plan.
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