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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
6
The renewed patriot activity in South Africa coincides with midsummer as British forces, acclimatized poorly and suffering from disease and losses, face a harsher season. Boers, native to the land, exploit the climate advantage, launching a faster, fiercer campaign as Britain fights to subdue the region amid notable Boer successes.
At a Chicago conference on arbitration and conciliation in labor matters, Hon. Hugh H. Lusk of New Zealand argued for compulsory and binding arbitration. He cited six years of New Zealand experience with no strikes or lockouts, with disputes settled in courts without loss of work or wages. He warned against suffering caused by strikes and urged adopting New Zealand lines for effective arbitration.
The piece argues against a $9 million annual subsidy to McKinley followers in the steamship business. It suggests issuing $50 million in US bonds to build about 200 high quality ocean steamers instead, delivering them to favored corporations. It warns the public would object to such giveaways yet claims the end result is the same taxation wise.
The speaker laments a Supreme Court case in Washington, arguing the court’s decision to uphold taxes signals the republic’s shift toward empire and warns of a historic constitutional crisis facing the nation.
Boston’s Common Council, largely Democratic, defeats a massive loan bill amid charges of log-rolling by the Board of Aldermen and mayoral support. The vote blocks 5,568,900 in debt and sets groundwork for more prudent spending, with a minority of councilors praised for standing against executive and aldermanic schemes.
A historic docket before the Supreme Court pits republic against empire as merchants and soldiers challenge tariffs on Porto Rican tobacco and Philippine diamond rings. The ruling will test the core of American institutions and force executive and legislative branches to yield to judicial direction.
A reader critiques Christmas shopping crowds and the practice of buying higher priced gifts to justify receipts. He notes losses for stores from return fraud and shoplifting, recounting a case where a cashier bought an expensive item for a cheaper one upon a floor walker's intervention. He warns of the seasonal pressures and an implied menace from a "swinging door fiend."
Special holiday selections with deep discounts on silk mufflers cardigan jackets silk suspenders dress shield sets night shirts neckwear half hose handkerchiefs and travel goods. Featured items include Queen Quality boots and oxfords and Paris made leather gloves and mochas.
A lighthearted slice highlights door mishaps with a Christmas ornament tale and a boy's Santa Claus moment. The Helping Hand Temporary Home for Destitute Jewish Children plans a Jan 14 fair at Baldwin Place Hall to aid 76 children, 19 of whom have permanent homes. The issue closes with photo credits for Pauline Chase and Mrs Jordan Foster, praised as among the Post's best.
The New York Journal rose rapidly in the last decade by hiring top artists and writers. Boston now follows with its own interest in the Journal's special service. The Sunday Post carried a thirty six page issue, and next Sunday's lineup includes Andrew Carnegie W T Stead and Richard Le Gallienne contributing expert pieces.
A Chicago Times-Herald poem notes snow on the links and ice on the river turn life bleak for the golfer while nations rise or fall and soldiers fade. It contrasts weary sighing with lovers singing as the Jinks on the links underscores the golfer’s bore.
Across the globe electric traction expands from Sydney to Bologna and Pietermaritzburg while Japan prints the cheapest postal rates under two sen. Massachusetts notes eight Irish centenarians among last year’s deaths as German towns report medical statistics. Tampas cigar trade booms as St. Louis hotels enforce a strict curfew at 10 PM.
In a holiday room at Frills & Bills a young Christmas Fairy, Ruth Gray, tends the tree and gifts for children who bought a dollar’s worth of goods. Santa Claus helps, and affection grows as he rescues a lit candle fire and their bond deepens with Bird Lee watching.
Daily Table hints list breakfast and dinner items including oranges fried liver and bacon and mock bisque soup. The fragment ends with a Friar's omelet recipe using apples lemon yolks and sugar, plus browned breadcrumb crust, baked twenty minutes, and a note crediting Florence M Joslin of Dorchester.
About 125 members of the Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs met at the Hotel Vendome for a conference. Delegates from most towns discussed a New England convention and adopted an arts and crafts report that offers prizes of 1 and 10 dollars for the most artistic signboard and post in Massachusetts. The federation president is Miss Rowe of Boston, with Miss Katherine Stowe of Medford as vice president.
Mrs. John Greeley of 1011 Harrison Avenue learns her husband, a 38 year old laborer, was found senseless at the foot of the Elevated railway at Grand Street and Bowery in New York. He is in Gouverneur Hospital as his family faces hardship and caregiving challenges. A stray note on turkeys ends the item.
Fragment from a Baltimore record column hints at a light hearted exchange about love. A man asserts he will return at the same time tomorrow to renew the proposal while the woman stands firm. The piece reflects social wit and regional mood.
A Baltimore reminiscence recalls John Reilly once keeping a popular South Street saloon. In Philadelphia he writes F R 8 in the hotel register, prompting locals to assume he is a Felon Royal Society member. The joke ends with Reilly declaring the letters mean Fried.
In a brief line from Harper's Bazar a mother named Mrs Frog pleads with a doctor for immediate help as her daughter falls ill. The dialogue captures urgent domestic concern and a society magazine tone.
A Chicago Record quip notes days when work feels hard. A Cleveland Plain Dealer joke imagines the Boer general Dewet tiring of solitude and swooping down to pick up hundreds of British for company, framing a wry war moment in satirical terms.
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Briggs praising a fellow American and stating he will bet that the Buffalo exposition will outperform the Paris one, reflecting a lighthearted bet and national pride in a newspaper snippet.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Grigsby took his Boston terrier to be vaccinated recently. When asked if he had himself vaccinated, he said he does not believe in it, but would not risk the dog.
In a Baltimore American item a man nicknamed Hungry Henry recounts his past as a counterfeiter who earned good money before authorities crushed his trade. A nearby kind lady reacts with intrigue about octopuses as a metaphor for illicit money power.
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