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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
6
The Boston Post presents coverage as a representative Democratic paper of New England detailing political discourse, public notices, and regional affairs with emphasis on party perspectives and local governance.
A brief column notes a person or group pursuing goals with a steadfast approach while avoiding unnecessary risk or restraint. It highlights resolve, independence, and readiness in challenging contexts. The piece suggests broader themes of pursuit and restraint in contemporary action.
The piece celebrates Christmas as a shared, generous season. It notes widespread holiday displays, markets, and crowds, praising prosperity while urging all to help the less fortunate. It emphasizes giving without expectation and the joy found in acts of charity within the community.
The piece notes Secretary Gage departs as President Roosevelt reshapes the cabinet from McKinley’s lineup. It argues the Treasury is the key portfolio due to finance and industry, and predicts further rapid cabinet changes with Roosevelt appointing advisers aligned to his vision.
A letter warns six Verch Street residents survived only by luck after inhaling poison gas. It alleges leaks from water gas mains endanger the entire city and cites a Dartmouth Street fatality. The author urges restoring prohibition on poison gas and Legislature action to shut down the industry.
Signor Marconi told Newfoundland government officials that once his system is commercially established the cost of sending messages worldwide could drop to one cent per word or less. He cautioned that postprandial exaggeration may temper expectations but predicted global language communication at minimal cost across vast distances.
The article extols the advent of aerial telegraphy linking homes and cities. It argues the technology will greatly advance universal brotherhood and peace by enabling instant converse across distances. It predicts commerce will profit first, followed by broad civilizational gains through free communication.
The response by Judge Advocate Lemly to Schley’s protest emphasizes how the court reached its conclusions while noting it is an ex parte reiteration of prosecution arguments. The piece argues that history judges by results, praising Schley for locating and destroying the Spanish fleet with minimal American losses, as endorsed by Dewey.
The Observant Citizen notes Edwin D. Mead of the New England Magazine and the Twentieth Century Club returned from Europe after a six month rest mainly spent at the British Museum. Mead remains a tireless traveler and pamphlet distributor, with interviews at the wharf deferred. Other townsfolk mentioned include Morris R. Clark, Lyman and Fiske, as well as A Capra of Philadelphia showing his human phone device in Washington street to a large crowd.
Susceptible reporters describe Boston scene with Colonel William A. Gaston returning to business after a grip illness. General Collins and mining interests figure in visits by Col Gregg and Frank Durgin. Salvation Army volunteers endure cold as they stock charity boxes and stand outside. Charles H. Winn of Roxbury receives a Century Dictionary gift from friends for literary and civic work.
A two part item opens with The Street Waif depicting a poor girl longing for Santa amid cold, sparse comforts. The Bugle miscellany follows with local notices about Jim Miller and a coon tale, printing shortages, subscription pitches, social jests, and brief quips from the Bingville Bugle column.
A Jamaica Plain family finds their prodigal daughter Marie back from a foreign hospital via a phonograph gift. Her letter reveals her sacrifice to pay the mortgage and seek reunion. Doctor Dorrance witnesses a heartfelt reconciliation as Marie returns to stay with her loving parents and fiancé.
The article outlines a sponge cake method using egg whites measured by cup, plus sifted sugar, vanilla and almond extracts, flour with cream of tartar, and a centre tube pan. Bake forty minutes in a moderate oven, avoid movement, cool inverted, frost, and serve fresh torn with forks. Authored by Alice E. Whitaker.
A family in peril finds relief as their daughter is restored during Christmastide and they welcome the son of their hearts’ choice, their quiet joy amplified by a restored home and hidden happiness.
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