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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post remains a leading Democratic voice in New England, delivering timely political insight, local reporting, and national coverage through its editorial pages and news columns.
A brief note highlighting two mottos or themes titled With a Mission and Without a Muzzle. The item flags a contrast between purposeful action and restraint. No further details provided.
Senator Hear, addressing the New England Society banquet in Charleston, warns that admitting millions of aliens in race and religion could subvert self-government. He suggests he may vote with his party on the treaty, urging that his alarm reflects a broader fear among patriotic citizens.
William B. Rice addresses the New England Shoe and Leather Association urging unity against tariff on hides and opposing expansion policies. He argues trade should drive policy not protection and notes exports by shoe manufacturers to civilized countries outpace those to the Philippines.
Congratulatory messages flow for Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The piece highlights his broad influence across education, business, literature, philanthropy, and statesmanship, noting his abolitionist roots, Civil War leadership, reform advocacy, and continued vigor as a public intellectual and exemplar.
General Miles testifies to army mismanagement detailing shelter failures exposure to weather and spoiled meat. The critique labels the War Department inefficient and questions why testimony was delayed until after elections and near the end of the commission's sessions.
Adjutant General Corbin testifies before the Washington whitewashing commission that the War Department lacked foresight and preparation for war, arguing Congress and appropriations spurred action. He contrasts Navy readiness with Alger and Corbin’s alleged unpreparedness, suggesting Navy would have faced annexation questions differently.
Observant Citizens report women line the crowded Washington Street corners causing sidewalk blockage while others mock the scene with vacant expressions. A Sunday school quip about lies and other local notes color a busy urban season with obituaries, calendars, and public tributes shaping community mood.
Congress has recessed for the holiday season and will reconvene midweek after New Year’s. In three weeks four major appropriation bills have been shaped in the House, with limited obstruction aside from potential delays over the Nicaragua Canal and immigration issues.
General Miles testifies before the war investigation commission in Washington delivering a merciless arraignment of the War Department. He condemns incompetence, cites transportation and storage deficiencies at Tampa, and laments lack of medicines and medical attendance at Santiago.
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday with callers and a party of schoolgirls singing carols at his estate Cummings's Woods near Lexington. Letters, gifts, and remembrances poured in, while Henry M. Whitney prepares for Boston winter. Santa Claus announces a Cambridge Christmas Eve event at the Church of the Ascension with a tree for Sunday school children.
A humorous verse portrait of a boy nicknamed Bill by family and friends. It reflects playful childhood antics, fears of punishment, and Christmas hopes, with references to Fleet Street era slang and elderly relatives shaping the boy’s self image. The narrator muses on names, chores, pets, and the pull of seasonal treats and toys.
Mrs Keeley the 93 year old TEingland actress celebrated with callers including James Noel said to be the UKs oldest actor. A Kentucky man named Murray has married the same woman four times and stayed together after the fourth marriage. Lieutenant Julien Viaud known as Pierre Loti seeks reinstatement to active duty while urged to write novels. At Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg two locals born on Washingtons Birthday George Washington Smith and George Washington will oversee ground breaking for the project.
In a rural tale, farmer Alland opposes Bessie's marriage to Eben Lane. Robert Douglass, a college student, aids in a night-time robbery attack, freeing Alland and subduing the criminals. After the clash, Alland recognizes Lane's courage and offers his daughter’s hand to Douglass, sealing an unlikely pair.
Articles describe grippe remedies including phenacetine and quinine preparations, and note officials in Boston plan car disinfection and floor washing to curb spread. A New York World image of the grip microbe accompanies reports from the City Hospital and Health Board on culture methods.
The collection stitches brief humor and quips from Chicago Tribune Chicago Post Washington Star and Brooklyn Life. Jests touch on fame fleeting romance bets pets and Christmas wishes with light tone and urban sensibilities.
A cable despatch confirms the Andes, sailing from New York on December 7 to Hayti and Jamaica, ran ashore near Kingston on return to port. Commanded by Captain Cote with Chief Officer J. Peterson, cargo and passenger details are unknown.
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