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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post lists daily price of 3.00 with six months 1.50 and three months 0.75. The Sunday Post costs 1.60 per year with six months 0.75 and three months 0.40. Subscribers should provide current address and request changes.
Informational notice stating money sent is at sender risk and advising not to seal cash. All checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Editorial and publishing notice from The Boston Post announces offices in Boston and New York chain distribution through hotels and news dealers. It warns subscriptions must be paid on entrance and will be discontinued on expiration, urging readers to notify by mail if copies are unavailable.
The piece notes expansion of Christmas celebrations from Sunday restraint to secular two day observance. It highlights broader charities and holiday releases from work, calling the day fair and joyful with winter sports and festive enjoyment.
The piece notes Boston escaping with mild influenza impact despite widespread illness elsewhere. It reports three influenza deaths during a week and warns the after effects are more troubling. Readers are urged to stay healthy, stay dry, temper diets, and avoid damp winter exposure.
The recount seals Day as alderman elect and gives Democrats full control of the Board of Aldermen Common Council Board of Estimate and Apportionment and mayoralty for 1899. The article argues centralized power heightens responsibility and accountability rests entirely with the Democratic Party.
The Boston Athletic Association marks its tenth anniversary with a citywide celebration. The organization is praised for promoting clean sport and its wide community impact, including Riverside skating news and extensive athletic facilities.
The BAA s influence lifts sport across track court field and water. The community takes pride in the institution as it marks ten years with public good wishes in Benerevs measure.
The text argues contempt of court is punishable but urges jury trials for accused contemners. It cites Judge Sherman, Massachusetts law, and Debs as contrasts, noting public opinion shapes justice and suggesting Wardner’s case could spur legislative reform to curb arbitrary court authority.
The piece denounces an executive order granting General Alger exclusive control over public concessions in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines under military occupation. It warns this policy blends philanthropy with 5 per cent commercialism, risks boodle, and questions the motive behind aiding reconcentrados while resisting private exploitation by bankers and speculators.
Observant Citizen notes a mild Christmas with outdoor skating for children. Clifford Alexander received a loving cup and flower vase from ushers. Robert Speare also gifted a dress suitcase. A counterfeit silver certificate warning appears amid festive items. A Brookline boy joyfully received Canadian snowshoes, then promptly tested them by leaping into dirt.
Exorbitant green prices blamed on heavy snow making weeds impassable and boosting demand. A Frenchman fights a bully on Hanover Street. he ends up at Emergency Hospital and curses “furrivers.” Henry Grover withdraws from the Lynn street superintendent race, claiming to give others a chance.
A humorous poem extols the Kansas hen as a steadfast farmyard queen. It contrasts Maud and the milkmaid with the hen, praising eggs saved by the hen and the hen’s influence on home life and farming prosperity. The piece revels in rural charm and local pride.
Letters to John Goodnow from American sportsmen urge him to introduce Chinese grouse to the U S. Biographical notes cover Prof Kh Lindeman recalling Alaskan attire, Matronly kindness from Countess of Meath funding a Dublin home for workhouse girls, and congressional payroll quirks of General Wheeler. Other items mention Chesham postboy Jonas Miles’ death and long service of organist Walter R Johnson with 2000 recitals.
A gaggle of quips from Brooklyn Life Chicago Record Tit Bits and Washington Star sketches features a shopper admiring a zigzag gown with braided trim and pointed skirt details, a muse misheard as mews, consuls toasted as three per cent consolists, and politics turning up or down in witty lines.
Chester North returns from abroad after a fruitful career and a small inheritance to join the family firm, while Marion Welloge faces a dying father’s wish and a fortune tied to Henry Berg. The story ends with Marion accepting Chester’s proposal as a long-awaited union unfolds supported by a paternal blessing.
The Post announces a weekly short story contest with cash prizes for top five stories. Entries must be original, under 700 words, not exceed 1000, typed on one side, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and sent to the Short Story Editor by mail.
A letter to the Post challenges newspaper portrayals of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment. It argues many officers enjoy comfort, pay, and garrison duties while volunteers face hard labor, poor meals, and sleepless conditions. The writer urges mustering out for those who wish to leave and allowing willing volunteers to reenlist. Greenville S C December 21
John Db. Ormsby of Boston argues in a letter that the Socialist Labor Party saw a strong, but underreported, vote in Boston’s municipal election. He cites Martha Moore Avery’s school committee gain and predicts the mayoral defeat will hinge on sewer tax backlash rather than Maine remembrance.
A Sixth Massachusetts veteran writes to praise General Miles for his leadership and care of troops during the Porto Rico campaign. He contrasts Miles with Shafter, recalling Miles’s role on the Yale transport and his demands for better rations. The writer urges Miles to command the U S Army. Boston December 4, 1904.
Lincoln, Neb. story recounts Yamadera, a Japanese youth who urged adoption by William Jennings Bryan to join his political orbit. After arriving in Lincoln and living with Bryan’s circle, Yamadera assists and seeks education at the University of Nebraska as Mrs. Bryan aids his entry.
The article describes apple themed embroidery in light yellow silk with a collar of two large puffings and a mousseline de soie edge. A finely pleated mousseline de soie ruffle falls over the shoulders and edges the garment. The latest style is showcased.
The annual meeting occurs at Sherry's in New York City on Thursday evening January 19 with General James R. O Geirne presiding The banquet aims to host 500 attendees Speakers include Theodore Roosevelt William McAdoo P A Collins T J Gargan Dr Thomas Addis Emmet James Roche and John C Linehan Papers will cover prerevolutionary Irish in America and Irish emigration in the 17th and 18th centuries
Miss Leah Greenberg and Mr Myer Langman were married at Baldwin Place Synagogue in a ceremony led by Rabbis Schoher and Margolis with Cantor Caplan. The bride wore white satin, given away by her parents Max and Leah Greenberg, and a reception followed at 15 Chambers Street. The couple will reside in New York.
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