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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
4
In the Boston Post editorial, Roosevelt’s public reprimand of General Miles is criticized as likely to undermine discipline. The piece argues private admonition or a replacement would better preserve respect for authority and warn against applying army regulations to a civilian-military context.
Governor Taft nears home ill after an assignment to set up civil government in the Philippines. Reports clash between civil and military views, with Chaffee and others doubting Filipino loyalty while Taft’s aides insist on loyalty. The discord, plus Taft’s health risks, casts doubt on his return.
The Iowa arrival of Leslie Mortimer Shaw as Treasury head prompts discussion on cabinet locality. Observers warn against a sectional advisory body, arguing the cabinet should reflect all states to guide domestic and foreign policy with broadly representative leaders.
The passage notes Secretary Long's early retirement and Secretary Wilson offering resignation to the President after a proposed Iowa governor appointment. It suggests Roosevelt could appoint two lawmen to his Cabinet, and states this would be a mistake.
A Washington coterie of Republicans and some anti Roosevelt voices back Marcus Hanna for President in 1904. The piece argues Hanna’s capitalist, monopolistic image clashes with past precedents, noting Roosevelt’s popularity and predicting a tough road for Hanna despite interest in his candidacy. An exchange quotes Hanna’s blunt reply to a delegate, illustrating the era’s tempers and tensions.
The acceptance by Grover Cleveland of the role on the new industrial court completes its membership. Illness delayed him but his recovery progresses. Hanna leads as president but is seen as distinct from industrial capital. The 25 associates may deliver practical arbitration beyond partisan politics. The Hague comparison looms, yet this court aims to solve labor capital relations.
The Observant Citizen reports rising Post sales in Boston with notices from L C Page & Co about strong demand for Jarvis of Harvard. It notes J P Roberts praising the Post among Young Men's Christian Association readers, plus anecdotes of multiple copies per household and a sale of L C Ward to run a South Carolina hotel. The piece mentions Isaac B Allen’s plans, John F Monahan’s rail issue in Revere, Choate’s visit, and a naval order for General Guild with toasts praising Harvard and figures like Roosevelt and Wood in militia service.
Massachusetts figures weigh future leadership as supporters urge a lieutenant governorship. Marshall Thompson recalls the City Hall vault collapse, while Dr. Collings improves after leg amputation. Karan J. Hart to open a Dorchester Savin Hill drug store January 1. Inspector Mahony marked five years in service. Boston Press Club hosts Mayor-elect Collins at Sewall Place Dec 31. William D. McLaughlin visits Boston as census work shifts to benedicts. Fred W. Hersey leaves chief clerk post for steamer Pathfinder purser role.
A reader asserts the census report is fact founded, harmless and suitable for all households, praising its lack of immoral content. The column then shifts through eclectic quips about foreign correspondents, minor anecdotes, and humorous exchanges, ending with a brief nod to the name Newton Newkirk.
The piece opens with a dialect philosophy about accepting life and happiness. It then notes Washington publishers will release the first volume of the complete census report for 19 soon, with additional volumes to follow. The author previews opinions on the work’s novelty and serial publication absence.
A Post illustrated menu recipe for Creole pudding served hot or cold. It details bread crumb cocoa milk butter sugar egg yolks vanilla, baking 15 minutes, then meringue from egg whites with sugar and vanilla, piped to form a fluted top and browned slowly.
An Old Post photo of an unknown Civil War soldier from a Virginia battlefield shocks Mrs. Margaret Degnan of 207 Shawmut Avenue, reuniting her with memories of her brother William Galvin and their younger brother Daniel. The tale recalls the brothers’ enlistment, Daniel’s disappearance, and a tintype found later with the message To my mother, forever linking past tragedy to present tears.
Maud Armstrong presents Zettle a mill girl in Boston who plans a modest holiday for her family but faces pressure from petitions and a stingy mood among colleagues. A rich churchwoman, Mrs. Clark, discovers the error of wealth and arranges a surplus aid to fund gifts, transforming Zettie’s sorrow into peace and shared goodwill.
In response to inquiries from wage earners and businesspeople in Woburn Wakefield and Stoneham about backing an emergency hospital the writer states the Boston Emergency Hospital has no link to similarly named institutions Their promoter known in Taunton and Newburyport is reportedly opening so called emergency hospitals to profit from wage earners then dispersing funds and moving on The original Boston hospital is a model to be copied but working people should scrutinize the promoter’s finances and professional conduct to avoid charity investment schemes and employers boycotting his ventures.
The fifth annual congress of the Zionists of the world opened in Basel, and Zionist Hebrews in Boston crowded Faneuil Hall to show support. Attendees heard Cantor M. Halperin lead songs in Hebrew and Yiddish, while speakers urged patriotism and Zionist aims. Resolutions condemned European persecution and urged rights for Jewish subjects.
Basle Switzerland December 26 Dr Theodore Herzl opened the Zionist congress as president of the movement founder of Zionism. Over 1000 delegates from nearly every major country attended. Herzl cited a May meeting with the Sultan expressing sympathy with Zionist aims and regard for Jews as desirable colonists and friends. He voiced strong confidence that national colonization would succeed where charitable efforts failed.
Beverly city officials fear a physician boycott will leave the city without a city physician after the new year. Dr Charles H Davis says he has made about 2200 calls and spent around 200 on medicines while serving for 400 yearly, refusing to continue at lower pay. The council raised the salary to 500 then 690 and finally 800, but doctors insist no one will serve unless 800 is set, leaving the town in a fiscal stalemate.
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