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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
5
A celebrated seeress foresees she will reign in 1900. The announcement promises good news for the belles and beaux, maids and bachelors, but comes with unusual conditions. Read about them next Sunday's Post.
One of the strangest observances in the city's history will occur soon and Sunday Post readers may both be interested and take part in the exercises.
Four women in the community are highlighted as stunning and unique in appearance, described as not fitting traditional racial categories, with their portraits to be reproduced in the publication. The text emphasizes beauty beyond simple racial labels and promises detailed feature displays.
Boston Aldermen condemn trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts over a land restrictions matter. They seek counsel opinion to reestablish restrictions as trustees allegedly plan selling the property and moving the museum. Brick and Colby voice sharp warnings amid political tension.
A local mystery centers on a letter from a married woman alleged to explain events surrounding a case. The document is described as revealing but its contents remain contested among residents and authorities.
William Endicott president of the Museum trustees told a Post reporter last night that the museum did not intend any irregularity in the city’s removal of restrictions on Copley square property. He said the change allows selling the estate for non museum uses if a purchaser appears, and notes the city could regain tax revenue if the museum is sold and used otherwise.
Hugh Chilvers of a Columbia Theatre company prevented a boy from falling from a moving streetcar at Boylston and Washington. The two cars followed closely as the boy swung from the vehicle, and Chilvers pulled him back onto the car saving him from a deadly fall.
A Brooklyn disappearance case narrows to a mix up when a letter by Rose Millett was found in a valise belonging to Grace F. Perkins, a Boston woman visiting Brookline. The tote was abandoned Nov. 29 in a Court and Wyckoff tea shop and later turned to police.
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