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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1899
Page
4
The Manila clash and U S plans stir Senate opinions on ratifying the Spanish treaty. The piece argues the conflict undermines imperial expansion, defends the flag, and warns the Philippines could trigger a broader war. It questions whether conquest serves national interest or security, urging measured action over anger.
The Senate weighs the value of holding the Philippines with American blood, arguing against power there while condemning the islanders as half child half devil. It considers whether the islands are worth the sacrifice in lives to maintain sovereignty as successors to Spain.
An opinion piece argues telephone charges act as a tax on trade. It claims the Bell system enforces high, interlocking rates via multiple subsidiaries, squeezing small and large traders alike. It calls for state supervision and honest rates to end the three-tier pricing in Massachusetts.
The article argues that the $25,000 estimated cost of securing Antonio Di Blasi’s trial in Italy should not influence extradition decisions. It notes the victim was a Boston officer performing public duty and emphasizes that protecting the public service supersedes money concerns. Public opinion would not tolerate allowing a murderer to go free due to expense.
General Miles, senior army commander, publicly accuses the War Department of furnishing improper and poisonous food to U S troops. He insists on evidence and vows to prove his charges, arguing the matter cannot be hidden or dismissed.
The article notes dwindling visible copper supplies and rising consumption. Experts say high copper prices will not curb demand soon, driven by electrical uses with no substitute. Houston & Co. report scarcity amid booming business and foreign demand, with market unlikely to ease before further advances.
Colonel William D. Sohier of Governor Wolcott's staff quietly organizes a riding class for fellow aides of the governor. The aim is to improve equestrian skills in time for a possible spring parade, with thanks due to Sohier for the effort.
In a studio class a wealthy professor invites Emilie to a New Year's Eve costume ball. Emilie reveals she cannot afford a dress as she funds four evenings a week of teaching to pay tuition. He offers a white crepe robe and she agrees to attend as Mercia, hoping to please him while pursuing painting.
A humorous Chicago Record note describes a theatergoer obsessed with encores, boasting large hands and a loud, persistent clapping style. He revels in repeated applause, insisting the show must end only after his demand for more performances. He leans and stomps, declaring the audience will wait for his extended reaction.
In a studio crowded with masked onlookers, Emilie and a Roman patrician were named Mercia and Marcus from The Sign of the Cross. Emilie stepped forward to receive a gold medal and the laurel crown, then her mask was removed to reveal her identity and a professed engagement to the professorial winner.
The Post offers weekly prizes for Original Short Stories ten dollars for first five for second and two dollars each for four others published each year. Winners named in Sunday Post. Manuscripts must be 700 to 1000 words single side of paper with full name and address and prepaid return postage. Only women readers may enter. Do not roll. fold and mail to Short Story Editor.
Friends of Mrs A H Wilson widow of Dr A H Wilson of East Broadway South Boston announce her convalescence. She is a direct descendant of Captain Prescott of Revolutionary fame. Representative De Armond of Missouri is famed as the House’s fastest speaker. Mr Watts over 80 plans a life size statue of Lord Tennyson. In Governor Roosevelt's Albany study hangs a deer head with Rough Riders campaign seat on antlers.
A cornucopia of snappy lines shows men doubting manliness and women ducking sighs in department stores. A remark on heredity linked to gender and a joke about divorce ease frame a satirical snapshot of marital norms, with a quip about a South Dakota hotel prompting reconsideration.
A nostalgic profile recalls Peppo a small glossy black cat adopted by the Guilds of Newbury Street. We learn of his ornate summers at Hampton Beach and Sharon, his private summer cottage, his candy tree at Christmas, and his graceful bearing despite his light weight.
The pet monkey of Mrs. William H. Guild, Peppo, died of grip and received an extraordinary funeral in Boston. He was embalmed by an undertaker, laid in a quilted white satin robe with a blue velvet casket, and a silver plate bearing his name. Floral offerings arrived from friends in private carriages, and a cortege transported him to Sharon for interment near his summer cottage among pines. Peppo, a recognized blue-blood society member, led an exemplary life and kept distance from Johanna and Joe the chimpanzee, enjoying walks with his mistress while swinging by his tail in Panama’s forests in his ring-tailed family.
New York florists hear of a rival to the Mrs Lawson carnation as C W Ward of Cottage Gardens Queens I I challenges Mr Lawson offering 500 to the winner. Ward submits seedling No 30 1896 with four blooms ready and proposes arbiter judges to compare to Mrs Lawson. He offers to sell the entire stock of the seedling for 14660 and praises the Mrs Wisher production.
Representative Gartland of Ward 9 pushes Massachusetts effort to repatriate fallen Spanish American War soldiers including Private Eugene B. McLaughlin of Company A Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers. General Ludington confirms an expedition will disinter, box, and ship remains to the United States with sealed caskets and clear regimental markings.
The weekly prize for the best menu printed in the Post has been awarded to Mrs Eliza beth Margeson of Morton street Forest Hills. Her menu appeared in the issue published Sunday January 29.
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