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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1901

Page

6

Subscriptions and circulation details for The Sunday Post

The notice lists subscription rates for ATLY and The Sunday Post including one year six months and three months prices. It notes address changes should include current and new addresses and that the paper is entered as Second Class Matter. Payments should not be cash and checks or money orders go to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Iss THE Sunday Post Post Publishing Company Boston Business Officer Boston Boston Washington Street Boston New York Boston Post

We Are Paying for Imperialism And War Budget Growth

The article laments rising appropriations capped near a two billion dollar total, arguing the military budget drives most spending. It asserts imperialism increases costs, with the US funding a standing army and price of living rising due to distant island manufacturing.

Congress United States Hale William McKinley Europe

Other People's Money in Big Finance Schemes

The piece argues that modern industrial finance relies on other people's money to complete large deals. It cites the Carnegie-Morgan arrangement and a failed local electric light merger, noting promoters use assets and public funds to back purchases while workers' savings and labor economies feed the system.

Carnegie-Morgan Mr. Morgan

The Delaware Hold Up

The Delaware Legislature has been held up for a month by J Edward Addicks who demands election to the United States Senate or Delaware will be unrepresented after March 114 His tactic has blocked full state representation for years and he now threatens to yield no senator at all unless chosen The description uses strong moral language calling Addicks a brigand and noting his wealth from gas securities as his sole qualification.

Delaware J. Edward Addicks United States Senate Washington Addicks Senate of United States

Addicks Republicans Foes Warn of State Senator Stand

A political note warns that electing two Addicks Republicans could compromise the state’s Senate majority. The speaker urges leaving the state without senators and resisting the presumptuous boss.

Hanna Subsidy Bill Faces Senate Blocking Tactics

The subsidy bill for Hanna appears doomed as Senate leaders refuse a vote time. Senator Hale calls it a political measure, confirming it as a party vehicle. Observers note ties to a transportation trust that would gain from the scheme, with Hale admitting its party nature.

Hanna Senate Frye Hale Republican Campaign Committee Massachusetts Party Convention Ocean Great Transportation Trust Tianna

The Bootblacks Bill Advocated by Legistature

Boston observers praise a proposed measure to allow bootblacks to shine shoes on Sunday mornings. The probate and chancery committee approved the bill, deemed simple and sensible, aiding a hardworking local industry and its families.

Bootblacks Boston

Observant Citizen notes oddities and local gossip snippets

A murky column surveys curious topics from a cold hands grip experiment to a Boston cleric who moonlights as a newspaper seller. It mentions MIT alumni dinners, state politics, Whittier memorabilia, and a Boston Tremont street store closure with scattered anecdotes.

Spring opening fears and civic notices blur daily life

The column reflects on a pending spring opening of a store, a brigadier rumor denied by Colonel Curtis Guild Jr, and notes on amateur theatre, mural education, and a Boston concert. It recalls mountain club events, a Roanoke Island anniversary, and a sensational obituary of Cunard veteran Archie Melinnis. It ends with James Smyth’s life insurance windfall despite prior estrangement.

Groundhog Weather Prophet Outshines The Forecast

The poem mocks weather prophets as a groundhog overtakes them in predicting cold and thaw. It praises the groundhog as the true predictor, outlasting naysayers and claiming enduring accuracy beyond meteorologists. The piece leans on a playful, newspaper voice from Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.

Ife Tie Pittsburg

Breakfast and Dinner Menu Recipes with Miss Iva B Litchfield

A Sunday post meal plan lists breakfast and dinner items including fruit, toast, eggs, soup, veal loaf, baked potatoes, cheese custard, and dessert. Detailed recipes for veal loaf and cheese custard are provided along with a cocoanut cream cake and serving suggestions. The notice ends by naming Miss IVA B. LITCHFIELD of Revere Massachusetts.

Parker House Iva B. Litchfield Sewell Street Revere Mass

Manila ambush romance reveals a soldier and a sister

In this short tale, Lieutenant Phil Estes Brown recalls a perilous Manila ambush where he and a lone soldier Rogers Mackay saved comrades. The heroism nets a future commission while Ethel, the soldier's sister, learns Rogers was her brother, prompting a vow of hope and a potential union with Phil.

Ethel Bessie Brown Philip Estes Brown Philippines Phil Manila Miss Mackay Gettysburg Bessie Rogers Mackay Isrhel Father

College class officers elected at Tib eval Arts and Liberal Arts

The junior class of the College of Tib eval Arts elected officers: President Fred H. Lawton of Somerville, Vice-president Maria C. Crey of Danvers, Secretary Ella M. Parker of Waltham, Treasurer Joseph H. Carter of Boston Mast. The senior class of the College of Liberal Arts elected: President Robert F. E. Bruce of Los Angeles, Miss Elizabeth W. Hunter of Newton, Vice-president Eugenie Ward of Lynn, Secretary Leon E. K. Crouch of West Warren, Treasurer.

College of Tibeval Arts Fred HH. Lawton Somerville Maria C. Crey Danvers Ella M. Parker Waltham Joseph H. Carter Mast Boston College of Liberal Arts Robert FE. Bruce Los Angeles Cal Elizabeth W. Hunter Newton Eugenie Ward

Man seeks temporary home. offers to pay after work

A stranger with no funds asks the Editor for help and offers to pay for shelter. He requests a place to stay until he can find employment and earn money. He asks readers to apply at Associated Charities, Room 31, Chardon Street.

Post The Associated Charities Chardon Street

Valentine Verses and a Cry for Names in The Post

A reader asks for the name and address of New York's blind millionaire who offered a reward for sight restoration. The letter notes difficulty recalling the philanthropist and suggests contacting a leading oculist. The piece ends with a playful, poetic quip from Smart Set about wooing.

Post New York Boston

Smithkins's Begeit Sickroom Encounter

A comical sketch shows Mr Smithkins bandaged at his throat and with a sling for six months, barring a life insurance agent. A visitor peeks in, worries over his pain, and departs as Smithkins laments the burden of schemes and gossip in a humorous city page item.

Mr. Smithkins Chicago Post

Praise and doubts swirl around Dr Ament case in China

The Rev Francis S Clark defends Dr Ament amid claims by French and German authorities and Boxer era critics. Clark, linked to Christian Endeavor, notes Ament’s character, prior trust from fellow missionaries, and respect from Chinese Christians and officials.

Francis S. Clark Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor China W. S. Ament E. G. Tewksbury Ament Clark Pekin Tien Tsin Jie

Time Too Limited

A brief exchange features a loving heroine and her reluctant suitor. The gag hinges on a family line described as short-lived, tying the dialogue to a quip about a villainless play.

Quick Quips From The Papers A Dated Laugh Line Roundup

A set of brief, witty exchange snippets from the Chicago Herald Exchange and Philadelphia Record touch on fate mining schemes pride and family, a nearsighted plea to a judge and a lighthearted bank of lines. The bits feature unnamed speakers and a playful tone.

Change Won't Await Women's Majority Demand

Alice Stone Blackwell argues history shows reforms for women advance due to a persistent minority, not majority demand. She cites saleswomen, property rights for married women, education pioneers, and cross cultural examples to show progress comes despite indifference and opposition. Dorchester, Mass.

Saco Lucy Stone Elizabeth Blackwell Mary Lyon Zenanas Pandita Ramabai India Hindoo Alice Stone Blackwell Dorchester Mass

Peddling Eye Lasses Questioned in Maine Law

Letter from Boston asks the Maine Attorney General in Augusta whether any law prohibits peddling eye lasses and spectacles in the state. The inquiry seeks legal clarification and official guidance on sale practices.

Sir Windly Maine I. J. Quinn Boston State of Augusta

Chickering Hall Opens in Huntington Avenue With Gala Concert

The new Chickering Hall in Huntington Avenue opened with a grand concert led by Mime Szumowska M Plancon and the Kneisel Quartet. The ornate interior features green paneling ivory white pillars and a gilded stage with ample lighting. Notable attendees included many music patrons though Mr B E Woolf was absent for the first time in years.

Chickering Hell Huntington Avenue Peabody & Stearns Mime Szumowska M. Pol Plancon Kneisel Beethoven Kreutzer B. E. Woolf William F. Apthorp John L. Gardner Proctor Wilhelm Gericke John Woodbury A. W. Wellington Lucy Littell Lee J. ¢. Tucker L.J. Him John (. Haynes FE. W. Hutchins F. H. B. Byrne S. L. Howe FE. W. Codman Eliot Hubbard L. W. Codman Charles P. Gardiner

Maine alumni gather at Young’s Hotel for university banquet

Boston and Orono alumni of the University of Maine assemble for a formal banquet. Officers elected include President L. C. Southard of Boston and I. L. Eastman of Lynn as vice presidents with J. W. Martin of Boston as secretary and treasurer. Speakers praise the college’s impact and note many graduates on major college faculties.

Young's Boston University of Maine At Orono Harris Universe of Maine L. C. Southard Vicc I. L. Eastman Lynn I. A. Tirrell J. W. Martin J. W. Owen Putnam Southard Harvard Yale Columbia New York University Chicago Amherst Pennsylaa Ile Presid Drs W. Harris University Lo Henry Lord Bangor Rd of Trustees FE. B. Winslow Portland Isaac K. Stet Charles O. Dund Orono W. Bates Port H. T. Fernald Ann Mass C. F. Lewis P. EE Maine Henry P. Clear Andrew P. Wisn Maine Supreme George IX. Gardner Thesity of Maine Law School Prince W. H. Fogler 2Ockland Supreme Court of Maine M.*. Fernald Dent Alticht A. Burleigh

Andover Elects Two Young Trustees to Academy and Seminary

Clarence Mo of New York and James Sawyer of Andover have been elected trustees of Phillips Andover Academy and the Andover Theological Seminary to succeed the late Hon. Rowland Hazard of Rhode Island and Theodore M. Osborne of Austin. The new board members are each about 30 years old, the youngest in the office’s history.

Andover Clarence Mo New York James Sawyer Andover Phillips Andover Academy Andover Theological Seminary Rowland Hazard Rhode Island Theodore M. Osborne

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