Biotto Within a Mission and Without a Muzzle
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1898
Page
4
Memorial meeting at Faneuil Hall for Merrimac Street fire victims
At a noon memorial in Faneuil Hall a representative committee is urged to manage all relief funds for the families of the Merrimac Street fire heroes. Boston donors include Kidder Peabody Co., the Boston Globe, and Boston Post readers. The Post offers to turn over its contributed funds to the appointed trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil Hall
Merrimac Street
Boston
Messrs. Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boston Globe
Boston Post
Rise in Oil Trust Shares Signals Market Advance
The jump in Standard Oil adds over two million dollars in one day to the market value of its certifi cates. The gain is paper only yet reflects higher crude prices and consumption outpacing production. A railroad trust expansion via Lake Shore Michigan Southern and New York Central bond moves show growing monopoly trends amid McKinleyism revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
New York Central
Modern diplomacy shifts power from ambassadors to Washington
Senor Dupuy de Lome steps aside as Spain's envoy and Senor Don Juan du Bosc becomes charge d affaires. The article argues diplomacy is changed by telegraph links, making resident diplomats largely unnecessary as the State Department coordinates with Madrid directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Don Juan du Bosc
Spain
Washington
Legation
State Department
Madrid
Senor Dupuy de
Lincoln's Enduring Place in American History
The memory of Abraham Lincoln grows clearer with time as generations reflect on his actions and character. His contemporaries have mostly passed, yet his legacy towers above politics, celebrated as a universally sincere tribute to his virtues and American citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Our
Republic
Lincoln
Ines
Rights of property vs the public good at Copley Square
The argument opposes building a large apartment atop Copley Square, contending constitutional rights protect property only as owned by individuals. It notes Boston’s $8 million beautification of the square boosted land values for a few owners, arguing the community’s rights outweigh private gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Square
Boston
Private owners challenged over Copley square nuisance claim
A public dispute cites William Minot’s critique of a new tall building on Copley square. The text argues that private landowners cannot create a nuisance on their property and that the city may curb acts that diminish public aesthetics and land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Minot
Copley Square
Three Years of War in Cuba and US Interests
The piece argues Cuban patriots seek independence from Spain after three years of revolution. It states Spain has lost revenues, Cuba a desert, and US trade a heavy loss, estimating $100,000,000 yearly. It urges the McKinley administration to end the war without war with Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
United States
New York
McKinley
Quick Judgments and City Oddities From Boston
A column notes Judge E J Sherman swiftly subduing a unruly horse on Corn Hill. It mentions Captain Garritys perilous Bent Building descent and Harvard lectureship gift by Mrs W B Noble. Observations include Common wreckage cleanup, a Boston shopping guide, hogreeve revival, Kennan talks at Parker House, Lincoln Birthday holidays, St Valentine’s reminders, Pittsburg whiskey joke, and a bonnet episode at Keiths theater.
Odious tides and blind tides by the sea poet
A cryptic verse describes the author’s fleet, a lone ship buffeted in hostile currents. The speaker laments being blinded by smoke and danger while striving to outpace the sun. A vow remains to endure and run the race against catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lster
Budyard
The Post's Original Short Story Opens With an Artist Barber
Harry Romayne, an architect and orphan, visits a beloved barber whose skilled craft hides a troubled artist life. The barber’s mysterious client, Frank Annersly, reveals a hidden fortune and a split family, inviting Romayne to visit the siblings’ home for possible improvements and companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Romayne
Frank
Romayne
Gay
Cedar Street
Mr. Romayne
Edith
Harry
Romayne B
Annersly
Daily Table Hints Breakfast Menu and Recipes
A Roxbury column lists breakfast items including fruit toast and beefsteak with side dishes, plus a luncheon and dinner plan featuring ham omelet and tomato soup. It provides detailed preparation steps for onion preparation and apple pudding with a pudding sauce, ending with the giver’s name, Mrs. Agnes Davidson of 10 Dorr Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Davidson
Dorr Street
Roxbury
Mass
Colored Federation convenes in G W O O F Hall
The New England Federation of Women’s Clubs met in North Russell Street to elect officers with Mrs. M F Dickinson of New Bedford named president and Miss L C Carter secretary. Delegates reported 14 clubs added this year totaling 3800 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Federation of Women's Clubs
North Russell Street
M. F. Dickinson
New Bedford
L. C. Carter
Sarah Be, Harper
Hannah Smith
Boston
Olivia Bush
Providence
Agnes Adams
Josephine Ruffin
Emma Freedom
Ella King
Martha A. Ia
Salem
Dickinson
Ruffin
Atkinson
Georgia
Newport
R. I
Providence, R. I
Du Bois Named Secretary in City Problems Group
Dr. W. EB. B. Du Bois, professor of economics and history at Atlanta University, chosen corresponding secretary of a city problems conference amid trustee George G. Bradford resigning. Fragments note other high society and philanthropy items from Victorian era notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. EB. B. du Bois
Atlanta University
George G. Bradford
Oston
Quick Jokes and Witty Snippets From City Papers
A collage of social quips and humor from multiple papers. Jests touch on current events clubs, electricity, unicorn crests, golf zeal, polite fiction, seeing through opaque objects, prison fairness for women, and a tax assessor misstep in everyday city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
Cincinnati Enquirer
Presa
Silas
Senate actions target Senator Murphy over Teller bill vote
In Albany on February 11 the Brush and Weekes resolutions concerning United States Senator Murphy were set as special order for Monday. The Weekes resolution, approved by the Assembly, censures Murphy for supporting the Teller bill. the Brush resolution also censures him and demands resignation, arguing the vote attacked federal credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
State Senate
Brueh
Weekes
United States
Murphy
Redmond Urges Irish Parliament Independence Amendment
In the House of Commons Redmond moved an amendment to a local government reform bill arguing it falls short of an independent Irish Parliament. Dillon supported the amendment while Balfour defended the bill as a standalone measure. The amendment was defeated by 233 to 63, with most opposition backing the government or abstaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
John Redmond
Ireland
Redmond
England
William Vernon Harcourt
William Said
John Dillon
Irish Parliamentary Party
Charles Stewart Parnell
Gladstone
Dillon
A. J. Balfour
Scotland
Mr. Balfour
Lord Charles Beresford
Matthew White Ridley
Home Secretary
Timothy Healy
Parable on Attitudes to Dreyfus and Irish Prisoners
The report notes the English stance on the Frenchman Dreyfus and contrasts it with their treatment of Irish political prisoners. The House rejected the amendment by 152 votes to 100.
Standard Oil Stock Soars as Wealth of Rockefeller Grows
A New York stock surge lifts Standard Oil capital value by 25.4 million dollars while insiders try to curb gains. The piece notes John D. Rockefeller’s wealth climbing toward half a billion by 1918, with daily, hourly, and even per-second income estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockfellers
Flaglers
Pratts
Standard Oil
Great Trust
Rockefeller
Leiter Unloads Wheat Seaboard Contracts Reported
Chicago authorities report contracts for moving 1.5 million bushels of Leiter wheat to the seaboard. The Chronicle notes Leiter holdings in Chicago and afloat may exceed 10 million bushels with Eastern exporters visiting Chicago. It is alleged a British syndicate may hold the entire amount and that major Eastern lines have been asked to participate in transporting a large, undetermined quantity to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Seaboard
the Chronicle
De Witt Club Honors J J Harrington With Cane
East Boston social and literary club guests gathered at Saratoga street rooms for a banquet and reception in honor of former president J J Harrington now residing in Belfast Maine. Alfred E Haynes delivered the welcome and presided over brief remarks by A M Elliott Miss Childs and Nellie Hartwell before Harrington received a Id headed cane from E Haynes. Harrington thanked the club for the tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt Social and Literary Club
East Boston
Saratoga Street
Alfred E. Haynes
A. M. Elliott
Miss Childs
Nellie Hartwell
J. J. Harrington
Belfast
E. Haynes
Harrington
Electric Lighting Leaders Meet in Boston Hotel
Fifty members of the Massachusetts Electric Lighting Association gathered at Youngs Hotel for an afternoon meeting to discuss association affairs. President Gilbert and other leaders addressed the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Massachusetts Electric Lighting Association
Young’s Hotel
Gilbert
Faithful Recorder Honored by Massachusetts Lodge No. 2
Recorder Joseph M. Kelley received a chain and charm from Massachusetts Lodge No. 2 A O U W for services to the order. Deputy P G M J Hutchins addressed the gathering at Lawrence Encampment Hall and dancing followed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Kelley
Massachusetts
P. G. M. J. Hutchins
Lawrence
Mineral waters bottled for sale by Lincoln Spring Co
Bottled mineral waters offered in pint and quart bottles for sale by druggists hotels and dealers. Lincoln Spring Co Saratoga Springs New York Boston office at 47 Cornhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Spring Co
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Bishop estate ranch sold at public auction in Hawaii
The Bishop estate ranch near Molokai was sold to Arthur D. McClellan of Boston for 251000. The 90000 acre property includes 60000 acres in fee and the rest under a long lease with an upset price of 150000. McClellan led a 25 member bid group and could bid 225900 for the combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Bishop Estate
Arthur D. McClellan
Boston
Molokia
McClellan
Lawyer John Alden Loring Dies at 73 in Boston
John Alden Loring, 73, lawyer and former president of the Somerset Club, died yesterday at his residence 3 Walnut Street. Son of Rev Bailey Loring of North Andover, he attended Harvard, left unmarried, and was active in the Cadets and Eastern Yacht Club. Funeral from King's Chapel Monday at 11 with burial in North Andover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alden Loring
Walnut Street
Bailey Loring
North Andover
Loring
Harvard
Judge Lowell
Charles A. Dana
Somerset Club
Eastern Yacht Club
Cadets
King’s Chapel
Also Mentioned on This Page
New England
Biotto
the Firemen’s Fund
Trusts
E. J. Sherman
Cornhill
Garrity
W. B. Noble
Harvard University
Quincy
Park Street
George Kennan
Parker House
Siberia
University Club
Kennan
Stock Exchange
Lttle
Pittsburg
Keith’s
Tree
the Post
Rachel Severne
Waltham Street
Porren Dave and
Cram
Corr
Coticoma Soar
Colored Federation
Frances Wolseley
Duke of Marlborough
Caron d’Ache
Lord Wolseley
Marlborough
Dean Liddell
Queen Victoria
Christ Church
Dean Stanley
Westminster
Lady Wallace
Bagatelle
Bois de Boulogne
Comte d Artois
Charles X
Louis XVI
Charles C. G. Thornton
Gloucester
Maine Missionary Society
First Congregational Church
Black Point
Scarboro
Union Church
Magnolia
Thornton Academy
Saco
Balfour
Leiter
Lithia
Saratoga
Hawaii
Arthur McClellan
Sunday Post
Homlest Dog
Boston Firemen’s Lives
Woburn
How Dugan
Mary Ann
Pam
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