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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1901
Page
6
The Boston Post outlines subscription prices for six months and yearly terms in both the Post and Sunday Post editions. It notes address changes must be reported with current and future addresses and urges payment in advance. Contact and office details, payment methods, and distribution notes are included.
An outbreak of gas in South Boston caused prostration but no deaths. The piece urges restoring safeguards on carbonic oxide in Massachusetts gas supplies to reduce fatalities and promote electricity as a healthier, cheaper lighting option over poison gas.
The article warns that the South Danvers Bank disaster exposed how directors trusting cashier George M Wester allowed failure. It argues vigilant directors are essential to prevent misappropriation, noting widows and elderly investors suffer when banks collapse and urging a law ban on investments in highly assessable stock by savings banks and provident institutions.
Aldermen defer decision on municipal ownership and control of Boston subways. Mr. Tinkham's resolution was carried over, leaving the issue in abeyance. A city council expression is desirable though not essential, as the mayor has left.
The Boston City Council faces pressure over granting franchises to private firms. Alderman Tinkham urged that public works financed on public credit should stay under public control and yield treasury income, reflecting broad citizen demand for government oversight.
A Boston plea urges a definite inquiry into gas costs and distribution with the aim of ending extortion and setting a fair price. The author cautions against personal quarrels or rival schemes and calls for a short statute once facts are known, backed by broad public support.
The article reflects on Lincoln's quote about consent and governance and notes his birthday has gained nationwide recognition. It praises Lincoln as a living national hero, suggesting Washington is a lesser benchmark in comparison, and emphasizes spontaneous reverence for his birthday without legal status.
Obituary notes cabman Charles H. Sides of Portsmouth who drove Admiral Dewey to his first wedding and cherished his service. The piece wanders through quips on celebrity ethics, a North Attleboro critic, Florida orange shipments reaching 1,250,000 boxes, and remembered frost impacts on Southern peach crops in 1898-9.
The column records mild winter weather ideal for sleighing and notes many residents falling ill from climate changes. It marks Abraham Lincoln's birthday in New York versus Boston, mentions an University Club smoker hosted by Max Heinrich, and recounts a brave dentist's subway car pursuit to recover a lost package. It also notes a population rise near Fort Hill and ties to Hartford hotel records and a New York Court of Appeals case involving Molineux.
A poetic reflection warns that the bright light of fame tempts pilgrims toward a dark ravine. Ambition kept with steadfast persistence guides one to endure dangers and pursue glory, despite perilous depths and blind desire. The Chicago Post presents this moral urging constant effort.
A collage of short items notes Glasgow public baths costs from 82 900 to 165 000 dollars. A soldier is drummed to church as to drill. Buckingham Palace lawn can shelter 200 men. High collars blamed for throat cancer. Bolivian tin mines rise to 14 000 feet in Oruro Potosi La Paz Cochabamba. Lizzie Sargent of Ellsworth Maine saved a lumber camp by fighting flames with a mop. Guatemala rubber tree industry booms with cheap labor and low production costs.
A reader cites Josiah H. Renton Jr speaking before the railroad legislative committee on five cent fares. He notes an editorial in the Herald and an editorial reply by the Post defending steam railroads and opposing street railway privileges. Letter from 119 Tremont street dated Feb 11.
Tom Homer confronts Winifred Weston at a moonlit skating carnival on a frozen lake. He confesses lifelong love but is spurned, pursues her into the night, nearly drowns with fate unknown. Winifred finally summons help, exposing true feelings and averting tragedy.
A Chicago Post tale features a bold woman who rejects traditional roles and challenges a man who demanded reparation. He threatens to brand her a coward in every women's club unless she marries him at the altar, while she vows to prove him wrong in a public showdown.
Sir William and Lady Forwood visit Boston but miss a luncheon in their honor. Society events include Miss Thurber's Plymouth wedding to Henry Sturgis Dennison and Miss Pessie Fiske's quiet Boston nuptials to George Hitchcock. Dr. Theodore Abbott recuperates with family in Boston. Various dinners, luncheons, and clubs form a bustling social calendar through spring.
In a witty exchange from the Smart Set, Cora questions starting a book without finishing it while Merritt counters by asking if women often finish a book without beginning it.
A reader quotes the question What is this strenuous life they are talking about and cites a Smart Set line about living in the suburbs and the train-chaser, reflecting a public discussion on modern urban and suburban lifestyles.
A collection of light remarks quotes from three newspapers. A Philadelphia National piece asks about love and false starts while a Baltimore American snippet records a club talk on the past present and future of woman and a fashion quip about flared skirts at a social event.
In a Detroit Journal snippet a tenant scoffs that a so called spare bedroom is only a picture of an alcove on a wall. A janitor jokes that people paint furniture to save moving expenses, reflecting urban housing pressures.
In the Chicago Record a quip about choosing sides appears as a witty note on handling disputes. The line suggests preferring the outsider perspective to avoid entanglement and blame.
Mr. Goodleigh pressing Sister Gabbeigh about church attendance draws a witty reply about subscriptions. Gabbeigh says she does not miss church as much as expected, claiming she subscribes to two fashion magazines.
A promoter pitches a plan to trap and fence in all Kansas freaks within the state as a museum reservation and charge admission, seeking fame and fortune through careful management and effort.
A Washington Star item quotes a manager praising his youngest daughter as destined for opera greatness. A friend cautions it is early to predict mastery, noting she constantly sings or asks for money, reflecting notable musical memory.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the play Unleavened Bread likely to run longer as box office receipts stay strong. Theater insider comments suggest sustained audience interest and steady performance at current venues.
A fashionable modiste boasts she has invented sparrowbill purple a color destined to rise in fame. Critics note sparrows bills are not purple, but she insists sound and novelty matter, predicting the shade will prevail within a month.
In Epiphany Church Miss Mary Osborne Condit Smith married Lieutenant Richard Stewart Hooker United States Marine Corps at noon. Groom attended by his brother Harry Hooker Yale as best man. Dr McKim read the trothal service as Mr Condit Smith Morristown New Jersey escorted his sister.
Breakfast lists oranges lamb chops toast and coffee. Luncheon includes tomato soup omelet rolls apple sauce peanut cookies hot chocolate. Dinner features roast beef mashed potatoes macaroni stewed tomatoes orange meringue crackers cheese tea. Cookie recipe and orange meringue method given by Isabel Grant of Roxbury Moreland Street.
Madame Sarah Bernhardt arrived from the East to perform at Grand Opera House but was barred from taking her terrier to her California hotel room. She moved to the Palace and, after a tense compromise, left the dog in the baggage room while she rested and later retrieved it for a short airing.
Portland on February 11 reports the death of William H. Conant a prominent local businessman aged 77. He was a longtime figure in civic circles and commerce in the city.
Miss Cora Jane Flood, said to be the richest unmarried woman of the Pacific slope, is staying at Holland House with Mrs. Crosbie. They arrived two weeks ago and plan to remain until spring. Flood, renowned for charity, was pursued by many aimers years ago but refused proposals. her father, James Flood, was part of the “Big Four” that owned the Bonanza mine.
Eldest daughter of the Vice President elect, Alice Rooseveldt, will guide Washington society as her father holds a high office. The 17 year old is described as educated and well bred, prepared to lead the younger social circle in the nation’s capital.
The niece of Comm William C Cowles will debut at the society ball. At 17 she is a tall blonde closely resembling her distinguished father. Educated and poised she is expected to take an enviable place in Washington society among the younger official set.
Bridgeport reports Robert W. Van Stone and Annie Welly kept their marriage secret for four years. Married in June 1897 by Rev Henry W.W. Kint in Port Chester, they plan a delayed honeymoon soon after family consent.
A foundling left on a Cleveland Street stoop was named Cleveland May after being placed in the Orange Orphan home. Months later a New York State family adopting him made a will for the boy to inherit their property totaling $75,000.
The Ida Limited will carry the Rockefeller group to Palm Beach two weeks from today. Mr and Mrs J D Rockefeller Mr and Mrs William Rockefeller and James Stillman will travel in a palace on wheels with private rooms an observation platform and mahogany interior finished with brass and silk.
Massachusetts Senate agrees to a joint convention to hear Senator Hoar at 2 o clock. Harbor committee members Healey of Boston and Donahue of Fall River dissent on reports of several bills. Leave to withdraw granted on a petition allowing a weekly rest day for transportation workers.
W He Viertis, longtime owner of numerous low-priced shows and a familiar figure among showmen, died in Chicago today from heart disease after a quarter century as a proprietor and promoter in the business.
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