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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1900
Page
4
The piece lauds Oronje and Boer soldiers in the Modder River valley as brave defenders in a ten day battle against Roberts. It notes the British force outnumbers Cronje eight to one but praises perseverance, predicting hard outcomes and possible expulsion as a heavy cost to humanity.
The article warns of a severe famine across 60 million people in India, with 150,000 square miles under British rule and 500,000 square miles affected. It notes Bombay deaths from plague and contrasts current relief shortfalls with prior help during Britain’s imperial era, urging reflection as imperial policy turns to Asia.
President Schurman urged expansion and imperialism, contrasting with earlier self government ideals. He cited George Washington as an expansionist and warned that Asiatic dependencies under the American flag could erode democracy at home.
A Sunday Post expose charges Boston schools waste millions on poor accommodations and inflated site prices. It accuses the school committee of extravagance and neglect, urging thorough reform and accountability to ensure healthy surroundings and competent instruction for pupils.
The article calls for a radical reform of government spending, arguing that a million dollars annually represents the people's money and that the Post’s exposure should reinforce this crucial fact in the public mind.
The piece argues President McKinley must stand by his call for absolute free trade with Porto Rico as an act of humanity and expediency. It credits McCall and Littlefield for reframing the issue as constitutional and partisan, urging the President to align with his own declared duty to avoid turning the matter into a Democratic campaign weapon.
Herman reveals his love for John Gordon's daughter Gladys Grey Gordon. Uncle Noel, wary of the Delvines and Alicia, finally relents after deception is exposed and the couple wed, with care and home restoring the elder man's health and happiness.
The Observant Citizen notes Annie Clarke, Boston actress in Support of Julia Marlowe, will stay three weeks at Dr and Mrs Murphy’s 37 Harvard Street Brookline. Clarke arrived after three days in town aiding Miss Marlowe’s indisposition and renewing old acquaintances.
The Rev Charles A Crane condemns white and black slavery in a Boston sermon on Washington praising his moral leadership while warning that today’s system of trusts and internal revenue outvalues his era. He says Washington erred in slavery and that modern greed via monopoly and tolls rivaled old vice.
The Post announces that several Original Short Stories by women readers will appear in the Sunday Post Story Paper and be included in Prize awards.
A classroom exchange turns on Kentucky geography and politics with pokes at regional speech and crime lore. The pupil jokes link blue grass and red grass regions to state capitals with a punch at capital offenses.
Aluminum production in the United States last year reached 5.2 million pounds valued at 1.75 million dollars. McAlester in the Indian Territory has 7000 squatters hoping for legal title to their taken property, lacking town governance. Washington supplied over 500000 tons of coal to California last year. Cretan residents in Athens offer services to the British war office. A London firm sent 100000 packets of stationery to South African soldiers.
A quaint Victorian epitaph honors J Wesley Webb a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and Jeffersonian Democracy. It notes his virtuous life and death from cholera morbus caused by eating green fruit in hope of blessed immortality.
The piece notes Governor Roosevelt’s advance policy of declining a nomination, likening it to General Sherman’s blunt stance. It quotes the New York Commercial Advertiser praising trolley cars for boosting trade, reducing local steam road travel, and driving city growth and freight demand.
A list of food items including apples oatmeal with cream fried bacon and eggs creamed potatoes graham gems toast marmalade and coffee. This appears as a simple dinner or meal listing with no specific events or people attached.
The First Baptist Church of Boston may call Rev. Dr. W. W. Landrum of Atlanta to fill the vacancy left by Dr. Nathan E. Wood. A Boston committee met Landrum who has Brown University ties and is 47, married with children, noted as a brilliant and engaging speaker.
Secretary Winslow of the Anti-Imperialist League thanks Hon. W Bourke Cochran of New York for a noble effort at Faneuil Hall last Friday. The letter praises the Constitution and republic and lauds Cochran as hero of a great historical occasion.
Three Arkansas counties reported results in the Democratic primary for the United States Senate race. Senator Berry, an anti expansionist, carried Crawford and Johnson counties. Pope County results were close with Jones claiming a win for his expansionist stance.
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