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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1899
Page
4
The piece speaks of broad public optimism for the New Year. It notes confidence among leaders, business sectors, religious groups, and the press, saying the nation has endured a Depression, a foreign war, and a domestic financial crisis, and now expects substantial gains and prosperity.
The piece argues Sundays favored American war outcomes from Dewey’s victory to Cuba’s evacuation, claiming a historical pattern over the past eight months. It dismisses sabbatarian prejudice, cites Sunday labor as moral during the war, and concludes no nation should heed omens or schedule decisive acts merely by a day.
The passage celebrates Cuban independence and the removal of Spanish rule, comparing it to Evacuation Day celebrations in Boston and New York. It asserts future generations will honor a free Cuba with greater fervor as independence becomes a reality and a national flag rises over liberated territory.
The opening of the new municipal year in Boston focuses on finalizing the City Council organization. Voters elected Democrats to key posts, and the majority party should support the Democratic administration by confirming presiding officers and maintaining party continuity.
A Boston Post editorial questions President McKinley’s delay in informing the public about his intentions in the Philippines. It notes orders to General Otis reportedly withheld until Manila publicizes the document, and asks whether Panay’s status or other actions justify preemptive secrecy. It urges the American people to know the administration’s purposes. The piece also recounts the Boston Post’s 1898 growth and plant expansion.
The New York Journal presents a vivid view of the Paris peace commission talks. Spanish delegates pressed sentimental and technical points while McKinley’s envoys pressed to keep Spain to the protocol terms. Debates on debts,Philippines, the Maine incident, and Columbus descendants show a sharp shift from original aims to the final treaty figures.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni move to raise funds for a new gymnasium to be connected with the institution and named in honor of the late General Francis A. Walker, recognizing the eminent educator’s contributions and the anticipated benefits of the project.
The Institute of Technology seeks to expand resources through private benefactions and increased endowment as its scientific work gains recognition. It honors General Walker and notes graduates increasingly contribute to developing the institution’s capacity for good.
The Observant Citizen recalls a bright New Year in 1899 with comments on brisk sleighing and warm season sentiment. Joe Finneran, formerly of the B A A and now with Knickerbocker A C of New York, visits town and discusses past colleagues and a Christmas gift linked to a fatal powder story. Dick Richards of Exeter and Boston College football fame is shaping for baseball with Captain Hugh Duffy guiding the squad. Howland Russell looks set to captain the B A A football eleven. Dr Heber Bishop hosts a wake at Copley Square Hotel over a 1240 pound moose remains destined for New York show preparations and Megantic dinner leftovers.
The column mixes political opinion on annexation and imperialism with local arts notes. It discusses Judge D L Moffett and antisexpansion writings, Ed Fowler's stalwart patriotism, photographer L G Bissonette, and Mary Prescott turning ninety four. It closes with a patriotic poem urging national pride and unity across states.
Personal items report Admiral Maxse, linked to Modern Love dedication and Beauchamp's Career, at Knightsbridge licensing scene. Co N L Francis’s engagement to Miss Jane Fuller is announced. Senator Platt toys with conundrums, King Oscar awards August Peterson, and a Kansas couple, Henry Beeman and Mary Randall, elope from Osbourne County Poorhouse leaving a note about seeking the garden of love.
A jumble of brief jokes from newspapers, including a minister mocked for defending eating on Sunday and a playful exchange about kissing under mistletoe, ending with a pun about a week thaw.
The Post presents an original short piece on Abbie J O Neil, detailing memories and reflections from her life in South Boston. This compact biographical sketch highlights personal origins, key experiences, and the author’s voice across a concise, period tone.
A long memory tale follows a single penny from 1861 through the Civil War, Manila campaigns, and shipboard voyages. The coin passes through many hands from a boy’s orange craving to sailors, traders, and a blue-suited observer, ending in an uncertain end as it is discarded and found at sea. The narrative blends historic touchpoints with vivid personified scenes of Admiral Dewey and the Maine while noting a later inclusion of a newspaper short story contest. The piece ends by detouring into a call for readers to submit stories with specific rules and prizes.
A pale gray cashmere afternoon toilette features a low-neck cream jacket with three small black velvet bows at the front. The jacket is paired with a pigeon-gray collar and belt in black velvet. The skirt section shows a slight loop at the right.
Norfolk county reader inquires via the Post how to seek an academy appointment to West Point. Requests age limit details and guidance on the congressional examination process. Dated December 31, 1898, urging readers to write to the Congress for districtary examination information.
Colonel Bryan argues against a permanent army increase, calls for releasing volunteers, and favors a temporary army of occupation for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. He warns such a shift would raise taxes reduce wealth production and threaten democracy while urging officers to re enlistment and higher pay in the occupation force.
Charles F. Hirzel reports from Brooklyn that during London 1889 influenza the Board of Health advised hot lemonades to ease fever and cold symptoms. It claims lemon juice can kill cholera and influenza bacilli, reduce the need for quinine, and aid bronchial irritation as a disinfectant.
J Buckley Jr of Bexington requests correction of a Boston Young Men's Congress Parker House debate report. He defends anti-imperialism remarks and protests a headline calling him traitor and snake in the grass as misrepresenting his stance against militarism and imperial policy.
In an interview Rev Silas B Duffield of Quincy criticizes a Massachusetts railroad commission decision on charges against Brockton Street Railway for withholding free transfers and charging double fares during Brockton’s autumn agricultural fair in 1897. He calls the board inconsistent and argues the law allows no conditions against public welfare.
Wallace contrasts inventions from the two eras, listing items such as the mariner's compass, steam engine, telescope, barometer and thermometer, printing, numerals, alphabetical writing, modern chemistry, electric science, gravitation, Kepler's laws, differential calculus, circulation of blood, refined velocity, and the development of geometry.
New York Jan 1 establishment of the Hundred Years Club to teach people to live to be 100. Organizer George W Smith of 143 Liberty Street lists prominent members including Lt Richmond Pearson, Gen Thomas Wilson and Col Henry Adams. The club aims to promote longevity by studying age, health, and lifestyle, collecting works on longevity, and sharing knowledge at no cost.
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