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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
4
The community expresses unanimous support for placing the telephone business under state supervision. The matter will be presented to the Legislature in the usual manner, and proposed among public import topics in the chief magistrate's address.
Senator Hoar, delivering a stern protest at the Boston Merchants' Association banquet, rejects the Philippines scheme. He argues forcefully that independence principles must guide policy, warning of immense costs and national debt if imperialism proceeds. He urges stopping the project before ratification, echoing New England fears for the republic.
Harvard alumni survey shows a shift from last year's support for extending voting rights to all university graduates toward opposition, though half remain undecided. The issue, regarding broader university influence versus college governance, rests with the Overseers and the incoming Legislature, with no hurry but expectation of eventual change.
The article warns that stock speculation harms amateur investors. It notes a 20 point drop then 15 point rebound in a copper stock, with similar moves in related securities. It urges outside players to stay out, comparing the market to Monte Carlo and urging moderate earners to avoid risky bets.
A stray preface notes the forthcoming governor’s message on telephone regulation and state policy toward quasi public corporations. It marks the issue as a major point in shaping business interests and state oversight for the year.
The piece compares Haverhill and Boston mayors. It argues Haverhill’s Socialist mayor pursues eight hour days and public works while Boston’s Democratic mayor implements many social programs without labeling them socialist. It concludes municipal socialism trends positively and Boston leads.
The article criticizes the current school committee system as unsatisfactory and warns against Mayor Quincy’s proposed plan to appoint one fourth of the members. It argues that centralizing power with the executive risks reducing popular representation and calls for keeping the board under public control, possibly with reduced size for efficiency.
A column of varied items reports a stolen or misplaced box marked Value $100 containing a diamond marked for Providence express. It recounts postal near-misses, honest clerks, and a joke about fraud and honesty. Other notes include local figures, a Cuba and Porto Rico craze, Roosevelt Irish ties, temperance gifts, and social happenings in Boston and Cambridge.
Irene, a famed singer, performs her own composed song to a packed New York concert crowd. The recital, filled with sorrowful emotion, centers on a lost lover and echoes memories of past romance as the singer delivers a powerful farewell. Ned Hamilton arrives from Australia seeking marriage, and Irene debates happiness beyond applause as their reconciliation unfolds with Irene's mother observing.
A letter criticizes pro British sentiment in the United States during the Spanish American War era. The writer questions the push to ally with England, likens it to imperial expansion, and suggests annexing more territories while noting past conflicts with Britain and advocating a stronger military.
A large strawberry pin cushion of red satin with yellow French knots for seeds and green velvet stems and leaves. Each side features an additional strawberry shaped bag, one emery and the other for needles, presenting a novel sewing accessory idea.
A collage of old quotes voices from Wairs O' FuN Anna to Detroit Journal fables. Humorous exchanges touch on mothers mouths, buttonless shirts, and boastful life insurance talk. Amusing malaprops and canned punchlines illustrate early 20th century newspaper humor.
The piece notes Rudyard Kipling's intention to return to the United States in the future. It mentions he has declined at least ten offers for his Brattleboro Vermont home since going abroad, stating he has no plan to sell. It also references other historical notes about prominent Freemasons and 19th century figures.
I saw an angel with radiant brow and divine smile. The scene shifts to critique of inheritance and cowardice masked by lineage, as the speaker questions fate and natural law. The angel responds that it is Self-Control guiding human destiny through inner force.
Providence January 3 reports Robert Knight now owns 450000 spindles 11000 looms and fifteen villages with an estimated worth of 40 million dollars He rose from a barefoot mill helper to the world’s largest individual mill owner directing a network of mills villages and stores in Rhode Island and Europe He keeps a frugal private life and acts as his own financier.
New York January 3. Rear Admiral Sampson and Mrs Sampson siphoned of ill health, their daughter Miss Olive Farrington Sampson to marry Henry Harrison Scott of San Francisco at Glen Ridge Congregational Church. About 1700 guests expected. ceremony blends social and military prestige with government officials and Army officers in attendance. Mrs Scott to wear white satin en frain. bouquet of white roses. After the wedding the couple will live in San Francisco.
A Brice college classmate recalls the then awkward red haired youth who later rose to wealth. The tale of Jimmy Tyson shows thrift in hardship with a refused meal on a steamship and a rainproof riding life, where he drafts clothes under a buggy to endure wet weather.
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