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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1899
Page
4
Boston Post quotes Secretary Alger echoing President McKinley on Philippine policy. Rebels must submit or be pressed by force, with freedom reframed as sovereignty. The piece argues administration defines liberty as submission, men who resist labeled rebels.
The American Steel and Wire Company forms a $90 million capital trust, dominating steel wire concerns nationwide. Enamel and tin ware ($20 million) and an iron bed makers’ trust also form to control production, signaling near-total industry domination and a looming national policy clash over trusts ahead of the 1900 campaign.
Senator Hoar wins Senate support for a resolution demanding communications and reports related to the Paris treaty. The move underlines his effort to challenge imperialism and defend Republican liberty, despite objections from Senator Davis and secrecy concerns.
The Ohio Supreme Court faces a severe contempt issue as Standard Oil refuses to produce books on earnings and dividends since dissolution. The trust allegedly had these records destroyed by employees, prompting the Attorney General to seek contempt sanctions. The trust warns of habeas corpus to escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the state court’s authority.
Officials seek to determine if a great trust operating against the public welfare and defying the law is exempt from obligations binding on private citizens. The inquiry aims to reveal whether corporate power can escape duties imposed on individuals.
Washington push by boot and shoe and leather leaders seeks to extend relief from the Dingley era tax on hides. William B. Rice argues the tariff harms leather and shoe makers while free skins support other sectors, labeling the policy a Republican protection that harms laborers and favors foreign rivals. The effort faces resistance amid Massachusetts politics and Hanna’s ties to the Chicago Beef Trust.
Report on furniture buyers at the Hotel Bellevue sale who faced heavy rain. Sofas chairs and other upholstered goods stood exposed in the downpour with makeshift coverings. The scene prompted a wash for the soaked items and a bustling post‑sale chatter.
A reader laments Boston streets beyond main thoroughfares as dirty and snowbound, urging Superintendent Wells to act on the letter and hasten street cleaning efforts amid ongoing city grime and grip season.
A Manila paper reprints paired verses mocking Aguinaldo and his followers. The spoof contrasts friendly lines with a harsher Connecticut style, noting the home view versus the joke at home. The exchange ends with a warning that Uncle Sam may intervene if provoked.
A violet chiffon bodice stands out with a dark violet velvet collar and yoke. The corsage front features shirred chiffon and a wide chiffon flap crossing to the front, creating an elegant, period-appropriate silhouette.
In a small town depot scene a young man named Jack Kendal defies mockery by racing to save a train from disaster. He leaps the trestle with a flag, warns the oncoming cars, and falls fainting but alive, mortally affirmed as a true hero by his mother Rose Kingsley and rest of the town.
A collection of brief humor lines from Chicago Post Detroit Free Press Cleveland Leader Chicago News and Indianapolis Journal. Jokes cover politics marriage lawyers manners and poker with playful banter about wives candy postmen and burglars. Multiple dated quips echoing era sentiment and style.
Vice President Hobart notes he gains from the Spanish War yet now shares honors with Dewey, Schley, Roosevelt, Hobson and other war heroes due to increased public recognition. James Tyson, once Australia’s wealthiest man, died after amassing a vast fortune from sheep ranching. He had offered 2,500,000 to Queensland during its 1892 financial crisis. Rome reports Keats grave may be destroyed for a new road prompting attempts to protect it. Some admirers discuss bringing his ashes to Westminster Abbey or Hampstead.
Paris on January six reports growing conviction that the Newfoundland dispute may become the next international issue between England and France. The piece notes reprisals and a demand for satisfaction, with terms about crustacea and fish. Marc Landry argues compensation may be wiser than further bloodshed over the coast.
To the Editor of the Post a reader from Ward 20 argues that true socialism taxes holdings equally while warning against pseudo socialism that burdens thrifty citizens. He addresses Boston and Haverhill mayors and cites the old adage about the gods and madness to urge vigilance against deceptive policies.
New York reports Miss Helen Gould denies a tale that General Wheeler proposed to her and was rejected. Washington friends echo the denial saying Wheeler admires Gould but never planned marriage. Gould is praised for patriotism and generosity, having given $100,000 cash and aided soldiers through the Soldiers' National Aid Society and Camp Wikoff. Wheeler’s wife died, leaving three children, including Thomas who perished at Camp Wikoff.
A reader letter condemns police secrecy as hindering crime solving and calls for authorities to overhaul the department. The writer argues officials conceal public matters that could help capture culprits and urges action to stir up reform.
To the Editor of the Post, Sir Dont you think Joseph T Hickey was a little previous with his bribery resolutions Isn t it a good thing when you are whipped to stop crying about it The young Councilman shouldn t let the machine destroy him WARD TWO.
A well informed diplomat notes that good will between London and Paris has averted a broader conflict over the Newfoundland question. He cites French rights to preserve fish versus lobsters and reports ongoing talks likely implying concessions in favor of Great Britain on the treaty shore and St Pierre and Miquelon. He cites 1897 cod imports showing French reliance.
The colonial press expresses satisfaction at French willingness to settle the French shore question for money. Reports that British royal commission findings will show French fishery operations on the west shore are minor while St Pierre archipelago prospers from smuggling. Newspapers foresee an accord within a year, fearing no repeat of Fashoda debacle.
At the Elysium Club last evening about fifty friends hosted a farewell dinner for Mr. Jacob Friedman who will soon move to reside in St Louis. Speeches were delivered by several gentlemen and the gathering ended with a pleasant evening.
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