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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1900
Page
4
The article questions why news from South Africa is blocked and weighs competing canal routes Panama vs Nicaragua. It criticizes the Hepburn bill, warns of a costly future campaign, and urges scrutiny of government expenditures and secrecy surrounding wartime news and strategic projects.
The Court of Claims will rule on whether Admiral Sampson's flagship joined the battle against Cervera off Cuba in time to affect prize money. If he was late, sailors gain larger bounties. if earlier, Sampson earns glory and the fleet’s rewards are shared differently. The decision hinges on naval history and the timing of Sampson's arrival.
A proposed bill would create a Boston Board of Excise and place police powers under a single police commissioner appointed by the state. Critics say the plan would add an unaccountable, bi partisan body and shift enforcement with no real local accountability, risking a veto by refer endum.
A Senate measure to authorize a Hepburn canal across Nicaragua faces scrutiny as Admiral Walker leads a commission to spend 1 million dollars surveying routes and comparing merits. The inquiry, funded by the last Congress, aims to clarify whether the Nicaraguan path is the best option.
The Republican National Committee chair frames the 1900 campaign around working men prosperity and Philippine policy. He questions wage gains versus rising living costs, accusing the Hanna McKinley faction of tolerating price hikes through industrial combines. He warns the prosperity issue challenges the party.
The Observant Citizen laments horse euthanasia due to wealth limits and suggests humane farms for retired horses like Brookline’s old fire horse Jerry. The column also notes remarks on Julia Ward Howe, a New York French ball, Tesla, Marconi, and local political banter.
A poem praising Emma Belle Huse for her willingness to save spend borrow lend and lend, to go or stay, sing or play, counsel the wayward, and make meaning, but noting that when age is asked her willingness ends.
Reports note a new crematorium in Rouen with others under construction in Havre and Marseilles. France cremated 4613 bodies last year. Italy sends oranges lemons and Marsala wine to South Africa for British soldiers. Bees migrate home in straight lines when away from the hive. New York City expects 85 million dollars for next year’s building boom, excluding city contracts. San Francisco taxes slot telephones at one dollar per quarter and requires connection before inserting coin. Thousands of Hungarians in New York recreate a corner of home with games and revelry each year. Niagara Falls rockfalls threaten Table Rock and Goat Island as erosion continues.
Carrie Morris adores a wounded vagabond found on a dark Chesterbridge street. After nursing him back to health, he reveals a noble title and asks to wed, while Mrs Morris balks at the match, fearing social scandal. The couple declare love and plan marriage as the duchess.
A collage of humorous quotes from various papers. Jesting judges and prisoners clash over contempt of court. A sewing circle discusses Aguinaldo. A clock pendulum, umbrella mysteries, heiresses and misers spark light chatter. The mix includes witty exchanges and social banalities.
Milo F. Gates of Cohasset rejects ungentlemanly remarks attributed to him in a Jan. 12 article about the Cohasset church matter. He says ministers’ position was wrong and calls the interview tone uncourteous in his Jan. 15 Cohasset letter to the editor.
Charles Dietrich, the gas king of New York, keeps fresh flowers in his office costing 20 to 50 dollars daily. Secretary Long favors a green bag over a black portfolio for cabinet work. William H. Young of the Western Union telegraph office at the Capitol was absent on the first day since 1857. General W. B. Franklin of the National Soldiers' Home resigned due to ill health and returned to Hartford. General Schaikburger, Boer commander, is younger and more energetic than Joubert.
A Fox tricks a Goat into escaping a well and then mocks him for relying on the fox. The Morat cautions a wise man to debate all sides before deciding, leaving nothing to chance and avoiding light banter.
Daily Table hints list meals for breakfast luncheon and dinner including bananas Cream of Wheat beef potatoes corn muffins doughnuts coffee and assorted vegetables. A gelatine dessert recipe uses milk eggs sugar vanilla and gelatine with cold and boiling water to make a custard. RESSTOFF Kidder avenue West Somerville.
Halifax reports evidence points to the Norwegian steamer Parran sailing from Baltimore Jan 5 for Sydney Cape Breton and wrecking in St Marys Bay Newfoundland. Capt Dawe says the vessel likely followed Cape Race course amid a snow storm. bodies and wreckage drift ashore as divers prepare.
Ann Ruth Seneca an Indian princess studies medicine at Philadelphia's Medical Chirurgical Hospital after a Carlisle Indian School course where she grew a nursing vocation. Maria Clark of Hallowell Maine dies at 92 leaving most of her fortune to a new grammar school. she previously funded a public library and city hall. The French president’s wife gives widows January rent money. Countess Castellane Anna Gould of New York tends a famed garden with a “friendship garden” corner fostering flowers associated with friends and relatives.
The Excise Board for Boston appoints a clerk at 3900 for three years and sets chairman salary at 4500 with other members at 4900. The board licenses spirituous liquors and enlists 25 police officers for exclusive Excise service, rotated every 30 days. Quarterly reports go to the Mayor and annual updates to the Governor. In ties the police commissioner casts the deciding vote.
General Martin declined to discuss the bill in any form when asked last evening. He said he would likely speak at a hearing but would say nothing beforehand.
Commissioner C P Curtis told a Post reporter at his Fairfield Street home last night that he is not a lawmaker and that public wishes to do away with certain measures must be acted upon by others. The remark reflects his stance amid ongoing policy discussions.
Reverend Berle criticizes the Police Board as hostile to public interest in liquor licensing and urges abolition or separation from liquor control. He cites Governor Greenhalge and Harvard report critiques, while officials respond cautiously to an excise board proposal. Brewers offer muted comments pending full bill review.
The act creates a Boston police commissioner appointed by the governor with council consent for three years, salary 4000 annually, and transfers police authority from the existing board. It also sets up a Board of Excise with four Boston residents, party-balanced, with a clerk, licenses for liquor, and authority to detail police to enforce liquor laws. The measure outlines salaries, terms, removal conditions, board operations, reporting, and a decisive vote mechanism linking the police commissioner to equal votes on board decisions.
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