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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1899
Page
4
Lawmakers urged rapid adoption of complimentary resolutions for Senator Hoar while questioning delays tied to Senator Lodge. The speaker accused the GOP of overcourting Lodge and called for unanimous passage honoring Hoar's defense of liberty and republican ideals.
A single day reports rapid consolidation across the steel and paper industries. The Bessemer and open hearth plants in Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania merge toward a national tube and pipe monopoly, with Carnegie Corp blocking full integration at Pittsburgh. The American Zinc Trust forms in Toledo and a $7.5 million Tennessee merger controls blast furnaces and ore lands. The Bridge Trust totals 32 companies at $50 million, and Tin Plate raises prices to $3.10 a box while limiting machine orders from independents. The piece links trusts to the Republican tariff and argues reform hinges on tariff repeal.
Senator Hoar warns the treaty is defeated as opposition widens across Massachusetts and the West. He argues the US should not acquire the Philippines permanently and urges passage of Hoar resolutions or a Cuba like settlement. The anti imperialist case gains public support and questions the administration autocracy.
The legislature considers a Daly bill prohibiting employment of women or minors in manufacturing from 6 PM to 6 AM. While initially seen as restricting manufacturers, the measure aligns with state policy to regulate labor for physical and moral welfare, protecting mothers and children from unseasonable toil.
The text argues that laws shield workers with pecuniary advantages and that competing with rivals elsewhere pressures lowering labor standards. It warns that equalizing conditions is possible only at the risk of harming operatives, and stresses careful crafting of protections for citizens.
The Post urges a mass meeting of citizens to express Massachusetts opposition to imperialism. It praises Senators Hoar and Lodge while urging PartnersParsons Myers and others to speak for the commonwealth. It warns that Congress’ anti imperial stance hangs in the balance and Massachusetts influence could turn the scale.
The Rev Dr J P Abbott of Medford will depart next week to pastor a new Baptist field in Oshkosh Wisconsin. His friends held a banquet at the Parker House yesterday offering congratulations and best wishes.
Royal Baking Powder touts its produce as absolutely pure and wholesome. A corps of chemical experts tests each ingredient and supervises all manufacturing steps to ensure a perfectly digestible product.
The passage notes fears over new electrics and questions a proposed English only laundry slip bill. It mentions Harvard Radcliffe mid years and a new catch phrase “important others” equating to the also rans. The Old South clock in Newspaper row is repeatedly out of order.
A vivid vignette of a shopper chasing bargains in shoe shops. The tired assistant and the shopper reveal a wary dynamic as she moves between stores. The piece captures the allure of discounts and the shopper’s relentless tempo reflected in Pearson's Weekly tone.
A plum colored camel hair afternoon dress features black silk appliqué outlined with jet beads. The corsage sits low on the shoulders with velvet bias folds, plum silk yoke, shirred black net, velvet neck band, and matching velvet waist and sleeves with a black net frill. Overskirt shows scallops edged in black ribbon.
A collage of humorous quotes from multiple papers includes playful jests about Maude's bloomer costume and a gentlemanly trust, sharp witticisms about family scandals paid for by column inches, social remarks on invalids and cooks, and a light exchange between Uncle Sam and John Bull about territory. The snippets reflect classic editorial whimsy and cross-paper sentiment.
In Salem, Eleanor Stone and her husband gain a surprise windfall from a hidden will behind a daguerreotype case. The box from Aunt Marcia yields a $2500 bequest to the image’s bearer, redirecting family greed and funding a stable home for the Stones, while the Gordon relatives are left with nothing.
The Post announces a weekly prize for Original Short Stories with ten dollars for first, five dollars for second, and two dollars for the other four winners. Entries must be 700 to 1000 words, single side, folded, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and mailed to the Short Story Editor. Personal visits are discouraged.
A reader cites a personal letter to Commodore Allan D Brown quoting Dewey on the Philippines. The writer argues Dewey favors retaining the archipelago under the United States and warns against any other arrangement. The letter is dated January.
On a joint ballot for United States Senator in Utah on Thursday Senator D. H. Perry of Salt Lake City voted for State Senator Martha Hughes Cannon. It was said to be the first vote ever cast for a woman for the United States Senate.
Senator Pery defends Martha Hughes Cannon as a competent Democrat for the U S Senate citing her two-year State Senate record and professional stature. Congressman Simpson laments not returning to Congress, citing salary and ease of the job. Miss Wedekind of Dresden secures a government appointment for her fiancé. The Stradivarius Titan violin, owned by Edouard Remenin, wields a celebrated history and fetched $4000 to Sol Marcosson. Senator Platt's watch times minutes and seconds, and he can wake to the precise moment.
Readers from South Boston and Boston clash over century boundaries. One letter argues midnight December 21, 1899 marks the start of the twentieth century, while another contends it begins January 1, 1901, with alternate calculations ending at December 31, 1909.
A letter from Cosmos in Boston dated January 23 1899 questions the idea that the present century ends December 31 1899. It argues centuries start at year 1 and end at year 100, suggesting 1901 begins the new century.
The Boston board shelves an inquiry into theatre fire curtains while theatre managers press for tickets. Alderman Adams proposes a Tremont Boylston Charles streets asphalt bicycle path with a public hearing. Fire department pay and Franklin fund matters are acted, plus Hayes Square named. The Millbury skull operation on Henry A. Arnold at Massachusetts General Hospital is described in detail by a city reporter.
In a Boston dispatch dated January 23, 1900, Harry Bemis notes that the year 1900 marks the start of the twentieth century and the first day of the new century will be January 1.
A letter from Jacob Fielding dated January 22 argues that the nineteenth century will end with the year 1899 and questions the necessity of a definite year. The writer signs as J Fielding.
State and city leaders arrange a fitting welcome for President McKinley at a February 16 Home Market Club dinner. Governor Woodcott and Mayor Quincy request a conference with Colonel Clarke to finalize how the reception should be handled, while Adjutant-General Dalton seeks guidance in Washington on a suitable welcome.
Paymaster General Stanton showed up at the War Department in poor health after illness but appears to be on the path to recovery.
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