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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1900
Page
4
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Readers of The Sunday Post report frequent early morning sellouts by newsboys and dealers. The paper notes efforts to substitute and address the shortages.
On the eve of the nominating convention for president and vice president, William J. Bryan stands as a singular force with no supporting machine. Unlike Philadelphia where machine politics ruled, Bryan’s personality dominates Kansas City with no faction or machine visible. Tammany is absent from this scene.
The measure to require retail ice sellers to offer small portions at six cents or more is praised as satisfactory by the judiciary committee. It would fine violators up to 100 dollars and relieve sellers of licensing burdens while helping those who cannot afford larger portions. The article urges swift enactment.
Observers note the Harvard Yale race at New London shows four mile courses strain crews. Weakness from Higginson’s accident and Harding’s collapse reveal limits on oarsmen and coaching decisions. The piece urges aligning training and race distance with athletes’ stamina to prevent exhaustion and improve safety.
The text argues athletes should not be pushed beyond reasonable limits. It suggests training methods may cause collapse and that the primary error is extending exertions over an unreasonably long course.
The Attorney-General declares the Boston & Albany lease bill weak, failing to protect the public. Amendments from the House do not fix the key issues including interstate freight regulation and potential damages to the Commonwealth. The piece urges a direct referendum or withdrawal and notes the Washington’S 125th anniversary celebration with Curtis Guild Jr. delivering a major oration.
In a New Hampshire hamlet Humphrey Farrar, storekeeper, nurses unrequited love for Lydie who plans to marry someone else. Lydie’s late note sparks a village procession to the minister, ending with a vow to marry, leaving Humphrey to face a future without delay.
The piece celebrates Independence Day with references to gun salutes by President Dole in Hawaii and possible actions by Governor Allen in Porto Rico. It notes recent gains in the Philippines, Guam, and calls for renewed devotion to liberty and self-government amid wider celebrations worldwide.
The piece condemns reports of inhumanity during the Hoboken disaster last Saturday but urges careful verification. It urges a full Washington investigation by the steamboat inspection service and demands punishment if crimes of cruelty are proven, while acknowledging possible errors under stress.
The Observant Citizen notes a mass city exodus as trains and steamboats head to seaside resorts. Many residents seek shelter with friends in secluded areas and await hospitality. Dorchester Bay reports an unusual number of seals, mostly pups, seen by local yachtsmen. Peter Cambridge was in gale attire yesterday.
A July 2 1900 note from Seth Main street Brockton Massachusetts contains a patriotic verse urging banners to spread and cannons to boom over the land. The piece invokes God liberty and a hoped for future era and ends with a signature and address.
The Republican plank favors good roads and the Democratic platform likely follows suit. Both parties agree in theory, but practical funding remains contentious. Governor Roosevelt should continue his duties as previously elected, not abandon them for a possible new post, a view echoed by the governor himself.
The Boston Post previews next Sunday's story paper featuring half a dozen love tales designed for light Sunday reading. Readers will enjoy short, engaging romances and uplifting narratives.
A peanut wagon fire in Chicago drew a large alarm with six engine companies two truck companies and three marshals sent to the scene. Chicago officials credit reduced typhoid rates to the drainage canal keeping refuse from the lake water supply. In Butler Pennsylvania a 200 year old umbrella brought from Scotland stands as a store ornament after long use in Butler County.
The note outlines meals for BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER with items like Broiled Sirloin Steak Baked Potatoes Noodle Soup Roast Loin of Veal Creamed Potatoes and Steamed Blueberry Pudding. It also provides two recipe snippets Blueberry pudding and Lemon sauce with measurements and method, plus a stray address fragment.
The Empress Frederick sent 66 a present to the German crown prince for his birthday with a royal address illustrated by Adolph von Menzel. Berlin sent the address to Prince Frederick William, later Emperor Frederick, on his majority in 1849. Queen Victoria planted oaks at Dublin viceregal lodge and other royals planted beeches. A new village on the Danube delta will be named Carmen Silva after the Romanian queen.
The Boston Post invites amateurs and professionals to submit summer resort photos for weekly prizes of 10, 5, and 8 dollars. Entries must include title, name, and address on back with optional notes on circumstances and participants. Photos cannot be returned. send to Editor Summer Resort Photograph Contest, the Post, Boston.
A collage of pithy quips and social scenes. Jests about elections liquor and temperance mingle with barbers debates and religious gates. The Ordinary Society Woman faces a mandamus while law protects privilege in a Detroit Journal vignette.
Dr Rudolf Amandus Philipt of Santiago de Chili nears seventy second anniversary of Berlin doctorate and heads university botany and museum. Sultan Mahmud Pasha shifts to journalism with Osmanii in Geneva. Spanish king plans first foreign royal visit to Paris. Oberlin awards LL D to Sg B Capen. Jeremiah M. Allen new Hartford Seminary trustees chair succeeding Rev Dr Edwin B Webb.
Henry Heindl Jr aged 26 3 months died after a lengthy illness at his Jamaica Plain home. Son of Henry Heindl of the Boston Symphony Orchestra he was a leading young musician linked with the Boston Festival Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Funeral will be private.
Miss Grace Boward of Maple Street Malden and Thompson of Montreal were married yesterday at noon in the Episcopal church of Ashland. The ceremony was conducted by the rector of the parish and attended by residents and families from neighboring towns.
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