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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
4
Sunday Post readers object to substitutions
Readers of THE SUNDAY POST lodge numerous complaints about substitutions and insist on receiving the Sunday edition. The notices reflect strong preference for the regular issue and vocal opposition to changes or replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Sunday Post
Peace in the Philippines as War Continues
An official report from Zaiton for the week ending July 7, 1900 notes 160 Filipinos killed, 11 American civilians slain, and 16 wounded amid benevolent assimilation efforts. The piece questions whether true peace exists after Otis left Manila proclaiming the war ended, comparing to earlier U.S. losses and noting rainy season and harsher conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaiton
Otiseft
Manila
McKinley
Luzon
Philippines
Otis
Ary
Palaces and manners in Porto Rico governor’s visit
A Washington newspaper criticizes Governor Charles H. Allen of Porto Rico for calling his San Juan residence a palace and for his attire during his return visit. The piece questions the appropriateness and imagery of palace terminology for American colonial leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
San Juan
Allen
Pagoda
Kremlin
Gate of Heaven
Sublime Porte
Gore Allen
Boston
Perons
Legislature Looks to Prorogation by Week’s End
Fragmentary notice indicates the Legislature aims to prorogue by week’s end in 1900. The report suggests the session may end with limited legislation and potentially set a record for length, reflecting the body’s usual tight deadline pressures.
Massachusetts Legislature Prolonged Session Criticized
The article contests the lengthy Massachusetts legislature session noting it began January 3, may adjourn late in the year, and argues the extra time results from early neglect of duty. It urges finishing business fully in August and questions lingering beyond half the year for laws affecting half-year work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Tewksbury
Mssachusetts
Legislature urged to send Boston and Albany lease to the people
The House debates the Boston and Albany lease bill amid muddle and weak attorney general objections. The Post advises referendum to the people, as amendments are inadequate and a new bill is impractical in the current session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Boston & Albany
American Athletes Triumph at Stamford Bridge Meet
The American team from Columbia University led a strong showing against top non collegiate rivals from Britain Australia Canada and India at Stamford Bridge London winning eight of twelve championships. Despite limited acclimatization the Americans achieved a remarkable broad victory underscoring superior athletic development in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Bridge
London
Columbia University
All England
Henley
Thames
London Athletic Club
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
India
United States
British Empire
America
Harvard
Yale
England
Ansterica
Watering cart driver saves man from heat death in Boston
A city watering cart driver sprang into action as a man collapsed in the heat at Hancock avenue and Beacon street. He bathed the victim with water from his cart and used a sponge until the ambulance arrived, likely saving the man’s life. The report also notes improved train signaling at Arlington station and enforcement of seating rules on open cars. The piece mentions the Sunday Post’s strong sales, the Widor Trio performing in Banff Springs, and city figures Casson and Fuller in local journalism and yachting circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Avenue
Beacon Street
Boston Scribes Note Social Life and Local Odds and Ends
The Sporting Post column captures society snapshots and city sights from Dorchester to Chinatown. It mentions guests at the Pant Springs Hotel, a new club widow term, a Boston shop girls' legacy tale, sand storms on Dorchester Avenue, and features from the magazine section of the Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pobt
Women's Post
Beakfast and Dinner Menu with Roast Beef Recipe
Daily table hints list breakfast items coffee lunch salmon salad rolls jelly and iced tea while dinner features roast beef Yorkshire pudding mashed potatoes asparagus green peas cucumbers watermelon and ice cream. A recipe for Yorkshire pudding batter follows. Signed by Mrs L M Kimball of Everett Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M
Kimbail
Broadway
Everett
Mass
Mystery Cedar Chest Holds Aunt Marys Fortune
Milly Crawford and her widowed mother unearth a cedar chest in Aunt Marys attic. They find heirloom gowns and a silk dress then a hidden will entrusting vast wealth to Mrs Jane Crawford. A lawyer confirms the document legal, enabling their return home for Grace Thayers birthday party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milly Crawford
Grace Thayer
Mrs. Crawford
Milly
Race Thayer
Aunt Mary
Mary Adams
Jane Crawford
Mr. Brown
Talmage Preaches in Immanuel Church Stockholm
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage spoke before a vast crowd in Stockholm today with an interpreter rendering the sermon into Swedish at Immanuel Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
T. de Witt Talmage
Parade to span Beacon and School streets on Labor Day
Building Trades Council delegates vote 17 to 1 to parade on Beacon and School streets for Labor Day amid ongoing debate. New delegations join from the Lumber Teamsters and Hancierys Union, Painters Union No 11, and Elevator Constructors Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades Council
Beacon
School Streets
School Street
Lumber Teamsters and Hancierys’ Union
Painters’ Union No. 11
Elevator Constructors’ Union
Post Office Spanish and English Phrases Card
A bilingual list of postal and polite phrases in Spanish and English. Includes stamps, mail, telegrams, office terms, and courteous expressions for greeting, requesting, and thanking. Ends with usage notes for common interactions at a post office.
Price Cut on Trousers and Suits at Our Custom Department
Familiar figures greet customers as semi annual price marks for trousers and suits from remnants in our custom department. Today you can order the same quality for 4.85, down from 6.00 to 10.00 last month, with suits at 17.85. If you never left an order, try the experiment this week.
Notable British Officers and Global Notices in 1902
A roundup notes Captain Hugh Davidson among the last British officers to leave the Transvaal and enter Pretoria. It lists 1001 old Etonians serving in South Africa, honors for Charles T. Thompson of the Associated Press, Gowdy’s shaved beard, and General Andre’s liberal first acts as French war minister canceling punishments and civil dress bans for off duty officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Pretoria
Hugh Davidson
Canadian Mounted Police
Connaught Rangers
Canadien Mounted Rifles
Ian Hamilton
Eton College Chronicle
Hutton
Inigo Jones
Burnside
Ambassador Cambon
French Academy of Beaux-Arts
Charles T. Thompson
Associated Press
Washington
John G. Gowdy
Paris
Hanna
Gowdy
Andre
Galliffet
Odd Bits of News From Around the World
A compact digest notes Chicago counting 4118 attorneys and a Swiss plan to fit telephones to private houses for a year. Assuan adds two hotels and an English church for 300 people while Spain buys more yeomen. Cuba remains the world’s top sugar producer with about 1,000,000 tons. Germany forms a librarians’ association, and Berlin’s summer student count has tripled. Constantinople plans a new university by the Sultan. Babylonian silver to gold is cited as 1312 to 1. A noonday sun does not exceed 200 feet depth in the ocean. Lightning strikes a Gillingham church killing the song leader. Michigan Court holds conductors need not help women and children alight. London’s District Messenger Co relies on 18-year-old girls due to boy labor scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Switzerland
Assuan
Egypt
Spain
England
University of Berlin
Constantinople
Babylonia
Frankfurter Zeitung
Gillingham
Wis
Supreme Court of Michigan
District Messenger Company of London
Light Sayings and Making Summer Bright Parlor Bits
A collection of humorous vignettes from the era featuring a father and son dispute over a cheeky fight, a rattled witness in court, a political wife counting money, and a quip about Jack Huggins. The pieces blend domestic scenes with political satire and social humor.
Metcalf Key Bryan ally and Omaha World Herald editor
Richard L. Metcalf editor of the Omaha World-Herald and Nebraska delegate at large to the Democratic national convention is described as a close ally of William Jennings Bryan. The piece notes their preconvention collaboration and Metcalf’s role as Bryan’s mouthpiece and potential private secretary. Metcalf, a longtime newspaper man, moved to Omaha from Missouri about fifteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Metcalf
Omaha
William J. Bryan
Omahe
Bryan
Metcalf
Kansas City
Dick Metcalf
Missouri
Whooping cough party shocks Cleveland readers
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item reports a Long Island girl hosting a whooping cough party inviting only those who have had the illness. Guests who had not contracted it sent back D. S. H. H. C. notes. The hostess reportedly paid the cost, and the joke ends with a sardonic line about meeting again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Class Photo Excludes Grads Cited For Looks
A Philadelphia Press quote notes that the graduating class would not include one girl due to comments about her looks. The exchange shows mockery over her appearance and social exclusion in the composite photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
Tess
Philadelphia Press
Unlucky Friday Superstitions Spark Office Talk
In a chat between a couple and Mr Gaswell, they debate luck and superstitions about Friday's supposed fate. Do not change existing signs or wear the wrong side out, as it may tempt Providence. The scene shifts to questions about the Hague peace congress and rules on explosive firecrackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mr. Gaswell
The
Hague
Mr. Duknane
Pittsburg
About Some Women From a 19th Century Gossip Column
Mme Marguerite Cassini the niece of the Russian ambassador drives her own car in Washington while friends fear her speed. Mme Schneider the ex queen of opera bouffe contemplates joining the Little Sisters of the Poor. The Empress of Russia swims in a 1400 square foot tank at the Winter Palace. Consuelo Vanderbilt Marlborough keeps a menagerie at Blenheim with two ostriches and an ibis and tame garter snake from Egypt. An eight foot Amazon from Dahomey tours England for show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmle
Marguerite Cassini
United States
Washington
Mme. Schneider
Opera Bouffe
Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Order of the
Little Sisters of the Poor
Russia
Winter Palace
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Blenheim
Egypt
Through Editors Spectacles in a Georgian Mirror
A mosaic of terse clipped notices from various papers. It mocks court decisions and political factions while noting social choices and public schemes. The item references Miss Adie Florence Crown of Washington and a decisive marriage refusal to a poor clerk.
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