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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1898
Page
4
The notice lists Daily One Foot subscriptions at 3.00 per year with monthly and quarterly options and Sunday Post rates at 1.50 per year with 75 cent and 40 cent partial periods. It asks subscribers to provide current and future addresses and warns that money is at sender's risk and not to send cash. Checks should be payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post informs readers subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. It directs readers to notify by mail if the Post cannot be obtained regularly from a newsdealer or newsboy and lists offices at 259 Washington Street Boston and New York.
The Catalonia burns in mid ocean on July 6 with 61 of 603 passengers saved and 104 crew safe amid panic. In contrast the Delaware’s fire sees disciplined crew and no deaths as women and children are safeguarded first, prompting questions about race and character in crisis.
The piece argues that half a million letters sent by St. Louis to Portsmouth soldiers and sailors reveal a literate rank and file. It notes the army’s education from public schools to universities, strong home ties, and the moral character this implies. It asserts such literacy and family connections do not weaken but strengthen the force.
The Boston Bureau of Frce and Industry seeks broad cooperation from interests and business associations to boost wholesale and manufacturing growth in Boston and New England by attracting buyers nationwide. It has established permanent quarters and outlined operations with strong merchant support, promising rapid results.
A fragment argues for rapid business growth in Boston, stating that success requires strong local competition and a robust Bureau of Commerce and Industry as the foundation to sustain industrial progress in the city.
The Spanish Cabinet divides between peace and war factions as Sagasta faces opposition from allies. Public opinion shifts toward peace amid naval losses and discontent with the government. A move toward negotiations is seen as potentially ending the war without greater sacrifices, while the American cause in Cuba and Manila looms over the crisis.
The Spanish defenders of Santiago evacuate noncombatants including women and children to American camps where they are fed and sheltered as resources allow. The scene shows refugees begging for rations and cursing Yankee generosity, while the writer argues American honor demands aid until the Spaniards are defeated.
The fragment contemplates stern times and martyrdom as its own consolation. It elevates Truth above saints and halos, noting the shadow of prison bars as a sober, moral contrast to sacred radiance. Alice Stond Blackwell is mentioned as author or source.
The Observant Citizen notes Boston University issued a phototyped 180 page volume for its 25th year with 20 304 enrolled pupils. Attendees enjoyed a Music Hall concert by First Regiment Band and vaudeville turns. A railroad hearing on Roxbury access via Humboldt Avenue draws strong opposition. An enormous crowd attended last Thursday’s Greworks exhibition.
Daily menu items include breakfast with ree Coffee roast rib of beef mashed potatoes lettuce salad green peas mince pie. Supper offers cold sliced beef potatoes hot biscuit canned peaches plain cake cookies and tea.
Polly Emery, captain of Company A, defies Will Harden's protest and leads a girls troop in a Decoration Day ceremony. After rescuing a fallen child from a chaotic crowd, she faints and is revived by a young man who asks forgiveness as Polly confirms her insistence on their engagement and future.
A compilation of quirky exchanges and cheeky captions from Chicago and other papers. Snippets feature witty retorts about marriage time, pronunciation debates, revolutionary hats, dignity of labor, public offices, and boarding-house oddities with humorous undertones.
Vague notes depict distant war actions with ships, walls, and rising sounds. The text mentions Bobley at the fore and distant echoes of cannon or battle along a bay amid angered billows, with references to Yankees and various chaotic phrases.
George A Fowler of Kansas City donates 21000 to KU agricultural shops rebuilt after fire. Cleveland plans July 23 statue unveiling for Harvey Rice, pioneer in public school funding. British Museum trustees to appoint Giorgi Fortescue as keeper of printed books. Dr Garnett retires on pension. German chancellor in Paris incognito to manage large French estates of Princess Hohenlohe from Sayn Wittgenstein lineage.
The late Mr J G Allen left £10000 to Trinity College Cambridge England to found a fellowship or scholarship as a memorial to his grandfather Bishop Allen who held the See of Ely during the first eight years of the Queen's reign.
Bright bathing suits capture attention at the shore as red becomes the favored color with white trimmings. Black swimsuits lag in popularity despite practical advantages, while many girls display red and white striped skirts and blue and white caps with stars, creating a vivid seaside scene.
A description notes a woman forming a Liberty procession outfit for the Fourth of July. The dress is blue and white serge with four white serge skirt rows, a white yoke edged in blue bands, and a belt in red and white or blue and white reflecting patriotic wear.
A Boston man named George Galvin appeals to the Post about slum clearance plans by the Twentieth Century Club and the Board of Health. He fears pulling down cheap tenements will raise rents and leave families like his homeless, urging relief and clear housing options.
A pressed poem laments Spain and recalls the Maine incident and Dewey’s naval triumphs. It invokes Sampson and Dewey to warn Spain of a sea battle fate while urging a westward flight. Flames and hail symbolize a dramatic catastrophe at sea.
The Klondike gold shipment arrives aboard the Hattie S Phillips as Dawson miners forecast output above 15 million dollars. Yukon floods at Manook wash away cabins while Governor Tillman wreck rumor circulates. Prices rise. gold dust sells for 15 dollars an ounce and flour soars.
Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen, long serving U S Navy officer and inventor of the ram Katahdin, died at Naval Hospital Washington. Born May 15 1820 in Ohio, he began service in 1836, fought at Port Royal, and helped raise the flag over Fort Beauregard. He held top posts including chief of the bureau of navigation and served in the Asiatic squadron and Pacific station. He contributed naval innovations such as the Ammen balso and a life raft for steamers, and authored Country Homes and Their Improvement.
The letter argues that the Bourgogne sinking resulted from deviating north into fog and icebergs for a few hours saved, not from overall sea travel. It praises the Cunard line for a long safety record and notes the key risk on some ships is the crew and a gun as essential baggage.
Munyon asserts he can produce over 30 000 testimonials proving his Kidney Cure treats all kidney complaints including severe Bright's disease, claiming success in many cases. The statement stresses widespread confirmations of the remedy’s effectiveness.
At the Old Bailey Dr William Maunsell Collins faces murder charges in the death of socialite Mrs Uzielli. The case recalls his earlier forgery and removal from the medical register as society watches a sensational courtroom tableau.
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