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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post presents itself as a leading Democratic paper serving New England readers with daily city and regional news, editorials, and political commentary from a liberal to center-left perspective.
A brief item notes Nan and Ralotto as subjects of a feature about mission themed pursuits. It hints at a pairing or compare and contrasts two names connected to a broader program or event, with no explicit dates or locations provided.
The author criticizes the lenient punishment of a young man who stole $10,000 from a city bank, calling the ruling too forgiving and warning would be criminals to imitate the act. The piece argues justice remembers and future cases will face stricter consequences, while also noting Canada’s status and ties to Britain amid broader geopolitical tensions.
Governor Pingree advances a constitutional amendment to allow city owned and operated street railways after Supreme Court Michigan ruling halted the project. He signals a special session to push the change, aiming for a practical demonstration that could guide other cities. The piece weighs the 3-cent fare debate and the test as a broader object lesson, with uncertainty about outcomes but strong belief in the experiment’s value.
The piece argues sidewalks should be off limits to bicycles in downtown Boston during business hours, noting pedestrians benefit from suppression. It lauds park officials for delaying lantern rules until after the national meet, sees lanterns as unnecessary except for visiting riders. The author calls for safety rules to apply to all parks, and hints lanterns may never be needed.
An unsigned correspondent voices strong dissent to the view that war between Britain and the United States would lead to Canada joining the republic. He argues Britain would gain Alaska and half the U S, but the letter is speculative and the paper notes it as a opinion rather than fact.
A Boston automobile crashed into a Brookline curbstone, wrecking the car but injuring no one. The piece argues regulation should target drivers and owners, not the machines, noting cars are currently harmless when properly driven while inexpert operators pose the main risk. It suggests licensing drivers to improve road safety.
Boston readers note at least three items: New York boards push to bar standing in open cars for sanitary reasons, a Tremont street car fare dispute over wrong change ends with a complaint, and interest in local visitors and seasonal Newport visits by notable Bostonians.
A Boston woman faced ticket mixups at the South Terminal, mistaken routes to Duxbury, Track 13 vs 16, and an escort by a railroad watchman. Labor unions hire Eugene T. McCarthy of Lynn as general counsel, amid other city gossip and a nephew marriage joke about Ex-Senator Quinn.
A solitary figure sits on a porch by a slanted beach watching others play on the bay. No one near pleases him, though crowds pass by with silent flares of memory. He endures a quiet soul ache, keeping a lonely summer boarding house.
Major-General Shafter nears the age limit and friends push to keep him in service for a few more years. Rumor ties Brigadier-General Merriam to succeed if Shafter retires, as Pacific duties grow with the Philippines. Webb C Hayes, son of ex President, named lieutenant colonel of the Thirty-first Infantry Volunteers after serving in Cuba and Porto Rico.
A daily charade from Boston Charades invites solvers to split a word into three parts. First moves back and forth to blend sweet things, second reveals sweeter things from an absent friend, and the whole remains unseen yet ever present in the air. The clue urges steady pursuit with hopeful resolve.
The writer laments new bicycle laws that threaten riders with arrest for sidewalk use during wet streets and trench conditions. He criticizes officers punitive toward women cyclists and urges practical enforcement based on street conditions rather than blanket sidewalk bans.
An 18 year old girl in a noble Raymond family defies her stern father to wed Robert Reynolds, a poor yet worthy suitor. After a bitter struggle and a tragic death, the tale ends with a rumor of a hidden wedding as Alice and Robert marry in June.
A collage of humor from late 19th and early 20th century papers includes mock exchanges about walking to the next town for lack of funds, portable baggage, a star hitching, and puns on wireless tech and cyclones. It gathers jokes from Chicago Tribune Tit-Bits Harper's Bazar Detroit Free Press and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In Boston the Salvation Army launches a temperance saloon rival by offering ice cold lemonade and buttermilk at a nominal one cent price. The aim is to quench thirst of thousands of poor people during hot weather, regardless of drink type, in a neatly kept setting.
On France’s national fete day crowds filled Paris and Longchamp for a military review. Deroulede Habert and hundreds of patriotic league members laid a wreath at Strasbourg statue amid cheers for the army. Cabinet ministers and M Deschanel attended the ceremonies with tight security and a formal reception.
A white jacketed bartender leads a new sale stand plan near bar rooms to curb drink intake. Stands operate from 8 am to 7 or 9 pm, selling 300 to 400 glasses on hot days. Each day yields about $3 gross, $1 to the stand manager, with the rest buying stock. Locations include 886 Washington, 187 Hanover, 37 Green, and the North Street slum hall.
An old ad style rhyme urges moderation with lines about ice cold lemonade and buttermilk at K. a Glass. It warns that drinking rum can lead to becoming a bum and dying in a slum, reflecting temperance messaging of the era.
Lieutenant Miller explained that the Washington Street project, though not yet self financing, is closer to profitability and curbs funds leaving saloon coffers. He plans more stands and aims for ready operation by the next hot wave with charitable backing. The Boston iced buttermilk and lemonade scheme echoes the Waldorf Astoria Cafe in New York for cheap winter sustenance.
Crowds shout Vive la Republique and Vive l Armee as President Loubet, with General Gallifet and Premier Waldeck Rousseau, rides from the Elysee to Longchamps. Major Marchand leads a dramatic parade of Soudanese troops and African explorers before the review ends at 4 20 p m.
After a July fireworks show in Cherbourg marine infantry marred Venetian masts fetes and lanterns. Police intervened but were beaten back. Mounted gendarmes and troops restored order as disorders continued late. Sixty marines arrested, taken to depot, becoming very violent. many people injured. The town is under military occupation tonight.
In Lynn Massachusetts the Asbury Camp Meeting Corporation announces immediate rebuilding after a devastating fire last Sunday that destroyed five buildings. The Aug 21 287 camp meeting proceeds with a complete program arranged by Presiding Elder Dr Thorndike and aided by manager F J Topford who has reopened the store and market to ensure full operation in a few days.
The Upstairs Club of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company held a Paris celebra tion at Parker House with a $25 per plate dinner and a $315 diamond stud gift for Fred Purmort. Members and guests, including Lt Cotter, spoke amid dark room Paris colors and a blown up Bastile model as a birthday note to Purmort.
The firm of J. Reed Whipple & Co adds five new members Edgar Pierce Fred M Purmort Walter L Townsend Elmer B Staples and Charles L Lindsey to partnership. Existing leaders J R Whipple William H La Pointe R F Ford and P M Hart remain. New agreement dated July 1 1899 and takes effect immediately. Purmort Townsend Pierce Staples Lindsey were all long associated with Parker House and Youngs Touraine hotels.
Early yesterday George W Babcock of Chelsea died at home after a brief illness. He was the oldest alumnus connected with Phillips Exeter Academy reunions and once practiced in Chelsea. Funeral will be held Sunday afternoon.
Julia A M Barton died at her home this morning at the age of years. She was related to Miss tere Barton of Red Cross fame and is mourned by Junors M Barton.
General John B. Clapp aged 57 a prominent Connecticut military figure died yesterday from Brights disease with complications.
A vintage advertisement touts Doan’s Ointment as a cure for itching and piles, claiming instant relief and permanent cure. It urges readers to purchase at any drugstore for 50 cents.
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