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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post reports on a political development as the Democratic paper of New England notes shifts in leadership and policy stance. Representatives and party figures are cited amid regional debate and public reaction, with emphasis on ongoing legislative dynamics.
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Notices describe pest publication availability at leading New York hotels and advance payment for subscriptions. It lists Boston offices and editor I A Grozier, urging readers to notify by mail if news is unavailable, with discontinuation on expiration.
The article notes a surge of strikes across the eastern U S while general prosperity appears high. Record gains include June exports up nearly two million dollars, rising post office receipts, and higher prices for pig iron structural iron and steel and lumber. It questions if labor shares in prosperity or if raised living costs outpace wages.
The summer efforts of Secretary of the Treasury Gage focus on defending the President and the Treasury department against charges of civil service demoralization. He attempts to shield himself by citing Controller Tracewell on salaries for illegally appointed employees, arguing an appointing officer violates civil service rules and acts as the President’s agent, with possible suspension of those rules.
The excerpt argues that officials use a quibble to bypass the merit system and claim rules were set aside. It contends that Secretary Gage treats the opinion as law, defending civil service violations and undermining reform credibility.
The Shamrock is expected to lift the veil on its contest with the Britannia as a trial. British yachtsmen complain the Atlantic crossing rule to prove sea worthiness remains essential, casting doubt on Lipton’s challenger’s true merit. Additional developments may clarify the issue.
The death ends a long public career spanning thirty five years. His loyal service in politics law and the Massachusetts judiciary earned respect and admiration. The contentious 1877 congressional contest and his decision to persevere reflected duty to constituents and public trust.
A Boston and New York pattern of tetanus deaths is linked to wounds from explosive Fourth of July devices. The piece argues an epidemic label unfairly shifts blame from outside conditions and advocates parental and police action to curb injuries, rather than relying solely on medical treatment.
The article mixes local snippets from Bath Maine and Boston about a rainy shift in Saint Swithin lore, Captain Tom Olys luck, a 14 inch hand painted tankard won in a benefit lottery, and officials debating white glove dress for crossing police and patrols on Sundays and holidays. It also references the Bustile fall anniversary and the subway line petition.
Roxbury streets see minor transport changes as hot season slows and residents enjoy vacations. Notables like Quincy Shaw, George Clapp, and D. C. Holden retreat to Richfield Springs. Coolidge sails to Newcastle and Kennebunkport. Bent on social ventures, Old Guard figures and business leaders are seen in New York and at home. Deacon Wentworth stays active in Tremont Temple. Lt Cotter praised for aid to reporters. General Draper plans Italy treaty talks with McKinley and Hay as his influence grows.
In Boston Ward 19 Councilman James H. McInerney chaired resolutions disavowing ex Mayor Matthews's imperial remarks. He is a noted anti imperialist and plans to speak when the measures reach the council. In Readville a Democratic victory arrived as Colonel A C Drinkwater’s bay horse Mazie Sydney won the 2:20 pacing race in quick heats. A Dorchester resident Mr James A Williams secured a fine pastel likeness by artist P E Duffee, drawing praise from friends.
A fragmentary reminiscence unfolds about Twenty sixth recruits and a pledge over Boston beans. Gallagher recalls a vow to endure hardship, verse of oaths, and a tense exchange on funding meals and loyalty during a wartime recruitment ordeal.
The tale follows Mildred Charteris, daughter of a wealthy Kentucky cotton merchant, as she spurns Captain Philip Hardington for Lord Arthur Winchester. At Stoughton Point she accepts Winchester’s proposal, aided by family pressure, with the engagement announced and a future England-bound marriage planned. Hardington, meanwhile, marries Violet Grantley in New York.
A montage of witty exchanges and comic quips from several papers shows playful humor on politics, romance, and arbitration. The snippets include lines about locating blame, cats and larks as metaphors, rural and urban contrasts, and marital duties, reflecting light, magazine–style humor of the era.
Mrs Ellen M Henrotin president of the Federation of Women s Clubs notes every woman should study her husband s work. She states this belief while highlighting practical insight from Chicago society and business circles.
A recipe snippet for spider corn cake with cornmeal flour sugar salt soda egg and milk butter, baked in a spider pan for about twenty minutes. Includes Mrs Emma Rumsey's Swampscott address.
The readable strip presents a damaged poem fragment with lines about storm protection, a pronoun event and a faint image of a forehead. The text is highly garbled with missing punctuation and unclear references, offering little coherent narrative or names to anchor a fuller summary.
Orthodox Israelites observed Tess Be Ab the ninth day of Ab mourning the destruction of Jerusalem. They fast, refrain from meat, and read prayers in synagogues. After services they visited cemeteries in Malden Melrose Dedham West Roxbury East Boston and other places to weep beside graves for the holy city.
After a Gaelic school session at 1151 Washington street superintendent P. J. O Daly spoke in Irish urging fluent speakers to lead the revival and others to study it. He cited reasons in English for Irish race members to support the movement as the Gaelic school closed and fundraising appeal for the national fund was launched by P. O Neill Larkin. The committee reported the appeal ready and to be published next Monday.
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