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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1899
Page
4
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A terse notice lists Gene Office No 428 and Rooms No 1004 in Boston, with the address 258 Washington Street, Boston. The fragment references office and room numbers in a city directory or property listing.
The Boston Post can be secured at leading New York Hotels with advance payment required. Subscriptions will be discontinued at expiration without further notice if payments are not kept current. Contact A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher, for details.
A train of fifty Naval Academy cadets on a cruise of instruction is praised as the next generation who will command the United States Navy. The piece notes America’s rekindled naval pride after Dewey’s Manila Bay victory and the growing public interest in future naval leaders.
Across the Atlantic the St James Gazette questions Canadian leaders, urging a quieter tone. Laurier says no one seeks war but adds that exhausting peaceable means may be nearly used, signaling possible conflict. The Post notes the Prime Ministers must recall their subordinate role.
The piece argues that official bluster and threats against American miners risk provoking imperial discomfort. It notes Sir Charles Tupper’s Ottawa bills could worsen relations with Britain while Laurier’s rival stance raises tensions. The St James Gazette says war is unlikely, yet wars start when not expected.
The admiral, reached from Trieste, politely declines a dinner offer at $100 a plate from New York millionaires. He cites propriety and restraint, noting the American people do not measure him by money and that such ostentation is inappropriate. Dewey’s courtesy matches his discretion in refusing the costly honor.
The McKinley administration mounts a broad assault on the merit system with Secretary Gage delivering heavy pressure. Comptroller Tracewell has ordered salaries for illegally appointed officials, challenging the Civil Service Commission and President Proctor. The dispute signals a larger effort to undermine the merit system as part of a second-term political campaign, with the public urged to hold the administration responsible for far-reaching consequences.
The conference advances two key peace aims. First, signatory powers will seek good offices or mediation before arming themselves. Second, a permanent court of arbitration will be accessible at all times, providing a ready path if mediation fails. This marks a notable step for civilization by establishing enforceable settlement machinery.
The piece mentions an American axe maker buying Lakes of Killarney property and possibly cutting ice in the area. Attorney Thomas J. Barry and family head to Falmouth for summer. It cites Hosel Green Herald items: G. B. Maloney and wife visit, Maloney to move here to enter blacksmithry and jewelry. James K. Hackett and Mary Mannering arriving from Europe en route to Narragansett Pier for an extended stay.
Boston ironmonger Walter A. Lewisson denies disappearance rumors after a Portland jaunt. He says he is back with his family in Boston and busy with business, sending bul Letins to keep the public informed. The article notes cool east winds in the city and heat elsewhere, with Lewisson’s misreported absence sparking headlines.
A country doctor laments meager pay and harsh competition as he works through long nights and harsh winters. He travels across moorland to tend the sick, resisting harsh rules, and reflects on fatigue, poverty, and the strain of parish duties.
Marjorie Gardiner and Herbert Lord part with tears then unite in love as he, a sailor, returns to marry her over objections from her family. Braeme pressures, Marjorie stays true to her promise, vows to an honourable seaman, and they settle at a colonial mansion with family admiration.
A gauge of wealth and power appears as the German Emperor owns uniforms from all regiments and enjoys honorary colonel outfits abroad. In New York, James Lang Allen’s Choir Invisible nears 200,000 plays while social figures and elopement rumors highlight Gotham society and a scandalous incident involving a bishop and a broken buggy wheel.
An advertisement notes Quap Cura Soap at 25 cents and Cuticura Ointment at 50 cents sold worldwide by Potten Drive and Coem. Conp. SR Props. Boston promotes the fair and free offerings.
A physician insisted the marriage not be postponed and the ceremony proceeded even as the bride's arms were encased in splints. The quick decision kept the wedding on schedule with the groom and attendees witness to the resilient vows.
The appointment of William F. Meeks, captain of the Seventy-first New York, to a captain in the new volunteer army is viewed as recognition of his valiant conduct in the Cuban campaign and the charge up San Juan Hill, and possibly as vindication of his public rebuke of fellow officers deemed cowardly in Cuba.
Death is announced for Dr J B Graham of Toronto a leading Canadian physician with wide medical ties in Canada and the United States He served as president of the Dominion Medical Association in 1887 led the American Dermatology Association in 1889 and was an early member of the Association of American Physicians He joined the Royal College of Physicians London in 1898 General Joe Wheeler met in Omaha a former orderly from the Third Nebraska Regiment from the War of the Rebellion whom he had not seen since 1855
Riddling verse with components and clues. My First equals one of Neptune's arms, My Second reveals emotion, My Third houses captive swarms of fish. The Whole denotes a leading, sharp, cold nature amid quarrels between nations, and sits on a barrel like Gambrinus.
The United States and France signed the reciprocity treaty after two years of talks led by Ambassador Cambon and Commissioner Kasson. The agreement lowers duties on many French imports but excludes about twenty four agricultural items. The deal preserves minimum rates for over 100 key French products and prevents heavy duties on cotton and petroleum, aiming to equalize treatment with Britain and Germany. Ambassador Cambon to depart for Paris with the draft. six treaties under the Dingley act are now concluded.
Prices fall to new low points across garments as store advertises suites at 9.00 versus 12.00 to 14.00, English Summer Serge at 9.87, and heavy cuts on Negligee Shirts 79c and Boys' Washable Suits 75c to 95c, ahead of stock take. Bathing suits and White Duck Pants also marked down, signaling broad clearance.
A collage of light jokes and quips from various papers. It includes exchanges about marrying into families, a Teutonic myth about a dragon and chewing gum, classroom humor with Freddy, and light banter about fan definitions, medical prudence, and Arctic explorers.
Frank Sullivan of 208 Putnam Avenue praises street car workers who entered the River Street car stables fire to save cars. He notes a young man moved a car to the street then returned to push another burning car out, risking life to evacuate equipment. He urges recognition of the motormen and conductors for their dangerous actions.
Jamaica Plain July 23 Clarence Hill II reports the keeper of Franklin Park tennis courts is blamed for suspending play to restore worn surfaces after heavy use. Light rain has helped little and reopening is delayed while the keeper remains well regarded by frequent users.
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