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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
4
Fragmented numbers and stray text from a Boston Post page appear in OCR style. The readable items include dates and large figures, but no cohesive article or clear event, person, or outcome is discernible.
The Board of Aldermen stated Boston will raise the tax rate to about $16 per $1000 to meet increased municipal expenditures under Mayor Hart. They critique the bill passed without a public vote and predict funds will be used for existing bonded indebtedness.
The city awaits an appropriation of 3000 for public ice water fountains to be installed at multiple points. Officials hope the funds become available by August, providing free ice water before September. Citizens suffered through July without relief due to red tape and delays.
In the Tenth District Republicans rally behind Congressman Naphen amid rival Atwood and Pierce challenges. Naphen won by 2240 votes two years ago in a normally Democratic district, with Barrows’ 1896 victory tied to the silver issue. Naphen’s record is cited as key to securing the nomination and district loyalty.
The article recalls Mr. Bryan support for a separate resolution tied to the Paris treaty and the Philippines. It contrasts with the Bacon resolutions and notes Vice President's tie vote that blocked them. It questions Senator Hoar’s stance on Bryan’s position and party strategy.
President McKinley rejects evasive Chinese diplomacy and says the United States will act only after China frees its envoys and allows honest communication with foreign powers. He argues Pekin must be opened and the mystery resolved to prevent a crisis.
The Observant Citizen describes spoons and relics scattered on Cambridge Common from Washington Elm day, notes on a Cuban minister Varrona and teachers, a dog chased by a car, calls for a telephone at L street bath house, and a scene of young boys smoking in the South End. It also mentions sparrows on graves, Martha Hancock, and Dr. Frank A. Sullivan of Revere with praise from a Back Bay physician for a recent medical achievement.
Senator Hoar opposed ratification of the Paris treaty while Mr. Bryan urged it and campaigned in Washington. The piece rebukes Hoars charge that Bryan sought to keep the Philippine issue open for politics, calling the accusation unfounded and unworthy in the context of Democratic opposition to the treaty without a pledge of Filipino independence.
The city scene mentions predictions of a successful medical career for a young man from a Bos ton area. Hotel clerks report a booming summer season as tourism to New England resorts rises due to extreme heat. A dubious placard from Suchuan warns of child oil extraction by foreign agents. The engagement of Jennie Colpak to Louis Novick draws West End attention. A Boston ghetto resident quips that heat dominates daily concerns though questions about the heat vex residents more.
Tom Clayton pursues Millie Stevenson, the woman he once knew at a resort, now working in an office across from his friends. The trio of office boys teased him about the woman they call Cranky Betty, while Millie reveals she never forgot Tom. Once reunited, Tom proposes, and Millie accepts, altering everyone's plans.
The narrative recounts Sam Jones at a Cedar Rapids dinner where guests tease him by calling him the real lion of the evening. The host finally reveals Jones's identity and his baseball earnings with humor, ending as a reporter interviews him on a Nashville train.
Browne Jones suggests saving a 3 cent Sunday Post story paper by removing the story paper section. This creates a compact supply of short stories ready for reading during spare moments.
The narrator ponders a mysterious guest who could be a college professor electrician Austrian nobleman or traveling diplomat He reveals Sahara trips Arabian rides and sings like a professional The exchange moves to questions about hell and the origin of Cain s wife as the table probes for clues
The Boston Post offers weekly prizes of 10, 5 and 8 dollars for summer resort photographs. Submissions must include title, photographer name and address, and may note interesting circumstances. Photos are not returned. professionals may enter. winners announced weekly in the Sunday Post.
A Denver Times item recalls a courtroom exchange where a lawyer and witness debate the biblical Cain and Abel. The conversation turns on Cain's wife, with the lawyer claiming she came from his father in law, illustrating a humorous misunderstanding during testimony.
In a humorous exchange cited by the Cleveland Plain Dealer a caller asks if a line is private and is told yes. The gossip centers on Hattie Bleaks and a friend who say they cannot live without talking over their hired girls, hinting at intimate chatter.
A Chicago Post item recalls a conductor who learned etiquette well. When asked the car number he bowed and answered with formal poise that the destination was the car barn, impressing a young woman with his courtesy.
A Brooklyn Life piece quotes a hotel guest criticizing the room’s filthy state in a summer hotel ad dispute. The proprietor deflects, blaming the wind and referencing an advertising slogan about ocean breezes.
A liquor dealer seeks payment from an estate as the executor asks if he must swear to the account. The dealer confirms the bill is for whiskey supplied to the deceased and the exchange proceeds.
An old Chicago News line asserts that a person’s death proves he drank the whiskey. The remark frames alcohol as evidence in a death or controversy context.
A local item reports that Mr Wilson was assaulted in a brutal manner last week but survived. The note, sourced from Tit-Bits, indicates residents who know him will regret the incident.
The general manager asks about taking a vacation but the chief clerk hesitates. He will decide once his wife’s Aunt Susan confirms a visit and determines the best time to leave town, according to the Chicago Times Herald.
A museum scene features Morothy exclaiming at a man dressed in a coat of mail made from his wife’s tin dishes. The judge comments on the odd display, highlighting the humorous contrast between armor and household metal.
Illustrated Bits notes a playful contrast between poetic awe and practical wit. The poet remarks on azure tints brightening the sea while the companion dryly attributes the color to dye from inexpensive bathing suits.
A readable fragment presents a meal plan with breakfast items such as oranges Vitos and Cream Graham Baked Potatoes and Broiled Lamb Chops followed by dinner Roast Beef Brown Gravy Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Cracker Pudding and more supper dishes. A recipe for Cracker pudding with meringue topping appears along with a note about not baking too long and a signature B Porter Somerville Massachusetts.
A miscellany notes Chinese soldiers live on rice and cabbage in regiments, and their banners and horse shoe graves. It cites global facts from wireless links in the North Sea to Egypt’s single insane hospital, Belgian women in mines, and copper ingot money in central Africa.
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