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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1899
Page
4
The Sunday Post lists monthly and yearly subscription rates and notices. It instructs subscribers to provide current and future addresses, notes Second Class Matter status, and warns against sending cash. Payments should be by checks or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial notice from The Gesten Post urges readers to pay subscriptions in advance and warns of discontinuation at expiration. Includes contact addresses in Boston and New York and requests postal notification if delivery is interrupted. Editor and Publisher Grozier signs the message.
Ottawa declares the United States must submit the Alaska boundary issue to arbitration or engage in conflict with Canada, a stance the article calls absurd and driven by Canadian politicians stoking demonstrations. The piece suggests the row reflects inflated self-importance within Canadian political circles.
The article argues that arbitration is unnecessary as Canada and the U S can settle the Alaska boundary through direct talks in Washington or London. It warns arbitration would stain the McKinley administration if negotiations fail to produce an agreement.
President McKinley’s peace delegation to the Philippines is effectively dissolved as Dewey, Schurman, and others depart. Otis remains in command with Denby and Worcester on the ground, while the commission offers little for peace or war. The article calls the experiment a blunder and questions the president’s leadership.
An editorial argues the United States backs using the British dum-dum bullet while Britain promotes humane warfare. It questions U S consistency, noting Britain’s stated aim against savage enemies and potential future use in South Africa against Dutch forces.
The third rail operation between Braintree and Cohasset, begun this week, shows electric power replacing steam in railroading. The system, proven elsewhere, appears ready to expand to local and suburban service with potential freight use. Progress remains limited to early installations and broader adoption awaits further development.
The passage envisions a future shift in city suburban service and long distance rail travel to electric operation. It argues economy and operation will drive early adoption on short branch lines and circuits, with steam eventually displaced continent wide.
A collage of anecdotes and sketches from Boston and London era life. Mentions Henry Irving, Judge William H. Fox acting as pallbearer, New England society, labor strikes of messenger boys, hospital plans for horses, and locals like Eddie Warp with musical ribs. References to Buena Ventura, Major Whipple, and Harvard College pride amid naval events.
A fragmented poem catalogs morning workers in a bustling street scene. Milkmen, bakers, butchers, grocers, coal men and others march through dawn as a chorus of city tradesmen. The verse celebrates the legion of everyday laborers and their lively trades.
Chauncey Selford, a poor artist, gives up wealth and study to support his sister Beatrix as she enters high society. After years of strain and a failed romance with Edythe Fairfax, Chauncey ends his life in a slum room, leaving Beatrix' portrait in his hand. Edythe Fairfax learns the truth and mourns.
Boston reader Ray McCulloch protests Park Commission actions at Revere Beach and Nantasket, arguing restrictions on harmless amusements harm working families. He urges allowing Sunday activities and continuing light entertainments while banning predatory games.
A collage of quoted humor and quips from various newspapers including Tit-Bits Chicago News Puck Indianapolis Journal Chicago Tribune Brooklyn Life and Detroit Free Press. Bits cover weddings philosophy theater politics and daily life with character sketches and light satire.
Ordnance Sergeant Thomas J. Shaw leaves Boston for Fort Logan Colorado as second lieutenant in the Thirty fourth Regiment. A lifelong military man born in Charlestown, he joined the Supple Cadets at 16 and later served in Charlestown Artillery. He has over twenty years in the regular army and heads to join his regiment.
A man departs Boston this evening to report for duty with the new Thirty fourth Regiment at Fort Logan. The move follows enlistment and transfer processes, with the soldier expected to begin service under marching orders and regimental assignments.
Citizens plan to raise funds for a Philadelphia statue of Benjamin Franklin to be installed at Passy during the Paris Exposition. The replica of the $14 Philadelphia statue will be shipped for unveiling next year, with a target to begin work soon. The project coincides with Franklin’s residence in Passy while minister to France over a century ago.
The article chronicles Lt. Shaw's service from 1879 through the Cuban campaign and into the ordnance sergeant role. He advanced from corporal to sergeant and first sergeant across multiple posts including Fort Brown Boise Barracks Omaha and Chickamauga later serving in Santiago and at Anniston. He earned a high exam score of 97.6 percent for ordnance sergeant.
At yesterday’s Grand Lodge meeting, officers for the coming year were elected and 1898 reports read. Robert Kershaw of Boston’s John Bright Lodge named president with James Rapson as vice president and J W C Sargent re elected grand secretary. Finance head Lawrence Davenport also re elected.
Rome July 25 The Pope formed a commission of cardinals to study Christian and political socialism to guard against misleading conclusions. He has barred Father Semeria from continuing lectures favoring the movement while addressing encyclicals to Catholic leaders on the subject. He rejects socialism’s key tenets as contrary to natural rights and warns it would disrupt the social order.
Scott of the area proposes receiving the Republican nomination for Congress in the sixteenth district by auction. He adds a postscript noting a new development presented by Vilas, a veteran political figure in the state.
R. P. Scott Cadis of O says he can align his canvass with as much corruption as constituents want for the Congressional nomination if they oppose the auction plan.
A speaker derides clean politics as a sham and urges honesty about corruption. He proposes admitting political scoundrelry and hints at increasing honest efforts if nominated, even offering to bid at a dollar to begin the process.
In Santiago de Cuba the Fiesta de Santiago drew a large crowd as Mgr Francisco de Paula Barnada, the Vatican’s first Cuban archbishop, arrived. A patriotic demonstration halted business. 1000 Cubans in Spanish uniforms arrived from Las Cruces aboard a tug and barges, cheering Viva Espana while Spanish residents frowned amid palace protests. A suspected yellow fever case proved not to be.
About 100 Fruit Produce Exchange members and family guests traveled to Nahant yesterday. The group arrived around 2 30 PM and gathered at Bass Point House for a fish dinner. Details of the excursion were casual with a light crowd and a relaxed day as a baseball game with the Butter nine and Fruit nine unfolded without score emphasis.
The Woburn assessors announce a 19.20 tax rate for the year, up 50 cents from last year. Total valuation stands at about 10.1 million, with 8.55 million assessed as real estate and 1.56 million as personal property. Polls total 3914.
The Rev Albert E Winship delivers the afternoon lecture on Washington as President of the United States at the New England Journal building. The event focuses on Washington's leadership and the early statecraft of the republic.
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