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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1897
Page
4
Rates listed for daily and Sunday Post subscriptions with prices for different terms. The Boston office address 259 Washington Street and telephone 428 are given, along with payment terms, advance notice requirements, and editor contact.
The article celebrates Massachusetts youths after Peter McNally nearly swam Dover to Calais while showing courage and endurance. It notes a Massachusetts rower leading at Henley and another swimmer impressing England, praising science and pluck in New England.
An analysis argues that Alaska gold imports and mine output are small compared to the value of cotton, wheat flour exports, copper, iron, and coal, asserting that precious metals do not form the foundation of a nation's riches and that ordinary goods sustain employment and wealth.
The Japanese government protests Hawaii annexation but analysis shows no grounds for war. Objections center on Japanese residents, native island autonomy, monetary claims, and coasting trade impact, all solvable by negotiation in Washington. The article argues diplomacy can resolve issues without conflict.
In criticizing the new tariff act, Mr Dingley argues that aside from sugar the tariff yields government revenue mainly from luxuries. He estimates silk and velvet taxes at 3 million, wool at 46 million, beads and glass at 4.7 million, champagne and liquors at 1.8 million, flax and hemp at 8 million. He contends the bulk comes from necessities, not luxuries, making the tariff a burden on wage earners and the poor.
The excerpt laments protective duties that enrich favored citizens while the poor bear the burden. It argues government revenue shifts to trusts and monopolies, with little benefit returning to working people. The tone critiques patriotic justifications for such taxes.
A year of strong farm mortgage payments and savings continues. The South predicts a big cotton crop while Florida orange growers recover from freeze damage and wheat prices rise about twenty cents per bushel. Congress adjournment eases anxiety as the nation looks to renewed industrial prosperity.
The essay lauds the Boston Sunday Post for pursuing the truth about Miss Alice M Barrett’s death, arguing other papers printed only official statements. It credits the Post with investigative vigilance that reveals facts obscured by authorities, delivering genuine news to the public.
The Observant Citizen comments on warm July mildness, with Boston summer stays for John E. Russell and Rachel Noah France enjoying Kentville scenes. Nova Scotia’s Dominion Atlantic railway adds bustle with a palatial steamer to Yar mouth and Prince Rupert service between Digby and St. John. Also covered are social events at Stonewall in Roxbury, a cape cottage stay near Cape Small, Maine, a near accident at Nantasket, a courteous crosstown conductor, estate bequests, and fashion notes from Warren Street shoppers.
A column notes warnings about daily elevator use causing nervous trouble and jokes about unpopular library removals of authors Edward Ellis Fosdick Holmes Optic Stephens. It also wryly mentions a new seven pound baby born to City Editor Cushman and well mother.
A fashion note counters the belief that red tones are too hot for summer. Red lawn waists remain popular and are described as cool, with tuck and lace detailing. A specimen features fine white polka dots and a tight back, laid in broad...
Cream and shredded wheat biscuit sugar raspberries hamburg steak riced potatoes rye muffins gold bread doughnuts and coffee dinner blicea cold veal mustard pickles hot tea cream pie teg nd coens selasten mew
Richard Forester leaves Catherine Gordon in New England and strikes it rich in California. He returns decades later to find Catherine ill and awaits her recovery as Mr. Gordon reconsiders his harsh rejection. They reunite and reconcile.
Mrs J Kerr Osborne emerges as a prominent Toronto society figure after her recent marriage. The article highlights her social standing and influence within the city's high society circles.
Society figure Mrs J Kerr Osborne tops a list of urban social notes in Toronto. Bequests from Rochester and Wood’s Hole are announced. Covent Garden’s Maurice Gray to lead four more opera seasons. Father Sherman to Seattle for recovery. a Oneida steam yacht visites Gray Gables harbor. State Board of Education head rests in Europe. Parson Brownlow recalls a Civil War reward. Archbishop Janssens successor selection discussed in Baltimore.
A wartime poem from The Times dated July 17 1897 echoes national memory and reverence for divine protection. It invokes God of Hosts to remain with the nation amid triumphs and imperial pomp, urging humility and restraint as proud banners fade.
Thomas H. Canning of Boston defends Rochester brewery pay and union history in a letter to the Post. He argues wages here exceed those in the East and West, credits the Knights of Labor and Brewery Employees with gains, and rebuts claims by walking delegates. He cites his role in forming the first Brewery Employees’ organization in the city and references related unions. The exchange centers on labor organization, pay, and authority.
A note from the Post accuses a short story titled His Last Court of being a verbatim excerpt from an anonymous selection in a book of standard compositions. The letter from Boston dated July 26 questions originality and urges proper credit.
Universal curiosity rises as Plon Paris plans two volumes of Napoleon’s suppressed letters. The project, led by Napoleon III’s commission, aims to reveal personal notes beyond military orders. Editor M Lecestre offers advance sheets showing the forthcoming selection.
Excerpts from Napoleon’s letters show his forceful tone and top level demands. Paris April 3 1810 orders Cardinal Oppizoni to resign as archbishop of Bologna. Milan December 20 1807 discusses Lucien’s marriage and future royal rights with Joseph of Naples, including divorce conditions.
American diplomat at Windsor Castle wore knee breeches and silk stockings reviving an old court custom. State Department records show Secretary Marcy abolished the Livingston uniform with a navy coat and gold embroidery. Britain urged continued dress in full court style with breeches. Debates linger over resuming ambassadorial uniforms amid diplomatic circles.
Washington instructs abolition of the Somerset Hill Cambridge sub post office due to low business. Affected staff receive $0 annually. new sub stations will open August 1 at the Exchange building 63 State and the Chamber of Commerce with appointed former stamp agents and a year’s pay to handle all post office business.
Mr and Mrs Gladstone marked their 58th wedding anniversary in Hawarden. A large family and many locals joined the celebration. The couple, both in good health, received visitors as they concluded the day with cheerful remarks and warm greetings.
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