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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1898
Page
4
The Sunday Post lists pricing of one year at $1.50 six months for 75 cents and three months for 40 cents. Readers wanting a newspaper address change must provide both current and new addresses.
The Standard Oil Trust and Sugar Trust oppose taxation in the war revenue bill while acknowledging the need for revenue. The piece argues that war costs rise daily and the quickest cure is a speedy victory, as indefinite war taxes and territorial costs would be burdensome, calling for economy and a rapid end to the war.
The text lauds two Southern men for acts of bravery in the war, noting Bagley as the first American sailor to die in the Spanish American War during the Winslow mission and Hobson for his celebrated Merrimac execution. It also mentions Hobson’s comrades John P. Phillips of Boston and George Charette of Lowell-Muggady as part of the mission.
The land resounds with praise for the Yankee sailors who sealed the port of Santiago under fire and mined waters. The eight men named Hobson Montague Charette Murphy Deignan Phillips Kelly Clausen plus Cadet Powell are hailed as heroes with a mix of commissioned and enlisted roles. Congress may acknowledge their extraordinary, planned, and deliberate feat. Their cool courage embodies the American spirit, inspiring all who volunteered.
The writer argues for immediate U S occupation of Porto Rico as a strategic naval base to strengthen terms of peace, secure war indemnity, and protect assets. Porto Rico is praised as healthy, resource rich, and suited for a naval station, with easy seizure and secure hold urged without delay.
The piece reframes the phrase Hobson's Choice around Lt. Hobson of the Merrimac, noting the ironic risk taken by a naval bureau of construction officer who designed ships yet led the perilous mission in Santiago Harbor. It highlights his unexpected role and the extraordinary gamble amid naval warfare contingencies.
A figure abandons his usual role to pursue a bold outside path, a move that culminates in lasting glory and recognition for taking the risk.
The past week shows a string of ho hum days with minor reactions giving traders a breather before another push in stocks. War no longer drives markets as investors focus on general business conditions, with clearings at 77 cities totaling 5.33 billion dollars up 7.4 percent from April and 28 percent from last May, marking strongest tone in a decade.
The writer blends Civil War era nostalgia with early 20th century war fever noting Hobson’s command of the Merrimac and fanfare around a prize fight tale spread by a clever newsboy. He mentions Jimmie Connolly joining the Ninth Regiment, Happy Jack’s front-row service, Joseph Jefferson at an Agricultural Club dinner, and the Boston School Regiment drill. He also cites Rough Riders, Roosevelt, and Spanish soldiers amid Independence Day preparations and Cuban intrigue.
The report recalls Captain FR Paine saving a dog aboard the Belvidere near Cuba, and details about Commander George Wilde of the Katahdin, Secre tary Long’s order blocking visits to the ram at Charlestown Navy Yard, and Colonel Charles Pfaff setting up a typewritten office in Salem. It also highlights Lowell citizens discussing Massachusetts volunteers, Tom Dowd of Nashua, and Baby Colford J Murphy, eight months, praised as the youngest patriot for aiding a flag-raising.
The Post prize of last week goes to Mrs A T McLaughlin of Orange Street Roslindale. Her menu appeared Thursday June 2. Readers are reminded to read contest rules as published. some menus arrive with messages on both sides or incomplete names, yet the full name and fare details could feed twenty guests.
Daily table hints list breakfast items then dinner and supper courses, with a detailed barbecued chicken method and a coconut bread pudding recipe. Includes prep steps for creamed onions and puddings, and ends with the signature MRS IDA E NEWHALL at 89 I street South Boston.
A collage of humorous exchanges from old newspapers features snippets about diplomacy, Hawaii coal, locating Spanish ships, a warship deal, a boy’s vacation prayer, and a quip about a poor house caused by war. The pieces showcase wry dialogue and social observations from cited periodicals.
A patriotic poem asks where true homeland lies, praising American liberty as a land of freedom and fruitful toil. It contrasts France and Britain with Erin, then declares America as the destined beacon whose hills and vales resound with bardic songs and patriotic pride.
Poem laments oppression and echoes calls for freedom and justice. It connects Cuban struggle to American Symbols and the history of oppression, invoking Columbus and the flag to urge rise from past chains and betrayals. The piece blends historical grievance with calls for dignity and liberation.
A Marguerite Welsh tale follows Bart Godfrey a young U S Navy officer bound for Asiatic waters and his fiancée Ethel Mayo as war shadows their future. Bart is wounded and presumed dead. a miraculous reunion reveals a misidentified casualty and a happy ending in love.
A diary style calendar lists war events and delays from April to May with repeated notes of “Nothing done.” It mentions Dewey’s Manila action, Cervera movements, Sampson and Schley, volunteers called, and ongoing inaction against an imminent war ending within a week.
A dramatic poem depicts twin riflemen urging each other to fire on a distant target amid smoky, volatile battle imagery. They boast of smokeless powder and relentless pursuit as they describe decimating enemies.
The twenty fifth anniversary of Rev John O Brien of the Church of the Sacred Heart East Cambridge was observed yesterday with a solemn high mass led by Archbishop Williams and a later service where a purse of gold was presented to Father O Brien. Today a banquet at Institute Hall East Cambridge will honor him with Mr John H Hurley presiding.
MIT graduates march to Trinity Church for baccalaureate services led by marshals George R. Wadsworth Robert Allyn and G A Hutchinson. Dr Donald delivers the address praising colonial church attendance. Class day at Huntington Hall 2 pm features Winslow Talmadge Gardner Chaplin Bleecker Russ. Commencement tomorrow at 2:30 pm with Dr Runkle address and thesis abstracts before degree conferrals.
The piece compiles various brief items: George Rodgers of Sheffield dies, a Rodgers lineage linked to a famed cutlery firm. a son of John Wanamaker may be a European buyer in Paris. John M. Thurston reportedly to resign as senator to partner with Judge Dillon in New York. Jerry Rusk recounts West Point selection anecdotes. four Phillips brothers from Long Island City join the Sixty-ninth Regiment. Senator Tillman’s older brother George runs for South Carolina governor. a correspondent notes a remark about an overcoat and underwear.
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