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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
6
The Boston Post presents itself as a leading Democratic paper for New England readers with coverage of politics, editorials, and regional affairs.
The notice lists Daily and Sunday Post subscription rates with periods and prices. It also requests subscribers to provide current and future delivery addresses for newspaper routing.
Classified notice states that items are entered as second class matter and that money sent is at the sender's risk. It instructs to make checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Public notices list editorial rooms and office addresses for the Boston press. It cites numbers 1004 and 428 and gives street address 259 Washington Street in Boston.
The New York The Boston Post can be secured at leading New York hotels. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. If the Post is not obtainable from your news dealer or newsboy, notify by postal mail at once.
The Texas Secretary of State refuses to file a New Jersey charter for a company planning quasi public service in Texas. The stance challenges corporate swarms and overcapitalized trusts, urging stronger state protection and possible lessons from other jurisdictions.
A Hague report from the Red Cross section of the Peace Congress backs extending Geneva convention rules to naval warfare. The proposal is described as humanitarian, simple, and non threatening to national rights, with support seen as strong and practical.
The article argues that protecting hospital ships in wartime, including rescue boats and medical care, would safeguard humanitarian service at sea. It notes Turkish and Siamese approval and suggests replacing the cross emblem to avoid religious implications, highlighting the evolving humane norms in naval conflict.
The 1899 season will feature major amateur events led by rowing Harvard Yale on the Thames and a renewed keel for international track between English and American universities. Following a hiatus, America's Cup races are expected to thrill as war fatigue fades and sport becomes a public focus.
The prolonged drought grips New England with acute suffering as farmers fear hay and strawberry shortages. Milk and market garden prices rise while corn and wheat prospects vary regionally. Relief hinges on forthcoming rains before winter stock feeding becomes impossible.
The article argues forests influence summer storms and floods, noting Northwest tornadoes and spring floods precede lumbering. It urges protection by setting forest reservations and studying New England hill country resources to restore balance and safeguard climate.
The Second Brigade M V M received orders for camp at Framingham from August 1 to 10. A dispute arose between Generals Bancroft and Dalton over a seven day Cape Cod march versus the standard camping trip. The Cambridge general’s plan may prevail though it risks the troops’ hard physical load.
The Thurber estate on Warren Street near Gaston has been sold to a sanitarium with plans for a high fence, unsettling nearby residents. Ex postmaster Thomas faces pay loss and funding needs, while Vincent Fetherstone and the Hollis Street Theatre treasurer head to Kennebunkport for summer work. Captain John J. Barry of Company E is praised for discipline and readiness, marking a shift in militia effectiveness.
A San Francisco coast seamen’s journal excerpt sings of the homeward bound voyage. A brisk wind, sunlit seas, and the crew’s chorus celebrate mast and topsail yard work as gulls fall behind the ship. The poem honors wild sea folk and the merchant sailors who carry world commerce.
A tale of Colonel Winters and Grace Bancroft Sargent unfolds across Civil War lines. Lieutenant Winters escorts Grace’s wounded heart through danger to protect her and her father’s memory, ending in a Harlem wedding five years later with Grace in rebel gray and Winters in blue.
A collage of society notes from the era includes Rudyard Kipling sailing for Europe on the Teutonic, speculation that President George E. Smith will seek re election, and Melrose’s ex representative Jones vying for a Senate seat. Also mentions Emperor Franz Joseph planning Budapest flats, Rossini’s quip about Giulia Grisi, and a lengthy tour by Rev. Francis E. Clark with Christian Endeavor conventions across many states and provinces.
The store will be closed all day Saturday June 17 but open Friday evening until 9. Guests are advised to plan purchases accordingly and note extended Friday hours.
A collage of quips and social scenes from early papers describes a wary son in law, modest church pews, frugal hats, and marriage tensions. Banter shifts to elections, dockside manners, and a failed airship trial as wry humor and daily life collide through brief vignettes.
A riddle notes Beatrice and Benedick Hind with My First and Portia and the Jew amid a midnight bell scene. My Whole has lately been found to be a guard of time. The answer references yesterday’s LARK SPUR and teases today’s morrow.
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