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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1898
Page
4
Bryan Calls for Caution on Maine Crisis
The Hon. William J. Bryan urges patience and restraint in the Maine affair urging the public and government to suspend judgment until facts are clear. He argues against rushing to blame and warns against souring international relations over the disaster in Havana Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Spain
Maine
United States
Havana Harbor
Mr. Bryan
Congress Shelved River and Harbor Bill Amid Political Gridlock
Republican leaders in Congress abandon plans for a river and harbor appropriation bill as party and personal politics stall major legislation. The Hawaiian treaty, currency reform, and immigration bills face delays, and fear of losing votes in November stalls action. The Boston Journal laments the capitulation, urging action to preserve party credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Boston Journal
Position of the Board of Trade on the Post Telephone Bill
The Associated Board of Trade did not oppose the bill but urged placing the telephone under a Gas and Electric Light Commission with powers not greater than those of the Railroad Commission. The core issue is supervision of telephone companies as quasi public corporations and the way authority is exercised. The Railroad Commission has shaped railroad conduct with public impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Board of Trade
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Railroad Commission
Board of Trade
Post
Commission
Mead
Commonwealth
Gas and Electric Lights Commission
New York State
Powers
Boston Associated Board of Trade
Reform Needed for Boston School Committee
The article argues for simpler reform plans for Boston’s school committee and calls for direct public reference before laws take effect. It compares reforms to those proposed for the Board of Aldermen, stressing accountability given the committee’s large budget and significant patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston School Committee
Board of Aldermen
Boston
Cesarism fears echo across the Atlantic
The Paris Temps warns the United States may face Cesarism over the Maine incident while Americans worry about French events including Dreyfus and Zola. The piece argues autocracy is unlikely in the United States, despite French anxieties about democracy under threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Maine
France
French Republic
Dreyfus
Zola
America
Republic
Post telephone bill hearings push for state tribunal oversight
The hearing before the legislative mercantile affairs committee debated extending the gas and electric light commission policy to telephone companies. Representative Mead argued the bill seeks a competent tribunal for public appeal, not immediate rate cuts, aligning telephone oversight with existing quasi public policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Mead
Lexington
Boston
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Commonwealth
Shifting Views and Local Notes From Boston Streets
A travelogue style column chronicles curious streetcar antics in Jamaica Plain including a man shaving through a window. It notes cultural tidbits from Hubert Wilke concerts to a portrait of Chief Justice Addington, plus local business booms in bicycle repair and cautious stock market mood amid war talk.
Brooklyn Times marks 60th anniversary with 60 page issue
The Brooklyn Times celebrated its 60th anniversary by publishing an extensive 60 page edition. Manager W C Bryant received much credit for the paper’s growth and vigor as Greater New York expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Times
Greater
New York
W. C. Bryant
Times
Social Disaster After Party Hopes Crumble
Mrs. Wood Levette Wilson recalls a party in Brooklyn Life as guests depart. Fragments of a shattered vase and stained damask distort the scene. Boats of tea and pastry memories linger while the host sighs at the damage and rising fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Levette Wilson
Brooklyn
Rejuvenating a Sunshade with Striped Ribbon Fringe
A guide describes transforming an ordinary parasol into a fashionable striped sunshade. It details attaching two yards of striped ribbon near the top, cutting sections with bias to fit rib slopes, and sewing to the ribs. Silk fringe is added by threading silk strands through the edge and knotting along the circumference.
Notable quotes and telegrams from early 1900s figures
A mix of personal notes and remarks from the era. John Damm of West Virginia received a congratulatory telegram on his marriage. General John A. Rawlins’s sash testifies to his close service with Ulysses Grant. Herbert Spencer bets readers prefer cod liver oil to reading his work. Dr. Nansen praises Peary’s polar route and disputes rumors about accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Damm
West Virginia
Damm
Herbert Spencer
Witty exchanges on manners love and work across papers
Shifting quips from North American Washington Star and Chicago News compile humorous exchanges. Jests involve a groom, a best man, musicians, warfront talk, quill pens, Lent and Easter prep, and a doctor’s opinion on a gown, all framed as light social banter across papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie
Enjee
Washington Star
Free Press
Spain
Chicago News
Willie Wishington
Miss Cayenne
Maud
Alice
Ekaster
Cleveland
Daily Table Hints Breakfast Menu Fragment
Readable menu fragment lists items such as Oranges Toasted Wheat Sugar and Cream Baked Potatoes Minced Lamb with Rice Border Graham Toast Coffee Bun and Coffee suggesting a breakfast service. No clear event or named entities beyond generic food items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie FE
How
Beacon Street
Chelsea
Mass
Katherine Belmont and a distant literary dream revived
A young woman, Katherine Belmont, returns from boarding school to face a romantic rival in her father’s house. She pursues writing, travels to Nice after heartbreak, and regains strength to publish stories that win immediate success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Belmont
Katherine
Providence
France
Mrs. Belmont
Nice
Miss Belmont
Kate
Exploits of the American Navy and early War of 1812
The article recounts U.S. actions against Tripoli, highlighting the Philadelphia incident where Stephen Decatur burned the ship. It covers the Barbary War heroics, then shifts to prelude to the War of 1812, noting British superiority, impressment, and the 44 gun Constitution under Captain Hull escaping a British chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Constitution
Philadelphia
Stephen Decatur
Lord Nelson
Democratic Party
Jefferson
France
Spain
England
Europe
London
New York
Hull
Boston Harbor
Blaney Likely to Replace Hyde as Boston Assistant Appraiser
It is practically certain that William A. Hyde will resign as Boston assistant appraiser, paving the way for Osgood C. Blaney to fill the vacancy. President McKinley has received Hyde’s resignation and Blaney is expected to receive official appointment soon. Blaney, born January 20, 1860 in Boston, is a English High School graduate and metal refining businessman at 128 Devonshire Street. He served in the Common Council in 1890s and as sealer of weights and measures under ex Mayor Curtis, later elected to the General Court for 1897-98, and belongs to Dorchester Republican and Chickasawbut clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Hyde
Boston
Osgood C. Blaney
McKinley
Hyde
Blaney
Hoar
Lodge
Devonshire Street
Curtis
Dorchester Republican
Chickasawbut
Knights of Columbus Hold Annual Session in New Haven
The Knights of Columbus national council opens a two day session at its New Haven headquarters with fifty delegates from across the states. The death of Supreme Knight James F. Hayes prompts Deputy Supreme Knight J S Cone to act as interim. The group votes to defer electing a successor until the next annual meeting in March 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
National Council of the Knights of Columbus
Order
James FE. Hayes
Charlestown
Mass
J. 5. Cone
Jersey City
Selfridge Elected Representative in Ward 11
George S. Selfridge Republican was elected the Ward 11 Representative to succeed Judge Francis C. Lowell. He won with 756 votes while rivals Crocker and Warren trailed, and Governor Walcott voted early. The ballot showed no regular Democrat candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. Selfridge
Francis C. Lowell
Mr. Selfridge
George S. Selfridge
Henry LD. Wgarren
George A. Crocker
Selfridge
Henry D. Warren
Frank H. Briggs
Wilson
William Reed
Julius Goddard
Henry M. Warren
William R. Richards
Henry C. Daggett
Walcott
Unanimous Support for Telephones Under Commissioners
A legislative hearing on a bill to place all telephone companies under the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners drew strong proponent testimony from Messrs. Mead Bean Bennett Albree and Mentzer. Samuel L. Bowers of New England Telephone opposed the measure as subscribers were urged to seek rate relief, and Senator Williams abstained due to Bell stockholding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Mead
Bean
Bennett
Albree
Mentzer
George F. Mead
Lexington
Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
H. 8. Bean
The
Fruit and Produce Exchange
Henry Bennett
George Albree
W. C. Mentzer
New England Telephone Company
Samuel L. Bowers
Williams
House
Belcher
Bell Telephone
Gile
Plymouth
Powers
Lobbied and threatened bills on telephone company oversight
Testimony described past attempts by telephone firms to influence lawmakers through lobbying bullying and threats to defeat bills seeking state supervision and fair rates. Speakers argued for commissions to regulate rates while noting ownership profits and interstate competition. The hearing continued today at 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Albree
Swampscott
Railroad Commissioners of
Carolina
Albree
North Carolina
Interstate
Western Union
Boston protest crowds demand action after Postmaster Baker shooting
Indignation meeting at Charles Street A M E Church, under Colored National League, denounces the Feb 22 Lake City S C attack. Speakers urge federal action and a Washington delegation to press for troops to defend colored citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Charles Street A. M. E
South
Colored National League
Baker
Lake City
S. C
I. D. Barnett
Maine
United States
Havana
South Carolina
Charles S. Morris
Chicago
Lewis
Cambridge
Isaac Mullen
Spain
Washington
Clergy Holds Hotel Meetings in Boston District
The Rev. P. Thomas Stanford chaplain to Boston hotel staff led sessions in multiple hotels. He reported on sick visits for the month and at each gathering the group adopted resolutions expressing sympathy to the family of the late Lake City postmaster Baker and urging the government to pursue justice against the perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Thomas Stanford
Union Industrial Church
North
Cambridge
Boston
Baker
Lake City
8. C
Homes in France of Early English Kings Lecture Series
Mrs Abba Goold Woolson will present the fifth Lenten lecture on Tuesday morning detailing the homes of William the Conqueror William II and Henry I in France The Medici Room spaciously filled for yesterday mornings session on William the Conqueror and his sons Blue Beaucierc is noted in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Abba Goold Woolson
William the Con- Henry
William Rufus
Henry Beaucierc
Harvard Students Honor Hero While Faulting Fire Service
Harvard students praise James Henney the rescued student whose collapse follows a major fire at Leavitt & Pierce. The Crimson criticizes Cambridge’s volunteer fire system, urging a modern municipal service, better fire escapes, and faster coordinated action. Henney remains hospitalized with cautious recovery prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henney
Harvard
Cambridge
The
Crimson
McNamee
Brattle Street
Leavitt & Pierce
Henney
Dominic Lectures Begin Series On Romanticism At Harvard
M Dominic, French critic and editor, opened an eight lecture series for the Cercle Francais of Harvard University. He came to the United States at the invitation of Harvard French Club, accompanied by his brother to study American architecture for the French government. The lectures, in French, will cover The Romanticism Its Origin Its Defenders Its Epochs. The next talk is scheduled for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution
Dacres
Guerriere
Hull
Aericans
United States
M. Rene Dominic
Revues Des Mondes
Cercle Francais
Harvard University
M. Dominic
Harvard
Social Democrats to Meet at West End Union Hall
Public meeting under the Social Democracy of America will be held at West End Union Hall 164 Canal Street on Thursday evening. Sylvester Kelliher national secretary will speak Plans and Principles of the Social Democracy and Herbert N Casson will discuss War With Spain As for War It Murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Democracy of America
West End Union Hall
Canal Street
Sylvester Kelliher
Colal Democracy of America
Social Democracy
Herbert N. Casson
Spain
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N. P. Sargent
Coram
Lowell
Roxbury
Klondikers
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Costa Rica
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Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts
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Guild
Dalton
Ulicura
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Bole
SROD
Ton
War Department
Wilton
John A. Rawlins
Shiloh
Vicksburg
U. S. Grant
United States Army
Dean
the Post
Flossie P. Emery
Great Pond, Me
Osgood C. Blan
Knights OF Columbus
James E. Hayes
Castoria
Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Mead
H. Bean
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
Davis
Estern Union
Colored Citizens of
Postmaster Baker
Mr. Mullen
Social Democrats
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