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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
6
The Mayor at the State House urged raising the Boston tax rate from 9 to 12 per thousand assessed value. He argues offsetting savings may cover the extra cost, but if not, property owners would pay about 33 1/3 percent more. The plan would be permanent, unlike possible temporary spending cuts.
An editorial denounces Republican policies in Washington over taxation in Puerto Rico, arguing the administration erodes constitutional rule and the colonists’ legacy. It condemns export taxes and the shift of duties from exporters, claiming to threaten liberty and republican ideals.
The Haverhill Gas Company challenges the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners in Massachusetts courts. The piece warns that if the corporation prevails, public ownership may follow as a consequence of challenging constitutional authority.
Ambiguous notes from a fragmented report describe urgency around subsidies and political maneuvering. References to Mr Hanna and allies indicate a push to extend or delay a funding plan in a forthcoming session, with unclear outcomes and limited public clarity.
The speaker warns that delaying action on subsidies would doom the plan. He identifies a single steamship company, tied to Standard Oil magnates, as the main beneficiary, arguing the offer pays about 20 percent annually on capital stock. He urges urgent passage before the general election to avoid future shifts in support. He stresses public awareness growing against the raid on the people's treasury and the need to act now.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company dropped its opposition to state supervision in Massachusetts. The move aligns telephone regulation with rail, gas, and electric utilities, supported by business groups and the Post’s advocacy. Lawmakers are urged to pass a public-interest measure, with potential rate reductions after impartial inquiry.
Captain Fred McDonald of the Twenty sixth U S A is acquitted and restored to standing. The Observant Citizen notes the Boston area, including his Ancients associates, will be pleased. The piece also mentions a university lecture by Professor Josiah Royce on social mind development at Lorimer Hall.
The column recounts local happenings including a brave police report on Officer Dillon, real estate figures like Thomas A. Dunn and L. A. Stopp, and a City Hall remark about a constituent. It also covers charity boxes of California oranges for the California Home for Children, a doll exhibit at the Vendome for the Industrial School, and a Boer doll item.
A Chicago Record verse urges readers to push on with daily work and maintain cheerful faith. It counsels avoiding excessive worry about misfortune and postponing joy, urging persistence and resilience as life’s challenges accumulate.
A collage of humorous exchanges from the era, including Isabelle’s admission of ending self-sacrifice for others, teach er and student quips about long sentences, telephone breakups, marriage advice, and political jokes. Light social banter and playful dialogue populate lines from Detroit Free Press Tit Bits Harper's Bazar Harlem Life Brooklyn Life Chicago Record and Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Daily Table hints list Breakfast items including Grapes Le Coffee Oatmeal Fishballs Graham Muffins and Dinner items Beef Loaf Mashed Potato Squash Band Butter Pickles Apple Pie Supper includes Dried Beef Hot Biecaita Sliced Bananas Sponge Cake with a beef recipe and fishball instructions to wash shred and mix with potatoes and eggs.
In Rockport a stern aunt denies Mabel her lover Frank Kingston. The pair secretly wed then perish as a steamer wrecks near the coast. Years later Frank’s brain injury recovers after reunion with Mabel, a tale of love, ruin, and redemption in a seaside village.
Robert B and Daniel F Sherman, born in Somerset near Fall River, grew fig farming into a world wide business. Their matured company offers shares of 10 dollars for development capital with two payment systems. Visit the Congregational House office at 14 mn or write for a booklet.
In a small ceremony, Miss Flinn overcomes scruples to witness the union. Tears glimmer as the charge leaves her care, and Mabel whispers with husband Frank that they are happily wed at last.
Several Original Short Stories by women readers will appear in the Sunday Post Story Paper and be included in prize awards.
Professor W E B DuBois at Atlanta University begins inquiry into the career of college bred Negroes reporting 1200 to 1500 graduates. Rudolph Genee, Shakspere popularizer, just turned 75 and based in Berlin since 1879 after Coburg recitals. Emperor Francis Joseph returns to Vienna from a Styrian hunt. John Ruskin’s funeral includes a Greek laurel wreath from G F Watts with a Watts message. D K Pearsons advises being one’s own manager for wealth. Sir Reginald Palgrave resigns as clerk of the House of Commons. author of Cromwell study and The Chairman's Handbook.
Miss Emily Woolley of Wellesley elected president of Mt Holyoke College to begin January 1 1901 succeeding Elizabeth Storrs Mead. Agassiz, former Radcliffe president, working on a history of that institution. Yvette Guilbert to perform at Paris Exposition after recovery from surgery. Queen Victoria's English accent noted as aging. Demand for Feb 9 weather maps grows with Susan B Anthony profile. Mrs H H Walker of Denver named matron of Arapahoe county jail for a second term acclaim from reformers.
A collage of varied items: Mexico buys rail cars in the U S, France and Germany see farming dominance, Glasgow streets judged mean, acetylene miner lamps used in Germany, U S college tuition averages stated, India rubber exports surge, Mexico’s Paris Exposition exhibit praised, Chilean women teachers rising, Mexican irrigation driving demand for machinery, Jamaica desiccated bananas production, Prince Albrecht buys Rhine land at high prices, nose as character guide, Napoleon on noses, copper spiral armlets as armor, Dahomey king uses them for defense, and the University of veneks as the largest American landowner.
A compilation of editorial quotes contrasts views on Russia Japan Puerto Rico and the Jameson raid. Observers warn against complacent long range assumptions about war and tariff policy while noting political unity against oppression in Puerto Rico and public sentiment over Britain's Jameson raid.
A Boston letter-writer disputes a published claim of resignation from a three year school committee term ending at the upcoming annual town meeting. The writer defends the interview accuracy and notes remarks on pupil jurisdiction and a 1900 ferry department leadership critique, urging coverage of the new ferries superintendent.
A letter complains of rushers at Park Street subway, urging railings and automatic gates to stop crowding and prevent edge falls. It argues human nature cannot be changed but subway design can curb danger, citing a 1900 incident and calling for 12 hour gate operation. An additional note praises Captain Arbecam’s ferry leadership for safety and discipline.
In a letter from Boston dated March 2, 1900, the writer questions tariff policy for Porto Rico and argues the broader issue of whether the U S owns territories like the Philippines and Hawaii, comparing imperial acts to a robber seizing a watch and demanding rightful ownership.
A fragment from Dorchester reflects on life as a city of crooked streets and Death as a marketplace. It notes pneumonia and insanity as diseases and honors a child who died near age three in sixteen hundred forty eight, with a verse on heavenly reward.
One third of goods remain not displayed due to space limits but yesterday’s sales freed room for over 500 additional pieces. The following items are among the new arrivals going on sales floors today.
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