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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post lists annual and semiannual subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and notes changes of address, payment rules, and delivery terms. It instructs subscribers to pay in advance, avoid cash, and send payments to the Post Publishing Company with editor contact for address changes.
A legislative committee will hear Senator Gallivan’s bill at 10 this forenoon to require street railway companies to issue free transfer checks to passengers. The measure applies statewide and includes Boston Elevated Company, aiming to allow continuous rides within thirty minutes from issue and to accelerate universal free transfers.
The government moves decisively to strengthen defenses by purchasing the Amazonas and Admiral Brou armor cruisers built in England for Brazil, and by arming merchant ships for cruiser service. The plan includes a $50 million defense appropriation and selective preparation of a merchant fleet, signaling readiness for possible war.
The article praises a Massachusetts Legislature proposal to create a commission to acquire about 10,000 acres including Greylock Mountain as a state park. It argues the purchase price of 25000 dollars is modest given the long term value for public enjoyment and posterity.
A letter condemns Corporal Tanner for comparing retired soldiers and pensioners to horse thieves. The writer asserts most pensioners are honorable veterans who fought for the country and deserve recognition, rejecting the public insult and defending the roll of honor.
The speaker argues publishing the pension list is a damnable outrage. He disputes insinuations that the list contains only horse thieves and insists some names ought not be on it, though no one denies misgivings about the roster.
The Post exposes how the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of New York, controlled by the American Bell company, entered New England via licenses and waterlogged capitalization. It details stock transfers, franchise control in Boston, and inflated returns on public streets, urging scrutiny of public rates and quasi public corporate abuse.
A Boston letter describes hazards from a broken cross arm on a Roxbury telephone pole after the February blizzard and a soft road bed incident near Centre street. It notes crowding on the Charles River with oarsmen and Union Boat Club activity, plus civic talk on Sunday concerts and a Maine disaster monument drive led by A Shuman. Also mentions Representative Kiley’s Asheville health, moonshine tales, and a British cable steamer Minia crew's praise of the Post's mechanisms.
The Observant Citizen reports Arlington Heights residents lament the abolition of their post office earlier this year. Mail volume has fallen from five daily deliveries to two, and residents now petition for its reinstatement as Postmaster Thomas weighs the issue.
Poetic protest laments American inaction as Cubans suffer and appeal for aid. The speaker invokes divine justice and calls for the United States to answer with relief and protection. The passage frames a national trumpet call to aid.
The Baroness Magdalena von Hoch staden widow of Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse Darmstadt, formerly Fraulein Appel, was ennobled before her morganatic 1868 marriage, kept secret nine years, published after the ruler’s death. Mme Patti in Paris reports good health but social retraction after her husband’s death and likely return to Wales. The Rev James Needham of Surrey County will be 99 in May and has ministered over seventy five years to five generations.
A brief collage of comic exchanges from Chicago and Pittsburg papers. Dialogues cover letters, big brothers, sun spots, price haggling, and celery sleep remedies, illustrating witty, clipped metropolitan humor of the era. The snippets pair everyday scenes with sharp punchlines and a dash of satire.
The article advises shortening long jackets to update style for spring. It notes reefer jackets from recent years are too long and recommends trimming sleeves for proper fit. Blazer fronts are trimmed to reveal vest fronts, with vests for summer suits in plain and dotted pique.
Daily table hints list breakfast items such as bananas oatmeal with cream fried potatoes and various cakes. It details luncheon fare including chicken salad and lady fingers and supper items like cold roast beef tomato soup and crullers. A tomato sauce recipe and a tomato soup recipe with precise measurements are provided. Miss Nellie Griffith of 316 North Harvard Street Brighton Massachusetts is named.
The Malden Park Commission releases a formal statement dated March 14, 1898, noting it will not engage in newspaper disputes with the Mayor and will justify its actions for the city’s best interests. Signed by Board of Park Commissioners Chairman Costello C Converse.
Hilda Stanley prepares a hidden valentine while Mr Hatch offers to help. A second note reaches Mr Donald A Carlton at Windermere Hotel as he contemplates the sender. Miss Stanley and Carlton meet and discuss Burns while a postal exchange unfolds.
The Trinity Club held its monthly meeting in Trinity Church vestry rooms with about forty members present led by Robert Amory. Dr. C J Blake spoke on Ancient Breeding Cannon showing loading from beyond the muzzle was not new. Afterward the group visited the brunswick for the annual collation with Revs Donald and Dewart in attendance.
New York reports $1 025 000 in gold for import by Lazard Freres and $1 200 000 by National City Bank. The total on the movement reaches 975 000. Sydney news notes American steamer Alameda sailing to San Francisco with 800 pounds of gold aboard.
The Children’s Health Fund appeals to aid poor sick and neglected children. Since June 1, 1894 over 7500 cases have been aided. The fund helps families at home to keep them together and uses the Children’s Rest for placements when needed. Donations to 3 Bromfield Street are acknowledged and gratefully received.
The twentieth annual meeting was held at 1 Joy Street yesterday. Officers elected included President the Rev. William J. ..., vice presidents the Rev. Ronald, the Rev. George A. Gordon, D. D., and others. secretary the Rev. Frederick Allen, treasurer John S. Lockwood.
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