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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1900
Page
6
A legislative committee report due tomorrow is expected to urge terminating the costly state gypsy moth extermination program for the current year. The editorial argues reform is wise, allowing a one year pause to see if private efforts or nature can control the pest, with resumption only if necessary.
Pretoria figures show Boer losses at 4351 plus later totals near 10,000, with British casualties at 15,677 as of March 12. Combined deaths, wounded, and disease total about 26,000. Boer fighters left reach ~20,000 with 14 to 1 odds against them.
The column argues that even after subjugation, peace may not come to the Philippines. It notes continued native resistance and hostile local elites, with distrust aimed at American rule. The piece questions Otis’s reports of ceased organized opposition and warns opposition could persist.
The remarks discuss ongoing guerrilla warfare and a long duration ahead, noting a "sullen people" in Spain. The speaker suggests the conflict may endure for centuries and reflects on the resilience and mood of the populace.
A Beveridge amendment to the Porto Rico tariff bill would declare the Constitution not operative over Puerto Rico while permitting free trade. The piece argues such an act would diminish Congress and the Supreme Law, suggesting a caucus could amend or annul the Constitution by majority vote, a dangerous power shift.
Mayor Hart urged the finance committee to raise the tax rate to 12 per 1000 and boost borrowing. He argued the city cannot get by without more funds, while critics say expenses should be cut through prudent management. The Post has urged restraint, noting other cities overspend before borrowing.
The column recalls a man with a compass in Adams square and jokes about Boston street confusion. It discusses Julia Arthur’s likely retirement, her marriage to B P Cheney, and future rest at Lakewood or Atlantic City. A tale of cash registers on streetcars is shared, plus local figures like John F White of Roxbury and various Boston organizations. A Paris Exposition report hints at May travel and the U S building’s artistic shortcomings.
A Boston letter warns of New York thugs in suburbs and urges caution with strangers. It notes a possible election of General James A. Frye as colonel of the First Regiment of Heavy Artillery, plus Sigma Chi plans in Brookline and notes on various local figures including Grover Cleveland’s fraternity link.
Editorial excerpts from the New York Times urge removing government from partnerships and dismantling tariff barriers that enable the Carnegie company to profit. They argue protection harms infant industries and calls for sanitary reforms to shift Cuban labor from fields to cities, risking agricultural labor shortages. Public opinion in England opposed the Jameson raid though later events reduced its impact as Boers prepared for war.
The fragmentary verse notes the grave of Mary Ford in Kent with a somber epitaph implying her soul rests with the Lord while hinting at a difficult life. It contrasts Mary’s fate with another line about J. Ford's wife.
Capitalized for two million dollars the Orrell Fruit Company announces a strong outlook in its Boston and national operations. The article notes food-product firms often stay privately held by few investors, leaving shares untethered from exchange quotes. An emphasis on display of prices and fruit products is promised at offices in Boston.
A collage of humorous quotes from multiple papers. Lines poke fun at marriage egos jail life and social foibles with quips about egotists discipline and dying rich. Includes jokes about cigars Paris and Macbeth cited in brief snippets.
Last year London fined 386 times amid losses from fines. Fraudulent war fund collectors operate in English towns. Wounded Germans found at Jacobsdal hospital in South Africa. Malay states consider mounting volunteers for South Africa. Roumania plans three new rail lines costing 16 million 646 thousand dollars. Brewster County Texas reports the United States’ most extensive quicksilver finds. Champagne seized among Boer laager staff near Kimberley. Victoria’s premier pledges a fourth contingent if needed. Typhoid outbreak feared in Exeter linked to raw cockles.
Breakfast items include baked apples and cream minced chicken on shredded wheat biscuits boiled eggs hot rolls coffee Luncheon features broiled lamb chop French fried potatoes vegetable salad bread currants custard pudding delicate cake Dinner offers Scotch broth with rice boiled canflower cream potatoes cabinet pudding crackers cheese and a fruit rice compote recipe with cassia nutmeg vanilla and cornstarch, from Mart Te AJ. Clarkt 8 Follen Street Boston.
Carl Hayden, an English immigrant, seeks purpose in New York by painting a newsboy he meets, Jack. After months of struggle, he finds Jack and completes a life size portrait that earns the prize at the A. A. Brooks exhibition, revealing a deep friendship.
A miscellany notes new Russian Academy of Letters members including Tolstoi Korolenko and Grand Duke Constantine. It mentions the Shah of Persia visiting The Hagus, William C Whitney’s remodeled Fifth Avenue residence, Monaco’s yacht Princess Alice, and Rothschilds palace at Pregny with flag.
A reader letter argues about subway practice requiring riders to purchase a check before boarding. The author questions whether the public benefits justify the delay and nuisance, noting passengers sometimes skip changes and pressure grows for reform.
A letter to the editor argues against claims that the Sixth Massachusetts Regt was chaotic in Porto Rico. The writer asserts the regiment remained disciplined at Camp Alger and earned praise from General Graham and officers of other units for its excellence.
Late Sergeant Victor J. Hosmer of Company C denounces reports of Sixth Massachusetts demoralization during troop movements in Puerto Rico. He cites harsh conditions, lack of drill, and neglect by higher officers, insisting the regiment fought hard and was unfairly maligned by officers tied to West Point leadership. He asserts no discipline lapse by the Sixth and calls for corrections to public statements.
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