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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1901
Page
6
Debate centers on Cuban demands for independence vs a U S protectorate. The constitutional convention is to report today with expected rejection. Supporters urge waiting for proper independence and blame the Washington plan for risks, arguing for a single accountable police chief.
Obituary recalls Charlotte Mary Yonge known as The Author of the Heir of Redcliffe. The piece notes her long life of 78 years, early fame through fiction, later devotion to didactic works, and charitable use of profits for missionary causes. It reflects on her influence and public reception across generations.
The Hudson palisades are saved as New Jersey and New York plan a joint park with about 6000000 dollars in total funding. New York may contribute 400000 while New Jersey funds 50000. The piece praises Boston and Massachusetts parks as models for a people’s park system.
The piece critiques Lord Lansdowne's stance on the Clayton Bulwer treaty and Alaska boundary issues. It argues the United States should abrogate or override the treaty to build a canal, with strong calls for McKinley administration action and possible Congressional involvement. It also notes remarks about John Barrett and Dr. Lorimer, plus a Middlesex Club Veterans Night event with Generals Miles and Hackett guesting.
The piece argues against Representative McNary’s reorganization bill for Boston’s police, contending a bi partisan four member board plus the mayor’s casting vote would dilute accountability and fail to address the need for direct public oversight. It notes the Governor cannot hold the current board to account and warns the proposed addition would worsen control, urging direct accountability to Bostonians.
A reader comments on crowd behavior on a busy thoroughfare criticizing pedestrians who stop to talk blocking paths. The piece also recalls a dog on a newspaper wagon, a subway starter rebuking a conductor, and a Dorchester politician in a circulating tale about a hen house incident and a threatened libel suit.
A male author rewrites his tale to end happily but the editor rejects that fate. Julien James Josiah Joslyn and Mehitable Anabel Vere de Vere fall for each other amid comic errors and social meddling, culminating in a promised marriage and a note on consequences.
No reserves. No exchanges until next Tuesday morning. When ordering by mail, state lot wanted, and specify toe shape, size, and width.
A jumble ofvignettes from papers including street meeting notes on North and South Sides, a Literary Club reception, a burglar jest, a Washington Star quip, and a chicken and beef serving recipe with corn cake ingredients credited to Miss Georgie A Brown of Beachmont.
Daily Table Hints outlines a full day menu with breakfast items such as oranges grainhearts sugar and cream fried ham creamed potatoes German toast hot corn cake coffee. Dinner features chicken soup boiled chicken potatoes turnips cabbage apple pie and crackers with tea or coffee. Supper lists cold corn beef mashed potatoes pickles orange jelly cake and Graham bread. A cooking method describes simmering chickens in a large iron pot with corn and turnips added two hours before serving.
In a fragmented verse a speaker lists a full set of clothing for a March day. Items include umbrella overcoat rubber boots thick scarf hat and summer serge suit as a warm afternoon breeze shifts to cool. The speaker urges attention to dress and timing for a day in March.
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