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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1899
Page
4
The notice lists daily and Sunday Post subscription rates for various terms and prices. It instructs subscribers to notify both current and future addresses, outlines payment instructions, and notes the paper is entered as second class matter with checks or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post can be secured at leading New York hotels and subscriptions must be prepaid. If the Post is unavailable from your dealer, notify us by mail. Editor E. A. Grozier requests advance payment and warns of discontinuation at expiration.
The measure sets reasonable tire widths, has passed the House, and is expected to receive Senate backing. The proposal aims to standardize road wear and safety standards amid ongoing legislative consideration.
Governor Roosevelt testifies the canned roast beef given to U S troops was utterly unfit, unwholesome, and unsatisfying, based on his Santiago experience. His evidence, described as unequivocal and weighty, may drive the Court of Inquiry verdict and prompts questions on McKinley’s cabinet, vacation pay, and Eagan’s status.
Boston Chamber of Commerce officials report they secured relief from a Treasury restriction on in bond goods and urge a full reversal. The move would preserve twenty five years of Boston flour trade, protect rail transport, and keep business from shifting to Canada. They urge Treasury to cut red tape and restore the privilege without delay.
An article argues that industrial combinations aim more at speculative trading than real production gains. It cites a boastful reply about watching the stock ticker over product prices and warns widows and orphans to avoid these securities.
Chief Consul Elliott outlines a system to save city streets by fitting wide tires to carts, predicting an annual saving of over half a million dollars. He notes the need for actual experiments to confirm calculations amid widespread observation of pavement damage from heavy loads on narrow tires.
A late Congress canvass shows 127 of 133 Republicans expect McKinley to be renominated next year. The piece notes the Hanna McKinley bloc’s control of the 1896 convention and predicts changes in 1900. It warns that a ticket tainted by Algerism paganism imperialism and heavy war taxes could face voter scrutiny.
The stock markets showed irregularity in early last week with industrials at the center of fluctuations driven by manipulation in American Sugar Refining. Coalers like Lackawanna and Readings advanced, anthracite trade improved, and granger traffic under Chicago Burlington and Quincy signaled strong outlook. closings money spasms counted as the main drawback, though largely illusory.
Unfavorable New York bank statements give way to April optimism as trust-company money flows and dividends boost bond prices and dividend stocks. Week closes with bullish activity, copper stocks surge led by Calumet & Hecla, and Montana Supreme Court decision clearing path for Standard Oil copper consolidations.
Observant Citizen notes shimmering ice on hills above Fitchburg and praises railroad beauty. It reports the old Faneuil House in Brighton being torn down for modern blocks, cattle trade fading, Somerset Hotel suites booked to travelers, and Captain Rollins leading Cadets with strong show receipts. Also mentions New York rail hub plans and local cultural shifts.
The article discusses expanding prowling tobacco spitting bans to theatres and sidewalks, praising sanitary inspectors to curb the nuisance. It notes theatre charwomen’ s relief and criticizes the Tremont street Shawmut avenue subway entrance for its crude appearance amid an established underground system.
A reflective verse from Outlook praising a man who lived with truth and kindness and a woman who avoided scandal or argument, both depicted as quiet, dutiful, and ultimately dead, underscoring the ideal of virtue and its tragic invisibility.
Miss Ellaline Terriss will depart the Gayety Theatre soon to headline a new musical, under George Edwardes and George Lederer, with Countess Russell taking her place. Countess Russell plans a brief U.S. tour after London, usually accompanied by her mother, Lady Lena Scott.
A summer tale follows Miss Henrietta Somers who signs as The Future Mrs Slocum at a mountain resort. Hugh Slocum, curious about the bride chase, insinuates himself as an instructor at Restville Academy while pursuing Henrietta. Rivalry with Tom Tracy arises before their engagement is sealed.
Rabbi Charles Fleischer spoke on A Jewish Renaissance at Temple Adath Israel during Passover services. He argued Judaism is infinite and evolving, not a fixed costume, and urged a rebirth that answers present democracy with moral meaning and self reliance.
A riddle about an authority the nations lack to keep wars at bay. First hints at arms in defense of freedom, second exposes demagogues craving blood, unseen by others. The whole embodies the dangerous lack of credible power to restrain conflict.
Henry J. Curtis longtime South Scituate Savings Bank president and noted southeastern Massachusetts citizen died at his Webster street home in North Hanover aged 76. He held numerous public posts and was a respected community leader.
A collage of light quotes from Chicago Record Yonkers Statesman Puck and Harlems Life plus a note from Spiketown Blizzard recounting Rev Hathalway visiting and gifting honey while joking about wedding knot duties. The mix shows playful banter and local color.
A giant Band of Mercy event is planned for April 28 at the Convention Hall Kansas City Missouri. Twenty thousand city school children will participate in songs cheers pledges and addresses by local leaders. The program begins at 1 30 pm with formal exercises starting at 2 50 pm.
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