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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1898
Page
2
An extensive sales pitch touts Munyon Cure products including headache, rheumatism, kidney, dyspepsia, female ailments, colds, cough, nerves, liver, and more. The letter-like overview asserts quick relief times, thousands of testimonials, and free doctor service from the Boston institution Munyon Remedy Company.
Alfred Austin the poet laureate publishes a New York despatch inspired poem urging closer ties between England and America. The verse proclaims a shared race and calls for lasting friendship and mutual trust between free peoples amidst lingering old grievances. The piece ends with a commercial insertion for the American Wringer Company offering wringers and repair services.
The Spanish naval commission report argues the Maine explosion came from an inside cause not a torpedo. It cites lack of external blast signs, only one explosion, and notes fishermen saw no dead fish while divers could not reach the hull bottom due to mud.
Cabinet sessions weigh President’s Cuba policy as Spain signals willingness to humanitarian relief and avoid friction. Woodford and Senor Polo y Bernabe discuss adjustments while a US attache tours Europe to buy guns. Belgium guns may be sourced if needed though delivery remains uncertain.
The piece reports on intense Senate and House exchanges over Cuba and Spain. It notes Senator Hanna’s briefing to the President, Speaker Reed’s implied stance, and the likelihood of war if armed intervention becomes necessary. It warns that patience is exhausted and Cuba’s independence seems inevitable.
Madrid dispatches show mixed mood with El Heraldo urging action, El Liberal warning the day of trial is here, Epoca urging diplomacy while preparing for war, El Correo Espanol touting patriotism, and El Nacional backing swift government action.
The Daily Graphic lauds President McKinley for a character driven message marked by fairness and restraint. It claims his dignified appeal may sway Spain toward a peaceful solution and reduce reliance on rumors of diplomacy.
London dispatch reports George W. Smalley saying McKinley’s diplomacy has elevated American influence. Sagasta accepts today what he rejected yesterday as Spain’s elections show him under McKinley’s peace agenda.
At the Senate foreign relations committee meeting Senator Frye will move to keep the committee in continuous session until Maine Cuba and Spain questions are settled. Mr Foraker will introduce tomorrow a resolution recognizing Cuba's independence.
The Spanish Naval Commission report on the Maine destruction diverges from the American court. No demands appear in connection with the Maine, and Spain has submitted its conclusions via Minister Woodford. European mediation discussions gain momentum with renewed talks in Paris and messages to Judge Day.
London reports Japan as a major buyer of war munitions with Chill entering the field. American attaches say European firms would deal fairly but blame U S money makers for inflating prices. Forty rapid-fire five and six inch guns built by Armstrongs will ship to the United States immediately. Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred E Bates leads the ongoing matter.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier that enriches the blood and vitalizes the body. It claims to cure spring humors boils pimples and a tired feeling and lack of energy.
United States Minister Woodford held a key conference with Foreign Minister Gullon and shared an extract of the American board of inquiry into the Maine disaster. He will brief Premier Sagasta and ministers Gullen and Moret. Election returns list 192 Ministerialists, 46 Conservatives, 7 Romeristas, 15 Republicans, 3 Carlists. Havana reports note four autonomists and two conservatives elected.
The Navy Department detaches Commander Horace Elmer from Cramp's shipyard and assigns him to command the new mosquito fleet, a corps of small craft manned by state naval militias. At Key West the cruiser Cincinnati and gunboats Wilmington and Castine arrive from Port Antonio to join the South Atlantic squadron and may join the flying squadron if expanded.
The Brooklyn navy yard will operate day and night with three eight hour shifts. Work continues on yachts and tugs for the auxiliary fleet and on ammunition hoists for the battleship Texas. Commodore Bunce reports specifications are in draft while Bowles authorizes alterations and preparations.
The yard increases staff dramatically while the big dry dock is declared watertight and set to be ready for use in about a month. More orders for stores shipment to vessels along the coast arrive at the storekeepers' department. Enlistment continues with 181 men aboard the receiving ship Vermont. The despatch boat Dolphin is being painted a dark slate color.
Independence New York reports H. Reubens, counsel for the Cuban junta, states Cubans will not agree to any armistice or negotiated settlement with Spain. He argues US support would be unjust and recalls losses from the Maine and Cuban casualties, demanding the flag over Cuba end.
La Lucha editorial calls the US note to Spain a declaration of war and blasts McKinley for press pressure. It defends General Lee while accusing Spain of money motivations. About 700 troops arrived from Spain amid the Havana dispute.
The Rev Dr MacArthur at Calvary Baptist Church declares horrors of war and Cuban cruelties demand holy indignation. He condemns Spanish brutality and urges Americans to act with righteous wrath against the moral wrongs near their shores.
At the Philip H. Sheridan Club of Roxbury a meeting at 78 Hampden street outlined preliminary plans for an upcoming ball expected to be one of the organization’s largest. Resolutions of condolence were adopted for John P. Brawley, an active Sheridan Club worker, with sympathy to his family to be sent.
The Thunderer reports London’s view that President McKinley’s message is temperate and non provocative. It notes sympathy for the American people after the Maine disaster and admiration for a democratic government under provocation and public excitement.
Alabastine is a durable natural coating for walls and ceilings offered in white or twelve tints. It is a cement based on rock, mixes with water, and comes in five pound packages with full directions. The text warns against cheap kalsomines and urges verification of genuine Alabastine. It claims the product can be recoated without washing old coats and offers legal recourse for impostors.
Women seek a change from wallpaper while dealers lament the burdens and low profits of the wallpaper trade. Painters and decorators who supported the craze now see their occupation decline as durable cold water alabacting products enter the market.
Alabastine can be used on plastered walls wood ceilings brick or canvas. It is absolutely fireproof in its nature and durable. Suited for factory or warehouse use it is unexcelled. Sold by druggists and paint dealers everywhere. Ask your dealer for a card of tints or write to Alabastine Company Grand Rapids Michigan.
The Alabastine Co warns dealers not to sell cold water kalso mines as they are imitations and may trigger suits for direct infringement. The notice asserts rights to manufacture and sell wall coatings mixed with cold water, covered by Alabastine patents.
Captain J O Hayes arrived in Boston aboard the Olive Thurlow from Cuban insurgent positions with 6000 bags of sugar. He described starvation among Cubans and dire conditions among Spanish troops, detailing scenes of hungry women, gaunt men, and a sympathetic street vendor feeding soldiers. Hayes will stay in Boston for several days before returning to Southern ports.
Chauncey M Depew in New York March 28 argues the nation edges toward war with Spain though he favors peace He notes McKinley would be warlike if not seasoned by war and warns small business and labor would suffer while bankers and financiers understand war's stakes.
A Boston Theatre benefit boosts the Maine memorial monument fund as the Mayor's committee and representative citizens of Boston respond with subscriptions to support the project.
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