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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1898
Page
4
Trustees urge subsidies to cover annual deficit in running the museum which offers vast free access. Last year 156,275 of 228,458 visitors came on free days, highlighting gratuitous public service and lack of city or state funding beyond land gift.
A historic turn in Asia as Russia raises the flag over Port Arthur and Tai-Lien-Wan signaling plain imperial ambitions. The piece argues China may face partition by European powers, with Russia now the dominant actor and Britain blamed for weak policy. War clouds shift from the Americas to the east.
The naval appropriation bill includes a 700-foot dry dock for Boston costing 825000 with 200000 available to begin work this summer. The project ties to harbor improvements and warbor upgrades, signaling rapid commercial development for Boston after years of agitation.
The piece asserts telephone company agents solicit signatures against subscriber rights and contrasts this with the Post bill campaign where blanks were mailed and subscribers acted on independent judgment. It stresses genuine support came from numerous signers who paid postage.
The remark asserts that true influence weighs more than perfunctory signatures by monopoly agents, urging the Legislature to recognize substantive actions over hollow assent.
The piece states the Board of Inquiry on the Maine disaster presents clear facts of 266 U S Navy deaths in Havana under Spanish protection. It argues the President’s message to Congress and to Spain places Spain on the defensive and demands prompt action or U S measures in response.
The Observant Citizen notes the frog pond on the Common undergoes spring cleaning as workmen clear mud for a ready bath area. G G Peters brings home an eleven foot alligator trophy from Florida while others report rodent damage to tomato vines. Lieutenant-Commander Edward W. Sturdy marks 35 years in service and jokes about future war.
At Grover's Cliff Winthrop 100 workmen began excavating for disappearing guns under Lieutenant Sewell. A spur track from Highland avenue was arranged to speed material delivery as fortifications near Boston Harbor are rapidly advanced. Engineers are to work day and night in shifts as preparations proceed with harbor defenses bolstered around the harbor.
The gunboat Machias was painted dull gray and readied for service at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Commandant Howisen expects finishing by tomorrow morning as crews expand, with Lt Com Sturdy transferring over 75 sailors to Machias and a large recruiting effort on Wabash drawing hundreds of applicants.
Mayor Quincy returned from Washington to report on Boston harbor fortifications. He cited ten inch guns at Fort Warren and Long Island Head, sixteen mortars at Winthrop, naval mine arrangements, and rapid improvements while warning the danger of war remains imminent.
The document mentions the firm Love, Sunshine & Co. in Johnstown Pennsylvania and the will of Thomas McKean of Philadelphia, leaving about 10 million dollars to his widow and children. It also recalls General Forrest’s blunt remark about success and notes Kin Beung Surh, a Roanoke College student, set to graduate in June as potentially the first Corean to earn a BA in America.
Breakfast and dinner items listed with recipes for Johnnycake and Spanish cream. Contains ingredients and method, plus a dessert idea and a recipe for gelatine based Spanish cream. At end, specifies the author Mrs. E. J. Brown of 859 Charles Street Boston Mass.
Poem deriding war talk argues for peace and restraint. It cites costs of war and famine, urges patience, and dismisses strong rhetoric as unnecessary, suggesting longer hunger will resolve the issue. The piece is attributed to the Chicago Record.
The Post urges new state oversight for quasi public firms like telephone providers. It argues supervision improves service and lowers rates, citing railroads and electric utilities as successful examples. The piece cheers the Post’s Bell telephone victory and warns against fake public spirited opponents.
A parish reunion for SS Peter and Paul in South Boston will take place at St Augustine's Hall on April 15. Hon James A Gallivan chairs the erpengomenta committee with members including Patrick Collins John Cronan W S McNary Cornelius Cronan Michael Gavin Lane Gallivan Sweeney Norris McKenna Sulivan ODonnell McNamara Maguire Edward Leary Clancy Bresnahan and John Conway. The event benefits the parish poor.
A grand Easter Monday event on April 11 at Parochial School on Bunker Hill Street Charles Town funds St Francis De Sales Church. Professor John J. O Connor of Dublin University will speak on The Irish Race at Home and Abroad. Hon. David R B Shaw presides under parish societies.
A terse note from Nashua New Hampshire references the Nashua Telegraph and Boston Post, contrasting the New York papers. The discussion hints at editorial pride, political stance, and local loyalty expressed in a brief exchange.
Republican leaders in Congress debate the Maine disaster with calls for intervention in Cuba. House figures like Hall and Dolliver insist the ship was blown by Spanish mine and urge decisive action, while others urge measured moves and caution before war.
Dorchester Republican group at Youngs last night adopted resolutions urging fortification of Boston Harbor outer entrances to be impregnable, with state and city cooperation. Addresses covered Cuba autonomy, industrial issues, and Dorchester liquor policy, while noting war fears and President McKinley’s role.
The product is bottled at the famous Sara toga Springs and shipped across the country. It is marketed to help sufferers from various ailments.
A reunion tale features Jack Marshall recounting a bold home arrival in which he sneaks into his family house in Boston suburbs at night. He crawls through a roof window, stirs a scream from his sister, and triggers a double fainting by two visiting friends before revealing himself.
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