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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1899
Page
5
The port of Boston welcomed more than 800 vessels in April with total arrivals across all types and sizes. Foreign port arrivals reached 182, while coastwise entries were 166. Clearances stood at 163 to foreign ports and 166 along the coast.
Newark dispatch reports the United Fruit Company formed in New Jersey with 320.9 million capitalization. It absorbs the Boston Fruit Company and others in Baltimore New York New Orleans and Cuba Jamaica Central America. It practically controls all fruit shipped into the United States.
Manila reports that Filipino envoys spoke frankly with American leaders about a plan of government to present to President McKinley. Schurman pledged to consider their suggestions, while Otis and Lawton kept siege lines quiet and prepared for possible peace negotiations. Local fighting near Angat and San Rafael left a few wounded as refugees grew.
Boston marks Dewey Day with bells and flags as schools host activities and naval officers join dinners at Essex and Pine Tree State clubs. Guests include John D. Long and captains Evans Wildes and Rees. Lectures, music, and receptions follow at Parker House Allston Clubhouse Monument Hall and St Rose Hall with shipboard life program at Monument Hall Charlestown.
Excerpt highlights William Allen White praising Fred Funston as a modern knight amid adventures from Santa Fe to Death Valley and Alaska. It recounts his travels across Central America Cuba with Garcia and notable wounds, framing Funston as an extraordinary US figure of the late 1800s.
In Terre Haute Indiana on April 30 saloons in the north part of the city were closed for the first time in years. Clergymen led the effort and a ministers meeting was set to press Sunday observance across the city. Saloons circulate a subscription list and legal action may follow to support the crusade.
Suburban residents face liquor restrictions as First Class Salons halt can and bottle fills. Patrons protest the policy limiting service and seek clarity on enforcement dates and potential exceptions. Local officials recommend compliance while evaluating consumer impact.
Beginning today Boston’s liquor business operates under new rules as the Dumond bill takes effect. Suburban residents in Winthrop Chelsea Everett Somerville Cambridge Newton Brookline Dedham Hyde Park Milton and Quincy face restricted access to bottle and bulk liquor. They must buy from wholesalers grocers or drug stores with a physician’s certificate, likely funneling trade toward the city center.
Clerks hired as extra help face reductions as fourth class licenses dwindle and bartenders fear layoffs. A big wholesale firm with retail trade shifts to a first class saloon license, likely to cut staff by five drummers and three clerks. Hearings on complaints are delayed pending confirmation of Harry F. Adams as police commissioner.
Post interview with General Martin lauds a $500 city loss if the Dumond bill fails to pass. Police Board discussed revenue but kept current license-fee schedule. A Kneeland tavern dispute caused confusion with a second Kneeland location, after a fatal injury occurred at the other tavern.
Griffith Davenport closes at the Boston Theatre after a strong run with Jameson Lee Finney as a fashionable lead in A Court Scandal. Virginia Harned arrives in Boston and will play Miladi in The Wing’s Musketeer next season. The Symphony Orchestra concludes a successful season at Music Hall, and Minnie Ashley prepares to diegg Prince Pro Ten at Tremont.
Boston audiences await the first performance of The Three Dragoons tonight at the Boston Theatre. DeKoven and Smith are popular here and a new work from them is a notable event. The fleet Cumberland ’61 promises a grand production this week with varied scenes for artists.
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