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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
4
The author laments the collapse of a proposed permanent naval arch to honor the U S Navy. After six months and $68000 raised with promises to reach $500000, lack of public spirit in New York is blamed for the effort’s demise, not Admiral Dewey’s presidential run.
The committee hears that gas can be produced and sold in Boston at 75 cents per 1000 cubic feet, versus 80 cents in Haverhill. Distribution costs push Boston prices lower at the burner, challenging high consumer rates and urging focus on actual gas and distribution costs.
The interview with General Otis claims Aguinaldo sought independence from the start and that his exile to Hong Kong and alliance with the United States were framed to advance that goal. Aguinaldo and allies publicized independence as their objective and urged support for self rule against Spain.
The text debates Filipino independence and compares it with American ideals. It notes General Otis delaying publication of McKinley’s benevolent assimilation proclamation to align with Aguinaldo's stance. It questions American condemnation of those fighting for independence and their buffalo-hide armor against Maxim guns.
The Bell Telephone Company shifts from Massachusetts to New York, doubling capital and issuing new stock. Despite rising instrument output, earnings lag, and four month telephone output falls. traders flood the market with over 1000 shares traded as price slips from 344 to 311 amid doubts on the deal's fat profit.
The piece argues the Sultan of Sulu, a McKinley ally and subsidy recipient, may have traveled to Singapore on a religious mission to oppose American tariff policies on imports to his islands. It contends such actions challenge U S sovereignty and threaten treaties, recalling a past massacre tied to tariff disputes.
The Observant Citizen reports on Bob Barnet’s family recovering from diphtheria after quarantine and his anti toxins stance. It mentions George Billings preparing a summer home, rumored theatre high jinks, Mayor Van Wyck’s Boston stopover, and Mary Young studying fencing. Also covered are the Paris exhibition’s skeletal state, brewing strike jitters, Radcliffe women’s theatre project, an auto mishap on Huntington Avenue, and James Jay Brady’s recent town visit.
The new Republican Strategy Board led by George N. Swallow and Edward Presho forms around Boss Campbell allies Franz Hugo Krebs and Senator Innes. Krebs targets James F. Morgan over a salaried city post, citing the Burrage ordinance of 92. Council opposition and mayoral stance contrast with Hart era advisers who enforce the rule. Morgan may be pressured to resign from his job or Ward 9 committee role as the group tests the ordinance’s bite.
A tangled Ward 9 political feud unfolds as officials including Allan H. Farnum face appointments amid opposition from Hart supporters and rival bosses. Plans include council resolutions, possible court action, and a looming sheriff bid as Campbell-backed maneuvers intensify.
The article notes Brady with a long Louisville newspaper background and theater management in the West and South. It describes his calm temperament and role in promoting a spring outdoor show. A Shawmut avenue rooftop fire incident shows a woman using milk to quell the blaze before water doused it. A pigeons near Cig. all square tolerate a passerby during feeding.
A poem fragment contemplates silver flashes between sky and sea. It asks whether the apparition comes from birds, fish, or a single mysterious being. The verse references Mary M. puttlinen.
A collage of humorous exchanges from multiple papers highlights evolving topics from autos replacing horses to poets’ looks and quips about medical emergencies. The snippets tease social views and daily quirks in early 20th century newspaper banter.
A 1900s style daily table hints list breakfast items including oranges grape nuts with cream breakfast bacon coffee and muffins with squash and maple syrup with hot milk biscuits olives creamed oysters plum preserves fruit cake tea cocoa and a squash muffin recipe. Elizabeth D Howard of 168 Salem Street Medford Massachusetts signs the excerpt.
Men’s hats two dollars with three dollar hat trade offer and money back guarantee. Alpines extra fine quality hats in latest styles and colors with trimming. Derbys good felt with light weight band and binding. Jerseys for men and boys at 1.75 for men and 1.50 for boys. Puritan Shoes in the men’s shoe department on Street Floor Summer Street.
A Friday sale advertises 1000 men’s and young men’s suits in various fabrics at deep discounts. Suits valued $13.50 to $15.00 are priced to clear, plus markdowns on Blue Serge cycle suits, breeches, cycle suits, and Madras shirts. Limited stock, first come basis.
Large sale at a major clothier with boys and girls garments. Sailor suits for 8 to 12 years at 1.89, middy and school suits for 3 to 16 years from 0.39 to 3.95, special youth blue serge suits 7.50, girls reefers and white lawn dresses in sizes 4 to 12, washable sailor suits 1.75, Misses suits 10.00.
The Raglan coat is highlighted as the spring season exclusive leading novelty. It features loose baggy backs and is several inches longer than the ordinary spring coat crafted from Oxford Cheviots. It notes its stylish, exclusive appeal for the season.
Price 15.00 is cited for a tachometer item from Oak Hall Clothing Co located at 95 to 105 Washington Street in Boston. The brief listing notes the store and its price point for the item.
Dick accepts an invitation to a dance but finds a confession misplaced. Clara meets him at the station thinking he is visiting, while Kathryn’s late letter causes a mistaken rendezvous. They scuttle the mixup with humor and fudge, leaving Dick gleefully self assured.
The clipping notes John D. Rockefeller Jr as a Sunday school teacher at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with a class of 63 and rare Sundays missed. Ex Senator Gorman jokes about looking like a diplomat or priest. Berlin theologian Harnack questions Romans authorhip potentially by Pris cilla. Indiana Governor Mount praised as music critic and anonymous author on musical topics.
Miss McCaul, a volunteer nurse in South Africa, left a large private English hospital to serve gratuitously with sick and wounded soldiers. She is the only civilian nurse at the front and was the first woman to enter Ladysmith after the siege. Lady Lansdowne has many front line relatives, including her eldest son. The secretary of war and the secretary of India each have about twenty close relatives actively with the forces. Artist Willette, a Fragonard descendant, is linked to the Chat-noir group and has made Victoria caricatures famous.
The article notes the annual cost to British society of royal entertainment totaling about £2,000,000. It states alcohol related deaths exceed those from diphtheria or typhoid in England. It mentions Chinese coal mines in Shansi produce coal priced at 13 cents per ton.
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