Morro Mission Remains Unmuzzled in Boston Post
The Boston Post editorial notes Morro continues with a mission and faces no muzzle. The piece defends relentless reporting amid political pressure in early New England journalism.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1898
Page
4
Exploit of the Post in Manila Victory News
The Boston Post is credited with publishing the first authentic details of Commodore Dewey's Manila victory, ahead of rival papers. The piece contrasts with Waterloo reports, noting the Post's speed and impact in Boston streets compared to delays in London and the U.S. news cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POST
Boston
Commodore Dewey
Manila
Spain
London
United States
The Naval Battle Ahead in Porto Rico Mission
The article predicts a major naval engagement near Porto Rico as Admiral Sampson leads a fleet toward Cuba and Puerto Rico. It notes key ships like Indiana, Iowa, and New York, with a possible junction with Cadiz forces and the Pelayo. It argues a decisive sea fight could set a historic record and hasten end of war with Spain by May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
San Juan
Spain
Atlantic
Sampson
Indiana
Iowa
New York
Cape de Verde
Cadiz
Pelayo
No Ground For Scare In War Of A Very Big Country
The piece argues the war, while costly, poses no threat to U S industry or markets. It contrasts Spain's precarious finances with America's robust economy, noting stock trends are stable or rising and business proceeds as usual despite the war scare. It emphasizes confidence and minimal material impact on United States resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
United States
Desbordes
Spain plans to send warships to Manila to challenge Dewey
From Madrid comes word of a possible Spanish naval expedition aimed at driving Dewey from Manila and then bombarding Californian ports. Routes via the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean would require coal from English stations. Britain’s neutrality makes success unlikely. The Lafayette incident in Havana demonstrates blockade enforcement and its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Cadiz
Philippines
Dewey
Manila
Pacific
Californian
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Arabian Gulf
Indian Ocean
Asia
Pelayo
Alfonso XIII
Vitoria
Carlos Y
Cape de Verde
Porto Rico
Great Britain
Magland
A Quick War and Prompt Actions Across Nations
The text contrasts rapid wartime moves after declarations with delays seen in unprepared nations. It recalls Commodore Dewey’s Manila Bay victory eight days after war was declared and the Matanzas forts four days after the declaration, noting swift actions despite unready status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Dewey
Manila Bay
Congress
Matanzas
France
Germany
The Lafayette Incident Ends After French Steamer Captured
The capture of the French steamer Lafayette by the blocking fleet off Havana concludes a tense episode. Early reports suggested a French mail steamship might persist in ignoring the Cuban blockade, risking unfriendly tensions with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Havana
Cuban
United States
France
Observant Citizen Jones Arrives in San Francisco Amid War Talk
William Parker Jones and his wife travel from Hawaii to San Francisco aboard the Claus Spreckels. They learn of hostilities with Spain off the Golden Gate. Jones notes the Sandwich Islands talk and flags, while other items cover Harvard gifts, Queen Victoria events, Dewey relatives, and local curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Parker Jones
The
Ardents
San Francisco
Hawaii
Claus Spreckels
Spain
Golden Gate
Jones
Old Glory Unfurled From Ames Building Window
A Thursday afternoon crowd watched the unfurling of Old Glory from a staff projected from the Ames building window. It stands as the only projection permitted on that historic edifice. A reader reflects on courage for land and liberty and laments oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony Trust Company
Ames
Helen the nurse who foiled a Melton burglary plot in Wexham
Helen, a young nurse sent by Dr Grey to care for Mrs Parker, spots her husband Parker returning at odd hours with a bag. She aids Dr Grey and police in a nighttime capture, with Parker and a confederate found with loot. She is hailed as heroine and awarded 600 dollars in rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Wexham
Mr. Parker
Dr. Grey
Miss Wesley
Melton
Notable Civil War Era Echoes Across States
The passage recalls George Imes of Bedford County Pennsylvania a Union veteran with twenty living children and many enlistment pledges. It notes Richard Croker's two sons at Brown University ready to enlist if a unit forms. It mentions Mrs Day Secretary of State's survivor story and Judge Oliver of Springfield Missouri connected to Kansas border troubles. General Fitzhugh Lee and brothers near Fredericksburg are described alongside Highland Home estate and a 90 year old blind matriarch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Imes
Bedford County
Pennsylvania
Union
Richard Croker
Tammany
Spain
Brown University
Oliver
Springfield
Banks
House
John Sherman
William Howard
Kansas
House of Representatives
Fitzhugh Lee
Fredericksburg
John M. Lee
Daniel M. Lee
Robert Lee
Daily Table Hints Breakfast and Dinner Menu
Breakfast lists baked apples sugar and milk fish Bal s baked Peans Boston Brown Bread coffee. Dinner features roast lamb mint sauce mashed potatoes cauliflower radishes baked rice pudding Supper cold lamb graham bread canned cherries cake cheese crackers Coroa. Baked rice pudding recipe from Mus Lenahan of 1065 Marcella Street Roxbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lennahan
Marcella Street
Roxbury
Dewey Triumphs Over Spainin Verse Parody
A playful comic verse from the Atlanta Constitution lauds Admiral Dewey in the Spanish American War style. The poem praises his decisive victory and mockingly taunts Spain as ships meet their end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlanta Constitution
Twell Dewey
News From Manila Cabling Delays Stir Silence At Capitals
After a day of waiting in the Navy and State Departments no word from Commodore Dewey about Manila reached Washington. Officials expect news from Consul Wildman in Hong Kong while British cables may carry the first reports. Rumors of Sampson moves and intervention were denied by foreign representatives and German observers arrive to aid monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Dewey
Manila
Cmmodore Dewey
Cavite
Corregidor Island
State Department
Wildman
Hong Kong
Philippines
Department
United States
England
Sampson
London
Canaries
Naval Strategy Board
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
William
Reichstag
Diplomatic Corps
Port Rico
Europe
Lieutenant von Rebur
Imperial German Navy
Navy Department
Senate Finance Panel Debates War Revenue Amendments
The Senate finance committee discussed Republican and Senator Wolcott proposed amendments to the war revenue bill. Proposals target broader tax scope and futures trading. Democrats oppose the bond issuance while pledging to review GOP amendments. Wolcott supports extending revenue features. debates remain on bond and revenue yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
Wolcott
Jones
Nevada
Arkansas
Senate Passes Bill to Expand Army Surgeons
Washington May 6 Senate approved a bill increasing the U S army surgeons to fifteen and authorizing the War Secretary to hire contract surgeons as needed. Consideration of a Post Office posting at military posts was postponed. The session lingered over Pettigrew amendment cutting railroads mail transport pay by 20 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United States Army
Secretary of War
Pettigrew
Portrait of Commodore Dewey Shown in Navy Office
The Secretary of the Navy received a large crayon portrait of Commodore Dewey, hero of Manila, and placed it in his main office. The work is by Boston artist Berthrong who presented it to the Navy Department. Berthrong is noted in Washington as a former catcher for the National Baseball Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Polo Must Leave Canada for Madrid
Senor Polo y Bernabe former Spanish minister to the United States will depart Toronto for Madrid today after representations by Sir Julian Pauncefote to Lord Salisbury about U S sentiment. Madrid government ordered Polo's rapid return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Senor Polo Y Bernabe
United States
Madrid
Julian Pauncefote
Lord Salisbury
Polo
Boston Commercial Bulletin Publishes Special Sixteen Page Edition
The Boston Commercial Bulletin releases a special sixteen page edition this week. The first page features a view of the Boston business district from the Ames Building. The issue is filled with engaging reading material and abundant advertising under manager BF Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Boston
Ames
BF. Guild
Complaints of Coal Blockade at Fremont Temple
Letter to the editor describes daily coal delays at Fremont Temple station. Backing up teams and shoveling cause long waits with up to seventy cars stalled. Writers urge action and criticize the dispatcher as not listening to complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Temple
Engaged or not a tale of attention and farewells
A collage of quips about engagements and romance from various newspapers. A Cincinnati Enquirer remark questions a young woman’s engagement, while a Washington Star report notes a farewell at the gate. The Life joke features a cabbie and a ruse to wake a horse for a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Clara
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mabel
Herbert
Washington Star
Euston Station
Jehu
Eustin Road
When Summer Comes and the Beach Refrains
A columnist reflects on the summer season with fewer men and scarce news from the absent. The sea might yield tidings if watched, as lonely young women gather on piers and beach benches seeking connection.
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New England
Morro
Cyrus A. Page
Beacon
Boston Beacon
Val
Cuba
Indian Waters
Sedan
of Arms
Ohio
Capi
Tal
Cs Oya
NIN
Beacon Hill
Harvard
Thomson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cambridge
Frank G
Clarke Thomson
Queen Victoria
British Charitable Society
Young’s
George Dewey
Frank Goodwin
Boston University Law School
Henry A. Thomas
Burdett College
Massachusetts Bible Society
Curtis Guild, Jr
Frank McKee
Otis Harlan
Haverhill
de Wolt Hopper
Fritz Williams
New York Express
Messrs. Soden
Bulletin
Dudley Deane
Teddy
McKenna
Waltham
Dixville
N. H
John Wood
Joe Jefferson
Malaprop
the Post
Helen Wesley
Ethel M. Young
Salem Street
Medford, Mass
Mrs. Day
Canton
DIXIE
Dingley
the Great
United States Navy
Sunday Post
Hero of
Angels of
Mercy
the Sunday Post
N. B
Republican Party
Canada
Carolina Holman Huidobra
Durham St
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