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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post urges the Legislature to wind up business and prorogue in May. It argues that most issues have been settled, calls for rules to finish work quickly, and says long sessions and frequent speeches are unnecessary.
The writer urges Boston to declare a city wide holiday for Dewey's visit. He calls for unified celebrations including dinners parades speeches and receptions and for schools and shops to close so workers can honor the Manila hero Admiral Dewey with a memorable day.
A survey of Boston political and social items mentions a push for state level gas rate regulation, with advocates arguing Boston should follow New York and ease public prices. It notes leadership roles, hospitalities, and notable residents including Miss G H Macurdy’s fellowship, Harvard student Nelson Robinson Jr., and Booker T. Washington’s Antwerp voyage for school aid.
The statement asserts that Prince has earned a rightful retirement from public duties due to his advancing years and long service.
A parliamentary inquiry highlighted the edge of American industry over Britain in railway work. English firms submitted bids of $800,000 with three year delivery, while American builders offered $300,000 with one year delivery. Lord George Hamilton noted Indian railways favor British manufacturers, yet this contract mirrors broader price and speed advantages for the United States.
Captain Alfred Mannhum US sy retired and Mr Seth Low of Columbia University led delegates to the Hague disarmament congress. They arrive in London and will depart for The Hague next Tuesday. Choate hosts a luncheon with Pauncefote and other diplomatic figures attending.
A collage of humorous quotes appears from various papers, including jokes about meat vs vegetables and a writer's exchange about pages. The item ends with Harlem Life noting six year old Charles Saville of Foxbury was struck by a team near Blue Hill Avenue, suffering a broken arm and a fractured jaw.
In Somerville a widow arrives at worship in bridal attire with a young escort. Gossip swirls as the tale unfolds revealing the groom’s identity as the widow’s late husband’s kin, and the pastor’s amused reaction closes the scene. A subsequent village boat trip and civic details follow.
The new ferryboat Noddle Island slid from the South ferry slip at noon yesterday with city officials aboard. It headed toward Boston Light as colors flew and whistles shrieked from surrounding steam craft in the harbor.
A roster lists many local residents including Mr and Mrs John Quigley Miss Mary Grady Miss Kittie Maloney and others. Also named are Councilmen Inspectors and Representatives contributing to a community notices discussion.
A Biograph camera crew from Keith's Theatre in Boston filmed a new trolley car fender in action in Newtonville. The footage, featuring the fender and newsworthy events like Dewey and the school parade, will be shown soon in Boston New York Philadelphia and Providence venues.
The postponed trial trip of the new towboat Boxer Captain Johnny Kelley yesterday afternoon left Atlantic Works Yard with about fifty aboard including Richard Keough and Captain Asi Haley. The run to Boston Light and back covered from One Wharf to Lightship in under forty minutes and returned in one hour eleven seconds, proving a swift speed near thirteen miles per hour.
Cornelius Stevenson of Philadelphia spoke at the Twentieth Century Club on women’s role in city government. She urged women to share civic duties, noting western cities where men already share responsibilities and describing the Philadelphia Civic Club as a model of informed, nonconfrontational participation.
Hobart received an invitation from the President to view the Chief Executive Hobart after Springs Virginia. The understanding is Hobart may not accept and plans to leave soon for Long Branch where he has secured a cottage for the season. The Vice President continues to improve slowly.
Paris reports the Court of Cassation will begin public sessions in the Dreyfus revision case on May 29 and a verdict is expected June 6. The open sessions mark a historic step in the long-running legal saga as authorities prepare for a major judicial event.
The Boston Merchants Association held its monthly board meeting with President James Richard Carter. A New York Board of Trade notice urged opening bids for Indian supplies in Chicago. Boston protests the shift as harming New England manufacturers. A transportation tariff hearing was noted, with a committee appointed to act. The harbor improvement progress was reviewed, stressing wider ship channels and deeper entrances. New members Brown Riley & Co Houston Henderson George F. Washburn presented for membership.
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