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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1902
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, notes address changes for delivery, and states payment terms and policy. It lists office contact numbers in Boston and New York distribution, clarifies advance payment requirements, and provides editor and publisher credits.
Late colleague notes Secretary Root bears responsibility for orders to ravage and kill, deemed illegitimate by Long. General Smith was court martialed and acquitted, claimed acting under War Secretary orders. Long accuses officials of scandal and questions presidential accountability and reprimands.
Mayor Collins urges Aldermen to confirm George A. Crocker for Boston city treasurer arguing party politics should not block his reappointment. He notes Crocker already holds the office and can be kept in position for the duration of his term, while urging the Aldermen to set a nonpartisan precedent.
The Cuban flag flies from Morro as Palma’s steamer arrives and General Leonard Wood greets Cuban leaders. Toasts and banquets mark friendly exchanges, while Filipinos resist American rule and Cuba enjoys liberty, raising questions about independence and governance. The piece contrasts outcomes in Cuba and the Philippines and ponders which policy is best for liberty and commerce.
More than 100000 miners are striking in the anthracite region as the United Mine Workers meet at Hazleton to decide if the strike will be permanent. Operators hope to push coal prices higher, while public scrutiny grows as arbitration is refused.
In retirement from the Cabinet ex Secretary Long voices strong critique of atrocities in the Philippines. At a Massachusetts Club dinner he condemns water cure and mass destruction as illegitimate while acknowledging war’s cruelties. He frames cruelty that is not legitimate as something to stop.
A Boston city gathering called by the Mayor at noon will direct relief for Caribbean disaster victims. Councils urge rapid action with 50,000 homeless in Martinique and St Pierre, stressing immediate aid from the United States and France. The notice links to other local items and light anecdotes.
A playful rustic poem warns children to stay quiet during baking or a cake will fail. It blends jokey dialect, a piece on heroism declaring many pretend heroes die, and scattered humorous snippets about daily life. The varied items include jokes about doctors, politicians, and Wilhelmina, plus brief vignettes on goats and trains.
In Boston notable items include Mrs John Craigs ill son John recovering from pneumonia in Texas aided by family travel. John Craig stars in Tess at Manhattan Theatre with Mrs Fiske. Also, post office exam entrants await eligibility lists. Alumni of Boylston School plan a fancy costume party at Deacon Hall with prizes for best outfits. Nearby, Public Garden blooms delight visitors as Superintendent Doogue earns praise. A Grand Circuit trotting meet at Readville features top horses including Pleata and others. A tennis quote notes a player quitting ping pong to avoid affecting tennis judgment. Mr Joseph Bernard Lynch, Conductor.
Post's Illustrated Menu describes a dessert named Queen Loaf, detailing preparation of a sponge or cream cake crust, removal of crust to form a shell, and filling with sweetened whipped cream. It includes tips on cream dilution, beating methods, and a simple cake batter rule with eggs flour sugar and baking powder.
A Boston letter writer urges the city to resist lowering rent or shortening the lease on the Washington street subway to 2 years and 4 12 percent, arguing the original 4 78 percent rate and longer term protect public ownership and fares. The note insists on no longer term than Tremont street subway end date and full franchise value for city ownership.
Granville P. Wilson urges recognition of General Smith’s role in the Philippine campaign, arguing his actions align with Christian imperialist aims and moral justification. Wilson cites War Department support and calls for a broader acknowledgement by Christian leaders at Old Orchard and beyond.
The Boston Temperance Federation urges calm on misinterpretation of the district option referendum provision. While preferring quicker action, the federation will accept the House vote and supports letting Boston electors decide at the polls, endorsing committee members Hagwood Shapleigh Butler Morgan Fallon Webster in urging restraint and referendum acceptance.
A spark from a furnace at Howard Iron Foundry on Barl Street near Dorchester Avenue set off a small fire yesterday at 4 30 in the afternoon. No one was injured and the blaze caused zero damage beyond the furnace area.
The Boston Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at Park Street Church to approve sending a petition to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge urging passage of a bill to ban alcohol sales at immigration ports. Mrs. Martha H. Bruce spoke for the cooperative movement and announced a large store planned in Boston in fall.
The novel Stephen Holton is praised as Pidgin’s strongest work, returning to modern life’s varied facets. It follows a young clergyman’s romance with a country maiden, featuring scenes in slums, burlesque opening night, and a detective day, set against Maine woods and Colorado mining adventures.
Looking around on Saturday afternoon three customers tried garments and returned within an hour to buy them. They said the clothes fit better, had more style than any in the city, and priced no higher. The store notes this as proof of superior value.
State police near indictment in Suffolk county against Joseph Wilfred Blondin but missing trunk evidence cripples the case. Extensive searches from Boston to Chelmsford and river banks failed to locate the trunk or any traces. Police suspect Blondin used another wagon to Chelmsford, but no witnesses or clues emerged, leaving the case weak without the trunk find.
Alfred E. Cox treasurer of the Atlantic Works East Boston denies a printed report that any portion of the Atlantic Works property has been sold in the recent East Boston wharf property deal. He says no sale is in the list of possibilities for the present or near future and notes the works remain a busy and prosperous site for steamship building and marine engineering.
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