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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1899
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription terms with daily and Sunday options, rates for one year and shorter periods, and advance payment requirements. It lists offices in Boston and New York, policy on discontinuation at expiration, and asks readers to notify if delivery fails.
The Johannesburg arrests of former British officers for conspiracy against the republic heighten fears of renewed conflict. Boer resistance plans fortifications as Cecil Rhodes’s schemes loom, signaling Britain may force a fight to remove Transvaal as an imperial obstacle.
The article warns the federal deficit remains deep with a $199 million prior shortfall and a $160 million expected gap by June. It notes the Treasury faces lingering income and expenditure issues and hints at potential market strategies amid a cloudy financial outlook. It mentions American involvement in Cuba.
The piece estimates Cuba and Porto Rico costs exceed twenty million, with English, French, and German residents in Cuba demanding half that, while war expenses from the Philippines keep deficits high. It notes revenue gaps despite War taxes and hints President McKinley’s need to quit smoking to steady nerves.
An editorial urges a $25,000 appropriation to finance Admiral Dewey’s reception in Massachusetts. It calls for a state banquet at Mechanics Hall with General Court members and executives, arguing the occasion warrants exceptional measures and swift legislature action. It also notes Cuba needs tact in US policy to ease transition from rebellion to peace.
The Post exposes a scheme selling Provincetown outside shore lots on Cape Cod. The land is described as a wind swept desert with shifting dunes and no residents yet zero taxable value. Despite claims of health and ocean views buyers risk their money as plots may never support houses.
The piece warns against repeating the Philippines scenario in Cuba. It argues Americans would oppose government actions that force Cuban subjugation for their own good. It notes Cuba’s deteriorating situation, initial Spanish surrender caused difficulties, and crises loom as Cuban forces near disbandment.
Citizens in Boston reacted to a large American flag flown from the Tremont building where two scientists raised it on a kite string. The piece broke away and damaged Park Street Church spire but was recovered unharmed. Various notes follow about Harvard visitors, telegraph appointments, local soldiers recovering, Boston College rowing captain O’Connell, and a charity lodging tale at Wayfarers Lodge.
Nevada Senator Stewart predicts Reed may resign after a bitter GOP contest, then stand as a compromise candidate and be unanimously elected by Republicans. Also notes Hobart’s improved health, retirements and shifts in U S Army ordnance leadership, and Carnegie’s London departure while defending his Highland philanthropy.
Jack Hatton plans to propose to Elsie Brentwood while Bill Merrit loves Susie. Susie, a milliner’s daughter, is torn between the two friends. Bill wrestles with jealousy and a moral choice, choosing self sacrifice over betraying his friend. The next day Jack receives Bill’s farewell note explaining his decision.
A fragment describes a two part riddle with a first and second clue linking to opera characters and a shepherd, mentioning L Allegro and an Elias, and notes an answer to yesterday's charade Nightingale with a hint for tomorrow. The text appears as puzzle commentary from Lee and Shepard’s publication.
Correspondents recount varied steam carriages from France Cornwall and London that ran for months in the early period for passenger and goods use. Goldsworthy Gurney’s line between Gloucester and Cheltenham faced fierce local opposition and abandonment. Parliament later imposed heavy tolls and legal limits, halting progress by 1863.
A garbled collage of newspaper quotes and misread lines from various sources. It weaves snatches of dialogue about justice, art, gardening, sales pitches, and sport, with scattered names and institutions barely identifiable. The overall effect is a fragmented, noisy snapshot of public discourse.
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