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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1902
Page
4
The Boston Post markets itself as a representative Democratic paper of New England with a strong mission driven stance. The repeated motto frames the paper’s branded identity and message.
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday Post services with six month and yearly options. It notes address changes require current and new addresses, states all money sent at sender's risk and to avoid cash. Payable to the Post Publishing Company. Contact offices in Boston and New York. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier.
The piece critiques suppression of letters from Rev Dr Walker's son in the Philippines conflict. It notes Senator Patterson's push to summon Walker, the committee vote against it, and calls for thorough inquiry into wartime conduct once evidence is published. It recalls War Dept claims of "marked humanity" and urging transparency to avoid stifling investigation.
The accession of Alfonso XIII signals a brighter Spain as the United States ends colonial possessions. Century old empire declines, budgets turn surplus, industry grows, and Sagasta notes peace, education, and labor as Spain's focus. Military prestige fades but may herald rejuvenation under favorable prospects.
A public critique argues that trusts in beef coal ice and structural materials distort prices and sting daily life. It warns that monopolies tax households through essentials and that government serves these trusts rather than the people, urging awareness of the growing trust influence.
Senator Hanna cites the coal trust stalemate over arbitration. He says miners were willing to defer to arbitrators and drop all demands except a five percent wage increase, which trust managers refused to grant.
The passage condemns the coal combination for raising coal prices after a 1900 wage increase, accusing the trust of extortionate profits that amount to about 20 million dollars yearly on anthracite. It argues the trust can meet a 5 percent wage rise without raising coal prices further, highlighting effects on stock prices of coal firms and railroads.
The piece discusses Cuba’s imminent inauguration of a free and independent republic, tempered by lingering questions about sovereignty and U.S. influence. It raises issues over the Isle of Pines, trade reciprocity with the United States, and whether genuine independence will endure under economic and political pressures.
The Observant Citizen column reports Mr and Mrs John Andrew Curtin of Brookline plan a summer tour of Europe with prior studies in Heidelberg and Paris. Harpist Harriet Arline Shaw returns from an ocean voyage aboard the same ship, noting personal benefit. Henry C Sherman of the Western Union Telegraph Company resigns after 38 years. Artist Oscar F Adler travels to the western state for horse studies. A West End apothecary clerk laments the era as a thank you job while customers seek varied items. The piece also reflects on artists' reputations and a public building sculpture specimen.
A fragment from the Boston Post column All Sorts Editor answers readers questions. The text references cross eyed girl’s eyes and mentions Boston, Mass, with a tone of humor and social commentary.
A meeting at Berkele y Temple invited Boston working girls to hear anti suffrage arguments. Speakers including Miss Heloise Hersey Miss Mary Dyer and Mrs A J Kieney challenged woman voting. Alice Stone Blackwell notes the claim links voting to labor strife and questions the logic of denying ballots to women.
Max H. Newman of 2 Davis Street criticizes the Boston Elevated for resisting the public will on a Tremont Street subway. He urges corporate submission to people, suggesting a lease lasting to the subway lease’s expiration as a solution.
Kate Mahoney tells how Nora Desmond, admired in County Cork for grace, vows, with Father O Mahoney’s aid, to join a convent in Natal Africa. Nora and Arthur O Keeffe marry aboard before becoming Sister O Keeffe, inspiring four companions who join as bridesmaids.
The Rev. James Francis, new pastor of Clarendon Street Baptist Church, preached his first sermon to a large audience. He focused on John 14:12, explaining that Jesus’ unity with the Father shows believers can have the same fellowship to enable works through faith. He called this principle the secret of the Christian life.
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