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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1901
Page
6
The Boston Post presents itself as a representative Democratic paper for New England readers, outlining its editorial stance and regional focus. It frames its mission around informing citizens and supporting party priorities in the era's political landscape.
The Shamrock II performed better yesterday, signaling ongoing tuning toward higher capacity. Shamrock I, now being tuned as well, faced earlier delays after a first trial showed it no match for Columbia. Lipton faces a ten minute margin over a 30 mile course to meet expectations, with royal spectators hoping for progress.
Reports from Fort Snelling and Fort Sheridan show rising discipline problems after the canteen ban. At Fort Snelling ten of two companies are in the guard house for intoxication and one thousand troops saw a spike in incidents since the change. Fort Sheridan records 73 in the guard house and 100 missing as arrests surge.
The Cuban convention debates Platt amendment terms with majority backing sections limiting intervention and naval stations, while opposing full US protectorate. Minority seeks Monroe Doctrine pledge. dispute over Isle of Pines and reciprocal trade tense talks.
The British War Office figures report fourteen thousand nine hundred seventy eight dead and seventeen thousand two hundred wounded among British troops in Africa, with 260000 troops in May and hospital cases rising to thirteen thousand seven hundred ninety seven. The London Speaker questions if the price justifies the aims and industry burden.
In Parliament Sir William Harcourt warns that the national debt reduction is reversed by wartime costs. He predicts total wartime economies of two hundred million will be absorbed before victory. He questions England's ability to sustain military prowess without harming industry.
The Legislature weighs a tentative plan to study a Charles River dam. Proponents stress potential riverfront benefits, park creation, sanitary gains, and value to real estate, while noting costs and the need to determine feasibility before action.
The Observant Citizen notes frequent rain during anniversary week, impacting Boston events from religious meetings to circuses. It cites the Ringling circus losses, the death of Rev. Edwin B Webb at 81, and local transit disruptions on Marlboro and Tremont streets. It mentions banquet honors for Speaker Myers, legislative delays, and a Boston political figure, Charlies C Engstrom, touring westward for health before a possible return in fall.
Neal B. McPosk known as the state street croker has just come back from a business trip to New York and the Midwest. He is said to wear a broad smile after benefiting from the recent Wall Street panic.
John Craig faces ruin after a stock market crash in C. R. & Co. He contemplates suicide to shield Elsie from poverty, but a sudden vision of his wife and a revelation restore hope. Elsie reassures her support and vows to stand by him beyond wealth or status.
Meal suggestions for breakfast lunch and dinner appear with assorted notes on dishes and ingredients. Items include sliced oranges, wheat germ, corn griddle cakes, chicken salad, olives, tea, chicken soup with rice, potatoes, and desserts such as chocolate sponge pudding with whipped cream.
A Washington Star anecdote recounts a merchant who keeps many shoes and tells how a hobo cleverly takes two left shoes one day and borrows two right shoes later. The tale underscores wealth inequality through a sharp, streetwise exchange about footwear and cunning.
A string of light exchanges from various papers shows playful misreadings and social jests. Margie’s four year old rescues a missing bounce quote hints at infant mischief while others tease language and escape on a technicality in a comic collage style.
A collage of curious facts: 14,000 storm hours logged at a tiny Orkney lighthouse over twenty years. Dutch import hay from La Plata as cheaper than homegrown. Popocatapetl used for sulfur over four centuries. The Darahouka Turkish drum resembles a parchment-covered vase. Prehistoric rhinos in California. lions and tigers in jungles. California shipped 13 000 carloads of oranges and 900 carloads of Temons from Nov 1 to Apr 7. In 1890 nineteen U S factories opened for silk by steam and thirteen for ribbons and silk goods.
A reader letters page questions details of Mrs Crowninshield prior to marriage to Bowdoin Crowninshield. The writer claims her mother was a gen exoman with a prosperous merchant family and asserts uncertainties about family background mentioned in the May 15 issue.
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A humorous column notes Boston soggy weather blamed on trusts and compares spring revels at a Pop concert to Puritan restraint. The author recalls beer versus lemonade choices, observes crowd decorum, and muses on Western ideas of popular culture amid civic propriety.
President Roosevelt and Senator Lodge issue firm warnings over the Nicaragua Canal and insist it must be an American canal. Officials say only American flags will fly in this hemisphere during the dedication of a major exposition.
A 19th century speech urges South and Central American unity with the United States. The speaker pledges to build and control a Central American Canal and to keep European powers from any foothold in the Caribbean. The message emphasizes American primacy and flags over American soil.
Buffalo May 2 Pan American exposition opens amid pomp with Vice President Roosevelt and Governor present. Speakers stress Monroe doctrine and US leadership in Americas. Officials praise canal plan and warn against European encroachment while mass crowds enjoy pigeons, fireworks, and midway attractions.
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