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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
4
The article condemns widespread theft and extravagant waste in Cuban and Porto Rican postal funds, labeling the civil service rotten from top to bottom. It criticizes the McKinley administration for failing to curb patronage and likens imperial misrule to colonial corruption.
An imperial policy review notes Kruger and Greyling will defend the Witwatersrand to the utmost, with peace overtures reported ended. Pretoria proclaims defense of the Transvaal, while British forces under Roberts push toward Johannesburg, advancing across the Vaal River and nearing Vermington.
Fragments of Alfred Austin and Rudyard Kipling verse from the South African war reach Britain by cable. Critics call Austins lines awkward and dull hoping Kipling remains strong but fear his recent outputs lack vigor. The wartime imprint weighs on both poets with mixed judgments.
A reviewer notes that poetry about war in poor causes, such as the Philippine conquest, is weak and unquotable. In contrast, he finds South African conflicts offer heroism and color suited to verse, suggesting war in a bad cause may be unsingable.
The House advanced a bill to raise Boston tax rate to a ten dollar fifty cap and debt limit to 212 percent by a 97 to 61 vote with 26 pairs. Citizens and business groups protested, urging a referendum to let Boston voters decide, while Mayor Hart faced opposition from his own party and local representatives. The piece also Notes local anecdotes, police chiefs, public transit, and a circus for orphans.
The piece argues that Beckham and Goebel’s governorship in Kentucky was an illegitimate victory for Goebel and that Taylor’s stronger vote share shows a flawed outcome. It notes federal courts stayed out, leaving Kentucky to resolve the gubernatorial succession in the next election, and praises the peaceful turn of events over a dangerous Supreme Court ruling.
The Observant Citizen notes a bustling scene at the Dominion liner New England as she prepares to sail for Liverpool with a full passenger list including Mrs Langtry's company and Boston notables. An incident on Columbus Avenue saw a windblown baby carriage mistaken for danger, swiftly pursued then found to hold only carriage robes and parcels. The man’s frustration remained unspoken.
Andrew J Lloyd and Company sale notice lists Hise 47 Gastlaston as a property loan or auction item. The brief item notes a transaction involving a named entity and a location, with limited readable details.
The piece reads as dialect rich prose about fishing time and wishin time with humor from a Baltimore American page. It mentions Sethyah, Bluejay, Marty, hunger bells, ripples, sleep, and money concerns amid casual dialogue and reflections.
Gertrude Camp, noted for beauty, confronts past entanglements at a party. Dr. Hendrix declares his long love, but Gertrude accepts an engagement to old Mr. Haven to honor duty. A month later a brilliant wedding seals the choice as Hendrix remains a loyal friend.
A string of wry jokes and quips from 19th and early 20th century papers. Includes a States man remark about McKinley, a burglary of wedding presents, a Daughters of the Revolution misheard, a Rising Poet misdefining lobster, and playful exchanges among clergy and readers.
Local advert notes BAKING POWDER CO located at 100 William Street in New York City. No further details provided.
In a society world tale Gertrude is praised as a model wife to her elderly husband. When illness strikes Mr Haven, her devotion is tested and she realizes love and duty align. A year passed, Gertrude becomes Mrs Hendrix and declares that love rewarded makes duty bearable.
Kidder, Peabody & Co announce the closing of the Ottawa fire fund and issue a final statement noting previously acknowledged amounts. The record cites various remittances and contributors including Cambrid, Caledonian Co Club, Wakefeld, and Howes company, totaling funds received to date.
California highlights tiamsmoth trees up to 375 feet tall and 2000 to 2600 years old. Thomas O'Callaghan & Co. at 588 Washington Street is famed for broad deals. Sale features 160 rugs 6ft to 12ft by 15ft from carpet odds and ends at very low prices.
Eugene Bruce is hired by the U S Department of Culture's forestry division to draft working plans for forest reserves and eastern government lands. Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff of New York, age 42, remarks during a campaign stop in Brooklyn. Victor MacMonnies plans to return from Chicago to Paris for rest after a prolific period. The Prince of Wales amuses himself collecting pens from Victorian era luminaries, including Tennyson, Browning, Swinburne, Hardy, and Stevenson.
The article notes Mrs. Paul Laurence Dunbar’s new short story collection The Goodness of St Rocque and her favorable reception. It places the stories in New Orleans with echoes of George W Cable, and mentions the Dunbars previously in Washington where he served in Congress. It also mentions Miss Helen Gould’s shift to daily bicycle exercise and long rides.
A brief, partisan mention notes Claude Duval’s nomination for Congress in the seventh district. It alludes to his past associates Dick Turpin and Sixteen Strug Jack, implying ongoing political contention and editorial commentary on senate integrity.
Municipal telephones have been tried in several foreign cities with considerable success. Amsterdam bought out the private telephone company four years ago and the results have been exceedingly beneficial. The Chinese have not yet learned to appreciate well finished tools and seek to culture mustaches due to wage rules. Chinese do not wear leather or rubber shoes of European style. most wear cloth shoes with felt soles and leather facing, made locally and very cheap.
The passage lists a supper menu including roast leg of lamb with brown gravy mashed potatoes onions pineapple pudding french fried potatoes rolls fairy gingerbread hermits pear sauce cold sliced lamb tea and pineapple pudding. It provides a recipe for pineapple pudding with milk eggs cornstarch sugar pineapple and a method to mold chill and serve with cream. Also a hermits cookie recipe with butter sugar milk raisins and flour and the author Mrs W H Cham of Cumberland Street Portland Maine.
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