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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
4
A Boston city official argues for a large reward of 500 to 1000 dollars for catching the murderer of James M. Ellis. The crime, committed while he carried out his duties, demands extraordinary measures to ensure justice and protect city officials in performing their duties. The aim is to deter criminals and vindicate public authority.
The Post weighs Mayor Quincy’s plan to amend the Board of Apportionment and the single chamber bill. Proposals include five elected board members, removal of the presiding officer from the board, expanded franchise powers, and continuation of financial initiative. The piece argues referendum should be attached and that reforms must preserve safeguards while improving governance.
The Bagasta cabinet’s new foreign minister plans to show European powers that the Cuban port blockade is ineffective. The piece recalls the Civil War blockade of Southern ports, noting the U.S. continued blocking with its fleets and the blockade’s recognized effectiveness.
The text questions the grounds for the blockade's ineffectiveness while noting about 1,500,000 dollars in Spanish vessels and cargoes captured by Admiral Sampson. It implies some success as prizes taken by ships that attempted to run the blockade ended up in American hands.
The article urges Massachusetts to meet a proposed 2884 man quota in the new 75 000 volunteer call. It criticizes state authorities for hindering provisional regiments and warns that a statewide effort may be needed to assemble the needed forces for Cuba the Philippines and other priorities amid wartime strain.
A reflective column touches on wartime women support, French goods boycott impact, Edwin A. Curtis as park commissioner, Boston politics on baths and dog restrictions, the Beacon monument site, spring lilacs and habits, a London banquet reference, bank deposits and war loans, Massachusetts armory shortages, and transit car operations amid rain and open cars.
The Alaska offer of enough volunteers to form three regiments signals firm American patriotism despite arctic hardship. As Klondike ice breaks up and Havana faces yellow fever season, war interest outpaces gold rush fever. The shift from Yukon mining to military effort may slow Alaska development but curb Yukon frenzy.
A bachelor narrator confesses his failed romance with Bessie Denning. After a quarrel with a rival, Harold Denning, Bessie’s brother, exposes the narrator’s folly and warns him off, leaving him to reflect on love and pride.
A narrator recalls a late night talk with Bessie and the shock of a brother’s death. The piece then shifts to a literary notice on Mr. Gladstone, followed by a long, reflective poem about an infant who was baptized and died the same day, exploring faith, loss, and the afterlife with reverent, somber tone.
A readable cookery item lists breakfast and luncheon dishes such as Sliced Oranges Hamburg Steak Baked Potatoes Raised Graham Biscuits Waffles and Coffee For lunch clam chowder Moating Island buns Pickles Walnut Cake Cocoa Dinner features Tomato Soup Stuffed Leg of Veal Mashed Potatoes Lettuce Salad Cream Batter Pudding Cake Tea and Hamburg steak A one pound meat with onion forms meat balls fried in flour The Walnut cake recipe uses butter sugar milk whites eggs flour walnuts and baking powder A Pleating island custard details foam eggs and currant jelly Serve cold Signed by Mrs L F M Lar en Tremont Street 6 4.
The piece notes outdated heavy guns at Santiago de Cuba and strong earthworks on the land side. Morro Castle dominates the harbor defenses while Cape Verde fleet under Admiral Cervera allegedly sheltered there. It describes land distance from Havana and the narrow reefed harbor channel awaiting entry.
The Boston Post offers a $5 prize for the best three meals bill of fare submitted by women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief dish preparations, for a family of five, not exceeding $10 weekly. Submissions due by Saturday. winners printed each Monday. send to Cooking Editor, Boston Post.
The writer condemns rip up tactics on the Common and warns against disruptive street actions. He urges peaceful public engagement and questions the motives of a majority supporting Roosevelt’s thinner route, pledging to spend money to broaden the protest.
The text presents a garbled court exchange with lines about actresses, aging, and war remarks. It mentions Grimshaw Birdie Alice and a Judge, with disjoint phrases suggesting a chaotic interrogation and unclear context. The readable fragments imply a theatrical or sensational exchange rather than a coherent legal decision.
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