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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
6
The Boston Post offers a yearly rate, with six months at half, and three months at seventy five cents. The Sunday Post lists a year at $1.50, six months at 75 cents, and three months at 40 cents.
Market statistics show copper price near 19 cents per pound, about twice the level at the Secre tan syndicate collapse twelve years ago. Visible foreign supply fell from 180000 to about 27000, while American mine output rose roughly 30 percent. Demand and consumption rise faster than production, supporting ongoing stock market movement until a copper substitute or new production sources emerge.
The article argues that Russian railway concessions and foreign demands push toward a European partition of China. It claims Washington intends to claim a share and might join a war if division triggers conflict. It notes the Philippines purchase of 26 million dollars and a native war as justification.
The author notes the islands' role in expanding our trade reach while warning that rival European powers rush to gain a foothold in Asia. The looming Chinese empire as a nearby market is cited, with concern over escalating costs for what is framed as the Philippines problem and the broader price of opening trade with the Orient.
A reflective portrait of Emilio Castelar as a premier European intellect. The piece notes his worldwide scholarly fame and oratorical power while detailing his rise, exile, brief republican experiment, and eventual support for the restored monarchy as the path to stable rule in Spain.
Governor Roosevelt nears a favorable version of the franchise tax bill. The measure aims to tax corporate franchises and return funds to the people, challenging Republican bosses and testing judicial validity before its success is proclaimed. If upheld, it would serve as a broad object lesson.
The editorial condemns Massachusetts for proposing only a small 12000 contingent fund for Admiral Dewey’s homecoming, contrasting New York and Boston’s lavish receptions. It argues the Commonwealth should match New England hospitality and not rely on municipal funds to host the honored guest.
In Herbert Ingalls The Daily Charade from Paston Charades shows a riddle where First, Second, and Whole clue parts lead to a toy cherished by children in woods and pastures. The answer to yesterday’s charade is AXIS and today’s hints point to tomorrow’s solution.
The column recalls a green parrot that fled Mt. Vernon street and later returned after its owner learned its whereabouts. It also remembers the late Aaron Magoun, longtime Harvard Grammar School teacher, famed for his quirks and affection from students. The town discusses lace curtain fireproofing, a rescued abandoned cat, police smoking ban, and a comic nickel scam near Seollay square.
Emperor Francis Joseph met Samuel L Clemens known as Mark Twain in a special audience yesterday. The visit highlighted the author’s prominence and cultural exchange between Austria and the United States.
Philip Hathaway, a hopeful miner, loves Marion Arcott, who seeks escape from fashionable society. After a final gamble with the Moonlit mine yields rich gold, Hathaway declares his love. Marion, tired of superficial life, accepts, and three months later marries him as he strikes wealth and begins a new life as mine owner.
A remedy called CUTICURA RESOLVENT is advertised as the best blood purifier and humor expelling treatment. It claims to cure disfiguring humors of the blood skin and scalp along with hair loss.
The Post announces a weekly contest for women readers offering $10 for first, $5 for second and $2 for four others. Submissions must be 700 to 1060 words, on one side of paper, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and folded. Entries go to the Short Story Editor by mail.
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