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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1900
Page
6
Daily circulation numbers for the Boston Post and Sunday Post are listed for April 1900. The data show fluctuations from around 118,970 to 164,200, with most days in the mid 140 thousands.
The speaker defends trusts saying they aid industry and foreign competition while noting layoffs as a byproduct of industrial evolution. The passage questions whether such views fit the Republican convention platform in Philadelphia and McKinley’s nomination.
A public outcry rises as the Metropolitan Sewer Commission plans to dig a tunnel through Hemlock Hill in the Arnold Arboretum Boston. Critics urge avoiding destruction of the hill’s natural beauty and forest character, questioning a straight sewer line versus preserving the landscape.
Local notes recount political and postal service curiosities in Cuba inquiries and tariff changes benefiting New York capitalists. A parade chief marshal chosen for June 17 honors Major Magurn. a humorous broker tale circulates alongside social notes about John Kendrick Bangs and Harper family visiting Boston.
The Boston Journal declares the Cuban post office thefts demand swift trial for accused officials once Bristow's investigation ends. It recalls Benjamin Bristow, Secretary of the Treasury under Grant, who pursued whiskey frauds amid White House shielders and resignation pressure. The piece likens current efforts to McKinley era orders to root out corruption and hopes for Bristow-like success today.
Senator Foraker of Ohio will present McKinley as the Republican nominee at the Philadelphia convention and join the resolutions committee, aiming to chair it and shape the party platform. He is meanwhile defending the Plug Tobacco Trust in an Ohio Supreme Court case brought by the attorney general.
The New York attorney general moves to ban the American Ice Company for unlawful restraint of trade. Grand jurors indict and arraign several company officials as the state aims to revoke its business privileges and curb rising ice prices ahead of the hot season.
Letters claim the Park Street brick bears J A G and others report two similar inscribed bricks opposite 23 Cornhill while a Gardiner Maine beer war sparks talk. A gala Country Club race scene draws a fashionable crowd as historic telephone notes recall Bell and Maguire early experiments.
A patriotic lament honors long-ago soldiers as they pass away and the living keep faith with the dead. The poem recalls the Civil War era, the losses endured, and the need to honor those who fought, whether lofty or humble in station, while reflecting on history and sacrifice.
A sequence of testimonials from New England residents praising Radam's Microbe Killer for rheumatism. Individuals unnamed or monikered share long illnesses and complete or marked relief after using the product, with addresses from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island cited. The letters claim long struggle with rheumatic and related conditions and emphasize personal cures and continued use.
A Nebraska girl too bashful to speak at her wedding had her sister marry in her stead while the ceremony proceeded. The Cleveland Leader notes similar light gossip about Queen Wilhelmina who once restrained, now enjoys hearing petty details from her ladies in waiting about court life.
Edward C. Delano became Chicago school superintendent succeeding President Andrews after forty four years in the system. He rose from assistant teacher at Chicago's first high school to head of the ner tral department and district superintendent in 1877. Bishop William Taylor, now superannuated, served fifty three years in church work. He began as a California street preacher and later served missions in Africa Australia India South America Asia and many Pacific islands.
The article notes a bill introduced in the House of Commons by Sir Charles Dilke Mr John Burns and others to establish a wages board to fix workers fees in specific rates. It also mentions travel heat in Egypt caravans and a practice of sending confiscated tobacco to asylums for inmates. A quip about a Scot peasant reacting to royal marriage is included.
Hartwell overhears a miser's confession of leaving his fortune to Mary Gregg and schemes to win her. Mary learns of the money and the true beneficiary, Jack Collins, may gain or lose everything as plans unfold. The tale centers on love, deception, and a final reckoning at the village station.
A clipped reading of a social scene notes a notable appearance by Mrs. Jack Collin with smiling eyes. the remark contrasts her with Miss Gregg and highlights a poised, impressive demeanor at the gathering.
A collection of comic exchanges features politicians, philanthropists, and dogs discussing language, existence, and social manners. Notable lines include a senator praising a youth's eloquence, a reformer mocking economic studies, and a mastiff reproaching a Saint Bernard for fashion.
The note lists a full day menu including breakfast items such as strawberries and cream, corn griddle cakes, and coffee, followed by dinner of clam broth, veal cutlets, and lemon sauce. A tomato cup recipe is given to stuff eight tomatoes with bread crumbs eggs cayenne cheese and butter, then bake. Florence Qualters of Boston is credited.
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