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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1899
Page
9
The State Senate debates a proposed $10,000 appropriation for Carney Hospital, a sectarian institution. Proponents assert the hospital’s public work warrants state aid while opponents warn it breaches the church state separation and should be refused.
The international Samoa commission strengthens King Malietoa's grip while Mataafa faces banishment. The young king lacks proper regalia and footwear, wearing a cast off French officer's uniform for state occasions and a royal photograph.
Debate centered on whether the state should fund private or sectarian hospitals or charities. Proponents cited good works and harmony with state as justification, while opponents argued against grants to any sectarian institution. The roll call ended with 18-15 yeas and 12-15 yeas on paired votes, showing a divided legislature.
Mayor Quincy will preside next Sunday evening at a lecture by Father Chwick. Rev Father Ronan, committee chairman, received a letter from Secretary John D Long regretting cannot attend. The Navy Secretary sent a commendation praising Father Chidwicks services to his country.
At Muskogee Oklahoma Indians Sampson and McGeiser were burned in January 1898. Sixty men indicted in Oklahoma and forty in Indian Territory for kidnapping Seminoles as accessories. Government spent over 150000 dollars. case highlights federal crackdown on lawlessness.
A chaotic report portrays Mataafa as a troubling figure amid Samoan politics and a commission's likely actions. The narrative shifts to a brutal domestic attack involving Seminole Indians, a bulldog, and the deaths of a woman and her infant, followed by a father seeking vengeance.
News from the Tongue River agency in Montana says more than 16 Cheyennes have taken the warpath, killing ranchers and burning homesteads while Indian police brace for potential attacks on agency officials. Major Clifford leads patrols amid blamed government neglect.
In Rome on May 26 former Premier Crispi sought to explain the Italian rout at Adowa. The chamber erupted with uproar and anathemas as Deputy Ferry accused General Baratieri of fleeing. The session adjourned amid chaos, with Italy admitting about 12 000 troops and 6 000 killed or wounded by Menelik's forces.
Health and strength claims link good digestion to appetite sleep and work capacity. Warns against overindulgence and inactivity, citing headaches dyspepsia biliousness and constipation. Promotes Ixut now’s Improved Effervescent Powder as a remedy for stomach liver and kidney derangements. Free Lampe offer via Wut now Bros. at 83 Broadway New York mentioning the Boston Post.
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