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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post lists annual and short term rates with mail and Sunday editions. It notes subscribers must provide current and new addresses for address changes and warns not to send cash with payments. Checks and money orders should be payable to the Posy Publishing Company.
Editorial notice from The Boston Post states subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration. It lists offices in Boston and New York and urges readers to inform via mail if the paper is not delivered by their dealer or newsboy.
The Legislature enters daily morning sessions with occasional evening meetings as pressure grows to close the current session. The paper notes the delay is Massachusetts’ tradition and suggests voting limits may be reconsidered if only two men are chosen from twelve, amid ongoing war related legislative needs.
The Post argues against annexation yet concedes Hawaii as a strategic Pacific station for possible Philippine campaigns. It notes neutral or allied options, warns annexation could bolster imperialist forces, and urges swift flag raising if the path chosen. It emphasizes protection for Hawaii and impacts on domestic politics.
A crowd watched the 28 ton granite block for the Beacon monument being winched up Beacon street to its stone bed. A derrick will raise it from the dray once complete.
Inventor and owner urges government to allow his Holland Marine vessel to sail to Santiago with crew to confront Admiral Cervera. He cites successful trials in New York and New Jersey and compares potential impact to Ericsson’s monitor at Hampton Roads. He offers to pilot and man the craft personally.
The article argues for a simple measure requiring each political party to nominate a full ticket of twelve Aldermen. It notes current law is loosely drawn and prone to evasion by parties. Reform would test the scheme's value and hinder political machine control in Boston voters.
A ballad praising Commodore George Dewey and the US Navy as he defeats Spanish forces. The verse lauds his nerve in battle, sinking ships, signaling justice for the Maine, and saving lives without bravado. It credits his duty and precision in combat.
Marie Richards inherits a farm after her adoptive Winthrops die yet a rival, Duncan, steals a will and burns it. Marie preserves the ashes inside tin and paper, proving the bequest to her as the rightful heir. The court accepts the phantom will, Duncan vanishes, and Marie prospers with a chosen husband on the farm.
A 1910s wartime note describes social clubs forming to craft items for soldiers, humorously calling women “house wives” and urging practical aid. The piece hints at community efforts and the practical skill of sewing button bags for troops.
Pages describe a compact canvas case with pockets for sponges goop and grooming items. An illustration shows a back made from one denim strip with stitched inner pockets, ribbons at the ends to join the folded case, and options for initials or personal notes from girls to soldiers. The piece ends with The Latest.
A collage of irresistible era lines highlights light banter on wheel tricks soldier letters and wardrobes. It quotes exchanges from Free Press North American Chicago Record and Washington Star, noting sly digs on marriage money and hair bleaching.
J H N argues that war balloons and gelatine drops could swiftly take out the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba. He claims such a tactic would spare American ships and lives by avoiding direct naval engagement with Admiral Cervera and the fleet bottled up in port.
Daily table hints list breakfast items like strawberries with sugar and cream, dried beef in cream, baked potatoes, muffins, coffee, and dinner items including rib roast with Yorkshire pudding and mashed potatoes, spaghetti with tomato sauce, fig pudding, lemon sauce, canned cherries, and supper dishes. It includes a quoted recipe for fig pudding and lemon sauce with steps and ingredients, attributed to Mrs Nellie Thlonan of Roxbury.
In Washington a Senate debate centers on the war revenue bill with strong attacks on the 1894 income tax ruling. Mr. Gorman defends a corporate tax and warns that defeating such a tax could imperil the court and financial structure. Amendments from Lodge and Moreau push Hawaiian annexation into the measure as Senate action looms.
The joint committee on ways and means and military affairs reads Mayor Chase of Haverhill’s letter lamenting about thirty destitute soldier families in the city. It notes two months passed without a General Court action to empower cities to aid soldiers’ families and criticizes state legislators for delays on poverty relief while handling political matters. The panel plans to report a bill to address the need.
Three hundred delegates attended the twenty ninth annual Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Knights of Pythias session in Odd Fellows Hall. Officers elected included Grand Chancellor Frederick E. White and others. lodges reached 132 with 14 199 members, funds rose by 7570 dollars, assets reached 253 470.67 dollars, and relief and burial expenditures totaled 51 074.53 dollars.
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