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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post offers daily and Sunday edition pricing with options for six months and three months. Readers are advised to provide both current and new addresses for subscriptions and to send payments by check draft or money order to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial notice outlines subscription payment in advance for the Boston Post and discontinuation on expiration. It lists office addresses in Boston and New York hotels where the paper can be secured and asks readers to notify by mail if unavailable from dealers.
A tentative feature outlines MooOrTo charity project with a stated mission to support animal welfare and a note on a policy stance of no muzzle use. Organizers cite partnerships with local groups to promote responsible pet care.
The piece argues that Joseph Chamberlain's imperial aims in Africa resemble hard military campaigns like the Philippine war. It questions whether poetry can honor such conflicts, noting that some battles cannot be sung. It contrasts American and British actions in Asia and Africa.
The political chronology points to a Democratic Governor soon, urging support for Carry Boston on the upcoming Tuesday as a step toward a Democratic State victory in future years. The note frames the vote as a starter toward broader state triumphs.
A columnist recalls a Bowdoin Square rain day with four boys haggling over a torn cotton screen umbrella, a Parisian style slip by Anna Held on stage, and a playful horse stealing a rival's blanket. He also weighs Mindanao Mindanao Mindanao treaty talk, Sultan of Sulu salaries, and Philippine relations under McKinley.
Final rallies in Boston urge voters to back Paine Mack and the State Democratic slate. A record registration favors a Democratic majority, seen as key to electing a Democratic Governor and shaping municipal leadership in December.
The piece notes Alfred Austin’s new war poem praising Britain’s South African campaign, comparing its intensity unfavorably with Swinburne and Kipling. It draws a parallel to Scipio and Rome but argues the classical link weakens when applied to Buller and the Transvaal.
Three members quit the Greenfield town committee denouncing Boston headquarters for usurping local authority. They oppose dictation by the State committee to force support for Lodge or corporate interests over local conscience and say the revolt signals resistance to boss rule within the party.
Mary Devereux will move to Boston for winter around December 1 and live at the Parker House. Charlestown bridge opening to include festivities and speeches. West Boston bridge jubilation recalls 178 era ode by Thomas Dawes Jr. Mrs Joseph Chamberlain christened the battleship Venerable in Chatham. Ned Catlin mourns wife with funeral at 1 Warren Street. Public schools may require physical exams for violent sports. Anna Held prays for fair weather to perform.
James Jeffrey Roche writes a war toned ditty praising Ladysmith and mocking British bravado while contrasting Boer and British forces. He imagines Kruger and Dutch prowess against the British in early wartime sentiment.
Ulster man John McBridé age 34 leads Irish brigade in Transvaal on a Clan-na-Gael mission. Lionel Decle, author of Trooper 809, once African explorer, known for revealing French army conditions. Richard V. Risley, author of Mens Tragedies, educated cosmopolitan, joined Copenhagen American legation. George Hertslet, Queen Victoria’s household paymaster, marks sixty years of service. Rider Haggard and Lord Ernest Hamilton travel to Atlin gold fields with claims purchased for 504 600 dollars. President Tyler's unmarked Hollywood Cemetery grave to receive monument from cemetery officials. Sir Stafford Northcote linked to Bombay governorship and married to adopted daughter of Lord Mount Stephen. Clive Holland, photographer and author, creating camera scenes from Hardy Wessex novels Tess, The Trumpet Major, and The Well Beloved.
A short fiction piece by Julia Meg Williamson from Augusta Maine showcases a quiet domestic moment with reflective, intimate narration and a gentle emotional arc. The tale focuses on ordinary lives and small observances, delivering warmth and subtle insight.
Faith Chester a 25 year old sculptor pursues a prize for a figure of Hope. Her lover Howard Gray enters the same contest and hides a rival design. Faith wins the prize, while Howard’s jealousy and vanity wreck their engagement and he reappears later as a bitter art journalist.
A reader asks the Post editor to publish the names and locations of shops under the American Leather Trust. The letter praises the paper as excellent and values a public listing of involved businesses.
The list names American Hide and Leather Company members and their tanneries across the United States, including C. F. Roenitsz & Co in Sheboygan Wisconsin. Willam Becker Leather Co and Skinner Leather Co in Milwaukee and Woburn Massachusetts. Hall Haight in Ballston Spa. Middlesex Leather and Dow & Co in Woburn. Matthew Robson in Salem. Wubbard Co in Olean. Cottle & Son in Woburn. B F Thompson & Co in Hickory and Portersville Pennsylvania. others in Tenessee Chicago and Danvers.
A miscellany notes George Tritch a Denver pioneer millionaire who died last week after arriving in a wagon with his worldly goods and mining gear. Mile Serao is praised by a Paris desk as Balzac’s head in form with a strong brow and dark eyes. Lionel Decle known for Trooper 3809 gains attention for exposing French army conditions. Berlin forbids selling to schoolchildren stitched books linked to blood poisoning. Siberia banished people total 20 036 in two years with 894 women. A new railroad car compresses ammonia to liquid for cooling. Persian baby naming by drawing one of five slips. Monica grows hops for personal use. U S hops exports nine months to March amount to 1 963 dollars, vs 40 561 dollars for the same period in 1897.
A collage of light jokes and column snips from the era, recalling jokes about telephones, editors, and rural notices. Cartoonish lines reference Mrs Cheke, a night editor at war dispatches, and a prize bull tied to a red parasol, highlighting discordant urban rural humor of the period.
The livery department serves many prominent Boston patrons and earns praise for work style and promptness, while prices tempt the multitude and secure wide patronage.
CHATHAM England November 2 The battleship Venerable the first class vessel of 14700 tons with 18000 indicated horsepower was launched amid strong cheering The ship carries four 12 inch guns two torpedo tubes and a crew of 755 Her armor includes Harveyized steel up to nine inches and deck plating from two and a half to four inches Mrs Joseph Chamberlain formerly Miss Endicott of Boston christened the ship with a public ovation
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