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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1897

Page

4

Subscriptions Rates and Notice for The Boston Post

The Boston Post lists subscription rates: daily sixty cent year, six months three dollars, three months 73 cents, month 25 cents. The Sunday Post one year 1.50, six months 75 cents, three months 40 cents. Change of address requires current and new details. Entered second class matter. All money sent at sender’s risk. Checks to Post Publishing Company. Boston office address and editor details included.

Zoo THE Sunday Post Post Publishing Company New York Boston Post E. A. Grozier

General Blanco Amnesty Labeled Humbug by Cuba Patriots

The amnesty proclamation by General Blanco is seen as hollow for Cuban patriots who fear it offers pardons for rebellion but retains penalties for related crimes. Rebels branded as common criminals remain punished, making the offer ineffective for reconciliation with Spain.

Blanco Gomez Sagasta Spain Cuba

Harvard Value game seats sell out amid public zeal

The last seat for the Harvard Value game sold yesterday morning with public buyers taking what alumni and undergraduates left. The piece notes unprecedented demand and broad public interest in the rival college contest. It praises football as wholesome and vigorous and predicts a great Soldiers Field crowd cheering the match.

Boston Soldiers Field

Canadian Premier's Washington Drive Broadens Trade Talks

A report portrays Sir Wilfrid Laurier preparing to settle a wide U S Canadian agenda in Washington. The docket spans Behring Sea seal disputes immigration of American miners Yukon fisheries Alaska boundary rights in Puget Sound Pacific waters rail transportation trade reciprocity and other items.

Wilfrid Laurier Washington United States Dominion Yukon Territory North Atlantic Alaskan Puget Sound Pacific Coast Bend

Canadian officials seek neighborly ties with Britain

The article argues that progress in Canadian British relations should be managed directly by the two peoples involved rather than through Atlantic negotiations. It compares Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Lord Salisbury and contends Laurier can handle Canada’s interests as capably as the imperial premier.

Atlantic Wilfrid Laurier Lord Salisbury Canada

Quick half day juries praised for murder trials

The Somersworth and Long Island City cases chose twelve jurors in under six hours. The source lauds quick selections and argues informed jurors, not those with blank minds, yield wiser verdicts and stronger public confidence.

Keiley Somersworth Martin Thorn Guldensuppe Long Island City

Judge Jackson Ohio West Virginia ruling alters civil service removals

The Martinsburg West Virginia ruling by Judge Jackson challenges the phrase for the good of the service as a sufficient reason for removal and holds that transfers changing rank are removals. It suggests potential limits on bureau heads discretionary transfers while cautioning against overly rigid constraint.

Jackson United States District Court Martinsburg W. Va West Virginia

Publicity as detector in Alice Brown murder case

Captain Warren and the Post acknowledge joint efforts in solving the crime. The police credit cooperation with the newspaper for identifying the victim and aiding the investigation. The piece advocates continued police and press collaboration to advance justice.

Warren Station 4 Post Alice Brown Leavitt

Noted actress Mrs. Jane Anglish visits Charlestown at age about eighty

The Observant Citizen recalls Mrs. Jane Anglish once a wealthy stage star now living at Edwin Forrest Home Philadelphia. She visits Charlestown with vitality praised by old friends including Fannie Davenport. The piece also notes theatre hats rule and a trend toward decorative postcards spreading from Europe.

Jane Anglish Edwin Forrest Philadelphia Charlestown N. D. Jones Fannie Davenport

Harbor View Tales and A High School Gift

A Boston era collage of local notes and fiction recounts Mattapoisett�s new high school funding by Henry Rogers of New York, a bicycle frame from Milwaukee, a West Roxbury duck farm, and marriages statistics. The Post then presents Agnes Wilton�s short story about Eugene Wearborn and Alice Wyman confronting family resistance to their engagement, ending with reconciliation and a new daughter.

Mattapoisett Henry Rogers New York

No tears for me No flowers for me Westminster verse

Poem lines express absence of tears flowers and memorial stones for a deceased speaker. The speaker refuses flowers weeds and a grave marker, requesting rest with green turf and that their name be engraved only on hearts. Attributed to M G W in Westminster Gazette.

Westminster Gazette

Notable figures and events in lively 19th century notes

The item surveys individuals from politics science and finance. Theodore Delannis the late Greek prime minister is noted for education of his brothers on a thin salary. Mrs. Maritta Ricker announces a bid for Congress in New Hampshire. Carre de Bellemare turns poet and writes a Napoleonic history in verse. Prince Roland Bonaparte funds meteorological balloon experiments. The Czarina of Russia takes bicycle lessons at Darmstadt. Danes prefer Darmstadt over Copenhagen. Mrs. Leland Stanford’s jewels valued at 2 million dollars, part of a plan to support Stanford University. James Eckels resigns as Comptroller of the Currency to head a Chicago bank, misnamed by Cleveland’s administration.

Prince Roland Bonaparte France Central Meteorological Bureau M. Balaschoff James H. Eckels Chicago Cleveland Illinois Treasury

South Boston Democrats Split Over Single Chamber Bill

The South Boston News notes the single chamber bill was defeated as The Boston Post stoked Democratic sentiment against it. It claims Democratic ward organizations and leaders including Senator Galvin J J McNamara Joseph Norton and W S McNary did little to back the bill, counter to the Post’s suggestion.

South Boston News The Boston Post Senator Galvin J. J. McNamara Joseph J. Norton W. S. McNary Post South Boston

Daily Table Hints Supper Menu and Recipe Fragments

A fragmented kitchen column lists raised biscuit cold sliced beef baked pears and cream chocolate cake tea cocoa and egg toast. It includes a recipe with eggs milk toast and spices and names Miss Caroline Watson of Malden Massachusetts.

Marlborough Caroline Watson Sea View Avenue Malden Mass

Mystery Case of Julia Ein Stein Hypnotic Hysterical Anesthesia

New York November 9 report details Julia Ein Stein an engaged young woman who cannot feel any sensation in her body including kisses or hugs. Doctors trace onset to a rusty needle injury seven years earlier and pursue hypnosis and clinic tests at New York Hospital uncovering a rare hysterical anesthesia case.

New York Julia Einstein Julia Hinstein Juna Max Graff Julia Max New York Hospital Charles B. Nammack Nammack Academy of Medicine

Plumes Dominate Hats In Fashion Then And Now

The article notes a shift from hats to plumage as the defining feature of headwear, urging attention to feathers rather than structure. It cites ostrich plumes as the costly standard, describes a New York belle’s hat with gray plumes and velvet rosettes, and mentions pheasant wings as affordable alternatives, with poke bonnets also appearing.

New York

Ostrich Flue Boas Attract Odd Fashion Statement

Truncated text notes trimming with ostrich flue boas and an end falling loosely on each side. The description is startling and not aesthetically pleasing, with a dated tone and a fragmentary reference to THH LATEST.

Laurier Arrives in Washington With Delegation

Sir Wilfrid Laurier and party arrive in Washington at 4 PM and stay at the Shoreham. The group includes Sir Louis Davies, Lady Davies, Miss Ethel Davies, Professor J. M. Macoun, and others. Laurier declines interviews as the British ambassador plans visits and a White House courtesy call tomorrow.

Washington Wilfrid Laurier Shoreham Wilfrid Lady Laurier Louis Lady Davies Ethel Davies J. M. Macoun R. M. Venning R. Boudreau E. B. Williams Thompson Sir Wilfrid Sir Louis White House

Imprisoned whalers rescue efforts advance at sea

Captain Shoemaker of the revenue cutter service ordered immediate repairs to the Bear to be ready for sea as search efforts for imprisoned Arctic whalers continue. Point Barrow lies about 8000 miles north of Seattle and 1200 miles north of Unalaska.

Shoemaker Revenue Cutter Service Point Barrow Seattle Unalaska

Wit and Humor Fragments from Local Papers

A collage of humorous exchanges across papers like the Somerville Journal and Atchison Globe. Jokes touch on marriage cards, household weakness, rabies jokes, and a bald father, all reflecting light local humor and family anecdotes.

Somerville Journal Lot Atchison Franklyn DeArcy St. Elmo Jones Atchison Globe

Mary Shaw Delivers Social Side Talk to Playgoers Club

Miss Mary Shaw of the Tess cast spoke at the Playgoers' Club on stage social conditions and wasteful theater spending. She urged cooperation and a guild to end touring instability, noting large sums spent on advertising real estate and transport while actors often go hungry. The talk drew applause and discussion with Tufts officials and actors in attendance.

Mary Shaw Marion Tess Shaw Boston Professional Woman’s League of New York Miss Shaw America Channing Rust Irving Te Wood Alexander Martin Gamaliel Bradford Clarke Bond D. Henry Cram R. D. Everett Everett Thayer

New England Telephone Gains State Telephone Control

Montpelier Vermont November 9 A transaction completed here today gives New England Telephone and Telegraph Company practical control of the state telephone business.

Montpelier New England Telephone & Telegraph Company

Owl Club Ball Planned by East Boston Group

The Owl Club plans a grand ball at Maverick Hall on Friday evening November 19 hosted by the East Boston organization in the Columbia Trust Building. About seventy five members will attend with officers William Mahoney president Daniel Diamond secretary and Frank Kiliion treasurer.

Owl Club Good Fellows Columbia Trust Company Boston Maverick Hall William Mahoney Daniel Diamond Frank Kiliion

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Democratic New England Washington Street Diottoo the Intelligent Jury English Lucille Helen Weston James Herne Shore Acres Mt. Auburn Germany Europe Milwaukee West Roxbury Harris Commonwealth H. A. Thomas Curtis Home Market Club Mark Hanna Stock Exchange Associated Charities Baltimore Brookline the Post Agnes Wilton Williams Street Chelsea, Maid Hugene Dearborn Alice Wyman Alice Mr. Wyman Eugene Mrs. Dearborn Nes Grace Ernest Theodore Delannis Greece Maritta M. Ricker New Hampshire Carre de Bellemare Paris Russia Darmstadt Schloss Copenhagen Leland Stanford Eugenie Isabella SOUTH Porris Dave Guiana Sean Gail Borden Newvoun Convansen Max CO W.Y Aulia Einster Talia Einstein China Somerville Actors’ Guild Society E. Clarke Lillian May Belle Ralph MclIntosh Floral Emblem Society Kirtland Golt Christine Lord Brown Cora Bellows Frank 8. Wilson Arthur Craig Thomas van Ness Florence Whitaker Charlotte Jones Winifred Reed Melrose Frances Gallier Waterman Brothers Frazar Alexander Agnes Everett Adelaide H. Garland F. A. Bowen London Nottingham
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