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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1898

Page

6

Subscription rates for Boston Post and Sunday Post

The notice lists daily and Sunday Post subscription prices for one year six months and shorter terms. It instructs subscribers to provide current and future addresses and notes payments by check draft or money order payable to the Post Publishing Company.

Boston Post Representative Democratic Paper OF New England Peewee Rewmereree Eaerese Aereeses TIE Sunday Post AML Alli Schecks

Boston Post subscription notice edition format

The Boston Post announces subscription details and office addresses in Boston and New York. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will end at expiration. Readers without regular delivery should notify the newspaper by mail. Editor and Publisher E A Grozer signs the notice.

Boston Washington Street New York Boston Post Post E. A Grozer

Discontent Over Army Camp Conditions at Winthrop

The piece blasts the Winthrop mortar batteries for poor tents leaky canvases and cold meals. It argues Boston offers abundant supplies and heat while criticizing the War Department for insufficient support to regular troops in Suffolk County and compares to worse past failures at Chickamauga and Montauk.

Winthrop Boston Secretary of War Buffolk County Mass Chickamauga Montauk

Foreign Complications Echoes of European Influence

The piece argues that proposing German arbitration in the US Spain dispute is absurd and reflects Europe’s view of the United States under expansionist policy. It warns that if the US enters global affairs, it must accept balance of power and concert of Europe concepts and play by international rules.

Madrid Heraldo Germany Paris United States Spain Europe McKinley Asia Washington

Booming US Trade Shows Large Export Surplus

Treasury figures for the first months of the year show reduced imports and greater exports, with Europe accounting for 666 million dollars in sales versus 241 million in purchases. Despite national prosperity, individual citizens feel taxes bite from federal to local levels, reducing take home profits and savings.

Europe

Football at Princeton Sees Yale Visit on Home Field

The Yale football team travels to Princeton for a decisive game on the Tigers field. A record-making contest this season could influence championship speculation as Harvard and Yale end the year. The wear from prior games looms as a potential risk with injuries possible before the finish.

Yale Princeton Soldiers Field Cambridge Harvard

Yale Squad Faces First Time Together In Key Game

The Yale team, already suffering, will field a lineup that has never played together as a unit. A single strong performance could alter the outcome, with Yale relying on its famed luck and hoping not to echo Harvard’s surprise success for Pennsylvania.

Yale Princeton Harvard Pennsylvania James T. Mahoney, Jr Ward 13

Shall We Fight For Them The Philippines Demand Showdown

A public letter questions Spain will reject the Paris demand for cession of the Philippines. It argues for war as the only way to obtain the islands if Spain refuses, asks whether the American people will back such a conflict, and questions the President and Senator Lodge about expansion and policy. It notes troop movements and Dewey’s fleet as evidence of potential war.

Spain United States Paris Philippines Lodge Republic Manila Dewey Topsy Marks Chicago News Beryl Aus der Wabash Detroit Journal Frogeeter France Bludgud Kky Kentuck New York Weekly

Observant Citizen Notes on Caine and Boston Life

The writer reports on Hall Caine’s second Boston visit, his Manx customs remarks, and his easy Americanization. He mentions the Isle of Man bishop’s powers, $25,000 for flying-machine tests, and ships from Boston to Jamaica with the Admiral Dewey due next week. Also noted are Captain Leary’s illness, the Vesuvius cruiser, Ancients smoke talks dates, a Roxbury death, a forthcoming dinner with notable guests, and a twelve-horse dray seen on Washington Street.

Hall Caine Tremont Theatre Boston Hoar Lodge Wolcott Olin Thomas Dalton Washington Tom” Reed

Irrigation of Boston notes and Irish writers in town

A Boston columnist recounts local scenes from Roxbury to Back Bay including a blooming Japanese quince, mayoral praise, and Irish writer MacManus visiting, with reflections on insomnia cures and a London misquote. The piece also covers a British Army dinner tribute to Mayor Quincy and civic ambitions for Boston as a model city.

James MacManus Mt. Charles Donegal Ireland MacManus Mac Dhroll Mac.Manus America Boston Wwe British Army and Navy Veterans’ Union George B. Perry Josiah

The Bunco Man Warning Poem

A fragmentary verse warns farmers and townsfolk to guard against the Bunco Man. It advises vigilance, protecting property and bank accounts, and staying wary of strangers on the highway. The poem uses rustic rural imagery and a cautionary tone.

Corset Cover Bolero by Parisian Dressmaker

Fashion note describes a new bolero styled corset cover in fine batiste with Valenciennes lace. It fits around the neck with a ribbon tie in front and shoulder bows, designed to stay neat under close-fitting street gowns.

Gether

Christmas Party Spark in Judge Hayne's Parlor

In a December town social, Loris explains Mrs. Howard plans a New Year party for Tom Howard and Ralph Berling. Bessie Venner, penniless yet pure, glows beside Berling, whose early advances spark Elsie’s coldness. Year-end events hint at a June Europe plan and an unresolved romance.

Judge Jane Grace Nellie Burch Loris Mrs. Howard Tom Howard Ralph Berling Tom Mr. Berling Europe Bessie Venner Howard Mrs. Venner Elsie Bessie Venner’s Venner Papa Ralph

Young Men's Melton Overcoats

Melton fabric coats for young men in brown mixed and crab mixed colors. Features include deep facing wide hand padded silk velvet collars velvet faced tabs mole skin pocket linings reinforced pocket corners raw edges full backs and wide lap seams. Describes quality and construction.

Melton

Ipswich Lighthouse Keeper Captain Ellsworth

America's oldest lighthouse keeper Captain Ellsworth has headed Ipswich Light since 1861. At age 88 he remains active, performing all duties despite advanced years.

America Captain Ellsworth Ipswich

War moral training shapes views on ethics and empire

The Moral Education Association met at Legion of Honor Hall to discuss war ethics. Rev Mary Whitney urged teaching morality in schools apart from religion and warned against annexing Spain’s colonies, while Rev William Barton praised wartime patriotism but cautioned about moral dangers and imperial reach.

The Moral Education Association Legion of Honor Hall Huntington Avenue Mary I. Whitney Spain Massachusetts Mary Whitney New York State House William E. Barton Congress Cuba Hawaii Philippines Porto Rico Mr. Barton

Polish Tenor Takes Porter Job in Cannes After Downfall

The article notes Ladislaus Mierzwinski once earned $500 per performance as a renowned Polish tenor. Now past his prime and hampered by gambling, he has taken a porter position at the Hotel d Angleterres in Cannes, France, with his career story marked by decline.

Ladislaus Mierzwinski Count Moerner Chelsea New York Sweden Marshal Bernadotte Gustavus of Vasa America

Brilliant Boston editor George Canning Hill dies at 70

The Evening Transcript reports the sudden death of George Canning Hill a longtime Boston Post editorial writer and Yale graduate who impressed with erudition and vivid imagination. A recluse admired by close confidants Hill lived to about seventy and was widowed years ago with little public contact left.

Evening Transcript George Canning Hill Boston Hill Boston Post Charles Gordon Greene Yale College The Post

Freshness to Policemen Provokes Late Night Confrontation

A letter from John O Connell of Nonan gim dated November 7 recounts an evening encounter with Newton police officers who accused him of being too fresh. He recalls a harsh rebuke while he wandered home and vows to avoid disturbing officers or speaking boldly to lawmen in the future.

Newton John O'Connell Nonan‘gim

Two Berlin Monuments Honoring Heinrich Von Stephen

Heinrich Von Stephen, founder of the world postal union, will have two Berlin monuments unveiled in 1839. One will stand in the Postal Museum, the other in a cemetery.

Heinrich von Stephen Postal Union Berlin Postal Museum

Boston donors boost Guantanamo postmaster fund to widow

The fund for the benefit of the lay Postmaster Spicer of Guantanamo 14 grows daily and now guarantees the widow a handsome sum. A $500 check from an unknown donor arrived Thursday as the largest single gift yet, sent with no additional identification.

Spicer Guantanamo 14 Boston

Nine Year Old Freddie De Rome Donates 50 Cents to Spicer Children

A Boston newspaper notes small gifts toward the Spicer children relief drive. Frederick De Rome, 9, from East Boston, sends 50 cents saved from Xmas funds with a letter urging others to contribute. Rev. Richard W. Boynton of Roslindale and Colonel Thomas back the plan to start an endless chain, proposing 5 cents per recipient.

Freddie DE Rome Spicer Frederick de Waelchie Sia Avis É Deere Tyes Henry Martin Ceeceeseeseere Res Reres Richard W. Boynton Roslindale Frederick de Rome Elbow Street East Boston Mass Thomas Boynton

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