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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1899
Page
4
General Collins defends labor rights and eight hour workday principles. He supports paying union wages to city employees and all workers, stressing equal pay for a full day’s work and resisting special privilege. He emphasizes a practical, non demagogic stance benefiting laborers and employers alike.
In a cold Saturday game Harvard outmatched Yale in skill and force though Yale held Harvard to no points. The match demonstrates Yale spirit and resilience despite facing a heavier, stronger opponent.
The article argues strategy dominates the South African conflict. It notes Boer operations around Ladysmith and Kimberley, the Tugela bridge destruction near Colenso, and possible British pivots toward Pretoria via the Orange Free State. It predicts rising tactical skill and suggests General Buller may shift plans due to Durban delays.
The observance celebrates a church whose history mirrors Boston and national development. From Cotton Mather’s early sermons addressing slavery to Pastor Thomas Van Ness guiding a free republic, the church has shaped religion, politics, and society across two centuries.
Utah congressman-elect Roberts defends himself amid protests over admitting a polygamist to Congress. The exchange centers on morals and accusations of impropriety, with critics arguing the issue is a moral trap.
Roberts must answer for conduct violating three wives policy raised by critics. The piece argues law and fact govern seating in Congress, not sentiment, noting immorality elsewhere does not justify three wives in office. Roberts faces political and legal scrutiny over his marital history.
A Boston political dispute centers on editorial calls for large donations to influence the mayoral race against General Collins and in favor of Mr. Hart. The editors deny any Democratic buyout or “anti-machine” vote trading, calling the insinuations unprecedented and offensive to decent citizens.
The enormous Sunday Post edition sold out across Boston and New England. It featured full size pages, 213 illustrations, and rare long photographs. Content included sermons by Cotton Mather and van Ness, Back Bay views, copper kings, literary news, women’s features, and a broad sports section. Readers urged to catch next Sunday’s issue.
An Observant Citizen reports a Saturday theatre event at Columbia Music Hall where the crowd remained orderly though decorum was lax. Police on duty numbered about fifty, with little to do as the audience dispersed without incident.
Boston figures announce Keh & Walter Gumann exhibit of The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere with a private viewing for the D A R Paul Revere Chapter on November 23 21. Booker T Washington will visit Boston December 1 with a reception organized by a citizens committee.
In a playful verse from the Times-Democrat, Peggy to market with a critic's eye and memory of names. She distinguishes fresh fish from fowl, tests eggs, and inspects vegetables, earning praise from the speaker as she goes.
A collage of light quotes from Detroit Journal Washington Star Puck Brooklyn Life and Baltimore American features witty remarks on Transvaal names prayers in legislatures and a breach of promise quip. The snippets show social humor political nods and editorial wit across varied publications.
A quirky roundup reports a rocking chair injuring nerves, the United Kingdom tallying 340 named Smiths, Galloner of Baroda owning a 1 million necklace, England showing 2 million more women than men, North Haven Maine noting a 12 year apple tree, sepannione Park geysers fading, Confederate veterans meeting at Clinton Missouri, an English electric organ with 64600 miles of wire, and 11607 foreigners settling in China in 1897.
Narrator Beth recalls Marion’s marriage to a much older man Thomas Phillipps and a past lover Gordon Grey. Marion reveals she was torn between Phillipps and a failed San Francisco romance with Grey, creating a tangle of past loves as the two friends share a late night chat.
New York November 19 Evelyn Adams the former Utica native and widow of Adam Brown Adams died of starvation in her Windermere apartment at 400 West Fifty seventh street. Once a promising novelist and playwright she faced repeated poverty and neglect from wealthy relatives. Her life included travels with sister Gertrude and a failed dressmaking business. The article notes a fighting spirit and appeals for support, including a feeble reply from Cassius M. Clay offering distant aid.
The Rev. John Cox Edghill, chaplain-general of the British army, is nearing retirement. Parisian artist Raffaei believes New York has an artistic atmosphere. The Greek king in Paris may visit his sister the Princess of Wales before returning home. The German crown prince comes of age next May and will maintain a separate establishment at Potsdam. The Japanese crown prince’s palatial frame is iron for earthquake resistance. Michael Davitt, in Parliament days, used the House writing room for most literary work. Secretary Hay sent a German emperor’s thanks to Captain Thomas Ginn of Owl’s Head for aiding the M A Achorn’s crew in distress at sea.
The text notes Queen Victoria’s descendants number seventy one and mentions individuals linked to era figures. It references Ruth Underhill as golf champion and a lineage to Cha Dana, Adelaide Sergeant novelist and Minnie Church of Rome, the Marquis Townshend’s death in Paris, and Mrs Jefferson Davis as a Greek scholar. It also alludes to a new governor and various traits of old aristocracy amid fragmented lines.
A compilation of brief quotes from various papers on topics from the Tarlac capture and British influence to tips on dining cars in the New York Central line. It includes remarks on Algerism Eaganism wage arbitration and labor disputes at Fall River with calls for arbitration and cautious optimism.
Coats breeches riding trousers hats and gloves are ready at Qak Hall. Wind proof leather vests and jackets are in great demand this season by those who drive as well as ride.
A Des Moines dispatch reports the city’s Aldermen revive Puritan blue laws. Curfew aims to keep children indoors after 9 or 10 PM and regulates theatre hours. Officials promise enforcement, with fines for disturbances and bans on gambling devices. The city considers leniency during late events but fears strict statewide action if party control shifts.
Menu outline lists items for BREAKFAST DINNER SUPPER. Breakfast includes Fruit Omelette Toast Hamburg Steak on Wheat Rolls Cake. Dinner features Rice Soup Roast Lamb Baked Potatoes Green Corn Shell Beans Olives Peach Cake Ice Cream Coffee. Supper offers Salad Rolls Peanut Butter Blackberries Tea. Names Nellie Coulson Bortie Banvere Mass appear as a byline or attribution.
The fragment discusses a debate on wealth creation through land and capital, arguing that wealth must include ground rent paid to landowners and noting capital’s role beyond labor. It references Malthusian ideas, wage sufficiency, and a shift toward finding balance in the distribution of wealth between labor and landowners.
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