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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
4
The notice lists annual and short-term subscription prices for daily and Sunday Post editions, requires subscribers to provide current and future addresses, and notes Second Class Matter status. It warns readers to send payments at their own risk and to make checks or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial note from Boston Post listing office addresses in Boston and New York and outlining subscription terms. It states subscriptions should be paid up to date and can be discontinued on expiration and asks readers to notify if no receipts are received.
The late Edward Austin distributed over 1 million dollars to push education for needy meritorious students. Five hundred thousand supports Harvard College and four hundred thousand MIT, yielding about forty five thousand annually for at least 100 students. The posthumous gift widens its impact yearly, aiding the community widely.
Fragmented text mentions officials and government concerns with justice and governance. Readable items are sparse. no clear event, names, places, or dates emerge to support a cohesive summary.
A year after a hard won election and a global conflict, the nation salutes resilience and prosperity. The speaker notes unity, stronger industry, and a greater people, while honoring fallen heroes and the sacrifices of 260,000 youths. Family gatherings in New England bear solemn gaps yet gratitude remains.
The Utah Democrat Brigham Roberts faces Republican calls to unseat him over polygamy. Republicans argue moral concerns, while noting Utah's shift from territory to state and the potential impact on a fragile House majority. The issue raises constitutional rights versus party discipline.
A critique questions the 20 million offer for the Philippines by President McKinley. It argues the amount covers doubts, calls for transparency on what public works or assets justify the price, and warns of continued war taxes and labor pressures to fund the purchase. The piece casts doubt on Spain's nominal sovereignty and the supposed value of Manila and Iloilo projects.
The San Juan harbor department faces a corruption probe as pay rolls allegedly include dummy workers and a long unused dredge shows ongoing ill gains. Officials’ methods resemble familiar patterns seen in other cities, signaling a push to reform municipal practice.
The article analyzes wage cuts in Georgia and South Carolina mills used to compete with Northern outfits. It notes a similar New England rollback a year earlier and foresees a potential spiral of further cuts. Despite pressure, Southern workers resist reductions, and Massachusetts stands firm against backsliding in labor laws, a stance supported by Southern mill owners.
A column of quick anecdotes from Norwood to Boston includes Commodore Cushing hosting gala gatherings, Captain Tom Olys slated as guest, and reports of humorous incidents. Also referenced are pneumonia cases tied to a Harvard Yale game, Paris society chatter about French nobility, and school dietary changes banning candy at public dinners.
A column recalls a Bath funeral prank and notes in city life. Reports include a veteran fireman’s Bath anecdote, a New York wedding of Miss Cornelia Fannin, probate filing on Edna, and talk of Comodore Howison’s Navy Yard fate. Also mentions new hires at the Herald, a Roxbury birth, and a Somerville Cambridge football title chase. A street incident saves a live, and a police row hosts a brave act by Officer Nye.
The excerpt proclaims the speaker as the indispensable American citizen who wields influence over presidents governors judges and officials. It boasts vast agency across war, industry, law, and daily life, blending national stereotypes with a boastful self portrait of power and identity as a composite of many peoples and roles.
Ezra and Janet discuss ending their long engagement as he departs for Florida. She agrees to marry later and later discovers she loves Florida climate. Years pass with letters and visits, leading to a reunion honeymoon in New York. They return home to housekeeping hopeful about a future together.
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, conferred with President McKinley on November 23 regarding labor bills pending in Congress. He aimed to win endorsement for these measures in the President's upcoming message to Congress.
The Post offers weekly prizes for original short stories ten dollars for first, five for second, and two dollars each for four others. Limit 700 to 1000 words per story. Submit one side of paper, full name and address, prepaid return postage, and folded manuscripts. Entry open to women readers only. mail submissions only. do not roll.
The column notes Frank Hunter Potter a grand opera tenor using Signor llipe as stage name. It mentions Scott Lord and Ella Devereaux Lord gifting land near the Catholic University for a Franciscan monastery. Ali Ferrouh Bey, the new Turkish minister in Washington, receives threats from alleged Armenian conspirators. Captain Bob Evans, wounded at Fort Fisher, retired and later restored by Congress resolution, exempt from disability exams. Moses G Zalinski, appointed captain, is brother to K L Zalinski, inventor of the dynamite gun, and details his rise from private to lieutenant after education at Fort Monroe in 1896.
Boston marks Thanksgiving with union services across churches in the South End and suburbs. Prominent listings include First Methodist Episcopal, Second Church Unitarian, Church of the Disciple, St. Pauls Holy Communion at 10 a.m., Trinity Church, Newton Union services at 11 a.m., West Newton Baptist and Episcopal unions, Jamaica Plain Universalist service at 10: a.m., and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for Catholic Masses.
Peter Werner of Jamaica Plain asks the editor to reveal how Lyon a former legislator voted on the Post Telephone Bill in the last session. Werner, a Republican candidate for Alderman, says he will not vote for Lyon if he opposed the bill and accuses corporate influence. The editor notes Lyon voted against the bill.
A jumble of frothy quips and comic exchanges from early press pages. Witty lines touch on manners and politics, with sharp asides about seat etiquette and social pretenses. The chatter recalls playful banter and social commentary through playful exchanges and readers’ quips.
A Boston area recipe listing corn soup roast duck cranberry jelly and several side dishes followed by a method to bake six separated egg whites with yolks held in shells, butter pepper and salt then baked ten minutes. Bertha Fef of 124 Pembroke Street Boston Mass provides the dish.
The Boston Post will award five dollars weekly for the best three meal bill of fare for a family of five. Include breakfast dinner and supper or breakfast luncheon and dinner with four to five persons in mind. Provide directions to prepare the named dishes. Submissions should not exceed ten dollars weekly for five. Submissions end Saturdays. winner appears Mondays. Send by mail to Cooking Boston.
A rural narrator recalls Thanksgiving as railroads and progress cut family gatherings. The speaker, Sary Ellen, and others share memories of holidays past, lost children, and changed traditions, noting a lone gathering, turkey, mince pies, and a future hope for a renewed, closer celebration.
The Thirtieth annual Thanksgiving event, hosted by Boston youth organizations, includes a Sarker Memorial Young Men's Dinner in Union Hall and meals at Salvation Army on Washington Street. The Little Wanderers Home and Working Boys Angel Guardian will host dinners for needy children and families across Tremont Temple and other sites.
A list of festive gatherings including Young Men's Christian Union dinner at Union Hall and a Thanksgiving meal at 12330 p m West Roxbury, plus music and talks at Music Hall on Hawaiian Islands by Burton Holmes, and free Sunday hours at Boston Public Library. Cambridgeport Prospect Union hosts a ladies night with Sam Walter Foss reading, while YMCA opens house for homeward sailors and soldiers with a Reich Barton talk and Damon Orchestra at 4 o'clock.
Newton Y M C A hosts forenoon Hare and Hounds run starting at 10 o clock. Franklin Field Club 342d called run around the Blue Blill. Pet dog show at New York. A A U cross country at Madison Square Garden. New York bicycle races.
A compiled schedule lists golf and athletic matches at Brookline Allston Wollaston Winchester Newton Salem Agawam Club Oakley Lakewood Knollwood plus college games Dartmouth Chicago Portland Bowdoin Needham Mangus Holy Cross Boston College and others. Socials include Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Berkeley Hall YMCA Catholic groups and Jewish, Catholic, and civic gatherings with dancing, receptions, and entertainments across Boston and suburbs.
The statue of General Deveins stands at the State House surrounded by sightseers. The portrait shows his face with a mix of military dress and judicial bearing. No one at the State House knows what will be done regarding dedication plans.
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