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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
4
The Austrian Reichsrath erupted in clashes over a proposal to extend Czech language use. Slavic members gained ground as ultra German leaders were marked for arrest, signaling a possible shift toward wider national recognition under Habsburg rule.
The day after Thanksgiving signals the opening of the winter season with gratitude to the poor and celebration for the homeless. It notes nationwide observance from Maine to Texas and anticipates improved business and prosperity as winter plans begin.
The Somerville case shows double taxation on foreign corporate stock held by a resident, with Hathaway paying taxes on stock as personal property while the company pays state taxes. Exemption of all personal property is discussed as a potential fix, but raises issues of outside investments and state revenue.
The article reports Speaker Reed denying rumors of settling in New York at the end of his congressional term. It notes Reed as a prominent New England figure, praised as a distinguished citizen albeit described with a sharp regional judgment.
The piece notes Massachusetts claiming a maternal link to Maine and praises Tom Reed as a favored son. It states Reed will likely not become President because his party does not nominate its strongest candidates, but New England would prefer Reed over any Republican for the White House.
President McKinley is urged to favor discriminating duties on imports in ships not U S vessels. The argument notes such duties hinder trade and its experience. It cites August figures showing American tonnage far smaller than foreign, and argues free ships with U S registry, not protection, will grow the merchant marine.
Observations on subway staff routines and language from various lines, Samuel Little and real estate chatter, bird migrations over Roxbury, and local social notes including Pierce estate gun clubs. Mentions Boston Harrvard Yale debate and relic theft at Mount Vernon with persistent vandalism concerns.
A collage of humorous exchanges from Chicago News Cleveland Leader and North American features. Jokes cover domestic life, misunderstandings, and social cues as readers reflect on modern marriage, service, and public figures.
The piece describes glass bed knobs sold by a Pittsburg factory, their theft risk, and safekeeping in a vault. It also mentions a Lexington passenger, a fashionable young man on a Boston train, a Washington street shoe dealer noting a shift to custom shoes as prosperity returns, and Goldie Klondike's performances at the Kirmess with details of her dances.
A poor girl Mary seeks extra work at the Novelty Theatre to feed her hungry family. Miss Fanny Rutledge, the leading lady, learns of her plight and later arranges a Thanksgiving dinner and a $10 gift. The story ends with the joyful meal and the audience’s praise.
A poem describes a garden with roses honeysuckle and virgin's bower where a speaker's heart's white flower grows. He visits by river in a boat and sees a beloved moving like a rose. At night he walks the shore and imagines a window, feeling blessed by sheltering roof and a hand taken in love.
Letter to the editor questions US Congress funding for vivisection research in Havana to uncover yellow fever germs. The author cites Lanarelli's germ isolation, mentions experiments on five innocents, and argues for sanitation study over human testing. Proposes scrutiny of free nation ideals and government spending. Signed by Be. Latham, Illinois Anti Vivisection Society.
Mr and Mrs Larz Anderson sail from Yokohama to San Francisco next week and will holiday with Commodore and Mrs George H Perkins at 123 Commonwealth Ave. They plan to stay in Washington for the rest of the season. Isabelle Perkins Anderson is a prominent figure in society here and in Newport. A Paris artist M Baldini is expected to visit to paint portraits of the 400. Miss Marianna Guild hosts a musicale on Monday Dec 6 at Mrs Warren's. Mrs George W Armstrong of 14 1/2 Beacon Street is at home informally Mondays. F Marion Crawford will be honored with a reception Dec 2 by the New England Woman's Press Club at Parker's. Professor Pickering of Harvard will speak on Mars to the Heptorean Club of Somerville tomorrow afternoon. Beverly Club treasurer Mrs Barbara N Galpin will speak on Topics of the Week on Dec 17. The Brookline Town Hall subscription dances begin this evening with several prominent matrons attending.
In Toronto, 13-year-old Cawthra Mulock inherits a fortune from Mrs. Cawthra Murray, Canada’s wealthiest woman. The will appoints William Mulock as executor and provides $50,000 to five relatives, with the bulk of the estate held until the lad reaches 21, earning 10 percent yearly in the interim. The estate likely exceeds $8,000,000, mostly in invested funds, and will yield about $400,000 for the Province as estate tax.
The column notes Colonel Horst Calloway of Georgia, a governor staff member two days old. Horace W. Davis of Michigan claims to have solved black bass propagation by artificial means. It recalls Dumas’s amusing money remark to the poor and mentions Colonel Coyote Bill Beeshove in a Missoula case. It adds Webster Street, Arizona's new chief justice, a former Tombstone judge and now Phenix resident with C M Frazier.
A Thanksgiving gathering at Mrs Zera M Dawson’s home 61 Shawmut Avenue drew a large crowd including many messengers from the Boston & Albany railroad. Miss Dawson received a silver service a diamond ring and a sideboard from local figures and railroad staff.
Thanksgiving is past and the dancing season is in full swing with gowns attracting attention. Frocks feature many flounces and airy materials that move with the wearer, though the line of the figure must still be preserved.
The article describes upper street gowns with flounced waist blouses and full skirts. Silk skirts feature mid panel deep lace or net flounces edged with colored embroidery, while dancing skirts use multiple light flounces. A new Bleeves design sheathes the arm from shoulder to elbow with pleated chiffon at ends.
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