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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1898
Page
6
The Boston Post outlines daily and Sunday subscription prices including yearly, half year, and quarterly options. It notes to provide current and future addresses for mail delivery and warns against sending cash, with payments via checks drafts or money orders to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Editorial Rooms in Boston announce office locations and address 259 Washington Street. The Boston Post is available at New York hotels and must be prepaid. subscriptions will be discontinued at expiration. Readers unable to obtain the Post should notify via postal mail to E A Grozier, Editor and Postisher.
Boston mourns Col Henry Lee aged eighty one noting his long service as a banker, philanthropist, and civic leader. The Brookline resident is praised for integrity and public duty, with two generations of activity in welfare movements and charitable work.
The article notes McKinley offering to assume Cuban property claims against Spain, excluding the Maine explosion and the Havana massacre. It estimates indemnities from destroyed factories and burned plantations at over 20 million dollars, projecting an annual United States payment of 1.5 to 2 million in perpetuity, and questions Congress’s willingness to approve such a bill.
Secretary Long’s report lauds foresight and disciplined effort that built a ready United States Navy before hostilities. He notes rapid redeployments after the Maine, concentrated Asiatic forces, and coal and ammunition stocks that enabled swift action with minimal losses.
The piece argues Spain may refuse to sign a Paris accord amid US pressure and a proposed 20 million dollar offer for the Philippines. It questions whether Americans would accept a war of conquest and whether McKinley and the Prophet of Destiny can force a different outcome.
The article argues against a $20,000,000 cash offer for the Philippines, noting the burden falls on the American people not President McKinley. It highlights Spain would receive an annuity of $800,000 annually, and questions affordability and benefits of acquiring the Asiatic archipelago, warning of deductions through Spanish officials.
The Observant Citizen notes Zangwill’s Tremont Theatre talk on The Drama as an Art. The piece covers playful details like back coat buttons’ utilitarian origin, Puritans’ views, and critiques of critics, plus a side note on stray cats and Christmas plans for Admiral Dewey and Manila Dewey.
The latest dispatches mention Paymaster C. W. Littlefield moving to naval duty at New London. Troop F cavalrymen plan to attend the funeral of E. H. Shaw in North Chelmsford. Chicago bull fight mockups amuse with a stuffed matador. Rev Dr James De Normandie to speak on Light of the World at Channing Hall. Larry McCarty of the Park Theatre jokes about catching a show. Congressman Sprague is reported well and due in New York for Congress opening. Charlie Hoyt begins a new phase as a poet with Life publishing his rhymes.
A lyrical tribute to Corporal Jim, a Rough Rider who led perilous charges at Santiago de Cuba. The poem recalls his stature, courage, and sacrifices as he urged fire, rescued comrades, and bade farewell to fellow soldiers. His memory endures from Denver to Lynn among veterans and recruits.
A collage of quips from 19th and early 20th century papers features a fiancée managing love declarations, a patriotic homemaker, a lawyer’s bicycle mishap, a street-tinged exchange about riches versus value, a landlord jibe about rents, an elderly nun of sorts and a punny exchange between drum and cornet. The items showcase social wit, gender norms, and daily life humor across Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and Washington.
In a dimly lit room a woman reads a long old letter while a snowstorm rages outside. She recalls a December meeting in Carolina and a promise of marriage from a distant cousin who has died, now sealing their love as she watches the letter burn.
English novelist Israel Zangwill lauds America’s large resources and opportunities while cautioning against entanglement in European politics. He urges a home policy focus and predicts a bright future for American fiction and the drama, praising Richard Mansfield and noting his London club ties. He speaks at Commonwealth Avenue and critics on stage craft and literary influences.
Lady Henry Somerset in England pursues health and crafts a statuette of Frances Willard. Alice Liddell describes her role as the original Alice with river tales near Oxford. Salem’s Isaac Wyman holds a 1776 note signed by George Washington. A Virginia paper urges Dewey Wheeler in 1900. Col Van B. Wisker, honored by Spain, lives near Sedalia. Wheeler backs free college tuition for Cuban students. replies come from Harvard Columbia Union and others.
The writer is tall and lean with a scholarly air, speaking of literature as form. He argues for art with social purpose, defends education for Jews, and critiques modern drama, managers, actors, critics, and audience tastes while praising English Judaism and subway libraries.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company met at the Parker House to organize reception and entertainment for the London unit in 1900. Colonel Sidney M. Hedges chaired the session with five subcommittees named to handle executive, finance, hotels and banquets, press and printing, and transportation duties.
John Simonds of Northboro died in Marlboro after a tooth extraction at a local dentist. He drank alcohol at a saloon, then rested in a side room and slept. Found dead hours later, the 50 year old leaves two sons. An inquest will be held. body moved to the city morgue.
A Christmas gift idea for babies is a small embroidery hoop wrapped with pink ribbon. Seven tiny tucks are sewn along the ribbon to create a delicate keepsake amid the usual infant presents.
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