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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1898
Page
4
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Editorial note from Boston Post informs readers subscription must be prepaid and discontinued at expiration. It lists offices including 259 Washington Street Boston and New York hotels where the paper can be secured. Editor E A Grozier requests readers notify him by gestal if deliveries fail.
The article argues that the proposed Boston liquidation aims to create a large national bank in Boston. It questions why supporters push the scheme under pretexts of reducing capital and notes criticism of the banking house acting as financial agent. It warns the agent may take a larger commission under this arrangement.
The People's Party calls for a yea and nay note in final passages to reveal individual votes. Current rules require one fifth in the Senate or thirty members in the House to demand yeas and nays, enabling vote secrecy and hindering constituencies from knowing how their representatives vote.
A writer argues that imperialism invites a flood of cheap Asiatic labor through Philippine annexation. He warns this would erase long standing safeguards for American workers and expose the nation to intense wage competition. He notes global connections shrinking distances and contemplates the future impact on U.S. labor.
A fragment notes that a comparison was made between the subject and the United States. The text hints at a broader assessment, suggesting U S benchmarks or standards were used for evaluation. Further context from the source would clarify the exact nature of the competition.
An endorsement urges Henry B. Lovering as the Democratic candidate for Massachusetts governor in Worcester. The veteran Civil War soldier and former Lynn mayor, congressman, U S marshal, pension agent, and state prison warden is praised for public service, labor ties, and integrity.
The article surveys a palace revolution in China and its global implications, noting the emperor’s fate and foreign interests. It also recounts local scenes in Boston, from streetcar track removal and Tremont Street changes to social clubs, mining talk, and everyday warnings about swindlers and public notices.
The market shows liquidity and a price decline driven by industrials and trusts, despite favorable conditions and rising dividend powers. Weakness stems from rival manipulators and a recent poor August statement from Atchison, with Western railroad confidence shaken. investors await the November election and a settled money market before a sustained upturn.
The Observant Citizen reports fall field day to be held in Quebec with special permission for arms. The event pledges cordial welcome to Boston’s pride and Colonel Henry Walker, chief of staff, is already in Quebec to coordinate a gala banquet and speech. An unknown climber placed nasturtiums in the Shaw monument’s bronze hand on Beacon Street.
The Park Theatre week boasts unprecedented theatrical advertising in Boston. Sunday Herald Globe and Post show heavy columns, highlighting the Post as a leader in theater ads. F W Walsh Jr moves to Pettengill Agency, praised for advertising prowess. Captain Michael J Christie sails on Barrowmore for British Isles tour seeking yacht tie-up ideas for Boston next year.
A poem by A. W. Scattergood in Chicago Record celebrates the approaching county fair. Imagery covers pumpkins, harvest, crafts, racehorse life, and rural pride as directors plan the grand event marking the year’s end.
Rudyard Kipling joined HMS Pelorus at Milford Haven for a Channel fleet cruise around Ireland with Captain Bayley as host. He kept notes busy despite wet weather and enjoyed the voyage.
Fashion note describes a season's top costume in dull black cloth worn by mourners and nonmourners alike. It features a simple cut with three groups of six tucks across the chest waist and below the knee, black braid and buttons for fastening the corsage.
A collage of humorous exchanges and cartoon captions culled from several papers. Bits range from theatre jokes about Shakespeare to editorials on love letters and missing prescriptions. Returns drift through wit on war, marriages, and social mores with regional voices and punchlines.
The Post awards a prize of unknown dollars to Miss Nellie G Leery of 364 Boylston Street Oak Hill for last week's menu. Her menu was published in The Post on Thursday September 29.
In a chatty Newton scene Miss Maud Sanborn records Nell Brown explaining how two men vied for her affection. Bob and Frank alternately wooed her at home and away, leaving Nell unsure which love to choose until a playful twist reveals both suitors were ultimately superfluous.
Mother Mary Gertrude superior of the Sisters of the Precious Blood of New York will establish a new house in Manchester with nine sisters. The order, founded in Canada in 1860, is cloistered and devoted to perpetual adoration.
Marshall, the newspaper correspondent who was gravely wounded during the Santiago campaign, is riding out daily at St. Luke's Hospital and hopes to walk with crutches soon. Dr. Winfield Scott Schley Jr. leads his care and remains hopeful for full recovery.
Daniel B. Minnes of East Boston lauds Miss Schley for bravery in Madrid during war tensions and praises George T. Angell Clara Barton and other humanitarian figures while defending her mission of peace and reconciliation.
A sister writes from Massachusetts defending the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment at Chickamauga. She argues reports of misfood and mistreatment are lies and alleges funds from the Volunteer Aid Association were diverted to officers while privates starved. She cites furloughed volunteers backing her claim.
In a letter to the Post, W Davenport notes the removal of a knee deep pool on Talbot Avenue opposite Millar Street. He credits Mr M F Sullivan for persistent effort to abate the nuisance and keep local improvements. He states residents can now pass to Franklin Park without wading and recalls the prior need to boat between Millar Street and the railroad bridge.
E J Walsh of 29 Temple Place argues McKinley carried two thirds of the states while claiming Bryan carried more than one third, seeking clarification on the electoral results.
Port Antonio Jamaica July afternoon witnesses a naval ship attribute survey by veterans and correspondents. The group names the ships with varied traits such as fastest, fiercest, ugliest, most comfortable, and most persistent, praising Gloucester for daring spirit over armor.
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