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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1898
Page
5
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The discussion centers on a proposed liquidation plan aiming to create a large national bank in Boston. Critics ask why proponents do not pursue open plans and note the banking house acting as agent may reap a large commission.
The People's Party calls for a yea and nay note in final passage on demand of any member. Senate requires one fifth of present to call for yeas and nays, House needs thirty members. The Post notes this hinders accountability and favors hiding votes. a rule change could improve publicity and curb filibuster.
The author argues that imperial expansion invites massive immigrant groups from Asia into the United States, undermining safeguards for higher paid American workers. He warns that annexing the Philippines and allowing Malay and Chinese workers to join the body politic could flood the labor market with cheap labor and erode protections.
The text notes a growing clash as nations enter competition with the United States, highlighting escalating efforts and contrasting approaches without details.
A Worcester candidate scramble questions Henry B. Lovering for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Lovering, Civil War veteran and longtime public servant, is praised for integrity and labor ties, with calls that his name pleases the silver wing and could challenge Lodge.
The article discusses a palace revolution in China and its global indifference, then shifts to Boston scenes. It recalls streetcar track removal effects on Tremont Street, shopkeepers fearing retail losses, saloon politics, mining chatter with James J. Mahoney, warnings about a railroad freight scam, local curiosities, and upcoming events including baseball finals and memorial services.
The week saw continued liquidity and a general price decline led by industrials or trusts. Despite overall favorable conditions and strong dividends, western railroads and a few movers damped sentiment, with election timing likely delaying a pronounced rebound.
The Observant Citizen reports the Ancients will start in Quebec for a fall field day with special permission to carry arms. Colonel Henry Walker, chief of staff, is already there arranging details and is expected to give a notable banquet speech. A prank occurred when a person placed nasturtiums in the Shaw monument’s bronze hand.
The column notes Park Theatre advertising as a standout in Boston, comparing Sunday inserts across Herald Globe and Post. It praises The Sunday Post for leadership, mentions F W Walsh Jr moving to Pettengill Advertising, and notes Captain Michael J Christie sailing to the British Isles for a yacht hunt.
A poem by A. W. Scattergood in the Chicago Record paints county fair scenes. Pumpkin crops, harvest quilts, painted canvases, and racing fields signal the festival’s approach. Directors plan the grand occasion as a yearly highlight in rural life.
News items note Rudyard Kipling aboard HMS Pelorus at Milford Haven cruising Ireland with Captain Bayley as host. Other snippets cover Queen Victoria honoring Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Emma, autographs, and arrivals of Theebaw Sawbwa to pay respects to the Queen.
A season’s fashionable outfit uses dull black cloth worn by mourners and others. The dress features a plain silhouette with three groups of six tucks at the chest waist and knee, fastened with black braid and buttons. The description notes its understated elegance and modern cut.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various newspapers. It spans theatre misadventures, editorials, travel remarks, dog jokes, war talk, marriage gags, and medical mishaps, highlighting lighthearted banter and social foibles.
The Post awards a menu prize of the week to Miss Nellie G Leery of 364 Boylston Street Oak Hill for a menu published in The Post on Thursday September 29.
In a Newton Mass tale, Nell Brown learns two suitors, Bob and Frank, both fall for her while she is away. A friend guides her, leading to the playful conclusion that both men were superfluous to the outcome.
Mother Mary Gertrude of the Sisters of the Precious Blood plans a new house in Manchester at Bishop Bradley's invitation. She brings nine New York sisters and aims to settle before year end. The order, founded in Canada in 1860, is cloistered and devotes life to perpetual adoration.
Edward Marshall the newspaper correspondent wounded near Santiago is recovering at St Luke's Hospital. He rides out daily and is expected to walk with crutches soon. Dr Winfield Scott Schley Jr has led his care and remains hopeful for full recovery.
Daniel B. Minne s of East Boston defends Miss Schley’s brave peace mission to Madrid and honors her alongside George T. Angel Clara Barton and other humanitarian figures while condemning hostile critics. The letter notes the dangers she faced amid Spain’s war toll and asserts lasting recognition for humanitarian deeds.
A letter from a Massachusetts sister complains about Civil War volunteer conditions at Chickamauga. She accuses officers of diverting aid, notes furloughed soldiers at home, and claims troops suffer bread and sow belly while aid money and packages go unseen. She urges belief in soldiers over officers.
Dorchester letters to the Post praise Mr. M F Sullivan for removing a knee deep water pool on Talbot Avenue opposite Millar Street. The writer notes the nuisance enabled passage to Franklin Park again and recalls earlier boat-worthy conditions between Millar Street and the railroad bridge.
E J Walsh of 29 Temple place asks whether McKinley carried two thirds of the states in a presidential contest and whether Bryan carried over one third. He seeks clarification on the electoral distribution and state counts.
A group of reporters in Port Antonio Jamaica rank wartime ships by traits such as speed beauty and action. The list names ships including New York Minneapolis New Orleans Gloucester Oregon and more noting contrasts in protection crew and firepower with vivid anecdotes from the era.
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