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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post presents a regional Democratic voice for New England readers with reporting on politics society and daily affairs. The paper positions itself as a voice for reform and civic involvement in the era.
arlTrO presents With a Mission and Without a Muzzle. The feature contrasts two approaches in handling canine safety, examining ethics, practice, and community impact in a concise report.
The New England Homestead reports a bumper season with crops rising above prior records. Wheat totals exceed 700 million bushels, beating the 1891 peak by 27 million. Cotton yields reach 5.667 billion pounds, up more than 600 million from any previous year, despite lower prices.
Boston and Bristol could deepen commerce as Arthur Lee proposes, linking Bristol’s port with Boston. The piece notes Boston’s natural advantages, harbor facilities, and railroad links, urging Boston merchants to push development of a major transatlantic trade route with Bristol.
The Weather Bureau highlights new Antilles stations supplying west Indian hurricane warnings. After Spain's defeat, the wartime shift enables science driven meteorology for the continent. The recent great storm tested the system, which issued warnings 24 hours ahead, reducing damage to shipping and property.
A critic warns that the Republican party’s imperial agenda threatens constitutional government, expands executive power, and risks an oligarchy in Hawaii and other territories. The piece cites Merritt and Dewey as self-serving military leaders whose ambitions align with imperial expansion.
The passage questions the lack of qualities praised in Dewey and Merritt and asks if a man on horseback will dominate American destiny. It portrays the Republican party as pursuing an imperial policy, implying a critique of autocratic leadership shaping the republic’s future.
The Democratic convention declares for state supervision of the Bell Telephone Company as a quasi public utility. Mass support comes from thousands of users and a statewide petition, with emphasis on making the policy clear and nonpartisan. The call urges prompt action across parties.
The Observant Citizen notes the untimely passing of Caro line Miskel Hoyt in this city and describes her last days in Boston and England. It also comments on local personalities, autumn foliage, naval orders, cycling cautions, health notes, and public-safety concerns about drinking glasses amid typhoid fears.
A column notes public interest in car line reassignments on Tremont Street and critiques outdated policies. It also discusses George Magee’s electrically lit theatre seat number plate and a suggested cheaper phosphorescent alternative. Private Roger Wolcott Jr. is furloughed from the First Regiment to Harvard for thirty days before resuming duty, highlighting notable Governor’s sons in service.
A reflective verse by Arthur E. Locked contrasts two types of men. One wears a constant scowl yet shows harsh temper. the other greets all with warmth and generosity. The reader prays to meet the cheerful, not the gloomy, soul as life’s brief journey unfolds.
A collection of brief notes mentions James K. McGuire Syracuse mayor and governor candidate. J Sterling Morton and Argentine invitation. Captain Evan P Howell and War Department probe. Count Shigenobu Okuma Japan premier. Duke of Westminster income protest. Sergeant-trumpeter Oo Thomas Harper obituary note. a Vatican visitor showcases a Pope crafted inscription design.
A cooking note detailing a Russian salad and julienne soup method. It describes chopping carrots turnips leeks celery onion and cabbage with butter, simmering to half tender, adding stock, then coloring. It also covers a separate salad mix of potatoes beets carrots beans onions and lettuce with vinegar oil salt pepper and sugar, served cold in a star arrangement with anchovy and eggs. The contributor is Mrs Agathe Trenthardt of 44 Union Park Street.
A Rhode Island widow recounts sheltering a one-armed stranger during a blizzard. With fear of robbery and her own missing son near, she and the visitor arm themselves. A nighttime confrontation ends with the intruder dead, and the unveiling reveals the long-missed son.
The piece describes a dark green suit paired with white and other colors, noting a tight-fitting cut with long back tails. It highlights white revers trimmed in yellow and black silk, a white plastron with a yellow lace jabot, pale blue collar ribbons, and a return to this jacket style in the season.
In Charlestown a bitter race between first cousins Senator David B Shaw and Representative Peter F Tague ends with Shaw alleging illegal voting and demanding warrants for 38 voters. He accuses fraud, vows to prosecute, and hints relatives may face jail, while Tague denies any wrongdoing and says the caucus was proper.
A collage of humorous lines from various papers. Miss A critiques a suitor for brains and talents while Miss AV notes swimming, an aquarium joke follows. Other bits include an interviewer courting an investigation, a swinging fan, croquet memory, a judge love comparison, a dog cue, and Yucatan grammar mishaps.
Bernard O Kane of Roxbury writes to the editor of the Boston Post praising its longstanding integrity in politics. He recalls early days on Beacon Street, Whig and Democrat tensions, and cites Messrs Clark Appleton Samuel Hooper and J F Fitzgerald. He condemns a rival paper for injustice and requests redress.
The Bay State prepares to sail today with capacity for twenty more, aiming to bring back at least 120 patients from the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in Utuado where about 150 are hospitalised. Changes in medical staff include Dr. Burrill as surgeon superintendent and Dr. Bottonley as second surgeon. nurse group led by Miss Cayford. Major Dow, recovering from typhoid, will return aboard. The voyage outcome hinges on state and national support for soldier welfare.
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