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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1900
Page
4
Boston City Council presses ahead with a public hearing on water rates, challenging Mayor Hart’s veto claim that law binds only executive action. The council argues inquiry into rate justice is its prerogative and vows to proceed to inform citizens and curb perceived rate abuses.
In Gloucester Mr Robert Treat Paine Jr opened his speaking campaign with a vigorous address aimed at Republicans and administration allies. He charged current leaders with restoring human slavery under the Stars and Stripes, urging that a Lincoln successor masquerading as a Republican makes the land “part free and part slave.” He focused on national topics and attacked the Republican position.
The piece argues Governor Allen must inform himself about Porto Rico to temper depictions of famine. It notes bulletins showing destitution not greater than usual and suggests a government works system like India’s famine relief. Islanders seek faithfulness to General Miles’s promise, equal protection, and free trade.
The piece mocks Hanna for blundering at Chicago by claiming a plan paid Webster Davis 125000 from Kruger to sway U S public opinion for intervention in South Africa. It portrays the campaign as a roorback era tactic, contrasting official assurances about the Philippines with alleged Boer support tied to Bryan. The narrator hints at broader political manipulation.
A fragment asks which sources might be used to bolster the McKinley campaign by citing fictional material. The line hints at propaganda tactics and the search for stories to support political points, reflecting editorial concern over manipulation of readers.
Public worry rises as Aldermen refer a massive 5 million loan bill to a secret committee on public improvements. Critics say secrecy and seals on records hid trade, influences, and votes behind the open market debates. The piece urges sunlight on logrolling and a public discussion of municipal debt.
The Observant Citizen notes Tremont street repairs have added five feet to the east sidewalk, relieving jostling in the busy shopping district. A column also widens to discuss street odors from autos and ongoing city digging, with humorous anecdotes about census takers and fashionable dogs, and a romantic tale on Pike's Peak ends with Keith Gordon declaring Katherine Shotwell his bride.
A humorous anecdote on married happiness. Jones explains Smith’s success by shared reading habits. He notes the couple enjoys the story paper section of the Boston Sunday Post, prompting Brown to buy a copy for his own family.
A verse recounts a driver whose auto stalls after a snapped shaft and broken bolt. He pleads with a nearby farmer horse to help, but the horse declares being broke. The scene ends with the animals departing as new friends are found elsewhere.
A Chicago Times-Herald vignette recalls Daniel Haggleson resisting pressure to control voting, then his grandson arrives to take a job after the old man mulls over conscience. The exchange ends with the elder saying he will “get it before section time.” The piece blends political satire with a roadside strip.
A Washington Post anecdote recounts Hinggleson pressed to place his grandson in Harkness’s office via political favoritism. Harkness insists on hiring by upbringing in his political faith, offering the boy the job if Hinggleson votes for his candidate.
The Boston Post continues a weekly photo contest offering $10 $5 and $3 prizes for images with news value and human interest. Submit unsigned backs with titles and names. include a brief note and consent when possible. Photos won't be returned. amateurs welcome.
Thomas J. Grady, a Democrat from Newport Rhode Island born 1877, is elected president of the William E. Russell Club at Boston University Law School after a partisan vote. Grady, active in athletics and oratory, attended Boston College and later joined the law school where he has served on key committees and sought re election to the Common Council.
A Manila American clipping recounts a dead soldier speaking from beyond the grave about fighting in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine insurrection. He recalls volunteering for McKinley, battles at Camp Dewey, Manila’s fall, and a Remington bullet ending his career before notes on a presidential candidate’s stance on Old Glory in the Philippines.
Our harvest days sales across departments promise a memorable October with strong demand for overcoats and suits. The write up notes a wonderful overcoat business amid weather milder than usual and keen competition in trade, signaling revival of business.
A spectral message from Oak Hall declares loyalty to the United States and the flag. It condemns insurgents in the Philippines and urges Americans across parties to uphold sovereignty, denouncing any shift in colonial rule and warning against aiding rebels.
A diverse miscellany notes five London Paris routes, large annual diamond thefts from South African mines, Lake Erie fisheries employ 3728 men with 2 719 604 capital and last year’s catch worth 1 150 890 dollars. France pays 4 to 6 pounds for wolves killed. U S sends most foreign visitors to Carl y lefechan birthplace in Dumfriesshire. Holland oyster prices push American oysters into Germany. Tse Chau province has vast coal beds larger than Pennsylvania. Every European royal palace uses private police. Uruguay decrees plant trees holiday akin to Arbor Day. Europe reports 4110 flower varieties, 400 scented, 50 disagreeable. France wolves decline. 1899 wolves killed 207, 107 in Gironde. 1883 wolves 1316 killed. Umbrella losses in London public conveyances total 170 000 yearly. In 1896 Boston distributed 6500 bushels of apples to 5000+ applicants benefiting about 60 100 people.
A Sunday Post style meal plan lists breakfast lunch and dinner with items like cantaloupe Halston breakfast food lamb chops and tomato soup. Included are recipes for cheese ramekin and prune pudding with simple step by step methods and a Portland Maine address for Mrs Ellen Page at 19 Boyd Street.
The Boston and Tufts Dental Alumni Association held its annual banquet at Young's Hotel last evening. Guests included Drs. E. H. Angle Harold Williams P A Dellahane and Miller Cook.
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