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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
2
A widely used remedy claims to permanently cure itching piles and all forms of piles including blind bleeding or protruding. It provides instant relief from first use and requires only brief use thereafter. Marketed as cocaine and opium free, it is sold by druggists for 50 cents per package with a free information book from Pyramid Co Marshall Michigan.
The Massachusetts Association of Union S Prisoners of War held its 23rd annual reunion at the United States Hotel. Speakers teased Massachusetts volunteers about Civil War privations while recalling Chickamauga history, with Col Dana W King of Nashua entertaining the crowd. An ex senator’s resolution praising volunteers passed unanimously. Leadership elected: President L G McKnight, VP KE Horton, secretary treasurer C H Colgate, chaplain F C Curtis.
Quotations from leaders including Edward Atkinson Gorham Gilman and Chester frame a clash over annexations Hawaii Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. The meeting at Parker House weighs open ports tariffs and future governance while warning of armed commitments and health risks to young soldiers.
An old clipping ties a medical pitch to Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming health benefits against malaria and typhoid while noting a tirade on yellow journalism and Cuban affairs. It records speakers including Gorham D. Gilman, Atkinson, President Adams, B. B. Whittemore, and others disputing Hawaii remarks and leprosy eradication claims.
A ferocious North Sea gale along the English coast caused multiple shipwrecks and at least thirty deaths with many crews saved only by lifeboat and shore crews. Vessels naming Frivald Kilnsea Augvald Wilhelm Heinrich Botel Adelgunde suffered losses or damage, several crews saved, others drowned.
Colonel Parron, former Spanish commander at Manzanillo, told AP before leaving for Spain that loss of colonies could be beneficial. He predicted reduced Spanish military burden, stronger agriculture and commerce, and a future as a colonial power again. He favored U S annexation of Cuba and lessen army through reserve placement.
A Des Moines man recounts chronic indigestion constipation and sleep loss tied to coffee. After two doctors failed to pinpoint coffee as the cause he stopped coffee and started Postum Cereal Food Drink. He reports weight gain from 140 pounds to a higher level and says he never needed pills since switching.
The Boston Boot and Shoe Club banquet at the Brunswick featured speakers on Cavan and Philippine questions. President George F. Daniels praised the trade outlook and memory of Jonathan A. Lane while Senator Lodge’s illness drew concern. Col Henry A. Thomas praised American ideals as a basis for future naval influence. Col William B. Plunkett urged Cuba’s independence and questioned imperial gains beyond naval bases. Elihu B. Hayes warned against overreliance on machines and urged expanding markets in Luzon. Congressman Barrows urged peaceful expansion and education aid to Cuba and the Philippines, while George W. Morse emphasized US sovereignty over Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines and critiqued European views.
At the Paint and Oil Club of New England annual meeting in Boston last evening officers for 1899 were elected led by President Lew C. Hill and Vice President Charles B. Bush. Directors include Frederic H. Newton Walter Tufts and others. The meeting adjourned after reports and a reading from the Boston Associated Board of Trade about wholesale closing of solvent national banks.
The Baptist Social Union of Boston hosted its 34th annual ladies night at Tremont Temple. Gov Walcott and ministers from Scotland, Brooklyn and Nashville spoke, urging liberty of conscience and firm action against evil influences in cities.
The Republican Club of Massachusetts reports strong ticket demand for its annual dinner in Boston. Secretary of the Navy John D. Long will attend and speak along with other distinguished Republicans. Tickets go on sale to the public from today at the club rooms, 19 Milk Street, while the allotment lasts.
The German National Bank of Pittsburg Penn goes into voluntary liquidation after heavy losses from Natalie Coal & Coke securities and large loans with weak collateral. An execution against Groetzinger firms totals $490,724 triggers attachment of assets as deposits rush to safety. Bank reorganized since 1864, with cashier changes and a recent wealth cushion seen as insufficient to avert failure. Bank examiner says securities suffice to cover all deposits.
Condemned by Dr. Frye, who says physicians were incompetent. Statement portrays prior medical care as deficient and raises questions about early investigative missions in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville witnesses report hospital staffing faults and bed linen shortages while defending overall camp care. Dr Frye cites typhoid risks from young soldiers and notes convalescents sent home too soon. Officers discuss supply adequacy and water quality at Montauk and Camp Thomas amid praise for Montauk’s camp layout.
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