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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post lists six months for $1.50, three months for 76 cents, and one month for 25 cents. The Sunday Post price is one year $1.50, six months 75 cents, and three months 40 cents. Daily rate is one year. Subscribers must provide current and future address to change delivery.
Notice states all money sent at sender's risk and to make checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Boston office at 259 Washington Street listings show editorial rooms and business facilities in a historical city layout. The fragment notes multiple office numbers and addresses indicating a newspaper or publishing context in Boston.
The New York Boston Post can be secured at leading New York hotels. Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice at expiration. If the Post is not obtainable from your newsdealer, notify us by postal at once. E. A. Groziler, Editor and Publisher.
The Hon. Herbert C. Parsons plans to run as an independent for Senator from the Franklin Hampshire district after party leaders refused renomination. Editors argue the punishment signals strong anti corporate stance and warn that replacing Parsons with a machine Republican harms the Commonwealth.
Informal Boston Chamber of Commerce gathering at the Exchange Club urges Congress to widen and deepen the Broad Sound channel from 30 to 35 feet and 1200 to 1500 feet. The Post notes 25 feet may be insufficient in five years as shipbuilding grows, urging Massachusetts and New England delegations to push the enlargement with urgency.
The text praises William H. Appleton for guiding education and science ventures. It highlights the American Cyclopedia American Biography and founders influence through Darwin Huxley Spencer and the Popular Science Monthly. It notes Appleton’s long life dedicated to a high commercial ideal yielding lasting intellectual fruit.
Boston faces an unprecedented registration surge with over 100000 names, 16000 added since supplementary registration. Analysts foresee a Democratic majority in the December municipal race and potential Republican edge in the statewide contest, hinging on mayoral nomination and local shifts.
The article examines criticism of Boston’s presentation of the freedom of the city to Admiral Dewey during his visit. It questions medieval notions of the honor and notes the inscription on the silver plate, arguing such a gesture would be sincere and well meant. It ends by suggesting Dewey would likely vote for the next Democratic mayor if enfranchised.
William H. Appleton, longtime head of D. Appleton & Co, died at Riverdale New York. He began in 1825 assisting his father Daniel Appleton and became partner in 1838, shaping one of America's leading publishers with a long history in literature. The firm’s influence on American publications is noted in obituary detail.
A New York sporting circle reports broad dissatisfaction with current America's Cup races and favors moving future contests to Marblehead for wind and spectator view. Also notes demolition of Boston Beach Street station and viewing of old rail hubs.
A recent New England Society meeting elected Phebe Davies, famed for Way Down East, as a society member. A correspondent asks why soft coal rules are not enforced, noting recurring soot from nearby chimneys dirtying the mall from Boylston Street to the Common.
The verse from East Cambridge portrays Joseph Chamberlain urging action against the Boers and Kruger. It frames Britain’s war as a trap and predicts swift conquest with minimal European aid. It recalls Majuba Hill as a warning and references British soldiers marching to slaughter.
English figures and aristocrats feature in a survey of women and marriage. Sir Owen Roberts notes 2,000,000 more women than men in England. the article traces familial ties among titled families, writers, and peers, plus a note on Miss Eve Blantyre Simpson and the first Benedictine abbess to visit the U S.
A collage of snappy lines from 19th and early 20th century papers. Jests touch coffee and doughnuts for a tramp to Versed blues, a barter with a bottle, housekeepers boarding, poets and poets laureate, Afrikander talk, and vanity with powder and rouge.
Lucia Perth schemes to ruin Violet Fane at Mrs Wardour's ball. Violet reveals a stranger's claim as a trap backfires when the old man confesses the plot. Earle Wardour defends Violet. Lucia forfeits her reputation and leaves Davenport before Violet and Earle wed.
A Concord New Hampshire student asks the Post how to obtain copies of congressional speeches for dictation and where to get the Congressional Record including price. The editor suggests contacting Senator William E Chandler or Senator Jacob H Gallinger or the local Congressman to procure the Record.
A survey of notable figures includes President Steyn of the Orange Free State described as suave and cultured, Governor Mount of Indiana opposing gambling at state fairs, General Lee likely to head the torpedo launch parade for Shu brick, and Admiral Dewey pressed to attend. Other items note Oberlin College appointing Dr. Thomas N. Carver as economics professor, ex Secretary of State John Sherman wintering in Washington, Francisco Alcantara leading Venezuelan artillery, Levi Z Leiter planning a monument at the old Leiter graveyard in Maryland, and Orlando di Lasso portrait found in Vienna’s Imperial Library. Also mentioned are Arthur Meyer’s stance on Dreyfus amid French Jewish circles and Governor Walcott’s Northampton visit to state institutions and Smith College.
Alpheus Sanford announced as Republican candidate for Boston mayor at Chickatawbut Club in Dorchester. Speakers Senator Lott and Representative Gilpatric praised Sanford and urged active support for a conservative, businesslike city government. Sanford accepted the honor and pledged to protect residents’ interests if elected. Astoff Wolfson urged earnest campaign effort. John L Bates unable to attend. Other guests included G N Swallow and F W Farwell.
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