Boston Post Subscription Rates and Policies
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates with payment in advance. Details include six month, three month, and monthly options. note on addresses, second class matter, and that cash should not be sent. Payments to Post Publishing Company. Editor Efa Grozier.
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Unknown OCR Driven Market Snapshot
Fragmentary data shows numeric figures and labels suggesting a price or sales table. No clear event or entities are identifiable due to corrupted OCR.
Massachusetts Democracy rally at Faneuil Hall in Boston
A large crowd gathered at Faneuil Hall showing Democratic unity enthusiasm and courage. Speakers urged strong turnout to bolster Bryan Paine and holding or increasing Democratic seats in Congress and the Massachusetts Legislature as a warning to the dominant party.
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Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts
Bryan
Paine
Congress
Massachusetts Democracy United
Endurance feats of Marguerite Gast stall before 3000 miles
A young cyclist Marguerite Gast halted her long distance record attempt just short of 3000 miles. The piece argues the event exposes troubling trends in wheeling, says the sport is being corrupted by long distance obsession and professional influence, and notes Gast's results suggest women outperform men in endurance.
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Marguerite Gast
Miss Gast
Price of coal sparks Boston price protest
Critics ask why Boston retail coal remains high after New York drops strike prices. They contend Boston dealers profited on the public during the four weeks of elevated costs, despite ample supply and lower New York rates. They demand a rollback to fair pricing by dealers who claim only New York costs and freight justify current Boston prices.
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New York
Boston
Coal price outrage spurs plea for the poor washerwoman
The speaker rejects high winter coal rates favored by well connected men with summer contracts and calls for relief for the working poor who buy coal by the basket from local grocers. The appeal centers on fairness for those unable to secure market-rate deals.
Constitution and the Flag in Hawaiian Jurisprudence
The Hawaii Supreme Court splits over whether the U S Constitution followed the flag after annexation. One ruling upholds imperialism by delaying constitutional effect. another holds that upon sovereignty transfer on August 31, 1898 the Constitution in full force protected life liberty and property in Hawaii.
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Hawaii
Supreme Court of
Congress
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Boutwell
Salem
Hoar lashes out over Philippine policy in western state
The report notes Senator Hoar’s Thursday speech denouncing imperialism as he contrasts Philippine self rule with U S claims. He rejects hauling down the flag for conquest, likening it to sacramental wine used for debauchery, and questions McKinley’s acceptance letter on sovereignty and liberty for island inhabitants.
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Springfield Republican
Republican Party
Philippine Islands
Pikin
Cuba
Supreme Court verdict fixes fault on Boston Gaslight Co
The Supreme Court ruling affirms the Superior Court verdict of 3000 dollars for a bootblack injured in the 1897 explosion at Boylston and Tremont. Gas from two broken mains ignited in a construction chamber caused ten deaths and many injuries, with damages sought from multiple parties. The decision places responsibility on the Boston Gaslight Company as the responsible party.
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Supreme Court
Boylston
Tremont Streets
Boston Gaslight Company
Superior Court
Bootblack
Construction Company
Transit Commission
Bootblack Koplan
Boston
Delaware
The Observant Citizen Cites Catastrophe Clusters Theory
The Observant Citizen notes some people believe disasters happen in clusters, arguing that one major event can foreshadow or trigger subsequent calamities while others remain skeptical of such patterns and seek rational explanations.
Butter Ma chine Delivers Fresh Salted Butter On Demand
Advertises high quality butter made to order in the United States with rapid service. Mentions Coffee Peacon Hill Brand Coffee in 5 lb cans roasted daily by Chase and Sanborn and sold at $1.25 or more elsewhere.
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United States
Chase & Sanborn
Borkh
George BF. Gilchrist
High Street
P. W. French
Henry W. Lamb
Gilchrist
Gilchrist & Taylor
The Post's Original Short Story Courtroom Twist
Grace Andrews seeks mercy for a man jailed as Frank Folsom. She discovers her husband Edward Paul is the actual murderer, but his confession implies a deeper plot and ends with his suicide, leaving Grace and the truth intertwined.
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Cupid
Edward
Folsom
Grace
Crawford
Osgood
Times
S— Prison
Texas
Rank Folsom
George Brant
Brant
Thait
Parenis
Woward Paul
Fresh Wheats and Lamb Dishes Parade In Open Market
The notice lists fresh wheats leg and loin lamb Sirloin roast rump and loin fillet tenderloin steak and fine rump and sirloin steak along with lamb chops and fresh killed fowl. Fresh killed chicken to follow. The item reflects market offerings and a superstition noted as carried out recently.
What the Professor Thinks
Professor Dodson laments the rising cost of literature and praises modern affordable books. He notes books once costing 2 each now duplicated under 1, and admires the Boston Sunday Post for high class literature in a 3 cent paper, seeing it as progress.
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Boston Sunday Post
Times
Daily Table Hints from Sunday Post Menu
Menu style listing meals for breakfast dinner and supper with dishes such as raspberries in shredded Wheat baskets broiled bacon saddle of mutton mashed potatoes green peas green corn tomato and cucumber salad Cuban pudding creamed tongue and spiced currant rolls. Recipe details describe Spanish toast and Cuban pudding with ginger syrup. By Mrs W K Putnam of Waltham Massachusetts.
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Chestnut Street
Waltham
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Hatless Hallmark of a Confidence Scheme in Montreal
A Cleveland wife unable to identify a stolen trunk claims her best hat as proof of contents after a Montreal baggage scam. A disguised con artist offered to move their luggage. officials demanded satisfactory proof, and the wife finally named the trunk’s contents, noting she packed it herself. The tale ends with a humorous assertion of ownership.
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Cleveland
Hubby
Montreal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Raglan Overcoat Promises All Day Comfort and Style
An ad touts the Raglan as an all day overcoat suitable for morning, afternoon, or evening wear. Described in dark or medium gray, it claims superior weather behavior and wind resistance, suggesting it outperforms other coats like the Inverness. Purchase leads to long lasting use with satisfaction.
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Inverness
Obsolete Advert and Humorous Snippets Blend
Readable fragments from period newspapers feature dialogue about suitability of vehicles like hose carts, social quips on gender roles, and light banter from the Observant and Cynical Boarders. Locations cited include Oak Hall and streets in Washington, with cultural notes from Saturday Evening Post and Brooklyn Life.
Truthful heiress claim and jokes from a newspaper page
A Kentucky accident victim dies in a railway collision and his widow demands payment from the insurer. The agent delays claims, prompting a sharp exchange over proof. An amateur tenor asks about avoiding tears while singing, and an oculist lampshades the issue with a quip about bearing the audience’s suffering.
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Insurance Company
Chicago Daily News
Ocnlist
Dinner with Patton and eminent guests praises Hoyt sermon
Dr. Thomas A. Hoyt of Philadelphia hosted President Patton of Princeton General John B. Gordon and other notable figures for a dinner. The guests praised Hoyt’s sermon while theology experts discussed its doctrinal points. Hoyt’s young son amused the company with a witty reply.
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Chambers-Wylie Memorial Church
Philadelphia
Patton
Princeton
John B. Gordon
Have Ruins Foreigner and American Exchange Quip
A Life magazine quip contrasts a foreign visitor praising country ruins with an American retort about the Dewey Arch, reflecting light humor on architecture and prestige.
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Dewey Arch
Comic Exchange on Ideal Wife Sparks Laughs
Miss Fortysummers questions Jack about his future wife as he yawns. Jack replies any old thing. The Ohio State Journal notes the humorous line, while the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes McSwillen proposing cannibals to chase the Manchus, prompting a squelched reply.
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Jack
Ohio State Journal
McSwilliven
Squildig
Pittsburg
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