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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post presents a Democratic-leaning regional paper serving New England readers with city and state news, politics, and national coverage through 19th century perspectives.
The piece argues Spain’s withdrawal from Cuba and sale of seized assets, including heavy Havana gun shipments, threaten relief efforts but bolster a bullish stock market outlook. It cites export figures of 200 steamer loads of wheat and 600,000 bushels of corn, plus expected easy money and rising railroad earnings driving speculative activity.
The article recounts the introduction of bubonic plague to Vienna via germs from Bombay used in experiments on animals. It notes the scientists, their assistants, and uncertainty about how widely infection spread, and contrasts with historical plagues. The piece expresses cautious hope that fear will fade as evidence supports the plague’s active cause.
The emergence of rival telephone companies shows competition can profit both providers and the public. Libera policies and lower commercial rates may curb monopoly power, as new entrants aim to make telephone service a broad public convenience rather than a luxury.
The stock market shows little liquidation with robust demand for grain exports and strong overseas orders. Investors expect steady money policy despite election uncertainties as government and railroad securities firm, while Western trade remains heavy and freight capacity strained.
The article argues that a Britain France war would harm U S commerce by stripping English ships from Atlantic trade and elevating ocean rates. It notes Britain would use ships for war and French cruisers hinder remaining British vessels, harming imports and exports. It references General Shafter on the French fleet and warns against the conflict for moral and commercial reasons.
A Boston writer recounts social notes from engagements to travel scenes, a bicycle fashion moment near subway ventilation, and remarks on local transit, theater, and a Cuba aid proposal by Boston University. The column weighs European tension, naval power, and racehorse slaughter debates in a mix of observations and poetry.
Tomorrow the Observant Citizen notes Paul Revere Day at the Mechanics' Fair patriotic exhibit. A silver punch bowl crafted by Revere will be shown. Paymaster Thompson of the US Navy and his sister Mrs. Lincoln are at Parker House ahead of his first Boston visit since the Spanish war aboard the battleship Massachusetts.
Menu items include Cream Salmon with creamed potatoes and Johnny Oak baked apples with steamed rice. A chicken pot pie stews a tender fowl with gravy served over biscuit crust. Hermit cookies mix butter sugar milk eggs baking powder currants and flour for thin rolled cookies. Mrs. Nellie Zackular lists 132 Bremen Street East Boston.
A verse portrait of a New York born girl of mixed heritage. The speaker notes her Porto Rican Filipino Hawaiian traits and fashion, her partial New York traces, and hints at Klondike and Sandwhich dialect influences. Cupid’s tongue is said to win her.
Frank Dakin and his wife Edna uncover a playful ruse that spirals into a mock sleuthing spree. A ten dollar purse vanishes yet the mystery leads to a whimsical reveal and a shared bank book triumph.
The Post awards its last week prize to Eva L Connor of 48 Locust Street Winthrop for a menu published in the Post Wednesday Oct 19.
MAX H. NEWMAN of Boston argues in favor of protective tariffs, praising home industry and employment. He questions free trade taxes, cites valuation and location as fair burdens, and criticizes parties allied with sugar trusts and single tax theories.
The Courant credits late Judge Gherman W. Adams of Hartford with transforming Bushnell Park by cataloguing its trees and guiding plantings. His advocacy led to the water garden feature and broader shrub introductions during his many outdoor excursions. Also noted is Laura Lykens, the sole Indian woman lawyer in the country, practicing in Oklahoma, and Sister Ellen Joseph, a 107 year old nun in Baltimore, famed for charity work and long service.
New York October 23 Miss Marie Heyl Churchill to wed Harold Baring launches ultra lavish trousseau valued at 8000 with 200 color ribbons and hand made lace. Swiss embroiderers craft two dozen garments including nightgowns corset covers peignoirs and sheath robes in a vivid, costly display.
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