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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1900
Page
6
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for Eighth Edition and The Sunday Post with rates for various terms and payment in advance. It provides editor contact Y A Grozter and publishing details, plus instructions for address changes and where to find the paper in New York hotels.
The vast 4 864 490 loan bill is said to be kept in secret session until after the general election. City politics fuel the delay as Aldermen seek district gains, with critics alleging much of the sum is unnecessary log rolling. Call for open debate to reveal how funds would be allocated and traded for votes.
A public hearing on Boston water rates exposes concerns that water charges may fund other city departments. Critics accuse City Hall of surcharges and transfers, amounting to nearly a million and a half dollars in five years, with the Mayor resisting publicity and attempts to block the inquiry. The City Council is urged to proceed to reveal the facts.
Governor Roosevelt rattles through ninety three speeches in about ninety three hours as he tours the state. The vigor risks neglect of Albany duties, and fallout from a trust stock controversy ties in with Mayor Van Wyck’s defense and accusations against Senator Platt and Odell. The piece notes Roosevelt’s focus on oration over governance.
The matter of the ice trust and other Republican trusts is to be held in abeyance until after the election, indicating a pause or delay in action or decisions related to these trusts.
The first troop transport home from Manila sails in a week with about 25,000 returning volunteers. The San Francisco arrival reported 51 dead and 537 invalid or convalescent cases, highlighting disease and hardship beyond combat. The piece questions the vast costs of occupation and the strain on U S strength as the Philippine role continues.
The piece debunks claims from Hanna’s campaign bureau that contracts depend on McKinley’s victory. It notes business men doubt such fears, while accusing trusts of pressuring voters by exaggerating orders and linking Andrew Carnegie to Navy armor plate extortion.
A public dispute questions reelecting McKinley to keep the Philippines as a hostile satrapy versus granting self government. Ex mayor Quincy argues no living man will see the islands repay U S outlays, noting costs mount as Spain’s former colony remains unprofitable. He asserts figures cannot show a profit from subjugation.
The Observant Citizen laments Tremont street repairs between Hamilton place and School street hindering fire response. Box 35 alarm zone covers many important city buildings, while new pavement south of Tremont causes horses to slip. The unicorn statues at the Old State House end were taken down during repairs.
A collage of city life fragments mentions a one year leave of absence for Dr. Perin at Every Day Church, General Collins health, clean travel on Boston & Maine trains, an Actors Alliance meeting in Chipman Hall, a near suicide scare on Harvard bridge, Professor Augustine Rafter’s Spain trip, a Chinese voter in New England, a Boston Elevated conductor No 2001, ash sifters trading, George Lowell Tracey’s new song Mammie's Little Honey, Tremont street asphalting plans to ease heavy traffic, and local commentary on civic progress.
The Boston Post announces weekly cash prizes of 10 3 and 38 for photographs with news value and human interest to be reproduced on weekdays and Sundays. Submissions must include title name and address on back with a brief note of circumstances. photos not returned.
A wealthy mother seeks to bind her son to a titled heiress, but his true choice, Helene, the seamstress, insists on love. After she offers to release him, the heiress Dorothy Fisher arrives, revealing herself as the daughter in disguise and choosing love over wealth. The mother accepts, and Helene and Harold win happiness with mutual trust.
Random notes on curiosities and trends from centuries past. Counts of fraternal orders in the US and Canada, early telephone milestones, war and trade impacts on cotton mills, and odd anecdotes such as a bull moose strolling Bangor streets. Also mentions balloons for river crossing and domestic labor wage demands in London.
The writer recalls the New York Ledger at its peak and praises the Sunday Post’s upcoming weekly story section. He claims the new feature is as engaging as the Ledger once was, perhaps even better in quality and less sensational.
The text lists meals for breakfast lunch and supper with items such as mixed eggs and bacon rye muffins green pea soup rib roast lamb cottage pie and Cuban pudding. It includes cooking notes for Mixed eggs and bacon and Cuban pudding and credits Mrs Alice Conner of 4 Lambert Avenue Roxbury.
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