Mortaro: With a Mission and Without a Muzzle
Boston Post reports on Mortaro, detailing a new mission and the stance of opposition. The piece frames his actions as bold and exploratory, emphasizing independence and resistance to external constraints.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
6
Boston Post reports on Mortaro, detailing a new mission and the stance of opposition. The piece frames his actions as bold and exploratory, emphasizing independence and resistance to external constraints.
The Republican State committee plans a rare city event in Haverhill to showcase Governor Crane without campaigning. Critics note the party leans on Crane's personal popularity, questioning future viability beyond his prestige as the election nears in ten days.
The superintendent of West Point reports significant reform in cadet discipline driven by public anger over Cadet Boos’s death. Mills praises improved drill and duties, noting staunch adherence to anti hazing measures over three years, acknowledging press exposure helped spark the changes.
A cable from Manila describes the reconcentrado policy in Samar forcing inhabitants to concentrate in towns or be treated as enemies. The piece compares the system to Weyler in Cuba and Kitchener in South Africa, arguing the pacification is a sham as outbreaks spread in Leyte and Biliran and civil officials are arrested.
The Pan American Exposition in Buffalo nears closing with receipts expected to be $4,000,000 short of expenses. Stockholders lose their entire $2.5 million investment, second mortgage bonds fail, contractors face losses unless courts recover claims, first mortgage bondholders receive partial proceeds. The piece notes hardly any expositions pay their way.
A jumble of letters and anecdotes from Dorchester to Newtonville in a lighthearted column. The writer cites a front row incident in a theatre, sports memories from Dartmouth to West Point, and remarks on figures like Josiah Quincy, Edward Parmenter finds a hybrid animal, and the yacht America’s Boston return.
The passage notes the Pan-American Exposition increases local trade and outward transportation profits, with Buffalo residents and external industries benefiting despite the $4,000,000 deficit. Big shows serve as a stimulus regardless of stockholders' gains or losses.
The Industrial Commission seeks data on how much cheaper trusts sell to foreigners than in the United States. Trust managers resist disclosure, fearing reduced support for protection. A British Parliament member cited Steel Trust offering Liverpool billets about $11 per ton cheaper than Pittsburgh prices. The commission should pursue alternative means to obtain the information.
A poetic fragment recalls a dancer who kissed a lover then confessed two husbands. A weathered mariner narrates a near collision with an iceberg aboard the Laury Jane, describing the berg’s rise and the ship’s escape, ending with a calm return to fishing.
Store hours extend to 6 30 Saturday night. The sombre cast and Goetazs symphony in F close the programme. Richard Burmeister the Baltimore pianist performs Liszt Pathetic concerto with orchestra. A solo number and Schumann orchestral variations on a choral theme follow.
To the Editor of the Post two boys received medals from the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps last night, not from the Lary manusorps as stated. A letter from Boston clarifies that Patrick Mahoney and H. Gaylord Wilshire have no ties to the Socialist Labor party. the writer seeks correction to avoid misrepresentation.
Mr. Gericke presents a concert today featuring the long Richard III overture from Volk, described as not unduly emotional and set to open the programme.
The Boston Post invites amateur photographs of New England ladies reading the Boston Post at breakfast. Prizes of 10 dollars 65 dollars and ten 1 dollar awards. Submit by November 15 1901. Include subject and photographer names if possible. Photos to Photo Editor Boston Post Boston Mass.
Betsey Dobson tends her father Ichabod while a city boarder named Miss Anastasia Everett prepares to visit Wolf Mountain. The story sketches Betsey as shrewd, protective, and wary of local burglaries as she hides valuables under a bed bolster and contemplates a return to daily farm life amid rural poverty and gossip.
Old Ichabod confronts Algernon Mortlethorpe at his rural house as a supposed thief seeks a hidden tea-pot and tongs. Betsey Dobson drives off the intruder with a fence rail while Miss Anastasia Everett arrives, declares a broken nose and a city escape plan, then leaves with a threat of arrest. The suspenseful scene ends with the realization the visitor was Miss Nastasy's beau.
Oak Hall is named as the headquarters for a growing call for automobile liveries. The text argues horseman attire is unsuitable for cars due to machinery and safety, noting tight buckskin breeches and coachman outfits would look odd on drivers. It invites readers to send for catalogue and samples of automobile liveries.
Wakefield reports Dr Joseph Heath chairman of the local Board of Health is ill with smallpox after attending a recent local case. The situation marks a confirmed exposure and health officials may pursue containment steps.
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