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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1899
Page
4
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Editorial Rooms No 1004 and Boston Business Office No 428 listed at 259 Washington Street Boston. The entry marks office locations and street address for the Boston facilities.
The Boston Post is available at leading New York hotels and subscriptions must be prepaid. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly, notify by postal mail. Editor and Publisher E. A. Grozier signs the notice.
The piece laments a declining Democratic performance in Boston from 1892 to 1897 and argues for a change to empower Massachusetts Democrats. It predicts likely nominations for Collins and Hart, and warns against losing Boston in November if it wins in December.
The piece urges the Board of Police to hold Miss Mary H. Hanlon’s hearing with open doors after her arrest on an alleged charge. It argues the court found the charge false, calls for full public disclosure, and says the police commission should apologize publicly. It emphasizes public duty, personal sacrifice, and the need to avoid star chamber secrecy.
Santi ago de Chili reports a naked eye comet identified with the lost Biela comet. Biela's rocketed path, once predicted to collide with Earth in 1899, has yet to fulfill that calamity.
A fragment discusses potential earth harm from a cometary body and notes ongoing updates on the comet's trajectory and progress. The text implies anticipation of further, clearer observations and public interest in the comet's route.
The article notes surprising results as Yale loses to Columbia and Princeton falls to Cornell while Harvard dominates Carlisle at Soldiers Field. It argues Harvard looks strongest heading into the Philadelphia game and may again upend traditional order in the season’s early matchups.
The article weighs conflicting reports on the South African war, noting censorship andcontradictions between London despatches and on the ground events. It questions British control, considering Kruger Steyn and Buller, and warns European powers could affect the outcome if distracted. It cites Chamberlain's influence and potential Boer resistance rewards.
Observations report rapid street repairs and new elevated track work in Boston with blocks to travel including Boylston and Massachusetts avenues. Theatre Club organizes at Westminster Copley Square. John B Schoeffel returns from Milwaukee. a tongue in cheek tie dispute over immigration commissioner Billings is resolved with a new tie purchased for him. Leland Powers performs Cyrano de Bergerac in Lexington before Philadelphia and Brooklyn engagements.
A mixed excerpt notes crowded car interiors and fever odors on a Shawmut avenue subway car. It mentions Boston Y M C A runners training in Back Bay and Dublin leaders' fundraising trip to aid Parnell's family. It reports diphtheria outbreaks in East Cambridge and Somerville with rising case numbers.
A Mississippi-style vignette shows delays at the station with a weary mother, crying children, and a sour old man. A kindly maiden shares food with the distressed travelers while the train finally arrives. Mary A. Simpson signs the reflective verse.
Editorials note that a Democratic win in Ohio next month would push McKinley aside, while in spring a Philippine war outcome could still end his bid. The pieces praise William Jennings Bryan for his broad party appeal, likening his influence to Douglas. The Chicago Record quotes Irving and Terry and remarks on their prosperity.
A Victorian-era collage notes ex Presidents Harrison and Cleveland resuming professions with law and academia. The Vice President's illness is reported as dire with little improvement. commentary mocks Philadelphia’s misfortunes and jokes about Alexei Karageorgewitch pursuing wedlock with a Chicago heiress, criticizing his name.
The text notes Miss Braddon’s gold-mounted pen inspiring her novels and lists elite women from duchesses to queens who attend major races. It mentions Mme Felix Faure’s Swiss health stay with her daughter, and a Rothschild bequest to the Louvre including Florentine and Italian fifteenth century works. The piece also covers Spanish and Russian royals education, Danish princesses' self sufficiency, Queen Victoria’s footwear, and Oklahoma lawyer Laura Lykins with Carlisle Indian School ties and a notable fortune.
A judge driving a buggy with Juno is joined by a veiled woman seeking a ride to Wilton. Suspect, armed, pursues danger as the judge, cornered in woods, feigns concern to retrieve a paper, then is blindsided when the horse bolts and pistol fire erupts. The horse reaches the stable and the judge’s fate is implied to be dire.
An artesian well in the Queensland New South Wales border region yields 4 million gallons daily. Worcester South Africa hosts a Brandolei mineral hot spring at 145 degrees with three outlets used for irrigation. London emigration reports 172000 leaving for non European destinations in the last quarter.
In the Vanderbilt will the 1864 Congressional gold medal given for the steamship Vanderbilt is bequeathed to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt to pass to his eldest son and so on, an heirloom valued for its Minerva portrait and Leutze obverse. The gift origin traces to Congress resolutions praising Cornelius Vanderbilt for the ship during the Civil War.
In Tremont Temple the editor of the Voice and Prohibition leader Hon. Samuel Dickie of Albion Mich denounces President McKinley as faithless weak and a wine drinker. He blasts church cowardice and links liquor interests to politics urging church action against the liquor traffic. He cites McKinley’s past statements and claims evidence of drinking at a Chicago banquet.
The Rev Peter MacQueen spoke on the Filipino question criticizing Aguinaldo for misreading the United States and praising his own leadership traits while contrasting Otis and his officers. He read a letter from an officer in Lawtons command alleging mismanagement and costly delays in the Philippine campaign.
A collage of witty quips and jokes from newspapers including Washington Star Philadelphia Bulletin Indianapolis Journal Chicago Record Detroit Free Press Yonkers Statesman and Life. The captions lampoon politics race hats yachts and theater with playful banter and puns.
The text lists daily meal items including bananas grapes cereal lamb chops potatoes peaches and cream and various desserts with beverages. A mashed potato recipe for potato pears and a cabbage cavity salad method are described, credited to Mrs Belle Flower of Everett Massachusetts.
A letter to the editor questions Cor nelius Vanderbilt's presumed wealth of 80 million dollars and asks for his daily income. The writer estimates 75 million earning 5 percent, yielding about 1,000,000 dollars annually, roughly 2,740 dollars per day.
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