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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post details daily and Sunday subscription rates for one year six months and shorter terms. It notes that subscribers must provide current and future address changes and that payments should be made to the Post Publishing Company with all money sent at the sender's risk.
Editorial room numbers and office addresses in Boston list contact points for the Boston Post. It notes subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration, with a request to notify if the Post is unavailable and provides EZ A. Grozier as editor and publisher.
A Paris Peace Commission report suggests the United States pay Spain 40 million dollars to take the Philippines, a notion denounced as absurd. Critics urge testing American sentiment and question rewarding Spain after Dewey's Manila victory, arguing the idea undermines republican dignity.
Ex president Harrison adds his voice to Republican calls to stand by the President and elect a Republican Congress. He cites British practice as urging unity while critics say neglect at the War Department and Philippine annexation are large campaign issues for the Fifty sixth Congress.
The editorial urges Boston Democrats to win extra seats in the new Congress. It notes Barrows’ narrow win and argues the tenth district offers the best chance, with Dorchester and Brighton should mobilize. It also highlights the seventh district and outside help for Baker’s supporters, urging strong local effort.
The market remains on a cautious bull run despite heavyweight global events. Key factors include a Supreme Court decision on the Joint Traffic Association, Paris Peace Commission talks on Cuban debt and the Philippine Islands, and fears around the French Cabinet’s overthrow and Fashoda. Leaders such as St. Paul, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and Rock Island show activity while copper remains a bright spot with rising prices and shrinking global stock.
A stubby act facing the Legislature this winter asks why Massachusetts cannot allow bicycles to be carried as baggage without charge, noting neighboring states where railroads carry hundreds of thousands of wheels at no extra cost and with success.
The text questions whether railroads in Massachusetts profit from extra baggage fees without increasing baggage handler staff. It notes the income from the practice but sees little corresponding rise in labor needs. The core issue: whether railroad profit from extra baggage should prevent wheelmen in Massachusetts from a privilege granted in other states.
The Court of Cassation granting a revision in the Dreyfus affair is praised as a positive sign for French justice. Public reaction shifts from condemnation to hope, highlighting fairness and protection against judicial error. The decision could ease France’s internal strife and surpass even foreign events in significance.
The author questions the title chief inspector of the bureau of criminal investigation and highlights Lt. Frank Newcomb, who commanded the cutter Hudson at Cardenas. It recalls the Winslow torpedo boat grounding, Ensign Bagley’s death, and Hudson’s rescue of the crew amid heavy fire.
A large transverse gallery at the north end of the platform will display huge movable signs showing each car's destination and its track. The system, electric powered, may place an operator at the loop to indicate approaching cars to waiting passengers before they are visible.
A wartime chorus notes cold mornings and hard labor. Workers, young and old, toil together piling cotton as engines puff. Despite small pay, they share warmth and camaraderie, passing the hat if a man is discharged, then celebrate with a drink as the day ends.
In a shifting romance set around departures and engagements, Lillian learns Frank Hill plans to move west and marry elsewhere, while Jack returns to find Lillian secretly married to him, revealing that her engagement to Frank was broken off and she had harbored true feelings for Frank all along.
Young girls with water colors can transfer a design to thick smooth paper and create playful menu ideas. The design adapts to many colors for flowers with light green stems outlined in sepia. Different color choices yield distinct effects while preserving the delicate gold outlined white petals.
A collection of quips and jokes from various papers about marriage churchgoing and social norms. The items include Ada’s marriage remark from Philadelphia North American, a church quip from Mrs Church, a husband wife exchange from London Figaro, a sharp pun from Puck, Omaha satire on pallbearers, and a winter church reference from Chicago News.
An American priest’s report from Rome says Cardinal Satolli has fallen from the Pope’s favor after a period as papal delegate to the United States. Satolli’s liberal American views on schooling and church matters sparked tensions, while a letter to Father Maignen laments a “pest” spreading in two worlds and praises his work against it.
A detailed historic menu lists items for lunch and dinner including flaked rice, pork steak, boiled potatoes, baked apples with whipped cream, ice cream cake, and a full duck dinner with dressing. The dessert menu features peach short cake and banana cream pie, with Miss Nellie M Curtis of North Reading providing the address.
A young man asks if life insurance can be insured for a party who will pay the premium and where such a loan source exists. The writer notes the custom of making the policy payable to another and cites Boston insurers who say loans on policies are only possible from a friend, with the policy signed over to the lender.
A Boston letter urges immediate action to halt Cuban food distribution. Eugene B. Willard argues natives rely on bread and lack ambition, insisting starvation should follow laziness and that government funds spent on Cuba’s rations are a loss.
Alfred W. Bertrand a trumpeter of Troop F Third Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont disputes a Bangor Maine Oct 21 report on Captain Dodd and accuses Private Pearlstein of cowardice. Bertrand portrays Pearlstein as a deserter and claims he fled battle and was shunned by his unit while noting Dodd was not shot by his own men.
The marriage of Miss Celia Politzky and Mr. Louis Cohen, a well known Hebrew teacher, was solemnized last evening at Paine Memorial Hall. A large assembly attended the ceremony conducted by Rabbi Jacob Boritz. Bridesmaids included Ida Poronsky L Harris Ida Frank M Frank Sarah Coplon Rose Scubelsky. Ushers were Henry Morrison Hyman Frank Sam Frank Harry Cohen H Kirstein Samuel Routskowsky. Guests listed include Aronson L Politzky Clark George Wilson Everett Charack Meyer Cohen J Sandler Sidlofsky Ruben Slotofsky Oprah Slotofsky Solomon Jacobs Ponoy. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Malden.
The French press and observers remark on President Faure during maneuvers, noting his field glasses hung on the left rather than the right. The Gaulois cites this as a dress etiquette slip, sparking light satire from contemporaries including the Duke of Connaught.
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