Post Publishing Co. warns against misdirected checks
Special notice from treasurer E A Grozier cautions the public to make payments only to the two authorized collectors J H Maloney and W J Salter for regular or special Post editions. No individual has authority to accept checks payable to a person, and the public is advised to use cash payments with proper identification.
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Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
Post
J. H. Maloney
W. J. Salter
Betting on Republican Convention May Attract Public Interest
The piece discusses pecuniary interest and indirect bribery risks in elections and suggests pools on second place candidates could boost turnout. It notes wagers on aspirants are harmless and could draw popular engagement, likening the convention hall to a Stock Exchange for a day.
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Stock Exchange
Bell Telephone Move Sparks Massachusetts Taxing Policy Debate
Massachusetts faces a plan to relocate American Bell Telephone Company to New York via a merger with its Long Distance unit, creating inflated capitalization and higher phone charges. Critics urge strict state supervision and passage of the Post telephone bill to curb the move.
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Massachusetts
New York
Bell People
Bell Company
Post Exclusive Reveals Collins in Line for Mayor Nomination
The Boston Post reports that Hon. P. A. Collins stood first for the mayoral nomination and would accept if offered. Other Boston papers doubted the news at first but 24 hours later confirmed the Post’s exclusive disclosure and received public approval.
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Monopoly in Cuba and the cable monopoly critique
The piece argues that US efforts to protect the Western Union telegraph monopoly in Cuba clash with Congressional bans on exclusive franchises. It questions US military intervention against a competing cable and urges competition to improve affordable, rapid communication with Cuba. It criticizes Spain and calls for liberty from monopolies in post Spanish rule commerce.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
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Municipal printing saves city over eighteen thousand dollars
The observant citizen notes Thomas A. Whalen heads the municipal printing plant with praised efficiency and cost savings surpassing private contract rates by more than $18,000. The piece mentions widespread requests for the annual report and the first municipal printing office in the United States. It also covers local events, building plans, and community notices.
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United States
Labor Day Goods and Laborer Attire Featured
Labor Day offerings include batons sashes plumes hats badges white gloves and paraphernalia for societies. Horse equipment for aids and staff officers shown with three laborer classes carpenter bricklayer common laborer. Overalls and working clothes popular with laborers highlighting durability and value. Boys school suits in medium and full weight goods now ready.
Boston Notes on Local Figures and Spring Travel
A column reviews Boston figures including Dr S B Windsor and Judge D L V Moffett, mentions Miss F Holland and Henry Endicott in Paris, and notes James Walsh back at the City Law Department. It also describes a Salem to Manchester coastal drive featuring Boston elites and a traveling Italian organist on a paper route.
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France
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Salem
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End of Summer Returns to Autumn Tides and Work
The piece notes the transition from August heat to September cool, calling 1899 a moderately cool season overall. It describes travelers returning by rail and steamship, schools about to reopen, churches resuming activities, and workers resuming labor after a summer hiatus as vacationers head back.
A New Game of Dance in Republican nomination race
Rivalry between advocates for the two contending GOP Lieutenant-Governor candidates reaches a peak with wagers on the event. The piece notes the prohibition and penalties on betting on elections, while observers view the bet as a harmless娱乐ful vent.
Labor Day edition to be issued as valuable 52_page Post
The Post announces a Sunday Labor Day and industrial edition, 52 pages, priced at 3 cents. It promises an unusually attractive, handsomely illustrated souvenir edition to be preserved as a lasting record, with extra copies encouraged to order early.
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Colonel Henry Thomas Improves at Brookline Sanitarium
Colonel Henry Thomas of South Weymouth is reported improving at a Brookline sanitarium. He has gained 22 1 4 pounds and now sleeps well, a marked change that pleases his many friends.
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Henry Thomas
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Dyspeptic Relief Promised by Stomach Bitters Ad
Advertisement urges relief for overworked stomach lazy liver and impure blood with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Claims gradual strengthening of nerves and digestion for men and women if used faithfully and cautions that a private revenue stamp must cover the bottle neck. Do not expect a substitute to help.
Morning Mail Fights and Secrets in a Bachelor’s Den
Alice visits Jack Arm strong unannounced at his apartment. The pair spar over his single life and finances while she probes his private work. A revealed blotter exposes a love interest named Marie, shocking Alice and deepening their tangled romance.
Jiminez to Leave Cuba as Santo Domingo Revolution Gains
General Jiminez, challenger for the Santo Domingo presidency, plans to sail from Santiago de Cuba tomorrow aboard the Georges Cruise. He has been released from custody by order of Governor-General Brooke unless he promotes a filibuster, while reports from Santo Domingo claim the old government has fallen. His proclamation promises reforms and insists Santo Domingo’s laws suffice if enforced honestly.
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Georges Cruise
Leonard Wood
Brooke
Engagement Ends In Literary Secret Revelation
Alice confronts Jack about a manuscript revealing his new role as a novelist and the concealed romance with another woman. He defends his work and plan as he rejects jealousy, while she learns of his publishing deal and the truth behind the blotter. Their argument gives way to an uneasy acceptance as they walk together.
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Jack
Alice
President Figuereo Resigns as Dominican Revolt Spreads
President Figuereo resigns and ministers lead until provisional government forms with elections planned. Key ports and cities including Santiago and San Francisco de Macoris back the revolution. The Restauracion gunboat ashore at Macoris. New Orleans and Cecille remain in port as movements unfold.
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Dominican president abdicates in favor of Jiminez
Aug 31 Cape Haytien reports President Figueroa of the Dominican Republic abdicated and the act is said to name Jiminez as successor. News from the port confirms the political shift and the transfer of power.
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Wheelmen Targeted in Park Policy Debate
Letter to the editor criticizes park commissioners for pressuring bicyclists from parkways after a band concert at Playstead Franklin Park. The writer cites police presence, fruit pelting, and disputes efforts to force wheel users off park roads claiming pedestrians predominate in evening parkgoing.
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G. T. M’farland
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Captain Andrew G. Quay resigns from the army
Captain Andrew G. Quay son of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania resigns from the army to pursue private business. A Military Academy graduate of 1888 his resignation is accepted by the President and takes effect August 31.
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Evarts Quips on Diminished Health in Witty Retort
The statesman William M. Evarts handles a remark on his poor health with humor. When a companion said he looked half his former self, Evarts replied that he wondered if the other half looked as badly as this one.
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William M. Evarts
Papal gifts totaled ten million dollars during Leo XIII reign
A historical note states that while Leo XIII led the papacy he received personal gifts totaling $10,000,000. Recently a lady sent a very valuable snuff box and a $50,000 check to the pope as gifts.
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Leo XIII
Thomas Hardy Uses Copying Ink For Duplicated Tales
The novelist Thomas Hardy writes his stories with copying ink so he can produce press copies himself. This enables exact duplicates without a clerk or typewriter.
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Thomas Hardy
Rescue Credit Disputed in Warren Bridge Accident
In the Warren bridge crash a boy died and Officer Olds was badly hurt. The rescue credit was given to drawtenders, but E. J. Smith of 233 Chambers Street and William V. Kelley of 2 Coleridge Place were near and should receive credit for aiding Officer Olds. August 31. William Morrison.
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William Morrison
Moody claims no shorthand expert can verbatim his sermons
Evangelist Dwight T. Moody boasts that not a single expert shorthand reporter among fifty can produce a verbatim report of his sermons, underscoring his dynamic delivery and memorable messages.
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Songbird to Miss Katy in Summer Folklore
A Washington Ster verse imagines Miss Katy singing of frost while a timid Songbird hides, teasing whether he will stay or be lost as summer wanes. The playful dialect captures seasonal longing and a shy bird’s warning.
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