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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1899
Page
4
An article in the Boston Post presents Morro with a declared mission and positions him as free from restraint. The piece portrays his stance and calls attention to his political role and implications for the era.
Post Publishing Co cautions that all checks must be made payable to the Post Publishing Co or the Boston Post and warns against cash payments to individuals. Only two regular collectors, J. H. Mahoney and W. J. Salter, with proper identification, are authorized to collect payments. Signed by E. A. Grozier, Treasurer.
The letter denounces attacks on Pension Bureau Commissioner Evans as partisan warfare by pension sharks. It praises his service, noting lower attorney fees in 1898-99 ($476,969) vs the prior year ($730,000), and urges the Grand Army of the Republic to back Evans against pension agent greed.
Commentary argues diplomacy should settle the Transvaal crisis without war. It criticizes Joseph Chamberlain's Cape Town conference proposal as a tactic unlikely to alter Britain's demand for surrender and notes President Kruger's adept handling of English diplomacy.
The Columbia defeated the Defender on a 30 mile course by 6 minutes 49 seconds in a windward and fetch run. Experts say the Columbia is the fastest sailing craft yet built in America and represents a clear advance over the Defender in speed and design.
Creditors totaling over $20,000 formally relinquish claims allowing renewed efforts to restore the Boston Emergency Hospital. Reports indicate most remaining holders may follow this generous example, relieving the institution of debt and aiding its revival.
Community leaders report creditors consent to fund raising to restart the Emergency Hospital. Trade unions and labor groups pledge help while other sources offer assistance. The closure of Dr. Galvin's hospital left urgent injury cases without rapid relief, highlighting the need for a public spirited revival.
The era marks a significant but modest parade of labor organizations with wide local strength and nationwide city unity. Weather is forecast favorable for outdoor celebration as workers enjoy improved conditions in a springlike Labour Day, making it a notable holiday before the new work year.
The column notes the city’s social life from British visitors to cultural clubs, including the London Honourable Artillery's planned trip, the Playgoers’ selective membership, and reflections on figures like Colonel Sohier, Phineas Barnum, and O A Jenkins. It mentions the Boston Museum lobby redecoration and a hotel dining room cleanliness remark.
The death of Charles M Frye of the J C Frye & Co commission firm shocked business partners and friends. Services were held at his Parcer House home and the body will be sent to St Johnsbury Vermont for interment.
Edwin Markham proclaims a soaring poem published in the New York Journal, declaring a fraternal state led by unselfish service and song. The speaker images labor, freedom, and justice rising to overthrow greed and sustain nations through beauty and shared bread.
Mayor Jones of Toledo campaigns across Ohio on an independent ticket using an automobile for travel and a singer to perform when he is silent. Dr W J Leyds, Transvaal secretary of state, praised for strong personal power and persuasive manner while in Holland stirring protests to Queen Victoria over Chamberlain’s Transvaal policy. He is of Dutch descent but not a Boer.
On a quiet autumn day a young couple in a small canoe drift toward Italy as a dream of life and art unfolds. A rock capsizes them. they are found in the water clasped in a peaceful embrace, death ending both their lives and granting them a final union.
A parcel tax in Geneva Ohio funds a stone library to honor Platt R. Spencer father of penmanship. The $20,000 building will sit in a town of about 3000, where Spencer once taught writing in a log schoolhouse.
The Rev Dr Elias Riggs, longtime Amherst College alumnus and missionary for sixty seven years, now resides in Constantinople. He entered Amherst in 18, at age nine studied Latin Greek then Hebrew at thirteen.
A collage of humorous snippets and witty exchanges from period papers. Jests play on families wives scientists and lawyers. A Cleveland Plain Dealer gag about a prisoner's confession and a Paris street scene tone appear among clipped jokes.
Supper listing shows Boned chicken with English biscuit Duchess cake lemon jelly tea or chocolate as options. Indicates a formal service setting with specific courses and beverages.
Edward W. Presho of Charlestown, born May 29 1859, Tufts graduate and long-time legislator and alderman, is praised as a standout vote getter and reform-minded public servant. The profile highlights his service in the House and Board of Aldermen, major local projects like Rutherford Avenue, and his strong support across party lines in Charlestown politics.
The Hebrew New Year begins tonight marking year 5660 since creation. Synagogues hold two days of services with shofar blasts and white decorations. families gather for apples and honey. Yom Kippur fast follows ten days later with services across Boston area synagogues led by notable rabbis and cantors.
Catholics were called to join a Friday to Sunday devotional celebration staged under Archbishop Williams. The encyclical by Pope Leo XIII urged consecration to the Sacred Heart, praising past pontiffs and hoping the act would bring grace to humanity and strengthen church civil relations. Archbishop Williams was expected to lead the Sunday consecration at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
Dillon stays aloof as Redmond backs unity talks proposed by Healy. A meeting of all faction representatives will be called, but Dillon and followers are unlikely to support the plan, amid lingering hostility and the winding up of the Irish Amnesty Association.
Cooney a wealthy resident of Somerville was buried after dying from injuries from a fall on Calvin Wn. Dimock’s Cambridge estate where he worked. A girl’s warning by groaning prompted aid and he was taken to Cambridge Hospital, where he died without regaining consciousness. Rev. F. J. Ryan led services. interment was in Arlington. He leaves a daughter and a son who serves with the Seventy Infantry in the Philippines.
A large crowd gathered on the Common to honor Henry George as Thomas Doherty of Revere presided. Speakers include W. L. Crosma, T. R. Fitch, Rev. Joseph Carden, with a Karl Mars class session following under the tree featuring Martha Moore Avery and David Goldstein on trades unions and value. Charles G. Huskins body found in Boothbay harbor after three weeks missing.
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