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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1900
Page
6
Organized labor rallied in hot weather with three parade divisions, showing courage and endurance. Despite detours from past displays, the formal event attracted hearty crowds and widespread enjoyment. Unorganized labor also shone, highlighting a hopeful laboring season ahead.
In a commentary on domestic politics and foreign policy, the author rejects cries of “pulling down the flag” and questions Secretary Root’s assurances about the Philippine flag. The piece then argues for reapportionment reform, noting the need to increase either House membership or per‑member representation as population grows, and contrasts U S representation with Britain France Italy and Germany.
The war in South Africa continues with British losses tallied by the London Express. About 24,000 total casualties are listed, including 4,000 killed, 18,500 wounded, 6,500 missing or prisoners, plus around 26,000 invalided home, totaling near 60,000 English sacrificed for the Dutch republics.
The charge was deemed excessive and the extra premium shown to fail against risk. Official figures for 6690 officers in South Africa reveal 497 or more than 7 percent dead in under a year since hostilities began, plus 1150 sent home as invalids and 65 missing or captive. Non commissioned and enlisted deaths total about 63 or four percent. Applying these rates to the full British army suggests a high overall fatal toll.
The Vermont governor election is hailed by Republican leaders as a tool for the presidential campaign, though its actual impact is doubtful. Analysts note Vermont’s 1900 plurality could fall to about 28,000 from 38,571 in 1896, suggesting McKinley is weaker relative to four years ago.
The Observant Citizen recalls a blazing Fourth of July in Boston with crowded streets and tired travelers returning from a summer outing. Carl Sobeski plans to reopen his studio mid month, two new office blocks near Pemberton Square loom over the old hall of justice, and Thomas Riley enjoys a rare seasonal rest. Actor Wadsworth Harris vacationing in St Croix Valley near St Andrew's, guest of Lady Tilley, performing recitals and visiting Minister's Island.
A garbled column notes Chief Watts of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation limping from a rock bath misstep, mentions Labor Day light hearted themes, then shifts to local politics and a humorous anecdote about a bootblack and a street sign. It closes with observations on hospital accident trends in September.
A reader provides a schedule of meals and a recipe collection from the Sunday Post. Includes breakfast and luncheon items such as lamb chops bananas and coffee plus dinner courses with tomato soup roast beef and vegetables. The sheet ends with two recipes for tomato soup and sponge cake credited to Mary G Bacon of Mansfield Massachusetts.
A personal narrative recounts two college friends, Charlie Henderson and Fred Harrington, falling for Marjorie Montgomery. Rivalry grows after a card contest ends with Fred winning her, while Charlie exits. The trio later reunites at Hotel Childwold in the Adirondacks where Fred's chase continues amid mounting tension.
The Boston Post announces weekly cash prizes of 10 53 and 3 for summer resort photographs chosen for newspaper reproduction. Entries must include title name and address on back and may note interesting circumstances. Amateur photographers only. professionals not barred.
A historical brief notes that diarrhoea dysentery indigestion and stomach bowel troubles caused by heat impure water unripe fruit or climate change are relieved instantly by a recommended remedy. The text emphasizes quick relief from these summer ailments using a simple treatment.
Ad copy extols Sanford's Ginger brandy flavored tonic with imported ginger and OWL trademark. Vivid clippings mix with humorous vignettes about social missteps, Paris fashion chatter, and a tack hammer loan anecdote, highlighting social friction and witty dialogue from period papers.
Yesterday's parade drew broad attention and interest in Next Sunday's Post. The story paper section will feature a chapter on Hilda Wade and several installments on the Yellow Man. Many readers express interest in these great stories and a number of complete tales for the whole family.
A mixed set of brief, quirky notes: missionaries in China cancel ornate for 100000 books amid trouble. China’s empire surface area is eighteen times Britain’s. Hartford street cars drain rainwater through cave troughs. Chinese penal code details annual executions. South Dakota has 11600000 acres of vacant government land open to qualified entrants. Dover forts to mount six 9 inch guns with eleven mile range. a New York girl shoplifter’s clock theft thwarted by alarm. first British church in Philadelphia formed by Baltic immigrants. Baltimore chamber members denied shirt sleeve change on the board. ostriches and land crabs in Cuba outpace horses. Crewe’s railway town festive for the 40th locomotive. flora in Ohio sees 430 European immigrant species. a physician notes health signs in toe orientation with aging.
Dialogue recounts a Paris exposition memory with Mrs. De Styles praising the Hall of Light and a gown scene. A Westerner argues about Blaine’s white plume in Congress, while a Washington-born woman reflects on tact. A Washington Yest item ends with a girl offering eggs from neighbors.
A Denver Times item recounts William Allen known as the Iron Governor for his unyielding stance on clemency. On Thanksgiving Eve a wife sought pardon for a husband serving a third term, with a child urging action. Allen turned away, then kissed the child and granted clemency, matching his promise to release the prisoner.
Reporters greet the rescue team leader as the bee siege ends. The leader accepts a liberal cache for magazine articles detailing the experiences of all involved. Philadelphia North American reports the event with period tone and local urgency.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a man defends evolution theory while a woman retorts with a sharp quip about monkeys and darkness. The Chicago Post notes the clever back-and-forth, reflecting tensions between science and belief.
A seaside exchange jokes about a “man eating shark” offshore and the punchline notes the only man left on the resort vanished after the 10 30 train. The quip reflects light humor in a Coastal Plain setting.
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