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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1898
Page
4
A Boston Post brief notes a Democratic representative pager for New England, listing party roles and regional leadership angles. The item emphasizes party organization and outreach across multiple New England states.
The notice lists subscription prices for MILY and SUNDAY POST with yearly and shortened terms. It instructs subscribers to report address changes with current and future addresses. It notes mail handling and that all money sent at sender's risk and payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Boston Post reminds readers subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration. Readers without regular delivery should inform the newspaper at once. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier notes Boston offices at 259 Washington Street and 428 Boston.
The article mocks Spain’s request to send warships to the Philippines to protect its interests. It notes Dewey’s destruction of Spanish naval forces, Spain’s limited options, and Admiral Camara’s failed attempt. It emphasizes the Philippines are now under the United States and U S policy will decide the future.
The Metropolitan Park Commission reports bath facilities at Revere Beach will reopen tomorrow at least partially while plans to rebuild the bath house are discussed. The loss is seen as a public setback after thousands used the facility daily, with demand for larger capacity and more extensive bathing amenities along the shoreline.
The returning Invalids of the Ninth Regiment ground near Lewiston Point with breakwater but the incident yields no further casualties. The favored men were brought to Boston in reasonably good condition.
The Ninth Massachusetts Regiment endured without firing a shot and suffered heavy officer losses in the war. Returning men arrive home in deteriorated health, yet full rehabilitations are expected with medical care and hospital attention provided upon arrival.
The Massachusetts Governor Wolcott denounces Secretary Alger’s reply to a despatch seeking help for sick and exhausted troops in Cuba. He notes the offer of money or supplies while Alger mocks the concern. The piece defends Wolcott and urges the President to respond directly, criticizing Alger’s tone and authority.
The Observant Citizen notes recurring work on Massachusetts avenue near North Cambridge with rail, sewer, and pavement cycles. It reports on the Cambridge side harboring rapid embankment progress near Harvard bridge and ponders Boston shore attention. It also mentions Joe Coram of Cochiti fame and a ferry toll tale, Crookston treasurer rumors, and local city lightings and notable figures like James Sheldon and Tom Lawson among varied city updates.
Transit Commissioners ordered removal of surface tracks from Tremont and Boylston streets as part of the subway plan. The change aims to reduce street congestion and test the impact on local retail trade, with full removal to occur within a reasonable time. Public adaptation to service changes is expected.
In a Medford neighborhood, violinist Flora Chadbourn and pianist Arthur Pierson, living on Winslow Street, are drawn together by shared music. A parrot and canary observe from across the street as their silent courtship grows through concerts in windows and twilight duets. Their first meeting comes at a pupil's party, where a duet confirms their destiny.
A Massachusetts official, among state leaders, pledges no expenditure is too lavish for the Sixth Army's welfare. The war tax stamp relief is noted as a public nuisance cure, with a rebate check from railway cash fares now required to be stamped. The Boston & Albany has abandoned the system.
Poem excerpt expresses patriotic longing to witness troops in Washington with Old Glory and banners. It recalls Santiago veterans and the rededication of blades in battle, ending with a blessing for those who served.
A collage of quick quips and jokes from various papers. Snippets include playful banter about age and birthdays, golf talk, and sly one liners. References range across Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Record Life and other newspapers with light, humorous exchanges.
A soft warm flannel house gown invites cozy hours in a casey room. The article notes a color rich jacket that could be replicated at home, best suited for a dark haired maid.
James E. McKeon calls the editor to address neglect of the pharmacy act. He cites non registered clerks in drug stores dispensing medicines and liquor without proper pharmacist oversight and asks for enforcement notices and license revocations where laws are violated. He urges authorities to notify nonconforming druggists and allow correction.
In a letter from Boston dated August 28 1898 William J Condon argues the Sharon disaster shows a stark contrast between the swift impartial inquiry by the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad and Boston city authorities who have let sixteen lives fade with no clear responsibility. He cites a float collapse at Marine Park a pier at Charlestown and fires and unsafe buildings as examples of municipal neglect and calls for prompt investigations and accountability.
A miscellany notes services offered for Camp Wikoff by Dr Stewart, career shifts of banker George H Russell, critique of Jerusalem visit plans, Belgian poetry market, Maeterlinck prize win, Lillian Young stage entry, Martin Irons malarial illness, Humphry prize at Kingston, Kruger pomp, John Knight royal gardens career, Hampton Court vine save, distant Turkish anxiety, and Bland policy critique amid Aguinaldo and Philippine tensions.
A reflective verse laments casualties and devotion as battles end. The speaker mourns fallen soldiers, mothers, and wives while honoring courage amid the cannon's roar and the awaited, unreturning footsteps.
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