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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, instructs prepaid payment and mail delivery, notes second class matter status, and provides publishing contact details including the Boston office and editor publisher Grozier. Readers are urged to notify if delivery fails and to avoid sending cash.
A dated critique denounces President McKinley and his Cabinet for planning to discuss their stance on the New York mayoral race. The piece argues federal interference in local elections is improper, warning of the implications for democracy and public sovereignty. It notes Republican interests in the state, especially Boss Platt, but condemns the meddling as offensive and inappropriate.
The editorial derides Senator Hanna as a self serving campaigner who speaks only poll driven rhetoric. It contrasts his conduct with past Ohio senators like Chase Wade Corwin Pendleton and admonishes that a true senator should possess broader intellect and leadership.
The account recalls Victoria de las Tynag held by insurgents in a ten years' war era fortification against Campos, influencing Spain to peace terms that were later ignored. It notes a later parallel with Victoria de las Tunas and the Cuban besieging actions stirring the Spanish public.
The capture shows the patriots can seize fortified towns and hold positions, undermines Weyler’s narrative of no war, and could push Spain toward recognizing belligerency and US mediation to end the conflict.
Treasury figures show August breadstuffs at 2.50 million dollars and provisions at 12.23 million, records not matched. For eight months, exports exceed 1896. wheat leads with 14.25 million bushels in August and 36.32 million dollars for eight months in 1897, underscoring a solid foundation for prosperity.
A Woonsocket despatch notes a 7 1 2 percent wage increase for worsted mill workers. The raise came voluntarily by owners, not at workers’ urging, marking the first authenticated wage rise amid improving conditions. The piece argues rising worker earnings signal broader prosperity beyond export growth and trade.
The Republican majority in the Board of Aldermen blocked the nomination of M. J. Creed as park commissioner and delayed other appointments. The piece denounces the held up process as silly and harmful to good governance, arguing it harms public trust and undermines businesslike city administration.
The Observant Citizen notes a Roxbury resident who believes a dog’s sorrowful howls foretell misfortune after his former owner dies on a Toronto railroad. The column also cites dangerous feats along the Chicago River and a grim homeopathic tale from New York where a doctor reportedly hangs to mend a broken neck.
A wandering writer recalls ice industry ties to Lake Potanipo and a Boston area ice company, then critiques baseball obscenity and police roles. He mingles anecdotes about Senator Dallinger ally Upham, a Tremont Street rebuild, theater gossip, and a gift from a generous, unnamed old man to Otis Harlan kept as a Mascot memory.
A collage of comic exchanges and wry jokes from various papers as readers share quips on marriage weather travel and city life. The snippets feature playful misunderstandings about tobacco habits small town ideas and social foibles, ending with light banter about marriage and Eve.
A painter Rodney Damon loves Alice Hamford, wife of wealth, whose rift ends as she paints a masterpiece The Reconciliation. He suspects deceit but learns she seeks him again as she becomes his assistant and the couple reunites in sorrow and hope.
The Post announces weekly short story contests with prizes of ten dollars for the main entry and two dollars for other stories. Winners are named each Sunday and paid by mail the following Monday. Submissions must be under one thousand words on one side of paper with author name and address.
Readers submit notes to the Post with concerns about local safety and behavior of youths. The writer recalls a past incident involving a rope and wooden fence near a shop and mentions a police officer’s remark about children. The letter reflects community worry in Dorchester.
A damaged reader's plea to the editor requests Poor relief and stamps for the world. The fragment mentions charity, stamps, and a desire to aid the needy, with uncertain names and locations.
The Cape Cod Commercial Travellers Association held its annual meeting and dinner at the Crawford House with John F. Randall presiding. Twenty six members attended and guest Jepson Cisneros spoke on the question Is the church used by the money changers of the world as a contenting factor for the victims of usury.
An Ohio milling company secured a 9000 ton steel billets contract for Europe. Through Fitchburg railroad agent R J Rees Boston was selected as the shipping point, with 1500 tons to be sent immediately and likely aboard the Warennene steamer Cambroman leaving Saturday in May for Liverpool.
The article stresses the importance of table decor to a successful dinner. It notes a goatless white tablecloth with a center piece as essential, opposes daisies and forget-me-nots, and offers home friendly center pieces of square and round designs using linen damask, crocheted lace, and matching doylies and placemats.
Brigadier General Anson Mills and family left Washington for a Nova Scotia and St Lawrence trip before resuming duties on the Mexican Boundary Commission next month. Sir Arthur Sullivan showed renewed libretto interest while 280 opera texts lay on his table. A Vermont barrel gift to Senator Proctor bore a Klondike motto. The Belgian queen at 62 enjoys spa country drives with ponies. Mrs. George W. Conarrae funds a public library in Ogonquitt in memory of her husband. A Raphael monument in Urbino by sculptor Belli is unveiled after decades of debate. Mme Maretzek, widow of the famed pianist, nears total blindness and faces surgery. Sir Henry Irving’s sons display literary talent with a Peter the Great drama and H B Irving writes a humor piece for Nineteenth Century.
Governor Wolcott acknowledged Major George S Merrill's Sept 4 resignation and accepted it to take effect at month end. Merrill cited health and a higher paying, less arduous post, while Wolcott named Merrill for the US insurance commissioners' convention at Old Point Comfort, with plans not to publicly announce the move until Merrill returns. State House officials refused to comment.
Breakfast items include Baked Apples with ranch Cream and Broiled Steak. Dinner lists Sweet Potatoes and Hot Biscuit with Peach Pudding and Grapes. Supper features Sliced Cold Roast, Potato Salad, Bread and Butter, Milk and Tea. A recipe fragment and a salad method follow, closing with a partial street address 161 Finn street, Woot Homerville.
A historical notice invites readers to enter a post menu contest. Entries must include three meals with detailed dishes and clear directions. Meals serve four to five people, max budget ten dollars. entries due by 7 pm Sunday with mail submissions to the Post Office.
The Evangelistic Association of New s has run gospel services in a tent on North Harvard street Allston for nearly seven weeks. Leading evangelists preached this week include Blair the Irish evangelist and the Rev Mr Marshall of Trinity Church Hast Boston. The services will end after this week.
The Denver Post features a folksy tribute praising Kansas across its plains. The verse describes wheat fields, abundant crops, bustling railroads, and local life from farmers to families, ending with gratitude for living in Kansas.
Boston marks the seventy fifth anniversary of adopting a city form of government with a 4 pm ceremony in the Common Council Chamber. Hon Josiah Quincy will give the address and an orchestra will perform. admission is by ticket for ex-officials and current department heads.
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