Post Publishing Co. Special Notice on Payment Cash Handling
The Boston Post cautions payments due to the Post Publishing Co. be drawn to the Post Publishing Co. or the Boston Post. No individual may solicit or accept checks payable to an person. Only two collectors, J. H. Maloney and W. J. Salter, with proper ID, may receive payments. By E. A. Grazier, Treasurer.
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Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
Post
J. H. Maloney
W. J. Salter
The
E. A. Grazier
Wireless and political echoes spark public alarm and speculation
The piece disputes rumors linking Anti-Imperialist League figures to actions in Hong Kong over the Tartar incident. It argues such insinuations are absurd and notes that wireless tests reveal telephone users can hear aerial messages, hinting at secrecy concerns and future publicity potential.
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Hong Kong
McKinley
United States
Washington
Boutwell
Robert M. Morse
Moorfield Storey
Aguinaldo
A Vigorous Policy on the Philippine War
The recall of the peace commissioners signals a move toward ending the Philippine conflict. The piece argues the war was avoidable and blames McKinley for delaying a decisive, sharp end to hostilities to spare both Filipino lives and American finances. It urges immediate victory to end the fighting.
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Manila
Philippine
McKinley
United States
Peace Commission
Practical anti trust amendment for constitutional remedy
Attorney General Gaither of Maryland urges a constitutional fix to trusts arguing that current statutes fail to address the root problem. He proposes an immediate federal amendment to grant broad powers to Congress and the States, with passage in the next session and approval by fall legislatures, barring legal technicalities.
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Chicago
Gaither
Maryland
Congress
Boston School Exhibit Friction Over Paris Exposition
The Boston school committee, the only legislative body in the country, voted to suspend work on the Paris exposition exhibit. The board urges disregarding the order, arguing it robs Boston of a proper display and risks a weaker representation at the 1900 exposition.
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Boston School Committee
Boston
Wireless telegraphy fails to advance ether signaling crossing channel
Reports from Dover and Boulogne describe Thursday tests of wireless message exchange across the Channel as giving no clear progress in the art of telegraphing through the ether without metallic connection. The scant accounts suggest the effort fell short of a breakthrough.
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Dover
Boulogne
Golf And Local Notes In Lexington And Boston
The piece recalls Lexington golf courses famed for beauty and exclusivity amid September patrons. It highlights Charles J. Rich's golf enthusiasm, a humorous tale about swearing with stones, pianist Jerry Horrigan’s vaudeville success, and a Marblehead harbor yacht trip by George O. Curtis. It also notes Boston transit station debates and city solicitor Samuel H. Hudson, with anecdotes on timekeeping and misplaced station dates.
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Marblehead Harbor
George O. Curtis
Halifax
Bras d'Or Lakes
Deer Isle
Marblehead
Language And Thought Praised As Jack-Tar Quality
A fragment praises language, thought and expression as traits that would do credit to a seasoned jack-tar, highlighting seafaring discipline and polish.
Double-Toothed Man Keeps Grip Amid Roof Crash
Holman Day recounts a tale from Lewiston Journal about a roof worker with a doubled set of teeth who clings to shingles during a collapse. He avoids dropping the load, hangs from the eaves, and narrowly survives as neighbor Skillins strolls by unaware. The narrator declares the man a remarkable character and ends with local praise.
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Holman F. Day
Lewiston Journal
Admirals and dignitaries travel amid Washington notices
Admiral Schley takes command of the South Atlantic station. President McKinley extends his Ohio trip to Minneapolis and St Paul. Cabinet members gather in Chicago for corner stone ceremonies as Percival Spencer lands near Dun Kirk. Colonel Cooney retires after forty years. his regiment now serves in the Philippines. Promotions follow with Viele to colonel, Lebe to lieutenant colonel, and Rodgers to major. Captain Barker nears advancement on the naval list and visits the Navy Department. Bartlett Tripp arrives in Washington to discuss Berlin treaty revisions with the President and state officials.
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McKinley
Ohio
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
Michael Cooney
Fourth Cavalry
Philippines
Charles D. Viele
First Cavalry
Thomas I. Lebe
Alexander Rodgers
Barker
Dewey
Manila
Navy Department
Picking
Naval Examining Board
Bartlett Tripp
United States
Washington
State Department
White House
Puzzles of Wit and Timing Across Funny Exchanges
A collection of quips and banter from periodicals shows workers and socialites debating manners and business. It features jokes about mourning rules, a cow with a pump, office supplies, an automobile, and readers swapping light exchanges.
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Bulwer
Chicago Post
Catholic Standard and Times
Tapir
Judge Williamson
The Village Millers Daughter Follows a Chance Rescue
In a rural village a miller and his wife cherish their daughter Gladys Wilcox. She rescues a stranger, Harold Chandler, from a robber. he is grateful, they marry, and by a New York cottage they raise a son. The tale ends with a warm family scene after a storm.
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Henry Wilcox
Mary Gould
Miss Gould
Gladys
Aivune
Nero
Newby
Gladys Wilcox
Harold Chandler
New York
Harold
Remarkable Campaign Flop in Ward 8 Delegation Switch
Bates supporters reveal a staged Guild delegation to mislead rivals. A blank ward list was swapped for a Bates slate headed by W. W. Farr, then concealed until opened. Delegates later pledged to Bates, shocking Guild and hinting at ex-Senator Hutchinson and ex-Representative Krebs involvement.
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Republican City Committee
Bates
Ward 8
Guild
Ward Committee
W. W. Farr
Farr
Krebs
Henry Gediman
Louis Novick
Philip Branch
Howland
Crawford House
John L. Bates
Republican Party
Ward -8
Hutchinson
Post
Pwayering Edge
Bancroft
Alderman Berwin
Gediman
Berwin
Martin Lomasney
Daily Table Hints Breakfast and Dinner Menu
An old Everett Massachusetts table of meals lists breakfast items such as iced musk melon flaked rice with cream and broiled lamb chops with potato puff and tomato, followed by dinner courses of corn chowder clams roast beef and vegetables. A recipe for corn chowder suggests pork and corn with potatoes onion milk and seasonings. Mrs. J. Harding Payne of Oakes Street, Everett, Mass signs the page.
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Graham Gems
J. Harding Payne
Oakes Street
Everett
Mass
Rival chairmen dispute Innes ward seat split in city committee
The Ward 10 dispute over Senator Charles H. Innes leads to two factions claiming control. Ex-Councilman Kinney leads one group after deposing Rep. Clerke, while Clerke and allied bodies back the other chairmanship. Swallow urges peace as authority debates legitimacy and removal rules.
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Republican City Committee
Charles H. Innes
Ward 10
Innes
Charles S. Clerke
Clerke
Kinney
Swallow
Senator Innes
Representative Clerke
Favors Guild Denunciations Shock Ward 6 Charlestown Leader
Bates men criticize Chairman Swallow of the Ward 6 delegation in Charlestown as he faces denouncement for alleged campaign involvement. He defends his actions saying he heads the delegation to win and that his city committee presidency does not preclude his participation.
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Samuel H. Hudson
Samuel H
Swallow
Bates
Guild
Charlestown
Post
Cane Aeneers
Detaral Guild
Massachusetts' Famous Lawyer Seen as Strong Mayor Candidate
Robert M. Morse of Boston, a Harvard graduate and renowned lawyer, emerges as a leading contender for Boston mayor. A former state senator and representative, Morse is praised for legal skill, business acumen, and public service, including work on usury law repeal.
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Massachusetts
Mr. Morse
Boston
Harvard
Robert M. Morse
Morse
Harvard College
Long
J. Lewis Stackpole
John C. Ropes
Joseph May
Philadelphia
Robert D. Smith
Charles F. Wolcott
Harvard Law School
United States District
Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Armstrong
Codman
Morsey
State Senate
House
Richard H. Dana
John A. Andrew
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Park Square
Jim Drary
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Jefferson Avenue
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James Morrison
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Tremont and Beacon Sts
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