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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1900
Page
4
August delivered record newspaper circulation in New England with 158,897 Sunday average and 419,034 overall. The figures indicate strong demand across morning and evening editions, reflecting robust regional readership.
The four filings in the fourth Suffolk senatorial district appear as a tactic to mislead voters and split support for Michael Sullivan. The author condemns the maneuver as deceitful, threadbare, and unworthy, urging fair-minded opinion against such tactics.
The Galveston community shows remarkable resilience after the hurricane. Within a week, residents have restored order, police, lighting, and water supply while the nation pledges aid. Officials estimate at least two million dollars already raised with double that needed to restore normal life.
Arch bishop Ryan of Philadelphia offers to arbitrate the anthracite dispute as miners demand a hearing. He says arbitration could yield a peaceful settlement between miners and mine owners, noting efforts by both sides and that the UMWA entered after prior proposals failed. The parties are urged to yield before disaster.
The United States has placed about 80 million marks in a German government loan, roughly 20 million dollars, for military use. England recently borrowed 28 million dollars here for war, while 10 million dollars sent to Russia and 25 million to Mexico reflect ambitions beyond aid. The piece questions the race and burden of global war funding on American industry and citizens, arguing war loans bring detriment rather than development.
Rain began early Sunday morning ending a long drought with a welcome refresh across the region. Farmers and residents noted cooler air and budding signs after the dry spell, while water reservoirs gained slight replenishment though forecasts warned of uneven distribution.
The region endures a month of fires in the Old Colony and Cape districts with no effective checks. A high wind could rekindle devastation, threatening villages. Water sources have dried, risking an unprecedented interior water famine. The summer of 1900 drought has been severe and lengthy, causing great suffering and loss, with hope for relief as the season ends.
In St Louis, Bryan outlines concrete steps to smash trusts appealing to tariffs and federal action. He calls to place trust made articles on the tariff free list and to require evidence that stock is not watered before interstate trade. He contrasts with McKinley’s vague acceptance letter.
The piece argues the United States must avoid European entanglements as great powers form rival blocs over China. It condemns anglomania, urges Washington to steer clear of European deals, and asserts the Chinese affair should be settled solely by the United States to prevent entangling alliances.
A reflective Observant Citizen column reports on a cool, damp day easing forest fires in Lexington, warning of flu risk from dropping temperatures and noting open electrics in suburbs. It praises James A. Page of Dwight School Boston and William A. Hyde’s work on Page’s memorial, plus local advertisements and Gloucester municipal scandal coverage in the Boston Sunday Post.
A fragmented column offers a mix of diary cruelty and humor. It recalls a nurse or doctor debating rules, a tiresome transit commute with car trouble and delays, fashion musings on old dusters, and glimpses of local clubs and civic notes. It mentions the Army of Santiago, sports coverage, political shifts, and a civic bronze tablet for General Corse.
A Jersey City justice paid a 10 cent marriage fee while Alaska travelers fear mosquitos drive men to self harm. A Chinese soldier carries fan and umbrella, French Riviera trolley harms phone lines, pens use more steel than swords, and a ton of steel yields about 10 000 gross of pens. Paris policemen earn 22 to 60 a month. Eggs absorb odors from spoiled fruit, Grant had the largest 1872 popular vote plurality. Rotary flight uses wing feathers for arrow rotation. Prince of Wales receives a silver stethoscope and diplomas as physician. Marshmallow parties thrive on seaside summers with beach suppers after bathing. Roman Britain hosted five dog species: house dog, greyhound, bulldog, terrier, slowhound. Lewiston Maine man wears a nine peach stone watch chain with eighteen designs. Guam climate ranges from cool to unbearably hot during August and September monsoon winds.
In a domestic tale a punctual Deacon Robbins frictions over a misplaced parasol, keys, and hat reveal his impatience and stubbornness. After a tense scramble, a final mirror moment shows he nearly misses a train, yet the hat was on his head all along. His wife’s gentle warning lingers as he resolves to improve.
A note claims strong horse demand in the Transvaal while Boston readers are urged to buy the Sunday Post next Sunday. It promises readers a look at the Story Paper Section that explains the demand and offers the paper at cents.
Daily Table Hints from the Sunday Post outline a meals plan for breakfast lunch and supper, then detail a raspberry cream tart recipe with custard layer, pie crust topping and cooling steps. The note credits Mrs James H George of Attleboro Falls Massachusetts.
The Boston Post offers weekly cash prizes of 10 5 and 3 dollars for photos. Submit titled photos with name and address on the back and a brief note about any interesting circumstances. Submissions must be mailed to Editor Photograph Contest the Post Boston.
A collage of overheard lines and vignettes from newspapers includes a Denver Times line about a partnership, a Chicago Record quip on a wife’s spending, and a Washington Star scene where a man defends a woman from a threat. The tale ends with a wife using a clever domestic ruse to end a quarrel by exposing her husband’s deception.
A Philadelphia Call excerpt parodically notes a boarder with a golf stick pin call a poor author a worn-out printing press who uses ink yet fails to impress. His grave demeanor after the remark suggests a brain-child returned by a heartless editor to him.
Joseph F. Murphy of Engine 8 and Margaret G. Crinnigan both of Charlestown were married yesterday at St Francis de Sales Church parochial residence. Rev Driscoll officiated. After a reception at the bride’s Concord street home the couple left by the six o’clock train for New York and Washington for their honeymoon. They received many fine gifts.
A Denver traveler visiting Atlantic City recalls strolling the shore for seashells when a curious passerby asks questions. He jokes that he’s searching for a set of false teeth lost during bathing, then the stranger discovers a pink pair at his feet, causing laughter at the odd encounter.
The Right Rev Bishop Harkins of Providence led clergy from Providence Fall River and Pawtucket in dedicating the new bell at St Josephs Church Ashton. Gifted by the Hon John H Yan, the ceremony took place September 16.
A brief exchange from Tit-Bits and Judge features Weary Willie coughing up a spring poem and Frayed Fagin noting the season is late. Willie explains he wore the poem as a chest protector all winter and must not throw it off too quickly.
A deranged speaker at a Chicago Times-Herald crowd asserts the earth does not move in space and mocks scientists. He is disrupted by a police escort as the gathering disperses, showcasing a comic scene of disbelief.
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