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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1898
Page
4
Boston Post notes Pere Espone as a representative figure in New England politics. The item highlights Democratic connections and local press positioning within the region.
The notice lists period prices for SAILY and THE SUNDAY POST with six months at $1.50 and 76 cents for three months, and 75 cents for six months at the Post. It instructs subscribers to report address changes and notes second class matter status, cash not accepted, and to make checks payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Pastorial Rooms No 1004 Boston and Boston Office 428 Boston. New York The Boston Post available at leading New York Hotels. Subscriptions must be prepaid or discontinued at expiration. notify us by year end if not obtained from dealer or newsboy. E A Grozier Editor and Publisher.
The visiting Odd Fellows arrive in Boston as private guests of the public and are welcomed to join in the city’s season of ceremonial events. Boston offers hospitality and entertainment as the annual celebration unfolds with regalia, parades, and widespread public interest.
The Bridgeport mystery unfolds around the Perkins and Bourne families as police pursue the mutilated remains of a missing woman. The dramatic denouement at Middleboro involves a father’s oath, the return of a daughter and a doomed young man, and public sympathy shifts to the bereaved families in this sensational crime saga.
Despite Zurlinden and l'Tillaye declaring resignations from the Cabinet, observers believe grounds exist to set aside the verdict and reopen the case. The notes suggest potential political maneuvering surrounding the legal action and government leadership.
A public letter argues the War Department must honor volunteers' two year enlistments and permit return to civilian life after the war. It endorses General Miles's plan to let those who wish stay, others be mustered out, and urges clear calls for new troops only for police duties. It notes volunteers endured personal sacrifice and demands fair treatment.
The French cabinet directs that all Dreyfus documents be examined by a ministerially appointed committee of jurists to decide whether the case should be reopened. The action shifts authority away from government and army, aiming to depoliticize the matter though it risks public exposure.
The article argues markets fell on tight money and a weak September crop report but improves on bullish factors. It cites growing gold imports, a favorable August merchandise balance of 63,430,000 for eight months, and strong foreign demand for American securities post Spanish-American War. It notes railroad earnings stay solid and crops remain good.
An escaped monkey with a neck strap caused a near collision with an electric car on Brighton avenue. The motorman halted, blew the gong, and the creature avoided the vehicle, then befriended a Scotch terrier. The column also notes weather chatter, reform talk, a salad recipe excerpt, and various local tidbits.
A legal contest pits Franklin Park against city authorities as a broad array of counsel are engaged to argue the case.
Poem fragment asserts Spain endures despite losses and foes. The speaker pledges honor remains and looks for renewed strength, declaring hope for Espana amid hardship.
A survey of notable personages includes Sir Jacob Willem Gustaaf Boreel the tenth English baron, Fanny Crosby the hymn writer, the Marquis of Normandy running a boys school for $2000 per pupil, Wilford Woodruff’s death and succession talk, Jun Rey on an Indian Territory trip, Earl of Seafield failing to own British land, a historic Blaine maple cut in Augusta Maine, and Archduke Josef of Austria-Hungary recounting a horse riding accident with a broken backbone.
A reflective poem about a rough, worn brown uniform carried from El Caney’s fierce storm. The speaker recalls dust and mud, a torn hole from a Mauser, and bullet marks, yet honors the garment for its steadfast memory and pride in past battles.
Grace Benton and Philip Wheatley, a pair living with the Bentons in England, secretly wed after a two week old walk. The mother and father react with shock yet recall their own similar actions, choosing concealment and conditional support over exposure. The couple agrees to leave Grace with Philip and keep the arrangement quiet to avoid parental rupture.
A dated domestic menu lists recipes and instructions for meals and desserts from breakfast to dinner. It includes baked apples with cream baked potatoes sliced tomatoes and muffins for breakfast luncheon ham lyonnaise potatoes vegetable salad and drop cakes stewed blackberries cocoa. It also features a dressing method for leftover vegetables and two sweet recipes tapioca dish and cake mixture attributed to Susie Hammond from New London New Hampshire.
A reader condemns poor food and harsh duty aboard blockading ships during Santiago action. He recalls hardtack and canned beef served in scant quantities, long night watches, and exhausted sailors denied adequate meals. He cites the sick bay and a noted case of sailors sent home on a milk diet after poor care.
A reader asks when Rev. Orville Dewey delivered the oration on death cited in Bastor and seeks the circumstances of its utterance and any relation to Admiral George Dewey. The letter from E. M. Tomlinson, Brooklyn, dated September 17, requests identification of the author's identity and ties to the admiral.
Readers note a query about possible kinship between Rev. Dr. Orville Dewey once a Unitarian minister and Rear Admiral George Dewey of Vermont. The paragraph questions the epitaph’s devotion and its lack of notable intellectual merit.
The East Bostonian reports cries for action by the Police Commission to curb loiterers blocking North street at North square. Pedestrians and riders face insults and obstruction while women avoid the area due to harassment, risking further danger and possible loss of life if police inaction continues. Sent. 18, '98.
A Boston letter from J. B. Edwards in 1898 defends bicycles in crowded streets and scolds critics, arguing bicycles are here to stay and that opponents should not air their views in the public press or on the streets.
Roxbury hosts a band concert after a notice that South Boston and nearby towns have held similar events. Community musicians perform to raise funds and showcase local talent.
A letter notes several band concerts this season have been missing Roxbury. It recalls past practice of two or three performances at Washington or Franklin Park and urges Roxbury to be on the map next season.
A Sept 18 1898 report from Boston notes citizens complain police should keep market area streets clear for pedestrians. The piece cites a Down-Towner column urging action to remove encumbrances hindering foot traffic.
A letter urges Boston to fund a fireman statue honoring Merrimac street fire victims. The writer proposes a monument with Chief Mgan atop, Capt Vickery and Lt Gothwald flanking, and four hosemen at each corner in uniform, calling for immediate action.
Richard J. Geary demanding councilmen address a collapsed building debris blocking three feet of the roadway. He questions council interest and asks the city to force owners to clear the corner or bill the property for removal.
A lavender poplin autumn gown features a tight fitting knee skirt with a full circular flounce under brown silk braid. The blouse includes a yoke with braids running up and down and is partly concealed by an over-front.
A collage of humor and social quips from various papers. Jests about sewing machines, fashion, creditors, and school jokes mix with light political and domestic humor in quick reads from The Tit Bits Richmond Dispatch Chicago Post Cleveland Plain Dealer Detroit Free Press Chicago Tribune and Chicago Record.
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