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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1899

Page

4

Post Publishing Co. Payment Instructions

Special notice warns payments must be made to the Post Publishing Co. or the Boston Post. No one may solicit or accept checks payable to an individual. Do not cash pay to others. only two regular collectors Mr J H Maloney and Mr W J Salter with proper ID and authorization. By E A Grozier Treasurer.

Post Publishing Co Boston Post The Post J. H. Maloney W. J. Salter E. A. Grozier

The New Emergency Hospital Reopens Under New Management

The Wage-earners Emergency and General Hospital returns with new name and leadership from organized labor. It will rely on labor backing with merchant support and small fees for nonemergency cases. Ambulance service will resume, meeting a city need not fully supplied by public charity.

Emergency and General Hospital

Flag of Truce Could Signal Peace in Luzon War

Opinion argues a flag of truce for American prisoners held by Filipinos should trigger peace talks. It urges President to offer terms used for Cubans, suggesting Otis meet Aguinaldo and use the ceasefire to end costly warfare and pacify the island.

Luzon MacArthur Otis Aguinaldo Congress Washington

Private braces threaten new timing for America's Cup races

The piece argues that postponing start times to avoid excursion steamers is a familiar threat, notes alleged Lipton NYYC talks, and emphasizes that crowding and course access affect spectators and fairness. It warns against forcing early sunrises that hurt members and stresses the need for a clear, uncrowded course.

Sir Thomas Lipton New York Yacht Club Sandy Hook

The Dreyfus Pardon Analyzed as Farce and Infamy

The author argues the Dreyfus pardon is neither mercy nor justice but a farce that insults patriotism and loyalty. If Dreyfus is guilty as the courts declared, the pardon remains an infamy and a premium on treason, harming the public trust.

Alfred Dreyfus Rennes Mercier M. Zola Dreyfus

Editorial condemns Dreyfus pardon and militarism in France

The article argues the pardon undermines republican justice and demeans civil administration, urging President Loubet to prosecute Dreyfus’s accusers. It warns the Dreyfus case signals a moral decline, with new traitors on trial and a coming exposition, but the world’s shock at militarism will endure.

Dreyfus France Army Cabal Loubet Paris French Republic

Court to rule on Boston tunnel financing constitutional question

The Transit Commission's preparatory work for a tunnel to East Boston is halted by a Supreme Court suit seeking an injunction. The key issue is whether the Legislature can compel Boston to spend city funds for a private corporation without citizen consent. The court's decision will test municipal financial authority.

Transit Commission East Boston Supreme Court Transit Commissioners City of

Harris named resident manager of Columbia Music Hall in Boston

The article notes Henry B Harris will be installed as resident manager of the Columbia Music Hall in Boston next month. It also mentions local street conditions on Atlantic Avenue and various local figures visiting New York and Paris, with brief anecdotes from Boston society and a municipal court case over a fish push-cart license.

Henry B. Harris Columbia Music Hall Boston Harris Columbia Theatre Messrs. Rich Harris, Frohman Atkinson Ig Bt Blue Brown Willie Chicago Post

Brookline youth heads to Heidelberg for medical studies

Mr. Thomas L. Miskell of Brookline sails to New York to board the Wilhelm der Grosse for a four year study abroad stint at Heidelberg University, completing medical studies begun at Harvard. Edward J. Barry and Culliney depart Dorchester for a two week Brandon Vermont vacation. A flag at half mast on the Ames building honors Mr. Ames.

Thomas L. Miskell Brookline Toda New York Orth German Lloyd Heidelberg University Germany Harvard Edward J. Barry Boston Geniaames Culliney Dorchester Brandon Barry Mr. Culliney Ames Mr. Ames

The Reforming Edgar Ends His Plunge at the Lake

A Chicago Times Herald piece recalls young Edgar who ran away to swim despite threats from his mother and punishments. After steady parental sermons from his father urging safe swimming and obedience, the boy ceases his risky outings and begins to reform under family guidance.

Chicago Times-Herald Edgar Eddie Nim S. E. Kiser

Quips and Jests From Old Newspapers Compile

A collage of light jokes and wry exchanges from Chicago Post New York Weekly Cleveland Plain Dealer Washington Star Boston Christian Register Indianapolis Journal. Voices relish travel mishaps spelling quirks and martial misreadings with sharp one liners and comic dispatches.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Wokwok Washington Star Boston Christian Register Johnson Bagbag Brass Band Indianapols Journal Hammerless Ike Bill Indianapolis Journal

Breakfast, Luncheon, and Dinner Menu with Recipes

Daily table hints present a multimeal menu listing breakfast items such as cantaloupe and coffee, luncheon offerings like olives and chicken salad, and dinner including spiced pea soup and fricassee of lamb. Two recipes are provided: Hamburg steak and Fricassee of lamb with steps and ingredients, noting Miss Carried Crandall of Ash Street, Waltham, Mass.

Crandall Ash Street Waltham Mass

Boston Post Food Bill Contest Announces Weekly Prize

The Boston Post invites women readers to submit three meal bills for a family of five with a weekly food limit of 10 dollars. Each entry must include three meals and brief preparation directions. Competitions close each Saturday. winners printed Sundays. Address to Cooking Editor, The Post, Boston.

POST Boston Post the Post Boston

Reunion of Emerys Draws 50 Members to American House

More than fifty Emerys gathered at the American House for the nineteenth annual reunion. A business meeting elected officers including Rev Rufus Emery as president and Jang Emery as treasurer. An Emory coat of arms anecdote preceded a communal dinner.

Rufus Emery Enburg Iss Jang. Emery Fieverly Iliam H. Emery Boston Daniel d. Emery Thomas Emery Munety Oncord N. H Anemery Seaview Baer Saco

Kitty and Uncle Pick Mr Right in Family Comedy

In a humorous tale, Kitty Clinton faces a marriage scheme by her uncle who vows she will wed Mr Wright. The plan backfires as Kitty reconnects with Charlie Emery, and a final reveal shows the uncle’s joke may guide true love.

Kitty Mr. Right Mr. Wright Kitty Clinton Charlie Emery Charlie Mrs. Emery Miss Emery Emery Mr Wright Tom Wright Uncle Yen

Short Story Contest Offers Weekly Prizes for Women Readers

The Post announces a weekly short story competition limited to women readers. Prizes total ten dollars for first, five dollars for second, and two dollars for each of four other stories. Entries must be 700 to 1000 words, on one side of paper, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and folded manuscripts sent to the Short Story Editor by mail.

Post Sunday Post the Post

Personal notes from Oyster Bay and Eastport to Tuskegee recruitments

Mrs Mary S Wilson aged ninety one lives in a three hundred year old house in Oyster Bay where George Washington reportedly greeted locals. Evangelist Ira D Sankey contested by Eastport Board of Health over nearby duck farms. board sided with ducks. Mrs B K Bruce of Mississippi named assistant principal at Tuskegee Institute, widow of Senator Bruce and advocate for industrial education. Abbe Picard of Lyons asserts Gladstone’s Catholic leanings. Seymour Garner of Wilcox Alabama at 108 years claims to be oldest Confederate veteran. A bust of ex Speaker Reed is underway for the Maine Legislature.

Mary S. Wilson Oyster Bay, L. I George Washington Ira D. Sankey Board of Health Eastport L. I Sankey B. K. Bruce Mississippi Tuskegee Normal and Ilustrial Institute United States Bruce Senate United States Treasury Seymour Garner Wilcox County Ala

Republican Candidates Address Ward 22 Reception at Curtis Hall

The Good Government Club of Ward 22 hosted a reception for Republican nomination candidates at Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain with about 1650 in attendance. Speakers John Bleiler and Charles Engstrom backed anti monopoly steps and limits on Democratic poll assessments and caucus manipulation.

Good Government Club Ward 22 Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain John Bletler Charles O. Engstrom Lachlan Wallace Bleiler Engstrom John l. Bates John Duff Abraham Jordan David Benshimol

Durrell Secures Clear Field in Third District Fight

The Hon. Joseph B. Maccabe withdraws from the councillor contest in the third district in favor of Oliver H. Durrell of Cambridge, senior partner at Brown Durrell Co. East Boston’s Durrell gains unopposed nomination after Republican leaders’ promises prove unenforceable. The retiring member of this district is the

Joseph B. Maccabe Oliver H. Durrell Cambridge Boston Brown, Durrell &Co East Boston Maccabe

Prominent Cambridge Republican Leader George N Swallow Profile

Hon George N Swallow chairs the Republican city committee and is a lifelong Republican with long service to the party. He has held city and state roles, leads the Cambridge Young Men's Christian Association, and serves on multiple finance and trustee boards including Boston University and Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. The third councillor district covers Cambridge Somerville Newton Chelsea and parts of Boston plus Belmont Arlington Watertown Natick Framingham Holliston Hopkinton Revere and Winthrop.

George N. Swallow Republican City Committee Oliver H. Durrell Cambridge Temple Hall Party Cambridge Young Men’s Christian Association The Sons of the American Revolution Somerville Newton Chelsea Boston Belmont Arlington Watertown Natick Framingham Holliston Hopkinton Revere Winthrop

Engstrom A Hot Bid For Ward 22 House Nomination

In Ward 22 a tight race unfolds for the lower legislative seat with Charles O. Engstrom emerging as a leading contender. The young lawyer, a Republican stalwart, has a strong campaign record and education from public schools and Boston University Law School, class of 1897.

Charles O. Engstrom Engstrom Boston University Law School Hagetrom

Young Massachusetts Politician Krebs Receives War Hero Regard

Ex Representative Franz Hugo Krebs Jr of Boston, two year legislator, Cuban War veteran with the Second Massachusetts Regiment, is touted as a fearless political fighter and potential future leader. He advocates reform and independence, spoke in Music Hall during a 1898 campaign, and criticizes the war department's treatment of Massachusetts troops while praising colored regulars in San Juan Hill action.

Krebs Second Massachusetts Regiment San Juan Hill Congress Fitzgerald Republic Uncle Sam Republican Party Boston Franz Hugo Krebs, Jr Cuba Ninth Congressional District Music Hall Wolcott Moody Massachusetts War Department Ashington San Juan Rosevelt

Boston Attorney Engstrom Aims for Second Ward Term

Massachusetts bar admission in 1897 and federal court practice in 1898 mark the career of Engstrom who resides at 7 Copley Street and is married to the daughter of C O Edlund a Ward 22 resident. He is a partner at Emerson Bros on Boylston Street and has served three years on the City Council and in the Legislature in 1897. He served on the city council three years and in the Legislature in 1897.

Massachusetts Engstrom Copley Street C. O. Edlund Emerson Bros Boylston Street

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