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Boston Post subscription policy notice
The notice outlines subscription requirements for the Boston Post with advance payment and automatic discontinuation on expiration. It lists office addresses in Boston and confirms availability at New York hotels and news dealers. It requests readers to notify the office if the Post cannot be obtained regularly.
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New York
Boston Post
Yestal
E. A. Grozier
General Wheeler lauds colored troops amid Civil War legacy
General Wheeler praises the colored regiments after observing their bravery at Santiago. He notes officers must be equally courageous to lead such troops. The ex Confederate leader's praise counters past prejudice, reflecting a northern and southern reconciliation through wartime experience.
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Wheeler
Santiago
The Seventh Suffolk District Should Nominate Edward B Callender
An editorial argues the Seventh Suffolk district will elect a Republican senator and urges nominating Edward B. Callender from Ward 2 for promotion. It praises his record as a public-spirited Republican and his fit to represent the district in the Senate.
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Suffolk
Edward B. Callender
Callender
Senate
President urged to dismiss War Secretary as Algerism harms party
The author argues the Republican party and public interest require removing War Department head Alger from office. He asserts continued Alger leadership endangers McKinley’s administration and calls for his resignation or removal to avert political burden in upcoming elections.
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War Department
Republican Party
Alger
McKinley
Outbreak of Vesuvius Devastates Lands and Towns
The article portrays Vesuvius as an unstoppable force whose eruptions devastate vineyards forests and villages. It notes modern warnings from a mountain observatory but says warnings fail to protect homes or property. It recalls Pompeii and Herculaneum as memory of catastrophe and contrasts ancient and modern capability to escape.
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Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Lexingtons sights draw visiting Odd Fellows to historic town
Observant Citizen notes Lexington as a premier East Coast stop for visitors with landmarks like the Buckman and Monroe Taverns and a Grant tree. He reports high demand for parade seats, mentions Gov Wolcott’s possible ministerial position, and recalls levity aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Niagara yacht visit. He also notes forthcoming Ancients vs London visitors tensions, bicycle troops in Franklin Park, and smoke from Northwest forest fires.
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Lexington
Old Town
Buckman
Monroe
General Grant
Will Alger Get Out
The article reports that Secretary Alger did not formally resign or indicate a willingness to leave office though he may have hinted readiness to hand over his portfolio if desired. It notes resignations pose a challenge to the President to affirm his appointments and urges prompt, prudent action by McKinley.
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Alger
Guage
McKinley
West
Colorful flags from Yale and Harvard bless cruisers
Yale and Harvard colors are sent to the cruisers bearing their names as war souvenirs. The boats have left naval commission and New Haven college has already received its flags.
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Yale
Harvard
Naval Commission
New Haven College
Who carries the gun An Irish lad Brins vest verse
A poem line compares a gun bearer to a Scottish soldier and an Irish lad. It speaks of trials across land and sea to find a man to beat Brin. Conan Doyle is credited.
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Tweed
Scotland
Emerald Isle
Brin
Conan Doyle
New England Genealogical Society Receives $1000 Gift
William C. Todd of Atkinson New Hampshire donates 1000 dollars to the New England Historic Genealogical Society headquartered in Boston for purchasing town histories and genealogical works. A Vienna paper notes the death of 110 year old Frau Regina Deixner in Werschetz with long-lived lineage. Mme Goehoop van Beek, Dutch author of Hilda von Saylenburg, gains unusual early success with her novel on the woman question now in its third edition.
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William C. Todd
Atkinson, N. H
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston
Vienna
Werschetz
Mme. Goehoop-van Beek
Amsterdam
Hilda von Saylenburg
Holland
First Woman Applies for Ph D at University of Berlin
Fraulien Neumann becomes the first woman to apply for a Ph D at Berlin University. In Bavaria, 19 year old Margarete Schuler passes the Abiturienten exam at a preparatory school and leads twenty eight students with the best German essay, hoping for university admission.
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Fraulien Neumann
University of Berlin
Bavaria
Margarete Schuler
Trumpeter Thomas Harper Dies at 82 in England
Thomas John Harper, sergeant trumpeter to the Queen and longtime trumpeter to the Lord Mayor, died in England at about 82. The elder Harper blew trumpet at George IV's coronation, marking a family lineage of leading English trumpet performance through much of the century. The Rev. S. Baring-Gould is noted for authoring more British Museum entries than any living writer.
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Thomas John Harper
England
Thomas Harper
George IV
Defiance Groom Receives Cousin’s $2000 Wedding Gift
Dr. N G Woodward of Defiance Ohio wed fourteen years ago and invited cousin Lafayette Woodward. From Minneapolis he sent a $2000 wedding present after a long silence.
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N. G. Woodward
Defiance, O
Lafayette Woodward
Minneapolis
Quick Wits and Warm Warnings in Humorous Exchanges
A collage of jokes and quips from various newspapers. Snappy exchanges range from a child’s quiet wit to social missteps, with snippets about a Highlander in uniform, a mendicant seeking dimes, a precocious boy, and a birthday gift query, all in playful dialogue.
Rudini the Tenor Aids Hungry Mother in Paris
In Paris a destitute mother pleads with a tin cup for her starving child. Paul Rudini, famed tenor, notices her, shares courage and charity, and sings a ballad. Crowds donate gold and silver, raising the cup to a trove of alms and boosting Rudini’s reception at the grand opera that night.
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Paris
Paul Rudini
Charity
Rudini
Paul
I’ll Not Join Town Crowd To Welcome Returning Soldiers
A narrator with a son in service declines the town parade scene preferring a quiet vigil at home. He recalls his son Jamies leading the march, his own tears, and the hope that the homefront honors will be felt even if he stays away. A grave on the Cuban shore is noted as the cost of war.
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Grand Lodge
The
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Alfred S. Pinkerton
Massachusetts
Pinkerton
Boston
Odd Fellowship
Buzzard’s Bay
Cuban
CurTicuna
Eliza Roye
4Th St
Wash
D. C
J. C. Freese
1St St
Brooklyn
W. G. Love
Wilder St
Phila
Porter D. & C. Corp
Sole Propa
Baby
Fashions Prompt House Gowns for Evening Meals
The article urges women to wear a house gown at the evening meal to save wear on street dresses. It frames the gown as economical and compares American practice with English habits of removing and brushing a single gown after use.
Bicyclists On The Streets Rile Boston Pedestrians
Letter from J. L. Baxter of Boston dated September 19 1898 complains that bicyclists crowd the streets and frighten pedestrians. He urges more courteous riding and consideration for old and feeble individuals crossing streets.
Call for Health Board action on decayed fish clams and inspectors
In East Boston on Sept 19 1898 D. F. Qn asks what the Board of Health is doing claiming daily sale of decayed fish and fruit in the North End harms the poor. The writer urges inspectors to oversee pedlers and clam diggers near sewers and gas outlets to prevent sickness.
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Board of Health
North End
Boston
D. F. QN
White Rose orders condolence after Empress of Austria assassination
The Order of the White Rose in North America wired condolence to the Emperor upon hearing the Empress of Austria was assassinated and prepared an address denouncing the crime and the democratic principles behind it. Signed by Alfred John Rodwaye, Registrar, Roxbury.
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Order of the White Rose
North American
Austria
Alfred John Rodwaye
North America
Roxbury
Vessel leaves San Francisco for Manila at 6 a m Thursday
A ship departs San Francisco at 6 a m on Thursday September 1 bound for Manila 6000 miles away and travels at 20 mph. It will reach Manila after covering 6000 miles at that speed, with arrival calculable in days and hours.
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San Francisco
Manila
Boston
Letter to the Editor on Volunteers Mustering Out
Michael Cunniff of Boston argues that volunteers should be discharged individually when the war ends and condemns any plan to keep remaining regiments in service. He stresses the volunteers enlisted with the understanding their terms would end with peace and warns against bad faith or unfairness.
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Michael” Cunniff
Boston
Vesuvius Eruption Threatens Naples Observatory
In Naples on September 20 a rising lava flow endangers the Mt Contaroni meteorological observatory perched 2200 feet above sea level. Nine new craters worsen the eruption while the station provides warnings that have saved many lives, amid travelers flocking to witness the night spectacle over the bay.
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Italy
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Mt. Contaroni
Palmeri
Europe
Winnie Davis Funeral Arrangements Near Richmond Va
Miss Winnie Davis will be buried beside her father with services at St Pauls Church in Richmond. The public may view her body at the Rockingham parlors tomorrow afternoon. The funeral train departs Thursday to arrive in Richmond Friday morning. Numerous condolences arrive from notable figures and statesmen across the country.
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Union
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Culberson
Texas
Joseph Wheeler
John G. Carlisle
George Hoadley
Richard Henry Savage
Clifton H. Breckinridge
Richard Mansfield
Burton N. Harrison
Clarence Cary
A. A. Maginnis
Archer Anderson
William O. Skelton
J. Taylor Ellison
End Near for Former Ambassador Bayard in Mass
Dedham Mass September 20 Former Ambassador Bayard continues to weaken as illness takes its toll. He endured a restless night and is markedly weaker today. Doctors fear the end may come in a few days despite his strong constitution.
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Dedham
Mass
Bayard
Pingree Nominated by G.O.P. State Convention
Detroit crowd gathers in hotels as Governor Pingree wins unanimous Republican nomination for tomorrow’s state convention. Delegates party leaders and candidates acknowledge the result.
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Detroit
Mich
Pingree
Richmond Daughters of the Confederacy to Erect Winnie Davis Monument
The Richmond Chapter resolves to start a monument over Winnie Davis's grave with construction planned to begin in January 1899. The chapter will attend the funeral in a body.
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Richmond
Daughters of the Confederacy
Winnie Davis
Boston Odd Fellows’ Early Lodge History and Growth
The article traces Boston’s claim as the site of New England’s first lodge and recounts 19th century milestones of Massachusetts Lodge No. 1. It covers key figures such as James B. Barnes and Daniel Hersey, the 1823 temple dedication, 1832 charter cancellations, and the 1841 reinstitution that revived New England Odd Fellowship amid anti-Masonry sentiment.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts Lodge
S. B. Freeman
Melville P
Boston Water Department
James B. Barnes
James B
Aton
Federal Street
N. G
Mayher
Wildey
Taunton
Grand Lodge
Andrews
Guild
Barnes and Hersey
Shawmut House
New England Odd Fellowship
American Odd Fellowship
Ossachusetts
Odd Fellows
Andrew Abbott
Francis Andrews
Thomas Bancroft
George Beard
Langley A. Boardman
William R. Bradford
Eleazer Bullard
John C. Coggswell
Ward 20 Associates Back Alderman Lott Campaign Support
The Associates of Wards 20 and 24 met at Glover's Corner with president M. McGovern presiding. They pledged full support to Alderman Lott in his bid as a progressive representative.
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M. McGovern
Alderman Lott
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