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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
4
Public notice states that no one has been authorized to solicit contributions for the Post Sick Baby Fund. The message warns against unapproved fundraisers and emphasizes official control of donations. Local authorities urge verification before contributing.
Reports from commercial agencies this week show business adapting to tariff changes and the agricultural boom. Wheat and cereals high prices lift employment, wages rise in spots, and living costs push for broader pay gains. Bank clearings exceed last year, suggesting a return to pre low mood levels despite yellow fever quarantines. American enterprise drives development with few government moves, save sending twenty five soldiers to St Michaels on Behring Sea.
General Garcia speaks with force and clarity that independence is the only acceptable outcome for Cuba. Cuban patriots, victorious on land and sea, insist Spain lose authority except coastal footholds and demand recognition of their independence as the war progresses. Weyler’s position weakens as Cuban forces press the ultimatum.
The piece argues labor unions may pursue wealthy individuals who undervalue property to dodge taxes. It notes how the poor bear taxes via rent and prices, while the rich evade via hidden personal property or tenant-payment shifts. It urges aggressive enforcement to expose perjury and raise estate assessments to real values.
The article argues for sending Lieutenant-Colonel Randall and twenty-five men from Fort Russell to establish a military post at St Michaels to protect American citizens in Alaska. It condemns Washington for neglect and notes interior Alaska is unsecured while Canada asserts control nearby. The piece warns tens of thousands will surge in spring, highlighting insufficient federal protection beyond the coast.
Yesterday Boston beat Baltimore on the Orioles’ field to move atop the standings by seven. Herman Long starred at shortstop delivering brilliant play that thrilled the crowd as Boston approaches today’s crucial second game and a possible pennant push.
The Observant Citizen admires autumn scents and street scene wit while noting unfinished subway hopes, quirky graveyard inscriptions in Amherst, a pug owner overindulging her pet, and a steamship feeding fruits from San Francisco to London. Also recalls Artemis Ward and Atlantic Monthly.
A speaker praises Atlantic staff for clear American writing and honest effort. He recounts visiting the magazine and declaring their work a high and holy mission, noting their skill with ink and reluctance to glorify sensationalism over substance.
A dramatic verse couched in gossiping tones celebrates Consuelo Marlborough and her expected male heir. It blends royal fantasy with American industrial dynasties, invoking Blenheim, Vanderbilts, and Marlborough lineages to praise Consuelo while playfully imagining a future duke.
Velveteen is praised as a popular winter material for a lady's gown. A blue velvet-tinged velveteen dress features a scant skirt with six black satin folds, bayadere satin bodice, black lace shawl over yellow satin, and a draped vest. The hat is a fanciful shign ty pore shape with yellow velvet blossoms and blue plumes.
A wedding notice praises Mr. Boston Post for his union with Miss Largest Morning Circulation daughter of a Colonial dame. It hails Miss Largest as a new woman and predicts he will head the establishment while she handles heavy work.
A Beverly Massachusetts resident, Frank Sweetser of Woodbury Street, writes to praise the Post as a newsy paper after three months of reading and says he will continue to subscribe.
A reader encloses a two dollar check for a charity labeled Steaey Fund from Old Aunty, Apartment, sending with a note to the editor of the Post.
In this sentimental piece by Ines M Felt a country lad aged 18 courts a 16 year old girl at a village school. Decades pass from a carved birch initials moment to a refreshed reunion as they reflect on youth and endure love, with inscriptions marking time.
Miss Winifred Gray of Rockford is appointed to UVA elocution chair, while Georgia hosts talk of General Evans writing a complete state history. A King of Siam visit to Hamlet's grave prompts a royal quip. Obituaries recall William Spohn Baker’s Washingtonia collection and other scholarly figures.
Daily menu hints list breakfast items like Wheatlet ape and Suga Broiled Mackerel with browned Hinshed potatoes corn cake coffee. dinner features tomato soup roast lamb sour grape jelly mashed potatoes green corn butter beans coffee jelly whipped cream iced coffee. supper includes chicken bouillon breaded veal chops potato cakes and frozen palmèe lady fingers. Cooking tip for browned hashed potatoes explains a folded omelet-like preparation. Eva L Lang, 94 Court Street.
The Constitution is open to public viewing at the Charlestown navy yard from 9 am to 4 pm. Report details the history of its figureheads, noting a Jackson bust and a Hercules head, with one head later found and another at Annapolis. The elder Bowers and Captain Dewey figures play roles in the tale of these relics.
Ladies Night kicked off Charlestown’s Catholic Literary Union season with about 350 members and guests. The program featured Imperial Banjo and Guitar Club, vocal solos by Misses Keating Crowley Magennis and Mr Judge, instrumental pieces by Signor Carcio, readings by Mr Chapman, and a St Augustine's Church choir trio. After the concert attendees enjoyed whist and dancing.
Spanish authorities say Calixto Garcia's son was severely wounded in the latest engagement at Fort Brenosa Holguin district while patriot leader Salome Morejon was killed in Matanzas province during the Cuba action in Santiago de Cuba.
East Cambridge residents complain after Cambridge Board of Health appoints Dr. Frank F. Carr as medical school inspector over local physicians. They argue bias against Ward Three, cite lack of Catholic doctors on the list, and urge reconsideration to ensure effective disease surveillance in East Cambridge schools.
John Collins of 99 East Canton Street Boston writes about a hostile exchange with a West End streetcar conductor who refused small change and used offensive language. He urges management to provide more pennies or train conductors in civility, detailing his encounter on a Thursday morning en route to Brookline.
A scheduled excursion departs October 5 heading to New York via Albany and the Hudson River, with return routes on the Fall River Line and Boston via the Boston and Albany railroad.
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