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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
4
General Wood proposes a mounted police force drawn from the Cuban army to govern Santiago. The effort would employ soldiers, enforce sanitary rules, and reduce death rates, teaching Cubans basic public health and civil law while laying groundwork for eventual civil administration.
Colorado forest fires sweep across the northwest, widening to a hundred miles, stripping mountain slopes of timber that store and distribute water for irrigation. The damage extends beyond timber loss, risking a regional water crisis if contained. The public senses a nationwide calamity unless natural forces halt the advance.
The article notes the 50 million national defence appropriation covers the war department investigation costs. It argues the probe is unprecedented, but the subject is extraordinary and requires prompt, credible testimony and powers to administer oaths and punish perjury. Congress looms in two months, risking discredit if the inquiry falters.
The item recalls U S reports on Cuban suffering under Spain's reconcentrado policy, noting mass deaths in Matanzas and blaming bureaucratic delays, but also recounts local honors for bravery and civic events across Boston and neighboring cities.
Cable between Havana and Washington once faulty shows working order after food landed at Mantanzas. Captain General Blanco awarded relief delaying further sacrifice.
The Post urges President McKinley to appoint Governor Wolcott of Massachusetts as ambassador to replace Hay. It argues Wolcott’s qualifications include breeding, intellect, and fortune, noting diplomacy is now conducted across telegraph and cable. Massachusetts has produced many notable ministers to Great Britain, and Wolcott would be a strong choice.
John Nolan of Brockton serves as Boston license commissioner as Brockton gains its first license in years and faces stringent duties. The piece notes Nolan as a loyal Democrat and state committee member. It also honors three Boston volunteers Harry McDonald James Whipple and John McGrath who joined Captain Clark's signal corps for Cuba. Bernard J Weters returns to Georgetown to study medicine with his brother James after track successes.
A. E. Locke recalls his Uncle Ebe world wise and patient. The elder counsels the youth to persevere and saw wood as a daily discipline while navigating life’s sorrows and strife. The writer keeps the old advice alive, finding cheer in shared wisdom from years past.
At a rainbound country house, Nicoline uses palm readings to probe a necklace theft as guests mock her skill. Paul Sinclair reveals a matching cross on his palm, exposing a past scar and rekindling romance as Nicoline admits her suspicions and seeks truth.
Wayne MacVeagh to deliver the ad dress at Ursinus College's fiftieth anniversary celebration in Norristown Penn. The item notes other 19th century details including Charles Dickens letters sold in London and General Zurlinden's career in the French military and government.
Nethersole explains dress colors symbolizing emotion on stage from red passionate to pink tender and gray for neutrality. Dr. William I Russell of Barre, Harvard’s oldest living graduate, nears his century yet enjoys walking whist and croquet.
A letter to the Post from Roxbury on September 29 challenges an editor's stance on seating for women. The writer argues that public authorities must provide special accommodations for ladies rather than rely on customary access, noting women would not sit on preempted seats without guarded spaces.
A Boston reader urges equal seating for women on the Common, arguing gentlemen should not interfere with a lady seeking or entitled to a seat. He cites H T Jeffards and defends women’s rightful place in public spaces.
Justice of the Peace Max H. Newman offers to assist soldiers in Boston to prepare sworn statements about mismanagement in the War Department. He will administer the oath free of charge and forward statements to the Washington commission. September 28, 1898.
A reader from Charlestown asks in 1893 whether government rations for soldiers include luxury foods like beefsteak and scrambled eggs. The letter seeks to know if volunteers receive the same rations as regulars and what the daily provisions consist of.
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