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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1900
Page
5
A health ad urges readers to visit Munyon's staff for a free head to toe examination and diagnosis. It promotes 25 cent remedies for common ailments and a $1 Inhaler for catarrh and bronchitis, claiming quick, affordable relief and friendly, non alarmist care.
The Boston nine began spring training in Greensboro amid overcast skies with a light shower halting afternoon drills. Yale proteges and Yale sweaters drew attention as manager Selee and players discussed lineups, with Dineen expected to bolster the pitching staff and Brigham Nichols visiting from Yale.
Tulane University Romance languages professor Fortier earns a medal from Alliance Francaise for his Precis te La Historie de France. The award highlights his contribution to French historical scholarship.
A prisoner described as refined and distinguished, alleged to be the State House overcoat thief, spent money on entertaining new visitors with wine suppers funded from proceeds of stolen garments.
Alfred H. Walker enjoyed wine not for himself but to please others, hosting lavish entertainments with companions of both sexes. He believed life aimed to eat drink and entertain and took pleasure in generous hospitality, sometimes ending evenings with guests carried home by automobile.
Lindsay Swift editor of Boston Public Library publications spoke on library topics at the library lecture hall last evening. He noted the library’s duty to acquire works of literature and highlighted needs of the Boston Library and others.
The strike by buffer workers in Woburn started today with most workers idle. Factories on the railroad, W Kenney, W P Fox & Son, and Robertson on East Avenue face walkouts over new wage conditions. Some men at American Leather Co and Beses 53 Cobb seek to hold to old pay, while others keep working.
Boston reports on Queen Victoria's planned trip to Ireland with consul general Blunt and others forecasting a calming effect. Irish leaders and Boston figures praise the queen's vitality and potential to ease relations, while some fear a hostile reception among a wary public in Dublin.
The Senate spent over seven hours debating the Porto Rican tariff and government bill with leaders from both parties presenting arguments. Notable figures included Spooner, Bate, Cullom, Depew, Perkins, and Simon as the discussion focused on constitutional questions and the bill’s economic implications. The final vote was planned for tomorrow afternoon with efforts to extend debate.
Rome reports King Humbert in hiding amid unrest over a coercive public safety bill. Italians fear revolution as Socialists and Republicans clash with Monarchists. Naples University closes after violent protests over constitutional reform and plebiscite demands.
Nationalist MPs in the House of Commons chaired by John Redmond commemorated the centenary of the union of Great Britain and Ireland. They adopted a resolution rejecting the act of union and calling for national self-government in Ireland. They sent telegrams to President Kruger sympathizing on Joubert's death.
Cape Parliament member Mr Graat argues against the claim that Boers forfeited independence by invading the Cape Colony and Natal. He says the Chartered Company acted similarly at the start of 1896, yet retained its status. He notes the Jameson raid involved the Chartered Company attacking the Transvaal without provocation.
A Bloemfontein dispatch describes acts of bravery after an ambush that cost guns. A sergeant warned comrades as a battery retreated, enabling rear units to deploy under heavy fire. Guardsmen and gunners escaped with the aid of peers who dragged others from danger.
The Times reports from Mafeteng Basutoland dated March 30 that General Olivier has just passed Jammersburg drift with a large force, four artillery pieces and wagons. The column, extending thirty miles, is accompanied by many women and children.
Captain Haldane of the Gordon Highlanders and Lieutenant Le Mesurier of the Dublin Fusiliers escaped from Pretoria after being confined in a Model school. They hid under a building using a secret trap door and, after digging with a screwdriver and skewer for twenty days, slipped to safety when prisoners were moved and guards relaxed.
In Haverhill on April 2 workers at W. Chase & Co. shoe factory struck after the firm refused a price list. Five city factories participated today with around 500 directly involved. A compromise price list was offered but rejected. Chase & Co. and other local contractors may coordinate actions.
Union 217 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters walked out in Westerly Rhode Island on April 2, leaving only 18 of about 1 1 2 percent of local workers employed. Some plan to seek work elsewhere as the strike demands recognition of the union a nine hour day mileage on travel beyond two miles and a written contract.
Arlington approves $166 000 appropriation after debate and rejects a plan to extend a hall in a school building. Dedham protests drain bill while approving 1897 sewer act. Southbridge and Concord report large education and infrastructure votes, with several towns adopting new selectmen structures and streetlight and water works funding.
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