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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1904
Page
2
Washington August 1 1904 deficit in government receipts and expenditures for July stands at 17 407 728 compared with 7 776 613 the year before. Decline in customs and internal revenue plus higher civil war and naval costs push total July outlays to 61 194 115 with war 18 484 284 navy 12 163 650 and interest rising 901 000.
A citywide canvass among workers in manufacturing, mercantile, and transit sectors finds a shift toward Parker. Roosevelt dominates the dry goods district and hotel patrons favor Roosevelt, with detailed tallies among 226 motormen and conductors and a mix of votes from patrols and factory hands.
Washington reports a presidential decision that Roosevelt will not intervene in the beef strike. Talks since last Thursday covered several topics including an inquiry into charges that the meat trust violated a Chicago court injunction. The charges were filed with the Department of Commerce and Labor but described as vague, needing a thorough investigation to verify their validity.
Information reached the New York World's fair building that Judge and Mrs. Alton B. Parker accepted Norman W. Mack's invitation to be his guests on New York day at the exposition October 4 at St Louis.
In Cortland on August 1 Hilton Ryan recalls teacher Alton Parker from the 1860s. Parker, then a 17 year old, led a district school through rough times, with pupils describing him as the best teacher they ever had despite frequent winters when the school was shut down.
Buffalo reports Charles W. Goodyear as Tammany Hall's likely governor candidate after a New York conference with Charles F. Murphy. Goodyear hints at securing 105 Tammany votes and Erie county's 24 delegates, totaling 129, enough for nomination. A June 17 Cleveland letter praises Goodyear as a wise choice and personal friend.
Former South Dakota senator Pettigrew, head of the St. Louis delegation, arrives in New York and says he will support his state's Democratic ticket and platform. He criticizes the national ticket and vows to campaign briefly, mentioning past Democrats Jefferson and Jackson.
Esopus N Y Aug 1 Judge Parker nears a final acceptance letter with emphasis on money questions and a telegram to Sheehan. He will tackle trusts tariffs the South's race question and colonies while revising the document and preparing to resign as chief justice if needed.
In Elkins West Virginia on August 1 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Henry Gassaway Davis is asked why Katharine Grace Brown his granddaughter is favored. He says she is most like him and admits her skill at taming his wild Virginia deer herd at Graceland. The 12 year old has improvised a method to calm shy deer that now approach her, feeding from her hands.
Henry Reardon, 19, was arraigned in Dorchester Municipal Court on a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of David E. Lewis. He was held without bail for the grand jury. Witnesses described the July 1 confrontation at Washington and Erle streets and the ensuing arrest. The defense sought a reduction to manslaughter, which was denied.
Thomas Halfrey, 50, of 70 Faxon Street Nonantum, armed with a baseball bat a lemon squeezer and a bulldog, roamed Nonantum seeking Officer Bates after claiming he had been wronged. He confronted Sergeant Purcell and Officer Davis on Watertown Street near the Lake but was subdued and taken into custody with his weapons.
In Esopus New York August 1 Judge Parker invited former Secretary of State Richard Olney to Rosemount and Olney is expected within a fortnight possibly before August 10 notification ceremonies. Edward Wall and Mrs Wall will visit on Thursday en route to Europe. Former President Grover Cleveland is also invited for a day on his summer trip from New Hampshire.
In a brisk Longwood run of singles matches Ward defeats Clothier 14-12 1-6 7-5 8-6 and Wright over Seaver 6-2 6-8 4-6 6-3 after a storm interrupted play. The old doubles partners now seek supremacy with a match to meet W A Larned next.
Dispatches from Christiania report a Norwegian whaler found a letter north of Spitzbergen dated 1898 addressed to Professor S A Andree. The text is not disclosed. Andree left Spitzbergen July 11, 1897 in a balloon aiming to cross the North Pole and has not been heard from definitively amid unfounded reports.
Melrose August 1 Chief of Police Mc Laughlin warns several local grocers to end extended Saturday night hours or faces prosecutions. Deliveries as late as 3 a m Sunday morning have prompted citizen complaints.
Governor Odell will confer tomorrow with Republican State committee members from districts below the Bronx. The gubernatorial race will be the meeting’s main topic as Nevada N. Stranahan, collector of the port of New York, is named among possible candidates if Elihu Root refuses.
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