10 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1903
Page
1
Washington notes a major uproar as General Miles faces retirement with curt treatment. Supporters rally as Miles travels west toward the G A R encampment in San Francisco, turning his journey into a triumphal tour with broad sympathy from Boston and others.
The three masted schooner Laconia sailed from Boston Jan 21 for the west coast of Africa with eight aboard, including Captain Henry Jones. Fever and scurvy crippled half the crew after Addah, leading to a sailor’s burial at sea on July 4 and the captain's death two days from Bermuda. Captain Cowan later towed her to Boston with a skeletal crew, cargo valued over 10,000 dollars, and the mate John Johnson praised for steering to safety.
Washington notes show two retirement orders for generals Schofield and Miles, highlighting the drama of Miles’s fate. The 1903 directive omits Miles’s career details, contrasting with Schofield’s respected retirement. A note points to deliberate omission of Miles’s service in the record.
A well dressed young man identified as Richard Drew was found dead on top of a baggage car as a train from Albany approached South Station. He appeared headless from a blunt trauma, likely struck under a low bridge near Boston. Letters and Union Pacific receipts suggest he was a railroad worker en route to Boston.
OFF LAUNCH ROCKLAND Me Aug 9 Four prominent young men from Rockland died when a naphtha launch exploded near Ash Point eight miles from the city. Two others were saved after the boat tangled with a fish weir and caught fire.
Honore Palmer son of Mrs. Potter Palmer announced that his marriage to Miss Grace Green way Brown of Baltimore will occur at St George's Church Hanover Square London around August 21 in a quiet ceremony with only family and immediate friends present.
A historic note claims Father John's Medicine cures asthma bronchitis and consumption symptoms. The claim frames the medicine as a remedy for respiratory ailments without medical endorsement.
The Roosevelt and Root retirement of General Nelson A Miles provokes strong G A R reaction. Colonel A A Pope of Cohasset accuses the administration of disrespect, shipping a full letter to Miles while other Massachusetts veterans denounce the move as unworthy and harmful to Miles legacy.
In Washington on Aug 9 critics say President Roosevelt bears major blame for the snub to General Miles by allowing only a formal retirement order and widening an existing breach among officials. Continued on Page 8-Fifth Column.
An Aug 9 dispatch details the coronation ceremony in St Peter's Basilica. Cardinal Macchi crowns Pope Pius X as 70,000 spectators fill the basilica amid fog, heat, and festive acclamations.
Bar Harbor Me August 9 William B E Dodge New York philanthropist and founder of Phelps Dodge died at 5pm at Stanwood his Bar Harbor summer home He was 71 and had suffered poor health for months Survived by his widow and three daughters He helped found the Union League Club and supported numerous charities
A violent earthquake struck Lisbon and nearby areas at 10:08 pm. The tremor lasted two seconds, sparking widespread panic and some damage while no fatalities were reported.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for generally cloudy skies with little or no rain on Monday and Tuesday. Light easterly winds are expected, keeping a mild, muted pattern across the region.
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