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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1902
Page
6
The Democratic State committee will determine the time and place for the nominating convention for state officers. The Post argues Boston as the venue, but insists the choice should not influence candidate support. Early convention is urged to prolong the campaign and keep Republicans under fire.
The piece urges President Roosevelt to bring Colonel Carroll D. Wright's long awaited report on the anthracite coal strike to New England. It stresses Wright's local stature and public trust in his labor and wage judgments, noting the report's loss or misplacement and the urgency as coal costs rise.
The Cuban government raises tariff rates on many imports from the United States, including coal, corn, lard, butter, beans, and coffee. The move, framed as a path to reciprocity, increases living costs and is justified by Cuba as revenue needed now. Proponents point to U S pressures and looming reciprocity talks as rationale.
Senor Ojeda argues Spain shed the colonial system and gained prosperity after the war, noting colonies were a financial burden and source of corruption. He says the United States paid $20,000 for a sovereignty that did not exist, yet four years of costly colonization followed.
The passage argues that Spain endured heavy taxes and scandals for three centuries, weakening the nation, and asks whether the United States will repeat this pattern and suffer a similar burden. The tone reflects caution about repeating historical mistakes.
The late Joseph B. Glover distributed his fortune among 50 benevolent institutions in Boston rather than endowing a single college or church. This wide spread endowment aligns with his merchant tradition and favorable to human happiness and relief of suffering.
The Observant Citizen notes Linn Boyd Porter sailing home August 16 on La Gasgogne in good health after travels in Spain and southern Europe. It lists Bostonians summering in Banff, Canoe bicycle activity, the new well at Cambridge First Baptist Church, Deputy Chief Batchelder’s busy summer, a barber of local humor, and updates on The Steemer club formation at Hough's Neck with officers named.
The political scene in New Hampshire shifts as Governor hopefuls fade. Dr Frederick E Potter of Portsmouth appears unlikely to be renominated. Chief Justice Blodgett will not run, leaving John B Nash of Conway and Nathaniel E Martin of Concord as prominent figures in Democratic chatter. Nash led the state committee and ran for Congress. Martin formerly served as Concord mayor and Merrimac county solicitor.
A Nantasket Beach letter from Newton Newkirk describes a Sunday scene of crowds boats and yachts and a perpetual search for rest. The writer recalls fish dinners and comic misadventures in the surf and a dangerous yacht mishap and puzzles over where to go next.
The wooden tug John G Chanier capt Guilmet reached Commercial pier on her first port trip from Bath Maine She towed the barge Clara to Bangor at 8 to 12 miles per hour The $40000 tug was built for the Commercial Towboat Company and launched April 28 at Bath by Kelley Spear Co Named for a company director the vessel bears flags and was christened by George Woolley.
The Boston Post plans to install 10 new linotypes replacing decade old machines and adds four more to handle Sourday Post work. Editor Grazier expands stereotyping with a 600 square foot room and increased equipment. Experts deem the Post’s stereotyping department the finest in Boston.
The New York World endorses William A. Gaston for Governor of Massachusetts. Gaston, son of a former Democratic governor, is praised for character and ability and for conservative yet progressive views. He was a college mate of the late Governor William E. Russell and served on his staff. The piece argues the party should embrace a forward path with Gaston as leader.
Billy, an architect with brown hair and gray eyes, courts timid Evelyn who fears a rat in her room. After a chaotic chase, he conquers the rodent and wins Evelyn with flowers and a proposal. Their wedding arrives with a playful gift, a white rat in a golden cage.
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