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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1900

Page

5

Senate Ruler Likely Chosen With Little Contest

The State Senate presidency next year appears settled with broad support for Senator BE Cham berlain of Brockton to succeed Hon. George E. Smith. Other names surface in contested races in Middlesex and Norfolk districts as several incumbents seek re election while discussion continues on a few possible successors. A. P. Gardner of Essex county drew favorable talk during sessions.

State Senate Senate Loved BE. Chamberlain Brockton George E. Smith Joy Middlesex Woodsum Norfolk Sprague Quincy Thomas E. Grover Canton Malden Melrose Everett Noyes Jones William Schofield Innes Soule A. P. Gardner Essex County

Senator Chamberlain Set For Beacon Hill Presidency

The article notes the decline of a candidacy in favor of Senator Chamberlain who is viewed as a top Plymouth County figure. Born in Olympton on January 90 1857 he trained at Brockton public schools and Boston University Law 1879. He has practiced in Brockton served as municipal court judge city solicitor and school board member and is a leading Plymouth County lawyer and public speaker.

Senator Chamberlain Chamberlain Plymouth County Beacon Hill Senate Olympton Brockton Boston University

Actor Stops Runaway Horse On Twenty-ninth Street

De Wolfe Hopper of New York City halted a fast moving horse on Twenty-ninth street. He grabbed the bit as the horse charged, was dragged a distance, and lost a coat while injuring an ankle. A woman in the carriage fainted during the incident.

York de Wolfe Hopper

Jenkins Confesses After Niagara Falls Return

Samuel D. Jenkins a professional pickpocket confessed to Inspector Wolf that he assaulted Gordon B. Trowbridge at 158 West Canton Street on August 15 claiming self defense. Jenkins waived examination in Municipal Criminal Court and was held on $3000 bail for the grand jury.

Samuel D. Jenkins Niagara Falls Wolf Gordon B. Trowbridge West Canton Street Trowbridge Canton Street Wife

Southern Railway Promises Four Daily Trains to South

The Southern railway advertises four magnificent daily trains from New York with enhanced dining and sleep car service to the South and Southwest. It notes steamship connections at Tampa for Cuba and New Orleans for South America, listing ports and broader routes. Offices in New York, Boston, and beyond offer full information on routes, rates, and sleep car accommodations.

The Southern Railway South New York Florida Mexico Pacific Coast Tampa Cuba New Orleans Rts Port Simon Costa Rica Bojombia Biluefields Nicaragua Arts Guatemala Iish Honduras New York City Pennsylvania Railroad Broadway Wdastern Twenty-eighth Street Alex Thweatt Fiastern Boston Washington Street

Veterans sightseeing trip in Canada with Worcester Continentals Amos group

In Montreal on August 2 the Worcester Continentals and the Amos Veterans spent the day sightseeing. They drove around the cay visited Mt Royer and in the afternoon chartered electric cars to Lax then shot the rapids and took a steamer to Quebec.

Canada Montreal Que Worcester Continentals Amos- Veterans The Cay Mt Royer Lax Quebec

Heiress Madge Daly Chooses American Match Over Nobility

Paris August 28 Miss Madge Daly heiress to Marcus Daly fortune declines entreaties of dukes and princes and favors marrying Dr Alexander Rykert of Paris. She remains determined to wed an American, stating if she marries at all it will be an American. The social world pursues her as Italian Prince of Sierra leads a crowded field of titled suitors.

Paris Madge Daly Marcus Daly Alexander Rykert Miss Daly Salon Prince of Sierra

Twisted kin relations emerge from Ida Kriebel marriage

Allentown Pa Aug 2 Ida Kriebel 16 wed 60 year old Jacob Dolley of Plover Pa creating a tangled family web. She becomes stepmother to seven, step-grandmother to twenty five and step-great-grandmother to several peers as a reconstruction group is named at a reunion to map relations.

Allentown Penn Ida Kriebel Jacob Dolley Plover Doney

Four Odd Accidents In Boston Hospitals

Several peculiar injuries were treated at Boston hospitals. Six year old Simon Epstein was hit by a falling vase on Lowell street and suffered a scalp wound. John Cole, 6, was injured near Endicott street by ice and fractured a toe. B Doering from 739 First street South Boston arrived with a badly lacerated hand. Samuel Franklin, 17, fell 30 feet into an elevator well but escaped with minor bruises at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Boston Simon Epstein Lowell Street City Hospital John Cole Endicott Street B. Doering First Street Samuel Franklin Massachusetts General Hospital

Clergyman George W Gates Dies in Camden Heat

The Rev George W Gates a noted Episcopal minister in Camden collapsed and died today in front of the Elks Lodge headquarters from heart failure believed caused by the heat. He was 75 years old.

Camdem N. J George W. Gates Lodge of Elks Gates

September Vacation Trip to Gettysburg Luray and Washington

Under the Pennsylvania Railroad Company I tour depart Boston September 14 for Gettysburg Luray and Washington. The rate is five dollars covering carriage drives caverns admission hotel accommodations and related services. D N Bell Tourist Agent 26 Washington Street Boston.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Gettysburg Luray Washington Boston D. N. Bell Washington Street

Special Election Results and Bardwell Votometer Test

In Northampton on August 2 the proposed city charter revision failed 801 to 4. Voters approved building an armory for Company I of the Second Regiment 719 to 668. The Bardwell votemeter operated in four minutes seven seconds for all ward returns and averaged twenty two seconds per ballot. Election officers from across the state observed, including Boston’s Election Commissioner John J Hogan.

Northampton Bardwell John J. Hogan Boston

United States Offers Arbitration Board Appointments

The United States shows good faith in The Hague treaty by forming an international board of arbitration. President Wilson has asked former Presidents Harrison and Cleveland to serve, with four members per nation total, and decisions are expected soon as other appointees are named.

Washington Aug United States

Halifax Telegraphist freed after illegal Boston arrest

John D. McDonald of Halifax was arrested Monday night in Boston at the Postal Telegraph Company offices for alleged embezzlement from the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Police released him as no Halifax warrant existed and the Boston arrest was unlawful. McDonald, a telegrapher, had recently left Halifax, North Carolina, for Boston the previous Tuesday. Two railroad detectives had pursued him. the arrest was made by a Division 2 patrolman.

John D. McDonald Halifax Canadian Pacific Railroad Company Postal Telegraph Company Devonshire Street McDonald Boston N. C Railroad Company Division 2

Casualty list from Manila names MacArthur deaths

Washington reports from Manila list several Allied deaths and illnesses. The casualties include soldiers from the Forty sixth and Twenty sixth Infantry regiments with causes such as dysentery typhoid and nephritis, plus a contract nurse. Named individuals include Charles E Linderbeck Michael Fallon Romeo Lepage Roy J. Cavern and Helen D. Cochran.

Washington Manila MacArthur Charles E Linderbeck Twenty-sixth Infantry Michael Fallon Romeo Lepage Forty-sixth Infantry Il- Main Reising Roy JL. Cavern Helen D. Cochran

Woman fatally burned in Brockton gasoline stove blast

Aug 28 Brockton Mrs Samuel Berman of this city was probably fatally burned this afternoon when she poured gasoline into an oil stove and it exploded.

Brockton Samuel Berman

Summer Resort Photograph Contest Ad

Announcement for a Boston Post Summer Resort Photograph Contest invites amateur and professional submissions. Each photo must include a title and the competitor’s name and address on the back with a brief caption. Winners announced weekly through August with prize checks on weekly payday.

Boston Post Casey Nooks Commerce Sunday Post the Post Boston

Neill A Rescuer In Eagle Attack In New Hampshire

James ONeill and his party confronted a dramatic scene during a hike in the White Mountains. He rescued a boy from an eagle attack, using a stout stick to fend off the birds while companions hurled stones. The episode ended with the eagles retreating, and ONeill's courage lauded by onlookers and friends.

James O’neill New London Conti White Mountains New Hampshire O'Neill O’neill New York Carolyn Whyte Museum John J. McNally Rogers Brothers Central Park Atlantic City N. J Empire Theatre William Faversham Margaret Anglin Camille D Catherine Sanyard May Crossley Sarah McVicker Belle Gold Eva Burnham William T. Carleton Louis Wesley Gilbert Gregory William Gould James Peakes Columbia

Boston Theaters Feature Rolands Modern Crusoe and More

Boston audiences report big crowds for Roland Reed’s A Modern Crusoe at the Boston Museum despite heat. The Deity Run at Tremont drew heartwarming praise as Elmer Vance’s The Limited Mail charms Bowdoin Square. Reaping the Whirlwind at Grand Opera House thrills as Franco Prussian War scenes unfold.

Boston Roland Reed Boston Museum Tremont Schoeffel Elmer Vance Bowdoin Uare Ben Davis Grand Opera House Wheel of Fortune Grand Theatre Hyland Mr. de Deyn Boston Theatre Howard Kyle Millie James Minnie Dupree Park Theatre Neil Burgess Charlies T. Aldrich The Howard Mr. Aldrich Ida Mulle Keith’s Ishmael Austin & Stone Gorman Norumbega Park

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