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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
6
A columnist lauds Municipal Court Judge Dewey for clear rulings on spotter evidence and liquor cases. The piece notes his Solomon like decision in a woman charged with unlawful liquor selling and questions admissibility of such police enticement, urging policy limits and accountability for aiding crime.
A New York jury awarded Mrs. Leys 100000 for the loss of her husband in the January Park Avenue tunnel accident. The award reflected his age 51, earnings 30000 a year, and a life expectancy of about 20 years, valuing his lost future income at roughly three years and four months. The piece questions placing a monetary value on human life.
President Theodore Roosevelt, en route to Mississippi for a bear hunt, stops in Philadelphia to declare the nation has power to supervise large industrial combinations and pledges action. He asserts congressional resolve to regulate trusts and curb monopoly.
The passage critiques President Roosevelt's message as indefinable and lacking concrete, practical proposals. Satirical commentators say it offers no clear plan, leaving the public to tackle the issue themselves, while even his political allies fail to fully endorse it.
The omission of definite recommendations to admit Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico as states sparks surprise. A Senate committee report omits Arizona and New Mexico, signaling political maneuvering. Supporters urge a decisive Senate vote to honor the national Republican platform and enable statehood.
The Boston Legal Aid Society led by President Charles P. Greenough marks its third year with a 75 percent rise in applicants and a 50 percent jump in funds raised. The group provides free legal counsel to the poor and emphasizes access to justice for all who have fair claims, urging public support to broaden its services.
The Observant Citizen notes the Sultan of Sulu has not received his salary, listing owed amounts to the Sultan and his court including Rajah Munda Datto Attik and Datto Calbi. The piece contrasts the eastern potentate with a Tremont merry gentleman and cites related local anecdotes.
A kind person sheltered a frightened pigeon, hoping it will soon fly again and bring joy to residents around Court Square as a boy feeds it. Patrick Quinn, a post office employee, is recovering from a knee fracture after a serious accident and may soon be seen near the navy yard with a bulldog. He spent four weeks at Massachusetts General Hospital and praises the care. In Charlestown Irish circles he is known and respected. Also in the Copley Society show Frederick Ayer purchased four works including Eric Pape’s Gurgling Waters.
The fashion note discusses skirts with glove like hip fit and minimal fullness at pockets, favoring bias cuts with two gores and a single flare. Box pleats and tucks are common, and flounces appear important. More frills are considered better, but taste guides the amount. The piece ends with a push for a million dollar contest and an open letter to President Theodore Roosevelt criticizing policy.
A Boston Post contest rule disclosure invites readers to answer what they would do with a million dollars. Readings include humorous, desperate, and whimsical responses from residents like New Dorchester, West Somerville, Haverhill, Waltham, Rockland, Brighton, Dorchester, Roxbury, and Cambridge. Participants propose schemes from building tunnels and city halls to funding hats and sleep, with many entries reflecting local voice and era attitudes.
Stealthy Steve faces Count de Rubberneck in a duel at Champ du Ping Pong using a sword. The fight ends when Steve is pricked by a thornbush and loses the match, then he races 14 miles to catch his Havre-bound train, managing to swing aboard as it departs.
A man returning to his old boarding house finds it occupied by a party assuming his identity. Mistaken for his lookalike Sylvester, he contends with a family reunion, a claimed debt for a soap dish, and a plan to explain his true identity to Nell and Maude during a Friday rendezvous.
The annual report by Secretary Wilson outlines progress in cotton, wheat, tea, grain and fruit research. It notes new cotton varieties, hybrids in wheat, and efforts to expand fruit and vegetable exports. It includes estimates of capital, farms, land area, and rural employment, with plans to study foreign markets and pilot export shipments.
Newton reports detail the Longwood wreck of a Boston and Albany train. Engineer Sewall B. Jones head of the ill fated run lies at his River Side cottage as his wife and daughter suffer with shock. The body to be brought home for prayers Friday.
The report details large yearly values for crops and livestock. Corn leads at 828 million, hay and age 484 million, cotton 824 million, and wheat 370 million. Oats 217 million. Animals sold and slaughtered valued over 900 million. Dairy products 472 million, poultry and eggs 281 million.
J Stressenger writes to The Post accusing large dealers of delaying hard coal purchases until soft coal stock is cleared. He proposes Boston philanthropists buy coal directly from mines and sell at cost plus profit to cover expenses, and asks if the relief committee or The Post could undertake the effort. He urges action to expose the market dynamic and aid those in need.
On November 13 the steel screw steamer Dominion was launched at Wallsend by C S Swan and Hunter limited for the English and American Shipping Company limited. Co T Bowring and Co are managers. Dominion measures 360 feet overall, 47 feet beam, 29.9 feet depth, designed for Louisburg Nova Scotia to Boston service.
The steamer Admiral Dewey, Captain Israel, left Long Wharf at 10 o clock yesterday morning bound for Jamaica with cabin passengers including Miss A M Edson Mrs M E Walbach Mr Herbert Howland Miss M B Croll Mr F W Forbush Mrs F W Forbush Mr C Bartels Mr David Knowles Mr A H Rowley Mrs A H Rowley Mr L E Delfosse Mr C C Henriques Mr Grant Mr William H Ashton Mr T S Vipond Miss Vipond Mr H W Maynard Mr L D Willcutt Miss N F Willcutt Mr S J Howe and Mr Ernest F Motta.
Taken to South Harris Me for burial. Officials praise Jones as a careful, efficient driver, supporting the belief he had a clear signal. An official accident study suggests the locomotive jumped the frog at the branch connection to the main line.
At nine o'clock all but one of four main lines were open while two on the circuit remained closed. The day cleared and the full schedule was re established. Among those severely injured on the train were F. E. Hawley C. E. Temple J. F. Dorsey Mrs T J Roberts and R W Richard who are reported getting along as well as can be expected.
Boston University sophomores scheme to disrupt the annual freshman Philomathean play. Freshmen fear kidnapping of actors, stolen props, and noisy interference on Thursday rehearsals as sophomores vow a strong effort to prevent the show on Friday afternoon.
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