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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
5
A poem laments a Boston political figure who seeks state impact after city influence. It contrasts past governance, public works, and ward politics with a longing for a national stage. The piece uses musical refrain to mirror urban power, ambition, and the pursuit of lasting legacy.
New York cable reports Abby Sage Richardson dramatist poet critic and translator died in Rome at age near 80 widow of Albert D Richardson. Born Abby Sage in Massachusetts 1837 she later married Daniel McFarland then Albert D Richardson. She wrote Familiar Talks on English Literature Old Love Letters and History of Our Country among others and translated French works. She left New York October 16 aboard the Deutschland for an extended overseas sojourn.
A suspension bridge at Burgess Sulphite Fibre Company property over the Androscoggin River collapsed this morning. Thomas McKeown and Thomas Rogers drowned. seven others fell in and were rescued after exposure and cold. Rogers was 21 and from Canada. McKeown was married with one child.
In Manchester New Hampshire Benjamin Holmes and Frank Tremblay, workers at Kelleys Falls electric plant, ventured onto the river to clear logs. They lost grip on the cable, were swept into eighteen foot rapids. Holmes fell from the boat and drifted 1500 feet downstream, reaching shore exhausted. Tremblay clung to the overturned craft and traveled a mile, landing on Gronx Island.
A garbled ad copy touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a quick cure for ailments, claiming relief in a night. It presents bold claims about the product's effectiveness and urges readers to choose it to end persistent symptoms.
From Manila a dispatch reports a two hour fight in Santo Romango woods between 30 American native scouts and 300 rebels led by Ban dico. The rebels retreated after 16 killed, including Aguilar and an American, with no wounds on Jernigan’s men.
The Massachusetts District Deputies Assoc I O F held its fifteenth annual banquet in Odd Fellows Hall Berkeley and Tremont streets with a reception and meeting. Officers elected for the year: Willard F. Moody president, George W. Ball first vice president, William H. Hill second vice president, Austin S. Estey secretary treasurer, plus an executive committee including George H. Fuller Benjamin H. Gilbert George M. Host Geor Libby and Arthur Stetson. Nearly 100 attended.
Worcester December 6 Mrs Mar Cc Tucker mother of Edward Tucker a Boston real estate dealer dropped dead on Belmont street Worcester from heart failure. She had been visiting Mrs Alice D Parker of Worcester.
The report notes that the Queen's speech opening will set the tone on foreign relations, with the entire agenda to be detailed in the speech. It mentions the focus on securing a concise summary of policy directions and upcoming measures.
Annie Rumsey once Annie Joseph, a milliner, vanished Friday after marrying a man who called himself Harry Rumsey broker from New York. They traveled from Gardner to Boston then returned. two days later he left saying he would return after visiting his father in New York. Friends report she grew distraught, then hurriedly departed her boarding place with no address.
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morrill of Amesbury Massachusetts. He was born in Salisbury and the couple wed in Newburyport. Morrill has long worked making carriage bodies and the couple, now settled in Amesbury, are in good health with three grown children. The anniversary will be observed quietly.
Leicester grant proposal from John E. Russell and his wife in Switzerland pledges $10 toward a new church. They require the First Congregational Society to raise the remaining funds and name the building the John Nelson Memorial Church. John Nelson served as pastor for sixty years. Mrs. Russell was his adopted daughter.
A man about 45, 5 feet 7 inches, 150 pounds, with light complexion, is found lifeless under a weeping willow in the Public Garden pond. Police say possible suicide or accidental drowning after intoxication. a dark neck blotch noted, pockets empty, name W. T. Hight stitched inside coat, identity unclear.
Stage notes from Boston theatres recount Mr Willard's Panchinello at Tremont to end with four more performances. He will next perform Professor Goodwillie in The Professor's Love Story and Tom Pinch in Martin Chuzzlewit matinees. Zaza and Quo Vadis draw large crowds at Hollis Street and Boston Theatre. Broadhurst’s The House That Jack Built at Park Theatre wins praise.
Photo editors thank Pos readers for their vast support and contributions. Many photos were excellent but could not fit newspaper space. Despite space limits, thousands of readers supplied entries and interest in the contest remains high.
The Boston Museum will stage the Drury Lane melodrama Hearts Are Trumps next week after a delay. It features fourteen scenes mostly in England with a revenge plot against a titled lady. Lead actors include Francis Carlyle and Dore Davidson, with a 300 person music hall scene and a nine car special train for travel.
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