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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
4
Two Harvard students, both millionaires, star in a French play. A. Burnham plays Isabelle in Racine's Les Padeurs, delivering a noted success. White served as stage manager and helped produce the show, which scored a decided hit at Harvard.
The annual Harvard French play draws two millionaires into the production. Alan C. White of New York manages the show, handling accounts and ads from Dunster Hall with a rented study turned office. William A. Burnham of Boston plays Isabelle, fluent in French and praised for his performance in Claverly Hall dormitory suite.
A Boston commission merchant unintentionally cornered the squash market in the Northwest by buying eight carloads before Thanksgiving and shipping them to Boston. Local supply soon exhausted, only 200 dozen remain with a farmer asking two dollars per dozen.
Josef Hofmann opened a two recital series at Chickering Hall with a program spanning Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt and Moszkowski. Critics praised his Beethoven and Liszt works while noting a cooler, machine-like Chopin performance. An audience responded with hearty applause and recalls. a second recital is scheduled Saturday at 3 o'clock.
The Grand Trunk railway offers low rates to Colorado and Pacific coast points. Fare is 44.40 to Denver and 67.40 to Los Angeles San Francisco and other Pacific coastal points. Departures from Boston every Monday and Wednesday at 11 30 a m with choice of routes west of Chicago. Contact Thomas Wynne 306 Washington Street Boston Mass.
A blast in a vacant Washington street lot near Townsend in Roxbury injured three men yesterday afternoon. James Griffin and John Lyon, both severely burned and blinded by flying debris, were rushed to City Hospital. Patrick Hickey sustained minor cuts. The workers, employed by H P Nawn, cleared rocks ahead of an Elevated terminus project near a prior fatal site.
Dr. Greene invites a limited number of patients to receive free diagnosis and special advice by mail or phone. Send at once to 34 Temple Place Boston for full particulars and a complimentary case evaluation. Chronic cases deemed incurable by others are specially solicited with testimonials available to verify his abilities.
Ex mayor Nathan Matthews Jr challenges Boston Evening Record claims of Hart administration corruption. He cites contracts awarded without public notice, including a $196,930 Suffolk County Jail addition and a Ward 1 municipal building bid package totaling $115,107, with the mayor’s approval for nonadvertised awards. Morse, an accountant, supports the charges.
Edwin Scott Morse, auditor and examiner, provides a detailed letter claiming frauds at Boston City Hall. He lists contracts exceeding 2000 dollars issued without advertisement across departments including public buildings, Suffolk County Jail addition, cemetery, and pauper institutions, with totals and architect names. He cites Roxbury Court House, City Hall, Blossom Street ward room, police stable, and Norcross School contracts as part of alleged non competitive awards. The author asserts this constitutes proof of frauds in city procurement.
Mayor Hart defends the policy of awarding bids without prior advertising citing reasons to avoid poor construction. He says Roxbury Court House contracts were kept local with Roxbury builders and claims the current practice targets quality. He notes past mayors approved large paving loan offers as permanent improvements.
Dec. 5 report says Queen Wilhelmina forgives her husband Prince Henry to calm public anger and set a conciliatory example. Prince Henry returned to Het Loo Dec. 2 and the couple have since dined together and walked in Castle Park. Court relations remain tense and court gentlemen show reserve.
The Bulfinch Place Church marks its 75th year since foundation by Dr. Joseph Tuckerman with a Sunday service at 3 p.m. Rev. Thomas Van Ness will preside. Brief addresses by Rev. Francis G. Peabody, Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, Rev. Edward A. Horton, and Rev. Christopher R. Eliot follow. Rev. 8 H Winkley, pastor emeritus, is expected to attend and speak. Magic will be fur-
A fragment notes the ministry at large established in December 1826 and its modern representation by chapels and philanthropies, conducted by George M. Taylor and Mrs. Anna Co. Breed, linking a large chorus choir to church-based benevolence.
Andalusa Alabama December 5 Sheriff Brad Shaw returned with 22 Black suspects accused of aiding in the killing of merchant J W Dorsey and the wounding of city marshal Fale Atkinson at Opp last night. Dorsey was a town council member and treasurer.
Findings of the Schley court of inquiry will be submitted next week. A Mississippi congressman’s resolution for a full war with Spain inquiry faces no naval opposition. Secretary Long will aid any congressional investigation into his department. Rear Admiral Crowninshield agrees to Congress probing his navigation bureau. Crowninshield reportedly did not approve Maclay’s book, which he only saw in book form. Maclay remains employed as a laborer at the Brooklyn Navy Yard awaiting the court’s ridings.
Sherman accepts the Democratic Socialist municipal convention nomination for mayor. He urges public ownership of all production and distribution, condemns capitalists and both major parties, and cites labor unions backing social ownership as proof of growing movement toward a socialist win against capitalism.
A large gathering of colored Republicans met at 91 Carver street last night with addresses by David R. Robinson Councilman Newton Edgar P. Benjamin Charles H. Innes and others. William D. Wright the candidate for the Board of Aldermen outlined plans for an active campaign. A German American voters rally followed at Conant Hall with speeches by Councilmen Bromberg Jacob Bletzer George H Moore ex Senator Charles H Innes and Wright. Dowd Democratic nominee for the Board of Aldermen was criticized for indifference to German voters and opposition to the subway bill referendum.
A noon rally of the Public School Association will be held at Faneuil Hall with no reserved seats. Presiding will be Colonel Thomas I. Livermere and speakers include Bishop Lawrence President Pritchett Rev Edward Everett Hale Major Henry L. Higginson Robert Treat Paine Jr George A O Ernst and A Lawrence Lowell.
The smallpox record from 9 o'clock Wednesday morning to yesterday shows seven new cases, below the five day average near 10. Five unvaccinated children include a 14 month old and a 3 year old from Roxbury and a 3 year old from Albany street. Two unvaccinated adult men aged 47 from Roxbury and 65? from South Boston report no childhood vaccination since.
The British-ski Treasurer sailing from Boston to Montevideo arrived at Bahia on December 6 reporting that its master Captain E Knowlton died of smallpox on November 19.
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