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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
6
The Boston Post serves as a representative Democratic publication for New England, delivering political commentary and regional news with a pro party perspective and historical influence across the region.
The editorial endorses General Collins for mayor, predicting his win next Tuesday and urging a large majority to give him strong popular backing. It argues Hart’s re election bid is failing and that a 10 000 vote plurality would secure independence from factions, ensuring broad legitimacy for the new administration.
The piece questions Mayor Hart's boast of wiping nine million in debt. It argues the city auditor reveals a larger debt, challenging the public to accept another two years of debt reduction by questionable bookkeeping tricks.
Congressman Fleming proposed a counter resolution to Moody to probe Louisiana disfranchisement of black voters. The piece argues Massachusetts literacy rules are fair but notes Louisiana and Georgia suppress nonwhite voters. it cautions Congress will avoid action on this delicate issue.
A plea to vote against the private contract system under Mayor Hart. The speaker urges observance of laws in spirit, demands clarity on debt reduction, and calls for a new city hall administration to bring reform.
The piece argues Boston voters demand frankness from government. It cites Mayor Hart whose claim of reducing city debt is exposed as hollow by a city auditor’s figures showing no real debt reduction. The column links this to Hart’s faltering reelection bid and predicts voters will seek accountability next Tuesday.
The speaker argues that if moneys from the Commonwealth had been used to redeem outstanding obligations, affairs would have improved. He contends the official boasted of economy and financial skill, but the people have discovered the true situation.
The piece urges strong support for General Collins, arguing the election will yield a decisive majority and a stalwart administration. It contends every vote for Collins next Tuesday counts toward backing a popular, forceful city leadership for the next two years.
The grand jury in Parnstable county indicts Miss Jane Toppan of Lowell for murdering three patients by morphine and atropine while in her care. Reports suggest additional deaths may be linked, potentially matching the notoriety of Lucrezia Borgia. the piece notes contemporaneous Molineux indictment as a related, curious coincidence.
A political ally argues that General Collins should secure a large 10 000 vote majority to lend prestige to the new administration. They claim a strong majority makes a mayor far more powerful than a narrow victory with only a thousand ballots.
Critics accuse Mayor Hart of evading bidding laws for city contracts. The open call for bids was replaced by a select few builders, with at least one case restricting to local firms, raising concerns that public building work serves private interests. The article argues the administration abused discretionary power, turning exceptions into the rule.
The Observant Citizen notes W. S. Merrill’s Memorial Hall performance where he consumed three dollars of extra orders, highlighting the feat as proof of skill. South Boston and English High face off as blizzard season limits play, with coaches Teevens and O’Reilly both ex-English High players. The snake editor jokes about life insurance as a pun on stomachs, while John A. Ryan returns to lead the Ancient Order of Hibernians after a brief hiatus.
The item notes Jere O Halloran’s return to Boston as a book merchant at 49 Brattle Street after illness, and his shift from barber poet to merchant with a leather case of samples. It mentions W S McNary’s return from New York, Ke bk & Timothy W Coakley’s fur trimmed look, a bank swindler’s domestic story, a bridge opening and Belgian block paving, a Cambridge school scene, Martin Mockler praising Boston hospitality, a pigeon street scene, Senator Hoar on exile for anarchists, and a remark on the Kelly Vanderbilt fortunes.
A playful verse about a lass and a demand for a kiss ends in a burst of anger. Nearby a horse tramples a starving pigeon beneath hoofs, a grim scene set in a snowy street as a cab waits and a pigeon dies, snow turning the corner scene somber.
A compact collection of brief quips and gags featuring wordplay on isthmus jokes, dachshund tails, bronchitis costs, boxing police, vagrancy, squash ownership, and light personal jests. Includes Newton Newkirk and various punchlines.
News dispatches report the import merchants in Manila drafting a petition to Congress asking that Manila be designated an American port free of duty. In other items Major Velasco, an insurgent outlaw, has been sentenced to garrote. Yuan Shi Kai visits Pekin to press powers to yield control of Tianjin. Melbourne passes immigration restriction bill excluding non European language speakers.
Michael Muller a Brooklyn real estate dealer was sentenced to five years in Sing Sing for grand larceny after advertising for a clerk and taking $100 security. Also: Guarantee Trust Company stockholders authorize branches in the Philippine Islands Hong Kong and Shanghai. A New Haven schooner Estelle Phinney ashore near Rehoboth. Lehigh Lutz accepts call in Belfast. Douglasville bank robbed of 2500. Major General Leopard Wood stays in Washington. U S to send delegates to engineers congress in Dusseldorf. soldier not punished for cider intoxication. Mississippi River unusually low affecting four mills.
In Cambridge, Betty misreads her fiancé Jack Winmar's afternoon plans with cousin Helen, seeking vengeance for missing the football game. A hotel message, a late telegram, and a home reunion reveal Jack entertained Helen and that Betty’s jealousy may fade as the truth emerges.
A bold prospectus reports demand far surpassing expectations for a Tabernacle exhibition project. Investors seek two shares of common stock for four of preferred as a limited time offer. The plan centers on a 540 by 220 foot steel building reproducing the ancient Tabernacle with elaborate interiors and a 1000 by 75 foot Eyelorama, staged with Orientals and various trades to educate and entertain.
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