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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1899
Page
5
Democrats urged support for Collins and regulars Norris and Bowen in Ward 7 where speakers praised Collins strength and denounced Murphy. Fitzgerald Kelcher and others pressed for partisan unity, contrasting Collins with Hart and urging a Tuesday vote to steer Boston’s future.
In Faneuil Hall about 1500 supporters of the Democratic Socialist party gathered to back mayoral nominee John W. Sherman. Speakers included Mayor Chase and Coulter of Brockton. Sherman urged energy and loyalty from voters and condemned opponents.
Congressman John F. Fitzgerald returns from Washington and campaigns in Wards 7 2 9 urging voters to back General Collins over Mr Hart. He accuses Hart of pledges aimed at workers and taxpayers and claims Hart would bring more promises if elected, citing Republican policy and city governance as contrast.
The Post prints General Collins 1897 rally remarks disputing Thomas Riley’s independence bid for mayor of Quincy. Collins mocks Riley’s royal lineage claim and notes his home description, asserting Riley’s character. The letter recalls a pivotal moment that quieted Riley’s political threat.
In a letter to Joseph Lee of the Massachusetts Civic League Patrick A Collins states he favors maintaining and expanding public baths gymnasiums municipal statistics and playgrounds while extending them to crowded city areas He argues the department of municipal statistics is highly valuable and should be broadened He adds support for Boston remaining at the forefront of major cities and signs as Patrick A Collins ex-Mayor was also copied on the league's questions
Savin Hill Improvement Association questioned mayoralty candidates on the Cow Pasture garbage plant. Thomas N. Hart pledges to cancel the contract and remove the plant if elected and the Board of Health still deems it harmful. Patrick A. Collins says he cannot decide now and will study the issue if in office.
The Boston Central Labor Union seeks a large Election Day vote for an eight-hour day for municipal workers. A special committee asks candidates if they support the eight-hour measure, will advocate citywide votes for it, and will back legislation to enforce it. Mayoral candidates Patrick A. Collins Thomas N. Hart and John W. Sherman confirmed support.
Ex Mayor Hart rejects claims of pay reductions for police and fire departments. He states no city official or private employee had wages cut by him while in office or in his private capacity.
More than 500 residents attended a Ward 3 rally last evening in support of General Collins and district candidates. Ex Representative Sullivan presided with speakers Senator Corbett ex Senator Shaw ex Alderman Joseph A Conry and Joseph F OConnell of Dorchester. Audience reacted with loud applause at each Collins reference.
About 100 colored voters in Ward 11 met at 962 Cambridge Street and endorsed relaying the tracks on Tremont Street between Boylston and Court Streets.
In Association Hall last evening the Harvard Senior Wranglers and the Y M C A Young Men's Congress debated the Transvaal controversy. After two and a half hours the Wranglers on the affirmative won the judges were Hon. Henry Dewey Hon. D L V Moffett and Hezekiah Butterworth.
Jack Bennett of McKeesport Pennsylvania won a six round decision over Owen Zeigler of Philadelphia in Chicago. The result drew crowd ire as Zeigler boxed aggressively and pushed for a bigger share of the purse.
At a Ward 22 rally Jesse Gove denounced fraudulent voting and urged Republicans to vote early and on their own names. He warned against city hall manipulation and promised open City Hall and no discrimination, naming Alderman Presho ex Senator Towle Dr E Peabody Gerry and ex Mayor Hart as fellow speakers.
London reports no new news from the Modder River fight as of December 8. Orange River Station wires the culvert and telegraph line blown near Grans Pan, with heavy gunfire to the north. Boers mass on Methuen’s front and right flank, rumored to threaten relief and cut off communications, with Hopetown entrenched and Ladysmith’s situation worsening.
Pretoria dispatch describes General Joubert proposing a prisoner swap involving Lady Sarah Wilson, wife of Captain Gordon Chesney Wilson. She served as nurse and correspondent, last heard riding from Mafeking with her maid, near Sedlagali, and is aunt to Winston Churchill.
John Kerr a 38 year old teamster for L S Sherman grain dealer was found dead in Dr. R E Bell’s barn at 57 Wannalanoit street after a fire started when he dropped a lantern while delivering hay. Investigators believe the fall ignited the blaze and he died from unconsciousness. Kerr left a wife and four young children and was praised by employer and police for his steadiness.
Detectives trace William Franklin Miller through a global chase from Brooklyn to Toronto Montreal City Point Charlestown Neck Monterey and beyond with claims of his escape and shifting whereabouts. They note his literary plans and a future rest in the Palearic Isles as the case unfolds across a string of locales.
Dispatch from the Ladysmith front says British troops are advancing on Colenso without an attack last night. A desultory cannonade occurred this morning with naval guns in Ladysmith replying to British fire.
Casualty figures show five officers and twenty six men killed and fifteen officers and 130 men wounded since Nov 1 with three missing. Boer forces remain surrounding Ladysmith though townspeople report they are well and cheerful.
General Redvers Buller issued a comment denying that the Boers violated civilized warfare at Odder River. He said shooting horses is not contrary to civilized warfare, but abusing a brave enemy is dishonorable.
Report from Bloemfontein via Lorenzo Marquez dated December 2 says British forces were repulsed with heavy losses at Modder River. General Methuen was badly wounded. Boer casualties appear small.
London dispatch dated December 5 reports Boers seen daily between Spytfontein and Jacobsdallaagers and firing on patrols. Mounted and infantry patrols north of the area encountered severe fire from a hill with no casualties. An hour of cannon fire was heard at Kimberley.
The Piano Varnishers and Polishers of Massachusetts held their sixteenth annual ball last evening in Paine Memorial Hall with about 800 attendees. The event, one of the most successful in years, kept dancing going until 4 o'clock this morning.
New York December 8 Joe Walcott Barbados boxer and Joe Choynski California fighter agreed to a twenty five round catchweight bout scheduled for January 12 at the Broadway Athletic Club.
The article profiles the youngest of the Marlborough family, one of eleven children of the seventh Duke. Renowned for inheriting much of the marital and leadership traits of her famed ancestor, she stands out in English society. Her aunts and sisters, including the Duchess of Roxburghe and Lady Winborne, shape political and social life through salons and connections with Rosebery circle.
A school principal writer describes how habitual coffee drinkers show signs of nervousness and dull intellect. The account recalls headaches from coffee and praises Postum Food Coffee as a superior substitute after following easy preparation steps.
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