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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1901
Page
1
Lawson and partner fight to the finish in a disputed stock market report with unclear names and partial details. Reportedly tense exchanges and unresolved outcomes leave investors awaiting clarification from authorities.
The Boston mayoral candidate asserts city finances are strong, contracts followed law, and reforms for schools streets and decency have advanced. He defends past contracts, contrasts with predecessors, and urges voters to decide tomorrow whether reforms continue or revert to 1900 conditions. He denies supporting illicit attacks on his integrity.
Mayor Hart, battered by attacks on his administration, will break his silence today at Faneuil Hall for a 15 minute address. He will defend his record while health limits nightly appearances and he declined to discuss campaign outlook, saying Tuesday will tell its own story. He remains determined, “feeling finely” despite a lingering bronchial attack.
Motive is the ruling factor in all action. Bankers merchants and manufacturers in New England purchase 10,000,000 annually of the Cuba Big Brother Cigarros. The appeal is economy offering the same tobacco in a cheaper form.
Thomas W. Lawson declares he will not yield in the copper fight, reporting losses of about 4 million on 150,000 Trinity shares and 10 to 15 million on Amalgamated. He warns Trinity holders not to sell, pledging no capitulation, while Amalgamated has declined from a peak to about 6.45. Endgame remains unpredictable even to top brokers.
Thomas W. Lawson explains a dramatic stock drop from six million to two million dollars for Trinity Copper, vows not to sell, and urges supporters to avoid panic. He cites personal losses from Amalgamated dividend cuts and notes the broader battle over Coke and Gas, promising to continue the fight to a finish.
In Scranton on December 8 a group of three deputies attempting to arrest youths storing cars on South Main avenue faced a mob of non-union men. Bullets flew as the crowd overpowered the officers injuring two deputies, F Cosgrove and F Reilly, with a third, J J Lunchers, returning home to recover. Earlier at Campouse avenue five deputies were set upon during the arrest of stone throwers, but the mob fled after taking prisoners.
A test of the pneumatic dynamite gun near Port Royal Harbor verified range to 6000 yards. Eight projectiles with explosive gelatine were fired with six exploding on impact, creating water columns. Charges ranged from 50 to 200 pounds. five dummies tested speed, and a 40 dummy endurance run showed no hitch.
The Post's postal card canvass estimates 88,000 total votes for mayor two years ago with 47,500 for Collins and 40,000 for Hart. It predicts about 4000 to 5000 votes for others or blank. Net gain suggests Collins achieves about 7500 plurality if current trends hold, with new voters split showing Collins leading.
Two men claiming to be Charles Lawton and Henry Sullivan tried to rob a woman near Bowdoin Square after leaving the Bowdoin Square Tabernacle. A rapid pursuit by Patrolmen Wyman and Clark ended with the pair captured in a Stamford street alley. Police found multiple pocketbooks, rings, watches, and a bag of pins at their Leverett street room, suggesting a spree on prior robberies. Both men, aged 18 from Providence, R. I., are held for inquiry.
The Boston Post asks readers to ballot with an anonymous postal card to poll city election results. Voters should pencil through the mayoral candidate they will not vote for and also strike through the candidate they did not vote for two years ago.
A brief voter statement expresses support for Collins Hart with a note that a prior vote was placed two years ago. The excerpt centers on a personal political preference and does not present broader context or additional facts.
The Post surveyed Boston mayoral prospects by sending 2000 postal cards to the city’s voters, receiving 686 replies. Results show about seventy Hart to Collins shifts since two years ago, with Collins leading the Democratic candidate by over 7600 votes in this canvass. The city’s registration now exceeds 110000, suggesting a large turnout tomorrow.
Yesterday saw intensive political meetings in city wards as clubs and smoke talks backed candidates. Ward 18 saw events at the Democratic Club on Tremont Street and the Colored Democratic Club on Shawmut Avenue with numerous speakers urging General P. A. Collins for mayor and allies for other city offices. Ward 8 hosted a smoke talk featuring Francis J. Horgan and others backing Collins and local council candidates amid sharp attacks on Czar Lomasney.
Ward 11 Democratic Club filled its Charles street clubhouse and overflowed to ward committee headquarters for a smoke talk. President John B Ansell chaired praising the united Democracy and blasting Republican actions at City Hall under Mayor Hart as unfit and misled.
A quiet craps game at 145 Camden Street led to five arrests after police surrounded the second floor rear room. Disappointed gamblers fled through windows as officers closed in, with one man leaping from a window and others being rounded up or bailed out. A informer who lost money at the game provided the tip.
Local forecast calls for rain in Boston and vicinity on Monday with clearing and warmer conditions on Monday night into Tuesday. Strong to fresh southerly winds shift to the west. Across the south and middle Atlantic States rain is expected Monday, with rain or snow in New England, and Tuesday turning to clear skies except along the coast and lower lake region.
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