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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1901

Page

4

Widow faces feud as bride barred kin at dying husband’s side

Mrs. Donald MacLeod, 30, bans her husband’s kin from his Brooklyn home during illness and after his death, fueling a bitter dispute over funeral invitations and possible will. Brothers Richard and Norman MacLeod and sister Mrs. Martin fear confrontation as they seek a rightful funeral presence.

New York Dec Donald MacLeod Carroll Street Brooklyn Donald Maclacd Richard MacLeod Norman MacLeod Ninth Street Martin MacLeod Hattie Bush

Boston Man One of Eight to Sail Around the World

Charles and Middleby of Boston join a six man racing crew on the 48 foot sloop Valante to sail from New York next Wednesday afternoon. They aim to circle 35000 miles in under nine months and win a $19 prize. The voyage traces Gulf Stream to Cape Hatteras then east to the Azores with stops from Algiers to Sydney and Auckland before transiting the Panama Canal and returning to New York. The crew includes Harry L Medon owner and chief with W S McMichaels Howard Dana Lawrence Quinn and J W Brandon or George P German, all under 25.

Charles & Middleey Boston New York Harry L@™edon Lexington Avenue W. S. McMichaels West Nineteenth Street Howard ©. Dana Rochester N.Y Lawrence A. Quinn St. Mark's Place J. W. Brandon Asbury Park N. Y George P. German Waterford Mr. Middleby City Atlantic Yacht Club Sea Gate Gulf Stream Cape Hatteras Azores Algiers Tunis Monte Christo Palermo Malta Athens Candia Cyprus Suez Canal Bombay Colombo Ceylon Singapore Java Bencoolen Sumatra Perth Melbourne Australia Auckland New Zealand New Hebrides Fiji Islands Samoa Tahiti Hawaiian Islands Galapagos Islands Panama St. Thomas Middleby

Relatives Prepare Burial for Fitzgerald Brothers

The bodies of two Fitzgerald brothers who died together will be buried by relatives in Salem. They died at 27 Knee land street and are now at the City Hospital morgue. Authorities have not identified the poison used.

Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Brothers Kneeland Street Brighton Minstrel Company Warren Hall Brighton H. R. Jenkins

Boston Election Returns Highlight Largest Mayor Candidate Plurality

General Collins leads with 18 865 votes the highest mayoral plurality in Boston since cityhood. Donovan underscores a Democratic gain in aldermen councilmen and eight school board seats with several contests headed for recounts. Street commissioner Charles posts 2 407 as license votes rise over 4000 from last year with changes in city clerk term under consideration.

General Collins Boston Donovan Democratic City Committee Hart Brett Kenny Merritt Public School Association Common Council Ward 12 Salem Db Charles

Voters Choose Street Commissioner and Aldermen

The election lists candidates for Street Commissioner and all aldermanic districts. Voters select from dozens of names with party labels, voting outcomes noting next year's board as ten Democrats and three Republicans while this year holds seven Democrats and six Republicans.

The Marvelous X Ray Cures Cancer

Osmo-Chemic doctors push the X ray as diagnosis aid and treatment claiming it cures cancer. Massachusetts residents urged to visit Dr Plunkett in the Colonial Building before December 15 to seek free examinations and view the device’s supposed benefits.

Massachusetts

Truth of the discovery proven by the cures

Letters from patients in Roxbury Gloucester Cambridge and Dorchester Mass praise Dr Plunkett Osmo-Chemic treatment for asthma bronchial disease cardiac asthma and stomach and kidney ailments. Testimonies claim improved sleep weight gain digestion and relief after treatment with strong personal endorsements.

Robert Graham Clifton &J Roxbury Mass Pr. Plunkett

Asthma Cure Offer at Colonial Building Office

A physician in the Colonial Building at 100 Boylston Street offers asthma treatment to applicants who visit before December 15. The ad promises a distinct legal guarantee of a cure with no equivocation or subterfuge.

Colonial Boylston St

Medical care free for patients before December 15 1901

A program guarantees no charge for medicine or treatment. Patients must apply for treatment as soon as possible before December 15 1901. The policy aims to ensure access to care at no cost to the patient.

City council election results and ward results 1902

Next year's council will be Democrats 48 Republicans 2, Democrats 41 Republicans 34 this year. Wards show mixed support for a one year term with Ward IV the only favoring it. Dinner of Company C Cadets at Copley Square Hotel capped the fall season.

First Corps Copley Square Hotel

General Collins Faces Busy Day After Mayor-Elect Victory

General Collins, elected Boston mayor, spent the day amid greetings from neighbors, colleagues, and Democrats. He met Mayor Hart, thanked President Donovan for campaign leadership, and planned an inaugural address plus a New York trip to handle client matters.

Collins Boston Corey Road Park Street Tremont State Street the Post City Hall Hart Mayor Hart James Donovan Donovan Post New York A. C. Drinkwater Democratic State Organization Drinkwater Democratic State Committee Andrew Jackson

Democratic Senators Open First Caucus of Session

The Democratic Senators met in Washington for their first caucus of the new session to discuss committee assignments. Attending were all Democratic Senators except McLaurin of South Carolina and all Silver Republicans and Populists, signaling a push for unity and coordinated strategy.

Washington McLaurin South Carolina Tillman Jones Republican Committee On Committees Committee On Commerce Committee On Foreign Relations

Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Offices in Boston

The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine lists consulting physicians J Kl Plankett MD and J P Naughton MD with permanent offices in the Colonial Building at 100 Boylston St Boston Mass. Office hours are 9 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm 7 to 8 pm daily, closed on the Sabbath.

Radam Boards of Health Washington St Bet. Bromfield and Milk Boston Tremont St Ton M. D Colonial Building Boylston St Maas

Aged Woman Falls at Home Fatally

Mrs. Anna McLaren 74 fell down stairs at 40 Bolton Street around 11 at night and fractured the base of her skull. She died before an ambulance arrived. Dr Keenan and Medical Examiner Draper were notified.

Anna McLaren Bolton Street Keenan City Hospital Hous MidLaren Draper

Donovan Indignant Over Unauthorized Cartoon Ad

The Hon. James Donovan denounced a cartoon of him used as a cigar advertisement as unauthorized and contemptible. He conveyed strong feelings on the matter after the election. The cigar firm sent a box of cigars which were returned with a sharp reply.

James Donovan Donovan

Fire on Shawmut Avenue causes $500 damage

A midnight blaze on the floor of a four story brick building at 744A Shawmut avenue confined to the first floor. Dry goods store operated by Harry Ellis suffered damage estimated at $500. Cause reported as an overheated stove.

Shawmut Avenue Boxel Harry Ellis

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