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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
2
The Franklin Square House fair ends tonight with an auction to dispose of many pretty items. Supporters can dine or lunch there nightly or at noon, with a promise of an excellent, well cooked meal and a chance to aid the good cause.
Katherine Davis an 18 year old Newburyport girl, daughter of James W Davis Jr a motorman, left home Aug 30 and was later found living at 429 West Fifty fourth Street in New York since Oct 27. Her father sought police help but no information on her whereabouts by last evening. She had become fond of dancing and attended city gatherings against his wishes, prompting the family rift and her departure last August.
A rain sleet storm froze the third rail coating, stopping electric power on Manhattan and Bronx elevated lines. Trains halted or crawled, with flashes of blue light from poor connections as thousands of passengers shifted to surface routes. City Hall to Harlem trips stretched to two and a half hours.
Senator-elect Fred 8. Gore of Dorchester is confined to his home by illness after nose surgery. He is rapidly recovering and expects to be able to take the oath of office in ample time.
Boston Water Power Company has not paid nine overdue 5 percent coupons on its one million dollar bonds. A land option on 30,000 square feet at $3 a foot by a syndicate led by Augustus P. Loring and Robert H. Herrick remains unexercised. Trustees planned using $30,000 from the option to settle the overdue coupons. The syndicate aimed to build a $500,000 private hotel above the Fens, but progress is paused due to weak money markets. construction to occur later.
Communicants of Park Street Church weigh opposition to the trustees plan to sell the historic edifice for 1.25 million dollars. While managers expect acceptance, sentiment favors retaining the property amid discussions of a Back Bay location and future growth. Some members argue sentiment, others favor potential development benefits for the church’s influence.
Illinois featherweight champion Frank Wallis credits coffee removal and switching to Postum Food Coffee for a transformation. He notes improved breathing, reduced nervousness, and renewed confidence leading to a victorious return in a key fight. Wallis emphasizes coffee’s negative heart effects and the benefit of Postum.
Suburban areas near Boston report milk shortages due to foot and mouth disease quarantines while Boston itself remains unaffected. Major city creameries and dealers state their supplies are intact, with few quarantined cattle causing no noticeable impact. Local authorities and dairies like C Brigham Company and Hood & Sons report minimal disruption and expect quick containment.
The American Institute of Architects named Andrew Carnegié Samuel A D Abbott of Boston and Emil Nauchamer of Paris as honorary members. Captain John S Sewell spoke on architecture and engineering relations, while W B de las Casas Albert Kelsey and E L Masqueray discussed municipal improvements.
The M'Kinley Conclave 822 of the Improved Order Heptasophs elected officers Daniel J. Donovan past archon Frank Monahan archon John F Marrin provost Frank C Bourne prelate John 8 Cole secretary Ulysses S Davis financier Michael H Glynn treasurer Michael J Logan inspector William J Crooks warder Andrew Heynes sentinel William L Purcell trustee for three years Ulysses S Davis organizer Lawrence B O'Connor musical director.
Washington date December 12 Senate education and labor committee heard arguments for and against the eight hour bill. James O Connell of the International Association of Machinists denied claims that members tried to destroy Alabama and Thomas while in Cramp shipyard repairs. Samuel Gompers defended labor, denying tacit support for strikes during the Spanish American war and urging passage of the bill as a key labor protection.
Nellie Goodspeed aged 34 and Emma Davis aged 47 of 666 Massachusetts Avenue were arrested yesterday on charges of shoplifting in a local incident.
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