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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
6
The piece defends Senator Hoar against a mispunctuated quote about immigration. It argues his intended meaning singled out unfit Portuguese and Italian applicants, not all Italians or Portuguese. It contrasts with Halyr's supposed sentiments and notes Massachusetts citizens suffer from a similar punctuation error.
In the century’s first year, Santos-Dumont sails a dirigible near Paris and Marconi conducts transatlantic wireless tests. The Newfoundland cable monopoly tries to halt Marconi, while supporters note alternative sites like Mt. Washington and Tlue Hills Reservation for further experiments.
Lord Rosebery's Chesterfield speech signals a new opposition line seeking to bind disunited forces, denounce Liberal demoralization, and favor an up-to-date program. He pledges no Irish alliance, supports war outcomes, and advocates amnesty with civil rights for Boers while ending the war. He calls for unity on imperial lines and a peace built on concessions that stop short of Boer independence.
In a bold move Lord Rosebery urges peace even by generous means as England spends about 25 million dollars monthly on the war. The speech is met with warmer reception than expected and signals political changes with worldwide influence.
The Boston Board of Railroad Commissioners refused a Roslindale petition to cut the 5-cent fare on the New York New Haven & Hartford line between the South Terminal and Roslindale station. Officials noted travel distance argues against a reduction but acknowledged lack of street railway access as a real grievance. They urged equitable arrangements among companies to provide Roslindale with needed streetcar service.
Counsel seeks to reopen the Santiago command dispute by hearing Admiral Sampson and Dewey views. The question wasn’t before the inquiry and Dewey’s opinion is obiter dicta. The Navy head’s view stands, and reopening a court serves no gain but calls history’s judgement into question.
A fragmented collage of verse snippets and light comic quips ranging from a bald beauty and fading beauty in verse to jokes about bread riots in Vienna and Marconi disputes. Includes brief notices about Frederick Funston’s return, a strawberry shipment, and railway-era humor.
Observant Citizen notes quirky fashion as a Boston editor wears moccasins and wool socks for a blizzard, a Jamaica Plain car scene with camphor germicide, Judge Corcoran’s charity cases, and local politics from Dalton to Berkshire. The column blends society witticisms with references to Crane, Roosevelt meetings, and a bevy of local notables in a sprawling monthly meander.
Advertises ladies silk hose in varied lace patterns and colors, excluding black, featuring double soles heels and toes. Claims product from a top French silk hose maker, selling for four dollars to four fifty per dozen or pair, with unclear spacing in OCR.
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