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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
6
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British steamship owners sue in U S District Court over November coal demurrage delays, keeping ships in the stream for weeks. Boston dealers report coal shortages while thousands of tons lie idle in ship holds, as relief efforts are strained and fuel costs surge to ten dollars a ton.
The piece urges Knox to use half a million dollars and free witnesses to push prosecutions under the Sherman law. It lauds House action as essential and timely, calling for prompt confirmation. It warns the trust crackdown should not replace broader abolition efforts and emphasizes earnest government action.
The article argues that beyond appropriations, tariff protections for beef hides coal iron and steel must be repealed to curb the trusts. It calls for aggressive prosecutions to enforce the law and assert that the spirit and letter of the law must be upheld.
An unobjectionable young man is refused NYSE membership for a supposed propensity to plunge. Sponsors withdraw his name despite the man’s polo fame and dollars to buy a seat. The piece questions who is the real virtuous in finance while noting recent market crises and a looming safety fund.
The article argues for U S leadership to secure dominance in the hemisphere and to ensure a capable United States representative for arbitration to resolve the current tangle. It notes Minister Bowen faces a difficult task and requires proper backing from Washington to succeed.
The Observant Citizen and famed novelist Miss Marshall Saunders has returned to her Halifax home after a Boston visit. Her latest book Beautiful Joe's Paradise, sequel to Beautiful Joe, has a large edition and plans are in progress to publish the story in London.
In Boston commentary on Congressman De Armond's plan to use bankruptcy acts against trusts argues relief for the public comes first by removing tariff protections. Colonel Gaston is cited urging the federal government to end favoritism to trusts, with further reforms to follow if needed. The piece also notes skating plans as snow melts, a Venezuelan diplomacy jab, and various local society notes.
The article argues against a U S guarantee for European powers regarding Latin American debts. It notes Germany and Britain praise the Monroe Doctrine yet seek assurances for their financial claims. It warns Washington cannot pledge guarantees or endorse Southern Hemisphere nations’ obligations, asserting U S role is to keep Europe from intervention.
The Times reports Strathfieldsaye the Duke of Wellington’s famed seat near Reading and Basingstoke is for let with shooting. The 1100 acre park features grand avenues of oaks elms yews and wellingtonias. Once a national gift after Waterloo it remains a monumental white elephant.
A guide to roasting a leg of mutton in the old English style known as welsh venison. It covers selection from Canada, aging times, spice rubs, and a flour paste for sealing in juices, with a rich gravy and currants or crimson jelly as accompaniments.
Reader letters discuss the term shoot as a verb for moving coal into a basement asking if a chute can be used, with a Newton correspondent lamenting language drift. The editor replies by clarifying the distinction between chute as noun and shoot as verb and suggests alternatives like slide or chuted coal.
From Caracas dispatch dated December 18 1963 10 30 p m local time. Spain and Belgium offer their services to England and Germany to pressure Venezuela while the Anglo German fleet bombs Margarita island unsuccessfully. President Castro faces a flood of ultimatums and reviews a tiny Venezuelan army as the weather forecast hints a hail of bullets tomorrow.
In a dramatic confrontation at a church, Stealthy Steve unmasks the Duke de Dummychamp, exposing his diamond theft and murder links. Police arrest the impostor as Genevieve Bond learns the truth, pledges love to Steve, and agrees to marry him. The crowd disperses as Phineas Bond blesses the couple, with a cliffhanger note for tomorrow.
A reader asks The Post to investigate coal shortages and high prices, arguing water and fuel access are crucial. He suggests publishing readers’ knowledge on safe petroleum burners for furnaces or hot water heaters to aid the public, offering that any resulting advertising may be forgiven.
Letter to the Post from A D M of Cambridge YMCA seeking a recipient for a small oil heater. They request advice on a worthy recipient near Essex or Lagrange streets or Union Station and offer to deliver.
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