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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
6
A Boston Post survey of 1901 national trade highlights record factory output and rising railroad earnings while noting resilience amid strikes stock panic and crop shortages. It praises solid conditions, calls for calm, and questions the need for Cabinet officials to indulge social spending.
A Washington despatch notes the departure of several Post Office Department officials to Havana to testify in the Neely embezzlement trial, set for next week Thursday. Neely, tied to Senator Hanna, allegedly stole large sums from Cuban postal revenues, lived lavishly on the money, and may face trial as witnesses are secured from within the United States after two years.
The piece argues Roosevelt cannot change his impulsive self confident style and tactics after becoming president. It notes his sincerity and uprightness but says his manner will alienate allies like Dewey Schley Miles and creates enemies without clear gains. Observers doubt political veterans and practical men will be impressed yet await the administration.
The Washington gossip claims Secretary Gage spent 100000 beyond his 8000 salary while in office, Attorney General Knox bought a 140000 house and 12000 in horseflesh, Mrs Shaw says Senator Allison implied living on 5000 extra yearly, and Governor Shaw's fortune tops 1.5 million. It questions if only millionaires can advise the President.
As Congress breaks for holidays, debate shifts from Nicaragua to Panama. The French Panama company may sell its rights and works for about 40 million dollars, aligning with the Canal Commission’s view that Panama offers a shorter line, lower upkeep, and better harbor. If sale at 40 million or less occurs, it becomes the favored purchase.
The Observant Citizen reprints quips from Philadelphia on using "most unique" and other terms, then notes Father Harkins’s sharp choir rebuke in Holyoke. It mentions Gen Wilmon Blackmar, ex-Gov Boutwell, and Boston social life, with Dan Knowlton's fashion sense and a New Mexico DA visiting Boston.
A compact recitation of a Mother Goose rhyme ends with the man dying and rising again, a playful verse about wit and mortality set in a small town.
London dec 27 the telegraph prints a poem by sir edwin arnold on ratification of the isthmian treaty. it contrasts balboa with spanish steel and the queen of heaven, then leaps four centuries to nature speaking at the same spot about sins and unity while england and colombia share a hopeful vision and waters unite.
Mary Margaret Clapp presents a humorous tale set in a Rozbury hotel where the Discontented Man rejects a Christmas raffle. A blue mist frames his agitation about charity and tipping, until stories of a bellboy and elevator operator reveal his evolving perspective on generosity and holiday duties.
Old nickel rimless eyeglasses altered to Lens Lock feature a letter L on the posts and are described as the best glasses that can be made if the optician can craft them well. The price is listed as 50e.
The Sacred Heart Church choir in East Cambridge held a coffee party last night in St John’s Hall. The hall was neatly decorated with potted palms and colored lights and draped in national colors. Dancing continued late, with refreshments served to attendees including Miss Katheryn Flynn Miss Jane Flynn Miss Lena Mahoney Miss Annie Crowley Miss Hannah Crownin Miss Minnie Crownin John Geefe Mrs P G Marmott William Quinn and many others.
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