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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1900
Page
4
Boston lawmakers debated ballot order favoring regular candidates, and heard petitions on mayoral appointment power, building fireproofing exemptions, and penalties for gambling devices. Bills sought water division creation and ticket fender rule for street vehicles, with various citywide regulatory changes and a federal harbor appropriation reported.
The second Chickering Hall sale of William T. Evans collection sold ninety works totaling $66,156.16. Prices reached $5900 for Inness Georgia Pines Afternoon 1886 and $4000 for Winslow Homer Weather Beaten. Corcoran Gallery bought Minor Eventide for $1700 and bidders pushed Church works to $1200.
Sparks from a large pipe set fire at North Bennet street. Olsen avoided burns, and the blaze was extinguished with about $69 in losses. The event preceded the twelfth annual meeting of the New England Bureau of United Inspection held at 71 Kilby street yesterday at 3 pm.
William McCann of 164 Sumner Street East Boston fell at his home yesterday morning. He struck his chin and fractured his skull, and was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
A progressive merchant defines prosperity as when a wage earner or small merchant or professional person can buy life’s necessities, some luxuries, and also save money. The definition emphasizes purchasing power and saving.
Stockholm February 2 The archbishop of Sweden the most Rev Anton Sundberg died after being believed to have recovered from appendicitis He was born in 1818 and served as the church leader in the nation for many years his death is marked as a major religious loss.
At Kennebunkport Ivory Wormwood a 40 year old house joiner died by self inflicted throat cutting. In Kittery Mrs Lucy Mitchell 40 wife of ex state senator Horace Mitchell died suddenly. Phillips diphtheria scare over Turner reports measles. Norman Hall of Brewer injured falling from roof. Brewster ice harvest totals 14000 tons. Scarlet fever cases in Milford. Old Town Woollen Mill expands. Calais Civic League formed. Rockland residents show Salvation Army interest. Recent marriages include Chandler Wardell in Rockland and MacDonald MacInnis in Bangor. Deaths listed for Conway Eastport Thompson Fort Fairfield. Portland carrier Fred G Mitchell accused of letter theft. Westbrook man Isaiah Staples breaks leg. Mary Walker breaks arm in Pittsfield. Bridgeton reports two measles cases. scarlet fever patients improving. Fred K Dodge resigns as Bridgton railroad freight agent. Knickerbocker ice harvesting begins below Gardiner. Ice 12 to 14 inches thick. Calvin Graves requests leave from Thomaston prison to visit dying mother.
The Diamond Match Company at Beaver Mills expands to about sixty workers. Lyon of Manchester reports widespread chickenpox. Public temperance meeting held in Grasmere. New Hampshire Library Association elects officers for 1900. Canterbury reports ice fishing good. Charles E. Luzzell named postmaster of Lakeport. Franklin mayor plans to rebuild a fire-damaged block. Small mill blaze at Young & Parker Lisbon. Dover eyes cadet company. fire engine house nearly finished. George Commandery Knight Templars hosts ladies night in Nashua. Littleton buys a gasoline steamer. Portsmouth team defeats Kearsarge in bowling. Navy Yard beats Portsmouth School 19–14 in basketball. J. D. Kennedy becomes Gorham station agent. Emma L. Rogers killed on B and M railroad en route to Carpenter Paper Mills. James Wood of Portsmouth turns 103. Savannah Cotton Mill in Georgia to reopen under N. H. Tilton. will employ 100+ and spin yarns. Marriages listed in Manchester and Belmont. Recent deaths include Hanna Piper, Samuel Powers Carbee, Margaret Murphy, Isaac Wisher.
Slack finishing work at Campbell Knitting. George E Chapman hosts Bennington fire department reception. Vermont prices mark creamery butter 28c lb and potatoes 50c bu in Chester. Orange harvest at Van Ness House ends with the last of 22 picked in January. Health and police reports note population around 19 000 and 326 arrests in Burlington and other towns.
A mysterious visitor with a revolver confronts the telegraph editor of a city paper demanding publication of his threat filled correction about Abel Hoffenheimer. He instructs the editor to sign the piece as managing editor Erastus J. Penfield, threatening to publish next day. Concludes with promise of continuation.
Congressmen and the Bay State delegation back a switch from fixed to intermittent lighting at Highland Light near Provincetown. Critics warn it could confuse vessels and reduce safety in fog and snow, urging alternatives like a lightship offshore.
An advertisement claims a masterly tonic can permanently cure stomach weakness and indigestion. It promises immediate relief and a certain cure with the first dose, describing the remedy as pleasant and safe. Sold by Geo C Goodwin Co., druggists in Boston.
In Washington on February 2, Senator Pettigrew failed to move a floor discussion on the Philippines after a point of order. He planned a pro-Boer resolution for next week. Senator Allen assailed Secretary Gage over National City Bank dealings and sought Treasury investigations. The House focused on the Indian appropriation bill but provided no funds for contract Indian schools, deeming current facilities inadequate.
The Philippine Commission's report to the Senate urges a large measure of home rule modeled on U S territorial government. It proposes a Governor, a treasury secretary, and a presidentially appointed council with elected local officers in towns and counties. Suffrage would require education or property qualifications. Courts are provided and Mindanao, Luzon, and Visayas would receive gradual autonomy while Sulu special arrangements are noted.
The Senate in executive session considered The Hague peace treaty with brief discussion and no opposition. Pettus argued for two thirds of the Senate present before voting as the rule requires, delaying ratification. The extradition treaty with Argentina was read and postponed for the same reason.
The Atlanta University Association of Boston and vicinity met at 264 Boylston Street. Francis J. Garrison was named president with vice presidents Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, Mrs. Samuel D. Warren, and Richard P. Hallowell. Secretary Butler R. Wilson and treasurer George G. Bradford were also chosen. Speakers included Horace Bumstead and Charles Cuthbert Hall. The group discussed mental and moral development of the Southern negro. A reception followed, led by Mrs. George G. Bradford, Mrs. B. R. Wilson, and Miss Hallowell.
Boston hosts the continent’s top coffee judges and leads in cup evaluation after roasting. The city’s experts outshine New York in assessing coffee quality, boosting Western business for Boston roasters as Shapleigh Coffee Company drays haul cases of “Victor” coffee through the streets.
Mrs Lillian Swasey of 353 Main Street Charlestown left home Thursday night in a hysterical condition and was taken to Emergency Hospital by Station 1 officers. She returned home yesterday noon and reconciled with her husband, an engineer on the Boston and Maine.
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