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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1902
Page
10
Amesbury notices Charles Osgood an amateur sculptor modeling life size figures and groups in snow. Visitors flock after a neighbor saw his work. He completes a full length life size figure in two hours using only snow and his hands. A notable piece shows a woman in outdoor dress hat coat and muff.
The Tostonian Society will hold its next meeting in the Council Chamber at the Queensland State House tomorrow at 9 am. The public is invited. Original Revolutionary papers will be read including a letter dated August 10 1775 describing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Judge Dewey explained his ideas for improving Boston’s Elevated road after General Bancroft’s statements. He argued single cars would eliminate the block signal system but questioned its necessity on streetcar service, noting possible delays but fewer overall passenger issues, and emphasized his remarks were court-related and not a Saturday interview.
New York police detained B O Smith on obtaining mercy on false pretences. Detectives McConville and Savage say he used the names Russell Fate J Pierpont Morgan and William Whitney. He allegedly obtained a $20 check from Spitner Co by misrepresentation while posing as A Dunn of Age Publishing Co. His claimed biographical project cited signatures of Sayre Morgan Whitney. Dana was found to be unrelated after club inquiries.
An 1899 era swindler known as Silth operated a front named Associate Press Publishing Co at 564 Whishington Street. He lured victims with fake newspapers and biographical sketches charging 8.50 per insertion and 4.50 for later repeats, using famous names to bolster trust. Arrest in Detroit followed, amid alleged use of numerous prominent figures' identities such as Carnegie and Rockefeller in his schemes.
Rome reports committees mobilize for the 12th anniversary celebration of Leo XII. Milan leads the first pilgrimage under Cardinal Berrart, followed by Liguria and Piedmont groups. Foreign pilgrims arrive in early March as Europe and America send vast numbers. A February 2 reception will honor organizers and medal the pope.
New York September reports reveal May Van Alen, Astors’ eldest granddaughter, engaged to Robert Reading Remington, a senior advertising executive. The couple reportedly bonded over shared tastes in opera and Europe during summers in England and winters in New York.
Catholic churches in Boston archdiocese published Lent rules including fast days, meat allowances by indults, exemptions for age illness pregnancy and heavy labor, and abstinence from intoxicating drinks. Lent begins Wednesday with ashes distributed after Masses, rosary and benediction nights, and continued services thru Holy Week. Collections were taken to aid missions among African American and Native American communities.
The steamship Philadelphia of the American Line arrived in New York and set a record for wireless contact with land. From Feb 1 at 12:15 pm until midnight, the ship remained in contact while 150 miles offshore, despite severe weather that forced a Cherbourg delay of over 16 hours. Captain A E Mills reported unprecedented, stormy voyage conditions.
Fitzhugh Whitehouse sails from London with Lord Hindlip to the upper Nile on an exploring mission. They expect to reach Abyssinia’s capital by April and push 150 miles south toward Lake Rudolf, entering a region termed a devil infested zone by climate-induced mania. Both men, wealthy and seeking scientific renown, have a history of hunting and exploration.
The inspector-general will inspect the North End's Italian militia at 7 39 tonight in the hall of Faul Revere Hotel corner of Prince and Snowhill streets. The company formed last summer by Jerome A. V Petitti a veteran of the Greco Turkish and Spanish American Wars. Many members have Spanish War service and others served in Italy.
Boston and Somerville police seek Carrie May Keeler, 15, who left her 81 Meacham Street home on Jan 18. She is described as tall and robust with brown hair and eyes, wearing black clothing and garnet velvet in her hat. Her family fears she may have attempted work elsewhere. no clear cause or contacts after three weeks.
Feb 9 Provincetown reports no new developments in the disappearance of Henry Marshall. A Boston clairvoyant relative advised by instruction a group searched a hen field, dunes, and bog lands near the Race Point life saving station. No body was found. State Detective Letteney is expected to arrive tomorrow to aid the inquiry.
A national campaign forms seven strong pro Boers groups across the United States aiming to press Congress and the President for peace in South Africa. The American Society of Freedom leads New York efforts with ex Judge George M Van Hoesen as president. Webster Davis aids the western push as petitions circulate in each congressional district. Delegations and headquarters in Washington are planned with coordinated rail and hotel rates.
Trustees announce two new business men classes at the D Street Gymnasium alongside existing sessions. To fit majority convenience, classes begin at 4 p m on Tuesdays and Fridays. Each session lasts 40 minutes and aims to address business needs.
In Paris a husband seeks a divorce claiming his wife imprisoned him for three days in a cage built in a distant room of their house. He says the jealous wife fed him through bars and kept him from leaving to prevent contact with a woman she suspected. The court ordered the wife to appear in four weeks to corroborate or deny the charges.
Arthur Whiting of New York gave the third of his piano recitals yesterday at Huntington Chambers Hall. The programme featured Brahms’s works almost exclusively with singers John Codman Marguerite Jetrich Castle Black among the performers. A large audience including Mrs Ellerton Pratt Mrs Robert Morse and daughter Mrs Louis Whiting Mrs Henry M Rogers Francis Bartlett Mrs James Bell Ambassador Choate’s sister Mrs George A Howe and many others enjoyed the recital.
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