14 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1905
Page
1
Congressman John A. Sullivan of Boston denounced William R. Hearst's railroad rates bill in Congress saying copies were unavailable for days. He challenged Hearst on the bill's content and access while arguing for price controls.
Speaker notes lack of lucid terms in the bill and complains that its author has not explained the measure on the floor, leaving members ignorant of its details. The speaker says even after a year, no opportunity to discuss the bill has been taken.
Chicago reports unprecedented cold and deep snow with transportation delays and widespread livestock damage. Dozens of deaths are recorded across a vast region west south and north of Chicago as temperatures plummet to 18 degrees below zero in the city.
Lieutenant-Governor Curtis Guild Jr. calls for the Republican primary to choose a governor, saying the party should be led by the rank and file rather than bosses. He argues the nominee must be the best man for the crisis and warns against self serving ambitions, signaling the opening of the Republican campaign.
Sullivan says he will answer on Tuesday on the House floor regarding statements made by Congressman Hearst. The note is from Washington D C dated February 13 and signed John A Sullivan M C.
A three story carriage shed attached to the Tremont House on Merrimac Street collapsed this afternoon burying four workers. John Lawson suffered severe injuries and may die while Henry Foye W O Soule and Charles Fe Parkhurst sustained lighter wounds. Rescue crews used jack screws to lift debris and extract Lawson who was taken to St. John's Hospital.
Yesterday’s average temperature recorded at 301-24 with noted prior year comparison. Historical advertising promotes Sanford’s Ginger-Always Healthful Cures for colds and pains and Piso’s Cure, a long marketed cough remedy. The Empire Theatre at 415 Washington Street touts its new elegant entrance as America’s handsomest.
Richard H. Howard 38 of Dorchester was shot and killed in front of 15 Compton Street. William H. Grimm 38, manager of the Three Penny Lunch, is under arrest on murder charges. A mob threatened Lynch him as he was taken to the station after fleeing to a dry goods store. Howard’s family widow and five children survive.
The forecast calls for Tuesday to be fair and colder with fresh westerly winds. Wednesday will be fair and warmer, indicating a mild midweek change in conditions.
Miss Mollie Barrett of Lawrence Massachusetts testifies she was cured of a severe cold and cough after using four bottles of Father John’s Medicine. The account presents her personal relief and the product’s claimed effectiveness.
An outline of travel paths from South Framingham through Marlboro and Worcester using the Boston and Worcester Trolley Air Line with stations referenced along the way. Includes tentative way stations and transfer hints for early 20th century streetcar planning.
H J Spaulding of 104 N 104th St New York reports relief from persistent itching eruptions after using Cuticura as a cure.
In a February 9 New York American piece linked to Hearst papers a congressman named Sullivan from Massachusetts is mocked for ignorance of Interstate Commerce hearings and related bills. The article notes Sullivan questioned hearings and testimony, prompting quips about his preparedness and understanding.
Congressman Sullivan spoke on the House floor denouncing a New York newspaper for alleged attacks. He called the target a moral degenerate and warned he would reply to unjust media criticism while remaining in Congress. He claimed to act to check a scheme of political assassination by a "Nero of modern politics."
After Congressman Sullivan spoke, Hearst asserted that in Cambridge a drunken man was killed in a saloon by two owners who were later convicted. He hinted at naming John A. Sullivan in the confrontation and challenged the Massachusetts representative to explain it to the House.
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