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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
6
The Boston Post reports Representative Callender's bill to stop lawmakers from soliciting or accepting positions with public service corporations. It argues the practice burdens legislators, harms reform, and harms state work, urging committee action to curb the industry tied practices.
Four people sleeping in a Roxbury house narrowly escaped death from illuminating gas on Thursday night. They were found unconscious by a lodger, suffering severe prostration, with four more potential deaths averted by a timely discovery. The article notes gas main leaks outside, not internal neglect, and calls for halting production and distribution of poison saturated gas to save lives.
In a speech to the New York Authors' Club Mr Andrew Carnegie argues a European power or coalitions could not successfully wage war against the United States and would be starved into peace. He contends American industry profits fund high living costs and questions the efficacy of naval force against Europe. The column continues with assorted notices and local anecdotes from political figures, social events, and daily life in Boston and surrounding areas.
A cable report from London recounts an interview with King Edward at Buckingham Palace. The monarch humorously denies illness, jokes about the coronation crown, and quips about reigning day and night while pondering Boer War timing. The piece mixes light dialogue with urban comic snippets and social sketches from “All Sorts.”
President Faunce of Brown University criticized Charles M. Schwab, head of the Steel Trust, for opposing college education. He accused Schwab of pursuing fortune over culture while abroad, noting his penchant for Monte Carlo and dividend-driven management.
Opinion argues that men of position should value more than wealth and criticizes Schwab. The piece notes President Faunce, among Brown University presidents, has been notably successful at fundraising for higher education, giving weight to the money critique.
The Kaiser rejected European meddling in the United States and Spain dispute, vetoing Pauncefote's concert proposal and refusing to sign a British embassy round robin. His decisive action halted any formal European interference and signals a cool reception for his allied German ruler.
Emeralds sapphires and rubies valued at forty thousand pounds are recovered by a cabby who breakfasts and sleeps before returning the stones to Notting Dale police station winning him a 300 pound reward. Lady Helen now holds the jewels as a courtship tale unfolds.
A mass walkout threat by about 22 Democratic Council members unsettled City Hall as they demanded government reception hours and direct access to Mayor Collins and department heads. Senator Fitzgerald and Superintendent Donovan urged patience while vowing to balance patronage with limited resources, with ward committees and chairmen under pressure from eager colleagues seeking positions.
The Rev. Father Adelbert M. Dyma of New Jersey a German Polish clergyman in South Boston has been embarrassed by a notice from Father Grictus of the Lithuanian Parish alleging impersonation in fund collections. Chief Watts issued a credential affirming Dyma is not connected with the alleged party.
Kitty hides a plaid hole in a golf shoe and a borrowed hair switch as she confesses her freckles and feigns a pretty appearance. Burroughs helps in the woods but learns the truth. two weeks later the inscription on her ring hints at fate.
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