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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1901
Page
4
The rules committee should focus on stopping stock watering and regulating gas prices for consumers. Revision of corporation laws is also seen as needed, with gas price concerns affecting every Boston household.
Report from Maine says no ice has been cut on the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers this winter and independent operators supply little. The Ice Trust allegedly halted Maine work to curb prices, leaving thousands unemployed and threatening high summer ice costs.
Resolutions from the Central Labor Union declare support for city built and controlled subways in Boston with public benefit. Commercial associations share the stance, urging municipal construction over private control. Aldermen face a vote as Mr. Tinkham’s resolution seeks to place city government on the people's side.
With only two weeks left in this Congress the ship subsidy plan fails to reach a Senate vote. Democrats and anti subsidy Republicans block the measure, denying Hanna and campaign interests. The bill could be revived in a possible extra session, but public outrage now harms its prospects.
The article notes Secretary Gage facing a retaliatory 40 to 50 percent tariff on American iron and steel products imported into Russia in response to U.S. sugar duties. It argues such actions will harm U.S. trade, urging judicial review of Treasury rulings. The piece cites the National Manufacturers Association, highlighting U.S. exports to Russia vs. Russian sugar imports.
A fragment notes a push to pay a stiff price for protection of the Sugar Trust in its monopoly. The terse line hints at corporate power and protective deals without detailing who enforces or pays.
The writer argues McKinley may call an extra session if Cuba’s constitution reaches Washington and questions the purpose behind such action. He says the Cuban issue is a pretext and urges hands-off toward Cuban independence, noting the need for naval bases and trade treaties but only by normal treaties with an independent Cuba.
The week features a Young Men's Catholic Association ball at Symphony Hall closing its silver jubilee. A toast to John A. Stetson by G L Blair unfolds as an acrostic praise. Herbert Kelcey recalls a Brooklyn benefit with a violet boutonniere memory and a casual encounter at Adams House. Street East Boston boys shown in drift from Chel-
The excerpt recounts clashes between upper and lower town bays in Edinburgh with deaths on both sides and soldiers needed to quell the violence. It mentions assaults on Saturday and references a historical pattern of such street battles during earlier times.
George Lapham and Nat Lapham clash over a crooked apple tree owned by Roxhame. A night storm and a lightning strike split the tree in two, ending the land dispute and paving a path for Amy and George’s marriage as the two families reconcile.
A Roxbury menu lists Luncheon items including oranges oats corn cake pork chops and hot rolls with cold beef and cranberry sauce plus a Crow's Nest pudding recipe. The dessert uses apples cinnamon sugar water and a crust baked hot served with hard sauce or cream. Correspondence from Mrs E A Cole at 192 Devon Street Roxbury Massachusetts.
New Haven, Feb 17 Ethelbert Nevin the musician and composer died suddenly here today from heart disease at his lodgings 49 Trumbull street.
A sale advertises surplus stock from leading furniture manufacturers. New, clean items with full warranties are offered at about half price. No goods sent on approval or exchanges. Prices shown include items marked similarly with deep discounts and limited quantities.
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