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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1901
Page
8
In Boston Chinatown the New Year begins with greetings Goon Wee Sen Nen Ho Shiang Ye and red envelopes as families honor traditions. Fireworks fill the streets while joss houses host obeisances to a revived pig offering a solemn start to ten days of festivities with music, flowers, and elaborate foods.
The report describes a Pi Bart Slad ceremony with burning money for luck and evil spirit banishment, plus a Masonite Temple service with an embroidered Confucius altar. The celebration spans days with suspended business, hundreds of visitors, and large greeting volumes, including youths causing minor incidents and police detentions.
A library reader and Henry Niederauer dispute claims of thirteen hour weeks for elevator boys. Niederauer cites winter schedules averaging eight to eleven hours with Sundays off, and summer changes reducing hours. He notes applicants from downtown elevator work and contrasts wages of $5 to $7 with the library’s ten dollars weekly.
New York City mayor Henry Van Wyck returns the Albany police bill with disapproval arguing it abolishes the Board of Police Commissioners and places power in a single governor appointed commissioner. He warns the measure nullifies local self government and constitutional rights of cities.
A short exchange reveals a narrator sensing a change in affection. The speaker recalls helping with gloves and notes a shift from ten-button to one-button gloves, signaling dwindling romantic ties.
Reports from Cumberland and Nanaimo say flooding at Union mine shaft continues after an explosion. The fire burns while water pours in, delaying rescue of sixty one entombed miners for days until pumping clears the shaft and bodies can be recovered.
Everett Tarr 24 and Wilbert Trussell 56 were arrested in Fall River and brought to the city on larceny charges. They allegedly stole funds on December 21, 1898, from Mary E F Mason of Roslindale to finance a business venture for Trussell. Tarr previously ran a Forest Hills real estate and instalment hospital business.
In Curacao Feb 17 the asphalt dispute between the New York and Bermudez company and rivals appears temporarily settled by US minister Loomis. The case likely goes to court for formal adjudication. If ruling mais against Bermudez, intervention could be reopened. tension looms at Pitch Lake.
Vice President elect Roosevelt visited Colorado Springs and told AP reporters that none of the newspaper correspondents were within forty miles of his five week hunt. He denied sensational bear and wolf stories, saying only mountain lions or panthers were pursued and he killed twelve. He added he never enjoyed a holiday more.
Superintendent Max Mitchell of the Jewish Charities spoke to Dr. Edward Everett Hale's congregation on the Federated Hebrew Charities of Boston distributing 50000 annually. He urged practical aid to newcomers, emphasized employment and boarding placements, and urged root-cause studies to cure underlying problems rather than simple gifts.
In Rome the municipal fountain on piazza Termini intended to display bronze marine monsters with naiads faced fierce clerical and council opposition over nudity. Crowds pressed to peek through boards until authorities briefly opened the water, defusing the row, while Bologna church leaders ban velvet headbands as improper dress.
A boarder at 31 Holyoke Street started a fire with a lit cigarette causing 100 dollars damage at Annie Brennan’s boarding house. Police raided 394A Columbus Avenue, arresting five Chinese men for presence where gaming tools were found. A kerosene lamp exploded at 138 Hanover Street causing 25 dollars damage. James Ferguson of 80 Boylston Street Cambridge was arrested on Saturday night and later found to have a fractured ankle. Division 5 seized three gallons of lager and three quarts of whiskey at 352 Harrison Avenue. Medford Court saw five colored men arrested for shooting crops after a harmless overgrown die was found. James McKenna complained of a woman warming her hands in his pockets and Gertrude Scott of 87 Brighton Street was arrested for larceny.
J Frank MacDonald received a military funeral at his Cambridge home by Battery A First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He served with the unit in Portsmouth during the Spanish War. The Rev Dr Bicknell officiated and resolutions were presented to the family. Burial will be in Rockland Maine with his widow and parents. He would have turned 24 today.
Schwaben Hall last night drew members of the Boston Schwabben Verein with families. New president Gottlieb Rothfuss aims to raise entertainments. Quartet members G Strube HK Medler Wr Zahn and H Heberlein performed. Singing section offered Dein Muetterlein by O W Richter and Frohsinn by Hanschild.
A memorial service honoring Frances Willard took place yesterday at Park Street Church. The Suffolk Union of the Womans Christian Temperance Union delivered memorial addresses by Mrs. Stevenson Mrs. Cheney Mrs. Hunt Mrs. Beal and others.
Despatches from De Aar and Cape Town report Lord Kitchener and staff arriving to oversee the chase of General Dewet. Dewet's force is nearly out of transport and exhausted, with several columns in pursuit. The Times notes Dewet's commando is harried and weather hampers British movements. A new bubonic plague death and two fresh cases are reported in Cape Town as ships are discharged slowly.
The War Office announces Lord Kitchener seeks aid for heavy South African expenditure. Mr Guy Douglas Arthur Fleetwood Wilson is appointed under-secretary of state for war to act as financial adviser and proceed to South Africa. He will depart Saturday.
The State council of the Knights of Columbus adopted resolutions opposing reforms in the medical department to abolish the council physician and appoint district examiners, and opposing changes in the insurance department including higher assessments. Delegates are instructed to oppose any change until reviewed by subordinate councils. The next State convention is set for February 4, 1902.
The Democratic Club of Ward 11 held a special meeting at 56 Charles street yesterday enrolling thirty five new members. Remarks were made by President John K E Ansell Senator Thomas H Dowd and others. A nine member committee was appointed to arrange a social on Washingtons Birthday.
Last evening's annual St Vincent de Paul Society concert for St Stephen's parishioners at St John’s Hall Moon Street drew strong crowds. Mrs Miriana O Leary Collins organized the programme and gathered talent from Boston theatres with local youth aiding.
Early yesterday in a North End tenement at 88 Snowhill Street Councilman Thomas J. Grady Officer Whaley Officer Richardson and citizen John Fitzgerald helped three residents escape smoke. Mary Conroy Nellie Clougherty and Mary Clougherty were pulled from the third floor with Conroy hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Fire broke out and smoke choked a building as residents were forced to flee. Councilman Grady and two officers braved flames to guide occupants to safety on the street below. Mary Conroy aged 65 was nearly suffocated before officers freed her for hospital care at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The Reverend C W Holden of the Dorchester M F E Church denied a suburban paper’s claim that his congregation opposed repeal of the death penalty. He said about twenty members signed a petition opposing repeal and that he would fairly handle petitions from either side. He argued abolition would lessen respect for law and cites Dr J M Buckley of New York supporting harsher punishment to curb murders.
The President hosted Senators Hanna and Allison at dinner, with Spooner Aldrich and Platt of Connecticut joining later. The gathering lingered as they discussed the current business of Congress and the prospect of calling an extra session.
The American bark Mabel I Meyer from Turks Island January 6 bound for Boston under Captain William Meyers arrived at Permuda in distress.
Mrs. Margaret Deland plans her annual jonquil sale at her Mt. Vernon Street home to raise funds for charity. She grows about 159 pots and expects a modest profit per pot, noting regular florist prices range from 1 to 1.50 dollars and that she usually sells around 169 plants a year.
Washington February 17 a Russia US trade dispute could devastate key industries. Treasury Secretary Gage and the Sugar Trust face off over a countervailing duty on Russian sugar while Russia retaliates on American machinery tools and iron steel exports valued near 30 million dollars. Belgium’s ambassador lingers with similar pleas as fears of broader retaliation grow.
Reports from St. Petersburg suggest Finance Minister Deette aims to use a discriminating duty to bolster Russia's industrial base and pressure Germany, while echoing warnings that tariff conflicts strain U S relations. Local press urges caution and notes fear of harming export cargo flows to Russia.
Miss Maud Gonne and Major John McBride will lecture on the Boer cause at Hollis Street Theatre Sunday evening February 24. Gonne’s Irish nationalism grew from witnessing a landlord eviction. McBride, Fenian by family, organized the Transvaal Irish brigade that fought from Natal to Ladysmith and Colenso, aiding Botha in the Boer War.
At Red Creek a spinster tea hosted by Grace Maloney prompts guests to bring photos and narratives of rejected suitors with reasons. Harriet Hall wins a silver heart prize amid a lively contest. bachelors vow retaliation as Syracuse guests attend. Separately in New York, Evelyn Baldwin advances the Baldwin Ziegler Arctic expedition with ships America Frithjof and a vast dog supply, aiming for a June departure from New York.
The joint inauguration committee chose Senator Hanna as the president’s escort from the White House to the Capitol. Vice President elect Roosevelt will ride in a carriage immediately following.
A large audience filled the Boston Theatre last night for a Red Cross benefit concert. The First Regiment Band performed many selections with multiple encores while soloists Frances Curran Hollis and Hooton shared top honors in song. Charles Sandy Chapman also sang as did young Eddie Donlan George J. Bass and Maud Campbell in the program.
William Pickering Hill a noted New Hampshire native dies in Denver at age 81. He was the son of prominent families and leaves a widow and children including Mrs James C Lyford.
The Educational Alliance at 188 Court Street hosted a lecture and literary entertainment last evening. Maurice Baldwin spoke on Edgar Allan Poe, Williams read short stories, and David Goldstein presented selections from his Yiddish poetry.
London dispatch from February 18 reports King Manuel of Portugal will visit London in May, per the Daily Mail. The planned royal trip would mark a significant moment in Anglo Portuguese relations.
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