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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1901
Page
6
The Boston Post argues law and restraint will prevail as Kansas courts move from mob action to indictments for smashing saloons. It criticizes lynch and mob law and calls for enforcing liquor laws rather than punishing Mrs Nation. The piece also endorses keeping to good faith in neutral canal diplomacy with Britain.
Congressman Fitzgerald denounces Secretary of State for aiding Britain in the South African conflict and decries a one sided neutrality. He cites U S shipments of horses and mules to British forces and compares it with past disruption of flour shipments bound for Pretoria via Lorenzo Marques. He challenges McKinley administration for treating the Boer republics differently from Britain.
The South Boston Citizens Association plans to press its case before the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners over gas quality and illuminating efficiency. It cites recent poison dangers and leaks as proof that Boston consumers deserve safer, better lighting and fairer rates from the city’s gas suppliers.
The article notes a March 4 expiry for Britain's Nic aragua Canal treaty and debates whether Leeds Tansdowne will drop the issue. It discusses opposition criticism and asserts the treaty is favorable to England, with Senate amendments described as tweaks to Secretary Hay’s Anglomania influenced draft.
The piece argues McKinley may call Congress early in spring to tackle the Cuban issue while pursuing Hanna's ship subsidy through an extra session. It warns Republicans fear losing control if caucus pledges constrain debate, and notes the real aim is settling campaign accounts tied to the subsidy bill.
The Observant Citizen notes Washington's Birthday boosts amusement venues as outdoor options shrink. The piece recalls Keith's theater crowds, a Tremont rehearsal for Miss Simplicity, and social gatherings, with remarks on Dennis Keating and notable locals, ending with praise for fireman William Hickey and the Boston fire department atmosphere.
A Dorchester church fire left three men trapped by a falling wooden wall. They were rescued after over fifteen minutes, each injured but praised as calm and brave by fellow firefighters. Meanwhile a Boston singer Miss Harriet Goddard was mischaracterized as returning home, prompting a correction request from Arthur J. Hubbard.
Old Tom Burns lies near death when nurse Dorothy Allen’s daughter reveals she is Dorothy's child and Tom’s wife. The confession softens the aging magnate as he recalls Dorothy and forgives his nephew, who wed despite his consent, while Dorothy’s daughter admits love and loyalty amid family finery and regret.
A historical note presents meals for Breakfast Dinner and Supper with items like apples, bananas, fried liver, cottage pudding and pies. The entry ends with an oyster and salt pork dish and a signature line reading Ruby Stone of West Somerville.
President Henry C. Pritchett of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was awarded the doctor of laws by the University of Pennsylvania. Other honorees include Rear Admiral Melville and Bishop Henry Co. Potter among several distinguished figures receiving advanced degrees.
At Leeds England guest Arthur Raglan quarrels with clerk Howard L Dailey over a nine pound charge for a single night's lodging and breakfast. Raglan insists it was last night and protests the fee as excessive. Dailey counters coolly arguing the time was correct and defends the charge.
An Englishman and a clerk quarrel over a nine pound bill at an inn. The guest insists he arrived the previous night and demands payment for his stay while the clerk grows flustered and interrupts with unrelated remarks about a baby before finally conceding to collect the bill.
A compilation of curious notes covers New York 1697 street lighting, Norway's size, ocean depth, nickel production in Canada, Calcutta plague policy, Mecca pilgrimages from India, vaccination of dogs by Waldeck-Rousseau, South African war books, cats spreading diphtheria, Delaware whipping post debates, and Miyagi governor Onoda's quirky rules not to fall in love, incur debts, or buy property.
The Democratic Club of Ward 11 held a social and smoke talk at 36 Charles Street, with oratory music and entertainment. Officers are President John J. Ansell Treasurer Richard J. Murray and Secretary D. J. McGillicuddy. Speakers were Senator Thomas H. Dowd and ex Senator John A. Kelcher. Letters of regret were read from James Donovan John H. Lee and Joseph J. Corbett.
Professor David P. Todd of Amherst College will lead an expedition to observe the total solar eclipse on May 18. The observation point is Sinkop Island between Borneo and Sumatra aboard a 490 ton steamer. Mrs. Todd and several specialists accompany the party. The eclipse duration at Sinkop is six minutes.
The Rev. August Bessentes, vicar-general of the Indianapolis diocese, died in Indianapolis today at 61 years after 61 years since ordination. He was born in France about 86 years ago.
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