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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1903
Page
4
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As the Fifty-seventh Congress nears dissolution in a week, observers urge decisive Senate action on two critical items the canal treaty with Colombia and the Cuban commercial treaty. They warn delaying these matters to the next session would be detrimental though not disastrous, while other major bills appear shelved.
Ithaca faces a severe typhoid outbreak linked to a private water monopoly and a laborers camp. Fifteen students have died with many more ill as authorities consider municipal water to prevent future contamination. The piece condemns the university town’s lax response and urges safer supply measures.
Democrats in the Senate reject a Republican compromise admitting New Mexico and Arizona as Montezuma in 1900 with a possible split for Arizona at population 300,000 and consent of Congress. Oklahoma to join in 1906 with Indian Territory added, plus a $5 million school fund. date tied to pending Indian treaties.
The excerpt notes the Senate rejecting a House bill passed in good faith, arguing the Senate should adopt it or discard it entirely as the proper course in the political dispute. It reflects partisan tension and procedural stance rather than concrete outcomes.
The piece urges a recess investigation by the Philippines committee into distant affairs, denouncing Senator Lodge as blocking truth and calling for more light after recent revelations of Philippine horrors. It cites Father Augustine’s torture murder and War Department admissions as proof and appeals to Massachusetts delegates to support full inquiry.
An eerie segment follows a Gorkfang as it assaults the Griffengrugs, ending in a smeared ruin. The piece shifts to humor with absurd menus from All Sorts Editor, including splintered dishes and spoof recipes, ending with a Common Phrase signature.
An open letter from All Sorts Editor to Andrew Carnegie asks him to fund free lunch dispensaries to accompany his libraries. The writer argues meals would amplify the impact of libraries and invites Carnegie to send lunches prepaid to their address. The page also includes verses and a note to Agnes ending with Consider the Ass.
A tongue lashing targets a boastful boaster who talks loud and long. The speaker derides vanity and useless chatter while praising quiet wisdom and restraint, ending with a blunt moral about not acting like an ass.
A memorial tribute describes Jacob H. Hecht as a merchant leader and exemplary citizen. He supported Hebrew charities and broad humanitarian causes, contributing quietly and generously to education relief and welfare. A public memorial service will be arranged for all who knew him.
A fragment from The Observant Citizen discusses the Boston Atheneum relocation, humane animal labor, street courtesy, a United Hatters ball at Odd Fellows Hall, a young Mattapan lamplighter, Mrs. A Shuman’s Palm Beach trip, a barber shop bottle label anecdote, and praise for the Barnard Memorial festival with Irene Martin and Marcia Williams delivering notable dances.
A weekly item notes that Cleopatra first wore a cast iron corset on February 25 41 B C and recounts a plumber bill. It asserts corsets symbolize cruelty to women and mocks wearers as unhealthy, urging readers to observe modern corsetry’s social impact.
Miss Mabel Going opened her house at 15 Fairbanka Street with a reading of humorous sketches by Mr Charles Williams. Attendees included Mrs Humbrey Mrs Forben Mrs Kimball, Mrs Radley and many others. In the afternoon the Woman Suffrage Association of Massachusetts met at 8 Park Street where Thomas A Mullen spoke on the Monroe Doctrine.
Mr and Mrs Joseph D Sawyer of Fryeburg Maine celebrate 60 years of marriage on January 5. Born 1820 and 1815 they share a combined age of 169 with Mrs Sawyer aged 87. They wed January 6 1843 in Denmark Maine and have two daughters Clara Harnden of Boston and Delia Cross who died in 188. Both remain active and hale, with Mr Sawyer a familiar town figure.
The Boston Post invites readers across New England to submit photos of the oldest married couple, with a 200 word sketch including birth and marriage dates, address, number of children, and life details. The winner will receive a Morris Chair and a Rocking Chair, delivered prepaid, with notice of the final submission date.
Carl W. Ernst presented a list of words coined in Boston and New England with dates, noting items like commonwealth and sidewalk. The lecture at the Boston Public Library attracted hundreds from the Massachusetts Library Club, with credits to Increase and Cotton Mather and Horace Wadlin.
A family hides a trespass by a cold hungry tramp who returns later to steal goods. A note signed A Bolde Dunn apologizes for the theft while praising benefactors and recalling a childlike faith in charity. The narrator grieves the loss of trust and affections shattered by the incident.
Practically every prescription can be filled with Toric Lenses. Previously high prices kept them out of reach, but new machinery has cut the cost by about one half making these comfortable lenses more affordable.
In Washington the Senate devoted major time to the Indiana Miss post office case as Tillman spanned three hours on the race issue, followed by Carmack of Tennessee. The day included bills on public money in banks and an agricultural appropriation, with the statehood rider passed over and the House approving Philippine currency measures. The Wagoner versus Butler election case saw a Democratic filibuster and was withdrawn for a Thursday reconsideration.
Mr John H Casey intervenes to delay a lengthy debate on rules and regulations tied to the normal school course. Mrs Julia Duff leads a push for amendments favoring a two year program and wider access, while others seek salary and pupil pay changes. The matter is laid over to the next meeting as funding and building plans are reviewed.
Samuel K. Hamilton former town counsel says the recent citizens caucus was illegal because there were two chairmen. Candidates rushed to the town clerk to file nomination papers before the 5 o'clock deadline.
Captain Seth Bullock of Deadwood arrives in Washington as the President's companion for a long ride over the hills near the capital. Described as fearless and unmatched with a gun, Bullock once first sheriff of Deadwood and a tireless lawman in the Black Hills. Now chief forest ranger for the Black Hills district, he met the President for lunch at the White House and a presidential ride.
Louis F. Gomez died at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester in his 80th year. Born on Madeira, he claimed to be a brother of Cuban General Maximo Gomez and had three brothers. Events in Madeira led him to seek life in the United States.
Hull February 24. An attempt to move the 12 inch barbette gun up to Fort Revere’s breastworks failed as the cars slid back to the hill’s base. The gun will stay at the bottom until track repairs are completed.
An older promotional piece urges mothers to use Cuticura products for infant skin conditions. It extols the trio Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cleanse, soothe, and cool troubled skin and to prevent lifelong disfigurement.
New Orleans February 24 The Comus carnival closed with grand attendance and artistic pageants. The Mystic Krewe of Comus presented A Leaf From the Mahabharata with 20 floats. Miss Myrtle Stauffer was chosen queen. Alice Roosevelt drew special attention among guests including Admiral and Mrs. Schley and General Wheeler and daughters. Rex held a democratic ball at Washington Artillery Hall with many attendees.
Parisians celebrated Mardi Gras with zest as boulevards filled with revelers and confetti throwing. Crowds grew dense by night leaving traffic to pedestrians and masked revelers in grotesque costumes before midnight.
The will of William T. Bolton of Chelsea, filed for probate, leaves $500 to the Fitz Public Library Chelsea and to several Massachusetts institutions including Perkins Institution for the Blind Carney Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston City Hospital. It also designates $1000 to the Firemen's Relief Fund Chelsea and to Overseers of the Poor Chelsea for coal valued at $200 annually until exhausted and $250 to Chelsea Day Nursery St. Luke's Church Chelsea School for Crippled Children Boston and N E Peabody Home for Crippled Children.
Daniel J. Kiley, member of the Massachusetts House, married Lillian Kearney at 538 West Seventy-first Street New York. The ceremony honored by Boston politics and a large wedding breakfast. The couple heads to Palm Beach for part of their honeymoon before returning to Boston to reside in W Estad.
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