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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1905
Page
7
News of ex Governor Boutwell's death brings deep grief to Groton and surrounding towns. The townsmen plan honors with state, civic leaders named as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. A special Boston train will carry delegations for the funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday in Groton Cemetery.
Funeral rites for former Governor Boutwell will be simple with Unitarian services and no eulogy. Body lies in state at Town Hall guarded by George 8S. Boutwell Post 48 of Ayer. mourners will follow the casket. Local ministers and Groton School clergy will lead. town officials set bells tolls and school closures. Formal notices from selectmen confirmed the plans.
The former Governor Boutwell is praised as the Father of the Fifteenth Amendment, described as the crown ing work of his life. The amendment guarantees equal voting rights regardless of race or color, and empowers Congress to enforce it by appropriate legislation.
The governor informs the Senate and House of Representatives of ex Governor George S Boutwell death on February 27 1905. The message calls the legislature to act fittingly and a joint special committee will attend the funeral and report resolutions. Senate members named include Dana Clark Callender Reed and House members include Denham Hayes Cole Ames Lord Brewer Walker and Ear r.
The executive committee of the Boston Central Council of the United Irish League of America met to mourn ex-Governor George S. Boutwell. A resolution expressing regret was adopted and a delegation will attend Boutwell’s funeral.
Washington Feb 7 Senator Lodge mourned Governor Boutwell noting his death removes a historic public figure who played a large role in major affairs and remained active with zeal to the end. His remarks praised Boutwell as able and devoted to public life.
Lynn dispatch reports a refined young woman found unconscious at the Hotel Seymoure and rushed to Lynn Hospital where she lies dying. She gave a fragmentary identity as Miss Josephine Livingstone of Tewksbury and spoke of a brother Charles Livingstone, a Boston firm worker, though officials doubt the tale.
Frank Gerando was brought before Judge Luce on assault with intent to kill charges after stabbing Angelo Nascara in Watertown Sunday. Case continued to Friday as Nascara’s injuries are assessed. Gerando held on $1000 bond and committed to East Cambridge jail. Nascara is recovering at Waltham Hospital.
A tribute states that even at an advanced age the late governor Boutwell possessed vigor and was a great loss to the United States and Massachusetts. The speaker recalls long personal relations with Boutwell and expresses sincere sorrow at his death.
A compilation of reflections on William Claflin Boutwell outlining his courage to follow convictions and his influence as a public servant. Tributes note his patriotism, political versatility, and lasting impact on Massachusetts and national history.
George S. Boutwell born January 8 1818 emerges as a towering figure in U S history. A legislator Republican organizer congressman governor and secretary of the treasury under Grant he also served on the French and American Claims Commission and as a senator. This profile traces his early years in Brookline and Lunenburg later rise through politics including state legislature governorship and national service.
At Youngs Hotel the National Civic Federation welfare session heard H H Vreeland of the New York City Railway Co urge closer ties between foremen and workers. He noted the foreman must interpret worker views to executives and explain executive views to employees, acting as a bridge.
The article honors ex Governor George S. Boutwell noting his long public service, honesty, integrity, and unblemished record. It stresses his influence in Massachusetts politics, his counsel, and his devoted public service to state and country.
Dr. Edward Everett Hale discusses George S. Boutwell noting his lifelong stance for human rights and his shift from the Democratic party over slavery. Hale credits Boutwell with leading the Kossuth reception and asserts his autobiography doubles as a history of Massachusetts.
State Department announces the United States has never received any Japanese request to present peace terms to Russia and has not approached Russia on the subject. The denial aims to end rumors causing annoyance at the legation in Washington D C.
Paris reports the Echo de Paris claims United States Admiral Davis secured the Dogger Bank verdict for Great Britain. The commission heatedly debated whether the Russian squadron firing on fishing boats occurred with torpedo boats present and whether Rosetsvensky had the right to fire. Admiral Davis was noted as more English in tone than his British counterpart.
Russian forces held Che and Da Passes near Madyadani in Manchuria after desperate fighting. They endured heavy Japanese assaults with many killed or wounded while defending with bayonets as supplies dwindled. A Russian battalion and cavalry repelled Japanese efforts near Gaute Pass as Nangou and Vanupudzi attacks failed.
Telegram from General Kuropatkin dated February 26 reports Japanese forces turning flanks against the Tsinkhetchen detachment and advancing on Kantie Pass. Attacks on Tangu and Dedaling were repulsed, Bomapadz movement checked, Colonel Gorsky wounded, and Japanese crossing the Shakhe River noted but censored in location.
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