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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
11
A year end notice shows 4000 blue uniformed Boston Elevated employees will get $15 each for meritorious, continuous service in the past year. About 4300 men were eligible and over 91 percent qualified, reflecting faithful work across surface and elevated lines.
A 198 era recap of political shifts and controversies in Massachusetts. Colonel A H Goetting retires from the Republican State committee after 14 years, Major Thomas H Talbot succeeds him, and Speaker James J Myers leaves after 11 years. Nathan Barnett’s election fraud charges against Daniel J Kiley are dismissed by the Legislature. Robert Luce pushes a primary election law to align caucus days. Coal distribution probes reveal restrictions but no legal remedy. A bill empowers police to list voters 21 and over in Boston. Senate censures for detaining a police listing bill. Boston district nomination system reformed, eight per party, 13 votes. Democrats nominate eight and indorse six independents, three elected. Frederic O MacCartney, Rockland Socialist, dies. Good Government Association forms, issues a manifesto opposing some candidates and endorsing seven. Democrats back Colonel William A Gaston for Governor and Richard Olney for Lieutenant Governor. Bates and Guild re-nominated and re-elected. Gaston narrowly wins Poston. Socialists suffer reverses. Carey defeated for fifth term. Socialists win no seats in municipal votes. House seats split 153 Republicans, 8 Democrats, and 1 Socialist. Meehan accuses favored City Hall contracts. Good Government Association declines prosecution after investigation. Josiah Quincy resigns from Democratic executive committee. General Patrick A Collins defeats Swallow for Mayor by large plurality. Curley elected Alderman despite civil service conviction. Cambridge Mayor McNamee loses to Augustine Daly. McNary consolidates Democratic control of State Committee. Olney’s presidential boom begins at Hamlin's house with key Democrats present.
Boston doctors and hospital superintendents discuss the need for a large public general hospital funded by the Peter Bent Brigham will. They note bed shortages with a bed for every 550 residents and stress serving the indigent poor, emergency care, and a cottage system approach as ideal.
Two piece double breasted and Norfolk boys suits in sizes T to 16 years with prices ranging from 3.00 to 18.00. Sale includes knee breeches across all grades with special values noted and discounts applied to multiple sets.
Reports spread that the USS Dewey delayed after colliding with the Kiowa during Saturday’s storm, with Boston Towboat Company members disputing a rush from Jamaica. Wreckers toil amid heavy seas to recover cargo from the sunken Kiowa while divers face perilous conditions and no bodies found yet.
Governor Bates and Lieutenant Governor Guild clash over furnishing the new reception room. The carpet issue divides them as the floor is revealed to be an oak display. The Governor orders a green carpet while the Lieutenant-Governor favors a large rug to avoid slipping hazards. The Lieutenant-Governor will gain a desk in the council chamber for daily visibility.
Mr and Mrs John B Schoeffel hosted a New Year’s Eve gathering at their Harvard Street residence Brookline with guests including Mr and Mrs Caleb Chase Mr Frank B Cleghorn Mr and Mrs Edward G Kramer Mr and Mrs Thomas Reilly Miss Josephine Barrett and others in an evening featuring a musical program prior to the collation.
JIBUTIL French Somaliland December 31 The United States expedition to Abyssinia has completed its mission with a treaty opening friendly commercial relations between the United States and Ethiopia signed. Emperor Menelik accepts the invitation to the St Louis Exposition and Consul-General Skinner is to present to President Roosevelt a pair of elephants tusks and two live lions as a personal tribute.
A public meeting of the Macedonian relief committee will be held at Park Street Church next Sunday evening. The chief speaker will be Vladimir Tsanoffi of Harvard University, secretary of the society. Stephanove is a Bulgarian and is a kinsman of Mrs Tsiika, who was in captivity with American missionary Ellen M Stone.
The unidentified burglar killed in a struggle with East Boston Police after robbing Metropolitan Coal Company was buried yesterday afternoon at the city burial ground. The only person who acknowledged the corpse was the wagon driver. The body had been viewed by thousands during the past week, with no clues to identify him.
Washington dispatch reports Democrats of prominence loyal to W. J. Bryan in 1896 and 1900 may seek to influence the nomination upon Bryan’s return from Europe. The item notes speculation Bryan might throw a shock into the ranks to support Will Hearst of New York.
Gloucester reports a poor year for fishing with total landings for the past 13 months about 15,000,000 pounds below 1902’s notably large catch. The summary notes the returns do not meet earlier years’ success.
Chelsea laundry firm identified clothes found by a Station 15 officer on Water Street. The items had been dropped there by accident during a search for the death by own action, clearing up the case with no further details available.
Officials show Mayor Collins leading Swallow by a margin and report Gallivan's plurality. Exact figures indicate Collins 39,311 to Swallow 26,376, with Gallivan also noted in the tally. The outcome reflects the municipal race results and standings.
State Street faces no great cause for joy in 1903. Copper stocks fell about 75 million and industrials dropped further, with Amalgamated leading losses of roughly 25 million. Copper Range and Trimountain together shed about 7 million, though Copper Range holds cash surplus for dividends. Market quotes suggest roughly 150 million less value across Boston stocks than four years earlier, with a cautious forecast for 1904.
Ancient custom observed with watch night services citywide. Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale led at Exeter and Newbury streets while unions gathered at Old North Tremont Temple and Parker Memorial. Trinity and Bethel hosted large congregations as chimes rang in the new year alongside stars above 1904.
Members and employees of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, about 300 in number, spent New Year’s Eve in a public-party program. The event featured a band, monologues, and a jovial procession with waste paper baskets, marching from the third-floor chamber to the street while spectators joined in.
The Newton Street Railway Company corrects a report on January 3. Cars will not run through to Nonantum Square on that date but will extend to Nonantum Square as soon as track work is completed.
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