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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1901
Page
4
The editorial calls on the Board of Aldermen and Common Council to restore decorum and efficiency, ending bitter fights for presiding officers and committee placements. It argues for orderly organization and avoids parliamentary deadlocks to better manage city affairs.
The Court will hear arguments on whether the United States is a republic or an empire in cases involving customs duties on a Manila returnee’s diamonds and a Porto Rico tobacco shipment. Opposing sides include ex President Harrison and ex Secretary Carlisle versus Attorney General Griggs and Senator Lindsay, with Coudert among the New York counsel. The decision will test constitutional reach over territories and possessions and shape imperial policy.
The Board of Park Commissioners votes to name the public reservation near Jamaica Pond Olmsted Park. The move honors Frederick Law Olmsted, pioneer in landscape gardening, whose ideas helped shape Boston’s park system and educate the public on beauty and harmony in public grounds.
James Ware Bradbury longtime U S senator and Augusta resident died yesterday at his home in Maine. Born in 1802 he graduated Bowdoin College in 1825 with peers later famed. He served in the Senate from 1847 to 1853 and remained active in law and politics.
A tribute marks the passing of ex Senator Bradbury describing him as a stalwart defender of democracy and a living monument to early republic principles.
The Taft Commission report and McKinley's 1909 pledge are contrasted with Senate testimony. Senator Sewell warns of a 75,000 to 76,000 troop requirement and ongoing warfare, contradicting claims of a near end to the insurrection. The piece questions untruths from Washington and calls for the American public to seek the truth.
In Everett Massachusetts Maude Rivers seeks divorce from an abusive husband. Mrs. Harding takes her to Louis Douglas a prominent local lawyer who agrees to help though he hints at a fee. After weeks of interviews the lawyer presses for payment while Maude vows to pay once she earns it and nurses her ailing husband.
The column reports James K. Hackett's illness forcing several performances to be canceled while he works for a new tour. It also riffs on Maxine Elliott's beauty provoking heated comment and mentions steeplechase winners Messrs Chamblet and Smith. Captain James M. Upton recalls fifty years in Boston produce trade. Secretary of the Navy Long jokes with an alarm clock habit and a 5 o'clock meeting with the President. Lieutenant-Commander John K Roller travels to New York for duty on the New York for the Chinese station.
Poem excerpt describes a festive gathering where a hidden skeleton is kept in darkness as guests laugh and dance. The scene shifts to a dawning realization that the hidden truth must be faced as the feast ends and day begins. Ethel M. Kelley appears in Christmas Smart Sec.
In a tense exchange Maude Rivers faces Frank Douglas who seeks payment for a promise. Rivers agrees to pay but Douglas declares his fee is Maude herself and gains her acceptance with a professed vow of love. Mrs Harding notes Rivers will not return until the fee is secured.
A dialogue tale explores how wealth shapes a boy’s future and character. It questions whether money from a father harms or helps a son and whether hard work or restraint builds real strength and independence.
A light behind the scenes tale contrasts a pampered heir who has just left college with a working father. The son enjoys simple pleasures like pie while the father toils to provide, highlighting class differences in daily life.
Grace Goodwin Davies returns to New York to pursue a stage career after a holiday stay in Boston where she was guest of honor at a dinner by Miss Ames. She will debut on the New York stage in a special play written for her and trained by a famed playwright. She vows hard work and study to achieve artistic success.
Rich social season unfolds with Bay State Avenue debutantes and elite guests. Dances at Copley Hall headline the opening month, featuring Miss Edith Tyler and Miss Margaret Fay among leading belles. Lectures, at homes, and a March 8 Venetian Hotel reception shape a bustling social calendar.
A collage of misc facts notes mill hands in New England, coal mining history in Pennsylvania, and Native crafts. It cites Iowa crop value per person, Kansas product total for 19 percent, and Alabama natives called lizards. It mentions spectroscopes, Chicago automobile transfers, vacant Potsdam teaching posts, Posen school room limits, Buffalo cancer lab pride, child eyewear concerns, and Oklahoma Nevada census contrasts.
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