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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
4
The Harvard Crimson editorial blasts a faculty rule that forbids printed notes and seminars by those seeking scholarships, arguing it harms poor students who relied on lecture notes and informal reviews to study for exams. The piece notes some tutors advertise to supply such aid and questions the faculty’s motive and fairness.
War of wealth erupts as Andrew Carnegie plans a $12,000,000 Conneaut tube plant aided by new steel, wire, and coal ventures. J Pierpont Morgan backs National Tube Company, threatening price drops and rail access, with 6000 workers to be employed if the plant opens.
A dispatch from Puerto Real near Cadiz reports Admiral Cervera’s condition has worsened with little hope of recovery. The illness keeps him confined and the end may be near.
London reports that George Johnston a Fife Isle estate laird who vowed no one would see his face again thirty years ago has died. The millionaire valued at five million pounds left his fortune to his nephew Lieutenant Maecell Crichton of the Seaforth Highlanders serving in the Sudan.
Lewiston police move to halt liquor sales with a city marshal warning saloons to close tonight. The county sheriff had limited action while dealers rush to suspend operations. warrants may be issued tomorrow against noncompliers.
A tea syndicate based in Charleston D C plans a 4900 acre plantation fifteen miles from Charleston to grow and market tea in the United States. Colonel A Tyler Major R Trimble and Aaron J von Brauntz have secured control of the property.
The Randall Hall Dining Association at Harvard started yesterday a campaign to reduce the price of food, promising a marked decrease in the cost of meals for diners at the hall.
Brookline selectmen ask instruction to apply to the Legislature for power to alter town government form. A report on restoring the De votion house will also be discussed.
Maeve must break a curse on Cally Coo-Coo by finding aid through three kind women and a hill of Harrowpins used by a Blacksmith. She endures seven years with the Blacksmith to gain the strength to climb perilous hills and pursue the castle where a prince awaits his true bride, as legend concludes in Treland.
Maeve, the third daughter, longs for Cailly Coo-Coo in bull form and is wed to the enchanted prince by night. The couple’s children awaken a warning, Maeve's tears trigger shifts between forms, and a quest follows with a guiding crow and a mysterious needle gift from a forest matron. The tale unfolds as Maeve pursues the elusive lover across hills and hollows.
Berlin correspondent reports Andree, before his balloon voyage, asked that his will not be opened until the end of 1% It was enclosed and opened with relatives present The will states my presentiment tells me this terrible journey will signify my death The testator’s small fortune of a few thousand marks goes to his brother and sister
Mrs Harriet Smith aged 79 of Water Street East Weymouth was fatally burned when a lit lamp spilled kerosene on the tablecloth and set fire. Her family members in night clothes suffered burns to hands and feet while trying to extinguish the flames.
Albuquerque dispatch reports Tid Uard Strauss is bedridden with biliary calculus and currently unable to leave his bed. The illness worsened by January 10 in Albuquerque New Mexico.
A meeting of state druggists at Young's Hotel aimed to push legislation to remove Freeman H. Butler of Lowell from the State Board of Pharmacy. Roskell, a BE L Patch salesman, intensified pressure by seeking papers in the Underhill case, while Butler indicated he has long wished to leave the board and defended the board’s enforcement of laws despite opposition.
Representative FE Hunt of Weymouth proposes a bill to put bridges over 100 feet and those crossing rivers or tidewater under the State Highway Commission. The aim is to settle funding disputes by the state assessing costs to benefited towns and to avoid creating a new commission. Boston and all areas would be included with civil service protections for bridge department staff.
Boston postoffice inspectors pursue Bradford Davis as alleged leader of an egg and produce credit scheme in Chicago. Promoters netted between 20 000 and 26 000 dollars under Tandall Crosby Co. using A L Higgins credit. Crosby arrested in Chicago on fraud by mail charges. Davis suspected as Higgins impersonator.
An editorial passage claims stomach and digestion problems cause systemic weakness and organ failures. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curing stomach diseases and linked organ ailments, recounting testimonials from patients who attribute improved health to the remedy. It also advertises Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser and related mail-order details.
Arturo de Brigard, consul-general for the United States of Colombia, marries Senorita Anita Marie Gomez at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. They met after Brigard traveled 800 miles to meet his future wife at a hotel on West Twenty third street. The bride, 22, and the groom, 42, wed with Archbishop Corrigan presiding, three weeks after an introduction.
The note contrasts New England cider stored in cellars with Kentucky whiskey. It emphasizes cider’s pleasing taste and asserts Kentucky whiskey as equally pleasing. The passage contrasts regional drink preferences without listing events or figures.
Jan 10 report from Weymouth notes Mrs. Harriet ta Smith aged 79 fatally burned lighting a lamp. Her clothes caught fire along with Mrs. Bela French the housekeeper. Family members doused flames but Mrs. Smith fled through rooms as most of her clothing burned. Mrs. French suffered arm and body burns and others were mildly hurt.
An old ad touts Old ’76 Medallion as genuine direct from the blue grass regions. It claims the whiskey is distinct from competitors and suited for first class bars, with jobbers and wholesalers supplying trade. N. J. Agency at 626 Chamber of Commerce in Boston handles fall quarts and pints.
Linwood S Pratt a newspaper man lawyer and broker appeared before Judge Lowell in U S District Court and pled guilty to using the mails in a fraud scheme He cried for mercy and was sentenced to nine months in the House of Correction at East Cambridge Porter N Bliss had an eighteen month sentence affirmed
Miss Mallorey Leeton, who sued United States Senator William V. Sullivan of Mississippi for breach of promise, announces she will become a nun at the Georgetown convent. She says she will not drop the suit and will renounce the world after personal matters are settled.
Mrs. Jeanette Hauser testified from a stretcher in Superior Court during a session before Judge Gaskill. She and husband Marcus Hauser sue the Boston Elevated Railway Company over injuries from a February 8 1899 car incident. Damages claimed at 25 90 for Mrs Hauser and zero for medical expenses.
The Postmaster General reports on pneumatic tube mail systems and recommends laying a line from the general post office in Boston to the south station. It finds a similar link to the Seek Bay station unjustified and urges continuation of the current Boston tube service between the general post office and the north station.
La Societe Des Amis Reunis plans an entertaining event for guests at Union Park Hall on Friday evening February 1 as part of a French ball hosted by the society.
Treasures Henry L. Higginson reports a Wolcott memorial fund total of 4740.50 from many donors including Dr Charles Foster of Cambridge, Miss Susan Clarke Boston, Mr. Arthur Schmidt Boston, Miss Edith Parkman Boston, Mr. William Appleton Boston, and others. Also noted are Royal Blue Line tours to Washington with multiple 1890s dates, and a pamphlet offer from N E A at 211 Washington Street Boston.
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