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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1904
Page
7
Advertisement touts Caticura Soap and Caticura Ointment as the world’s premier skin cure and beautifier. It claims wide use for preserving purifying and beautifying skin scalp hair and hands and for baby rashes irritations and various toilet needs with a single price and strong claims of superiority.
Tufts College opened its annual interclass basketball tournament in Goddard Gymnasium with seniors defeating freshmen 18 to 12 and sophomores easily beating juniors. The winner will receive a large silk banner for the trophy room donated by Tufts College A. A.
Mrs. David F. Whittier, wife of Captain David F. Whittier who fled Haverhill amid stock speculation, denies habitual gambling and says he is alive in New York. She hopes he returns, notes $8000 debt and losses to her family, and that the city will avoid a special election by Legislature allowing succession.
Masonic Temple glowed as St John’s Lodge hosts ladies night with 650 Masons and guests. Harvard Pierian Sodality and Glee Club entertain in Gothic Hall, followed by a banquet and dancing. Leonard G Roberts directs floor with Everit Terhune as assistant. Lodge officers listed.
The Allgemeine Zeitung reports Duke Louis Philippe of Orleans seeks a divorce to wed Princess Clementine Metternich, daughter of Pauline, amid pressure from royalists. He cites a childless union and aims to restore the royal line, prompting court consternation and possible curia action pending Emperor Francis Joseph’s mediation.
Mayor Daly accepts the resignation of George 5. Saunders from the Cambridge Cemetery Board of Commissioners effective February 1. Saunders, a board member since 1866 and long-time chairman, is praised for his years of service to the city.
This afternoon at 2 30 candidates for Boston interscholastic relay spots will run preliminaries at Holmes Field Cambridge to face Worcester High. Contestants include F Crowley South Boston High J Bjook land J Fairbanks Barker Adams Bab cock Greenlies Mechanic Arts J M Lennon West Roxbury High D Dickey A W Paul A M Doane H B Little field J J Jacobs M J Rutledge Brighton High N A Sherman H M Landesman W Angel Moran Maddox Newell and Smith English High.
In St Louis on his way home to Lincoln, William J Bryan told the Post Despatch that everything points to victory for the Democrats and that a dark horse will capture the nomination. He said he was not considering Parker Gorman Hearst or any candidate and denied being a candidate himself. He reaffirmed support for free silver though noted a new idea to discuss later.
Hannibal Mo January 15 W J Bryan said he plans to publish a daily edition of the Commoner during the Democratic national convention at St Louis The statement reflects the campaign press plan ahead of the event with Bryan signaling direct outreach to delegates and supporters through a focused news product
William Jennings Bryan writes in the Commoner about gifts to President Roosevelt. A Boston girl sent a hand crafted flag that was rejected while a coal miner sent a coal carving with the national colors that the President accepted.
Topeka Kan Jan 15 Mayor W J Wyncoop of Severance issues a proclamation urging all bachelors to marry within the year or face a bachelor tax. He tells local women to seize the leap year chance and choose their husbands. Judge Mitchell of Douglass County will perform free marriages this year where the bride must propose.
Louis D Brandeis spoke last evening before the Association Evening Law School on The Practice of the Law This lecture began a series of supplemental talks by eminent members of the Boston bar Among those named were Moorfield Storey Sherman I Whipple William Schofield Frank N Nay Henry F Hurlburt Walter I Badger and J B Warner
The Salvation Army industrial department unveils a larger Roxbury complex at 134 186 Hampden Street. Captain Edward Bowe led the transformation from a former hat factory into a multi room building with a reading room offices kitchen dining rooms and dormitories workshops for upholstery tailoring and harness making.
Petersburg reports caution as war or peace decisions rest with the Czar's advisers. Symptoms suggest peace, while Japan's negotiations garner admiration from the German foreign office amid global tension.
London dispatch reports M Pavloff Russian minister to Corea stating Russia will refuse to agree to opening of Wiju and will protect Corean sovereignty at all costs. He calls landing of Japanese troops in Corea an unfriendly act and vows to defend Corea against invaders.
A letter argues that men choose their wives and that women can be trained to be sensible spouses. It suggests virtues would grow if men selected wisely and that women are naturally feminine and drawn to marriage and family, but notes women cannot manage domestic life without male partnership.
In a wartime interview Minister Pavloff declares the Russian fleet will refuse battle and that Fabian tactics will be used. He predicts Japan will defeat itself after a brief period on a war footing.
PIKIN January 15 consular sources at Newchwang report Russian troops concentrating at Liao-Yang Hai-Cheng and other towns. They would be positioned to reoccupy the area between the Liao River and the Great Wall and seize the New Chwang Shan Tun Kai Wan railroad sector.
Berlin reports Russia has applied to Turkey for permission to move the Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles and plans to renew the request. Germany remains unconcerned about the potential move.
In a discussion from January 15, BH Winthrop argues that incomes and social shifts push women toward adopting light virtues and domestic life to win husbands. He warns marriage does not reform character and urges frankness from husbands to combat extravagance, noting women’s equality under divine design.
Frederick W. Hinrichs, allied with the fusion ticket for New York City comptroller, addressed Harvard men at the Harvard Political Club. He argued that wealth should not bar public service, citing Lincoln, Johnson, and Bryan, and urged talent and energy over money. Captain Crosby also spoke, skewering Tammany figures.
North Shapleigh Mo January 16. Hargraves Woolen Mills workers walked out after a 10 percent wage cut notice was posted. No labor organization exists locally and operatives quit by common consent.
The sudden death of Mrs William Ellery Channing Eustis occurred at her home 40 Mt Vernon street from pneumonia. She was sister to Augustus Hemenway and deeply active in charities. Her daughter Miss Mary Channing Eustis was celebrated at a New Year private ball. The loss is mourned by the city’s smart set and affected guests at the Sargent dance where Miss Eustis was invited.
Salem January 15. At the armory of Company C Sixth Infantry plans were adopted for a seven team military basketball league. The participating units are Company B Eighth Regiment Everett Company M Eighth Regiment Somerville Company H Eighth Regiment Salem Company E Eighth Regiment Beverly Company A Sixth Regiment Wakefield Company L Fifth Regiment Malden Battery B First Heavies Cambridge.
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