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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
6
The State House adopted new rules restricting access to the House floor. No person may enter without a written Speaker’s permit and a member’s vouch, plus a north side entrance to the reading room, restricted elevator use, and a guard at the rear door. Carey supports a badge bill separate from these rules.
Massachusetts House action includes bills on railroad purchase street railways and public employee pensions. Petitions seek city caucus direct nominating votes and strike option for candidates. Also notes gypsy moth committee and Crompton Knowles Loom Works incorporation. Bergen tragedy detailed with motive theories and aftermath.
The article charts the career of catcher Bergen from early days near Worcester to his Boston tenure. It notes his eccentric moods and spells, salary disputes, and personal troubles including family illness, a child’s death, and hospital visits, impacting his play and relations with manager Selee and teammates.
The Rev. John F. Cummins chaplain of the A. O. H. in Massachusetts will speak to Hibernian Total Abstinence Society members next Sunday at 3 p m in Naomi Hall 24 Washington street January 21 The state circular condemning Sunday desecration and forbidding beer socials at Hibernian gatherings will be reviewed Members of the A. O. H and auxiliary ladies will be admitted.
Major William H. Hamner, paymaster for the U S Army, has been retired from service in a formal ceremony.
In Worcester at Holy Cross College Rev. Father Tuite recalls Bergen's tense marriage life. Bergen bought Snowball Farm from John Smith and stayed with it through winters. He fretted at home after games and spoke of quitting the team, with mortgage worries blamed for his strain and rumored roster changes since last summer.
The article details Bergen's unraveling amid personal sorrow and professional isolation as anger and injuries culminate in a fatal showdown. It notes Stahl, Duffy, Selee, and club directors as distant figures while Bergen struggles with health, a dying child, and his wife's illness, leading to a presumed inevitable tragedy.
Melrose January 19 Manager Selee says he dreads to speak about the Bergen matter. The remark opens discussion on the issue affecting the club and its forthcoming decisions.
A Durban special reports Lord Dundonald and General Buller within sight of Ladysmith while General Warren trails behind. Despatches mention Boer evacuation of Colenso to reinforce near Ladysmith and heavy firing at dawn. Officials expect two to three days of continued fighting rather than a single engagement.
The State Department has no official word on Dr Montague White the Transvaal consul in London visiting Washington as a potential diplomatic representative. Officials will not forecast recognition and any meeting with Secretary Hay will not constitute formal recognition.
The article describes German public anger provoked to intense degree by England after prior seizures. Count von Buelow in the Reichstag notes ongoing irritation and cites the subsidized line vessels’ strict neutrality as a provocation. Herr Moeller raises the issue in parliament.
Boston Baseball Club leaders recall Martin Bergen as a superb catcher and troubled figure. They note his eccentric mood swings and hallucinations while praising his talent and devotion to family before his violent tragedy that claimed four lives.
Officials will later determine if Mr White has sufficient credentials to qualify for the stated character role. The assessment hinges on documentary evidence and official standards set for the position.
A special service at St Pauls Cathedral drew 800 London volunteers for the second such gathering. Lord Mayor Newton, London sheriffs, and the Duke of Connaught attended as rain fell. Dr Mandell Creighton praised them for duty to country and God before a banquet at Lincoln's and Gray's Inns. They depart tomorrow.
Mrs Adaire presided at the American Hospital Ship Association executive meeting in London with Mrs Joseph Chamberlain and the Duchess of Marlborough among attendees. Plans to aid Boer and British wounded were submitted and met with encouraging responses from America.
General Buller reports from Spearman's Camp that Lord Dundonald with mounted troops engaged Boers west of Acton Homes. After defeating them he held several kopjes. Field Cornet Heilblum was killed. twenty Boers killed or wounded and fifteen captured. Two British soldiers died and two were wounded.
London reports Afrikaner disloyalty fears amid Boer sympathy for the two republics. While Bund leaders are accused of pandering to sedition, no official conspiracy is found, and a decisive British victory could curb spread of unrest.
A crowded Ladysmith church yesterday heard Archbishop Barker deliver a solemn sermon of thanks for the victory of January 6. He warned of another possible battle but urged trust in God as General White and staff stood at the altar during the Te Deum and the congregation sang God Save the Queen.
Lowell Jan 19 The strike of doffers and spinners at the carpet mills ends with seventy of eighty strikers returning to work. Workers say they believe management’s reply that wage increases were unwarranted was sincere.
A German statement argues for international rules on wartime searches of neutral vessels. It outlines six points: right of search with leniency, procedures for stopping and examining ships, seizure for irregularities, definition of contraband, compensation in confiscation cases, and immediate release with indemnity if arrests are unjustified.
Count von Buelow states that German protest covers three detained steamers and the release of Bundesrat Herzog and General. He urges immediate release, compensation, and non molestation of German ships near the war zone, plus arbitration if needed, with British regret expressed. The remark draws loud applause in the Tlouse.
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