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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
7
Boston patrolmen on long night beats protest lack of lunch privileges arguing they must eat during cold weather. A downtown officer says the force will not ignore crime unless allowed a brief meal break, with a board inquiry expected to act on the issue.
Summary of the odd registry for George Francis Train at Charles Street Jail Boston detailing his 15th commitment, attire, and personal dossier. Includes birth, residence, age, height, marriage, temperance, education, property, occupation, and notes on nonpayment of fines. Mentions vegetarianism and aversion to handshakes.
We shall close the Sheet Music Department of our store at 451 Wash ington St Friday and Saturday January 22 and 23 and reopen at our new location soon after.
Mrs. Marcia Bassington of Maple Street, a distant Hanna relative, tells a reporter Mark Hanna would not seek the presidency, predicting he would avoid a GOP split and could not win the nomination. She adds a woman's life is of little interest, contending men dominate the world.
Lovers of poetry attended a subscription recital by Dr William Everett former congressman of Quincy at Mrs Bradley's 411 Commonwealth Avenue from 4 to 6 pm yesterday About 400 mostly ladies traveled from Boston Brookline Cambridge Weston Milton the Newtons and Dedham to hear his rendering of Longfellow Browning Cowper and other poets The gathering included numerous notable residents and social figures.
Little Walter Lyall Waite, age 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Waite of 80 Warrenton Street, died January 17 after a three day illness just as his family prepared to celebrate his birthday. The sudden death brought deep sorrow to the family and altered their plans.
The intercollegiate strength test now uses seven exercises to compute total strength. Tests include back strength with a dynamometer, leg strength, right and left forearm grip, lung capacity via spirometer, and upper body strength on parallel bars and a horizontal bar. All seven must be completed in 150 minutes.
A mother reports her two year chronic eczema case in her child improved from the first Cuticura treatment. She used Cuticara Soap and Ointment with Resolvent pills, applying baths and dressings twice daily, and claims a permanent cure.
Representative John A Y Coulthurst of Boston introduced a bill to appoint a governor charged commission of five experts to investigate all public service corporations including street and steam railways telephones telegraphs gas and electric light firms. The panel would seek franchise compensation and other results, report to the 1905 Legislature, and have power to summon documents and people.
A group of prominent American physicians in New York recount a striking case of hemorrhoids treated with Pyramid Pile Cure. A patient feared surgery, yet after using the suppository remedy she improved dramatically, prompting the doctor to endorse the product and its booklet from Pyramid Drug Company for relief without operation.
Readable fragments show listings for two downtown sites at 315 Washington Street and 8t Boylston Street with brief directional or contact notes. Specifics are sparse beyond street addresses and general location cues in the downtown district.
Deputy U S Marshal Pickering will custody 25 Chinese men ordered deported. They will be taken to San Francisco to board a steamer. Earlier raids in Chinatown yielded 112 held for trial. 39 discharged for lack of evidence. 25 found in the country illegally. Another 48 Chinese remain to be tried in coming weeks.
At a Professional Women's League dramatic meeting in New York a bet led to turpentine fumes as word spread that the loser would have Old Glory painted on her back. The unnamed victim, tied to an election loss of Mrs Bello de Rivera, faced a planned flag tattoo, prompting Aunt Louisa to urge a committee to protest raising the flag on German ground.
Lady Marjorie Greville daughter of the Earl and Countess of Warwick and Viscount Helmsley heir apparent of the Earl of Feversham were married at Warwick this afternoon with the bishop of Oxford presiding. Fourteen bridesmaids attended including Miss Astor. King Edward sent a diamond and ruby brooch with a note.
More than 600 people attended the Beacon Associates fifth annual ball last evening at Paine Memorial Hall 9 Appleton street. Grand march led by Jack Freedman and Helen Whitney followed by 160 couples. The event was a social and financial success with chanting until 4 o'clock.
Edward Gransbury and daughter Emma Holden of Shelburne arrive with Norman Blossom, once thought husband, after a Vermont elopement tale. Blossom and Holden’s reconciliation follows a noted separation sparked by a forged marriage claim. Blossom, Holden, and Gransbury travel to Boston from Wave land station aboard the 8 10 a m train.
A Northern station gate man reports Mrs. Holden and her father left on the 11:15 train yesterday bound for Shelburne Vermont. He matched his description to a father-daughter pair and noted the dress suitcase she carried bore the inscription Holden.
The North End Hancock School head position sparks a clash between men and women teachers as Miss Jen C Sawtelle, longtime Hancock assistant and acting principal since April, emerges as likely successor. The Cushman and Paul Revere schools fall under the same principalship, with opposition reportedly fueled by gender. Sawtelle calls for appointments based on ability, not sex.
Lovers of popular music are reminded that Houghton and Dutton showcase the music window on Tremont Street side of the main entrance. The Rogers Brothers in London is featured with books of popular tunes used in the current musical comedy. Thousands viewed the display yesterday, highlighting the store’s focus on satisfying patrons and supporting music sales.
In Foresters Hall Everett D H C R John J Lynch installed the Sancta Maria Court officers last night High Chief Ranger T B Reardon of Lynn delivered an address that was enthusiastically received in front of more than 400 members of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters.
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