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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1903
Page
6
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The Lynch trial exposes the cruelty of past treason statutes as an Irish belligerent is condemned to death four times yet likely spared by clemency. Despatches hint at commutation to life penal servitude, but observers deem this insufficient to fix England’s handling of Ireland. The piece argues modern ethics would redefine treason and condemn such punishments.
The piece argues for lifting the Venezuela blockade to prevent escalation toward armed intervention. It cites the Fort San Carlos bombardment and the Monroe Doctrine as risks, noting European powers favor a quick end to the blockade once claims are secured by customs revenue pledges or banking arrangements. It warns that failure could drag the United States into conflict.
The Senate interstate commerce committee unanimously reports the Elkins anti-trust bill with minor amendments that do not alter its core. It targets unlawful rebates and upholds publicity as Roosevelt’s favored remedy, but the measure fails to force disclosure of concealed trust practices.
The Baroness von Sternberg wife of the German charg d affaires in Washington is an American. This makes three American women hostesses at foreign embassies in the capital. Baroness von Sternberg was Miss Loughan daughter of a wealthy Idaho mine owner. The Baron Speck von Sternberg formerly served as first secretary of the German embassy and was German consul general at Calcutta.
A fragment from a humorous old issue features Harry Tracy fleeing in trackless boots, satire on John D Rockefeller fortune and a string of quirky reader captions. The piece ends with Tommy’s Original Ice poem about extreme cold and skating on ice.
The excerpt remarks that the publicity programme resembles one the trusts might draft and hopes for better. the Senate should not consent to the committee's bill, calling it a humbug.
The article argues for sending the Alaska border dispute to a mutual commission of U S and British representatives under a new treaty. It asserts U S claims are just, notes the treaty from 1825 defines the boundary, and cites maps and past rents to support the U S position while acknowledging possible British disagreement.
From Charleston reports lieutenant governor James H Tillman expects acquittal in Gonzales murder. Friends of Gonzales doubt justice under current court system while critics warn the case tests press freedom and civilization in South Carolina. Bail plans loom as public feeling swells nationwide.
The Rev. Dr Francis X. Dolan receives a solid gold chalice from the Sunday school class of 1902. J Blair Fairchild and Edith Cushing plan to base themselves in Boston after a foreign trip. Fairchild's estate yields about 1,000,000. F H Prince attends New York auto show and orders three high powered cars. Floretta Vining returns from Lakewood and attends a Bellevue gathering January 30 with Senators Harvell and Brackett and Representative Buttemer. Dr David Cheever of Harvard to travel in Europe. Captain Alfred Sorensen to receive a solid gold second service bar from Congress at Boston Chamber of Commerce event with city and state officials speaking.
A Kansas farmer is swept up by a cyclone and carried north to Chicago where he faces misadventures and near ruin. After surviving a gold brick temptation and a police sighting he trudges home to find his wife Belinda and rival Rufus Whitside have married his wife, leaving him heartbroken.
The Observant Citizen recalls exhumed logs from Butler's Wharf once used as fuel in early Boston. It notes street crowds at noon awaiting the time ball, mentions a coast artillery soldier’s views on the canteen, encounters at a police station, and a wanderer asking about “the walk act” on a bitter night. It reports on Dr. O Connell’s illness and Dr. Samuel A. Green, a Dorchester view of history, and streetcar turnstile removals.
On January 27 1756 Amadeus Mozart entered life and as a child astonished neighbors with a singing solo at five minutes old. By age four he wrote a concerto too difficult for himself to play and at fourteen could compose masterpieces rapidly playing any instrument from organ to trombone.
Malden January 26. The Hon E S Converse confined by illness received a box of American Beauty roses and a sympathy note signed by Helen A Wentworth Ariel Copelin and Horace E Child representing 3000 employees of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company.
The funeral of Barnabas Clarke was held at his Dorchester home 121 Pleasant Street with Rev. George Lyman Paine officiating. Hundreds joined the procession to Mt Wolaston cemetery. Clarke helped launch the Quincy granite industry, opening quarries and reorganizing firms as Quincy Quarries Company, and spent his youth in Ireland.
A vivid account portrays Miss Emily Blank delivering a heartrending performance with a stage princess aura while her real life shadows unfold. The narrative contrasts her onstage triumph with her husband’s mental crisis, incarceration, and a newspaper extra revealing family sorrow, sacrifice, and social tensions surrounding the actress.
The 1899 graduates of Edward Everett School Dorchester will hold a dance at Mrs. Howards Hall Somerville on Wednesday.
The La Guaira Porto Cabello blockade will be raised Wednesday. A guaranty from customs and backing from New York banks is discussed. Banks named include J. & W. Seligman & Co and J. P. Morgan & Co, though no specific agreement was confirmed.
Berlin reports the guarantee offered to the powers via Mr. Bowen covers La Guaira customs receipts and possibly other ports. Britain and Germany have accepted in principle, with allies weighing an international commission or neutral receiver, possibly an American authority like Bowen. The plan divides claims into three grades and relies on Washington talks to resolve disputes without The Hague.
Reports from Paris and Rome detail friction at the first meeting between Minister Bowen and allied representatives over blockade terms. Bowen framed Castro’s expectations, Britain sought payment guarantees, and divergences emerged between German and British positions on Venezuela customs receipts.
The Navy Department orders the Marcellus from Culebra to Havana to haul off the last coal in the area. About 0 tons remain and it is unclear if the coal will be sent to Admiral Higginson's West Indies squadron or to nearby coaling stations. Officials say no orders to ships have been driven by fears of a foreign clash, though the Venezuelan situation is closely watched.
Washington Jan 26 The Associated Press reports Minister Bowen acting for Venezuela pledges 30 percent of port receipts from Porto Cabello and La Guaira in return for lifting the blockade. A joint committee of powers with claims against Venezuela will collect the funds.
Unofficial information confirmed by Bowen suggests the pending controversy will be settled soon and satisfactorily. The agreed proportion of customs dues at La Guaira and Porto Cabello to be paid to the allies is 3 cents per cent, with receipts likely covering individual claims, possibly avoiding a cash payment.
Miss Mary McLane the Butte author is spending a few days in Rockland as guest of Miss Carrie Branson at Miss Maria Louise Poole’s Liberty street home. A longtime admirer, McLane visited Miss Poole’s works on her East trip and has formed a close friendship with Branson during the stay.
In Washington on January 26 the Senate debated printing reports as Quay objected while Hale denounced the move as a confiscation of time for the statehood bill. The session saw oath for Senator elect Alger, a rejected Lodge consular reform, and passage of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. A House livestock disease appropriation was also advanced.
Albert Callenweider a 52 year old resident of 336 Beach Street West Roxbury was arrested by Patrolman Keyes for chopping a tree in the Beach Street wood lot last Saturday morning. Police say it is his first offense and that he needed the wood as there is no fuel in his home. Theodore Tisdale owner of the lot will testify about losses.
The city presents a series of municipal concerts this week. January dates feature soloists including Charles Delmont bass Edwin Franklin flute Miss Mary L Crowley soprano Carl Webster cellist Bertha Barnes contralto Lon F Brine baritone and Edwin Franklin again. Performances occur at Faneuil Hall Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain Dorchester High School and Lawrence School South Boston.
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