31 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
1
Pressing room clearance forces immediate sale of thousands of dollars in suits and overcoats. Policy is no half measures and prices are marked to move stock, clearing counters and shelves for next season’s plans.
Forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for fair weather at first, then increasing clouds and possible light snow in southern and western parts. Northerly to northwesterly winds expected, with warmer conditions overall across the area. An appeal notes most patent medicines rely on opioids and poisonous drugs, except Father John’s Medicine which claims to cure bronchial troubles without poisons.
Turmoil filled last night’s Common Council session lasting almost two hours as debates over a demand for a public apology raged. President Dolan’s gavel broke during clashes after Mr. Bromberg urged a rebuke of Mr. Donnelly for an alleged dead Jew remark about Hebrew members. Thirty-two to thirty vote declined the apology. Absent Donnelly aided by illness. party lines dissolved as Republicans and Democrats voted individually in a heated, contentious scene reporters called autocratic rulings and unfair procedures.
Navy Department issues appeal by Lemly regarding Schley Sampson, addressing the case or matter related to his position or actions. The document outlines official stance and potential implications for service or duty within the department.
Washington dispatch describes a Board of Inquiry commentary on Admiral Schley and his counsel, arguing they shifted ground in the Santiago campaign appeal. It catalogs supposed gravest issues, notes alleged disobedience, misreported events, and questions command, with cited testimony on the Brooklyn and other ships and the original plan of battle.
The Navy Department announced that Rear Admirals William T. Sampson and B. J. Cromwell will be placed on the retired list on the 9th due to age. Sampson, in Washington, awaits orders after relinquishing active duties months ago, while Cromwell commands the European station. Promotions follow, with Cooper and Wadleigh rising to rear admiral and Crowninshield to fill Cromwell’s European post.
Robert Fitzsimmons a 15 year old resident of 94 Warrenton street was stabbed in the face after a rag pedlar enraged by taunts turned on the mob near Tremont and Pleasant streets. A nearby girl corroborates the youth’s account and he was taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment.
Samuel Selbert of 259 Hanover Street was jailed on drunkenness after patrolmen found him in a Dover Tremont doorway muttering and tearing a roll of bills. He fought custody, hit his head on a curb, and police found 70 dollars, a 700 dollar money order, and two near thousand dollar bank books hidden in his pockets.
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