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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1902

Page

6

SONS OF REVOLUTION MEETING AND BANQUET IN MASSACHUSETTS

The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati held a successful meeting and banquet at Young's Hotel with 45 members present. Winslow Warren presided and the book of records was used for the 178th time after 120 years. Four new members were elected along with two by attendance. Officers and committees were named, including Warren as president and Lothrop as vice president. The banquet featured informal speeches.

Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Young’s Hotel Winslow Warren Book of Records John Homans Boston Frank Bowman Philadelphia Harold Kendall Bullard Medford Lewis Halsey Holden Waterbury Conn George Edward Blake Wakefield N. H Benjamin T. Rice Worcester Thornton K. Lothrop David H. Haskins, Jr William F. Jones Arthur Greene Everett Horatio A. Lamb John Collins Warren James Gardner Vose D. D Charles Upham Bell John G. Hayward John C. Palfrey Frederick A. Whitwell Moorfield Storey Prentiss Cummings Amory A. Lawrence Charles E Jackson Gamaliel Bradford John E. Winslow

Miles Delivers Independence Day Oration in Philadelphia

Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles fronts a July 4 crowd in Philadelphia delivering a long speech praising American liberty, the founding fathers, and the Civil War's outcomes. He credits Cuban and Filipino fighters in the Spanish American War and urges steadfast adherence to the Constitution and a peaceful yet firm global role.

Philadelphia Nelson A. Miles Miles Columbia Earth New World Hancock Jefferson Adams Franklin Sherman Livingston Washington Concord Savannah Saratoga Hutan Springs Ticonderoga Brewton’s Hill Bennington Yorktown Allen Gates Arnold Stark Putnam New England Sullivan St. Clair Middle Colonies Lees Virginia Marion, Greene and Moultrie Carolinas Atlantic Lafayette Rochambeau Steuben Pulaski Kosciusko Republic Mars Great Republic

Celebrations and Reflections On July Fourth Doings

The Boston Post lauds a three day Fourth of July celebration with superb weather and smooth official ceremonies. It notes the casualty list, praise for civic order, and defends college athletics while urging academic standards for varsity members.

Conry

Amnesty Proclamation Alters Yet Maintains Philippine Subjugation

The July 4 amnesty proclamation invites Filipinos to surrender for immunity from past insurrections while requiring oath to the United States and recognition of U S sovereignty. It ends military rule, places civil administration under a Washington-appointed commission, and likens the move to a Pretoria surrender. The plan still denies self-government without full consent of the governed.

Batants Europe Mexican Republic Republic Great West Neacce Cuba Spain Manila Santiago Porto Rico Havana Gulf Philippine Islands Celestial Empire Washington United States Pretoria Chaffee Civil Commission Act of Congress Philippines Congress

Cost of Philippine War Exceeds 170 Million Says Secretary Root

Secretary Root told Congress the army cost 170 326 686 for the Philippine War, a figure that omits Spain’s 20 million purchase price and other long term expenses. He notes thousands died from tropical diseases and many veterans require pensions, arguing the balance of benefits remains unclear.

Congress Root Philippine Islands Spain Secretary of Wars America

Phillips Andover cribbing linked to Princeton athletic aims

An implied connection is discussed linking cheating at Phillips Andover Academy exams to Princeton University's push to bolster athletic teams. The piece argues that no responsible person will endorse such an implication and questions the association.

Phillips Andover Academy Princeton University Princeton Andover Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vacation Season Opens As Summer Takes Real Shape

The article notes a slow start to summer with disappointing beaches and cool skies. It marks the Fourth of July as a turning point and predicts better vacation prospects in early July for those remaining or planning trips.

Demure Lady Recounts Shirley Gut Note on Nahant Cruise

A Boston bound Nahant boat tale describes a young woman detailing Shirley Gut geography to a skeptical companion. The piece blends city life vignettes including politics, transit, and night scenes along Beacon Street with local commentary.

Nahant Shirley Gut

Patrolman Thorne Arrests Unknown Lady Drunk

A brief police blotter entry dated yesterday notes Patrolman Thorne arrested an unknown woman on a drunken disorderly charge. No further identifying details are provided.

Thorne

Bingville Gossip Tales From Jed Perkins Visit

Jed Perkins returns from the city with tales of a talkative horn device a fancy light bulb method at a store and a wild Atlantic Ocean trip. He describes a loop the loop ride at Cony Island and a cheeky animated wagon with gum tires that puzzled him during the Bingville evening.

Bingville Jake Weathersby Jed Perkins Yaas Silas Farnham Barry Jed Silas Sumbuddy Deacon Bradberry Cony Island Newton Nowkeire

Boston and Maine Seeks Pennsylvania Coal Fields

Trustworthy authority states the Boston and Maine railroad plans to secure coal lands in the Susquehanna West Branch district near the Philadelphia and Erie line. The move aims to guarantee a fuel supply for New England rail traffic and reduce future coal transport costs by using its own system.

Boston & Maine Railroad Pennsylvania New England Susquehanna West Branch Philadelphia & Erie Boston & Maine Jersey Shore Tidewater Maryland West Virginia Fitchburg New York State Troy Rotterdam New York Central Lines Delaware & Hudson Corning N. Y Lackawanna New York

Two Waitresses Killed by Boston Express at Greenwich

Nellie Riley and Jennie Price two young waitresses were struck and killed by the Boston express leaving New York at 4 o clock near the Greenwich station. The women tried to cross the tracks rather than use the underground passage. Riley, believed from Boston, had homes listed as 39 Norway street or 41 Shirley street Roxbury.

Greenwich Conn Nellie Riley Jennie Price Boston Express New York Miss Riley Boston Norway Street Shirley Street Roxbury

Fires Keep West Roxbury Busy On Fourth

Firemen fought multiple blazes in unoccupied buildings across Boston with two alarms at 537 Fairview Street West Roxbury causing $2000 damage from firecrackers. Other fires included a Gardiner Street two story dwelling $700 loss and a King Street mill building $500 loss.

Daniel Dewar Fairview Street West Roxbury Gardiner Street Gardiner Heirs King Street Miller & Co Forest Hills Associates Washington Street Wadman Jones River Street Mattapan Blanch Street Dorchester Ohere Josiah B. Clarke Marsh Street Granite Avenue New Heath Street John Herman South Street Boynton Heath Street Columbus Avenue Parker Street Ruggles Street Ash Street Dorchester Avenue Allandale Street Linwood Street Ferdinand Street Worthington Street Minot Street New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Boylston Station Canterbury Street Boynton Street Pleasant Street Fairview Gither Rainar Rockwood Street Ten Avenue Huntington Avenue Monument Street Gardner Street Pierce Square Blanche Street West Bay Street New Week Street Bowdoin Street Rockingham Place Blue Hill Avenue Harrison Avenue Bung Fong Soo Co Compton Street North Beacon Street Mill Street Meridan Street Boston Capen Street Calumet Street Chester and Rockaway Streets Wells Avenue Melbourne Street

Firefighters endured record 17 alarms in 24 hours

Dorchester firemen battled 17 alarms from 8 a.m. to late night with many bonfires and urban blazes across streets including Dorchester, West Roxbury, and East Boston. Engine 18 rode hard, sourcing five fresh horses as crews logged a grueling day and night of continuous calls.

S. Henry Hadley Somerville Hadley Gertrude Edmands Ruby Cutter Boston Dorchester

Mass Meeting Of Painters And Decorators At Center Hall

Sunday afternoon at Wells Memorial Center Hall the Painters and Decorators union plans a mass meeting attended by prominent labor leaders and the national officers of the organization.

Center Hall Wells Memorial Building Neral

Two Men Arrested in Charlestown Oyster Store Burglary

Henry Sullivan and Edward Doherty were arrested by Division 15 officers for breaking and entering the oyster store of Charles Doherty at 24 Chelsea Street Charlestown and stealing property valued at $2.50.

Henry Sullivan Edward Doherty Division 15 Charles Doherty Chelsea Street Charlestown

Smile of the Drug Clerk Wins Hearts and Shadows Cold Night

A prescription clerk with a ten year record for friendly smiles guards lives and business. One frigid night he locks himself out, faces a ghostly encounter by a doorway, retrieves a key from a wary night watchman, then reenters, drinks whiskey with quinine, and resumes his cheerful routine though forever chilled by the cold.

M'Kinley allies fail as postmaster shift favors Allen Mathews

Miss Harriet Gault, serving as postmistress, was rejected for reappointment despite Mrs. McKinley’s influence. President Roosevelt awarded the Pennsylvania post to Allen G. Mathews.

Penn Harriet Gault McKinley Roosevelt Allen

Ice wagon driver injured stopping runaway horses

William A. Taylor, 34, of 47 Sullivan Street, broke his left leg when he leaped to halt a pair of runaway horses delivering ice on Compton Street. He was dragged under the wheels as the horses bolted before collapsing. He was taken to City Hospital.

Wiliam A. Taylor Sullivan Street Taylor Compton Street City Hospital

No Trace of Clarke Boy Searched At Chebacco Lake

Beverly July 4 no trace of Miss Clarke despite a day of searching the Chebacco Lake woods by her father and six men. State officers report no new lines and will continue the search indefinitely while Malden police take no action on the Indian Joe sighting story.

Beverly Wilbur Clarke Chebacco Lake Malden Joe Malden Woods

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