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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
2
A Boston area report chronicles the heat driven crowds at Revere Beach and nearby resorts. It cites a conservative 100000 visitors at the State reservation with 1700 bath rooms fully used and 6500 bathers. Nantasket and Bass Point saw record attendance as bands and excursions drew large crowds while officials kept order.
The intense Sunday heat drew large crowds to shaded areas in Boston Common. The open space was crowded almost to capacity as all seats provided by the city were soon occupied.
City Point drew about 60 000 visitors amid carnival decorations and warm water for bathers. The Tadpole yacht and South Boston Yacht Club hosted events while the Lobster Club swam from the Point to Thompson's Island. At Point of Pines nearly 10 000 sought shade and the Lynn Cadet Band played for a large audience. Pauline Hall headlined afternoon concerts with an ovation.
Providence dispatch details a sweeping critique of the McKinley administration linking war costs and naval contracts to widespread corruption. It catalogs embalmed beef, Algerism, Navy scandals, and favors to relatives, plus Cuban postal fraud and political influence.
Franklin Park drew about 40 000 visitors yesterday as cool evening breezes attracted crowds. Cars filled with people streamed in and out, and the park was described as one of the coolest spots in the city.
The region along the Maine New Hampshire border earns the label circuit of crime after a series of grisly incidents. Notable headlines include the March 11 murder of Lois Pearl by George B French in Farmington New Hampshire and the June 12 killings at West Newfield Maine.
Medford reports an ex parte ecclesiastical council found Harvard Avenue Church of West Medford irregular and unwarranted in depriving Miss Elizabeth A. Lufkin of church membership. The council noted prior votes and lack of formal trial, while detailing the 1899 suspension and apology requirements.
The New England delegation to the Kansas City convention toured Canadian stations from Cobourg to Kingston on July 8 and urged annexation to the north while cheering Bryan and Stevenson. They avoided Toronto on the return and plan a ratification meeting chaired by Callahan. Massachusetts delegates expect arrival Monday morning.
Percy F. Felch of Worcester drowned while swimming in the Connecticut River near North Hadley. Despite search efforts the body was not recovered. Felch was a Massachusetts Agricultural College graduate and an assistant at the college insectary.
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