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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
4
A parade of quirky comic items names Uncle Hiram Georgie’s Paw Busybody Jenks and more. The list includes How Simple Simon Got the Pies Ingenious Ruggles and The Sea Serpent at Hotel Swiggins among other playful headlines.
The launch of the Thomas W. Lawson at Fore River in Quincy drew crowds from shore and countryside on Lawson day. The seven master schooner slid into the bay at 2:46 pm amid cheers and a champagne christening by Miss Helen Watson. Guests attended from Boston, Weymouth, and beyond, with a holiday mood in the shipyard and dockside areas. A runaway carriage incident caused minor injuries and a horse swim before being saved. The event noted that despite Lawson’s size she trails a German five master Preussen in gross tonnage.
Nahant July 16 United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge told a Post reporter he knows of no negotiations between the United States and Great Britain to exchange a port on the Alaskan coast for the British West Indies. He denied any movement to barter or buy British territory and said he expected President Roosevelt to visit Nahant en route to New Hampshire, with no date set.
Frederick W. Brown, a driver for the Portland and Portsmouth Express Company, was arrested when a barrel of liquor was seized from the company office. He was released today after a Municipal Court hearing showed the express company, previously involved in sensational cases, has leased a car to handle express matters and is conducting a legitimate business.
Lynn, July 10. The city is overwhelmed by millions of brown-tail moths, the worst influx yet. No official control exists yet. Buildings across the business district are coated, windows plastered, and workers clean facades while sparrows and children help remove them. The moths gather around lights, resembling a snowstorm at night, but few homes report trouble thus far.
The recent smallpox cases in Cambridge have spread citywide beyond the Norfolk street district. Mayor McNamee criticizes the Board of Health for insufficient precautions and calls for a conference today. New victims include Councilman William H. Coleman 31 Catherine McGuinnis 49 James Attridge 20 and Izetta Mooran 20.
Hull July 10. A political feud erupts over Hull Life Saving Station captaincy. Miss Floretta Vining claims credit for sparrow appointment and fights against Acting Captain Mitchell, who is set to resign. Rivalries involve Humane Society boats, dances stopped, and a push to remove a local shanty at Stoney Beach.
The Ward 16 Democratic committee met at the Ellsworth Club where John Drohan resigned as chair and as a committee member due to his Lamps superintendent role. James F. Kennedy was elected chair, Thomas S. Prendergast filled Drohan’s vacancy and joined the executive committee, with speeches praising Mayor Collins from several speakers.
Judge Fessenden grants a temporary injunction in the J H. Horne & Sons Co. of Lawrence v Joseph Smith et al restraining defendants from patrolling or picketing the street in front of the iron foundry. Moulders struck last May for 16.50 weekly, up from 16. The decree limits injunction to members and agents of Iron Moulders Union No. 8, not the union as an entity.
Washington July 10 Rear Admiral Endicott awarded the Massachusetts Contracting Company of Boston a $749000 contract to remove about 350 feet of Henderson Point in Portsmouth New Hampshire. The removal will clear a navigation menace and allow battleships full access to the navy yard.
The annual court of the Society of Colonial Wars in New Hampshire elected officers including Governor Frank West Rollins, Concord, and deputy governors, with General C L Parsons and Rev. Howard F Hill among others. Lunch at Passaconaway Club featured William F Whitcher speaking on Major John Hurd, a famed early New Hampshire fighter.
King Victor Emmanuel departed Rome for St. Petersburg to visit Tsar Nicholas II. The royal party will stay three days, responding to a direct invitation from the Czar.
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