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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
7
Alderman Fred Farwell of Farwell Bros. says he will respond to Mayor Collins's veto of his city claim but will wait until a prepared statement is ready. His friends predict the release will shock many as he suggests the Old Colony deal and $620,000 in public funds are involved.
Mrs Shephard of Worcester seeking a Myrtle avenue cottage faced pressure from locals to block her lease on grounds of color. Supporters of fair play, including Laurel avenue residents, backed her, while Charles C Landy offered a cottage and pledged to proceed. Laurel avenue group then alleged bronchitis risk to the community but found no relief from association officers.
The pardon committee of the Governor's council led by Lieutenant-Governor Guild held a hearing on Hiram P. Gerald's petition for pardon. Gerald, former Brookfield Savings Bank treasurer, embezzled about 24000 eight years ago and was sentenced August 25 1896 to seven to ten years. If paroled he would report monthly to the State Prison Commission. a pardon would waive that. Some victims supported the petition. the committee will decide in a week.
Captain Woolard of the schooner H. F. Whitten from Gloucester has been committed to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland to face murder charges for the July 4 shooting of John Yetman.Crew member Joseph Walsh received six months hard labor for obstructing the arrest as he armed with a revolver resisted officers on deck. Walsh was overpowered and Woolard remains in the penitentiary awaiting trial in October.
Joel Benton of Poughkeepsie New York essayist and author spoke at Emerson Memorial School on July 15 with the topic Emerson With Nature Newcomers from out of town included Thomas S Robinson Emma C Robinson Mary F Dana Anna J Dana and James G Train. Benton read part of the paper due to throat trouble and Henry Abbey read the remainder.
A 33 member volunteer group from New York including Columbia University staff and athletes from Columbia Yale Harvard and Lafayette arrived in Great Bend Kansas to work in central Kansas harvest fields for summer training. They will earn about two dollars and fifty cents a day and aim to stay active while seeing the West. Farmers expect capable workers and see value in college youths despite some Eastern entrants appearing small.
Taken on retiring it quiets the nerves, quickens circulation, warms extremities, centers the blood at the stomach, relieves the head, promotes digestion, and induces refreshing sleep in insomnia and nervousness. Look for OWL TRADE MARK on the wrapper to avoid cheap substitutes. Thirty years the standard in purity flavor and strength sold by druggists and grocers.
Judge Emmons, chair of the Police Board, said public sentiment will guide actions on suburban liquor licenses. He noted many applications and opposition in Dorchester, Brighton, and Roxbury, with hearings opening to witness testimony from both sides. Dorchester has few licenses despite rising population and many requests.
The mayor sat in a tense office discussing Fitzgerald's boom, the Old Colony muddle, Sir Thomas Lipton's visit, and the Farwell veto. Reporters crowded the room as the private secretary fumed, while the mayor declined to comment officially or personally on most matters. He said he would stay home this summer and avoided discussing the political uproar.
Newfoundland scientists returned to St John s on the Glencoe after securing a 78 foot long bull whale weighing about 70 tons for a plaster cast for the National Museum in Washington. The cast covers the head frame measuring 19 by 9 feet and weighing about three tons in one oversized package carried on deck.
Fifty nine Baltimore men and women on a three day tour praised Boston parks gyms and river embankments. Superintendent Seybold declared Boston’s park system the finest he had seen and pledged Baltimore adaptations. The party also toured Plymouth aboard the Governor Andrew noting historic relics and fine shore dinners.
Mrs James G Blaine died at 6 50 am in Augusta Maine She was born there about seven years ago of Puritan lineage Her mother ran a boarding house to support the family She was a cousin of Gail Stambton and some articles credited to him may have been written by her During her husband James G Blaine’s long political career she avoided social life and was known in Washington as cold and reserved.
The July number of the monthly bulletin for Boston Public Library shows continued expansion with over 800 titles added in the month. The 32 page pamphlet lists works that were collected, arranged, classified, and catalogued during July.
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