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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1902
Page
7
William J. Bryan campaigned in Maine drawing thousands of Democrats as he denounced the gold standard, urged international bimetallism, and attacked trusts and imperialism. He urged adherence to the Kansas City platform while criticizing Republicans for imperialism and tariff policies.
Peter D. Martin and his bride spent a quiet day in Boston after a Newport wedding. The pair traveled on a record-fast special train, registered in Room 429 at the Touraine, gave no callers, and preferred privacy.
Two men entered Wing Sing’s Chinese laundry at Harvard and Prospect in Cambridgeport yesterday. Wing fought back, grabbing a flatiron and driving the attackers off as his cries drew help.
In Rockland Maine, William Jennings Bryan spoke at a breakfast with local Democrats and then at the courthouse. He argued for a revenue tax and income tax to balance burdens and criticized imperialism, saying the Philippines war was unnecessary and that the United States should not pursue conquest.
In Bangor Maine on July 25 William Jennings Bryan spoke about Republican shifts in doctrine and questioned why trusts were not challenged. He admitted selfish motives only in seeking the best government for his family and stated he did not bring new doctrines but aimed to restore core principles.
The wage agreement between Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Brotherhood of Railroad Car Men raises pay starting August 1. The raise will be phased in through the system by January 1, affecting about 7000 workers with an average increase of 10 to 12 percent.
Word from the Mint Bureau reports two shipments of gold bars sent from the San Francisco assay office to Japan. Each shipment is valued at about 100000 dollars, an unusual move since gold generally moves in the opposite direction, drawing attention in Washington.
Philadelphia July 25 A social and political stir follows the selection of Miss Sue Quay daughter of PennsylvaniaSenator as sponsor for the armored cruiser Pennsylvani a at Cramps shipyards rather than Miss Jean Stone daughter of Governor Stone Both are noted as fit for the ceremony Governor would have preferred his daughter but the Senator held sway.
The notice implies no reconciliation between the Senator and the Governor. Cramps would have invited Miss Stone as sponsor of the new cruiser, but Senator Quay's influence precludes it. Builders hold final choice, but precedent favors Gov. role in sponsorship.
In Boston the coal supply remains tight as heaps shrink daily. A coal firm head warned prices will climb sharply if the strike continues, noting anthracite could become as valuable as gold.
A hearing before the master in the injunction proceedings in the brewery cases will begin this morning at 10 o clock. The session will be held at the court house instead of the master S K Hamiltons office.
Judge Knowlton heard the executors motion to dismiss Mrs Mabel Hunt Slater widow appeal from the Worchester Probate Court decree approving a second compromise under Horatio N Slater will and admitting it to probate as modified The case centers on the impact of the Sept 5 probate decree and the Abbott vs Gaskins decision on earlier decrees and agreements The proceedings are amicable to allow resolution of these questions.
The Saturday Review says Professor Thompson challenged Marconi patents arguing Italian naval officer Solari was the true inventor of wireless telegraphy. It notes the patent office journal of July 16 shows Marconi seeking to amend his 1901 filing to claim an invention communicated from abroad by Marquis Luigi Solari of Italy.
Melrose plans a large scale Old Home Week with invitations to former residents. Events include Sunday church services, a union mass meeting with Mayor Larrabee, a public reception Monday, a Wednesday holiday parade and Ell Pond events, Thursday and Friday excursions, and Saturday the dedication of the soldiers' monument at Wyoming Cemetery with G A R and militia parades.
Six men were hanged in Arkansas for murder. Dee Noland and Tom Sims were executed at Washington, James Kitts at Arkansas City, Cy Tanner at Forest City, Dave Mew Whittier at Van Buren, and Nath Hembree at Senter Point. Two of the condemned were white.
The schooner Gem, Captain Dix, Wilmington N S, returned to Vineyard Haven with the remains of first officer Charles Merriman who died aboard July 23 off Montauk of malaria. Merriman, 45, of Everett Mass, leaves a widow and several children. The Gem’s former master Captain Smith died while the vessel was at Wilmington and Capt Dix was sent to bring the ship to Boston.
Unusual volcanic activity has affected areas around Terraba, 68 miles southeast of San Jose. The Costa Rican government has dispatched a commission to study the disturbed lands and assess conditions.
Patrick Garrett 38 from Liverpool England formerly a cattleman was fatally injured last evening near Brown's Wharf on Border Street East Boston. He fell from a heavily laden wagon and the rear wheel passed over his chest, dying on the way to the relief station.
Bishop Thomas O Gorman of Sioux Falls, S D, had a final audience with Cardinal Rampolla in Rome about the Philippine situation and the choice of apostolic delegate. He sails from Genoa July 30 aboard the Hohenzollern, then to Oyster Bay to give President Roosevelt the Pope's letter and gift, then to Washington to brief Secretary Hay and Secretary Root.
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