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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1902
Page
4
The piece questions whether coal operators lost 27.22 million dollars during the strike or netted about 20 million by selling on hand at famine prices. It cites 11 weeks of mine shutdowns and a 10 million ton reserve, arguing large profits rather than losses for the coal trust.
The author argues fatal trolley accidents reveal systemic laxness in safety and operation. Unlike steam railways with strict safety, grade crossings, no dispatch system, and reliance on motorman conductors create higher peril on public roads.
The Observant Citizen notes Father Leo Knappe of St. Stephen's Church as a familiar, active figure at the North End Park baseball field, where boys lose interest without him. The column also surveys summer socialities from Bar Harbor to Manchester by the Sea, mentions a whisper about a speakership fight among Republicans, praises poet Russ Gilbert, and records anecdotes about a found Airedale dog and a shattered T. D. pipe incident, plus local updates on Maguire family moves and naval assignments.
A Maine narrator recounts Bulger the dog and boy Johnnie pursuing a woodchuck in summer beside Keezar Lake. The chase ends with Bulger grabbing the groundhog, both animals wrestle, then Johnnie repairs the scene and the trio head home. The piece blends humor with local Maine setting and a continued note on Bulger as a famed groundhog hunter.
The text asks why the order does not move from Oyster Bay to pursue the men criminally, implying a legal or jurisdictional obstacle without providing further factual detail. The fragment raises a procedural query rather than reporting a completed outcome.
A 19th century editorial questions US policy in the Philippines. It cites a rumored Mindoro race of white men within an imagined city of 20 000, praising their alleged orderliness and skills while debating their rights under benevolent assimilation. The piece dismisses the story and mocks the idea as unfounded.
A windy night interrupts a cyclist's ride as a cap flies away and returns, followed by a tense pursuit by Percy. The tale shifts to dorm life with a prankish figure, a mysterious cry of help, and a capricious parrot that hoots from a window and steals a June bus in the final comic beat.
Captain John Corrigan a retired Boston fire department member died yesterday at his niece's home in Brookline He was born in Watertown December 20 1827 and joined the department in 1874.
A taxpayer letter argues the Boston Board of Health oversteps by targeting ells and sheds near Harrison Avenue. Inspectors incur expenses and taxpayer burden, while experts deem the structures harmless and unnecessary removals threaten residents' convenience.
A letter from 14 year old David Patten of Brookline urges public opinion to end the coal strike, arguing strikes harm national prosperity and calling for a termination of the dispute in the coal fields.
William Nielson of Steamer Swampscott responds to Mr. Hodges criticism of the Boston Revere Beach Lynn railroad. He urges filing with the U S local inspector of steamboats only with factual grounds and states no willful rule violations are known.
Ex mayor Walter Clifford announces candidacy for councilor in New Bedford First District to succeed Councilor David F. Slade. He aims for the nomination in the forthcoming race on the local political scene.
Yesterday Judge Colt of the United States Circuit Court presided over naturalization proceedings. Of the 52 applicants before him, 46 were approved for citizenship.
New York July 28. The Herald prints interviews with Democratic national committeemen on Bryan's standing and the coming congressional campaign. Statements include opposition to trusts and tariff reform as leading issues, with views from Mack, Woodson, Clayton, Ryan, Dahlman, Head, Senter, Osborne, Cummings, Johnson, Blanchard, and Johnson of Kansas, among others.
Charles Garland and Miss Isma Brown were married yesterday at King's Chapel by Rev. Howard Brown. The groom is son of J. S. Garland of Concord and brother to Assistant U.S. District Attorney W. H. Garland, who served as best man. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Mather Church Brown of Brookline, will accompany her husband to Covington, Louisiana where he teaches at Dixon Academy.
Reports of Joseph Chamberlain's serious illness are untrue. He remains weak from a recent accident but has continued to perform his official duties for the past two weeks.
Thomas Ryder longtime North End resident and father of former Representative Martin J. Ryder died Sunday at his home 10 Border Street East Boston. His funeral will be Wednesday morning with a high mass of requiem at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer Maverick Street.
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