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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1901
Page
5
From the 1901 annual report the inspector of gas meters notes that in 1900 there were 30 56 meters inspected with 29 998 new or repaired. Of 637 complaint meters reinspected 258 were fast 77 slow and 298 correct within legal limits.
Worcester June 2 Mr Forrest E Barker chairman of the Gas and Electric Light Commission describes how complaints from gas users are received and adjusted. He notes definite information is required and that commissions act to ensure good service and fair prices while addressing poor light due to supply or piping issues.
Newton Theological Institution opened its commencement week with a baccalaureate sermon by President Nathan E. Wood at Newton Centre First Baptist Church. He argued that truth is proven by fruits, not by ecclesiastical authority, reason, or canonicity, and praised individual responsibility and women’s rights within a larger reform movement.
A Day on Boston's Streets follows a 24 hour chronicle from dawn to midnight on Tremont Street between School and Boylston, detailing crowds, shoppers, workers, and the ebb and flow of Boston’s promenades, Common benches, subway throngs, and theater crowds.
George W. Noyes aged 238 years suffered severe burns to his legs when a kerosene lamp was upset during a fit at his home 7 Groton Street. He was taken to City Hospital yesterday afternoon for treatment.
Immense schools of mackerel were struck off Halifax today as schooners made large stops. Fishermen reported rapid catches and active shoals near Halifax Harbour, signaling a bustling early summer fishing period.
Madrid reports the renewal elections for the elective half of the Senate with Liberals securing 117 seats and Conservatives 66. Other parties gain 24 seats, shaping the chamber's balance.
June 2 Fall River Edward Delmadge a Swansea farm laborer lies in critical condition after an alleged assault by Frank Esterbrook. Esterbrook says Delmadge struck him with a bottle at a corner grocery then he struck Delmadge once in self defense. Delmadge remains unconscious as Esterbrook faces District Court arraignment tomorrow.
A Ward 17 Roxbury Democratic meeting united to back Patrick A Collins. Leaders include Charles T Quirk Henry Kelly Garrity Cullen W H Murray George H Flynn Timothy L Connolly Daniel C Casey Thomas Fallon and Robert F Naylor with many others joining to support the candidacy.
A Berlin report notes a condolence telegram sent by a wife to Wilhelm Von Bismarck upon the death of her husband. The brief dispatch reflects formal mourning customs in the era and documents diplomatic etiquette surrounding the Bismarck family.
A brief Lewiston medical notice notes a smallpox case in the area. The message mentions a patient admitted to Sisters’ Bracephal and references an outbreak scare as of June 2.
Attorney James P. Magenis faces a clash between defending Thomas J. Burns in a murder trial and his own upcoming wedding to Miss May Bickford. Burns allegedly nearly severed his wife Hannah Burns’s head in March. The trial opens today while Magenis is set to marry tomorrow evening at Blue Hill Avenue Chapel Roxbury.
Boston theater notes list William Courtleigh heading to Chicane for Lorna Doone after The Merchant of Venice. Katherine Grey may headline On the Heights next season. Hackett and Mannering sail for England aboard the Commonwealth. Priscilla opens at Tremont as A M Sheehan benefit. Lillian Lawrence stock plans discussed with F C Whitney. Multiple shows at Bowdoin Square Keith's Howard Music Hall Norumbega Park and Nickelodeon featured this week.
Fragmentary text from a theater page notes a play Diplomacy and The Wooing of likely titles. No clear people, places, dates, or complete events are readable.
The census shows Romé at 502000, Florence at 190000, Venice at 151000, Bologna at 152000.
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