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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
2
News from Ivigtut reports a severe North Greenland winter with temperatures 20 below zero and many Esquimux perishing. Captain Frisbie recalls the relief whaler Helene ready to sail to aid the steamer Windward and Mrs Peary Roepee searching for her husband as coal runs short.
The Boston council defeated the loan bill amid partisan pressure led by Ward 17 Conry allies. Opponents claimed bribery and fought to influence votes, with McCarthy and Lomansney orchestrating strategy while officials swapped positions. final tally showed 21 Democrats and 2 Republicans voting yes.
Essay by Alice K. Follows discusses the working student in eastern and western colleges. Excerpts describe a Boston meat shop clerk with unusual intelligence and the habit of balancing work with study at Harvard. The piece contrasts labor and academic life across campuses.
A transcription of a fragmented October 5 note outlines a Molineux decision with no radiata data. The text mentions a summary of events and a plan to proceed, but specifics are unclear due to missing wording and garbled OCR.
Panic grips Cambridge Heights as a wild gila monster looms at night. William Dyer, a mining engineer, brought two lizards from Arizona and one escaped, sparking fears of a deadly creature that can spit or bite. Officer Welch plans to catch it by scent, while residents stay indoors and watchful.
A thin man once pale and irritable eats Grape-Nuts Food at meals and reports rapid weight gain of 11 pounds in four weeks. He says his general discomfort and weariness vanished and he now enjoys work and life, noting continued health improvement.
Funeral services were held at 191 Huntington Avenue for Louigrich in Horton, with the Zerbert Johnson Quartet providing music. The details are unclear due to OCR errors, but the ceremony proceeded with poems and music as part of the observance.
Mile Morelli famed as Queen of Jaguars was attacked during a training session in Indianapolis on April 17. She suffered a deep stomach wound and arm bites, underwent surgery, and is recovering at the General Hospital with blood poisoning halted by operation. The leopard tooth caused the infection and was found in her stomach after removal. She is expected to be discharged next week.
A famous woman receives a note offering a rug valued at $50 with a request for payment. She replies that she did not order the rug and sees no reason to pay for it. The sender replies he will collect the rug and asks her to return charity tickets he claims lie on his desk.
Isaac W Hill longtime Boston street railway employee has been missing from his Charlestown home since June 12. He left to visit auction rooms for a farm horse and was seen with more than eight dollars on his watch chain. Hill took the farm’s keys when he left Sudbury and has not been traced, prompting police and family to fear foul play.
In early reports a man accused of a missing horse failed to show any purchase in sales books. Officers suspect he was lured by gypsies to the countryside for theft and assault, citing a credible worker’s background and a detailed description of a suspicious passerby.
The death of Mrs Anna Longfellow Pierce leaves the Longfellow mansion unoccupied in Congress Street Portland. The Maine Historical Society plans a memorial hall to honor the Wadworth and Longfellow families and seeks funds to keep the house open to the public.
Dr Redwell recounts a case of rapid relief and lasting cure from stomach trouble using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. He notes the treatment’s safety for children and invalids and emphasizes the product's pepsin content and digestive benefits.
A reader notes that trolley lines will operate tomorrow along Columbia road Boston street Dorchester avenue and Federal street between Franklin Park and North station with Columbia road tracks laid and connected. No direct Franklin Park to downtown link yet but connections to the park possible at Broadway foot and Andrew square. An expert urges a transfer station at Uphams Corner and suggests rerouting the Dorchester line to pass through Geneva Avenue Bowdoin Hancock streets and run along Dorchester avenue toward South station and Atlantic avenue.
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