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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
6
In a House debate on the Philippine bill, Congressman McCall urged an amendment stating the goal to extend aid for self government to Philippine inhabitants and to grant self rule after developing the capacity, a position backed by Massachusetts sentiment but defeated by the party majority.
The Board of Health condemns the Dorchester garbage plant as a long standing public nuisance. It calls for moving the plant to Spectacle Island near the ship channel, warning of foul odors affecting South Boston residents and urging City Council action.
The article notes cautious optimism about King Edward’s health, comparing it to the McKinley case and urging restraint in medical reports. It highlights American sympathy for the British crisis and hopes for a clear, confirmed recovery without the earlier misreads.
Governor Crane forced a compromise subway bill into law, giving Boston control and requiring a referendum. The measure, born of concessions among diverse interests, shifts the issue from state politics to the upcoming Boston municipal election.
A Faneuil Hall address by W R Cochran calls for punishing officials linked to atrocities in the Philippines. He argues the army's honor relies on sharp discipline for those responsible, not on condemning the rank and file. He insists critics who shield offenders threaten national character.
The Honorable Samuel W. McCall urged Congress to declare its Philippine policy during the bill’s passage, arguing for a clearer voice of Massachusetts residents. He contrasted his stance with Republican colleagues who voted with their party, yet said little aloud.
A column recounts President Eliot's anecdote about St Gaudens and a Harvard joke, then describes a Deer Island visit where inmates begged for tobacco and a guard's eye allowed a cigarette. It notes Council mischief, a church sign against spitting, Jamaica Plain Fourth celebrations funded by city and private contributions, and the Boston Press Club Beans edition by Bert Smalley and Paul Brown.
The column sketches Harvard President Eliot slow to learn boat race results while students await bulletins. It highlights a moth bounty mishap at Oak Grove, Mrs. Ednah Cheney’s quiet 78th birthday, a cathedral church encounter, City Hall dog-visitor musings, a gift to Alexander Brown, and remarks on Philippine affairs and Cape electrics opening lands.
A prominent labor leader warns that a pending brewery strike could trigger broader action by unions statewide. He says partisanship is not discussed, but labor votes will be used to target lawmakers who opposed the labor clause in the subway bill, predicting turnout before election day.
The tale features Ambassador Porter quoted verse about dust and breezes, the Dabster couple arguing over the Panama Canal and Panama hat, with Mrs Dabster rebuking her husband. Lively newspaper banter and quips follow in the style of old satirical sketches.
Exclusive sale of coats and trousers freshly produced by Canadian Cricket Cloths English Twills and American Weaves. Coats are single breasted unlined with Hour Glass Back and three buttons. Trousers feature a two inch turn up belt straps side buckles and varying waist sizes. All wool no cotton fibers.
In Newton Verna Cameron, wealthy Judge Cameron's daughter, vies with Lena Wilson for the May festival queen role. Ransom Hadley loves Verna, who accepts a turquoise coronet. Lena schemes to steal the pearl crown, risking the finale as Verna asserts her beauty and affection on stage.
Finnan haddie is a lightly smoked haddock from Scotland cured in peat smoke. Broil on a greased wire rack with skin down until nearly done, then plate with butter and pepper. A 1.5 pound fish serves four, about 12 cents. can be creamed or made into fish balls. oven broil if needed.
The Brookline resident read a startling death notice in his mail and morning papers claiming his death. The item also described his marriage to Isabel Perkins, a Boston heiress valued at $17,000,000, and included a two-column picture of Anderson.
Major Estes G. Rathbone former director-general of sts of Cuba asks AP to state that interviews in the United States misrepresent him. He seeks a Congress investigation to disclose all facts about his conduct in Cuba, not vengeance against anyone.
A famed army leader asks what he is charged with and the judge replies he is charged with being a traitor in a grim court of inquiry setting. The exchange underscores a dramatic confrontation over alleged treachery and duty.
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