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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1899
Page
1
The poem recounts Rudyard Kipling adapting a fable where Death and Love drink and clash. Their quarrel ends with mingled arrows on the grass, symbolizing how lovers and lives intertwine. Old men love while young men die, as fate ensnares hearts across time.
New York telegram reports Kipling's condition improved with respiratory function stabilizing. Doctors Dunham and Janeway unavailable for comment, but family and friends note renewed hope as oxygen therapy ends for now.
Feb 28 news wires report mounting public sympathy for Rudyard Kipling who lies near death in a New York hospital. The Authors' Club sent a sympathy cable to Mrs Kipling and British papers note the strong cross Atlantic wish for his recovery and praise his influence as a national figure.
Fire at the Windsor Hotel block in Holyoke destroys Besse Mills & Co clothing, C. T. Fay shoes, and McAuslan Wakelin dry goods. Opera House and nearby stores gutted as flames spread toward the hill. Ex congressman William Whiting owns hotel and opera house. Fire sought aid from Springfield. by 1 am under control.
An official statement asserts the withdrawal of warships from Philippine waters. The pledge frames the move as a gesture of friendship and protection for German lives and property under U.S. safeguard.
The German government ordered vessels out of Manila and Iloilo, pledging protection for German subjects and property under U.S. oversight. The move aims to prevent clashes with the United States amid Manila rumors. President quickly accepts the trust and Germany seeks a new station at Kiao-Chau on the Chinese coast.
Berlin reports Baron Von Buelew reiterates Germany’s desire to maintain friendly relations with the United States. He says no friction exists between the German and American governments, notes differences over tariffs but hopes for resolution, and asserts continuity of political friendship and commercial interests. Ambassador White repeats neutral stance in talks on Samoa and the Philippines.
New York February 28 The murder case of Roland B Molineux moves toward a grand jury after a judge refused delays and prosecutors push to compel testimony. Defense argues inquest procedures violated rights while witnesses discuss the alleged poisoning linked to Mrs Adams.
New York report says Richard Serena Molineux awoke in a stark six by eight cell in the Tombs. The piece describes him as an athlete and esthetic facing confinement, with references to threats and evidence surrounding him and mentions Blanche Chesebrough’s life and marriage.
In a tense scene Recorder Goff denied the application and urged grand jury inquiry while James W. O'Brien remained silent on the conference. Inside cell 36, Molineux faces a sleepless night with visible weariness and a bleak glance as keeper Gilbert checks on him at dawn.
The Molineux case advances after counsel pressure prompts District Attorney Gardiner to obtain a coroner Hart transcript, have an assistant D A draft the indictment, and issue subpoenas for witnesses. Normally the prisoner would go before the coroner tomorrow to plead and be held for the grand jury.
Rome reports an ailing Pope Leo XIII at age 89 with pneumonia feared as his condition worsens. He faced fainting spells after a long day of ceremonies and a cold, with doctors ordered rest as March events were canceled. The Rome and London dispatches note growing concern and ongoing attendance by Cardinal Oreglia.
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