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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1898
Page
2
The hearing on House Bill 665 before the mercantile affairs committee ended after lengthy arguments. Representative Mead urged state oversight of telephone rates while Mr. Powers defended the industry arguing no public demand and potential constitutional issues justifying national reach.
Representative Mead defends the telephone bill amid misimpression from newspapers. He notes the Associated Board of Trade endorsed the bill with an amendment extending gas and electric light commissioners powers to mirror railroad oversight, favoring rate recommendation after hearings over direct orders. He defends New York Board of Trade figures and condemns attacks on the bill’s sponsors, citing credible professional standings and ongoing board actions statewide.
Advertisers claim Pyramid Pile Cure treats all pile forms from itching to bleeding without surgery. Testimonials from multiple states praise relief after short use, noting cures in chronic cases and urging prompt treatment. The drug is sold for 50 cents with a treatise included.
R A Barnet s The Queen of the Ballet, once performed by the Cadets at Tremont Theatre, has been secured by Augustin Daly and others for professional staging at Tremont later this spring. Plans call for changes for the professional stage and a strong company. The first performance will close the regular dramatic season.
The Damrosch Ellis company presented Siegfried at the Boston Theatre with Mme Nordica as Brunnhilde and Kraus as Siegfried. The performance drew a large fashionable audience and was praised for its powerful scenes and strong conducting though some orchestral moments overwhelmed the stage effects.
In a February report on the Westropp Jeaves marriage, the Post corrected an error about Mr and Mrs Willard. It clarified they do not run a boarding home, the sign at 102 Main Street refers to another unit, and the Jeaves are not boarding with the Willards. The Willards live elsewhere and Mrs Willard teaches music in Milford.
A man identified with several names, possibly a French Canadian, was found dead from asphyxiation in his Hampton House room after gas slowly filled the space. The second death, a 48 year old man at % Village Street, was by self-inflicted gas exposure with all burners turned on full.
Exeter New Hampshire March 2 A 39 year old East Kingston man Henry Shattuck died today at the Hotel Hampton in Boston He had traveled to Boston to learn the best route to the Klondike and to pursue a prospecting trip His body will be sent to East Kingston tomorrow leaving a widow behind.
A small quiet ceremony was held at 40 Park Street Brookline uniting Miss Bessie Dearborn Williams niece of Samuel Williams and Lawrence Hazard of Newport Rhode Island. Rev Prescott of Boston officiated with Alfred Williams best man Grace Wilde Allston bridesmaid. They will reside on Linden Street Allston.
The State Board of Arbitration sent a proposal for a conference between mill treasurers and weavers to discuss the fines or grading issue affecting weavers' wages. The plan, agreed by textile groups, calls for the board to attend with no binding requirements.
The piece extols Spanish naval legacy and courage from the New World era. It notes a forthcoming Sunday Post print of war history incidents and quotes a maxim about despising enemies and discretion in valor.
The article catalogs immense tributes to Pope Leo XIII from monarchs and statesmen, including jeweled crosses from the United States and Austria, gold vessels from Spain and Turkey, and a vast $2,000,000 Church of St. Joachim. It notes 750,000 pilgrims in Rome and Leo XIII’s push for disarmament and global mediation.
The American Wringer Company at 77 and 79 Franklin Street and 8 Arch Street manufactures clothes wringers mangle wringers and carpet sweepers. Wringers and sweepers are repaired and orders by mail or telephone receive prompt attention.
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