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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1901
Page
5
Mary Sargent Hopkins accuses Melrose dogs of wrecking lawns and trash cans and terrorizing residents. She cites eight cat deaths, two small dogs killed, a valued cat killed near her home, and a dog attack on a fox terrier. She appeals to the Animal Rescue League for action.
London March 3 The Earl of nkerville the evangelical preacher who married Leonora van Marter of Chicane is reported to have become Catholic along with his wife and son Lord Ossulston.
Thomas A. Watson of Fore River Ship and Engine Co. announces a planned expansion to Quincy Point with a 70 acre yard and 2.5 acres of docks. The plant will build ten to twelve ships at once, employing about 6000 at full capacity, with a $30 million contract value and $5 to $6 million plant cost. Current work includes five government vessels valued at over $38 million.
Walter Forrest Ruiter a 16yearold Malden boy who left June 15 last from 62 Russell street sought work in Boston. He writes asking his parents to send for him as he wanders through several cities and is now stranded in the small town of Mexico Missouri. Parents at 37 Faulkner street Malden had feared him dead.
John E Redmond asserts the Irish party has forced the British Parliament to its mercy despite a government majority and a weak Liberal opposition. He cites vigilance and attendance, claiming unity and effect on national self government for Ireland. A minor Marlboro Street chimney fire caused excitement with no losses.
Tours designed to cover all experiences begin in Boston with departures on March 11 and April 22, stopping for layovers and side trips. D N Belourist Agent, 206 Washington Street, Boston, manages itineraries as travelers prepare for extended railroad journeys. The passage echoes a Biblical ark omen and depicts workman Nash finishing a rainy-day project amid foreseen rain.
Mme Janauschek, renowned tragedienne, lies weakened after a paralytic stroke in Brooklyn. She shows mental sharpness and ongoing interest in acting as New York actors plan a tribute and a Broadway Theatre benefit by the Twelfth Night Club for her care.
Quincy reports Henry Faxon, temperance reformer, calling for a crackdown on police and liquor law enforcement. He hints at influence around state house hearings and promises more trouble as town meetings loom in Massachusetts with races for selectmen in Lexington Attleboro Sharon Needham and Framingham license battles intensifying.
Delegates at the Central Labor Union meeting voted to parade on Labor Day following the executive committee’s recommendation. They urged immediate action to erect the Franklin Institute under the Franklin Fund and supported a Legislative inquiry into public school conditions. New delegates joined from Bar tenders’ Union 7 Walters’ Alliance Pavers’ Union 675 and Web Pressmen No. 3, while the Teamsters’ and Helpers’ Union initiated eighteen members.
Promoters of a Boer benefit at Tremont Temple faced a Boston Elevated Railway ban on posting notices on company cars. A petition signed by notable figures including Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson Harvard professor Kuno Francke Admiral H. W. Grinnell and others sought relief as Orme Stertainment was to lecture. Commandant W D Snyman and Dr T A Beddy from the Orange Free State would present stereopticon war views and a prize.
A Chicago Reconi quote highlights a boss using his inner room as the operating room to extract money, implying fiscal pressure and a place of decisive dealings. The remark frames the room as a space of negotiation and leverage.
An advertisement claims malnutrition causes most ailments and anemia. It touts Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey as improving digestion and blood formation, boosting nervous and circulatory health. The copy urges buyers to verify genuineness by seal, quart size, and a signature on the label. Trade supplied by Eastern Drug Company, Boston.
The annual appropriation bill gains about 100000, raising total to roughly 16781000 with most in public buildings. Paige’s department receives a 30000 boost, fire repairs shift to public buildings, and Capitol staff anticipate limited opposition in the Board and Council.
The Bay State Encampment of the Independent Order of Red Men celebrated its 25th anniversary with guests from New Bedford and Fall River in Arion Hall South Boston. D G P William Butz and other officers delivered speeches, gifts were exchanged, and a dinner and concert followed with performances by the German-American Singing Society and attendees. Charter members listed include J. Philip Dingle C Vedel and others.
The J. E B Mahoney Social Club at 273 Commercial Street held its initial reception with about 700 attendees. President Benjamin F Sullivan chaired, and a host of notable figures including Senators J Ned Mahoney and James A Gallivan, and Representatives John L Donovan and John J Gartland attended. An oil portrait of Senator Mahoney was given, and music accompanied the event as members were urged to preserve the club’s social role.
A ruby field in Cove Valley north of Franklin NC has yielded fine ruby nodules. Initial finds of gems led to systematic digging over three miles of gravel and soil layers. Several claims are now worked with profitable results and stones rival the Burmah color, including pigeon-blood hues and gems of three to four carats.
London chatter centers on Keith's new theatre project in tor street as critics clash over American icons and chorus girls. The plan promises a larger venue than Princess Theatre with continuous performances, drawing attention from Boston and Philadelphia.
Sadie Martinet takes over the tour abandoned by Olga Nethersole and is expected to triumph in Sapho and Camille. Under Louis Nethersole management she also aims to stage Clyde Fitch's The Marriage Game next year.
Henry Millers new Richard Savage opens at Park Theatre with strong supporting cast. Jeff De Angelis stars in A Royal Rogue at Tremont a musical comedy. Sherlock Holmes returns to Hollis for third week. Buyin advance favors Gillette’s profitable season stay. May Irwin sings in Madge Smith Attorney at Museum. The Bull Alarm continues at Boston Theatre then Runaway Girl on March 11. Ben Hur enters twelfth week at Colonial with large patronage. The Burgomaster at Columbia draws crowds. In Old Kentucky remains popular at Grand Opera House. Fanny McIntyre features The Child Stealer at Bowdoin Square. Shadow detective and Ade ville bill at AD Theatre next week. Milton and Dolly Nobles head Keith’s bill with A Blue Grass Widow. Bon Ton burlesquers begin season at Howard. Notables include Shayne ape Worden Byron Ola Barrett Passe Nowlin Kid Broad Ageley Car e Staley Birbeck in The Musical Blacksmiths at Boston venue.
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