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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
8
In PHEIN, March 6 a Li Hung Chang letter urged Count Von Waldersee to end expeditions and keep Chinese troops near allies to stop Boxers. Von Waldersee replied the allied headquarters may act as needed and will seek guilty parties through local authorities. Indemnities for natives or missionaries would be settled by diplomats.
W H Langford, president of the Citizens Ban of Pine Bluff Arkansas, received a letter demanding 50 000 in cash be deposited in an alley near his home or his seven year old son would be harmed The author threatened death if he tried to identify the writers.
Treasury ruling led to the morning arrest of Cunard steamer Ivernia’s master Rob ert Warr. Immigration officer faces arrest if escape occurs aboard the ship. Warr pleads not guilty as case delayed to April 3. Turner, refused entry with no funds, is said to have escaped.
John McLaughlin, 91, of 91 Often Street in South Boston, was struck and killed instantly by a locomotive near First Street Orphanage. Two trains approached from opposite directions as he failed to see the outward bound car. skull fractured and death was instantaneous.
In Lynn March 6 the Filipinos faction on the Board of Aldermen failed to elect William F. Craig as city auditor, losing to the incumbent W. F. Brackett after two members abstained from supporting them. Edward H. Smith retained the city engineer post with two no votes.
Swedish girl Ida Johanson remains in immigration custody in East Boston as would‑be fiances fail to prove relations or means to support her. Neighbors say she wishes to stay and work, while officials caveat that further details are unclear and the rest of the story is only hinted in Sunday papers.
Republicans swept the Ashby town election with every ticket holder winning. Clerk Walter J. Smith and Treasurer Julius M. Gates were elected, with selectmen Edwin A. Hubbard Ancil W. Brooks Grace 8. Brooks and school committee ay 8. Bingham Oliver N. pore Stevens also noted. license vote recorded as yes.
A twelve inch water main cracked under the Boston Harbor shield delaying progress and causing panic. Night Boss Tony Grogan and two Italian workers helped avert disaster as others fled. air locks and gradual pressurization planned to protect crews.
In Abington a newly elected town constable Rev Winsor H Wyman and pastor Rev W Fred Wilson form a majority committee to enforce liquor laws amid long‑standing lax policing. The town previously budgeted 850 for police and liquor enforcement, with chief H B Russell under the board of selectmen. A July raid by private citizens found police complicity, prompting officials to expand enforcement authority. Wyman, 43, former Baptist pastor and Bay State Nursery proprietor, vows a conservative stance to end liquor sales.
Peter A. Kropotkin delivered his third Lowell Institute lecture before a large audience. He described Gogol as father of Russian prose and founder of the realistic school and reviewed The Dead Souls and The Inspector General. Next Friday the lecture will cover Turgueneff and Tolstoy.
London March 6 The memorial to Queen Victoria approved by King Edward is to be a statue of the Queen. It will be erected near Westminster Abbey or Buckingham Palace, reflecting the nation’s respect for the late monarch.
The chief resigned and the Selectmen did not fill the vacancy. At the town meeting Monday the board reported that most of the $250 fund had been spent, leaving $246. A three member committee including Granville R. Farrar and two ministers took control, shifting police power on liquor laws toward Mr. Wyman.
The Brookline Board of Selectmen and Public Library trustees select Rev. Daniel Dulaney Addison to fill the vacancy caused by Dr. Augustus Shurtleff’s death. The move, made despite Addison’s caucus defeat and with an election upcoming on March 14, sparks debate over politics and fairness among residents and media.
Delegates from 25 states the District of Columbia and Quebec convene at St. Aloysius Hall for the Knights of Columbus annual session. Edwin L. Hearn of South Framingham presides and praises 78 new councils and a total member gain of 12 108 this year, averaging over 1000 monthly. Day focuses on reports from national officers.
The continued absence of Walter Graves, a well known Dorchester youth, causes concern among relatives and friends as it nears four weeks since he disappeared.
Graves, a 22 year old day gateman at Park Street crossing for the New York New Haven Hartford line, disappeared recently. Despite efforts, no trace of his whereabouts has been found, and he did not call for his pay at the railroad office. Authorities do not suspect foul play, though he carried considerable money.
Ernest Hecht was acquitted tonight by a Syracuse jury in the eight day trial over the murder of Mrs. Louisa Foster. The defense contended she died by her own hand, with Hecht found in the room beside the body.
James Craig a 40 year old street railway conductor in Clinton attempted suicide this afternoon. He left letters for friends and was despondent, with no hope for recovery.
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