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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
4
The Boston Post, serving as a representative Democratic paper of New England, presents its editorials and notices reflecting regional political discourse and public affairs. It highlights party perspectives, local events, and community updates with a focus on civic engagement.
Editorial notes a looming general strike of Boston freight workers totaling about 10,000. Despite arbitration efforts, unions meet in secret while the streets face potential mercantile disruption. The piece hopes conservative sentiment averts a San Francisco–style crisis.
In a New York Lotus Club talk Brigadier-General Frederick Funston attacks Congress and defends military restraint. He calls for hanging treasonous soldiers and criticizes US policy in the Philippines, while advocates gagging dissent and condemns free speech compared with General Miles and President Roosevelt’s era.
The article reports that Secretary Long plans retirement and William H. Moody of Massachusetts is expected to succeed him as Secretary of the Navy Moody, a Harvard Law graduate and former district attorney, currently serves in Congress representing the sixth district of Massachusetts Moody is noted for supporting a plan to reduce Southern representation and disenfranchising colored voters, a point offering some political relief to Republicans.
The initiative will be far-reaching affecting the standing of numerous corporations nationwide and will influence the broader topic of industrial consolidation across the country as officials outline new policy directions.
The report by the House committee proposes calling the transformed Indian Territory the Territory of Jefferson. It lauds President Jefferson for expansion and suggests the area will eventually become a state, while noting immediate statehood is unlikely and a territorial government will be set for lands of aboriginal inhabitants. Washington statehood is already attained, with Jefferson expected to follow in time.
The Observant Citizen notes auguring opera season weather hopes and praises officials. It mentions Colonel Bingham and Prince Henry, then reports on Neil Bryant ill at St Mary s Hospital, and Rev Charles R Scoville planning a Chicago roof garden church with campaign meeting use. It covers Somerville Latin School anniversary plans, a burglary at a store in West Somerville, a slippery Adams Square sidewalk observed by dancers, and a New Century Club program with Hebrew professionals performing at St Rose Hall. It ends with anecdotes about Boston secret service tensions, General Fitzhugh Lee s Tremont Temple lecture, and a Groton telephone operator praised by President Roosevelt, concluding with a marriage engagement between Louis A Abramson and Lena Laskey.
A satirical slice from Bingville recounts everyday absurdities and local quirks. Coffee shortages, quirky trade tales, social events, and humorous misstatements fill the town page with playful gossip and mock seriousness.
The article discusses a likely U S case against Northern Securities for Sherman act violations. It notes possible court venues in New Jersey or Minnesota and predicts wide reform if the law holds. It cites the Gas Securities Co of Haverhill and other New York blind pools as expanding concerns under federal scrutiny.
Tuesday evening in Room 240 State House the probate and chancery committee will hear the petition of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association and other women's groups for equal rights of parents in minor children custody. They cite Mrs Narramore case and note nine states have enacted similar laws including New York Maine and Illinois.
Aunt Hitty schemes with four posies and four dumplings to test a marriage match. Jotham approves, Will declares love, Gracie blushes, and a sudden wedding mischief turns to joy as family bonds grow.
March 9 The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have leased Corne D Or at Cannes to stay near King Edward during his Riviera visit. The duchess enjoys royalty and aims to meet the incognito King. May brings singer Helen Beachman to entertain Russian grand dukes hosted by the Manchesters.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Peffer wife of ex Senator A Peffer of Kansas died in Washington at her daughter's home Mrs M J Mollhenny She was years old at death in the capital yesterday information from local reports confirms her passing in the capital earlier this week
An extended promotional piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and related symptoms. It quotes multiple satisfied individuals from California to New Jersey, including testimonials from Mrs. Del Eldred, Miss Lelia Dively, Mrs. G. H. Crossley, and a Buffalo mother, asserting relief, better appetite, and restored health. The piece ends with notarized affidavit from Mrs. W. T. Dethlope and physician endorsements, promoting the product as a universal remedy.
New York reports a forthcoming Marconi biography credits his Irish mother Annie Jameson with guiding his nascent talent. Her upbringing and support fueled his studies in electricity and chemistry, enabling rapid early progress and turning a home room into a personal lab. The strong mother son bond persisted as he grew and traveled with her, shaping his world progress.
An audience of about 1500 heard Henry Pritchett of Technology and Harvard’s Abbott Lawrence Lowell discuss modern views of life’s purpose. Pritchett urged strength and effort while Lowell warned against extreme ends without suitable means in pursuing aims.
The Iver Johnson firm announces a first real improvement in bicycles in years with a new truss frame design. Iver Johnson's, 163 Washington St, remains a leading maker of bicycles and firearms with a reputation for innovations.
A Boston society wedding anchors Miss Marion Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mason, to Richard T. Wilson Jr. in Emmanuel Church New York. Guests include Ricard Vanderbilt, several prominent families, and Harvard and Knickerbocker Club members. The bridal party features Orme Wilson as best man, with extensive attendance from New York and Boston elites. The couple plans a Carolina honeymoon aboard Cornelius Vanderbilt’s private car.
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