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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
6
Boston Post laments deaths of Mary Clancy and another child, blaming fenders on streetcars. Editorial urges the Board of Railroad Commissioners to require safer fenders, noting repeated fatal accidents with no apparent negligence by operators.
Representative Coulthurst urges equal five-cent fares on steam railways within Boston and a one-cent-a-mile rate within 15 miles. The plan allows appeal to railroad commissioners to prevent unfair rates and suspend operations if needed. Mayor Collins supports the measure after gauging public opinion as unanimous.
An analysis notes a nationwide string of strikes from Quincy granite workers to Fall River cotton operatives and Denver building trades. It links wage stagnation to rising living costs, arguing that wages have not kept pace with prices over five years and that labor does not share national prosperity.
Ex Governor John P. Altgeld died after an impassioned address at Joliet Opera House denouncing British actions in South Africa. Born in Germany, he rose from hardship to public honors, remembered for pardoning three Haymarket conspirators and opposing federal troops in the railroad strike.
The sudden retreat from public life is noted with acknowledgment of sincere, bold strength. While not universally admired, the need for respect toward the individual’s decision and character remains evident.
The piece argues the public and business community favor settling the Boston strike locally without outside arbitration. It urges New York and New Haven to align with Boston and Maine policy, reinstate discharged workers, and end delays by settling the dispute quickly here.
The Observant Citizen notes a citywide strike reducing traffic in uptown Boston. Washington Street and Temple Place see minimal officer workload while water front activity drops as teamsters face labor troubles. The piece mentions a rose show delay, springlike warmth, and civic curiosities across Cop ley Hill exhibitions and local officials.
A collage of quips and scenes from a bygone issue. General Methuen is reported captured while amusing vignettes reference Annie, a writer’s notebook about the pen, and a Newport cottage purchase by Hetty Green. A wedding anecdote closes the fragment with a sly plea to the reporter.
The item surveys local bids for lighthouse supplies and a new athletic club in Dorchester. It highlights a bid for two six quart beanpots and notes the Lovell Athletic Association at 100 Harvard Street with officer roles. It also sketches quirky local figures, appetites and social bits, including Jean Pomponio the inventor known as Isi Calculate and Cantor of Danville whose egg feats sparked discussion on prices and ethics.
The excerpt laments a prolonged strike stalling freight movement and leaving thousands jobless in a city described from Danville Kentucky. It notes widespread disruption from the idle streets to a town kept in turmoil from the event, highlighting the economic strain on all social levels. A brief segue mentions a resident named William Canter.
Grace Warren visits Blossomville to recuperate after college and attracts two lawyers, Thomas and Rolland. When Grace pretends to disappear by tossing her hat into a pond, the town fears she is drowned. Five years later she reveals the ploy and reunion with Thomas, while Rolland has married Ruth Ressom.
Honey muffins combine honey with flour baking powder and milk for a light sweet treat. The recipe notes honey aids digestion for some and suggests buttered tins and serving hot for best flavor. It also mentions a honey sauce as a cottage pudding substitute and credits Alice B Whitaker.
The Rev. George C. Lorimer has accepted an invitation to speak on April 7 for the Daughters of the Temple to benefit their hospital bed fund. He prepared a new lecture for the occasion, to be delivered for the first time.
The 2nd annual Expressmen’s League veterans night drew 250 members. Officers elected at the pre-dinner meeting include President John P. Morse, Vice President John E. Robertson, and Secretary Treasurer R. J. Kelly with a board of directors from multiple express companies. Speakers included Rufus A. Soule, J. J. Myers, and Jeremiah J. McCarthy who addressed labor, streets, and transportation in Boston.
In East Boston the Maverick Congregational Church faces a power struggle over pastor Rev. O D Fisher, with 54 signers urging dissolution of ministerial relations and a vote by stockholders poised for Monday’s meeting. Fisher claims most members support him despite falling attendance and church debt.
At a special Boston Turn Verein meeting Christian Eberhard Joseph Miller Gerhard Sterr and Fred Lamken were elected delegates to the district convention to be held in Holyoke on April. The New England German societies of physical culture will attend under the North American Turn Federation. The anniversary committee was also named including Eberhard Chandler Lemke Hoffmann and George Sterr with Ernest Donath presiding.
The case of Mrs. Dixon wife of Dr. Dixon former War ren Avenue Baptist pastor against Mrs. Ella Ammerman was revived before the Supreme Court on questions of law. After Mrs. Dixon filed for alienation of affections the defendant died and the Superior Court dismissed upon the executor’s motion. The current status is an appeal from that ruling. Mrs. Dixon later obtained a divorce from Dr. Dixon after a highly sensational Suffolk County trial.
Haverhill officials met to arrange a cordial welcome for Congressman Moody with a cavalcade escort and a battery salute planned for his Saturday evening arrival. Next week’s program includes various events as outlined by the municipal committee.
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