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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1904
Page
7
Melrose March 15 Alderman Elms introduces an order to employ only naturalized U S citizens by the city of Melrose. Mayor Buttrick city clerk assessors police and other native born staff fear dismissal and seek work elsewhere if the measure passes at the next meeting.
Judge Emmons examined the slot machine pictures and referred the matter to the Police Board for action. Prohibited views in gaming venues will face removal upon police warning to owners and operators.
New York report states Mrs. Charles F. Dodge, ex wife of banker Charles W. Morse, sails for Europe after a Philadelphia conference with Morse. Morse plans to sail soon. A judge’s ruling on the Dodge divorce could allow a separation decree and permit Mrs. Dodge to remarry Morse without either party in the United States.
A meeting in Cambridge armory drew 35 Brookline and Cambridge residents who signed a petition urged creating a new military company. The unit is expected to join the First Regiment and replace Company C of Lawrence.
A steady but not frenzied buying wave lifted prices across the list as traders covered shorts amid the Northern Securities decision. Knox and Hill statements eased nerves, while Amalgamated Copper Range Quincy United States Mining Utah and other names posted gains. Daly West fell on heavy selling, with insiders remaining cautious about the mine's prospects.
Miss Marie Nichols violinist gave a recital at Chicker ing Hall with Myron W. Whitney Jr. bass and Jesse Downer Eaton as accompanist. She performed Bach concerto Tartini sonata and Guiraud caprice heard first in the United States. Whitney sang from several composers and Mrs. Eaton accompanied. audience praised the program and Nichols' European training and stage presence.
Ban Johnson announces the American League headquarters will move from Chicago to New York signaling the league aims to establish a national center for the baseball conflict. The arrangement is described as fragile peace while tensions hint at a broader clash between the rival leagues. Ban Johnson in New York readiness for swift action is noted as a strategic shift.
A smoky Commons afternoon boiled over as John Redmond and Sir Thomas Esmonde plotted a surprise 2:55 division on Irish education. The government, stunned, faced a 141 to 130 defeat and fresh doubts about Balfour's leadership as pandemonium erupted and Liberal and Irish benches roared in triumph.
Sir Thomas Esmonde called the division a sign of a weakening government and a Liberal revival. He said the government's majority was reduced and warned that unless Joseph Chamberlain returns after Easter with renewed vigor, the Unionist race could be near its end. The cabinet admitted being outwitted by the irrepressible Irish.
A cable to John E. Redmond M P chairman of the Irish party in the House of Commons celebrates the government’s defeat. It is signed by Conor O Kelly M P for North Mayo and other United Irish League of America leaders including Thomas B. Fitzpatrick John O Callaghan Dr T J Dillon and Dr P J Timmins.
A boxing program at Riverside Boat Club Cambridge entertained local fans with Winters vs Hayes as the main bout. Winters dominated early and finished strong, Hayes saved from knockout in round five, referee Buckley stopping the fight after Winters floored Hayes three times in the final round.
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