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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1904
Page
4
Two towboat men figure in a harbor prank when a hempen bumper disappears from a tug. Officer McCarthy tracks it to the engineer’s friend, who is fined ten dollars in East Boston District Court. The men’s friendship suffers as silence falls on bumpers.
A short stay for stowaway John McIntyre ends as immigration officers place him aboard the Leyland line steamer Georgian after arrival from London. he is sent home on the Columbia.
Monte Salvini, an Italian ragpicker, faced a month on the island after refusing to pay a $5 fine handed by Judge Sullivan in Municipal Criminal Court. He carried $400 in his pocket when arrested, illustrating his defiance of the penalty.
Haverhill society circles discuss a flurry of marriages and broken bonds as storybook pairings unfold. Moses H Dow plans to wed Minnie O’Brien while 80 year old Amos A Sargent pairs with widow Mary Davis. other unions include Dr. Lester B. Le Gro and Miss Le Gro, J Edwin Wade with his ex-wife, and William W Russ with Addie Wright followed by Elford Fuller and Marion Priest.
Colonel Pew of the Eighth Regiment and Salem Mayor Peterson clashed before a military affairs committee over reimbursing Salem for armory upkeep. Salem seeks 4500. the state offers 200. Peterson blamed autocratic adjutant general and poor janitor service for a foul gas odor and bad heating, noting dances were held there in mid winter.
The report details an election dispute in Revere involving James R. Carroll whose vote was invalidated while Frank Miller Shaw’s vote was approved. Testimony places Shaw with possible illegal voting links to ex Chief Sackett, with officers from Pemberton Square present. Shaw claimed temporary Revere residence and avoided arrest, while details note lack of returns to Boston police by the two detectives and a judge’s impending investigation.
Nearly two hundred thousand dollars worth of articles for the Louisiana Purchase exposition at St Louis have arrived on foreign steamers. Goods pass duty free under the law. A Kingstonian from Antwerp delivered a valuable furniture collection in 21 cases, which would face a 110 dollar tax if sold here. They will be displayed in the German pavilion Albrecht and rushed through port by examiners to be in place by May 1.
A infernal machine exploded outside the residence of Liege Police Commissioner Laurent early this morning. The blast wrecked the house fatally injuring Major Papin, an artillery officer, and seriously wounding about six other people.
A garbled note suggests testing whether coffee affects wellbeing. The plan is to stop coffee for ten days and observe any changes, with trial conclusions pending.
The text advertises Peruna as a reliable cure for chronic catarrh and urges spring as ideal for treatment. It cites endorsements from General John Middleton and others, claiming the remedy cures catarrh and acts as a tonic. Readers are invited to seek Dr. Hartman for free advice if results are unsatisfactory.
The Rev. Alexander Blackburn spoke at the Battery B First Heavy Artillery banquet in the United States Hotel. He warned the real danger is domestic lawlessness, declaring war is God's dynamite and criticizing the nation’s military buildup.
Wakefield March 18 Some politicians are incensed by the unanimous reappointment of John M. Cate as chief of police by the Selectmen. The move surprised many connected with local politics as tensions rose over prior pledges from new board members not to back another term.
Labor notes detail meetings at Machinists Hall and Wells Memorial building as unions push organizing campaigns. Action targets equal pay in street cleaning, with Coal Hoisting Engineers Union 74 scheduling a meeting. Pants Makers Union 173 reports 9 hour day agreements for 15 workers at Smith & Cohen. The Bay State mill spoolers strike spreads potential to spinners after pay drop from weekly to piece work, with the State branch leader handling the case.
The mill agents actions are challenged as against factory laws while the State branch of the A. S. of L. holds a pivotal meeting. A mass rally is set for Holyoke in April and a Newburyport meeting on Sunday April 10 with speakers James R. Crozier and Dennis D. Driscoll. A Boston committee will approach liquor dealers on union concerns and Sanitary improvements in factory areas are urged. The branch reports 20 new affiliations, and Boston lithographers pledge support amid a national craft dispute with potential lockouts affecting 2000 workers. Building Laborers Union 15 joins the Structural Building Trades Alliance, tying in bricklayers and carpenters. offices are secured in the Continental building.
Detectives arrested John Phillips alias Corbett on theft charges after a raincoat from William B. Boggs of 263 Newbury Street and an overcoat from John J. Mann of 161 Massachusetts Avenue were reported stolen. Phillips lists 83 Oak Street South End as his residence.
Charles Pride of 12 Greenville place South End was arrested by Bureau of Criminal Investigation inspectors on charges of stealing four extra pairs of trousers he possessed to obtain cash.
An auction of Boston Horse Show boxes is planned for Monday afternoon April 4 at Leon ard and Co offices located at 48 Bromfield street.
Mrs Laurence Rotch hosted one of the week’s handsomest dinners last evening at her residence on Commonwealth avenue, showcasing refined hospitality and gathering notable guests in a stylish setting.
Inspectors allege Charles J. Garney of 52 Cushing Street Waltham may be linked to slot telephone machine thefts in the city. Garney was arrested yesterday at Young's Hotel charged with stealing $1 from the telephone there.
Harvard crew plans to resume on river training early next week as the Charles River clears after ice. Crews had been confined by ice blockage, but members cleared the basin with long pikes and the last of the ice disappeared, awaiting warm weather to avoid shell damage.
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