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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1902
Page
4
The Boston Post discusses wage and living-cost adjustments in New England and focuses on Boston Aldermen deciding on annual appropriations. It notes the dispute between Aldermen and Common Council over running expenses, fire and police funding, and the need to avoid tax-rate deficits while aligning with council figures.
Democratic Senate Philippines committee members propose a substitute bill to grant independence to the Philippines. The plan would have the United States relinquish sovereignty after a stable local government is formed, with independence proclaimed by the President and recognition secured by treaty.
A critique argues the Chicago Beef Trust raises beef pork and mutton prices to the detriment of American workers. The author cites tariff protection under the Dingley act and compares domestic pricing with England and Canada, urging abolition of the trust and the tariff on hides to ease costs for workingmen.
The piece rails at the Roosevelt administration for prompting Commissioner Evans out of the Pension Office. It argues Evans faced salary and position threats from pension sharks and accuses Roosevelt of choosing expediency over honor by resigning Evans and promising a new post with higher pay.
A column recalls a chilly day at Monument Hill with crowds sunbathing on damp grass and mentions the Handel and Haydn concert at Symphony Hall. It notes box office quirks at Park Street, a $10 bill change incident, Colonel James B. Reynolds touring Central America, and a Wendell Holmes quotation. Also referenced are Mayor Collins guest C A Cramp, ex Governor Long’s joke, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society show, and Ernest Kimball’s return to Harvard studies.
The past week marks a notable movement to raise wages for cotton operatives in New England. The trend favors amicable settlements over strikes, with Lowell cited as an example of reasonable conduct. A 10 percent wage advance benefits about 150,000 workers and supports broader economic activity.
A vintage item mentions Somerville as a town with the first girl born Miss Hawkins later Mrs Hetch of Philadelphia. It notes April events with kindergarten teachers from Boston, visits to Concord Lexington Plymouth and Salem, and receptions by local clubs and Wellesley College. Posts on civic figures like Mayor Collins and ex-Congressman O Neil appear alongside notes on military company I and educator Walter H Smart. The piece also playfully recounts a long Shakspeare anecdote and ends with a Newton Park reference.
AK Herts recounts light anecdotes about William Shakspere born in Stratford on Avon. It notes his early poem at 212 hours old, desires of his parents, and suggests his father was John. The piece reflects a playful, obscure portrait of the great poet’s youth and talents.
Hoboken reports the Kaiserin Maria Teresa sailed for Genoa with passengers including W Hourke Cockran. He is said to travel to Rome to see the Pope, touching Gibraltar and Naples en route.
A former lovers pair May and Jack meet briefly on a train to revisit a shared past. May asks about marriage and hints at lingering feelings while Jack confesses dreamlike memories of their day together. They part with a cautious goodbye and mutual, unresolved longing.
The Board of Aldermen will vote on the appropriation bill this afternoon a move that could strain ties with Mayor Collins. Friction has risen between departments and the aldermen with Democratic members warning of trouble and the mayor’s office pushing to control patronage through Superintendent Donovan who manages political patronage and influence.
Drain one-pound canned salmon, save liquor, chop fine, mix with butter bread crumbs parsley salt pepper and eggs. Steam in buttered mould one hour, serve with a butter flour mace cayenne milk sauce and egg. Garnish with parsley. use cracker crumbs sparingly. remove bones. use good brands. eat fresh after opening.
Frank P. Sargent, likely to be named immigration commissioner, is grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. His breadth of mind, diplomacy, and loyalty to workers define his leadership as he has resisted strikes, aided fired men, and traveled over a million miles in his 16 years as master. He started as an engine wiper in Phoenix after leaving Vermont at 17.
London March 30 Sir Thomas Lipton proposed a coronation dinner for London's poor. He offered to fund it personally but the King chose to contribute from the privy purse. Lipton joined a committee of Mayors to supervise the dinner.
An advertisement touts the West Pocket Folding Kodak as taking a larger picture than the original Pocket Kodak and priced at $4.80. The notice also lists Saturday evenings at Liver Johnson's, 163 Washington St, and identifies Cushing Medical Supply Co. as sole owners of the Cushing Process in New York and Boston.
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