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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1904
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR line shows mixed digits and symbols possibly referencing prices. No clear event, person, or organization identified to form a full news item.
Dorchester residents and supporters accuse Mayor Collins of withholding a new gym, saying the building is costly and funds are lacking. Malachi Jennings cites the mayor taking keys to Hot Springs while critics claim the move targets Gore and other Democrats. Local athletes and groups complain of lost access and urge action as petitions go unheeded.
Massachusetts Democrats plan to install Josiah Quincy as Massachusetts representative on the national committee at the state convention. George Fred Williams sought a resolutions post and a national committeeman role, but Gloucester chairman Captain Flaherty objected to Williams holding multiple prominent posts. Williams’s case prevailed with support based on his Bryan association as the delegation moves to St Louis to back Quincy.
Boyle Bros 853 Washington street showcases spring lingerie gowns veiling and suits with New York Paris lines and China silk options. The store offers a credit system with first payment after delivery, appealing to moderate means and large families. Men and boys receive coats, suits, and tapcoats. hats and ladies dresses in vivid colors are featured at low prices. Passions Week noted at Roxbury Presbyterian Church.
At Ren Street corner of Woodbine Street a church service is held this evening. The Rev. James J. Dunlop will give a brief address on The Appeal of the Cross. Stainer's Crucifixion will be rendered by a chorus of 60 voices led by Mr. H. E. Washburn.
Representative Jeremiah J. Good of Boston cautioned that neither the City Council nor the Legislature has many angels, as he weighed what would occur if matters were left to these bodies to settle.
Amid fragmented remarks, Mr. Good presented a bill to a cities committee requiring a two thirds vote in both City Council chambers and allowing public submission of any matter. The discussion touched on the possibility of a measure being put to the people.
Mrs. Luella Howe of Dorchester sparked a multi city runaround over three days as her husband and father hunted for her across Boston and Northboro. She had merely gone to visit relatives, fell ill, and returned to Northboro, where the uproar ended when she learned of the mistaken chase.
A listing of songs and composers including Anona My Love I Dare Not Tell Uncle Sammy and Your Dad Gave His Life for His Country. It notes 500 other titles at 17c sold at 20c and 500 more at 29c to 34c elsewhere with several authors and titles such as Rose of Sharon Salome and Salome Rose of Riviera.
Crowds along Hanover and Portland streets pause at Wolf's My Clothier to view extensive windows of men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel. The Hanover store on busy Portland Street draws notable attention as shoppers pass by.
The taxation committee reported a direct inheritance tax bill setting a 2 percent tax on the clear market value of the passing. It exempts $5000 of personal property and $15,000 of real estate under the act. Seven dissenters include Cole and Rounds from the Senate and Doty, Smith, Davenport, Gates Hooper from the House.
Sanford Me March 30—arrested at North Berwick on suspicion of being Chicken Sullivan, a murder suspect in the Tucker case from Massachusetts. John E. Sullivan of Malden was identified as not the suspect. he will be released in the morning after police verification.
Carton and Hovey of Lowell Massachusetts hold the old prescription book for Fair John's Medicine. It states the remedy is not a patent medicine and contains no morphine or opium. The medicine funds bronchial trouble and colds, strengthens, and builds weak systems as a tonic. it has been in use for fifty years.
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