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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
6
A Boston Post item describes Morro promoting a mission driven stance funding reform and voices concern over censorship and a muzzle debate. The piece portrays advocacy and the newspaper’s Democratic party alignment in New England.
The piece argues the United States neglects South America in politics and trade and warns of European commercial gains. It cites 38,945,768 in exports to the region and 93,666,744 in imports for a recent year, urging a shift from feverish speculation to steady policy.
The Boston Senate voted 15 to 18 against a bill shortening the supplemental residency window for voter registration. The measure would have registered late claimants by Aug 20, potentially disenfranchising those who fail to register earlier. Supporters stressed reform and vigilance. opponents warned it would hinder honest, property-free residents.
Harvard College has voted to confer the degree of doctor of laws on President McKinley ahead of the usual date. The move aims to end a controversy, with supporters praising the action as fitting a guest of honor and not an endorsement of American policy in the Philippines.
The piece links yesterday’s market drop to pyrotechnic exhibitions and questions if the slump stems from railroad stock control failures or market manipulation. It argues feverish speculation harms business health and urges a return to normal, healthier conditions.
The Standard Oil Trust, capitalized at 100 million dollars, declares a 12 percent dividend payable June 1 and notes a prior 20 percent dividend and 32 million in four months. Analysts caution that while profits are large, critics call the trust a brigand extracting tribute from households, despite cheaper oil.
Harriet Arline Shaw, renowned city harpist, sails aboard the Dominion liner Commonwealth for rest and study abroad. The bustling departure drew a crowd of well dressed friends, while observers note a broader trend of Bostonians planning overseas trips as market declines alter summer plans.
A Boston restaurant charges $2 for a cardoon dish amid questions of price. A German church in Lawrence plans a double golden jubilee concert led by J. L. Ecker. The Post notes Sun day Post sales and highlights Bernard G. Richards's essay What Constitutes a Jew in the Transcript.
In a Sunday church scene Sherlock Holmes Jr notes a man who passed the plate once drove street cars. The deduction hinges on the vest pocket bell punch and the third button, as Holmes and his companion observe strangers in a worshipping crowd.
In a village Jack Duvad leaves Marion Grey to seek fame as an actor. Marion rises to European stardom under the name Marion Hager. Years later they meet at a Paris premiere where their pasts collide and Jack reveals his opera My Queen built on their life.
A humorous exchange notes that Britain keeps a corps of trained war elephants in India. The line imagines their march in single file as a playful mental image of a trunk line.
Menu items for breakfast dinner and supper include oranges fried farina braised mutton and mock terrapin with dish suggestions. The notice lists recipes for strawberry cottage pudding cream sauce and mock terrapin with detailed steps and ingredient quantities attributed to Mrs EB C Atkins of 31 Claremont Park Boston.
We lead Boston stores showing the new men’s shirt waists for warm weather in over a dozen patterns. Imported Madras in all sizes 14 to 17 neck, priced at $1.50 and $2.00. See them in our Furnishing Window and let us show you.
Advert sees McManus and Co urging shoppers to compare prices as rivals push shirt waists. It notes the store plans a follow suit approach to attract customers with similar wardrobe items and promotions.
President James Donovan summons the executive committee from all twenty five wards to discuss campaign strategy. Topics include voter registration naturalization and canvassing as the party seeks to mitigate the effects of a pending assessment law and to plan a veto request to Governor Crane if the bill passes. Donovan recalls past roles and cites Hart Matthews race context.
In Jacksonville on May 8 it was reported that many unemployed clerks and professionals seek work after a devastating fire. The labor department offers clerical employment, half a million dollars in insurance has been paid, and relief pours in via trains and subscriptions about $85,000. Commissaries are set up citywide.
The President and party left the Redlands hotel under a floral arch as two girls in white rang a bell with flower ropes. Citizens praised irrigation efforts turning groves and gardens in fourteen years. The decorated train then left for Los Angeles at noon.
A quip circulating in Chicago raises a pithy challenge about Belgium made Brussels carpets. The remark hints at cultural pride and regional product curiosity.
Speaker Myers rejects claims he is blocking Congressman McCall from returning to Washington. He states he has not participated in any plan and would oppose any attempt if one existed. He offered no further details.
The article reports Massachusetts leaders debating congressional lines to protect or pair McCall with a safe district. Speaker and subcommittee members discuss adding Crosby or Buswell or McPherson to the committee while Senator Chamberlain resists. Rumors of plots to redraw Fall River wards unsettle Congressmen Greene and Keene amid tense State House sessions.
The Boston English High School Association held its annual meeting with President Samuel B Capen presiding. Officers elected include Robert E Babson as vice president and William H Partridge as treasurer. The group plans a portrait fund and cites J Pierpont Morgan as a notable graduate expected to donate.
The annual spring open golf tournament of the Country Club starts Thursday at Clyde Park Brookline and runs through Monday. It is the first notable open event near Boston this spring with a handicap stroke competition on Thursday limited to 18 strokes and open to United States Golf Association club members.
The first May ball of Che Venus Court No 6 M C C F in old St Marys Hall attracted about 200 couples from Charlestown and the North End. Notables included Mr and Mrs John McGaffigan Stephen Fitzpatrick Miss May Brennan Mr and Mrs James Kane Miss Mary Garrity and many others with Rev James J Brie S J and Rev M J Byrnes S J in attendance.
The Philippines hosts about 600 forest species with 87 palms and 22 oaks including two oaks. Nine conifers occur with one true pine above 4000 feet in Luzon. Ylang ylang yields prized oil. trees provide coconuts gutta percha rubber and various woods. Forestry began 35 years ago under 65 foresters and 1000 subordinates. aims followed European science though lax Spanish administration focused on licenses and revenues.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes debate over an anti-treating bill in New Jersey. The mock exchange asks who believes fifty would be required, hinting at behind the scenes familiarity with Jersey beverages.
From the Bowersville Clarion-Profes sor Puffitt the band leader explains the wild discord in the B flat cornet part of the High School Cadets March during the parade was caused by marching into Grocer Simmons’s hitching rack not by a Wagnerian effect. He adds he can play almost anything but never a hitch rack.
A deaf mute rose from his bed and stepped on a rack in darkness. The scene hints at a hidden, ominous tragedy that the world may never learn about, leaving a somber, unresolved tone.
Heated afternoon session in Trinity chapel discusses splitting the Massachusetts diocese into two with two bishops or keeping one diocese and electing a coadjutor. Clergy members advocate for unity or division citing growth and inequality amid broad church concerns.
Neal X. McPeck of Reston filed a bill in equity in the United States Circuit Court asking for a temporary receiver for the Consolidated Fortuna Republica Gold Mining Company. Judge Putnam ordered a hearing for Friday at 2 o'clock to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
The 100th semi annual meeting of the Boston Catholic Cemetery Association was held last night at the Dudley Street Opera House with President Andrew J. McDermott presiding. Elected to the board for one year were Bernard Fay, Thomas F. Sweeney, James A. Gately, Thomas McLaughlin, John L. Bean, and John E. B. Curry.
The Braintree Club of Boys ages under 13 plan a Town Hall entertainment to aid the Boston Floating Hospital. Projectors and managers are members of the Boston Journal Outlook Club. the event features child performers and local talent with 3 5 and 10 cent admission. Norbert Shay presides with officers and Carl P. Lothrop chairing the entertainment committee.
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