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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1901

Page

7

Redistricting Clash On Boston Plan In State Committee

Senator Willard Howland of Chelsea and Representative Charles R. Saunders prepare for a partisan clash over Chelsea’s placement in the ninth district while the election laws committee meets Monday to map lines. The friction centers on Suffolk County division and the fate of Chelsea in the seventh district amid broader battles over Ward assignments and district boundaries.

Willard Howland Chelsea Charles R. Saunders Saunders Suffolk County Howland Boston McNary Lomasney Chamberlain New Bedford Fall River McCall

Revolt in San Domingo Grips Moca and La Vega

May 10 dispatch reports armed districts in Moca and La Vega revolting against the Santo Domingo government. Congress suspends constitutional guarantees in the rebellious districts as government troops advance led by Vice-President Horacio Vasquez. General Lora is dead and General Bobea is a prisoner. San Domingo city remains quiet.

San Domingo Moca LaVega Congress Santo Domingo Horatio Vasquez Lora Bobea Ais

Buena Vista Club Renders Comrades In Roxbury

The Buena Vista Footlight Club staged Comrades in Chapel Hall of the Roxbury Universalist Society last evening. Oliver W. Bowman played Matt Winsor with notable dramatic skill while R E Woodward and Lottie Holmes delivered strong comedy. Other cast members included Percy Hull Leander Abbott Jr Laura Thorpe and Mabel Baker with musical selections by Hattie Holmes Mabel Harris Louise Lovell and Helen Whittemore and Walter Baker serving as stage manager and instructor.

Buena Vista Laura J. Thorpe Mabel Baker Hattie F. Holmes Mabel Harris Louise Lovell Helen A. Whittemore Walter Baker

Stage Listings Highlight May Theatre Moves and New Acts

Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott shift The Merchant of Venice to Bellstreet Theatre on May 31 and June 1 with seat sales opening Tuesday. Otto and other acts, including George H. Ober vaudeville Rip Van Winkle sketch and a Roberta Fitzsimmons season closer at the Grand Opera House, fill a busy week of performances across Boston theatres and venues in spring.

Nat Goodwin Maxine Elliott Merchant of Venice Saturda Bellstreet Theatre Colonial George H. Ober Rip van Winkle Rogers Brothers Hollis Chauncey Olcott Augustus Pitou Garrett O’magh Columbia Theatre San Francisco J. H. Gilmour Jefferson Theatre Portland New England Eugene Ormonde Syracuse Symphony Hall Max Zach Carmen William Tell Grubenlichter Lillian Lawrence Castle Square Theatre Miss Lawrence New York Grand Theatre Grand Opera’ House Robert Fitzsimmons Honest Blacksmith Joseph Jefferson Boston Wae van Winkie Keith R. J. Jose Dolly Gray Vaneville la Presa the Howard Tom Jenype Joe Welch Murphy Violet Mascotte Boston Music Hall Sam Elton Wonder Hugh Stanton Florence Modena Ryan and Richfield Mile. Taglione Caicedo Talbot Davison Parker Halliday Quinn Three Leonards Renos Julian Edwards Frange Priscilla Tremont Theatre Mr. Whitney Austin & Stone’s Museum The Rose _ Roller Cafe L’ Anglais London Francisco Lentini Nickelodeon

Giddy Throng to Play Boston Theatre Next Week

The New York Theatre burlesque company brings The Giddy Throng to Boston Theatre featuring Edmund Hayes and a cast of 200. They will perform daily matinees at the Boston Museum with Little Red Riding Hood and present renowned plays like David Harum and L Aiglon. Seats are 50 cents with a special price scale.

New York Theatre Boston Theatre New York David Harum Richard Carvel Lord Quex Boucicaut Eva Taylor Maye Louise Aigen Castle Square Bowdoin Square London Charlotte Fant Rogers Brothers Central Park Hallis Street Boston Annie, Russell Colonial Theatre Williams Walker Park Theatre Fred Douglas Reese Brothers Freeman Sisters Golden Gate Quartet Catlin Miss Overton Miss Williams Miss Mackey Francis Wilson Malabar

Treat for music lovers in Chickering Hall

Lovers of art and music enjoyed a rare exhibition in Chickering Hall last week honoring Miss Annie Smith of Washington D C a College of Oratory student and daughter of the Hon William Henry Smith longtime librarian of the national House.

Chickering Hall Annie Smith Washington, D. C College of Oratory New England Washington New Englan Conservatory of Music Chickering All

Sunday Religious Services Gather at Boston Churches

The page lists numerous Sunday services across Boston Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Spiritualist churches. Highlights include Dudley Street Baptist Church anniversary exercises at 10:20 and 7:30 led by Pastor Bustard, Ruggles Street Baptist with Rev A C Dixon, First Baptist Commonwealth Avenue with Dr. Francis H Rowley, Tremont Temple temperance service at 2:30 led by Hon B B Johnson, and many others with varied sermons, Sunday schools, and guest speakers.

Dudley Street Baptist Church Fighty Bustard Ee BR. Kimbell Old Friends Ruggles Stret Baptist Church Tremont Street A. C. Dixon D. D Uggles Street A. m. First Baptist Church Commonwealth Avenue Francis H. Rowley Aftor Rowley Unday School Ley Tremost Temple Baptist Church George Lorimer B. B. Johnson Waltham Boston Rerd Dr. Lorimer Old South Church Third Church J. Winthrop Platner Hope Chapel Shawmut Street Park Square H. O. Hannum Berkeley Temple Edward Anderson J. C. Bartlett Dr. Anderson Christ Margaret . Shepherd Philippines Taft 8. M. Landis Dartmouth Street Columbus Avenue Fres Wesleyan Hall Bromfield Street Christian Evidence Association H. ©. Browne Christadhlphians Arcade Hall Christian Society Appleton Hall Paine ‘Building Appleton Street Tremont Temple F. Binson BR. B. Johnson Martha Homans Aeueinmrey Eyster C. U. Orchestra L. D. Scriven Massachusetts Avenue Boylston Street K. C. Russell Kneeland Tyler Streets Hell Roston Common D. V Gill Roston Liberal Forum Pilgrim Hall Washington Street J. P. Bland B. D Christian and Missionary Alliance William Franklin Park Street Methodist People's Temple AL. H._ Dorchester Bible School Christian Endeavor Adams Watson Gounod Miss Morse M. BF Concord Street C. E. Davis Epworth League Presbyterian Presbyterian Church Dorchester Street South John Kirkpatrick Berkeley Street F. A. Wiggin Wiggin M. R. Goff Orm Assembly Hall Huntington Avenue

Wireless message sent 134 miles off Malta

United States Consul Grout at Malta reports a successful wireless telegraph transmission of a message 134 miles off the coast of Malta during recent experiments conducted offshore.

Washington Malta United States Grout

Young Worker Injured After Elevator Fall in Amesbury

William Gammon, 17, an employee of the Walker Carriage Company, fell about forty feet down an elevator shaft. He suffered shattered shoulder blades and internal injuries, with witnesses reporting the accident in Amesbury on May 10.

Amesbury William Gammon Walker Carriage Company

Doan’s Ointment Promises Gentle Skin Relief

An old advertisement urges parents to prevent eczema and similar skin disorders by using Doan’s Ointment. It claims the product is safe for delicate skin and available at drug stores for 50 cents.

Doan

Stranded in England Aboard a Moonlit Sphere

A castaway recounts waking on a gray dawn at Littlestone England with a strange sphere bearing two bars of gold. Local bathers help carry the treasure to a hotel as the narrator explains his arrival, hunger, and plan to rest before revealing more.

Mother Earth Brighton Lympne Europe England Kias Senda H. G. Wells Bedford Cavor

I Have Just Come From the Moon

The narrator awakes to a glittering sea and a rising sense of importance after a night of fatigue. At Littlestone Hotel a landlord hesitates between wealth and company and the narrator’s appearance. He explains the moon as the source of his recent experiences while answering questions from four young men.

Littlestone Dungeness Littlestone Hotel

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