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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1902
Page
4
The Boston Post argues that in South Africa the Boers hold honor in war while Great Britain bears heavy losses and immense costs. It urges Britain to concede more to reach peace with honor, noting prisoners, deportations, and a devastated country as outcomes of the two year conflict.
The speaker notes that the present Congress has accomplished a wide program in a single session, spreading the burden over two years' expectations. He warns it will be a heavy lift for the majority party in the upcoming election.
The Springfield Jubilee celebrates the city’s golden jubilee, 50 years of chartered existence, continuing today with concerts sports and a grand parade. Nightly illuminations in the central square feature a different band each evening, reflecting the city’s enterprise public spirit and notable institutions like the Armory and Webster’s Dictionary.
A column fragment describes hot humid Augustlike weather with sprinkles on the Common where two boys improvise a shelter. It cites upcoming lecture by Louis C. Elson at New England Conservatory and notes local figures and everyday scenes from Tremont Street to Unity Street with brief anecdotes on street bands and beetles.
The United States Court accepted a chancery report claiming some of Samuel Eberly Gross ideas appeared in Rostand's Cyrano. Judge Kohisaat signed the decree, a formality, while Gross remains vocal. The piece suggests poets' reputations should not hinge on court rulings and hints at further action in France if pursued.
The narrative notes new speed laws in several states including Massachusetts and cites a New York case where a driver was fined 3125 for striking a child with a White Ghost automobile. The judge stressed that liability isn’t avoided by mere speed limits and that drivers must slow or stop when circumstances require. The article discusses broader implications for horses, children, and the evolution of driving care.
The article notes Congress is piling up appropriations with the House proposing roughly 800 million and the Senate adding about 70 million. With only about 250 million left to a billion, projections suggest the annual budget total will surpass one billion before adjournment, driven by election‑year district needs.
Cable dispatch from Rome on May 2 reports a brief note about perpetual fretters among people who can see no good in anything. The piece laments those who stew and never cheer up, urging quiet from the faultfinders.
A humorous foreign correspondent recounts meeting the Shah of Persia in a hotel. The scene includes a silent butler, mock formality, a sarcastic exchange about the Shah's name, jokes about cigars, and a dramatic exit by the narrator Jerome Pennwhizz. The piece closes with a column signature and several light quips about public figures and events.
A Harvard Club meeting at 27 West Forty-fourth street considered extending the club house and voted to purchase three adjacent lots at 26, 28 and 30 West Forty-fifth street behind the club house for up to 125000 dollars.
In a hot August tale two couples stir intrigue at a country home. Lorene Karl flirts with Madison Harding while Cleva Culloh vies for Robert Karl's attention, sparking jealousy, schemes, and a surprising confession as summer romance unfolds.
Letter to the editor laments Senator Hoar's Philippines independence stance and contrasts it with a Massachusetts women’s stance on the color line in federa tion. The writer questions consistency in American ideals and independence.
The Servia Club announces its annual reception and dinner at the Parker House on Monday June 2 at 1 oclock. Sub scription is 60. All ladies wives or daughters of Ancients are asked to notify secretary Miss Bradley 499 Broadway South Boston before June 1 to attend.
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