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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
4
A court case involving Cotpoo and defense counsel called Mission and a separate muzzle issue, with the judge preserving the main claim and denying a related motion. The decision underscores limits on a broader stance by the defense and outlines next steps.
The Saunders bill would allow innholders druggists and common victuallers to sell cigars on Sundays while excluding newspaper dealers. About 700 Sunday newsstands operate in Boston and critics say the draft committee’s three class limit amounts to special legislation. The author urges restoring Saunders original bill.
A longtime practice of presenting graduates with bouquets at final ceremonies is ending. The school committee faced moral courage to break the tradition, which has lost significance and value due to large numbers and fading freshness. The piece argues a city medal would better honor graduates than flowers.
The state House considers a broad special committee probe into methods and influences behind the Westminster Chambers bill, alleged improper conduct by members, and media rights and privileges. The editorial argues the legislature must first purge corrupt lobbying by corporations before pursuing further investigations.
An editorial argues delaying a concrete subway decision and asks Boston citizens for input. It cites an Associated Board of Trade bill to send the issue to voters and compares to precedent where the legislature referred a question to the next session to learn public opinion before acting.
Analyzing crowd mood, the method proved enlightening and conclusive. If applied to Boston subway policy, it could yield decisive guidance for legislative action.
A South African envoy group laid a wreath at the American monument to celebrate liberty and self government, praising republican ideals despite the looming loss of the Orange Free State and growing British control in South Africa. The writer laments delayed U S action and offers sympathy for a brave but fading cause.
The Observant Citizen recalls a peaceful Memorial Day turned chaotic as Fire Alarm Box 58 summoned crews to a large blaze destroying several blocks including the Globe Theatre. The Shaw monument on Beacon Street drew crowds amid noisy musical parades and questions about the Music Commission.
The American liner New York sailed yesterday without its port propeller and will take about ten days to reach its destination if the weather holds.
Mr and Mrs W F Fitzgerald of Beacon Street will soon leave for their summer home in Effingham New Hampshire The street plans to keep close tabs on coppers while Mr Fitzgerald is away.
The Arlington soldiers monument was beautifully decorated with hunting yesterday, and the unnamed decorator is praised for artistic taste and skill.
Summer visitors crowd Winthrop Beach cottages fill early. Sharkey greeted by boys in Bowdoin square while a crowd guards ex fighter. A Maine congressman’s backer praises Charles E Littlefield. Tremont Temple marks Kinsley Post address. Memorial Day amid orderly crowds honors Major Grady at Holy Cross Cemetery.
A prominent post commander said the line of march was moved from Tremont Street to Washington Street so comrades could pass Newspaper Row and show appreciation for the Boston newspapers.
The speaker pleads for abundance from gardens to aid all souls, not just their own. They mourn the last fallen in ongoing wars and hear a passing bell, expressing lasting grief and memory beyond current battles.
Gretchen endures a hard week caring for a sick child while toiling at the office. Her cousin Erma urges self reliance, but Gretchen wonders how to provide for her sister Maud and earn money for a better life. Fragments show a theater outing, charity debates, and a prize story she reads with bittersweet hope.
Veterans groups held a major Memorial Day display led by Howard W. Kingley Post 113 at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Common and Tremont Temple. A five pointed star of immortelles marked a unique garrison tribute, with addresses by Rev. Dr. Lorimer and other dignitaries.
The Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans decorated the Boston Common monument and graves of deceased members. About 150 members assembled, paraded under Commodore Andrew Houghton, titled a service by Chaplain William H. Paul, and heard a memorial address by Hon. Joseph H. O'Neil before lunch at the American House and taps by a bugler.
President McKinley dedicated the Antietam Battlefield monument in Maryland with Cabinet members, lawmakers, and veterans in attendance. The granite monument, 22 feet wide and tall, cost $12, was presented by Colonel Taylor as head of the Maryland battlefield commission.
Impressive services were held yesterday at Fort Winthrop cemetery. Mackenzie Garrison described the day as beautiful with the floral star centerpiece. The ceremony featured choral singing matching the day’s grandeur.
Gettysburg Post 191 held elaborate services for departed veterans at Forest Dale Cemetery Oak Grove. Massachusetts Soldiers Home inmates and Post 191 members attended as Rev Richard Middleton led prayers and Dr Lorimer delivered an eloquent oration.
At Shaw Memorial the Robert Gould Shaw Veteran Association left headquarters at 11 o clock under Major Wesley J Furlong and marched to the Crispus Attucks monument on Boston Common. J Allen Kirke gave the address assisted by Eliza Banton. Memorial services followed with brief remarks by Adjutant Powell and Major Furlong. Paragraph notes Past Captain Gapry spoke for John A Andrew Camp 13.
Members of the Legion of Spanish War Veterans from Camps 18 Roxbury and others held funeral masses at area churches and visited multiple cemeteries including Mt Benedict Holyhood Calvary and Woodlawn across Roxbury Medford Malden and Winchester with escorts by Marine Corps personnel.
A damaged passage describes a ceremony at a cemetery with remarks, prayers, and a G A R post reference. It mentions decorating a grave, an urn, and a dinner service following the event.
A scrambled list of kitchen notes and meal ideas includes items like luncheon roast, minc é cheese, cream and sugar, cider, eggs, milk, and various cooking tips. The unreadable OCR yields scattered phrases from a grocery or cafeteria catalog.
A fragment recalls Wreddmuth the Anarchist inheriting a large estate and a scene at Glasgow University honoring Colonel Macdonald with an LL D. A humorous exchange notes the soldier wearing a diploma on his hat and mentions American churchyards amid a mining craze.
A fragmentary Washington observance recalls citizens and descendants honoring fallen soldiers. The piece mentions Glen Go and Holy Anos t, Eliza bee, Bessusitt certin TT, and graves at Arlington with a stone reading To sae Unenown, ead, reflecting somber commemoration of the unknown dead.
May ceremony in Manchester dedicated a Rockport granite monument 6 feet long 3 feet wide with a 6 foot half high base and a 12 inch ball. The die bears Memoriam Allen Post 67 G A R and features musket reliefs a field piece crossed anchors and four raised panels listing deceased post members.
Louisville May 30 50 strangers greeted the Confederate Veterans reunion in Reunion Hall Major General Poyntz commanded the Kentucky division and called the session to order Colonel Young presented the building to the veterans in an eloquent reply General Gordon accepted the building from the committee and extended thanks to the city Dr B Palmer of New Orleans gave the annual address after which the meeting adjourned for the day and committees on credentials and resolutions were named to report tomorrow morning
In Belfast Maine on Memorial Day a Confederate veteran named Harry Weissinger from Louisville spoke to old soldiers of G A R at the Opera House. The event included a reception afterward at Chenors Hall to honor Colonel Welge and mark the anniversary observance.
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