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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
2
An advertisement extols GOLD DUST as a modern aid to cleaning that frees women from scrub work. It contrasts past methods with the product’s promise to ease domestic labor, claiming it empowers housekeepers and saves time and effort in daily chores.
New York records a double death at the Boulevard Hotel corner of Sixty seventh Street and Broadway as Dr Christian P Ahlstrom and Mrs Harry Gardner die from asphyxiation in Room 10. Both victims showed signs of struggle and cocaine and sedatives were found. Gardner’s husband, a race follower, suspects foul play. police probe links the doctor to morphine use and a prior death of Mrs Ahlstrom.
Police in Bos Boston report no information on the former resident Mrs Ahlstrom or any tie to the city tiree since 1 f she was a resident under the names Marcelles or Ahlstrom. No details emerge about her current whereabouts or status.
John Knights of Concord, age 100 years 10 months 14 days, New Hampshire's oldest voter and centenarian, died in Concord. A Tron Don native and US citizen since 1833, he voted in every presidential election and remained mentally sharp with good mobility until shortly before his death.
Dedham voters at a November 16 meeting with about 250 participants approved issuing bonds totaling 120000 to fund a sewerage system in the crowded town districts with plans to extend the project townwide.
Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, MIT president, expresses regret over Hugh Chadwick Moore’s death after a game. He notes Moore’s illness beforehand and says faculty should study and regulate college athletics to prevent a repetition. Moore was a fine student and his parents in Rochester, New York, are notified.
Witnesses recount a fatal incident during the cane rush as Moore collapsed amid excitement. Officials say he was revived unsuccessfully. crowd trampled him in the rush. The incident marks a grim first year under President Pritchett. Sophomores win the cane in a sorrowful victory with seventeen seniors counted among the scoreless.
In a crowded rush a freshman dies from suffocation while two others, Sherrill and Minot, were knocked out. the victim weighed 160 pounds, 19 years old, from Allston via Chester with Youn Moore and William Hobart. Sherrill remained unconscious for fifteen minutes.
Mrs. L. King of Concord California, state organizer and lecturer for the Western Co operative Telephone Association of California, says lack of proper food left her weak and dull. After using Grape-Nuts she gained four pounds in two months and reports sharp memory and mental improvement, enabling long work stretches with renewed energy. She carries Grape-Nuts with her on frequent county assignments and asserts it sustains her during demanding schedules.
Rochester report recalls Hugh Chadwick Moore a 19 year old athlete and civil engineering student from Boston. He was son of Henry J. Moore a Rochester blank book manufacturer and leaves five brothers and four sisters. He played for Mohegan Lake School football for three years and was tall and strong. His body to be brought home after plans to funeral rites in Rochester.
The Tech exercises began shortly after 2 with a football game. The toss-up was won by unknown, and Parker kicked off to the 25 yard line. The freshmen advanced the ball rapidly around the ends and then punted to the 20 yard line.
The report notes the game was clean overall with one player named Barron showing a desire for aggression. N ton, Parker, McKelvey and eerr a receive mentions for their roles and a special mention is noted.
The cane spree introduced at Tech features three weight classes racing to wrest the cane from opponents. The light weight event proved the most dramatic as competitors struggled for footing while maneuvering on the round, turning field. Rogers and Godfrey led the late hold, with a tight, exciting finish amid the grappling and slips.
Taylor and Mr Cadigan unearthed a trove at their homes containing around 40 coins from 1717 to 1888. The collection includes Spanish Peruvian Mexican Italian Bolivian Greek pieces and early American dollars and half dollars with some coins stamped with initials F S and K S. The latest American coins were bright and unused, and the Cadigan boys left over 150 in face value.
The account recalls a spirited cane rush and wrestling bouts between Rogers and Godfrey, including a draw in the heavyweight match Underwood versus Homer. Sophomores win the football game and cane rush despite a fatality that casts gloom over the campus, with about 1000 in attendance and several minor rushes.
Cape Town reports 1260 Boers surround the British garrison of B and O regulars at Weizereneke in Western Transvaal. Lord Methuen and Colonel Settle are believed en route to relieve the garrison.
A rough tale emerges as three Taylor boys found a money pot buried near Mystic marsh, the pot smashed in pieces. Coins from Spanish, Indian and South American origins suggest piracy or treasure legends tied to Foster’s shipyard site. Local men claim family ties to Bryan and free silver, while surrounding area anticipates more finds.
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