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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1901
Page
4
The Boston Post presents its Democratic stance with a mission to inform readers across New England. It asserts purpose as a representative voice for the party and region through daily reporting and editorial guidance.
The Boston Civil Service violation by Mayor Hart and the street commissioner is condemned as outrageous and deserving punishment. The Civil Service Commission is urged to act firmly to protect merit in employment, with calls for legal action by the Attorney General and potential court handling of the case. The piece also touches on Roentgen rays and Harvard photographs as broader scientific analogies.
Yale delivered a decisive victory over Princeton on Saturday with a shutout, showing strength and refined methods. Harvard appears preserved, using backups in a Dartmouth game, while Yale readies for the decisive clash at Cambridge a week hence.
An eight year old girl was killed crossing a Boston streetcar track as the car descended a hill. Witnesses say the fender protected cars in only one prior death, while sixteen fender related fatalities occurred last year. The motorman acted to save the child but the device caused her death. The piece questions continuing to use the fender.
Professor Pickering of Harvard Observatory reports successful photographs of lightning spectra during the past season. The images show lines matching those in the spectrum of a new Perseus star, suggesting terrestrial matter may reach nebula-like states via electricity. This cautious interpretation points to a possible link between atmospheric processes and distant cosmic events.
Boston Mayor Hart faces scrutiny as critics question his claim of nonrespon sibility for department heads. The piece argues the mayor, as chief executive, bears ultimate accountability under the charter, with power to remove any appointee who violates the law or civil service rules.
In Boston a man sought a room at the Hotel Savoy but was refused after the clerk spotted an HH signature. The man known for stealing bedding fled when detectives were summoned after a bag check. Police traced a boy with a bag return request, but the suspect escaped. Local hotelkeepers lament ongoing thefts.
A column blends cultural note on Dan W Coleman performing for St Mary’s Church in Dorchester with Helen Winslow’s literary Boston talk. It jokes about Baron Rothschild visiting Boston, Castle Island treasure fantasies, weather chatter, and light quips from local life.
A playful verse describes maids with blue brown black and gray eyes and the speaker’s uncertain love. The article shifts to Captain Kidd’s treasure claim noting about $100000 in money and diamonds buried on Castle Island, Boston Harbor, making youth eager to search.
The painting titled Off Highan Light by Marshall Johnson hangs at the head of the main stairway in Crosby’s School Street restaurant. It depicts a full sail bark in strong wind with vivid light effects on vessel, waves, and clouds, creating an admirably impressive marine scene.
The fair to raise funds for restoring the frigate Constitution, known as Old Ironsides, opens at Tremont Temple at 7:30 this evening. Addresses will be delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Bates, Mayor Mart, and others, with a fine musical entertainment planned.
The Philadelphia Bulletin warns that counterfeit Castoria bottles imitate the genuine seal. It urges buyers to verify the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on both the bottle and ads to protect children's health.
In a dormitory tale from The Post's Conditions Competition, Esther Davies schemes to pair Dian Haughton with her uncle John Newhall. Dian resents a young match until a run in with Uncle John reveals charm and unexpected affection. Months later Dian announces she will be Esther’s aunt, ending with happiness.
Take Orangeine in hot water as directed. One night will do it.
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