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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1902
Page
6
Harvard travels to New Haven for a game seen as a Yale edge, though Harvard is heavier and in peak condition with no cripples. Yale is seasoned with a strong scoring unit and a tougher line after Princeton toughened them. Attendance expected to surpass prior years as fans follow the bulletin boards. May the best team win.
The Vermont high license local option bill appears nearly certain to pass after large legislative majorities. A referendum will delay effect until the next election, but public sentiment supports reform. The piece argues New England prohibition is waning as temperance grows, citing Maine and Massachusetts examples as lessons.
A brief, damaged excerpt suggests looming danger and a warning of serious risk. The text remains unclear but signals potential crisis, urging caution and attention from readers and authorities.
The Scranton strike talks aim to settle miners and operators differences with a 10 percent wage increase and a nine hour workday. A strike commission would conciliate and arbitrate issues including union recognition, seeking a durable public-friendly agreement with guarantees on both sides.
An editorial argues Secretary Shaw overstepped law by accepting state and municipal bonds from national banks as security for public funds. It cites about 20.6 million dollars involved, warns of dangerous precedent, and urges Congress to order an inquiry to define the law and the secretary’s powers.
The Democratic nominating committee selects a strong, sound list for the Boston school committee, preserving non partisan character while including nonpartisan indorsed candidates. The Post approves, noting the need to maintain party balance to prevent abuses and uphold municipal integrity.
A Boston window shows an infant alligator on Franklin avenue while a kind gentleman on Court street offers apple cores to horses. Salvation workers collect for Thanksgiving, Parker Memorial youths aid lodging houses, and New York visitors note a softer Boston accent. A Tremont street rescue scene, Duncan Fraser praised, Cherrington crafts a keepsake from Faneuil Hall wood and a Kentucky mare shoe. Senator Hearts makes a witty remark on law practice. University Club plans a Yale Harvard game buffet car and smoke talks by General Rosser. Coal strike effects seen as a farce in Boston with sizable retail credit shifts. Dorchester hosts annual party at Bloomfield Hall this evening.
A witty column chronicles sensational meteor reports across states from Kentucky to Texas, noting bright skies, thunderous flashes, and strange happenings. It includes humorous vignettes about Mulay Abdul Asiz of Morocco embracing modern tech, and moral quips about effort and luck.
Stealthy Steve sails toward France in an airship capable of 200 miles per hour. A fogbank, fire in the mizzenmast, and a seagull crash trigger a rapid, near-disastrous sequence. He extinguishes the blaze with champagne, then the gas balloon bursts and the ship plunges toward the Pacific. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger.
A 19 year old bank messenger walks State Street with a fortune in his small wallet, while a Back Bay car scene notes a conductor accepting a fare from a passenger. Charles BE Lothian, Frohman representative, renews Boston friendships during the engagement, flagging actor Napier Lothian’s connection.
Dennis Reardon aged 83, a long time Revere resident and noted Hibernian, died at his home 60 Fenno Street. A native of Macroom Ireland, he once played a leading role in the Fenian movement and leaves a widow and eight children. Funeral Monday after high mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Revere.
In a titled ballroom scene, a suitor confronts waiting delay and a loose pet bear disrupting Sally and her guest. Ralph pursues a subplots of painting, proposals, and love as the bear lingers, the ice spills, and Sally accepts Mr Ackley while the admirer abandons his plan.
In a Post letter George W Eastty argues against accusations that Christian secret societies are idolatrous. He cites charitable disbursements totaling nearly 114000 used for relief of members widowed families burial costs and special relief and contends the orders align with Biblical teachings and improve lives.
Harvard President Eliot urged workers to find daily value in reading and work. He said ten minutes a day on one subject builds intellect and that enjoying today leads to greater achievement. Also spoke were School Superintendent Seaver and James J. Storrow on extending school use.
Washington November 21 The Christian Community of the Universal Brotherhood based at Crowsland Assiniboia Canada has sought a home in the United States but has been officially notified that the community cannot settle on government domain.
Captain Thomas Stephens commands the Cunard liner Ivernia on its first eastward passage from East Boston to Queenstown and Liverpool. The ship leaves with a record apple cargo of about 39 000 barrels, plus 72 000 bushels of wheat 1300 tons provisions 100 tons flour 500 tons miscellaneous goods and 1500 bales cotton. Passengers include Dr Aball Miss Edith Holdom and General Robert Hooper Stevenson among others.
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