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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1902
Page
5
Scranton news report says coal operators urged postponing testimony before the coal commission fearing exposure of railroad owned mines and hidden costs. Independents seek compensation for wage increases while large firms push a potential settlement outside arbitration amid mounting labor demands.
In Caracas on November 23 Dr. Lopez Paralt, Venezuela's interior minister, defended cordial foreign relations with the United States while condemning British and German incursions into the Orinoco. He cited the Fantome and Panther entering without permission, protested Patos Island’s status as Venezuelan, and asserted Venezuela’s sovereignty and naval blockades remain legitimate.
The five act sacred drama Pilate's Daughter by Rev. F S Kenzel was staged at St Alphonsus Hall Roxbury before a large crowd. It features realistic electrical effects including a crucifixion scene and an illuminated cross with a flower dance in Act V directed by Miss Rose Isabel Byrne.
Chicago officials report a night mail wagon robbery netted between 12 000 and 13 000 dollars in cash certified checks and other negotiable papers. One item valued at 100 000 dollars is non negotiable. No trace of the robber has been found.
Mrs P T Dickinson of Alameda, aunt of Ellen Gore who was shot in Paris, declares her niece was murdered. She cites letters showing Rydzewski's obsessive pursuit, fear, and refusals. Dickinson believes a ruse lured Gore to his rooms where she was killed, not an accident. Gore, financially independent with Mexico real estate, planned no marriage.
Shanghai dispatch reports foreign garrisons starting to withdraw with Japan first to pull back troops, marking a shift in the city's military posture amid ongoing tensions.
The Fitchburg police call Margaret Whalen the town's worst juvenile offender. At 133 Court Street she allegedly stole 181 from two men after they rented a room at 138 Court Street. Lynch and Crowley identified her, and the judge hesitated to sentence before Fitchburg officers confirmed guilt. if released, she may be re-arrested on their warrant.
A Boston speaker argues against union output limits and uniform wages, condemns strike violence and boycott tactics, and urges prearranged arbitration to avert industrial conflict. He warns of union control over police courts and militia and calls for public information to counteract coercive practices.
Rev Charles F Dole of Jamaica Plain opened a series of informal talks on what to expect of our schools and urged amendments to present methods. George A O Ernst of the school committee questioned what citizens should do for the schools and denied the P S A is anti Catholic. He warned of public indifference to schools and urged on time reporting of issues, while stressing the need for basic arithmetic over complex roots and questioning teachers handling many pupils. The discussion touched on partisanship in the school board election and whether the P S A stands for sectarian aims, which Ernst denied.
An East Boston meeting at the Columbia building discussed plans for a new Catholic clubhouse on Paris street opposite the gymnasium. The project aims for an up-to-date facility with early February start. financial and moral backing from local supporters is promised. Officers listed include Dolan president and McNorton vice-president with a board of directors led by McDonald and Toomey.
Simon Lubin, recently back from Russia, spoke at Salem street on the plight of Hebrews there. On December 14 Harvard President Eliot is slated to lecture at the same venue.
Democrats in six wards held informal meetings in Charlestown and Mast Boston to plan the Democratic Citizens ticket campaign. Mrs. Duff extols the ticket against P S A, lauds Davis Gallagher and Miller, and argues the ticket is the only straight Democratic choice with eight Democrats.
Miss Inez Goff, daughter of Recorder John W. Goff, is at Ursuline Convent in Bedford Park preparing for first vows. Friends say she plans to join the Ursuline Order, despite her father’s past refusals, with retreat seen as preliminary to nunhood.
Fredericton Nov 2 Thomas Clayborn claimed to be Canada's oldest colored man died at Lower St Mary's this morning. His son, with whom he lived, gives his age as 109.
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