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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1900
Page
1
Citizens and aldermen discuss a controversial loan, with general support for a broad cut. The mayor is urged to revise the measure, while prominent locals condemn the proposal as outrageous.
President Penje convened the convention in Fusilier Hall and, after appointing committees, gave delegates time to report conditions in their districts. All reported progress and favorable conditions across different seaports in the United States.
In Pittsburg Penn had three days of relentless rain flood the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers causing massive property damage and at least three deaths. Frederick Koppman aged 66 died when he fell while moving goods from his home. Mill workers Joseph Davis and Joseph Flecker drowned when a skiff capsized on the Allegheny River.
The weather bureau predicts a real Thanksgiving with cooler temperatures in Boston. Residents recall the kind of weather expected, noting a colder spell and an effort to show visitors that Boston differs from London.
Michael F. Dwyer ex town moderator filed nominating papers for mayor in Medford. He plans a vigorous campaign starting Monday, stumping the city after addressing the Glenwood club, pledging a strict businesslike administration if elected.
United States Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis died at his St Paul home at 8 48 PM after a two month illness. The longtime chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee faded gradually, was unconscious for hours before death, and reportedly suffered no pain as his wife faced the end.
Miss Mary Hollis of Malden was held up and gagged on Oakland street in Medford last night. A highwayman grabbed her pocketbook after she told him her watch had stopped and warned her not to scream. She fought back, threw her umbrella, and the thief fled across the road, escaping without the watch.
Somerville’s new curfew ordinance, passed by Aldermen after a lengthy debate, would ban anyone under 16 from public places after 9 pm unless supervised or employed. A veto threat by Mayor Proctor looms as the measure heads to his desk. 1500 signers backed it. The fire alarm bell signal would cue the enforcement, with fines up to five dollars per offense. Aldermen Story, Aldwell, Boyce and Ennis were absent during the vote.
Weather forecast from Fair, Washington notes a storm near Cape Breton Island with rain or snow in New England and Eastern New York, followed by generally fair conditions midweek. The piece also reports on Senator Davis’s illness, resignation to approaching death, and visiting clergy led by Archdeacon Appleby and Reverend Sedgwick as his condition worsens through November.
Dover New Hampshire voters backed Arthur Ghittemore Republican as mayor by an 830 vote margin. Republicans swept most wards in city elections, losing Ward 5 to Democrats. Aldermen elected include Cushman and Heisey in Ward 1, Otis and Wiggin in Ward 2, Place and Neally in Ward 3, Cartland and Dearborn in Ward 4, Wesley and Cassily in Ward 6.
Nine Boston aldermen report they do not know who added the Lawrence Farm and garbage plant items to a 450000 loan bill. They complain the items appeared without their consent, fueling charges of deals, jobs, and bonding. Mayor Hart plans to review item by item when the bill returns.
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