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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
18
The notice lists annual rates for Daily One year at 395.00 and six months at 1.50 with three months at 75 cents and monthly options. The Sunday Post offers one year for 1.50, six months for 7% cents and three months for 40 cents. Subscribers must provide current and future addresses for delivery.
A frank letter by Colonel William A Gaston endorsing the Democratic ticket for Governor. He urges tariff abolition on trust controlled goods, broad tariff revision, and immediate abolition of duties on coal iron hides and lumber. He criticizes Republican majorities and calls for free coal through Democratic support. Voters urged to register before Wednesday night.
A large crowd is expected at Huntington Avenue baseball grounds Sunday afternoon to hear United Mine Workers President John Mitchell speak on the anthracite coal crisis. The meeting aims to mobilize public opinion against the intolerable conditions in the coal region and express Boston’s popular protest.
Registration closes on Wednesday night and individuals are urged to ensure their names appear on the official list to participate in the upcoming event. The notice emphasizes checking enrollment and avoiding late entry.
President Roosevelt failed to empower a coal settling commission and urges voters to elect a Democratic Congress. He claims only a Congress elected by the people can grant full powers to tackle tariff reform, as many Republicans oppose coal and hides policies. The piece argues for a people elected body with authority.
The speaker vows to back Democrats who will oppose any tariff bill that harms Massachusetts industry. He urges action over theory and calls for registering to vote before Wednesday to ensure a Congress that will regard New England rights and demand fair treatment from tariffs.
A Chicago speech quotes Governor Cummins praising reciprocity with Canada and Nova Scotia to aid New England industries, contrasting it with Massachusetts Republican platform. The piece urges a Democratic delegation from Massachusetts to respond in Congress.
A call to action informs residents to place their names on the list by Wednesday night to be eligible to vote for the next Governor. The note emphasizes timely registration and local deadlines.
The Common Council rejected rushing through the Aldermen’s loan bill, citing a one week rule to prevent railroading. It argues the measure wastes public funds and offers little real benefit. Readers are urged to sign up before Wednesday night to vote on today’s issues.
Arthur T. Lyman grants city permission to use 1000 tons of fuel at cost for Boston Manufacturing Company. Boston's Watch City industry also supplies coal and wood at cost to married employees, while an Elevated train signaling fix reduces car congestion. A late night Tremont Street cab dispute ends with police intervention. A cat rescue at Beacon and Somerset draws crowd sympathy, and a suburban coal dealer profits from high prices despite worker hardship. Mr A W Little of Lynn reports a fatal elevator accident at his factory.
A column-like recap notes Secretary Shaw’s engaging talk to about 1500 listeners at Symphony Hill, with humor that pleased men and slightly offended some women. The piece highlights his jabs at Democrats, praise for Boston, and a wary line about reporters transcribing his remarks. Also mentioned are local editorials, coal troubles, and a wandering stream of short notes about residents, visitors, and city life.
J P Farrell a Nationalist member of the House of Commons for Longford North division has been convicted of intimidation at Longford. He received two months imprisonment with hard labor and a further three months in default of bail for good behavior.
Eli Randolph weighs death by own action against attending a show with a diary filled with hieroglyphics and a plan to marry. A staged train holdup unfolds as robbers seize a locomotive, a rear guard struggles on a log, and a girl is swept into a stream before rescue. A note from Daisy Dashwood summons him to the Imperial Theatre for a boxed engagement.
The Post prints a appeal to support the Bethesda House of Mercy at Groote Chatillon Surinam for 3000 lepers. Rev Henry T Weiss and wife travel to the United States to solicit funds to expand cottages with Dutch and British church backing, consul Arthur Deyo commends them, and Dutch officials support the effort urging generous gifts to aid relief efforts for the afflicted.
A letter to the editor from Lyn Oct urges Boston women to form vigilance committees and deploy trained women detectives to catch the criminal known as Jack the Slugger, claiming women are better suited for such work and can outsmart a crafty criminal.
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