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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1900
Page
4
The article covers Senator George F. Hoar's Concord appearance praising the Republican stance on imperialism and criticizing Bryan. Hoar recalls McKinley support, denounces Bryan's policy, and argues for Republican leadership on the Philippine question and tariff trusts. He warns against agitators and endorses steady policy amid a Chinese sea of change.
The speaker argues the Democratic platform offers no immediate independence for the Philippines. He claims Bryan would only urge Congress to act, while past imperialist currents among Democrats hinder real change. He asserts Republicans pledge self-government for compliant territories and praises Aguinaldo Mabini and Booker T. Washington figures as deserving.
In Halifax Nova Scotia a horrific incident at the mining town of Trenton ends with the deaths of two A McKay children and injuries to Mrs McKay. The mad dog attack occurred October 12 with medical aid arriving after.
A Nantucket drowning accident reveals four men lost while on a gunning trip. Victims include Fred L. Howard of Campello Conrad J. Goss of Brockton Joseph P. Gardner and Thomas Wall of Nantucket. They arrived on the steamer to vacation at Coatue Ganning Club and planned a club boat trip.
Hall and Collector Lyman of the port of Boston met Governor Crane’s deputies at the State House as Lieutenant-Governor Bates hosted them. Adjutant General Dalton guided tours while Mayor Hart greeted guests. A luncheon followed for Greek dignitaries and officers, with a Buckminster Hotel dinner and a Greek talent concert planned at Faneuil Hall under ticketed admission.
Kronberg Prussia Oct 12 The Dowager Empress Frederick’s illness has advanced to an acute stage as medical attendants urge hope for improvement. Berlin reports alarm at the British Embassy over the empress’s condition with Professor Renvers summoned to Kronberg as a kidney specialist and Princess Christian rushing to the bedside.
The hearing in the case of J Edward Addicks against the Massachusetts Pipe Line Company to restrain the delivery of Everett gas to Boston gas companies was continued until October at 11 a m in the United States Circuit Court.
The club boat did not reach the island and Gardiner and Wall engaged to ferry the party. Gardner's fifteen foot dory found overturned near Coatue Island with gear aboard, bodies not located. Goss and Gardner are widowed or married, while Howard and Wall are single. search efforts underway.
Fred L. Howard and Conrad F. Goss of Brockton, prominent locals, drowned when their dory capsized at Nantucket. Howard, 26, belonged to the Algonquin Club and Paul Revere Lodge, worked at Howard Bros. printers, and left a mother and two brothers. Goss, a Campello football figure and ex Rough Rider, had run Campello Printing, served as Brockton Times correspondent, and left a wife and child. Both were annual duck hunters at Coatue Island.
Despatch from Port Mulgrave reports seven vessels ashore in the Straits of Canso after yesterday's storm. Names include Onore in a bad position Tihamia resting easily P Walsh FE J Pendleton WW Myra Avon and John Halifax. Schooner Glenora cut down by collision.
In a Cincinnati case dated October 12, Ray Turner of Boston and his companion Harry Barnes are arrested for stealing a horse and carriage. Turner, claiming wealthy origins and a Cuba service background, faces a long sentence in Ohio State Prison. A touching reunion follows for Huston, the Minnesota mother, and her son, who is released after a related court proceeding.
A branded prohibition train with two Pullman cars will tour Massachusetts for two days October 24 and 25, stopping at Attleboro Taunton New Bedford Fall River Middleboro Brington Quincy Boston and Lynn. The train carries a kitchen diner car and a sleeper observation car with reception rooms for visitors and press. It arrives in Providence October 28 and departs for the Massachusetts leg the next day.
Bertrand F. Bell of New York City, son of a late Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern director Edward R. Bell, toils six days a week in a surveying crew near Lebanon, Illinois. He spends Sundays in St. Louis enjoying luxury, while remaining in the hard life of the railroad camp. A Harvard graduate and polyglot athlete, he embodies a paradox of wealth and labor.
Harvard men recall Bertie Bell as a campus favorite who, despite millionaire wealth and luxury life, has buckled down to labor in a railroad camp. The class of 1900 alumnus surprised friends by taking a drastic, frugal turn from Harvard living to rugged camp work.
Bertrand F. Bell, famed for Lampoon cartoons and Harvard society circles, abandons Cambridge luxury and moves to a railroad camp for a day rate of $1.50. Friends doubt whether he seeks real hardship or fresh material for sketches living amid hard labor.
In North Brookfield on October 12 a committee from St Anne's Church met Father Jean Berger to discuss his voluntary resignation for a settlement. Berger would accept about $4000, roughly half of his claimed due amount. Meanwhile a judge postponed disposition of a separate case after a plea of guilty. about $100 was returned to Massachusetts General Hospital for items taken in a prior incident.
Charles Cordiner, a medical student, agrees to restitution following disciplinary proceedings. The incident involves professional conduct in the medical education program and responds to reported breaches of standards. Details specify restitution terms and oversight by the medical faculty.
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