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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
6
A political call urges a large turnout for election day amid high Boston registration records and nationwide gains. It credits Roosevelt for easing coal tax tensions but blames the Republican party for creating conditions that allowed law breaking in coal industry robbery of the people.
The piece lauds the Roosevelt led arbitration panel as an excellent choice for resolving the coal dispute. It credits public opinion, Mitchell, Olney, and Governor Crane for support, notes the miners’ stance, and urges immediate mine restarts and fair prices while reporting on related social notes and local incidents.
A Massachusetts campaign piece attacks Bates for favoring surrender of state interests to national demands. It argues free coal iron wool hides and raw materials should be obtained without harming local industries, praising Gaston as a manly defender of Massachusetts interests over party.
The Common Council passed the aldermanic loan bill 39 to 15, exceeding the two thirds needed. Critics urge an executive veto, noting Mayor Collins is away and Acting Mayor Doyle may face pressure. The piece argues the bill’s rottenness warrants veto and hopes for accountability.
The fuel supply crisis draws cross party concern as Democrats and Republicans alike seek an equitable settlement. Critics blame the party in power for failing to secure a crisis plan, while calls for arbitration and universal public welfare rise above partisanship in this tense dispute.
The Observant Citizen prompts a wave of letters critical of compulsory vaccination. A writer mocks social habits from hats and umbrellas to gum chewing, while Pere Marquette Council 27 K of C marks its fifth anniversary with a Ladies Night in Bethesda Hall South Boston. P J McMahon leads a varied program featuring local artists and a double quartet of Desmond Casey Burns and McIsaac.
An early Columbus dispatch notes Hanna's special train moving at speed and delivering speeches while a Dayton report mocks a Johnson campaign stop. A tunnel incident is described with both politicians rushing to the scene, underscoring the uneasy labor capital dynamic and mutual dependence yet political division.
Ralph hurries to Nahant after his father hints at a family explanation while Aunt’s estate looms. A mistaken greeting at the phaeton reveals Lucile Maynard, a young woman who has already seen his father’s letter. A moonlit drive ushers in a fateful moment as romance begins to take shape.
In Montpelier on October 16 the Legislature chose state officers. Chief judge John W. Rowell and associates James M. Tyler Loveland Munson Henry R. Start John H. Watson Wendell YP Seneca Hazzleton were re elected. Walter E Ranger was superintendent of education William H Gilmore adjutant general A A Hall judge advocate general and trustees W P Dillingham Henry C Cleveland George Y Chaffee. James W Brock was sergeant at arms with 126 votes to 119 for A J Sibley Democrat.
About 75 West Roxbury residents held a mass meeting at the Public Library to back the district option bill. Organized by Rev. Father John F. Broderick with local clergy from St. Teresa's and several churches, the group agreed to form a committee to organize a campaign and plan a large public meeting before election day.
The Suffolk probate filing for Lamont G. Burnham, retired coal merchant, details a $150,000 gift to Boston City Hospital to build and equip the Lamont G. Burnham ward on hospital grounds. A prior $150,000 bequest to Harvard College for a city veterinary hospital was revoked in a codicil, its funds redirected to the City Hospital.
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