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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1901
Page
6
A large Boston Democratic rally at Faneuil Hall last night showcased unity for the State ticket and focused on local issues. Speakers argued against the semicolon law, urged harbor and tax reform, and pressed for home rule, urging voters to consider state and city governance in the upcoming election.
Republicans in the Cape district push William A. Nye for the Senate to back Governor Crane and oppose Luscombe who backed the subway referendum. Nye filed nomination papers as support grows. district voters number about 9800 with low turnout.
The president inviting Dr. Booker T. Washington to dinner at the White House is defended as a courteous act. The piece argues that color should not dictate reception and praises Washington’s Harvard ties and merits, asserting national progress beyond sectional prejudice and that Roosevelt did right.
Dr Lorimer decides to leave Boston and accept a call from Madison Avenue Church in New York. His letter states finality and requests honorable dismission. The Boston committees respect his decision, noting no new light on the reasons and praising his sense of duty to New York.
Dr. Lorimer departs Boston with an extraordinary testimony of appreciation for his work. The effort to lift the financial burden aims to keep him in his current position, marking an unparalleled gesture in our history.
The Retvizan’s 12 hour run from Philadelphia to Boston neared 19 knots, showcasing American-made naval engineering. The piece argues production supremacy outvalues mere ownership, praising American builders and urging continued naval and industrial strength.
A collage of local anecdotes features Mr. Teddy Peiper at the Columbia Theatre and his New Yorkish telephone misadventure. It notes Edward A. Willard resuming duties after illness and a carriage accident, Army veteran Dennis O Reilly’s Manila return, and comic exchanges about fathers and clothing costs. Also mentions Brooks Adams and Charles Francis Adams, a Charlestown man choosing outfits, heroic fire rescuer Frank T. Mountain, watchmaker William Hamilton, Jackson Dawson at Arnold Arboretum, Captain John Duffy’s Montgomery veterans portrait find, and other city society vignettes.
I paid my annual autumn trip to Norumbega Park enjoying nature away from crowds. I fed bears through bars and witnessed a playful, chaotic scene as two large bears tangled over a peanut until a keeper intervened.
The passage mentions an objection to state appearance in a theater setting and a mysterious figure restoring decorum. It notes Edward Metcalfe, a Tremont Theatre basso, and Correia Chapman of Memphis who won a medal at the Chicago World’s Fair for organ playing.
Prices for beef fall as the market trends downward with the best beef offered at historically low quotes. The notice advertises spring lamb, mutton, various beef roasts and chops, poultry, fish, and cheeses with specific per pound prices and promotions including a free recipe card with roast beef and samples of fish balls.
The Independent nomination papers list candidates across senatorial and representative races. Names include Cape William Swift, A Nye, George G. Frederick, Richard H. Robinson, William W. Sherman, and others from towns such as Lowell, Holyoke, Fall River, Haverhill, and Worcester. Parties noted include Republican independent, Democratic independent, Prohibition, Socialist Labor, and Citizens.
The British and Russian governments have reached a complete agreement on the Afghan situation. It is asserted in high power circles that complications from the death of Abdur Rahman and Habib Allah’s accession would not trigger concurrent intervention.
The Cunard steamship Ivernia under Captain Watt will depart East Boston at 2 PM for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying 50 saloon passengers 65 in second cabin and 150 steerage passengers. Among the saloon travelers is Mrs. Horatio McKay and her three children with a maid, plus a lengthy list of named travelers and companions.
Wilshire, famed Los Angeles and New York Socialist promoter, speaks tomorrow night under the Democratic Social city committee on Let the Nation own the Trusts. A large turnout is expected as the movement draws attention. His recent paper The Challenge faced a Post Office second class rate denial, a matter he has discussed publicly.
Tom, a bachelor with seven sisters and many cousins, narrates the foibles of romantic proposals. He recounts rehearsals and grand declarations, then misreads a sailing mishap as a sign of engagement with Alice who grows sick at sea and yields to his cheeky, comic confidence.
London announces a committee formed to host a banquet for Sir Thomas Lipton on his return from the United States. Members include the Lord Mayor Frank Green Lord Charles Beresford Lord Liangattock Sir John Monckton Sir James Thompson and T P O'Connor.
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