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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1902
Page
6
A brief entry from the Boston Post notes a representative Democrat from New England, the piece provides limited context and appears as a fragment from a larger political column. Further details, dates, or names are not included in the readable text.
A city loan bill is not to be presented to Acting Mayor Doyle but to Mayor Collins for approval. The piece warns of the bill’s dangers, predicting Collins will veto purchases for the Holbrook estate and wardroom funding, and that the council will likely sustain his veto after exposure of the bill’s manipulation. Dolan’s earlier show of backtracking is cited.
The Boston welcome for Redmond Davitt Dillon and Blake at the United Irish League events shows a strong endorsement of Irish nationalist aims. The gatherings at Faneuil Hall Symphony Hall and Hollis Street Theatre featured Josiah Quincy and William Lloyd Garrison as presiding officers and expressed unity across Celt and Saxon in support of human rights.
The State civil service commissioners plan a competitive examination early next month for the position of school house custodian in Boston, known as boss janitor. The current holder, Ed ward C. Baldwin, was appointed while unpaid and later joined the city payroll, a practice the commission seeks to check to ensure equal application of the civil service law.
Editorial attacks Boston coal dealers for extortionate soft coal pricing during anthracite shortages. It argues ample supply and steady mine prices contradict local gouging, labeling proceeds a harvest of profits amid public distress and no anthracite mining for months.
The Observant Citizen reports Mr George Nickerson formerly curator of Kewt Gardens London and author of a recognized gardening dictionary is visiting Professor C B Sargent in Brookline to study American floriculture. Fellow arboretum authority Jackson Dawson marks 31 years at Arnold Arboretum with travels and discoveries.
Public concerns over rising charges for soft coal while mine prices remain unchanged. Officials note coal supplies have been augmented and sufficient bituminous coal exists to meet Boston needs until anthracite returns. Citizens are urged to set prices at a just figure.
A Tremont Temple gathering Saturday night signals a strong Democratic surge in Massachusetts. The speech by Hon. Herbert C. Joyner cites a widespread revival as voters reject long‑standing Republican policies and embrace Democratic principles focused on workers’ welfare and economic relief.
A man who became a political candidate faced scrutiny after his past misdeeds surfaced. Neighbors express fear and demand accountability as the controversy surrounding his fitness for office grows.
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