21 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
1
Rourke filed papers at 4 48 pm and Donovan at 4 50 pm in a dramatic state push to the secretary of state's office. A ferry delay blocked bogus papers midstream as a tugboat sprinted for advantage. Cyclists and bicyclists were also cited in the scramble.
Boston welcomed the champions of the baseball diamond with Mayor Quincy in attendance as $2500 was donated to players and staff. The event featured a playful yet orderly program, with Dever acting as temporary umpire and the city’s leadership praising the team’s success and civic spirit.
Vancouver report recalls a Sept extra claiming Li Hung Chang and the Empress Dowager wed in Sin-Fa temple and fled toward Tianjin, destroying railway lines to elude pursuit. The age claims and gossip spark fears of British loss of influence as the pair allegedly plan a Port Arthur honeymoon.
In Santiago de Cuba on October 20 Senor Jeonard Ros, named civil governor by General Shafter after capitulation, was paid 475 dollars. Military authorities had objected that he did nothing, but General Wood ruled that formal appointment entitles him to pay until relieved.
New York Oct 20 Democrats of Brooklyn held a grand mass meeting at the Academy of Music. General Wingate presided and hailed party unity. Ex Senator David B Hill spoke an hour and a half, defending war support and Cuban policy while accusing Republicans of political meddling and postwar bravado. Schraub and Catlin also spoke.
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