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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1898
Page
6
Table of Lots Furnished by Mayor Quincy to Common Council shows costs totaling 1,239,324. Corporation Counsel Bailey argues the city lacks authority to run Sunday concerns, while Mayor Quincy contends the ventures are not directly provided by the city.
The Boston Common Council heard Mayor Quincy present a land takings table tied to the South station project. The document shows total land costs around 1.289 million dollars and questions whether prices were too high, alongside a note from the mayor about possible overvaluations and a shift in settlement procedures. Also included is a legal opinion denying city authority for Sunday evening concerts and related debates on municipal spending and public stations.
General Kitchener arrived in London and was met by General Lord Wolseley and other officials. Grenadiers formed a guard of honor at Victoria station as vast throngs cheered him back from Egypt. Police struggled to control the dense crowd and Kitchener’s hat was knocked off during the reception.
Paris dispatch quotes General Kitchener saying he is merely a colonel and ignorant of diplomacy. He praises Major Marchand for his reception at Fashoda and urges calm talks over war, expressing confidence in diplomacy to resolve tensions between nations.
Boston police and pawnshop inspectors will watch for diamond jewelry from two big robberies in New York and Springfield. New York items include a sunburst diamond eight carats with 138 diamonds, pearl brooches, a Mercury wing pin, a pansy brooch, and a gold battle-axe pin. Springfield losses cover a hunting case watch marked R L K, a small diamond pin, a cluster pin, solitaire diamond earrings, a large ring, a turquoise dagger pin, and other pieces. Total value from New York theft described as several thousand dollars.
Robert Walker was sentenced in Superior Criminal Court by Judge Stevens to not less than three nor more than five years in state prison. An arresting officer's evidence labeled him a professional criminal. He had just completed a three year and five month term at Sing Sing in New York before his arrest by Massachusetts authorities and transfer to Boston for trial.
Thousands line Beacon Street as Colonel Rice and the Sixth, led by Lieutenant-Colonel Ames, march past Governor Wolcott. A Stock Exchange man leads cheers while birds ride shoulders on parade, colors unfurled, bands play, and Company L from Boston receives the loudest cheers as the regiment is dismissed near Charles and Beacon streets.
Thousands greet the Sixth Massachusetts at Boston as Governor Wolcott attends and orders a parade from New England docks to Charles Street. The transport Mississippi anchors the harbor, and soldiers disembark with cheers for home, mothers, and Mrs. Rice, amid recalls of Porto Rico combat and pride in the regiment's performance.
Fragmentary lines reference remedies and tonics such as anacea for all ills a heart ache and chills. A vague note mentions whiskey absolutely pure Runoymede cua and names Otto. No coherent event or full context is present in readable text.
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