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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
7
The article recounts a near-fatal incident involving President Roosevelt and Governor Crane in Pittsfield. It argues electric road safety must be tightened, noting reckless operation caused many deaths and urging stricter regulation and supervision to protect public transportation riders.
Announcement shows Shamrock III being built at Dumbarton Scotland with a formal challenge expected soon. Launch set for December, then trials on the Clyde against Shamrock I, Mediterranean regattas next spring, and cross Atlantic to arrive in June. Lipton's bid to lift the cup commands admiration and spurs American yacht design and sport.
The scarce anthracite supply harms Boston air quality as soft coal use and persistent winds create a leaden, eclipsing sky. Hoeton’s early fall should be crystalline, yet city skies remain dull due to widespread coal burning and resulting atmospheric haze.
The haze dims avenues and fills business streets as furnaces switch from anthracite to bituminous coal amid coal shortages. If shortages persist, many plants may keep the practice, risking a smoky city even after hard coal returns. A deterrent effort is urged to avert this calamity.
The President finally releases Colonel Carroll D. Wrights February report on the anthracite coal dispute. It endorses impartial appraisals of miners and operators, favors a joint conciliation committee and a nine hour day as an experimental measure, and argues arbitration is essential for industrial peace. The delay in publication is criticized for missed influence on public opinion and pressure on trust leaders to concede.
Judge Dewey in municipal court decried evidence from stool pigeons or spotters as tainted and unfair. He said he would rather discharge ten guilty than convict one on such evidence, warning that abuse breeds corruption and demoralizes justice.
A reader asks if Boston has bowling alleys where women can play without male escorts. The piece notes prominent spots at the Tuileries and Trinity Court, with afternoon activity by women who desire privacy. It also mentionsquiries about the Twenty-sixth Regiment’s Philippines deployment, stage crowd eyeglasses, Dr George W Souke’s mountain trip, Billy Kavanaugh’s return and European voyage, Highlands newsboys’ leather strap habit, a fox terrier versus snake encounter, Morray tunes at Village View Farm in Brad ford New Hampshire, and golf tournaments.
Crickets tennis and croquet have thrived since June with many games. Mine host Cauley earns praise for his hospitality. A Chelsea to Charlestown bridge sight shows youths on unsafe rafts. A clothier sells misfit trousers and makes a sale by guess. Timothy F. Crowley may move to New York. Deer Island reopening discussed. President McKinley Berkshire county mishap recalled. William H. Danahy to take a Portland vacation. J B Thornton leads Church of God and Saints of Christ in Massachusetts. Oyster record claims stir hotel crowd gossip. Mary Quirk and Mary McGoveray plan Hudson trip to Saratoga and Vermont.
A fragment from a period piece depicts a cat serenade and a chaotic moving day. A maiden misreads a cat as a lover while the household endures broken mirrors, tilted stairs, a missing baby scare, and a finale at a liquor shop.
James Stickney misreads a plain envelope addressed to Mrs Jas Stickney and, after a comic pursuit of wives, ends by rescuing a wedding invitation from the fire. The tale follows his misadventures as he courts various neighbors, eventually deciding to marry Cynthia Robinson after a flurry of social efforts and a misdirected oil offer letter.
A special meeting of the State Board Insanity was called in Boston yesterday to discuss Worcester Lane Hospital troubles. Nurses refused to remain due to grievances with management, but illness among board members prevented a quorum. A further meeting will be scheduled to address the matter.
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