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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
6
The Moderate party backs Palma for a second term while Liberal Jose Miguel Gomez challenges him. Palma states he does not wish to serve longer, calling defeat a possible life’s greatest glory, yet remains nominated as campaigning heats up.
Cooler weather brings undergraduates to campus as Harvard reports 200 candidates for practice and Yale begins preliminaries. The race for the Harvard eleven and Yale contenders drives campus interest ahead of Thanksgiving games, with hopes of breaking the historic Yale winning streak and improving the sport’s fortunes at Cambridge.
Daniel A. Whelton, a Boston native born in the West End, rises to acting mayor after Mayor Collins dies. A former Common Council member, two year Board of Aldermen veteran and chair, he is poised to serve the balance of the year under charter rules.
Obituary noting the sudden death of Boston Mayor Patrick A. Collins. Describes him as a self made American with a strong public record, integrity, eloquence, and broad sympathy. Highlights his rise from labor to law, Congress service, and consul general role in London. Praises his honesty and humanity.
A formal statement declares the office will perform its duties and bear responsibilities with credit to the municipality. The pledge emphasizes integrity and service in local governance.
Former President Grover Cleveland expressed deep distress at the death of Mayor Collins of an extended friendship. He called Collins honest in public life and devoted to official duties, noting his conscientious service and useful achievements as mayor.
The chapter follows Nifty Nat who vows to kill Indians after tragedy. Captured, he becomes tribe chief but is spared by wife Miss Poke-a-hont-us. They flee, discuss survival, and share a tender moment by a log under dim dusk. A stray letter from Newts desk about autos shows up carved by a playful, rambling voice, reflecting authorship and era.
Observant Citizen notes Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bona parte will tour the Charlestown Navy Yard on Saturday with preparations underway for a fitting reception. The piece also recalls Senator Lodge's public wit, Dr. H S Cole’s long life and Maine era fights against prohibition, and a Newton court moment with a prisoner complimenting the judge.
A third story balcony scene frames a fragile family drama as a blind husband contemplates suicide and a warm widow wife offers refuge for a motherless child. The visiting child nicknames the man as the Roofful Lady’s Comfort and brightens his waning hope.
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