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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
16
The Lowell incident shows how victims, even sensible men, can be drawn into bunco schemes by a claimed hypnotic influence or magical power. The piece argues the core lure is the innate desire to gain something for nothing, not real mind control. It casts doubt on hypnotism as a factor and cites repeated scams from gold bricks to green goods to card games.
Iowa Governor Cummins tells the Post that 19 of 20 Iowa Republicans back the party platform favoring tariff revision to curb trusts. He warns the revolt spans the nation as Western Republicans resist protectionist policy that harms industry, and predicts a slimmer GOP majority in Henderson's district.
The Boston Young Women's Christian Association, long housed on Berkeley and Warrenton streets, seeks public support for a larger building to expand its 36 years of benevolent work. It operates shelters, schools, an employment bureau, gymnasium, and lodging for young women, guarding against imposition and aiding occupancy. The article urges prompt community help to accommodate its growing program.
Roosevelt moves into the West on a campaign swing, speaking as a Republican stump speaker. The piece questions how he will address Western Republicans who oppose tariff trusts and party leaders, suggesting a tariff revision stance could unite or doom his broader support, with a tense forecast of political upheaval.
In a tense political moment the question centers on whether Roosevelt can sustain dominance or risk faltering under pressure. Supporters rally around his leadership while opponents warn of possible missteps that could shift public confidence.
The piece argues that rising living costs from tariff protected trusts hit workers hardest and that protest is forming nationwide. It notes Massachusetts voters should shift Democratic, not Republican, tickets this fall to amplify the protest, and mentions Mrs William E Russell and family arriving home on the steamer New England while others plan extended stays abroad.
Observant Citizens note Larz Anderson and wife returning to Boston on the Commonwealth after a foreign voyage and paying 3000 in duties. The piece mentions Ruby Cutter’s marriage to a noted Boston soprano, unsettled weather, crowded North station, reopened colleges, and theatre crowds. It recounts Tom Hanlon Jr.’s Dorchester welcome, Elevated car seat changes, a thrill on Atlantic avenue with a fuse blowout, casual sightings on Tremont and Grove Hall, and a Boston-area automobile ride. Also notes Thomas J. Kenny’s Maine rest, a Berkeley Street YWCA dog, and Colonel Theodore A. Bingham’s arrival with Roosevelt connections.
A new El Dorado in Alaska’s Copper River valley draws attention as three men sluiced 1500 dollars in gold in one day. A New Yorker has staked claims valued around 10 million, signaling a rush by train and on foot toward frigid riches as explorers endure hardship and frostbite in pursuit of nuggets.
A humorous notice asks writers on pumpkins to address letters to the Pumpkin editor of the Post in Boston Mass. The column references Eid, Watterson, debts of Britain, a safe pole, Idaho winters, and a Roosevelt tour with lighthearted quips about the coal trust and a domestic joke featuring Newt Newton Newkirk.
A reader laments coal price increases harming poor Bostonians who never afforded coal. He recalls past high margins by grocers and agents selling by installment in cities like Lowell and Lawrence, and mentions English coal yard practices offering small shares to the needy.
Marie Henrietta the Queen of the Belgians died at 7 50 PM after a heart ailment worsened by syncope She was in Spa at the time and not attended by her husband or doctors Her death prompted crowds at the palace King Leopold left France for Spa and a Belgian premier plans to arrive The queen known for charity and passion for horses music and conjuring faced an unhappy marriage and rumors about poison following the loss of her son in 1867 She was an Austrian archduchess born sister to Archduke Joseph Palatine of Hungary
The Belgian royal line details Queen Marie Henriette born August 23 1836. She married King Leopold II on August 22 1858, with Leopold II ascending after King Leopold I's death in December 1865. They had three living daughters including Louise and Stephanie, with Louise recently separated and reportedly mentally deranged.
A local critic argues coal price discrimination harms the poor. He notes examples: at six dollars per ton in Boston a half ton costs three sixty and a quarter ton costs a still unclear amount, urging that wholesale robbery be curbed by law. He cites the need to curb excess charges from wealthier neighbors.
To the Editor of the Post, the writer argues for more employment agencies for male help especially in the southern part of the city. He suggests grocery stores and laundries be established where unemployed people can obtain goods at cost, signing as W. Cunningham.
The text notes Margaret Brent as the first woman to demand voting rights in 1647 and references Father Scully's address circulated by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. It highlights the equality of arguments for suffrage for both women and men, with Blackwell’s remarks credited to Alice Stone Blackwell.
To the Editor of the Post the writer praises the Post editorial on Father Scully. He supported reforms and was a strong advocate of equal suffrage for women. At a legislative hearing he praised Miss Jane Campbell, a Catholic, as president of the Philadelphia Woman Suffrage Association.
Quincy A. Lothrop of Dorchester asks why trusts advocate free trade in their products if it would help them, pointing to Roberts quoted views about free admission strengthening trusts and eliminating competition. The letter questions the trusts use of means to achieve an ideal business condition.
A traveler recounts a dusty night ride in a California town, a masked robber forcing passengers to surrender, a brave actress Miss Hall refusing to fear, and the outlaw later marrying his former sweetheart within six months. The tale ends with their secret of the events.
A narrator recalls visiting a couple, noting affection and secrecy. He mentions asking Charlie about the color of stockings worn that day, suggesting intimate family dynamics and a hinted insider memory. The fragment hints at personal relations and curious curiosities amid private life.
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