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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
6
A Boston Post essay examines Jtn Lowell who withdrew 4000 to gamble on vingt et un at a lodging house. It argues the lure is rooted in desire for easy gains, not true hypnotism, noting victims are usually substantial citizens drawn by get-rich-quick schemes. The piece dismisses occult influence and cites common greed.
Governor Cummins tells the Post that 19 of 20 Iowa Republicans back a tariff revision opposed to trusts and monopoly. He predicts a Westward revolt against protection, noting New England losses to iron and steel and forecasting a reduced GOP majority in Henderson district. Massachusetts managers may explain how far it goes.
The YWCA of Boston, now outgrowing its Berkel y and Warrenton location, appeals for public support to fund a new building. For 36 years it has offered protection, education, employment aid, and lodging for young women arriving by boat or train, with schools, an employment bureau, gymnasium, and lodging.
The piece frames TheodoreRoosevelt as a campaigner heading West for a stumping tour and poised to confront Republican critics over tariff policy. It ponders whether he will break with Oyster Bay advisers on tariff reform or risk a political revolution within his party.
A tense political moment centers on whether President Roosevelt will secure a clear victory or stumble in a pivotal contest, shaping the administration’s agenda and public confidence.
The voice of hardship rises as workers face high living costs driven by tariff protected trusts. They note no wage gains while prices for basics climb. the treasury is flush, and the Dingley tariff is blamed for burdening citizens. Massachusetts is urged to vote Democratic to amplify the protest nationwide.
Observant Citizen notes Larz Anderson and wife back in Boston aboard the Commonwealth paying 3000 in duties. Juby Cutter wed to a renowned Boston soprano abroad. Weather shifts, trains congested but orderly. Thomas Hanlon Jr. returns to Dorchester amid welcome. Elevated trains replace cane seats with carpets. A veterinary surgeon recalls a fuse incident on Atlantic avenue. Joe Bryant enjoyed a Dingo Island trip. Wilson Ourish shows auto skill toward future racing success. Lawyer Kenny rests in Maine while juggling duties. A smart dog at Berkeley YMCA visits lifts and elevators. Colonel Theodore A. Bingham, aide to Roosevelt, arrives in Boston with family.
Mrs William KE Russell and family arrived home Thursday on the steamer New England. Mrs H G Nichols and family and Mr George Hatch Quincy will stay abroad another year, spending part of the winter in the south of France.
The article describes a newly discovered copper river valley gold field in Alaska 300 miles from nowhere with potential riches. It notes a single day yield of 1500 dollars and claims by a New Yorker of 10 million in claims, prompting visions of rushes, towns, and hardship as readers weigh Alaska against Pennsylvania coal regions.
Readers report massive pumpkins in 1902 columns from Missouri Massachusetts Rhode Island with tales of giant pumpkins. Lem Holloway harvests a huge pumpkin cutting it from the vine over two days while Mrs Holloway bakes 78 pies. Other letters recount family pumpkin lore and a hillside pumpkin causing injuries to Amos Littlefield with a photo attached.
Note announces hiring an assistant for pumpkin correspondence and directs future letters to the Pumpkin editor of the Post in Boston Massachusetts.
The piece mocks Watterson for snubbing water under a harsh remark about the smart set. It notes his Kentuckian pride and stubborn stance on water use in a tongue in cheek style. Also referenced are debts, Britain, fires in Idaho, and Roosevelt’s west tour with a light magazine quip about coal trusts and a classroom joke.
A reader laments a $2 per ton coal hike and its impact on Boston’s poor. The writer recalls high profits by grocers when coal cost $5.50, notes doorstep sales and instalment plans in Fall River Lowell and Lawrence, and references England’s coal yard option offering 112 pounds to a family.
The Queen of the Belgians died suddenly at 7:50 p.m. while dining at the Spa palace. She had heart trouble and fainted. doctors were not present at the moment of death. King Leopold left France for Spa as the royal family sent news to officials and crowds gathered outside the palace.
Queen Marie Henrietta of Belgium born August 23 1836 was second daughter of Archduke Joseph Palatine of Hungary and the Princess of Württemberg. She married King Leopold II on August 22 1853. Leopold II ascended the throne December 1865 after Leopold I's death. The couple have three living daughters. The eldest Louise married Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and has recently separated and is said to be mentally deranged. Princess Stephanie married the late Archduke.
A reader argues that coal priced at $6 per ton in Boston cheats the poor who buy smaller quantities. He calculates a half ton costs $3.50 and a quarter ton $2, claiming the system enforces an unjust advantage for wealthier buyers and urging legal intervention to stop the practice.
Letter to the editor urging more employment agencies for men, especially in the southern city area. Suggests grocery stores and houses be established where unemployed people can obtain goods at cost, signed W Cunningham.
To the Editor of the Post a letter recalls Father Scully’s reform interests including his support for women’s suffrage. He noted Jane Campbell, a Catholic, as president of the Philadelphia Woman Suffrage Association during a legislative hearing.
Rudolph of Austria died in distressing circumstances in 1889. Queen Henrietta, popular in Belgium, endured a troubled marriage with King Leopold and resisted visiting Paris. Rumors of poison circulated after the Brabant death, which she blamed on French agents. She loved horses and music and was famed for four in hand driving and conjuring.
The excerpt notes Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association distributing Father Scully's address as a leaflet. It cites Margaret Brent of Maryland as the first woman to demand voting rights, dating to 1647, and argues that arguments against women's suffrage apply to men as well, as stated by Alice Stone Blackwell.
A Dorchester reader asks Hon. Ernest W. Roberts why not use free trade in trust products to achieve ideal business conditions if that would help the trusts. The letter appears in the Post as a sharp challenge to Roberts’s stance on trade and competition.
A traveler recounts a dusty night journey from a California town to a rendezvous with a masked highwayman. A dramatic pistol shot, a robbery, and Miss Hall’s fearless stand lead to the outlaw’s retreat. Six months later Miss Hall marries him, revealing a secret that ends the tale.
A Lynn reader defends shoe shop workers arguing they earn more than claimed and are refined, capable, and married. they dismiss the notion that shop girls cannot cook or marry and urge publication of the assertion in The Post. The letter praises educated young women in Lynn's shoe factories and asserts they prefer self support over low end jobs.
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