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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1907
Page
6
A continued hearing at the State House this forenoon on a bill allowing savings banks to offer industrial insurance is expected to draw a large crowd. Ex Governor Douglas calls the project of immense importance to wage earners.
The Altoona cobbler John Ellmore is said to have created an ash based fuel that burns better than coal and could eliminate smoke. The claim promises clearer air in Boston, reviving memories of past skylines and ending smoky soot from prior eras.
An editorial urges passage of House bill 496 the mayor’s publicity bill. It allows Boston to advertise itself and authorizes council funding to promote city attractions from business and social standpoints. The piece argues Boston must keep pace with rival cities and backs stronger mayoral cooperation.
The Pennsylvania statesman Galusha A Grow died at his home last Sunday. Born in New England he rose to prominence as an ardent opponent of slavery, held the Speaker's chair during Lincoln's era, and nearly secured a Republican vice presidential nomination in 1864. He later retired from Congress after long service.
The article praises the legislator as the father of the Free Homestead Act, noting his pivotal role in populating the American West and shaping settlement policy.
The White House reports President Roosevelt will not accept the Illinois Manufacturers Association invitation to speak in Springfield on railroads. The article notes his aim for closer government supervision and control within constitutional bounds, and praises his decision to cancel the Illinois railroad oration as prudent amid public discourse.
The article notes the first quarter of 1907 showing higher real business activity than the previous year. It credits wage increases and broader spending by workers as driving demand, while acknowledging shocks from a mid March surprise but arguing fundamental industries remain sound. It ends with guarded optimism for continued good times.
Scranton scene shows Phineas Wilkins rescuing two year old Marion Jivans who plummeted from a third story window into a basket of shavings. The mother thanks him as the child exits unharmed, and the incident prompts reflections on luck and fate amidst a larger comedy of foreseen overpopulation predictions.
In Chicago today voters face a pivotal choice on transit. Mayor Dunne pushes immediate municipal ownership of street railways, while a council plan offers renegotiated licenses, city purchases after terms, street improvements, and profit sharing or fare cuts. Outcome may steer public ownership or compromise transit solution.
New York April 1 General Leonard Wood will replace Major General Grant as head of the Department of the East with headquarters on Governor's Island. Wood is presently in the Philippines and will be sent to New York upon return to the United States.
The quoted passage instructs a witty response to inquiries about thought transference. It references Herr Giggendorp as a world known German philosopher and links intuition to preformed concepts amid subconscious epithets, then claims the topic will vanish, allowing personal destiny to unfold.
A whimsical note from All Sorts marks the spring pome carnival as fading, with a plan to pickle remaining pomes for future springs. The piece jokes about spring potes and ongoing fund raising, promising another spring next year. Interleaved dialogue pokes fun at Central exchanges and radio calls.
Professor Ravenstein explores population projections and the earth's surface effects while a stream of society notes, events, and local humor in 19th century style. The column covers contests, performances, civic life, and personal anecdotes, ending with a dramatic romance scene read as part of the era's leisure pages.
Miss McQueen, exhausted from district calls in heavy rain, is reassigned to the recovery room for a new patient after an ambulance accident. The patient, a wounded hero from a run away auto crash, is to be treated for a forearm fracture while she contemplates her chance to aid him.
A widow asks how to handle a bachelor suitor who declares love and wants marriage. Advice urges signaling genuine affection while preserving dignity, encouraging honest communication about willingness to marry and securing self-respect, not yielding to control or fear.
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