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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
6
The House passed an overtime bill barring textile mills from employing women and minors under 18 before 6 am or after 6 pm. Critics call it a blow to Massachusetts industry while supporters argue it preserves physical vigor and mental strength for a stronger economy.
The Boston corporation counsel outlines an English style gas price plan for the Boston Consolidated Gas Company. It requires a 90 cent gas price by Jan 1, 1907 and, after meeting that, allows a 7 percent dividend. Babson proposes a bill before the public lighting committee to curb what supporters call inflation.
Judge Dunne elected Mayor of Chicago by a large margin on a platform calling for municipal ownership of traction lines immediately. The issue promises to illuminate numerous questions as Chicago may show the world whether municipal control can work.
The text argues that municipal finance and operation of street railway lines can be profitable and efficient. If successful, other cities will emulate the example. Public utilities tend toward monopoly, but better if controlled by state or city rather than private corporations, as Chicago weighs this choice. It notes cities learn slowly from mistakes and future generations must undo past privatization.
The Equitable Life dispute intensifies as President Alexander and Vice-President Hyde spar publicly. Policyholders and the public grow more mystified and alarmed, with warnings against further cover ups and calls for clear disclosure of the offence.
The piece notes British investors drive up South American bond prices in London on the belief Roosevelt will guarantee Western Hemisphere debts. It says US customs appointments in Santo Domingo trigger a rally, with some bonds doubling from 5 to around 10, risking many disappointed claimants as the market weighs good versus bad debts.
The article notes Russia’s radical forces unite across classes awaiting a signal after the Russian Easter. It outlines growing political trials from 1871 to 1903, showing rising numbers of cases and participants, with leaders chiefly seized while the rank and file mobilizes, signaling an imminent end to autocracy.
In New York on April 5 the National Association of Clothiers held its annual convention with representatives from major markets. George S. Smith of Boston was elected a director. Resolutions backed Canada reciprocity, a permanent national headquarters in New York, and a national collection bureau with branch offices in all markets. The association set its next meeting for Cincinnati.
Providence reports the Rhode Island Rhodes scholarship committee has chosen Leonard Woolsey Cronkhite of Greenwich New York as the state's Rhodes scholar for the current year. Cronkhite studied at Newton High School in Newton Massachusetts and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
United States Senator Orville H. Platt is ill at his summer residence in Washington Connecticut with bronchial pneumonia. Dr. Delafield of New York treated him and said progress looked hopeful as the worst of the attack seemed over this afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Grant Cramer sister of President Ulysses S. Grant and widow of Dr. Michael J. Cramer was found dead in bed at her sister Virginia Grant Corbin’s home in East Orange New Jersey She retired the previous night in good health according to reports from Orange April 5
Boston area readers submit brief spring themed verses in the All Sorts Carnival. The samples include Horatio the Spring Promenade from Roxbury and poems from Back Bay Charlestown Arlington and Watertown with playful lines about spring weather, gardening and sports.
A man with a bag visits a Devonshire street business and shows brown tail moth nests claiming to have been taken from a Cohasset estate. He offers extermination for 23.77 dollars and wins a portrait of confidence from the proprietor. Three friends of the man reportedly tried the same pitch.
Incoming liners report heavy ice along the Liverpool route indicating a severe winter. The People’s Choral Union schedules The Messiah at Symphony Hall for April 16. Bananas flood Boston markets with 160000 bunches in a week. Dr. John F. Cowan leads the Theodore Roosevelt Club for boys. Secret Service Agent John Murphy visits amid Dr. Thompson counterfeit trial. Burton Holmes travels for a London season and motor tours for new travelogues. various local notes cover debt clearance at St James Church and Wells Memorial Institute, a police dog’s dislike of Everett, and health updates on Ex-Representative Foley and Mrs. Guindon. The Cove Street Bridge delay prompts local concern. St John’s choir forms a social club. Prospect Hill tower draws crowds. Asheville health trip for George Prior.
A narrator details a heist on a gaming voyage and train journey to London where a valuable brooch tempts him. He schemes to gain the woman passenger’s trust, conceals the gem, and evades police after a Derby inquiry. He later pins the brooch to a constable's coat, escaping with his freedom and the lost treasure.
In Boston society news Miss Julia Shewell of Brookline, a standout in Jefferson Dramatic Club and Footlight Club circles, impressed with William S. Parker in Jes Her Way at Potter Hall. The outing added to her many stage laurels as peers praised the performance and attire.
A gray and white two foot tall owl perched atop the First Baptist Church steeple in Cambridge draws crowds as it sits motionless from 2 pm until nightfall. Spectators wonder the owl's origin and whether it signals calamity or a bright future for Cambridge.
A young Boston man, 24, offers a case to Mildred Champagne after a six month correspondence with an 18 year old Lowell woman ends abruptly. He asks for her advice and suggests Champagne visit Lowell to uncover the facts and explain the sudden silence.
A reader asks if a suitor was right to cancel a supper date to take his visiting cousin to the theatre. The columnist says the young man was wrong for breaking a prior engagement and hints he should have honored the commitment with the correspondent.
The speaker refuses to share names or addresses citing a personal rule about confidentiality. The message emphasizes a commitment to not disclose entrusted information.
A taxpayer writes in support of Judge Emmons defending his integrity and urging trust in his handling of investigations. The letter claims Emmons is honest, contrasts liquor license opponents, and criticizes officers who neglect duties. It notes a separate Tech case comment and urges accountability for officers while defending Emmons.
A reader from Boston supports Judge Emmons despite a rival article. He argues prohibition talk is weak and urges enforcement of laws, claiming officers may drink but need Emmons to oversee them, dated April 5 by Rev. H. A. Mitchell.
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