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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
6
Government statistics show a sharp rise in iron and steel exports over the past 20 years. For the eight months ended February 28 1905 exports reached 85 546 682 dollars compared with 67 886 083 the previous year, including 22 211 tons of steel rails valued at 505 101 dollars at about 22 75 a ton, suggesting rails sold abroad at a higher price than the domestic tariff.
Secretary Shaw orders 27 million in government deposits shifted from banks to the national treasury. Half to be paid by May 15 and the rest by July 1 to meet expected fall stringency. The piece questions political motives and urges dignified conduct.
Observant Citizen reports a first season tile thunder shower and clearing trend toward more storms as the snow blockade in western New York heads east. Weather bureau notes 57 degrees, with a net of cultural events including a postponed Hekking cello recital and a charity theater in Huntington Avenue.
The All Sorts column invites readers to submit spring themed poems to be published in the Boston Post. The verses include playful odes and sketches from various Massachusetts towns and feature a salary note about receiving payment for published work within six years.
The piece portrays Sam-Ah as a beloved figure with many female admirers. A jab about Miss Beasly-Huh reveals rumors and teasing about his reputation, noting his pants as baggy at the knees as a comic detail.
A Rhode Island bill proposes a board of gas commissioners modeled on Massachusetts. Critics praise it as an improvement over current policy but question its effectiveness and transparency. Professor Bemis notes MA’s commission shows partial gains yet remains timid toward large companies and secretive in evidence.
Dr Dike told a Melrose conference that nine states reported 14000 divorces last year versus 7000 the year before. He warned the nation faces a moral decline and urged concerted action or a constitutional amendment to let the federal government address divorce.
London reports on South American bonds showing sharp gains in the past year for Colombia Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras and Venezuela. Despite no substantial changes in those economies the market has surged in a broad stampede with limited justification.
The article analyzes Kaiser Wilhelm II's possible aims in Morocco amid Britain and France's treaty move. It questions Germany's knowledge of the shift, Russia's role, and Britain's support, and argues the United States should stay largely absent from Moroccan affairs.
The writer argues the Peters amendment to the railway merger bill is vague and could let a purchasing railroad issue stock or bonds to an uncertain amount. It urges giving the Railroad Commission final say on merger terms to protect public interests and remove ambiguity.
Invitations issued for the Art Club reception and private view from 8 to 10 pm opening the 72d exhibition. Members include J Converse Gray, David and J Randolph Coolidge, Oakes Ames, Childe Hassam, Elliot B Torrey, Henry Bigelow Williams, Roger Tappan, Gardiner H Shaw, Francis H Sheabody, David Loring, and others. The show runs daily except Sundays until April 2.
A newspaper column urges churches to scrutinize large gifts from wealthy donors like John D Rockefeller. It proposes a catechism asking if the money is tainted, its source, and whether accepting it would affect donors’ motives or the church’s reputation, before deciding.
The Boston Transit Commission, adopting the Railroad Commission plan, seized the northwestern corner of Boylston and Washington streets for the Washington street tunnel station. The six story brick building and 10 057 square foot land parcel total assessment stands at 167 000 dollars with 137 300 dollars on land. Owner A Shuman held the property at seizure.
Boston camp of Gideons the association of Christian business travelers gears up for a monster outreach. Beginning May 11 daily noon services for men and a nightly four week general service will run, with location to be chosen from several large Greater Boston churches. National President Nicholson will lead and speak at all meetings.
The Supreme Court full bench holds that keeping barnyard fowl under normal rural conditions is lawful and not a private nuisance. The decision comes in the case Hannah A Wade versus Katherine Miller, neighbors at Bridgewater.
A new corporation with capital of 80000 dollars plans a trackless trolley line from Athol to Barre via Petersham North Dana and Dana Centre. John A Carter leads the effort with J S Noble and the Noble Milling Company as key investors. The plan includes mills water rights in Petersham and the Nichewaug property, plus two reservoirs on Swift River and Silver Brook to submerge about 115 acres.
A patient recovering from a week of illness discovers a missing cane and family valuables after an afternoon nap. The culprit is his young child who has rearranged the home, emptied a valise, and staged a mock surgery scene with the elder's medical texts, ending in a warm reconciliation.
A letter to Miss Champagne questions the habit of using quotation marks around keeping company and discusses proper terms for dating. The writer argues going with courting waiting on are old fashioned and emphasizes speaking the listener's language.
A telegraph operator earning 21 dollars weekly asks if his earnings suffice for marriage. He describes a lovesick affair, a breakup, and a revenge effort with another man. The columnist urges seeking forgiveness, speaking openly, and avoiding revenge to reunite with the true love.
Ernest Howard Crosby of New York speaks on immigration this evening at 8 o clock in Social Hall Tremont Temple. The public is invited to attend.
The Morristown episode centers on Rev Elwood Worcester D D rector of Emmanuel Church denying orthodox implications of his Ash Wednesday sermon. Reports quote Worcester citing Christ’s solitude as context while Morristown Morristown parishioners and St Peter’s Morristown clergy dispute the sermon’s orthodoxy and a new dissenting mission forms.
John J. McGrath, inmate at Westboro poor farm, disappeared on April 6 and is presumed missing. His brother Eugene, also confined there, says John preferred military life and had previously fled to Worcester to enlist but was rejected for weak eyes. John worked as a kitchen helper for about two years at the farm.
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