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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
6
The Post Publishing Company lists daily and Sunday Post subscription rates including one year six months and three months options. It notes address changes must be sent with old and new addresses and that payments are to be made in advance.
The item notes Mrs Partington alias of B P Shillaber, long a Boston Post writer, whose wit and wisdom were popular a generation ago.
A Boston city bill described by Mr. Luce would enroll residents as voters rather than merely list them for poll taxes. It would empower the Board of Police to determine citizenship and voter rights, with sworn proof of residence required, risking voter disfranchisement and partisan manipulation.
The report notes doubts linger about Shamrock III speed off the wind while she outperforms in reaching. Tests underway compare her to Shamrock I with a beaten boat, and observers caution she must surpass the great forthcoming Bristol craft to threaten the cup defense.
The victory marks Carter Harrison fourth term and endorses his pledge for municipal ownership of street railways. He argues for using public authority to secure favorable terms from traction companies, while opponent Stewart urged negotiated terms. The result signals a bold urban experiment with Chicago as a potential nationwide example.
Secretary Root and President Roosevelt praised prosperity while labor unrest grows. The letter notes 100000 plus out of work in the anthracite crisis, 150000 more on strike, and 60 unions idle in early April. It cites $8000000 and $10000000 profits for Standard Oil and Steel Trusts as living-w wage disparity and questions of lasting prosperity.
Report on Shamrock III flood ahead at start and gain speed over Shamrock I. The modern challenger showed stronger acceleration and kept a widening lead before the older boat mounted a response.
The piece advocates clear published findings on Lowell cotton mill disputes to aid a settlement. It praises workers and managers as capable and fair and urges the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration to pursue investigation and publicity to reveal a path to agreement.
Hebrew residents of Boston begin preparations for Passover with spring cleaning and acts of charity. The eight day festival begins sunset April 12, unlevened bread is kept, and families observe ceremonies in Hebrew churches. A lamb is sacrificed and doorways sprinkled with blood as part of the observance.
A humor piece mix of verse and prose sketches it parodies courtship money and domestic life with a quick quip about a new addition at home a pup not a baby and light jests on dramatic criticism old proverbs and a Boston laundromat flourish.
A near noon photograph from downtown Boston shows whiter buildings and cleaner air since Superintendent Donovan issued the proclamation banning soft coal smoke effective after April 1.
Special correspondent recounts Roosevelt’s train journey with a nine-person crowd, a stop at Deadwood Crossing where the President addressed a cowboy asleep on ties, and a photo opportunity in Yellowstone Park as they search for bear tracks.
Report from the Pittsfield Mass Journal notes a rumored Strap Hangers Union to form in Pittsfield as a branch of a Boston Post group. Members would simply stand in crowded cars, saving railways money while boosting dividends. names and addresses should be sent to the car barn or car house.
On April 9 313 Constantine the Great died suddenly amid unpopularity and suspected assassination. The historical note marks his abrupt demise and the political tensions surrounding his rule.
Tonight the fair and exhibition of children's sewing work at the Barnard Memorial on 10 Warrenton street continues this afternoon and evening due to the storm.
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson was yesterday re-elected president of the Old Planters Society of Essex county at its Salem annual meeting. Congressman Augustus P. Gardner and William C. Endicott Jr were elected to the society council as part of the descendants group.
A column of observations covers police mischief by youths and city quirks. A Boston area dog and a Brookline drama club plan, plus random notes on hats, knives, and a Sunday berry joke reflect everyday urban life and small news. Rumors touch coal prices and a Virginia trip for Colonel Darling.
Carrie Sinderin swaps costumes with Jessie Kirkland to attend a masked ball as Shepherdess. Lenox mistakes Carrie for Jessie, leading to a tense secretive encounter in a private room as Marion and others watch unseen. The plot thickens amid crowd chatter and disguises.
In a lively masquerade scene Lenox woos Carrie through a chase and waltz to a conservatory kiss. Amid laughter and mistaken engagement details he professes love, offers a ring, and Carrie admits her long held feelings before a playful, comic reveal.
In North Waterford Maine on April 8 the combined ages of Mr and Mrs Daniel Lebrooke total 170 years. They married in 1840 and have nine children alive with 26 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. The Post offers a Morris chair and rocking chair to the oldest couple in New England and asks readers to submit photos and brief sketches of eligible pairs.
Julia Ward Howe told a Post reporter she feels great joy at news of her first great grandchild born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marion Hall in East Orange New Jersey She hopes the child and mother are well and notes her 10 grandchildren while contemplating future generations and American education.
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