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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1906
Page
6
The article argues aging surfmen and coast patrol crews face harsh retirement when incapacitated by age or injury. It notes 306 coast guard vacancies over a decade, 123 resignations for fishing, and 8 drownings with 57 discharged for infirmity. It calls for honoring veterans with full retirement and pensions.
The Massachusetts delegation lags in securing a tariff revision caucus with only nine other Republicans joining, totaling twenty of fifty needed. The piece argues Republicans cannot achieve change and suggests a Democratic delegation in November may pursue the goal.
The piece honors Professor Nathaniel Southgate Shaler as a world renowned geologist and dean at Harvard, noting his broad attainments, teaching influence, and practical impact on industry. It lauds his patriotism, citizenship, and lasting contributions to education and society.
Agreement seems possible as Mr Baer and Mr Mitchell committees near a meeting to decide arbitration terms. Operators reject the miners proposed scope but offer an alternative. Public opinion appears the strongest influence, casting doubt on the miners’ opponents sincerity and strategy.
The bill before Congress would pension life-savers with 30 years of service or at age 64 or upon disability, granting three-quarters pay. Backed by the commerce committee, it aims to retain experienced personnel and reward long service in humane duties.
The opening of the major leagues marks spring as baseball takes center stage. The National League starts tomorrow in Brooklyn with the Boston team facing the host club, and the American League follows Saturday with the Boston club meeting New York in the Bronx. The public buzzes as the season looms.
Newton Newkirk comments on a Chicago man detained for entering his own house via a window late at night. The piece argues jury sentiment should consider intents, weighing burglarious motives versus self‑preservation and potential innocence, urging careful legal interpretation.
A columnist riffs on an ancient tablet found in Egypt detailing the marriage of Rameses II to a Hittite princess. Time has erased many details such as attire, presents, guests, and honeymoon, leaving a humorous gap in the wedding story. The piece playfully muses on what might have occurred and praises the event as a brilliant season highlight.
Albany N Y April 10 The Senate passed two insurance bills: one amending the general corporation law on real property acquisitions by life insurers and the other banning rebates in life insurance. Both bills have cleared the Assembly and go to the Governor.
St Paul Minnesota April 10 Minnesota Historical Society complies with the Massachusetts society request to work for the preservation of the frigate Constitution.
A collage of court gossip and social norms from various papers. The New York Press notes couples risk money on gifts while a court shows Miss Love received five thousand dollars for heartbreak. The Detroit Free Press item recalls a marriage amid rival interests. The Philadelphia Inquirer discusses fashion hats in Paris theatres and rings on growing girls' fingers with health advice.
A poem recounts a couple enjoying intimate conversation as a parlor clock calls cuckoo eight times and a distant rooster crow follows. A loud overhead voice interrupts with skiddoodle doo as MecLandburgh Wilson notes the scene in the New York Sun.
Historical note marks the birth of Edward Everett, former Harvard president, on April 11, 1794. A year earlier, a Chicago grand jury began a beef trust probe, noted as a contemporaneous event.
A Boston column notes Houdini publishes The Right Way to Do Wrong detailing criminal methods, alongside varied society items. It mentions Sarah J. Baker School frontage jokes, a Jamaica Plain benefit concert for tuberculosis patient Frank Maloney, and a new Bostonia Home Society hospital for inebriate women with officers listed.
James J Brock of Charlestown, a notable local businessman and fraternal figure, reached age 36 and now avoids Cupid’s darts. He served three years on the Boston Common Council from Ward 5 and chaired the ward committee for a decade, remaining active in politics in a reduced role. He belongs to several social and benevolent groups, enjoys boating and driving, sails a yacht in the bay, and is described as an expert amateur reinsman.
A Boston society roundup details sailing to Liverpool and Europe on Carmania and Kronprinz Wilhelm with numerous club members and society figures. It mentions Mrs Beal, Julian De Cordova, Everard Baring, Reginald Ronalds, and Mrs David Hunt among others. A Washington return cheers Miss Elizabeth Ferguson and Miss Leta P Wright hosts, plus lunches and teas at Beacon Street residences. The Debutante section notes events at the Unitarian Building on Beacon Street.
A reader asks how to handle a telephone romance with a woman he has never met. Mildred Champagne counsels patience, suggests indirect introduction via nearby office workers, and warns against overpromising before meeting in person.
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