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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1903
Page
6
Subscription rates listed for the Boston Post and Sunday Post, including annual and quarterly terms with prices. Notices advise subscribers to report address changes, payment terms in advance, and that subscriptions may be discontinued without notice at expiration. Editor E. A. Grozier.
The entry notes that "Mrs Partington" was the pen name of the late B P Shillaber, longtime Boston Post writer, whose witty wisdom was popular a generation ago.
The article argues the Northwestern merger decision prevents a financial industrial upheaval. It asserts railroads and manufacturing will not be dissolved or fragmented and that the ruling checks a feared revolution. If needed, Congress could modify the law.
The Dublin convention forms a representative Irish body to decide on land purchase plans and aims to curb landlordism. The article notes a rare harmony between English government and Irish delegates and suggests the talks could advance home rule through practical reforms.
The Massachusetts Single Tax League hosts Boston landlords and others for a dinner discussion on ground rent. President C B Fillebrown leads a practical talk building on debates from last December and aims to influence legislative views toward taxation reform.
The proposal, backed by top authority, asks only that a trial be allowed in willing local communities. It is presented as modest and deserving of approval, while other elaborate commissions remain unacted upon in the archives.
The Reliance launch draws unanimous praise from owners and builders as the fastest American yacht. Experts compare it to the Independence and anticipate a longer, broader design with a heavier keel, promising greater canvas spread than the Constitution. The parallel race with Shamrock J. echoes a rival victory, but omens in yacht racing are uncertain.
In a proclamation Governor Bates designates April 25 as Arbor Day and urges practical action against gypsy moths. He urges youth participation, local extermination efforts, and a shift away from statewide moth warfare toward empowering infested communities to combat the pests. He calls Gypsy Moth Day a superior Arbor Day idea.
The Easter season brings a flood of engagements for June weddings. Notable announcements include Genevieve Sprague to Everett Crawford and Maud Hayden to Fenimore Bodman, among many others from Dorchester Boston Manchester and Newton.
A Zionist mass meeting under the Zionist Council of Greater Boston was held yesterday at Beth Israel Synagogue Cambridge. Israel Nason presided and speakers included Julius Meyer Leo J Lyons J W King Simon Alexander and Dr S Blomberg. A Zionist organization will be formed soon in Cambridge.
The Bingville Bugle notes Enos Pillsbury’s sprained ankle after a plow accident near town. It also lists a public auction near Bingville for farm goods, livestock, and hay on April 18 1103, with terms day-of. The issue includes editorials about Eben Woodruff and local gossip and ads for dried apples at six cents a pound with a one-pound limit.
The All Sorts column offers gratis daily suburban gardening lessons with each Boston Post copy. Lessons share long experience to help suburbanites grow vegetables in back lots, especially in spring when interest rises.
On April 13 1855 Sir Henry de la Beche the eminent geologist died. He conducted the first geological survey of England and advanced public interest in geology. He classified the common doughnut as a geological specimen and declared the iron restaurant pie a mineral not an edible.
The Rev. Michael Sheehan of the Mission Church Roxbury is reported out of danger and slowly recuperating after an appendicitis operation performed Saturday morning. Physicians at the private hospital 2 Worcester square say the eminent preacher will recover.
In Back Bay Easter gowns sparked admiration despite cool air. Commemorative notes praise Surveyor J J McCarthy and Senator Lodge for public service. Columns cover public figures, theater roasts, city vault repairs, and a lively Tremont Street crowd, with lambs at Franklin Field drawing attention.
Boston forms the Lecturers' Trust a new professional body aiming to centralize all New England lecturing. Membership requires a press notice and members must carry the trust stamp. Officers include Arthur K. Peck presiding in Boston and Rev Peter Mac Queen as vice president with a Cambridge director and a slate of members from multiple communities.
In a domestic tale Polly laments a denied Easter hat while grandparents urge generosity. A story within a story recalls a vain girl who, despite hardship, learns unselfishness as a boy named Arthur praises inner beauty. Polly's romance with Dick ends the scene with a resolved, tender note.
Mechanic Falls Maine April 12 Mr and Mrs L T Allen have been married 58 years. He born April 27 1820 in Auburn as portrait painter now works at Poland Paper Company mills. She Pauline Murdock born Oct 29 1848 Hebron violinist entertainer friend Seba Smith. They lived in Buckfield over 50 years ago with two sons and a daughter.
The Boston Post invites readers to submit photographs of the oldest married couple in New England with a 200 word sketch including birth and marriage dates, address, children, and interesting life details. The selected couple will receive a Morris Chair and Rocking Chair delivered prepaid to any New England location. notices will announce the reception deadline.
Montreaux April 12 The condition of ex presidents Stein of the Orange Free State and Kruger is reported serious with daily bulletins exchanged by their households. If Stein survives the summer he may seek permission to return to South Africa to aid in bridging current difficulties though Kruger is believed near death.
The Boston Associated Board of Trade plans to discuss appointing two delegates to a conference on public schools and the proposed consolidation of departments and street control in Boston. The topics will be debated this afternoon at Young's Hotel amid interest in municipal affairs.
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