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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1905
Page
2
The store offers suit values from 15 to 20 dollars with best 18 to 25 dollar lines made by high grade tailors. Garments come in gray or plain colors with wider collars and lapels and slightly longer coats. Double breasted styles are common and the range highlights quality cloth, fit, and finish for Easter shoppers.
Mutiny erupts at Upton High as 40 girls refuse Principal White’s tennis plan. Captain Alice Benson and teammates vow to keep playing basketball with support from 20 loyal boys, despite White’s suggestion. The dispute centers on keeping the school’s basketball tradition alive.
The Bar Association will not hold a meeting this Saturday and has not authorized any committee to approach Mayor Collins about appointing an election commissioner. A Matthews committee once drafted a bill to consolidate juror selection under a single commissioner but faced opposition and was withdrawn. Ex-Mayor Matthews and others may urge the mayor to appoint a nonpartisan successor to Commissioner Saunders, while ex-Senator Innes and Alpheus Sanford vie for the post amid political tensions.
The Boston Democratic and Republican machines agreed not to redraw ward lines this year after a City Council sub-committee vote of 17 to 10. The move aims to avoid fights as Republicans seek to dissolve Ward 9 and Ward 8, homes of Donovan and Lomasney. Alderman Curley and Alderman Baldwin criticized the decision as cowardly and politically fearful.
In New York on April 14 the largest bequest by a colored person to Tuskegee Institute was recorded when Mary E. Shaw of Philadelphia probated her will. The donation totals 38000 dollars to the Tuskegee Institute where Booker T. Washington serves as president.
A Boston woman who is blind manages her household with skill and independence. The Sunday Post feature explores her daily routines, adaptations, and the rare level of public interest the story has drawn.
A joint harmony committee formed by leaders of the Republican State and city committees aims to reduce future intraparty slashing. Edward G. Graves and Frank H. Haynes will honor the state group, while Fred E. Boston and Guy Murchie handle city duties.
Joseph A. Solari ex fire engineer of Revere died after a stroke at his home 359 Ocean avenue. He was 31, proprietor of the Crescent Spa on Revere Beach boulevard, unmarried and living with his mother. A race last week with Joseph G. Stowers reportedly left him exhausted, Solari weighing about 230 pounds.
Dr. Lou Doyle presents a Sherlock Holmes tale set to appear in the Sunday Post tomorrow. The mystery features the world’s greatest detectives solving a famed case of missing three quarters.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of drugstores and addresses including Tremont Street Woodward and Water Street likely for a sale or delivery offer. Mentions names Oberhauser 150 Friend Street Eaton Drugs 166 Summer Walker Rintels and others across Dudley Street Baker Drugs Cambridge Somerville and So Boston. No clear event or dates.
Superior-Gold announces a rain pen with a polished barrel and rubber cap. Coupon submission instructions reference many city druggists and news agents across Massachusetts and nearby states for redemption and distribution through post readers.
A stylish woman calling herself Mrs Conquest brought a Yorkshire terrier to the Veterinary Hospital at 117 West Twenty Fifth Street New York for a tooth cleaning. Dr A Armstrong supervised the procedure which required ether and a jaw restraining instrument. The dog was sedated for about three hours in total before the woman took it back to Boston.
A large Boston gathering at 47 Mt Vernon Street saluted Miss Nance O'Neil before her departure for Australia. Notables present included Robert Edeson Felix Fox Harry Adams Dana Estes and others. Tea and punch were served as the actress mingled with old friends and new.
A reading room will open next Monday at 354 Cambridge Street replacing the Public Library delivery station long kept at Allston. The new facility aims to serve local patrons with extended access and updated services in a central location.
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