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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1903
Page
6
The Boston Post lists subscription prices: Daily one year three dollars. six months one fifty. three months seven cents. monthly rates also shown. The Sunday Post offers one year a dollar fifty. six months seventy five cents. three months forty cents.
The item recalls Mrs Partington the nom de plume of B P Shillaber, long a writer for the Boston Post. Her quaint humor and moral sayings were popular a generation ago, with satirical reflections on centurions and factories.
A State Senator urges asking voters whether Massachusetts should push a constitutional amendment to elect United States Senators by direct vote. He cites Senate hesitancy, past orders, and rising corruption scandals, arguing for a public referendum to determine the will of the people.
The piece attacks a proposed Republican backed bill to regulate Boston voter registration. It claims the measure eliminates accountability, replacing it with Board of Police discretion. It warns thousands could be omitted from the census and require police certificates to qualify for registration.
A letter denounces an alleged autocratic political machine in Massachusetts and condemns slander against the Boston Board of Assessors. It criticizes a plan to vest voting decisions in a State three man board and defends local civil service standards amid calls for reform.
Headline voices in labor and student circles question compulsory arbitration as a panacea for disputes. A New Zealand case shows the court ruling a wage raise, but manufacturers shut shops to compete with imported goods, underscoring supply and demand over artificial law.
A poem of yearning for love and affection by Miss Penelope Smythe appears in the All Sorts section. The verse voices a deep thirst for romantic adoration and mutual devotion.
Practical tips on growing lettuce including seed choice and planting depth. Warns about cutworms and brown tail moths. notes watering needs and six seeds per hill. Nonsensical asides and quips about gardening and other column items follow.
The St Paul ruling is praised as enough to prevent combinations in restraint of trade while allowing legitimate partnerships that promote trade. It is viewed as a forward looking move that protects finances and industry without hindering modern enterprise growth. Large enterprises are urged to adapt to the new reality.
The piece notes Grover Cleveland defending Booker Washington and Tuskegee Institute while contrasting his views with Theodore Roosevelt's tenure. It quotes Cleveland urging responsibility of both Negro citizens and white Southern leaders, arguing progress hinges on moral conduct and supportive white leadership.
Mr W A Wellock, linked with the International Mercantile Marine Company as a freight clerk on the Dominion line pier, is moved to the Leyland line pier as outward freight clerk and assistant to Mr PF M Booth in charge of loading steamers. On leaving his former post he was presented with an umbrella and gold cuff buttons by Harry O Neill and associates.
A long ago note recalls the folding bed invention credited to a Grand Rapids man in 1869. It claims police use in crime fighting by trapping suspects in a folding bed, with a humorous line about plans not always working as intended.
Berlin April 15 Emperor William has conferred on Dr A H Sylvester one of Berlin a pioneer American dentists the title of court councillor
The State Senate backed resolutions favoring direct popular vote for U S Senators triggering broad talk. Amending the Constitution requires two thirds of Congress or state conventions and ratification by three fourths of states, with Massachusetts needing 29 more states to petition. The House previously balked, and another clash is likely if the Senate adopts the measure again.
A brisk chronicle of a New England spring with Harvard bridge wind gusts and umbrella wrecks. Tufts dormitory curtain caper becomes a humorous postcard tale as residents recount streetcar frictions and a Roxbury Club ball looming in Union Park Hall.
A Connecticut town notes a 68 year marriage as Rev Amos and Mrs Susan Stewart Osborn reflect on a long life together. Born in New York state, they met, married in 1839, and built a temperate, devout life with teaching and ministry. Their story recalls early travel and changes before settling in Pioneer-era communities.
The Luce redraft of the police enrolment bill is sustained as within the bill’s scope. Republicans cheer as Democrats, after initial opposition, allow debate to continue with a reconsideration vote planned. If passed, the measure moves to the Senate with a week for action before May 1.
The Boston Post invites readers across New England to submit photographs of the oldest married couple in their area. Include a 200 word sketch with birth and marriage dates, address, number of children, and notable life details. The winning couple will receive a Morris Chair and Rocking Chair delivered express prepaid.
A Sunday feature hints at a strangling mystery as mysterious messages arrive from Western Union. Regina recalls a familiar handsome figure in a past costume while a quiet maid reacts with fear to the unseen notices. The tale blends media notices with a backstage romance.
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