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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1904
Page
4
The Russian proclamation threatens seizure of vessels with wireless gear as prizes of war and declares correspondents using such devices as spies. The piece argues the law is implausible and unlikely to be acted on, noting The Hague rules and Russia's strained position.
The piece argues Congress will not enact a national reservation this session to include the White Mountains and Monadnock. It notes a timber sale on eastern Monadnock and a steam sawmill that threatens the forest, with state agencies and local societies unable to act for lack of funds, prompting outside funding to purchase timber rights and remove the mill.
The Monadonock Forestry Association is formed with Colonel T. W. Higginson as president and Isaac Sprague as financial agent to receive subscriptions to buy the territory outright. It argues that until federal government and Massachusetts citizens own the land in fee simple, the mountains will remain exposed to private bargain seeking.
The article lauds Andrew Carnegie as possibly the richest man, noting his pleasure in spending wealth on societal advancement. It cites more than 100 million dollars distributed, including endowments to Scotch universities and libraries abroad, the Dunfermline town gift, and the Peace Temple at The Hague, with the Heroes' Fund as a new, distinct venture.
The Missouri battleship disaster is praised for heroic action by crew in the magazine and on deck. Investigators must determine the cause, with early theories blaming haste in loading main guns and premature ignition, urging safer procedures and accountability.
The piece extols the horse's enduring value despite automobiles. It celebrates the living creature's superiority in skill and companionship, predicting a future where machines perform work while the horse remains a decorative and noble partner in society and sport.
A sharp scene shows Old Smartwood urging a young woman to speak quickly as two female stenographers pause work, their listening delaying business and costing money. The confrontation centers on efficiency and control in a tense office moment.
Newton Newkirk lampoons a printer who misplaced a semicolon in the Massachusetts liquor law causing liquor sales to halt after 11 pm. The humor targets punctuation errors and urges proper typesetting, ending with a quip about pride and a fig leaf.
A London writer predicts polar warming will make the Arctic regions habitable in about three million years. He jokes explorers can wait two million years for ice to melt, travel by yacht, and reach the pole with champagne buoy markers. The piece lampoons Eskimos and hints at the St Louis fair with comical travel tips and warnings about baggage handlers.
The Observant Citizen notes the death of Mrs Rebecca Stone, mother of Robert E Stone advance representative for Weber & Fields, at 1226 Madison Ave New York late Friday. Funeral to be public with Weber & Fields members attending from New York.
A verse from Robert B. Thomas' Almanac celebrates the coming of spring. It urges farmers to prepare fields and purchase stock while noting mushy weather and lingering wind and snow. The poem personifies spring and invites readers to sing of balmy days and breezy air.
In a pointed exchange, Winkly notes a minister’s high church stance while acknowledging the town’s preacher earns the highest salary, underscoring local tensions over church pay scales.
In this dialect rich excerpt, Towse dodges a hunter’s taunt while a farmer disputes a chicken’s fate. Mistah Johnsing explains he stopped after hearing the distressed bird and offers to take it to a veterinarian for treatment. The scene captures cross group banter and rural color.
Mrs James Ellis president of the Servia Club is well known socially in Greater Boston. The Servia Club consists of wives of members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company who joined a London trip to visit the Honourable Artillery Company. The journey was made on the steamship Servia and the club’s name reflects that. The club hosts meetings receptions and whist parties with many prominent Boston women among its members.
A translated wartime poem praises Japanese naval power in the Yellow Sea. It extols sinking Russian ships, burning Vladivostok, burying soldiers, and advancing into Siberia. The verses urge Yamato’s people to take up arms with swords and national pride.
Rome April 17 Emperor William is credited with indicating he would be ready to meet President Loubet should the occasion arise before the end of his Mediterranean cruise. He may discuss the Franco German relationship and Mediterranean affairs as part of his travels with no fixed schedule announced.
A grandmother recalls her twentieth birthday aboard the clipper Ocean Wave in 1865. United States consul father, Confederate captain Semmes, and Captain Thomas share courtesy after a tense encounter. The tale ends with mutual respect amid naval tensions and a cherished faded flag.
In the members lobby Speaker Cannon compliments Sulzer while sparring over a divine ascent under House rules. The piece notes Friedrich Spielhagen at 75, Umhlangan Umbelazi Cetewayo’s return plans, Edison’s diet philosophy, Dr. Moncure Conway’s 72nd birthday, and Ambassador Robert S. McCormick’s career and Virginia origins.
A Sunday concert at the Boston Theatre drew a good sized crowd featuring The Watermelon Trust a quintet with coon songs Mark Sullivan dialect stories and imitations Burnett and Wyerson Francis Wood The Cannons Lem Welch Laura West Whitney and Morgan Bailey and Williams and a program of latest motion pictures headlined the show
The engraving illustrates the Mantel department’s design progress as Wood Mantels gain homelike features. A tier of shelves flanks a wide glass front cabinet with double doors and end wings, supported by a tall pillar framing the overmantel. similar semi enclosed cabinet mantels are on display on the sixth floor.
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