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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1905
Page
6
April 18 1905 Post Publishing Co issues daily newspaper from Boston Massachusetts at 259 Washington Street and 428 Main. Readership urged to prepaid subscriptions and note potential discontinuation if payments lapse.
In a wise move the Senate ordered a third reading after voting to reconsider the public opinion bill. The measure would place important policy questions before the people after debate by elected representatives and let the public weigh the facts as a jury. The outcome hinges on a narrow margin and the final vote. The piece notes public sentiment shifting away from Japan toward Russia amid Manchurian events, praising Japanese and Russian qualities while critiquing fear-based policies.
A Charleston State Prison overcrowding prompts calls for relocation. Advocates argue modernization and a safer, larger site would reduce escape risks and improve prisoner welfare. Governor Douglas backs moving, noting impractical expansion at Charlestown. The piece contrasts this with views on war, noting Carnegie’s stance on abolition and commerce as a peace driver amid global tensions.
In a Bogus All Sorts yarn, Roosevelt and Newton Newkirk recount a hunting tale at Camp Roosevelt. The pair pursue a grizzly, Roosevelt kills a large bear, then repeats antics against another, with vivid, humorous framing from IEE Inkslinger.
Governor Douglas urges Nashawena Island as a prison site with possible agricultural work for inmates. The three mile long island near the mainland could also house a leper colony, a proposal considered feasible and designed to avoid new state costs.
The Equitable Life reportedly holds 69 million dollars of Harriman securities. While the securities have merit they come from many corporations all under one man. Harriman rose swiftly in railroads and finance and represents a bold shift in American railroad management whose wisdom remains to be proven.
E. F. Brennan forwards a $20 money order from twenty Boston machinists to the Brockton relief fund. He asks the editor to note the donation in the relief fund report and signs as E. F. B.
A humorous riff on bargain hunting by both sexes. The piece mocks men who raid cigar shop bargains while women snag home goods at low prices. It notes cigars as crowd attractors on sale days and ends by urging women to question men about cigar sales to reveal guilt.
Satirical guidance on coping with landlords bosses and domestic threats offers absurd, prior-era tips. It mocks gender roles and comic hazards with odd, provocative advice and domestic slapstick.
The Observant Citizen notes a brisk start to golf season with players driving through snow in preparation. It reports an owl sighting near Cambridge and Everett, revival plans by Rev C H Stackpole, a Charlestown G A R event, and various local notices including retirement and church reunions.
Beacon Hill buzzed as Senator Chace pressed for ex Councillor Frederick Hall of Taunton as a lieutenant governor candidate. He argued a Hall ticket would win labor and earn broad vested support, while Western whispers linked William B Plunkett of Adams to a strong delegation if he ran. Eben S Draper’s candidacy for Guild’s post stirred GOP, risking a renewed Canada reciprocity clash.
Chicopee adopts a Boston like Good Government League and plans a public meeting before month’s end. Two or three out of town speakers will be invited, with a program aimed at appealing to all interested in the city’s welfare. The league seeks to show elections are part of its calendar.
Janet Wright and Harold Norris quarrelled at a crowded social function then Janet tears reveal. Frank Norris escorts Janet to the conservatory after Harold’s awkward interruption. Years later Harold recalls tearing her gown in a rainy attic reunion when he explains his mistake and vows to win her.
Invitations issued for an April 25 at home at 520 Beacon Street to introduce Mrs. Howard M North to Boston society. Footlight Club Jamaica Plain prepares its 97th performance of Tom Pinch adapted from Dickens amid a flurry of relocations and absentees from Campobello and Dover colonies.
A reader asks about marrying a widower who delays due to his children. The response urges ending the relationship, arguing true love would move quickly to marriage and family harmony, and that delaying or avoiding commitment harms the woman’s welfare and happiness.
A reader asks if a five year relationship is salvageable after the partner befriends a married woman who accompanies her to shops and matinees and introduces her to men who dine where liquor is served. The adviser urges calm, reasoning with the beloved to see the harmful influence and to avoid quarrels while proving faith and virtue.
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