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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for the Boston Post and Sunday Post, details payment terms, and instructions for address changes. It notes second class matter status, advance payments required, and where to obtain the paper in New York hotels. Publisher contact is BE. A. Grozier.
The nom de plume Mrs Partington belonged to the late B P Shillaber a longtime Boston Post writer whose witty wisdoms were popular a generation ago.
The article recalls the April 19 uprising from Concord to Charlestown, noting Paul Revere’s alarm and Gage’s removal timeline. It emphasizes America’s rapid rise from a small rebel group to a vast republic in less than three generations, calling free institutions the source of growth and power.
William H. Lincoln urged the passage of a bill to elect the entire Board of Aldermen at large. He argued district representation leads to wasteful spending and corrupt deals and that at large elections would yield a higher quality, citywide support, improving governance. The Post-backed idea aims to curb incompetent candidates and district loyalty. Lincoln cited Boston and other states as evidence of district systems' failings.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate whether Baer's coal railroad combine is in restraint of trade. The case follows the Northern Securities decision and echoes Richard Olney's charges that the combine defies Pennsylvania law and discriminates in freight charges.
The author argues that coal and railroad combinations violate the Sherman act and evade law through trickery. Citing the merger decision as precedent, the piece urges the Justice Department to pursue Baer and Morgan driven trusts, viewing evasion as a clear violation and predicting commission action.
The Dublin convention is praised for its conduct and results as a path to a land purchase settlement satisfactory to owners tenants government and people. It is seen as laying groundwork for home rule within the near future despite opposition from Balfour and the government. John E Redmond predicts the measure will rise within his lifetime.
The piece argues the Board of Police will harvest another year of dog license fees as personal perquisites. It criticizes delays by the Governor’s committee and predicts the bill will delay beyond April 30. The writer urges raising salaries if underpaid or transferring fees to the city treasury.
A column recounts a singing street urchin and a theatre audience right to express dislike. It mentions actor John Craig receiving a gift, novelist Mary Devereux Watson traveling to New York, Beacon Street pavement hazards, Rollins couple in New York, Lexington drum transfer to the Historical Society, harbor boats for summer trips, and doves calmly traveling in a basket amid a busy day.
A humor column describes a broken down street organ with a wooden leg, jokingly failing to play tunes and prompting death by own action comments. It covers a Boston Strap Hangers' Union meeting at Faneuil Hall with absurd resolutions pleasing the crowd and mocking street railway crowding.
The verse proclaims April 20 as sacred Patriots' Day with a call to raise the flag and sound drums. It urges a patriotic display by the D A R and all loyal citizens, encouraging children to cheer and celebrate.
New York April 19. Gossip ties Garret Bergh Kip to Miss Carola de Peyster as they plan marriage on April 2. Earlier devotion to Miss Alice Roosevelt cooled when Kip fell for her chum, triggering a rapid romance that led to an engagement with the chum.
N H April 19. Leander Milliken born April 18 1822 in Freedom and his wife Susan born May 18 18 likely 18xx share a total of 163 years. They live on the Freedom farm, in good health with no one with them. He has held town offices and was elected Representative in 1890. They had two children Frank R deceased and Mrs F P Towle of Boston Mass.
The corner stone of the new Melrose public library on Hmerson Street will be laid tomorrow morning. The funds for the building were presented to the city by the Hon. Andrew Carnegie, with appropriate exercises planned.
Mrs. Sprague returns from Santa Barbara with children as the Tuttle family heads to Dayton and Old Point Comfort then Baltimore to visit relatives. Mrs. Wainwright speaks on enclosed English gardens at Miss Coolidge’s. A prominent marriage set for May 6 links Mr Edward Fay and Miss Merriam, with connections to the Vin cent Club and The Hundreds at Wellesley Hills. bridesmaids include Miss Susan Howe and Miss Helen Parks, for Miss Josephine Atterbury and Mr Eliphalet Potter May 20 in New York. Massachusetts officers Aide to represent at the St Louis World’s Fair arrives late May.
A list of engagements disclosed includes Edith Patterson Browning to Herbert Livermore Vese of Winchester and Katherine W. Southgate to LeBaron Hathaway of Plymouth, with several other couples from Plymouth Boston Malden Cambridge Roxbury and surrounding areas. Notable names include Harvard graduates Derby Farrington and Herbert Morse.
The final Creatore Italian band concert at Symphony Hall drew a large, enthusiastic audience for a Musicians Aid Society benefit. The program showcased versatility from Columba's march to William Tell overture and arias by Meyerbeer and Verdi with Barili singing.
Friends held a surprise party at Miss L. Moores Cambridge home Friday night for her 20th birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Moore and several relatives and friends including Miss L. Moore Miss A. Pease Miss L. Kline Dedham Miss EB Thiersenge Miss C Shugrue Mr. Everett of New York Mr. E White Mr. Snow Mr. De Celles Montreal Mr. Flenders Chicago Mrs. Clark Perry Me and George J. Whitman.
The Boston Post invites readers across New England to submit photographs and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple in their area. Include birth and marriage dates, address, children count, and life details. The chosen couple will receive a Morris Chair and a Rocking Chair, with delivery prepaid. Due notice will mark the final submission date.
In Mill Village Nova Scotia in 1830 Richard Huestis returns from a date with Cynthia Kirk and, under a moonless night, encounters a white figure perched on the cemetery fence. He escapes the eerie scene by edging toward the lake as fear grips him and he cannot explain what he sees.
On Patriots Day a Boston Equal Suffrage Association event at Faneuil Hall drew young first time and future voters, public officials, and many crowds. Speakers included Mayor Collins Lieutenant-Governor Guild Jr Congressman McCall Rabbi Fleischer and Fathers Johnson and Ames urging civic duty, democracy, and American unity. A Boys' Symphony Orchestra and male choir performed patriotic hymns.
Large crowds visited the Old North Church and Paul Revere's House with over 100 strangers at the morning service. Italian families filled North Square as Paolo described the history to pilgrims and the Revere house displayed bunting and flags. A 11 am Daughters of the American Revolution service will mark Paul Revere's ride with speeches by Rev. Frothingham and Robert A. Wood, as local regents and musicians participate.
Dick reacts with wild joy as a sheep slips through a fence, climbs onto the hillside, and lies by the fence while the boy imagines drama. He tosses his hat in the air, shouting with excitement as the scene unfolds before him.
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