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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1907
Page
6
The Post Publishing Co. lists subscription rates for Daily and Sun Age Post services, with prices for various terms. It notes advance payment. nonpayment may end service and urges readers to notify if delivery lapses. Editor A. Grozier signs as publisher.
The House begins its forenoon sessions this week, noting time passes quickly and urging fewer holidays and swifter deliberation. Debate is seen as necessary, and faster legislation is regarded as beneficial, not detrimental.
Reported sinking damage from a floating mine casualty list grows, with vessels from Port Arthur and other War points drifting across the northern Pacific. The Hague conference is urged to regulate floating mines and compel their removal after hostilities end.
The Commonwealth should not tax college faculty residences as it would under the proposed plan. Senate action on the bill closed for adjournment with protest from Dr. Eliot and college presidents who warn it would undermine public confidence in Massachusetts education.
Fred eric P. O Connell longtime baseball editor of the Post died yesterday morning in West Baden Indiana while with the Boston American team as the paper's representative. He served nearly ten years at the Post earning wide respect for athletic reporting and his vigorous scholarly writing style.
A Washington statement cites William J. Bryan endorsing government control as the preferred first step to reform in rail transportation. He reportedly argues control is preferable to ownership, with rates tied to asset value and protections for investors, proceeding to ownership only if control fails.
Inspectors finish ballot count for New York Mutual Life Insurance election reporting the administration ticket ahead by about three to one over the policyholders committee. The four month counting process concludes the long process.
The election battle has cost policyholders up to 1,000,000 with inspectors at 35 a day, a large staff, and night ballot surveillance. The International Policyholders' Committee contests the results in court, challenging all but 15,000 official form ballots, claiming others were pre-marked by the Peabody administration.
The public opinion bill would enable voters to exercise constitutional right to instruct their representatives. Opponents admit most voters are disenfranchised by ward-based districts and town meeting alone. In cities and towns 391,662 registered voters are over 70 percent of totals, and 265 towns form multi-town districts making instruction through town meetings impractical. The piece argues a feasible method exists in the bill to honor the constitution today.
The Hon Eugene F Endicott Chelsea School Board chair and Mrs Endicott sail from New York last Saturday for Naples and will travel three months through Italy England and other parts of Europe. Also noted are the Manleys heading West then Calcutta where the Rev D H Manley will lead a Methodist school. A Cambridge minister W H Johnson died recently after varied life as a soldier businessman minister insurer and author.
A street dig in Rome uncovers a stone slab with unfamiliar glyphs. A reading expert declares the symbols form an ancient Roman ragtime song, prompting jokes about timeless music and rome's street life. A humorous note ends with wordplay on language and relics.
Barnard Memorial members gathered at Warrenton Street Auditorium to mark the 98th birthday of founder Rev. Charles F. Barnard. In the afternoon, officers for the coming year were elected: Rev. B. F. McDaniel president, Joseph L. Drew vice president, IE. A. Talbot treasurer, Forrest H. Kelley secretary. The group aims to make the 100th anniversary a notable feature during the next term.
A woman waiting in a Boston streetcar line saves enough money after years of careful saving to help a poor mother with a sick child. She shares her purse and a crowd in the car contribute, transforming her loneliness into relief as others join the cause.
The swan boats on the Public Garden lake made their first appearance of 1907 showing fresh paint and new flags. Despite cool weather a handsome crowd patronized the ride as the garden looked its best under a clear sun.
A vivid verse expresses longing for the sea over shore life. The speaker yearns for the briny gale and tempest and imagines a swift craft at sea with a stout crew ready to face storms. The refrain affirms a home on the rolling sea.
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