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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1903
Page
6
The note recalls Mrs Partington the pen name of late B P Shillaber of the Boston Post. Her widow Grudge sketches and witty quips once charmed readers, celebrating generous acts for the poor with homely recipes and moral quips.
The Boston Sunday Post reports its average Sunday circulation rose from 119,960 in August 1902 to 151,837 in April 1903, a gain of 31,877 copies in nine months. Editors attribute growth to the paper being the most attractive and readable Sunday publication in New England.
The article argues that police enrolment would not reduce corruption in Boston as statistics show no pattern of padding or fraudulent registration compared with other cities. It notes Boston's rates for assessed polls and registered voters, and says charges of widespread corruption are not supported by election data. It condemns the Republican majority for a party driven enrolment bill.
A brief note on deliberations among male lawmakers at the State House as they discuss ongoing political matters. The report highlights parliamentary conduct and the nature of discourse among representatives.
The piece argues U S aims in China are strictly commercial seeking equal trading rights. It urges polite refusal to join Britain and Japan against Russia over Manchuria and supports adjusting a treaty to open Mukden and Takustan ports for foreign trade.
Andrew Carnegie gives 1.5 million dollars in cash for a Hall of Peace at The Hague and 600,000 in 5 percent Steel Trust bonds to Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute. The gift to Tuskegee aims to sustain Washington and family income, while the broader impact seeks industrial uplift for the race and lasting productive results.
In testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission President Baer of the Reading company challenged the legality of his combination under the Sherman act. The coal trust and associated rail rebates face injunctions and judicial limits as similar mergers confront scrutiny.
A comic satirical piece recounts Jeremiah Pennwhizz interviewing Czar Nicholas II in St. Petersburg. The mock dialogue covers the Franco Japanese Manchuria dispute, bomb incidents, and light banter over ice and drinks in the czar’s palace. Cy Young and unrelated tidbits follow in the column.
A large crowd greeted actor John Craig after his final Castle Square Theatre appearance. He thanked the audience for years of support and noted it would be years before he could return to the Boston stage.
The Reliance, praised as a premier Herreshoff design, performs with remarkable ease through the water and points closer to the wind than predecessors. Although early and incomplete, Saturday’s test sparked warm admiration while noting sails unshaped and crews unfamiliar with the craft and skipper.
A man reflecting on fortune and love recalls a mistaken telephone reveal leading to a marriage between May Crawford and Claude Ellis. A sister, a theatre date, and a fact about a prank wire mix culminate in a wedding supported by tangled ties of family and mistaken identity.
Our staff correspondent reports President Roosevelt and the writer resting in Grand Island Nebraska after a strenuous Yellowstone trip. Roosevelt posed on the piazza for amateur photographers while he reviewed tariff speeches for future talks.
On April 27 note General Ulysses S Grant born in 1822 and his Civil War leadership. He later served two presidential terms and defeated opponents who did not win as many votes as Grant.
A blaze destroyed part of the Thayer Straw shop on Union Street housing the Franklin Hat Company. Fire tonight caused an estimated loss of $13000 with no insurance coverage.
John Buzzell eighty nine? No, ninety nine years old the oldest man in Chelsea. He died prior to the funeral. The service was held yesterday afternoon from 66 Jefferson Avenue with Rev. W. A. Robbins of Horace Memorial Church officiating. Interment followed in Thornton, Vermont.
At Morgan Memorial the Hon. George Fred Williams criticizes the Massachusetts Legislature and postal service. He urges expanding people's power, direct elections, and reducing private capital control, arguing democracy is advancing from the Pacific to the East and urging a new party to embody "people's rule."
The oldest married couple in Rowley Massachusetts are John Chapman, 92, and Elizabeth Morse Chapman, 79. Born Ipswich and married in Rowley in 1841, they maintain active lives with no outside help. They have a daughter in Georgetown, a grandson, and 13 great grandchildren.
The Boston Post invites readers to submit photographs and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple in New England by age combined. The winning pair will receive a Morris Chair and a Rocking Chair delivered express prepaid, with details published and a final submission date announced.
Anthony Fiala, leader of the Ziegler North Pole expedition, lands in New York aboard the St Paul. He plans to consult with Ziegler, then return to Trondheim to ready the America for June sailing, with 35 crew aboard and dogs and gear in good condition despite a tough winter for cod fishermen along Norway’s north coast.
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