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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
6
Daily issue released April 27 1906 by Post Publishing Co Boston Mass at 258 Washington Street. Subscription policy requires advance payment and discontinuation without notice on expiration. Editorial rooms listed 1004 1008 Matin. business office 1383 1384 Matin.
Governor Guild must decide within five days on a bill extending hotel alcohol service to midnight in major cities. The measure, long debated, restores a prior interpretation allowing 24 hour or midnight service, with little moral impact noted by supporters.
Colonel John S. Mosby told the Kinsley Post of the Grand Army that San Francisco will never regain its prefire greatness or commercial prestige. He argued Seattle's rise as a rival port signals the city’s decline, though others see recovery sparked by rivalry and prudent rebuilding under strong civil government.
Hearings before the House agriculture committee in Washington highlighted New England support for a national forest reserve in the White Mountains. State officials and business leaders argued preservation is key to regional industry and trade, with Governor McLane stressing broad benefits beyond New Hampshire. Senators and representatives from all New England states push for an immediate vote this session.
The article notes widespread predictions of a May Day revolution in France and explains such uprisings rarely occur when heavily publicized. Paris remains guarded by armed troops to stamp out any early signs of revolt.
The text describes widespread worker strikes for shorter hours, especially in mines in the northeast, with radical Socialists and allied forces seen as exploiting the unrest. It notes an approaching general Assembly election and suggests May Day disturbances will be judged political rather than revolutionary.
Jamestown celebration plans prompt Massachusetts to push a clear funding vote. The editorial argues the dispute over equal rights is unfounded and Massachusetts can finance a creditable display with the $50,000 appropriation.
At the 10th Iowa Republican district convention the committee on relations refused to commend Leslie M. Shaw for Secretary of the Treasury by a 9 to 5 vote. The convention renominated Congressman J. P. Connor by acclamation and adopted resolutions endorsing the Roosevelt administration Governor Cummings and Senators Allison and Dolliver, and calling for tariff revision.
Captain Richmond F P Hobson defeats Representative Bankhead in the Democratic primary for Congress in Alabama's Sixth District, advancing to the general election.
A Denver Republican excerpt celebrates a father's comfort from a child waiting at the window. The verse frames resilience through daily battles and the child's steady faith that the father will endure.
A Maine letter from North Lowell dated April 24 1906 describes Kezar Lake ice breaking up overnight after a south wind, exposing salmon herding at brook mouths and sparking fishing plans. Newton Newkirk writes fondly of Kezar scenes from Boston and plans to visit later, mentioning his dog Mac and a reel memory.
A note marks Ulysses S. Grant birth as a historical anniversary and references a previous year event. It recalls Andrew Carnegie giving ten million dollars a year earlier to fund pensions for retiring college teachers.
Alvah Glover Salmon gave a lecture recital on Russian music at Boston University in Jacob Sleeper Hall, praised as instructive by attendees and a recognized authority in the field. The piece covered varied aspects of music interpretation and highlighted Salmon’s busy season.
Three kings will gather in Darmstadt during the first week of September. King Edward, Emperor Nicholas, and Emperor William are the prominent figures listed for the summit in the Grand Duchy of Hesse capital.
Fourteen girls formed a new Greek letter society in San Francisco and vicinity. Though charter articles mention real estate as a purpose, observers expect social functions to define the group's history more than property dealings. Charter members include Miss Phebe Raisch and Miss Inga Aune among others.
Malden notes the Balfe Choral Club a group of Catholic church singers will host a musicale and dancing party tomorrow night at Esther Hall with community attendance expected.
A brief town scene shows a passer by asking a smoker if conscience hurts, while Chimmie replies he can endure the pain if others do not discover the contraption.
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