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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1905
Page
6
Brief page item from the Post Publishing Co dated April 2 1905 cites office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. Readable text provides no clear event or names beyond publication date and location.
The notice lists subscription rates for the Daily and the Sunday Post. Daily rates include one Fort, six months for 1.50, eight months 75e, one month 25 cents. The Sunday Post offers one year 2.60, six months 1.25, and three months 65 cents.
Editorial notice states subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued without further notice. Readers are urged to inform the office if delivery cannot be obtained and to notify the paper promptly.
The governor signs a bill creating a five member elective Boston School Board replacing the current twenty four member body. Observers debate efficiency versus representativeness and call it an experiment likely to require careful candidate selection.
The governor replies that if Lynn’s chief of police admits inability to curb crime he should resign. If local government fails to cope and seeks state aid, then the state police may intervene, but not before. The stance upholds home rule and practical fiscal prudence.
The Assistant Secretary of State Loomis rejects allegations of improper acts as American minister to Venezuela. The charges claimed he took a $10,000 check from a firm, manipulated bonds for profit, and arranged a $1,400,000 fee, but are deemed implausible and likely politically motivated.
The Panama Canal project faces a strike by 150 contract laborers over pay meals and due wages. The report notes workers’ grievances and implies a challenging task ahead for the canal commission and U S. administration in managing labor relations on the isthmus.
The article discusses the moral risk in building the canal amid harsh tropical labor conditions. It argues the project must honor American freedoms by avoiding degrading methods, balancing national pride with fair treatment of workers to prevent scandals.
The Philadelphia ordinance would lease the city gas works to United Gas Improvement Co for seven years at 25 million dollars, with payment by end of 1907. The plan would abrogate the existing 80 year lease due 1927 and face opposition from the Committee of Seventy urging open bidding. Gas pricing would be capped at 1 dollar until 1928, then 90 cents, prompting questions about future value of gas.
A compilation of brief notes: Lieutenant-Governor Guild speaks on the Monroe Doctrine before Des Moines Grant Club. Marie Nichols impresses as solo violinist at Syracuse music festival. George A. Bruce returns Stonewall Jackson bust to Richmond museum. a Newton School headmaster Sawin death due to accident investigated. Photo Era highlights American musical genius via photography. Local color includes a Dorchester dog and rooster, South Boston Yacht Club minstrel show prep, Brookline youths chasing Marathon dream, Roxbury Tuesday Club minstrel run, Newton High School secretary Tucker sailing abroad, Colonel Cole facing interview requests, and Martin Thomasney attending St Joseph’s Athletic Association event.
A Maid or a Million features sensational melodrama with breathless chases and bullets. The exploits are glare heavy and stretch credulity as a standout example of early thriller fiction.
The Boston Post launches a dramatic serial full of mystery adventure and love. Readers are invited to follow bold twists and perilous encounters as the tale unfolds in weekly installments.
A letter from Somerville Mass criticizes a sentence in the All Sorts column for incorrect grammar and argues the word whom should be who. The editor defends the piece and vows to fix future errors with proper printing standards.
In a playful courtly vignette a jester mocks the king over a crown joke while the monarch laughs and raises the jester’s salary. The passage shifts to Mrs. Theodore Sutro’s 20th wedding anniversary with a new volume of poems and love letters titled Milestones on Love's Pathway.
A fragment shows Ferdinand pleading to Grace for help and longing to be by her side again, capturing a dramatic moment of desire and sorrow. The lines convey intimate emotion and unresolved tension between two named figures.
The firm prides itself on high quality garments with ample cloth and precise tailoring. Suits and overcoats are offered from 15 to 28 dollars in regulars, stouts, and longs with sizes suited to virtually any man.
The Post urges entrants to study the Short Story competition rules on the Editorial page of the Sunday issue. It directs readers to the standards and deadlines published there and notes guidance for submissions.
A hungry wanderer Tony, an Italian boy with a violin, travels the big city seeking his father. Delayed by months of searching he hears his son’s tune in the hospital corridor and is reunited with the boy and mother. The doctor notes the music lifted the patient’s spirits and sped a difficult recovery.
A local shop advertises that it sells everything boys and men wear. The notice emphasizes a broad selection and affordable prices for every age.
Dorchester letter to the Post applauds an editorial on Mr Carnegie and pensions for professors and teachers. The writer recalls starting to teach at 18 in Dighton Massachusetts and argues teaching is self sacrifice. true compensation lies in the pupil's future and enduring impact. He thanks the newspaper for its logic and heart in championing teachers.
A tense exchange reveals Grace pleading with Ferdinand after a perilous act. Ferdinand resists responsibility and asks space as Grace declares she will try to move on, offering a desperate dialogue about survival and guilt.
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