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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1907
Page
6
Publication notice from Poet Publishing Co announces Jeaned Gaily April 1907 issue No 26 Vol 187. Details include subscription rates for daily and Sunday Post editions, offices in Boston Massachusetts, and policy requiring advance payment and notices to stop deliveries if unavailable.
Mayor Fitzgerald asks Boston citizens and households to cooperate with the sanitary department in clearing cellars yards and disposing of domestic rubbish in the annual municipal spring cleaning. Put out rubbish today or tomorrow and the sanitary department will remove it.
The Rhode Island Democrats propose a convention similar to last year to decide a United States Senate candidate to be supported in the Legislature. They note it is not as good as popular vote elections but as a next best method.
Police Commissioner O'Meara objects to a bill pending in the Legislature that would grant civil service rating preference to Spanish American War veterans. He argues the measure harms efficiency in Boston's police force and would unjustly elevate younger volunteers with limited service. He calls for fair treatment of Civil War veterans and warns the public about the mismatch in veteran status and service.
The text defends that injured Civil War veterans deserve equal pension rights alongside older veterans but warns against privileges that harm national interests or exclude the majority of citizens eligible for public employment. It emphasizes generosity tempered by fairness to the broader population.
Senate approved education tax on college property faces House consideration on Thursday. Massachusetts education leaders urge rejection, arguing the tax harms education funding and endangers endowments. A Boston conference urged strong opposition, noting exemptions support public welfare and do not burden private property.
The Ways and Means Committee oversteps authority in adverse report on the public opinion bill. The panel cites only financial impact while election laws urged passage, arguing that moral and practical desirability belongs elsewhere. The disagreement highlights parliamentary courtesy and rule-bound power struggles within the House.
Madrid. The royal palace buzzes as the king frets over impending fatherhood. Jeremiah Pennwhizz, our foreign correspondent, recounts a humorous visit to Alfonso in the smoking room, the monarch grimly weighing duties of an heir before Pennwhizz departs with a joke and a farewell.
Public remarks at an animal circus describe a monkey exhibit as showing nearly human intelligence. An attendant notes the ape acts without a prepared monologue and without awaiting applause.
A long time Hollis Street Theatre box office helper Mr Vincent Fetherston may see a larger crowd next Monday May 6 for the Rogers brothers show if a quarter of his courteous recipients attend. A Winthrop Beach train delay arises from a woman removing tight boots to ease swollen feet and missing shoes. Police captain appointments stir speculation with Lt Ritter favored for one post. Doves in Pemberton Square beg for food from officers and lawyers, while boat clubs in New England prep for a busy season on the Merrimack River. Professor Elihu Thomson predicts light without heat from electricity as the firefly may inspire future lighting by 25 years. Malden police run a weekly jiu jitsu class as the park drive in Melrose nears completion along Ell Pond. Colonel Bob Cox recalls a Virginia engagement where a boastful lieutenant fled during a cavalry advance, only to be mocked by a herd of hogs later that night.
The legislative committee on insurance should report Brandeis' bill allowing savings banks to offer industrial insurance. The recess commission backed the plan, deeming it practicable with firm safeguards. It is permissive and only banks that wish to offer the service would participate.
A 28 year old man asks whether to compete for a 21 year old woman with a wealthier older friend. The adviser says if the girl is truly interested no one can win her away by money, and suggests accepting her choice gracefully rather than fighting. Reflect on merit and patience, noting outcomes may blur with time.
A friend asks if a man paying attention while hinting at a distant girlfriend should be trusted. Advice urges staying in calm friendship, avoiding heartbreak, and refusing to rush romance. If doubts persist, suggest confronting him and recognizing possible obligation to another woman.
In a stormbound room General Durfield faces a dying choice about saving the man his former fiancée Beth loves. She pleads as the general contemplates mercy and a hidden child, then offers a final pact. The scene ends with the condemned man and the shocking twist that the dead man is the general.
A tense scene unfolds in a barracks as a stern general is interrupted by a visitor described as a lady. Storm rages outside with wind and rain, lightning illuminating the night as the general fumes at the unexpected interruption. The encounter hints at a pivotal moment in a military setting.
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