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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists daily and Sunday Post rates with durations and prices. It states payment in advance, address updates, and that failure to pay leads to discontinuation, plus publishing details and editor information.
The Boston school committee refuses to fund vacation schools through the end of the term, despite supporter claims that $3,000,000 yearly in public school funds covers their cost. Proponents argue the programs offer uplifting moral and healthful advantages for city children during summer.
Reports allege that a Cheyenne Arapaho sun dance revived brutal rites with self-torture and hanging skulls, filmed by outsiders. Claims implicate ethnology officials and museum representatives, prompting denial from territorial authorities and calls for verification.
The piece questions the McKinley era purchase of the Philippines and other islands for 20 million dollars. It cites a Manila report noting stagnation and a flight of 7 000 American residents, with many leaving amid financial losses and "dismaying" conditions.
The speaker ponders when the nation will repudiate the president’s policy and the costly costs of the war. They question the value of keeping the treaty terms, the $20 million paid to Spain, and the $200 million annual expenditure, urging a reevaluation of the bargain.
The Boston city government presses the New England Sanitary Product Company to relocate its Dorchester plant to Spectacle Island. Officials criticize delayed action, warn of cancelling the contract, reclaim $90,000, and seek court action if removal is refused amid ongoing foul odors.
Observations on August crowds in Back Bay. News of cast members leaving Castle Square including Izette Jewell and Leonora Bradley. Reports from Europe about Dr George E Lothrop and E P Barry. Various short items on public life, sailors, and local personalities with light humor and social curiosities.
Harriet reads three suitors letters revealing a scholar, a broker, and a suitor from the Kennel County Club. William Wald0 offers fame through science, Samuel Wait promises wealth and status, and Bob shares heartfelt happiness. She weighs fame wealth and happiness before choosing.
Hull residents praise John B. Fitzpatrick of Boston as the life of Old Home week. The summer resident organized sports, parade, and ball with help from his wife and children. He is affectionately called the assistant Mayor of Hull and regarded as a witty storyteller and civic booster.
In a smoky parlour a woman weighs marriage aims against wealth and fame. She reads letters from Samuel Wait and John Taylor, torn between a pledged suitor and a new love. A telegram arrives promising marriage, yet she writes she desired love rather than fortune. The scene closes with her choosing to pursue wealth but clinging to true affection.
Actress Cora Tanner wed Charles Allen Reed of Reedholme Kingsbridge at the Church of the Mediator with Rev. John Campbell officiating. Witnesses were Amy Reed and Ruth Bitting. Tanner retires from acting and plans to live with Reed at the old Reed home.
The Lincoln Club of East Boston opened with about 100 attendees at Grady's Hall South Boston. Speakers included John S. Richardson president John H. Means Charles S Barr T J Donoghue Dr William J Johnstone E R Buffington W L Sears and Herman Hormel. The club aims to hold district meetings citywide with oversight by the district committee man John F Perkins.
Eugene B. Willard from Revere argues in The Post for Boston to buy and preserve Park Street Church property. He says municipal and metropolitan efforts invest in scenery, but true civic beauty lies in public structures and civic centers reflecting the city’s history and spiritual life.
Former Fort Hill residents will today join a Boylston School outing to Bass Point. The hall and orchestra will be reserved for the young people and all who care for dancing.
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