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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1904
Page
4
The piece notes Boston’s tax rate rising past 15 for the first time in two decades as municipal expenditures outpace resources. It cites declines in personal property values and slower real estate gains, with state and county levies constituting a portion of the increase. It urges intelligent economy, citing a mayoral audit that found city services costly, and argues for cost cuts to reduce taxes.
The article argues the president’s stance on enforcing the death sentence for a young girl’s attacker, calling the crime the most hideous known to our laws, and questions his suggestion for a more summary provision. It defends due process and equal rights before the courts, noting recent precedent and labeling the president’s remarks as obiter dicta.
A historical excerpt notes that Mr. Roosevelt’s ideas on handling “hideous” crimes provoke discussion but will not amend the Constitution to fit his views. It emphasizes the distinction between severe crimes and others and cautions against impulsive, unwise action.
Commissioner Wright's figures for Candidate Roosevelt are dismissed by Republicans as irrelevant. workers do not live on averages, they live on wages and prices. The piece argues that breadwinners know their earnings and costs, not statistical summaries, and thus wage statistics offer little political leverage.
Secretary Hay clarifies that neutral sellers may ship goods like coal and raw cotton to belligerents if they can be used militarily, opposing Russian orders of council. The position aligns U S with Britain in part, though it is presented as American doctrine. Hay reportedly issued the circular last June.
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk describes a simple river fishing scene. The speaker lounges by the bend with a skiff, watching the line while a kingfisher calls. A fish may bite but the narrator dreams, unsure if the tug is a sunfish or Cadburn pickerel.
Public notices mix with playful notes from Boston society. People spotted at Mt Washington and Public Garden. plans to move Bunker Hill monument abandoned. street rip up undecided. rain needed for Frog Pond. time ball on Ames building draws curiosity. tax collectors and seasonal closures noted. alert urged for flagman at Pi alley to prevent accidents.
Observant Citizen notes Doogue arranging Public Garden beds including a G A R badge and an American flag motif. Electric lighting along the Common mall enhances gates to the Public Garden and Commonwealth Avenue. Also mentions ship Republic transfer to New York service, a Park Street Church auto incident, elevated train occupancy trends, and other local happenings.
The Fall River mills are silent and unemployment spreads. Over 100 families sought relief last week, now doubled, as workers flee the city. Some receive small aid, others go to the State farm. Unions bolster relief stations in a staggering industrial crisis.
Bob Fitzsimmons seeks Harvard chair of pugilistic prowess as fall term opens. Lillian Nordica remains single. Judge Parker remains reserved. Stealthy Steve spends summer at Suburbington on Hudson and probes Billy Patterson’s assault. Chauncey Depew favors married life. King Edward ordered winter coal. The Czar of Rooshia learns a new ballad titled Tick ed but Not Discouraged.
A Georgia woman seemingly cured long standing rheumatism by a near miss from a lightning bolt. The piece mocks the unsafe idea by describing a fake ozone filled remedy requiring open air during a thunderstorm and stepping toward the strike. It questions the plausibility of lightning cures.
Rear Admiral Barker reports the battleship squadron has arrived at Gibraltar to coal and prepare for potential redeployment. The collier Hannibal sails from Lisbon to Smyrna to supply Admiral Jewell’s squadron, with Barker remaining at Lisbon until further orders to support operations in Turkey and possibly reinforce the eastern Mediterranean.
Thomas F. Donnelly of Roxbury thanks J. H. Malloy a 14 year old who saved him from drowning at Quincy Point Yacht Club pier on Sunday Malloy dived in and kept him afloat until companions pulled them into a boat near the water.
H. F. Danner a laborer at the central post office was arraigned before United States Commissioner Fiske and held $500 for the next federal grand jury term. Inspector McMillen arrested him after two special delivery letters were found in his pocket containing money and a freight receipt. He claimed to forget them after placing them in his pocket.
Baroness Lesle de Bazus known as Mrs. Frank Leslie arrived on the French liner La Gascogne. She has been abroad since May and plans to start publishing again when business improves.
A letter from East Boston dated Aug 8 complains that two large painted signs on the Narrow Gauge ferryboat and station mislead readers about smoking rules. The writer notes that people who fail to see or heed the signs are reprimanded when an official challenges them with smoking is not allowed here.
General Rafael Reyes assumed office as president of Colombia, succeeding Senator Marroquin, with a stable start. His cabinet includes Bonifacio Velez as Secretary of State, Diego Castro as Secretary of War, Jorge Holguin as Secretary of Finance, Lucas Caballero as Secretary of the Treasury, Carlos Curevo as Secretary of Public Instruction, and Henrique Cortes as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
The Rev. William E. Noyes aged clergy man living at 202 West Mewton Street was struck by a hack tied span while crossing in front of the Old South building on Washington street at 4 30 yesterday afternoon. He sustained a fractured tibia and a scalp wound and was first taken to the Relief Station by police ambulance before being moved to City Hospital.
Thomas Ryan, a vagrant and former Union soldier, testified in Newton Court that walking on railroad tracks is safer than streets crowded with automobiles and bicycles. He had been imprisoned in Andersonville for over a year and was sent to the State Farm at Bridgewater after sentencing.
A letters page exchange discusses a 20 year old woman torn about marrying a 23 year old fiancé. Belle cautions against marrying without full love yet notes the suitor has a strong reputation and influence with friends and family. She suggests risking waiting to strengthen affection after marriage rather than forcing it before.
A reader asks Mildred Champagne if a close in town relationship implies love and whether it is right to spend evenings together while intending only friendship. The advisor warns that without clear understanding the woman may misread intentions and suggests establishing a firm, honest boundary from the start to avoid heartache.
A 43 year old man asks if a 20 year old girlfriend’s feelings are enough to bridge a large age gap. The adviser replies there is not too much difference if love is real, but warns such couples often struggle to prove mutual disinterested love despite strong feelings.
Mark seeks a capable stenographer for his father the Senior. After fruitless advertising, he spots a sharp young woman at a restaurant, learns she is a stenographer, and pitches her for the job. She visits the office, proves herself, and the Senior praises her as a jewel.
A reader asks if a ten year courtship with a man who cannot marry yet should continue or end. Advice urges patience if delays are beyond his control and true love persists, since a decade together suggests marriage is possible when circumstances change.
The United States army transports Kilpatrick and Sumner to sail from Charlestown Navy Yard today for Philadelphia with the Cornell and Harvard divisions of Porto Rican teachers onboard for relocation or assignment.
A brief exchange shows Jones agreeing to carry a trunk up stairs only if another person is available to help. Michael confirms he can proceed with help, signaling a planned heavy lift task.
A playful exchange highlights a runner confident in long distance prowess. The speaker claims the five mile event as their great performance while Miss Yawnington-Q reacts with polite encouragement.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is slated to address the Episcopal convention in October. Tremont Temple hosts Oct 10 with speakers including Bishops McKim Ferguson Graves Brent. Symphony Hall hosts Oct 16 with Presiding Bishop Tuttle and other bishops such as Keator Nelson Rowe and Kinsolving.
Civic Titman eight year old, thought lost in the Norge disaster, is en route to Boston to visit her father Morris Titman of Cotting Street. A hospital in Scotland confirmed her presence and the Cunard line relayed the inquiry for relatives. Hebrew Charities aided in locating the father. sister Rene Titman will accompany her until she recovers. The mother Mrs Churo Titman perished and uncle Morris Gerstein saved the child.
Philadelphia reports a new water current off Cape Hatteras confounding pilots and mariners. With no charted record or tide element, nearly 100 vessels are anchored about 19 miles from shore unable to round the cape north as a strong southerly wind persists and no relief is seen.
Newton Aug 8 A new dam of modern construction will replace the old one at Newton Lower Falls. After years of litigation between the mill owners and the Park Commission the dispute is settled. Plans will be drawn and contracts awarded before construction begins.
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