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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
6
Daily issue details from Boston newspaper noting publication date August 9 1907 and issue numbers Volume 188 number 35 with office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
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Attorney-General Bonaparte advocates targeting individual executives under anti trust statutes to jail prominent men rather than pursuing broad corporate penalties. He argues moral impact lies in punishment of leaders, while questions remain if he can prosecute the directors behind corporate actions.
The Mississippi nomination contest appears settled for Congressman John Sharp Williams after plebiscite returns show a small plurality of under 700 in a total near 120,000. Governor Vardaman’s near miss is noted as a detriment to his radicalism. Williams is praised for his leadership in the House and expected to be effective in the Senate.
The Hague conference moves to regulate aerial warfare with proposals that all balloons used for destructive purposes be dirigible and crewed by regular military personnel. It also considers prohibiting dropping projectiles on undefended towns and the use of deleterious gases, allowing such actions only against regularly besieged garrisons.
Boston merchants' committee proposes Northern and Atlantic avenues for the new appraisers' stores noting present convenience and future port growth. They anticipate approval from Washington under Cortelyou and urge Fort Hill square as the best site for a larger custom house to be conveyed to the federal government.
Joseph Armstrong a Christian Science leader seeks to excuse absence from depositions in the Eddy case citing disease. The piece notes the paradox of Christian Science denying disease yet accepting a physician certificate and calls the reliance on mortal mind superstition.
A vigilant note on a man torn between attending hearings and obeying a superstition. He believes peril awaits him if he goes, guided by an old doctor’s warning. The passage argues the conflict is natural and inevitable rather than dramatic.
The piece accuses the State Highway Commission of failing to fulfill its public duties in telephone company regulation. It condemns secrecy over transparency, asserts obstruction of information, and urges replacement of commission personnel ahead of the next Legislature. It stresses the statute aims to protect the public and ensure open, fair charge assessments.
The Republican gathering at Nantasket opened the season with Senator Lodge insisting tariff revision for Massachusetts is unlikely before 1909 and Gov. Guild urging action via a possible special session. The split forecasts no tariff change while Republicans hold power into 1910.
Newburyport. Miss Annie Magowan leaves on the nine oclock train for Alaska to meet her lover James Hewitt and be married at once. She will stop in Seattle, Washington, with Mr. and Mrs. during a visit before the ceremony.
Henry Shaw reports Mrs Shaw formerly Miss Edith Annis of this city left weeks ago to meet her lover in Seattle. Mr Hewitt first met Miss Magowan in England while abroad and they have corresponded since. Engagement kept quiet until recently and public two days ago. Hewitt, a wealthy Nome Alaska hotel proprietor, mine owner, moved from Dover New Hampshire years ago.
Thomas Morrison once partnered with General U S Grant in selling firewood in St Louis and is dead at age 8 years. He was fatally hurt in a runaway accident on Monday.
A long humorous letter from Joe Done at Camp Gungawamp on the Salmon River in Haddam Neck Connecticut dated August 5 1907. He comments on solitude fishing misadventures a mock arrest dream and a prank by Joe Cone amid camp life and nature.
A climber in the Alps survived a 300 foot fall when his suspenders snagged a tree and held him until rescue. Manufacturers plan to use his testimony in ads, arguing suspenders deserve a place in every mountain climber’s gear.
A prominent New York society figure fell ill at 2 a.m. after dining at a party. Doctors treated her as she declined food despite the host's menu. She recalls a marischino cherry in her ice cream and suspects it caused the episode. She plans to avoid cherries in the future.
The Photographers' Association of America held its convention in Dayton Ohio and elected F. W. Medlar Spencer Ohio president J H Evenoff Salem Massachusetts secretary and Frank R Barrows Boston Massachusetts treasurer Detroit Michigan chosen as next year’s meeting site
The Boston fire department, led by Commissioner Wells, debates ownership of two fine carriage horses bought from Draper & Hall Stable. District chiefs whine to ride the new horses, while other readers recount lively city anecdotes and local updates from clergy, lawyers, and civic figures.
A desolate man rents a room in a Bowery lodging and, driven by search for his estranged wife who performs on stage, follows the Amateur show to Free Lance Theatre. He sees her on stage, provokes a fight, and later returns home in a sleepless, hollow state.
A 22 year old man asks Mildred Champagne which of three sporty fiancées would make the best wife. He earns a good salary and favors the cook, but the letter hints the choice may cause heartbreak. The adviser bluntly suggests marrying the culinaryist for a secure home.
Joseph Des Champlin of Lowell, a French Canadian contract laborer, was arrested by immigration authorities and brought to Long Wharf for a hearing before a special board of inquiry yesterday.
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