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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
6
Daily publication details issued by Post Publishing Co in Boston Massachusetts with issue number and office address. No further readable content provided to identify a specific event or notice.
The Daily One year iese caeen 00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 one month 0.25. The Sunday Post One year 2.50 six months 1.25 three months 0.65.
Editorial rooms and business offices listed with telephones. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Readers missing delivery should notify by mail. Editor and Publisher BE A GROZIER signs off.
Massachusetts law already forbids certain railroad actions. The bill by William B. Lawrence orders the New Haven road to undo past conduct that violated the law and to refrain from further violations.
President Roosevelt urges acquisition of Appalachian and White Mountain forests for national use. He argues forests are a national asset like the rivers they feed and flow through many states. The forest reserve bill stalled in the last Congress and hopes rise for passage with a new Congress.
The report claims James Hazen Hyde and associates in Equitable Life offer to repay 1,000,000 if pending suits end, a sequel to the New York insurance scandal. Hyde has sold his property and lived abroad for over a year. Secretary Cortelyou pledged to reveal details about the Harriman fund used to back Roosevelt's 1904 campaign.
Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania considers rejecting Miss Anna L Jeanes bequest of about 3 million dollars because the condition requires the college to discontinue all intercollegiate athletics. President Swain convened 25 college leaders who advised rejecting the gift to preserve institutional freedom.
The Jeanes heirs face pressure to fulfill a civic duty by funding a stadium for Swarthmore. Community leaders argue the project honors the legacy and benefits local athletics and student life.
The president urges national incorporation for railroads or interstate licenses and federal supervision of large corporations. He favors amending the Sherman Act to empower federal oversight and supports an emergency currency with government guarantees and securities to curb money stringency. A central issue remains congressional action.
Dawn reveals Leif Ericson crying beside his statue after his arrest on a charge of stealing an overcoat from Salvatore Gori of Milford Street. Judge Ely discharged him, restoring his claimed honesty and integrity.
Joseph Lee argues the mayor dismissed trustees and forced unfit subordinates, undermining health and tenement house laws. He asserts this action defeats public protection and ethics in appointing a Board of Health and pauper institutions leadership.
The column quotes a wry proverb about hats blown by the wind and fools chasing after them, reflecting a lighthearted daily humor feature.
A Boston election note from SELDOM FEDD reveals his tentative entry into the mayoral race. He cites duty and pressure from supporters, jokes about a shrinking disposition, and proposes meeting at Gridley's to discuss the political situation over pie.
A reader, signing as Iron Worker, sends a nickel metal paper weight as a desk ornament and jokes about keeping papers and jobs in place. The note references rail travels on the B A line with many hidden stops and delays, and a humorous remark on tipping waitresses. The fragment ends with casual Boston correspondence and a short sign off.
A reader asks if she did right to reject a devoted suitor over a quarrel. The adviser urges reconciliation, notes the man’s steady, honest nature, $14-$15 weekly earnings, and home focus. She recommends apologizing and seeking peace to restore respect and happiness.
Observant Citizen Wiseacres predict a mild open winter due to a Sunday snowstorm while Italian arrivals head for Naples via Liverpool. The San Carlo opera season at the Majestic may influence permanent grand opera plans in the city. Water Commissioner Welsh's son Andrew recovers from illness. A Costa Rica correspondent reports a novel snow reaction. Postoffice Inspector Jennings reflects on recent veggmen arrests and improving post office safety.
Ralph B. Gibbs of New York and Miss Harriett B. Lane of Springfield Mass were married in Suffield by Rev. F L Goodspeed after Gibbs was stricken with appendicitis. The couple left for New York where he will have an operation and the bride stays with him during the healing period.
The Lincoln Outing Club invites families to a Sunday evening gathering on December 8 at the West End House. Max Henry Newman will discuss "Clubs and the Good They Can Do" addressing how youth groups can contribute to their communities.
In Washington on December 3 William J. Bryan tells Charles A. Edwards he was glad by Edwards' fight for election as clerk of the House. Edwards replies that Bryan should be pleased. Bryan asks why and is told it was the third time he ran.
In Westminster Hall chapel a ceremony united Sir Robert Threshie Reid Baron Loreburn Lord Chancellor and Miss Violet Hicks-Beach, niece of Lord St. Aldwyn. The wedding, first for a lord chancellor during office and first inside Parliament precincts, was officiated by the Bishop of London.
Norfolk County court grants uncontested divorces in four cases. Nettina E. Litchfield and George L. Litchfield of Cohasset desertion. Henry W. Whitcomb and Marion I. Whitcomb of Holbrook desertion with co respondent Leola E. Dean as co respondent. Leola E. Dean and Rutherford H. Dean of Franklin desertion. Amey Lois Dean granted care and custody of the minor daughter.
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