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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
6
The piece argues that labor unions should not be forced to incorporate to be recognized, noting unions are voluntary associations with mutual interests and no public obligations. It contends that other societies evade incorporation without harm and that even if incorporation becomes advantageous, it should be members' choice, not a mandate.
The Boston relief committee provides 100 pound coal bags to the poor at 40 cents, equating to about eight dollars per ton for soft coal. It laments the Dingley tariff taxing every ton imported, with Senator Lodge calling the tax tiny yet totaling thousands of dollars against Boston’s poor amid winter scarcity.
Debates over candidates for the Boston school committee note Democrats nominating Miss Mary A. Dierkes as a fit, educated representative, first German woman to be named, with praise for her background. The column also covers local anecdotes from Park Street Church, Harvard Square, Back Bay barber warnings, a missing person believed dead, and various city vignettes.
In a late-night sea drama Stealthy Steve, the Six-Eyed Sleuth, plucks a child from drowning after the Soapsudsia fails to stop. He returns to the ship aboard a hawser climb, is hailed as a hero by the mother and crew, and learns of a royal wedding in New York to the Duke de Dummychamp. The date raises urgency as the event approaches.
Dr. Morton Prince of the Public Franchise League defends the Washington street subway bill as favoring public ownership, labor, and the transit commission, while opposing extended rider costs. He notes labor will benefit from the $4,000,000 construction outlay and warns defeat would jeopardize municipal ownership and the referendum in Boston.
Congress may urge swift action on the Littlefield bill after judiciary subcommittees approve a draft. The measure would require Interstate Commerce Commission filings of assets, liabilities, earnings, taxes, and ownership details for interstate companies, plus a 1 percent tax on outstanding capital stock not fully paid in. It aims at full publicity of corporate structures and operations, boosting investor protection but provokes trust opposition.
Discussion at the Economic Club on incorporating trade unions notes theoretical advantages of uniting workers with capitalists but warns practical objections. It argues unions and capital firms differ in purpose with unions mainly benevolent and employee related, while capitals engage in trade under commercial law.
At a Washington sanitary conference Dr. Guiteras of Cuba reports that after U S occupation measures, Cuba has seen no locally originated yellow fever cases in 14 months. He cites mosquito control as key and notes imported cases treated with mosquito netting kept in wards with no spread. The Cuban results align with U S Army medicine and advance sanitary knowledge.
A brisk blizzard drained through the area near the State House park creating drifts and lively sleigh traffic. The article notes New England passengers soon escaping cold for Gibraltar and predicts warm weather with light clothing. It also profiles Dr. Henry B. Cutler who died at Swampscott, credited with introducing surpliced choir boys in Trinity Church New York during King Edward VII’s visit.
Letter to the editor from Boston dated December 4 1902 proposes an immediate legislative investigation next month as a remedy for the Boston coal trust attributed to J P G.
Fred Clarke pauses during drafting to decide if a character should confess love. A bright stenographer suggests the proposal, recalling her role as his secretary of a year and her subtle influence on the plot. The scene plays out as a writer weighs narrative choice.
Providence R I December 5 The Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Sitness holds that the finality of equity decrees and court actions cannot exceed one year from the original entry The decision affects the Williams bill of George Fred Williams of Boston and others against Joseph W Starkweather administrator of James O Starkweather estate.
An advertisement touts a Christmas clock deal for 100 dollars featuring a solid case with leaded glass, brass pendulum and gong, moon phase calendar, and 12 inch dial. It markets a Grandfather Clock in Honduras mahogany, Colonial design, accuracy guarantee, brass weights, and half hour chimes, claiming largest display and lowest prices.
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