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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
6
Governor-elect Douglas assembles a working staff praised for efficiency, with Lieutenant-General Miles as chief of staff and Charles W. Bartlett as judge advocate-general. The selections aim to serve the state's militia welfare, not mere ornament, though the staff’s prominent appearance remains a traditional glory.
A Maine Prohibition party leader was fined by the U S Court in Portland for using the mails to send insulting circulars. He had returned liquor firm materials with the phrase Ungodly Rum sellers on the envelope. The piece urges courtesy in all relations and warns against feeding temperance reform with offensive words.
The siege of Port Arthur is nearing its end as Japanese forces tighten control of the fortifications. The destruction of the Russian fleet has nullified the Baltic fleet’s potential impact, and Japanese guns now command the harbor. A fall seems near, though the human cost remains immense and lamentable.
In South Boston yesterday Judge Fallon discharged a prisoner arrested for drunkenness. The man arrived with his head severely bruised from the arresting officers.
A Boston court condemned police clubbing, urging restraint and warning that large officers should not break the heads of feeble offenders. Judge Fallon’s rebuke aimed to curb abusive use of force following a recent incident.
The piece criticizes Attorney General Moody for ruling a painting’s frame does not count as part of the work of art for tariff purposes. It denounces the 35 percent duty on the frame, arguing the frame and painting form a single artistic unit and calling prior tariff interpretations absurd.
A large audience heard Major Henry L. Higginson Philip J Doherty and MIT President Pritchett in support of the Public School Association ticket for the upcoming School Board election Several named speakers including Solomon Lincoln James Storrow and Edward Filene voiced unity across party and faith in prioritizing quality teachers and public school welfare.
Captain Joseph W. Collins, chairman of the Massachusetts Fisheries and Game Commission, died yesterday at his Brighton home. Born August 8, 1839 in Islesboro, Maine, he spent most of his life at sea or in fisheries administration, joining the U. S. Fish Commission in 1849 and becoming a prolific writer on fishery issues.
Washington December 9 Roosevelt faces a hard choice for the next Cabinet with Secretary Hay slated to serve and Moody already set to stay. Shaw’s supporters, led by Iowans, urge him to remain, though he has long planned to retire March 4. The outcome hinges on urging and policy needs.
James F. Rooney of Roxbury defends Sons of Veterans in Ward 17 against Colonel Darling in Faneuil Hall. He says bylaw prohibiting political discussion was broken, notes veterans in the club equal to other groups, and criticizes trust officials and politicians while predicting friendly arrival of the Curleys.
A reader letter features Willie Ogilvee of Roxbury Mass skeptical of Santa Claus arriving by automobile. The note argues Santa will travel safely, while a reply suggests cars are unreliable and imagines the North Pole visitor avoiding wheels due to potential mechanical failure.
A Boston audience learns Santa will deliver with reindeer, not an auto, as a wireless reply from Toy Works North Pole confirms. The piece also lampoons leap year opportunity, courtship, and remarks on Roosevelt, Mrs Chadwick, and new fruit invention in a collage of notes and quips.
A fragmentary verse style narration describes a character claiming to be old man Neat from Neatvia. The landlady is startled by abrupt statements and the scene implies a sharp encounter with a dame from Vincennes and her lazy hens. The tone suggests a humorous or xenial local anecdote with playful rhymes about dividends.
Lewis R. Whiting, 73, Civil War veteran famed for Sheridan's Winchester rally, died in his Causeway Street lodgings after months of frailty. He carried wounds from the war and captured the Confederate colors at Winchester. Likely burial will be by the State fund for old soldiers. relatives are unknown.
Governor Bates will attend a banquet hosted by the First Methodist Society in Waltham on Tuesday evening December 20, accompanied by Mrs Bates. Bishop Mallalieu is also slated as a guest at the event.
Max Werther wins Katherine Zeigfelts heart after a humorous accident and nurse scene. The pair announce their engagement amid community in Chelsea, with Max’s line about his “corner in love” catching the mood of a small-town newspaper.
A snippet quotes Joshua Whitcomb praising yesterday's weather as crisp and clean, likening it to a new dollar bill. The note blends stray lines about Rus sian horses and a proposed device to curb bolting automobiles, followed by a grand jury conclusion and a long Eddie Foy reminiscence about early career wages.
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