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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1906
Page
6
Daily issue details show Post Publishing Co has December 10 1906 date and issue number 61 volume 18 with address Washington Street Boston Massachusetts listed.
The Post informs subscribers that all subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice at expiration. Readers unable to obtain the Post from their newsdealer should notify the publisher to arrange replacement.
The piece argues for a Yes vote on liquor licenses and the 12 oclock law in Boston. It urges voters to mark Yes for both questions and defends the 12 oclock hotel measure as appropriate for a metropolitan city.
The Texas Senator Joseph W Bailey faces scrutiny over finances tied to Standard Oil. Reports cite payments for professional services and sizable loans described as temporary accommodations repaid later. Texans push for a re election vote, arguing Bailey’s term beyond this Congress hinges on a prior understanding. The piece advocates direct popular election of U S Senators to remove doubt.
With one week left for policyholders to elect new boards, managements push to secure proxies while policyholders committees rally against re election efforts in the struggle over two major New York life insurers.
The New York Life reports 14,500 agents and Mutual 15,500 workers on a vigorous canvass to back the administration. Tennessee insurers face refunds within ten days for policyholders’ electioneering funds or risk exclusion. Over 500,000 votes counted with 100,000 more expected. Massachusetts United Committee urges overthrow of the current administration.
The piece urges ballots for Aldermen and Common Council, noting 45 Aldermen candidates with 13 to be elected and seven vote limit, plus 149 Common Council contenders with 75 seats. It endorses selecting the best qualified, preserving minority representation, and backs Gallivan for street commissioner and Ellis for the School Board due to their strong records.
In Washington the government printing office faces two spelling systems as Congress enforces the fathers’ orthography for executive documents while White House materials use the President’s spelling. Notables like Mark Twain, Victor Herbert, and John Philip Sousa visited the President, joking about harmony amid press discards and a stray note about Carl Seburs leaving an estate of 228000 dollars.
A humorous Holton Nebraska reminiscence ends with a grim accident when Squibbs aims a shotgun at a window while visiting Higgins. The tale notes the dangers of gun curiosity and ends with a moral on the folly of looking into gun barrels.
A French scientist identifies bacteria in coal, urging sympathy for these tiny beings. The appeal suggests that sentimental people may refrain from burning coal to spare the microbes and calls on humane societies to act.
The text presents a mosaic of aphorisms and jests about John D Rockefeller and social manners. It weaves satirical lines on money, marriage, courtesy, and everyday life, concluding with quips about cold storage eggs and home being where the heat isn t.
The Reporter notes 12 ash cans with contents left on Newton Centre streets due to skipped Saturday rounds. It reports a Cambridge Christ Church wedding Pauline Compton to Frank Kennard, plans to visit Washington and Florida, and a Boston cop star on ice. It mentions betting sparseness in Cambridge politics and a Charlestown musician engaged to Josephine Scanlon. It also tells of a Whitman dog attack scare and a busy Board of Wealth officer Flynn in North End.
Harvey, a worldly bachelor and writer, visits Ferncliff for the summer where Doris, a nineteen year old girl, captures his heart. His clever talk and romance allure draw him into a quiet love he fears she may not fully return. On a moonlit lake she pivots their fate with a single confession and acceptance.
A letter writer asks how to win the heart of a young woman who ignores his cornet playing. The adviser suggests spending on an engagement ring rather than music, arguing a ring more effectively signals sincerity than instrumental performances.
A 24 year old writes about courting his first cousin with mutual love and parental approval. The reply cites science and health concerns, noting offspring from close bloodlines are often weaker and warns against such a marriage despite affection.
Lena Ashwell arrives from New York with Guy Standing to star in The Shulamite and Mrs Dane's Defence at the Majestic Theatre. She notes Boston resembles London and predicts strong crowds with high advance ticket sales.
A theater of crime unfolds as a cashier disappears just before Christmas. The thief absconds with fifty thousand kronen and the usual Christmas present of 500 Kronen, leaving the merchant to face losses in the holiday season.
The Youngster claims the Meyers have not returned from the country. The Youngster notes the cook’s soldier is thin, prompting Papa to question how he knows. The exchange appears in Die Muskete.
A sharp exchange notes when the dentist attends to free patients between six and seven in the evening, humorously remarking that cries rise during that time. The caricatured Wiener figure is referenced in the mock dialogue.
The director of a traveling dramatic company asks a tavern waitress named Lisi to bring beer and a sausage to honor a queen tonight. He notes the performer plays Queen Elizabeth and wants proper treatment fitting her rank. The message is a personal instruction from Kikerili.
A child asks why a picture is called Still Life and Papa humorously notes a slice of cheese among the flowers and fruit, prompting a playful exchange about art terms.
The Wiener Salonwilzblatt reports a cash theft as Bookkeeper-Werr Monal vanishes with 10 000 kronen and Bookkeeper-And his wife also flees. Mandi urges police action but the note ends with a plea to do nothing.
Paris reports United States postal rules bar issue circulation if outside pages show lottery advertisements. French newspapers have adopted blackout methods to obscure such ads. Diplomats weigh whether government authorized lotteries should be banned in America and protests reach the French ambassador in Washington.
A letter to the Post urges reimbursement for Councilman Doherty of Mast Boston for two suits bought for a New Orleans junket that was postponed. The author, signing as A Noddle Islander, offers 25 cents to a fund named the Thomas Doherty reimbursement fund.
In a brief exchange, Figaro consoles a maid whose parents block her marriage to her sweetheart. He reassures her that a handsome suitor will quickly replace her, reflecting theatrical wit and social constraint.
A witty exchange unfolds as a husband complains about funding a new dress and the wife redirects with a playful brace of advice suggesting thrift and planning, reflecting household budgeting tensions.
A Viennese actor performing at a cheap Salzburg theatre questions the crowd size. The manager explains locals prefer a Halle concert and even pick pockets, revealing the audience’s priorities.
A woman asks a nursemaid what happened to the infant after noticing they are still in the park. The nurse admits she may have forgotten the baby, triggering concern for the child’s safety and a return trip home.
A thief who has just been acquitted thanks his counsel for the defense. He jokes that the next gold watch should go to Floh, indicating a light, quipping moment following the trial.
Count scolds his valet and orders him back as he notes the valet stands on his shadow in a dramatic musketeer scene.
Colonel Mapleson famed for opera projects plans a national opera house with Ernest Runtz architect of the Gayety Theatre. The plan includes about 100 private boxes 600 stalls total seating 4000 a permanent orchestra and chorus. Top European soloists and Royal College of Music and Royal Academy vocalists will perform before London audiences.
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