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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1905
Page
6
Seven Boston school committee candidates endorsed by editor
The Post recommends Boston voters select five of seven listed candidates for the school committee. The editorial urges readers to cut out the page and take it to the polls when voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Post
Boston
Speculation Wages Hit Fall River Weavers Hard
Cotton speculation driven by Agricultural Department crop guesses cut wages for Fall River weavers by six percent last week. Under Governor Douglas’s agreement, workers share profits when the wage margin reaches 72.5 cents. a week earlier it stood above 78 cents, which would have raised weaving pay from 18 to over 19 cents per cut. Government guesses sparked spot-cotton booms while cloth prices lagged, wiping out the bonus and fueling bitterness over official forecasts.
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Agricultural Department
Fall River
Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison Centenary Public Recognition
The piece marks the birth centenary of William Lloyd Garrison and notes his crucial role in advancing the anti slavery crusade. It credits his influence in shaping the republic and accelerating abolition. Wendell Phillips is cited praising his legacy.
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William Lloyd Garrison
Republic
United States
Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Memorial note on a slave abolitionist’s legacy
The excerpt recalls a prominent anti slavery figure as the creator of the movement while noting past bitterness toward him. It contrasts hostile views with a later generation’s memory of his mild, genial character and his role in completing the work he championed.
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Garrison
Hell
Lame
Tomorrow's Election in Boston Shapes City Future
The editorial argues the campaign is winding down before the Boston mayoral vote. It notes Fitzgerald as a strong rival to Frothingham, defends Fitzgerald against graft accusations, and praises Frothingham's uphill effort. It also mentions Judges Dewey and Watson adding humor to the race and urges goodwill after results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fitzgerald
Frothingham
City Hall
Sunday Post
Dewey
Mr. Watson
Moody Moves to Bring Standard Oil to Court
Washington reports Attorney General Moody has taken initial steps to sue Standard Oil for violations of anti trust law. The alleged offenses relate to Kansas operations and a push to crush independent producers by lowering prices, withdrawing tank cars, and closing pipelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moody
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Trust
Kansas
Southwest
Mr. Moody
Rev Benjamin Eaton Seeks Dover Universalist Call
Medford December 10 The Rev Benjamin I Eaton, Universalist minister, is considering a call to lead the First Universalist Church at Dover New Hampshire. Ill health has limited his work for a year. He is married with one son and one daughter. Dover church is among the strongest in New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Benjamin I. Eaton
First Universalist
Dover
N. E
Eaton
Universalist Church
New Hampshire
Fitz In Shape For Big Boat In Local Ring Farce
A humorous local sports item notes Fitz is in shape for a big event with a ring erected and battle holders chosen. The piece teases a chaotic spectacle with Dewey wearing distinctive white gloves and Brummell like politics in a corner.
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Fitz
Dewey
Ecru
Jeau Brummell
Callender
Winter and Indian Summer Keep Courtship Playful
The Observant Citizen muses on a frosty clash between Queen Winter and Indian Summer balancing humor with weather lore. Elsewhere a Tremont street carriage mishap blocks traffic as onlookers jeer and the couple escapes harm after a horse-drawn carriage crash.
Recipe for clean football never play it in the mud
A short aphorism urges keeping football play clean and avoiding mud. The note emphasizes avoiding dirt and confusion in game conduct and field conditions. It frames a practical guideline for maintaining sportsmanship and equipment integrity during play.
Roosevelt May Name Bat Masterson as Personal Guard
A Washington dispatch reports speculation that President Roosevelt will appoint Bat Masterson, a former famed gunfighter and New York deputy marshal, as the president's body guard. The piece argues such a move would threaten democratic openness and civic ease, suggesting Bat’s hard-edged past could chill public access to the president.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Bat Masterson
U. S
New York City
Bat
Teddy
Theodore
Arizona
T. Roosevelt
Gift Gaffe Leads to Bold Gift Plan in City Tale
Noreen Gordon frets over tasteless gifts from John Austin who keeps wasting money on unwanted items. To reach him she writes a short essay about thoughtless gifts and hopes he will pass it to a magazine editor friend, hoping he learns to choose gifts her would truly please.
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Noreen Gordon
John
Noreen
John Austin
Fred
Austin
Norecen
Fred Gordon
The Footlight Club Triumphs In The New Boy Debut
In Eliot Hall Jamaica Plain the Footlight Club staged The New Boy twice last week with Parkman Dexter and William Safford in leading roles. Isabel C Lawrence Arthur E Nazro and others impressed while Roger L Scaife led the Footlight Orchestra. Society figures sail for Europe aboard the Amerika and Kroonland as Deland Cooley and Parker families host winter guests.
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Eliot Hall
Jamaica Plain
Footlight Club
Parkman Dexter
William ©. Safford
Isabel C. Lawrence
Arthur E. Nazro
Cornelia Bowditch
William Stanley Parker
Archibald R.tisdale
Bertram G. Waters
Footlight
Roger L. Scaife
Jordan Dumaresq
New York
Amerika
Florence
John Hamilton Rice
van Rensselaer Thayer
Europe
Kroonland
Dover
Antwerp
William Stackpole
Beacon Street
George R. Fearing
Poultney Bigelow
Cherbourg
West Indies
Alice Parker
Washington
Richard Wayne Parker
Roger Wolcott
Cornelia Wolcott
Gorin
Henry Rogers Dalton
Henry Sleeper
Philip Hichborn
Hichborn
Gift of Personal Choice Shapes a Confession
A writer and her companion exchange gifts of insight and self reproof. He realizes his errors and asks to marry Noreen, who replies with cautious but hopeful consent as the scene ends.
Lyman Abbott's Idea of Christ Sermon At Harvard
The Rev Dr Lyman Abbott of New York at Appleton Chapel Harvard College argued Christ is not declared God in the New Testament and that Christ represents the supreme divine life. He said remission of sin, not punishment, is the NT message and that God sacrifices for and seeks erring man rather than demanding sacrifices from humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Abbott
New York
Appleton Chapel
Harvard College
Abbott
Christ
God
Domestic life and the bohemian memory in London Punch
The speaker laments domestic life dullness and marital duty while recalling freer bohemian days. A patriarch resents routine tasks and child care, longing for youth, sex, and carefree nights, contrasting it with the present grind of marriage and parenthood in London.
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Song
London
Death of Dr Grinnell in Milford at 52
Dr Morton Grinnell a former New York physician died at his Milford home after a brief illness of pneumonia. He was 52 years old.
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Milford, Conn
Morton Grinnell
New York City
Love and sentiment advice to Miss Champagne
A Boston Post reader asks how to win a woman whose parents favor another suitor. The columnist insists convincing the parents with a solid home and support will win consent since the daughter already favors the reader and dislikes the rival.
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Miss Champagne
Boston Post
Fr. M
Brockton Leaders Push Back On Society Girl Scandal Claims
Indignation rises in Brockton after police matron Annie Ridgeway accuses the city’s society girls of drinking smoking and scandalous conduct. Local pastors and Y M C A officials refute the broad claims saying vice exists but public morals remain sound and not representative of all Brockton girls.
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Brockton
Annie Ll. Ridgeway
Alan Wadson
First Congregational Church
James J. Kelley
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church
J. S. Wadsworth
M. E
The
Free Baptist Church
B. I. Pierce
Advising a Courtship Quietly In A Crowded World
A letter writer asks how to win a young lady’s love when she is never alone. The reply notes that a woman who cares for a man tends to be alone with him and suggests inviting her out without the crowd. If she responds, she will understand the message and the saying that two are company, three a crowd.
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Queen Winter
Miss Winter
Daisy Spring
Indian Summer
Tremont Street
Miss Champagne
Aunt May-Well and the Unruly Crowd
A reader notes rude behavior by certain individuals toward Aunt May-Well, contrasting civility with impoliteness and urging better manners in public spaces.
Woeful Wiggins and Bounding Baldwin in Dialect Exchange
The passage features Wiggins and Baldwin discussing sentimentality and self restraint. Wiggins questions whether moonlight and gentle feeling soften habits, while Baldwin concedes and notes reduced appetite after a shared meal at the previous residence.
Disinterested Suitor-Dere Clears Mood Rumor In Country
A playful dispute over mood and relief is noted as Miss Planks expresses thanks for the count. The scene reflects lighthearted social chatter about easing tensions in the community.
Hair restorer bristles bargain leads to stubborn reply
A pharmacist advertises a hair restorer at 50 cents a bottle. A customer offers 50 cents for two bottles but doubts its value. The druggist declines, stating it will not restore bristles.
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Jones
Anti Woman Suffrage Debate in Oregon Sparks Petition
Alice Stone Blackwell reports in Dorchester that Oregon has a small anti suffrage group of millionaire wives while supporters have gathered signatures from one tenth of registered voters to place the issue on the June initiative ballot under state law. This letter to the editor contrasts elite resistance with broader suffrage momentum.
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Sir
Oregon
Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Mass
Lamp accident kills Milford woman in New Hampshire
Milford New Hampshire December 10 Mrs Harry Melendy died from burns suffered when an oil lamp toppled on a stove last night. The injuries occurred at her Milford home and she passed away during the night.
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Milford
N. J
Harry Melendy
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