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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
6
The December 16 1905 issue of the Post Publishing Company newspaper provides subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, mailing details, and notices about advance payment and discontinuation rules. Editor and publisher BE A Grozier is listed.
Boston city officials order a 20 percent deduction from December salaries of public school teachers as a forced loan. The December payroll will supposedly be restored in January, but skepticism remains about future shortages. The money shortage stems from a $3,000,000 shortfall, with the old committee blamed and the new board taking over amid criticism and concern for teachers facing fixed expenses.
Delegates from the Mine Workers' Union in Shamokin Pennsylvania gather to demand union recognition an eight hour day and at least a ten percent wage increase The existing 1903 agreement ends next March and opened the door to possible industrial conflict next April The piece notes higher coal costs burden consumers and accuses the coal trust of padding prices to cover advances in miners wages
President Roosevelt criticizes local tariff relief appeals as statewide. Missouri and New York representatives push cuts and free lists, from salt to hides and pulp. Massachusetts leads the drive though party leaders fear inaction may dampen reform sentiment nationwide.
The article reports Japan will keep control in Korea and withdraw from Manchuria within 18 months. It notes the new China agreement accepting Japan’s hold on Kwantung until 1923 and Port Arthur’s return, with a railway segment to be sold to China after Russia’s similar disposition.
A revived proposal seeks to reduce representation for Southern states where voters face discrimination. A New York congressman introduced a bill lowering Alabama from nine to five representatives, Arkansas from seven to five, Florida from three to two, Georgia from 11 to six, Louisiana from seven to four, Mississippi from eight to three, North Carolina from 10 to seven, South Carolina from seven to three, Tennessee from 10 to eight, Texas from 16 to 13, and Virginia to follow.
The discussion argues trimming House members from 386 to 351 as a response to Southern voting barriers. It notes the plan is insufficient because it would ignore other disqualifications such as illiteracy or tax payment. The piece warns that Northern states are equally subject to the constitutional test and predicts Republicans will block broader reform.
ALL SORTS notes Bonaparte’s appearance at a Boston merchants banquet and jokes about Prince Dolgorouki as Russia’s next emperor. The column frets over Russian ballots and critiques the long name Dolgorouki while contrasting with Romanoff.
A126 year old Mrs Mary Baraby of Brockton is noted for long life and a smoking habit started at age 12. The piece humorously urges practical Christmas shopping tactics and consumer courtesy, with satire on shopper patience and salesperson service. It ends urging readers to follow hints to live up to the practical Christmas spirit.
The annual report compiled by Secretary of State William M. Olin notes 334 668 residents in Massachusetts were assessed on property. The document will be submitted to the Legislature.
A satirical verse from London Punch mocks the breach of promise fear in courting, as a cautious suitor debates pursuing Hannah Susannah or Nancy while prudence warns of legal risk and law’s auction. The piece contrasts longing with caution through playful rhymes and urban flirtation.
Our Town Wall gains fresh paint enhancing the look of State and Washington streets. Suburban skating is common and Seth Petersby of Worcester was seen on the streets. Subscriptions trade notes and coal shortages are mentioned along with busy shopping and evening store hours. Work on the subway proceeds amid town growth and a satirical take on revised football rules is noted.
The speaker recalls a decisive moment where a woman offers no reply nor gesture of affection nor plea for time. He imagines the possible responses she might have given none occurred. He questions whether he should reveal the subtle scene to the Chicago News.
Snow could bring a white holiday as a light fall freezes. sleighing is excellent in the country. Mary Sanders starred in If I Were King at the Empire while Mary Hall performed at the Colonial Ac tors' Fund benefit. A couple at a Washington Street store caused laughs with revolving doors. City messenger Jairus Mann returns to duty after illness. Brookline sees a herd of cattle inspect a horseless auto. Cambridge city messenger Frank T. Evans moves to a new park department office. Grace Holden, Everett High student and cornetist, gains recognition. Harvard Observatory's Pickering lectures on the Moon. A. Walter Spalding elected president of the local society of architects.
Local notes describe a boy seeking his first cigarette at the Y M C A on Boylston and Berkeley streets while a 12 inch oak leaf novelty is shown by J P Roberts. The piece also covers a window farce, Mendelssohn Club success in Chelsea, a police station incident in Dedham Street, and a Cambridge St Mary’s Christmas sale. Edward W Callahan of the Navy Bureau is visiting his father at 8 Dean Street Everett.
Announcement from the United States custom house reports an old boss sale of remaining goods in public stores to be held Wednesday December 20. The stock includes uncalled for import items from Liverpool London Halifax Calcutta and other foreign ports offering many valuable articles at nominal cost.
The transit commission engineering department finished plans for the sixth and final section of the Washington street tunnel. The difficult section lies mostly beneath buildings on the east side and below tide water, with possible changes north of the platform near Haymarket square. An underground loop at Causeway street is considered to replace a surface cross-over. The tunnel rises after passing Adams square and reaches Hanover street level. entrances between Hanover and Haymarket square remain unfixed.
Newport Fr January 3 1906 Dee 35 Tudge Baker in the Superior Court granted a divorce to Waldo Fr Stearns a former Boston lumber merchant from his wife Jeremia Stearns sister to Blanche Molineux Scott The case followed two weeks of settlement talks Stearns reportedly offered to drop petition if dower rights worth nearly a million dollars were released by Mrs Stearns He testified to marriage in Boston Nov 30 1875 and residence in Jamestown since 1898 Mrs Stearns left in October 1904 witnesses testified to her alleged misconduct
Mrs George von L Meyer and daughters Miss Alice A Meyer and Miss Julia A Meyer change plans to stay at Bellevue eight rooms over late winter after holidays at Hamilton. Mr and Mrs Guy Murchie welcome a son. Ellerton Whitney and Nellie Sargent celebrate new grandchild while Joseph Sargent family in Egypt adds relatives. Emily Sargent aunt of the newborn. Noted illnesses include Mrs Frances B Green at Corey Hill Hospital and Rev Dr Coit at Eliot Hospital. Dr and Mrs A Lawrence Mason in Washington after New York trip. The Debutante section closes.
On a dusty prairie the voyage from fort to stream features Captain Vail and his wife on a fishing trip. Lieutenant Osborn hopes to propose to Beatrice Vail, but chaos during a china-laden meal delays the moment as the two recover broken dishes and gear. After night falls they head back to the fort, and Beatrice declines, insisting he seek permission from her uncle.
A 20 year old woman asks Miss Champagne if a college sweetheart should leave school to marry or if they should wait. The columnist warns against long engagements, noting the man’s future prospects and risks of changing love, urging careful consideration of timing and commitment.
A 17 year old and a year younger fiancée plan to marry secretly this Christmas and reveal their marriage in March. The writer seeks guidance from a newspaper advice column. The advisor warns they are too young and likely unable to support a wife, urging waiting for open marriage with family blessing and maturity.
In a buoyant moment a young woman tells a captain’s wife she will wed Philip Osborn. She explains a broken plate caused the delay, but the engagement to become Mrs Osborn marks a dramatic turn from despair to hopeful heights as the couple embraces the prospect of marriage.
A Cullen Oklahoma girl credits her escape from two panthers to her pony which attacked the beasts and drove them away. The report recalls a Marlow speech by Professor Reynolds on matrimony and salaries, plus a humorous tale of Mr. Blank and his wife removing window shutters, ending with his puzzled reaction to the screws.
A quoted verse by S. E. Kiser from Chicago Record-Herald imagines a universal gift. The speaker pledges to give all children the same gift of unbounded joy through kindness, replacing material presents with a simple virtue.
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