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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1907
Page
6
The piece praises motorists for orderly use of roads and support for a general road tax alongside license fees. It notes the main issue is how to assess revenue for repairs, with a prevailing view that tax rate should reflect the car’s cost to fairly meet funding needs.
An editorial argues a satisfactory solution to the San Francisco Japanese school dispute depends on Washington defining pledges in the US Japan treaty. It urges Roosevelt and Root to secure just, peaceful terms that honor obligations, preserve US rights, and cement neighborly relations to avert war.
Weather notes from West Somerville report the groundhog may fail to see his shadow. If so six weeks of open weather are expected, with cloudy skies and possible snow or rain overall. The piece playfully contrasts outcomes and favors a warm spell.
The piece criticizes the quartermaster's department for seeking private rebates from Western railroads, arguing that government agencies must follow general trade laws and cannot gain special advantages. It also notes the grip season waning, urging calm as immunity improves and spirits lift.
A study notes slow start but accelerating progress toward an ideal standard for the District of Columbia as efforts advance rapidly in recent times. It highlights improvements and ongoing initiatives shaping a near perfect urban model.
The piece discusses a proposed ordinance banning waiter tipping in hotels and cafes under District of Columbia authority. It notes Congress can regulate personal conduct in Washington and the federal district, hints at a national model for lawmaking, and weighs state versus local control on child labor and life insurance.
Boston University College of Liberal Arts adds Dr. George W. Tupper and Elihu Grant to its faculty. Tupper will teach a two hour course on the History of Education and Grant a two hour course in ancient history. Tupper earned a PhD from BU in 1898 after studies in Germany and at Harvard. Grant, BU graduate of 1898, earned his PhD last year and has served as a missionary in Syria.
Berlin February 1 Ambassador and Mrs Charlemagne Tower hosted a fancy dress ball at the Berlin residence. Crown Prince Frederick William and Crown Princess attended along with many court figures. Americans included Robert McCormick ambassador to France Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt Mrs John Drexel Mr Henry Lehr and George von Kl Meyer the latter in a Cossack general uniform.
A humorous letter notes that hundreds of quarts of whiskey wine and beer seized by Boston police will be dumped in Boston Harbor near Moon Island. The writer jokes about medicinal use and asks for a harbor map current directions and two rowers to recover the liquor.
A satirical piece argues suspenders will remain essential for holding up trousers, mocking belts as unsafe and impractical. It humorously contrasts belts with braces and praises suspenders for their reliability, urging readers not to abandon them.
The Postoffice Department announces a new book titled Twenty-Four One-Cent Stamps set to appear around March with four pages and six stamps per page. Priced at 25 cents the book offers gummed ready for use stamps and a small government profit. It is predicted to be popular and readers are given a brief review.
Report from New York states another juror was nearly secured for the Thaw trial while 12 jurors must be secured before discharge and fresh panels can be drawn. The defense hopes the statute of limitations will end the case if delays continue. Evelyn Nesbit snubbed the janitor in court and Harry Thaw attended as May McKenzie was late delaying proceedings.
A reflective invitation to sit by the fire this winter night and release cares. The speaker urges leaving malice behind and sharing wine of love, promising happiness, peace, and open friendship without dark adversaries or envy.
Henrietta Crosman plans to make Boston her permanent home and buy an estate in the suburbs. Boston University now owns the old Harvard Medical School building at Exeter and Boylston, affecting local theater prospects and the Public Library extension.
The Post runs notices on its Sunday editorial page highlighting the Short Story competition. It invites authors to submit entries and previews the event’s scope and deadlines for readers.
Keith Webster and Dora Evans face a choice after Dora’s eccentric aunt Janette Pentland bequeaths $2000 with two conditions. Dora may study in Paris to prove talent or use the money toward an impending marriage within a year. The mood hinges on love versus art and future plans.
New York February 1 The Herald Square Theatre manager Winchell Smith says a telegram from Rochester states actress Isabelle Urquhart is not expected to survive. Urquhart, ill in hospital, has been performing with Arnold Daly in the vaudeville piece How He Lied to Her Husband.
A young man seeks advice on rekindling affection from Miss Champagne. The answer stresses clear, honest communication, noting many women mistrust shy or vague declarations. Speak plainly and tell her you are serious and intend to words from the heart.
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