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Post Publishing Co issues February 8 1906 edition from 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. No. 30 Vol 182.
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Boston
Mass
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1906
Page
6
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Matin
B. A. Grozier
Suppression of Unnecessary Steam Whistles Hearing Heard
A petition and bill before the legislative committee on mercantile affairs seeks to curb morning steam whistle blasts in urban Boston. The measure aims to reduce noise disrupting sleep of workers and the sick, citing health harm from early morning screeches near South End factories. Professor Morse of Salem supports reform, urging muzzling of steam whistles to ease urban disruption.
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Legislative Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Boston
South End
Morse
Salem
Justice to the Life Savers pension bill gains support
The Senate commerce committee proposes a retirement plan for life savers at three fourths pay for 80 years served or 64 years old or disabled. A long advocated pension system seeks recognition of their heroism, comparing life savers' valor to army and navy service and urging passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Commerce
Washington
Congress
United States
Garfield and the Beef Trust in Chicago Inquiry
Evidence mounts that Commissioner James R. Garfield pursued a Chicago probe into the great packers with the aim of information-sharing with Theodore Roosevelt. The proceedings reveal an apparent understanding with the packers to limit disclosure, suggesting an undisclosed agreement affecting the inquiry.
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Chicago
James R. Garfield
Mr. Roosevelt
Packers
The
Trust
Secrets disclosed to Commissioner Garfield under pledge
Yesterday Jesse B. Lyman said Garfield assured protection by law and the administration and that he acted as the President's direct representative. If not for those assurances, trust people would not have opened their books. Now secrecy in Garfield’s hands blocks justice and questions his usefulness as commissioner and investigator.
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Garfield
Jesse B. Lyman
Inquiry into Standard Oil deed to New York real estate
Congress takes up a resolution of inquiry after Sulzer from New York asks the Attorney General for details on the deed by which Custom House property was transferred to the Standard Oil trust. The $10 million property avoids taxes due to title in the federal government while US pays $130,600 rent to the so called owners. Standard Oil officials deny tax avoidance but call for full disclosure after six years of alleged misdeeds.
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United States
National City Bank
New York
Post
Congress
Sulzer
Attorney-General
Custom House
Standard Oil Institution
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Bank
A Hiatus in Football
The article reports a wave of football reform across the country with University of Chicago and Northwestern considering suspending football for two years to restore sanity. It suggests a prolonged pause may be avoided if rule amendments are adopted in a sportsmanlike spirit, arguing the game is not yet beyond rationality.
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University of Chicago
Northwestern University
A Boston reader applauds cross-newspaper credit
In a letter to the editor, William H. Bradley of Boston praises the Boston Post for crediting the Evening Traveller in an editorial about exposing gambling dens in hotels. He notes it is rare for one paper to acknowledge another. Boston February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Post
Pemberton Square
Evening Traveler
Boston
Boston Post
William H. Bradley
Wing Trawl Praised In Atlantic Test Near New York
Letter to the Post praises the beamless wing trawl after a trial off Long Island. Peter Pitts of Descousse, C. B. reports catching 29 700 pounds in three sets with O J Delaney of the Warton Fish Company noting success amid difficulties. The author believes the wing trawl could greatly boost fish catches under proper conditions.
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Cape Ann
Long Island
New York
O. J. Delaney
Warton Fish Company
Peter Pitts
Descousse
C. B
Wisdom of the People Letter to the Editor
Max Henry Newman argues in Boston on February 2 that the referendum empowers voters and fits democratic principles. He contends the voice of the people should be trusted on questions directly affecting them and that government should reflect the will of the electorate.
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Max Henry Newman
Boston
Critique of Police Commission salaries in Boston era records
Thos T Stokes of Boston reports on proposed police reform and outlines salaries in the Metropolitan Police. He lists commissioners and assistants with stated annual wages and notes about district chief constables and division superintendents. The letter cites Captain J W Nott Bowen as commissioner and Captain Bremner as assistant commissioner with unspecified pay.
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Police Commission
London
Metropolitan Police
E. B. Henry
A. C. Bruce
EK. F. Woodhouse
M. IL. Macnaughton
Mars canals shown by telescope reports
In the Rogers building in Tech an exhibition displays photographs from Flagstaff Arizona claiming proof of canals on Mars. The photos aim to show waterways clearly while noting the telescope limits prevent identifying canal type. The piece humorously links Mars canal study to Panama canal delays and failed long distance communications.
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Rogers
Tech
Mars
Flagstaff
Ariz
Mars Canals
Panama
Central
Laura Jean Libbey
Western Union
Postal
Panama Canal
What the Sphinx Says The light that failed municipalight
A fragmented note on a puzzled squib titled The light that failed municipalight, hinting at a riddle or misprint. The snippet suggests a humorous column line about a city light issue, with a stray phrase that reads like a cryptic prompt from What the Sphinx Says.
Blackmail Abutters Roil Boston Liquor Licenses
The piece depicts a satire on Boston liquor license tensions as abutting property owners use hush money schemes. A long comic recipe mocks saloon procedures, bar staff, and the idea of deflecting bribes while hinting at municipal intrigue. The scene closes with the abutter cleverly turning into welcome to the city.
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House OF Mirth
Boston
Judge Emmons
Anxious Inquirer and Local Rumors Spur Small Talk
Anxious Inquirer notes the Boston post office will stay open while Postmaster Hibbard visits for health. Hairless Hetty agrees that Jack the Slasher never rests at the switch. M. O. observes the municipal light plant seems frosted. Figgers signals Theodore will be surprised by what “Alice Blew” amounts to.
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Anxious Inquirer
Boston
Hibbard
Hairless
Hetty
Jack the Slasher
M. O
Therodore
Alice
Squeezer Sighting Report on Northampton Street
A Jack the Squeezer is reported roaming Northampton Street from twilight to curfew. Citizens are urged to arrive early and form a single line. Only one squeeze per customer will be allowed and those waiting should be patient.
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Northampton Street
Lst
Grafters Found In Missouri Penitentiary
Commentary notes a possible mistake in locating grafters in a Missouri penitentiary. The piece questions the notion penitentiaries hold criminals and jokes about grafts versus pigeon feeding while a job ad seeks able-bodied workers with good references for a growing business offering fair salaries.
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Missouri
District Attorney's Office
Fair Harvard Sheds Football Zeal In Championship Shift
The New York Mail notes a change in sports culture at Cambridge with less kicking of the ball and a pivot away from hard football toward a more lighthearted athletic stance, led by coach Bill Reid amid a playful championship pursuit.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Bill Reid
New York Mail
Observant Citizen choir to perform at Warren Avenue Baptist
The sweet voiced Willie Nelson and Mellor Newman will sing in The Volunteer Organist of The Italy City and The Palms at Warren Avenue Baptist Church tomorrow night. Also notes talk of cold weather, theatre visitors, and miscellaneous city life items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Nelson
Mellor Newman
Italy City
Palms
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Snow Man Reunites Lovers In Orchard Double Wedding
Theodore Emmerton returns to his boyhood orchard and finds Bee and Ted planning a flight. He discovers a note from Bee, once missing for ten years, and reunites with the young woman. In a tender confrontation, she reveals her past, and they agree to a double wedding as they walk toward happiness.
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Snow
Ted
Bee
Bea
Theodore Emmerton
Ted Barrows
At Dancing School The Small Boy Complains
A Denver Post excerpt shows a boy venting frustration about attending a dancing school. He resents being treated as a feminine figure and fears peers mock him. He contemplates defying his mother, who insists on lessons, and fears becoming a gentleman in the future.
Josiah Quincy Opposes Boston Municipal Lighting Plan
Ex mayor Josiah Quincy of Boston writes from January 31, 1906 opposing the city’s order to purchase gas and electric plants. He voices support for municipal ownership in principle but argues current laws prevent feasible city operation and would burden the public, urging legal reform at the State House instead.
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Josiah Quincy
Boston
Mass
James B. Noyes
Ensq
City Hall
City of
Commonwealth
Society Wedding News From Beacon Street and Beyond
Miss Margaret Head marries Philip Stockton in a Trinity Church ceremony with a breakfast at the Head residence. Bridesmaids include the groom’s sister and Miss Naneen Mitchell. maid of honor Miss Susan Thayer. Other notices announce Miss Helen Palmer Davidson’s upcoming wedding to George Gilman Davis and Miss Tressa Holmes’s private ceremony with George Emery Daniels. Annuities include Henry Pierrepont Perry’s wedding to Edith Lounsbery. Society chapters mention travels and the Romanic event timetable.
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Margaret Head
Charles Head
Beacon Street
Philip Stockton
Somerset, University
Harvard
Trinity Church
Head
Naneen Mitchell
Quincy A. Shaw
Susan Thayer
Lancaster
Miss Head
New York
Frank Amory Davidson
Helen Palmer Davidson
George Gilman Davis
West Roxbury
Davidson
Mt. Vernon Street
Tressa Holmes
George Emery Daniels
Boston
Grace Church
Dr. Huntington
St. Regis
Miss Holmes
Henry Pierrepont Perry
Edith Lounsbery
St. Thomas’ Church
Augustus L. Thorndike
Commonwealth Avenue
Louise Thorndike
Philip G. Peabody
Olive Peabody
Mediterranean
Charlestown
Egypt
Azores
Italy
Richard Saltonstall
Somerset
Washington
Miss Roosevelt
Two Lives at Risk Over Shared Crime Question
Ipswich Massachusetts readers ask if two individuals can be electrocuted in the state for a single crime. The inquiry seeks legal clarity on capital punishment rules and whether multiple defendants can face successive executions for one offense.
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J. A. W. Ipswich
Mass
Descriptions of Domestic Scraps and Oddities
A column excerpt recounts Mrs. Earl Stamp of Macon Missouri securing $3 from her deserting husband in Omaha and relinquishing all claims. It notes 60 varied divorce reasons and hints at an After Taking column. Also retold is Mr Bennett's luncheon guests and a jam mishap with marbles in a gooseberry preserve.
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Earl Stamp
Macon
Omaha
Atchison Globe
Companifon
Respite Offer Before Royal Banquet Turns Jest
A boastful exchange ends with a playful offer to provide the fish course before a planned banquet. The speaker jokes about killing and eating the other party, invoking a theatrical and taunting tone. The moment reads as a dramatic, overblown bravado exchange with no clear outcome.
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