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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1903
Page
6
Boston Post notices list subscription prices for daily and weekly editions, payment terms in advance, and contact offices in Boston and New York. It asks subscribers to provide current and future address changes and notes second class matter status. Editor E A Grozier signs as publisher.
The stance condemns the billboard trust for four years blocking laws limiting ad structures in Boston parks. It accuses the trust of extending nuisances across New England and urges the Legislature to settle the issue this session to protect public pleasure grounds and prevent further disfigurement.
The release from prison of Nationalist party members jailed under the crimes act signals a shift by the English government toward easing coercion and backing Irish land reform. A Dublin landlords conference echoed anti coercion sentiment and hinted that Irish land for Irishmen may soon be recognized, lifting centuries of misrule.
In the current week Boston receives 10 000 tons by rail and water and near 50 000 tons yesterday, with January totals at 639 219 tons and February starting with 33 000 tons daily. Analysts warn against continued price hikes as anthracite from Pennsylvania floods the market and ample supply supports lower costs.
The proposed Alaska boundary treaty sets up a tribunal of three U S appointees and three by the King of England with majority rule. Each side has a vote of equal weight so any decision must gain cross party support to be binding. The piece outlines the core mechanism of the dispute resolution.
The public argument favors a final tribunal to interpret the treaty of 1825 and define the boundary. Proponents say the commission would be conclusive, the United States case clear, and the plan offers no downside beyond a tied vote. Supporters urge Senate ratification.
A Springfield lecture by Professor Griggs of Stanford derides mental dissipation in modern life citing newspapers as usurping real literature. The author defends American reasoning, arguing people still judge social and political issues logically and swiftly with accuracy. He contends newspapers have not displaced literature and would widen influence even if they did.
A satirical tale unfolds on a South Seas island where Professor Wood is captured by cannibals led by King Splitnose IV. The king vows to eat him if a question is answered within 24 hours. the professor’s quip about cannibals and high-balls leads to a bake, a clever extinguisher save, and a twist ending as Wood marries the king’s daughter and becomes secretary while the king adopts vegetarianism.
President Roosevelt was invited to attend the Home Market Club of Boston annual dinner. A delegation led by Senator Lodge presented the invitation with Club president Co. H. Hutchins and members Colonel Albert Clarke and Edward H. Haskell. The date will be set for March or early April pending the President’s decision.
A messenger on route with a telegram and a call to curb billboard proliferation frames civic action. The excerpt mocks flashy ads on Boston transit and urges regulation while recounting streetcar etiquette and passenger rights in a dated editorial voice.
Ex councilman James J. Brock of Charlestown left Boston for Los Angeles with 200 friends bidding him farewell at South Station. A committee presented him a bag containing 1000 in gold before the train departed. The Newton Hospital re elected J R Leeson as president. Reverend Er F Goerwitz of New Jerusalem Church Bridgewater has been moved to Brockton City Hospital for treatment.
The Rev. Hugh Cleary of Malden has returned from California improved and yesterday was assigned as curate to the Catholic Church at Plymouth. The Rev. S Winchester Adriance of Winchester plans a Holy Land tour with his brother but is postponed after learning his brother was hospitalized in New York with appendicitis.
Shortly before noon yesterday the third six masted schooner entered Boston Harbor. The Addie M. Lawrence was towed in by tug Priscilla from the bay after sailing from Norfolk on January 24 with a coal cargo. It is smaller than Elean or A. Percy and George W. Wells, measuring 292.4 feet length, 48.3 breadth, and 22.2 feet depth with a gross tonnage of 2807 and net tonnage of 21 percent.
A whimsical 1903 daily column recounts Nero beginning violin practice and lingering myths about Rome’s great fire. It recalls his supposed indifference to critics, a hurried city, and the famed music as flames rage, ending with a scorched town site and a popular tune.
Darius Cobb will deliver a lecture on Women in Art before the Ladies Physiological Institute next Thursday at 2 o'clock. The address proceeds as planned despite his brother's death, which had connections to the work. their mother was the institute's first president.
In Newton and nearby Boston areas, Mrs. Alvin R Bailey regent of the Paul Revere Chapter D A R recovers from a broken arm after a street accident in Watertown caused by a frightened horse. Mrs Edgar Van Etten hosts a well regarded Newton gathering. A meeting of the American Ceramic Society discusses a brick. Linn Boyd Porter plans a Venezuela trip. Edmund Breese’s whereabouts are reported as St John New Brunswick. A city land on North Bennet street may host a future school or gymnasium. New South building workers entertain crowds with hot spike tossing. An alumni dinner recalls a bald joke about a masquerade costume. Franklin Park’s Oakland House soda shop burns, tracing back to West Roxbury Park heritage. Jack Norton of Dorchester recovers from illness and attends the Centaurs minstrel show in Bloomfield Hall.
The House Naval Affairs Committee issued findings on the Lessler bribery charges linked to Holland submarine boats. It sustained one corruption allegation against Philip Doblin but found no evidence against Lemuel Quigg or the Holland Submarine Boat Company, and voted 9 to 6 against extra torpedo boats. A minority report was filed.
The patronesses of the College Ball for the Young Men's Catholic Association met at Symphony Hall with 100 attendees. Rev Father Mullan S J M T Callahan and Thomas A Mullen spoke on arrangements and the supper room setup.
Announcement of engagements includes Miss A. Berna Quinn of Brookline to Mr. Robert R. Mitchell of Boston and Miss Olive Ann Meservey Lunt of Roxbury to Mr. Frank Sweetser Ambrose. Also Miss M. B. M. Cooper of Oil City Pennsylvania to Mr. Chester T. P. Eeler of Boston. Additional pairings include Miss Helen Kent Shaw and Mr. Bertram Gordon Waters. Miss Ethel Kimball and Mr. William H. Willson. Miss Louise Sears and Mr. Jonathan Thayer Lincoln. Miss Alice Thaxter Reed and Mr. Frederick William Krein. Ella Hunt Vander Veer and Bowen Bancroft Smith planning marriage in April with travel. The engagement of Edith Raymond and Mr. Percy Vickery Hill is announced.
The Brookline Choral Society held its first meeting last evening in the Pierce Grammar School hall. It operates under the Brookline Educational Society music committee with director Samuel W. Cole leading preparations for its activities.
A Senate and House committee on street railways toured Fitchburg, Greenfield, Huntington and back, facing a broken window, a near plunge into the Deerfield River, and a sleigh accident. Members include Fletcher How Tufts Fitzgerald Frothingham Hunt Quinlan Chace Warner Hill Entwistle Callender Castle Dempsey Beck. The trip produced tales at the State House replacing codfish anecdotes.
Johnny McCabe is hailed as hero after saving his brother Patrick and 77 year old William O Neil from drowning on Forge Pond opposite John McCabe's home. The 12-year-old describes diving into icy water to pull both others to safety with his brother nearby unable to swim.
Captain Clark reports the Cunarder Sylvania possibly towing either the Allan liner Parisian or the Palmas toward Halifax after a gale. The Sylvania stood about 150 miles from Halifax, with red lights signaling a vessel in distress. Hindoo, battered by seas, aided the disabled ship and awaited a chance to recover the tow.
Friends and business associates surprised D. J. Welch with a gold watch chain and a diamond ring at his home as he prepares to depart for New York to pursue business. Mrs Welch received a diamond ring. Hon. John F Fitzgerald led speeches. about 200 guests attended with music and a collation. Welch leaves for New York in a few days.
Mary Coughlin 17 asks Judge Fallon for guardian to marry Henry S. Carter of Pittsfield a United States Marine stationed at Charlestown Navy Yard. Her guardian advocate Mrs. Mary M. Nuttall of Chelsea pledges support and safeguards.
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