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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1902
Page
7
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates with monthly and quarterly options. Notices to update delivery addresses are required, and all payments are due in advance with checks or money orders made payable to the Post Publishing Company.
President Cushing defends his appointment of Mr Vogel as sub committee chair amid links to publishing houses. Vogel admits holding double allegiance to publishers, sparking calls for resignation. The public is urged to accept Cushings explanation while noting the ethical tension and potential impact on Boston contracts.
A Washington report suggests Justice Shiras may retire from the Supreme Court, risking a shift in five-to-four imperialist alignment. The piece argues that replacing him with a dissenting jurist could unravel federal power and revive the Declaration of Independence, urging Roosevelt to secure an imperialist successor. Gray and Brown are noted as possible next retirees, potentially altering the court's stance.
In the Republican legislative caucus opposition arose to Governor Crane's proposal to separate savings banks from national banks. A caucus member argued the stance was natural and selfish, contending the plan would stop further savings banks from being organized.
The speaker criticizes savings banks sharing offices with national banks and urges separation to prevent embezzlement. He argues governors are right and Republican "kickers" are wrong, insisting lawmakers back the reform despite caucus pressures.
Governor Taft testified before Senator Lodge's committee in Washington that it was not surprising troops acted in retaliation amid reports of mutilation of American corpses. He described possible unnecessary killings whipping and water cure methods used on prisoners. The piece criticizes such acts as shocking to Americans and questions civilizational claims and military necessity.
The article argues Senator Hanna’s remark about bad politics in Miss Roosevelt attending King Edward’s coronation is irrelevant. It defends the President’s daughter’s right to enjoy the trip and a front seat at the event, urging no political interference in her visit.
The Observant Citizen reports the Relief Hospital of the Boston City Hospital in Haymarket square was formally opened with a few favored guests invited by the board of trustees. A steel engraved card notes Tea will be served as admission. A columnist recounts foggy Washington Street and playful street scene involving a 4 coupe en route to a repair shop. Mr and Mrs George Werric Billings of Commonwealth avenue plan a trip to Ormond Florida for health reasons.
A fragmented column recalls straw on horse car floors, early electrical experiments, and urban reminiscences. It weaves anecdotes of unions, social clubs, engagements, fires, skating at Jamaica Pond, and a glimpse of Mrs. Hetty Green in a downtown store, all painted in a dated Boston tone.
Instructions for making a Charlotte using sponge or light butter cake cut into three inch squares. Boxes formed with sugar strips are filled with vanilla cream and two methods described, one with gelatine and cream, another with whipped cream. Includes tips on beating cream and churn whipping. ALICE E WHITAKER.
A satirical column mocks a Tennessee professor's embalming fluid claim and Egyptian mummies, then riffs on treasury surplus, poets, governors, and light social quips. It threads jokes about mysteries of science, humor over dating, and a mock diary titled Dottie Dimple's Diary with brief vignettes and name drops.
Captain Nathan Appleton, first U.S. representative for the Panama Canal Company, writes from New York in support of a sea level canal at Panama. He aligns with Ferdinand de Lesseps’s view, arguing a level canal avoids earthquakes and supports unlimited ship length, urging the United States to finish the project.
At a well attended meeting last evening the Tre mont Social Club voted to hold a grand ball soon. A committee to arrange details was named including James N. Boyle Ella McArdle Joseph Myers John Clifford William Hartnett Polly Foley and Mamie McCarthy.
In a snowbound New England house, Jane Sarah awaits news from Willie after 30 years apart. Ann Harriet rules with harsh pride, while Serena supports the hopeful sister. A rider delivers Willie’s letter and a valentine, leading to a quiet, transformative reunion in the keepin room.
Dorchester Massachusetts based note from ALICE STONE BLACKWELL discusses a proposed law to grant municipal suffrage to tax paying women in Massachusetts. Mentions examples from Montana Louisiana Iowa and New York where taxpaying women have gained varying voting rights and outlines how New York gradually achieved passage after multiple attempts.
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