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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1903
Page
4
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Vermont ratifies local option ending statewide prohibition. The vote, though slim, carries a decisive shift letting towns choose liquor licenses or outright ban in March. Cities and larger towns may adopt licenses while rural areas may suppress traffic under tighter rules.
Senate passage of the Elkins bill moves anti trust legislation forward with no amendments or debate. The measure targets railroad rebates and discrimination but critics say it offers limited publicity gains and does not protect the public from trust extortion while tariffs remain on trust products.
The piece argues that city officials should be paid a fair salary with all fees going to the treasury. It endorses placing dog license and similar fees into state or local coffers and criticizes maintaining separate fee streams. It cites Governor Bates and urges stricter enforcement of sidewalk cleaning by Police to reduce personal emolument.
A year after seven lifeboat heroes perished off Monomoy Point their dependents face loss of pay. A private fund sustains families but government widows and orphans lack pensions. Congressman Lovering backs a national pension bill for life-saving service families, urging swift unanimous passage and Massachusetts support.
A neighboring city calls on the Legislature to appropriate $100,000 to fight the gypsy moth, citing widespread damage and the need for state aid as the State Board of Agriculture notes some pest control progress remains fragile.
The article argues the abandonment of the extermination crusade endangers the entire state and calls for legislative measures to penalize towns that permit gypsy moth breeding. It contends local authorities are responsible for spreading the pest and urges municipalities to bear the costs of eradication to protect neighboring communities.
Henry S Higginson urges public support for a new pension fund for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Members will fund it by a yearly assessment and two benefit concerts each year. He promises continued high quality music and asks the public to fill the hall and applaud the orchestra. Boston February 4 1908.
The Free Religious Association marks the centennial of Ralph Waldo Emerson by dedicating the principal session of its annual convention to Emersons Religious Influence. An Emerson memorial conference is set for three weeks starting July 13 with morning sessions in Concord and evening sessions in Boston.
Miss Jennie E. Draper daughter of Mr and Mrs Rufus Draper and Mr Edward A Appleton clerk of the Wakefield Water Company were married at 18 Pleasant Street by Rev Thomas W Illman. The couple will reside in Lawrence.
The funeral for Civil War veteran George Tanner was conducted yesterday afternoon at his home 206 Falcon Street East Boston with Rev W Dewees Roberts officiating. Delegations from the Boston Barbers Union and W B Hancock command U V U Chelsea attended. Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery with ritualistic services at the grave read by Colonel John D Thompson of Hancock command.
John B. Burke died at his Roxbury home from a complication of diseases yesterday afternoon. He served as sexton of St. Joseph's Church in the West End for 30 years and was father-in-law of lawyer Thomas Gargan. He was 68 Winthrop Street resident.
The author produced a suite of works including She Had Pink Eyes When My Heart Went Broke Alas, He Loved Some Others Married, but a Misfit Button, Button, Who's Got the Mumps Brass-bands and Husbands Loveless Lucy Wooing a Shrimp and related pieces.
A Minnesota senator proposes a bill to criminalize kissing without a doctor’s certificate. Critics mock the idea noting kissing is ancient and here to stay, urging focus on relief for trusts instead. The exchange includes a wry quip about lobsters and a playful couplet.
Boston Elevated Railway Company is alerted to a long standing rule violation posted on the left side of the tracks near Boylston Street opposite Church Street where the subway entrance cars run.
Despite a bold warning, crowds continue to enter subway premises at all hours. The notice urges enforcement by company officials to curb lawless entry and uphold safety rules.
A quirky 1908 daily feature recounts Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger's life and demise. The piece paints Cato as stoic, reformer, and archer of odd tales, noting his death by self-inflicted wound after a phantasmal gas search and a jest at the end.
In a discussion on rubber's growth and uses Andrew Carnegie predicts vast fortunes for factory workers and future development. Colonel Colt agrees, noting rubber offers great opportunity for youth and major progress ahead. The piece also notes notable birthdays in the Quincy family and local transit complaints about Newspaper Row.
The Observant Citizen Boston notes Comte Robert de Montesquiou, descendant of D Artagnan, will give a series of conferences on art literature and history, likely to become a social fad. Also reported are the Animal Rescue League seeking a larger home on Carver Street and sugar maple crops in New Hampshire impacted by mild frost.
A widowed, blue-eyed freshman and a tall curly-haired youth share a schoolgirl romance. He gives her white carnations before a class social, then travels to Cape Cod for medical care and dies. Decades later she keeps the carnations as a symbol of his devotion and memory.
At a Chelsea Board of Trade meeting the group vowed to prevent any city borrowing beyond the debt limit. A five member committee to oppose such bills was appointed: Judge Albert D. Bosson, ex-Mayors George H. Carter and Thomas Strahn, ex-Representative M. M. Merritt, and ex-Alderman Thomas Martin.
The Boston Press Club holds a housewarming at 166A Tremont Street on Friday from 9 to 12 p m. All active newspaper men are invited and admitted with invitation cards obtained from club officers. An attractive entertainment is planned.
The schooner Mary F. Pike bound for an eastern port with coal ran aground on the west side of the harbor while anchoring near Vineyard Haven. No injuries or further details reported.
The Boston coal investigation advances as a grand jury potential. summonses issued for ex Alderman Norris and others. Testimony reveals prices from 10.50 to 18 a ton with firms denying quotes while Metropolitan Coal and Curran Burton figures are scrutinized. Authorities discuss records, bids, and possible retaliatory practices among dealers.
A total of 23 526 tons of hard and soft coal was received in Boston yesterday.
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