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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1905
Page
6
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The piece argues hundreds of pupils were expelled and banned from government schools for seeking Polish language instruction. It contrasts Roman tolerance with autocratic suppression, warning that banning language fuels national spirit and that true power cannot crush language or faith.
The piece notes a fleet of fifteen American warships patrolling Philippine waters seeking news of Russian and Japanese fleets. It calls the maneuver amusing rather than alarming, suggesting a potential rendezvous if tolerated, while stressing the need to keep the navy active and its seriousness by officials. It ends with a quip about the King of France’s march up and down a hill.
A humorous Boston Chronicle item recounts a 10 year old boy who jaw locked on a candy all day sucker. The doctor pried the teeth apart with a lead pencil sized stick, melting the candy and freeing the boy. The piece warns against excessive sweets and notes Mother’s Union should crusade against the treat.
Congress faces a fast moving rail rate bill and the Hay Bond treaty with the House aligned to pass the former. The Senate is cast as the wicked partner in government, while public doubt grows on ratification chances. If Senator Lodge supports the treaty, a step forward may occur before House action.
The piece contrasts theology and politics and argues precept must guide policy. It censures Morton’s railroad rebates and criticizes his Cabinet inclusion as unjust. It questions the President’s consistency and urges immediate railroad reforms and accountability.
A clipping recalls 1844 when the Cunard Royal Mail line ship Britannia escaped a frozen Boston Harbor by carving a 100 foot wide channel through 18 inch ice. Cape pilot John Sullivan led the effort with 300 workers, funded by local merchants, amid crowds and warm drinks, a historic day not repeated.
President Henry S. Pritchett of the Institute of Technology said a committee choosing a new site with more expansion potential is hard at work and a definite decision would come soon. He noted no new progress on an alliance with Harvard. He arrived home Saturday afternoon after visiting New York and the Technology Club.
The Celtic Club of South Boston receives two decorative crayons from ex Mayor John Daly now Alderman in Limerick Ireland. One depicts the Sarsfield monument and the other the Treaty Stone where the 1691 treaty with England was signed. They will be displayed in Clan na Gael Hall Datrees South Boston.
Grace Barton recounts a night in Kensington when she foiled a vault burglary at the local bank by alerting the authorities from the telegraph room. The tale includes her adoption of the nickname Elephant and a later encounter with Mr Roberts who unwittingly reveals the heroine.
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