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Editorial Office Subscriptions Notice
Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance or be discontinued at expiration without further notice. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly, notify us by post at once. Ed A Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
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Massachusetts Leads in Child Labor Reform but Enforcement Lags
The piece praises Massachusetts for pioneering humane child labor and women’s work hour limits, noting federal interest but criticizing enforcement gaps. It cites Governor Guilds concerns about insufficient district police inspector coverage, weak truancy enforcement, and falsified age certifications, urging stronger statutes and empowered officials to maintain leadership in reform.
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Lighting Vote Tonight for Boston Citizens
The Boston Common Council is urged to vote on the municipal lighting order tonight. The piece argues elected representatives should ensure the referendum presents a fair, well‑structured bargain, criticizing the current proposal as poor and costly while trusting the public to decide.
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Boston
Gas Trust
The Valencia Disaster Sparks Federal Inquiry
President orders a full Department of Commerce and Labor investigation into the Pacific coast shipping calamity the Valencia wreck. Officials will probe vessel age wear on the coastwise service and crews while examining navigation aids and reform pathways.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
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Valencia
The Poor Public and the Coal Trust Position
The president of a major coal carrier and mine operator group says a strike is not a priority for them. They hold vast coal stocks, 18.9 million tons now and could reach 20 to 25 million by April first, with public costs and trust profits rising in a strike scenario. The 1902-03 anthracite strike history shows high prices for held coal benefiting operators.
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Coal Trust
Coal Strike and Monopoly Profits Rise on Public Burden
The article contends the 1902 1903 coal strike settled with a 14 cent per ton cost rise, while the Reading and Lackawanna stocks surged from 70 to 137 then 164 and 276 to 474 respectively. It accuses the trust of adding 59 cents to coal price and pocketing the extra 35 cents per ton, profiting amid general distress.
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Boston School Pay Stoppage Sparks Call For Quick Settlement
The halt of part of December salaries for Boston public school teachers during Christmas was deemed humiliating. Officials blamed exhausted funds and poor foresight, yet the public deemed it unacceptable to withhold a week’s pay for two months. A practical solution to clear the debt to these teachers, many of whom are women with modest means, was urged immediately.
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Boston
Question of extending women's voting rights examined
The article reviews proposals before the Legislature to let women vote on license questions, in municipal elections as wage earners, or in school committee nominating caucuses. It weighs practical considerations, warns of unstable wage-earner qualifications, and argues extending women's suffrage is logical and just for those who prize the right.
Marriage and presidents quiz spark playful banter in town
A lighthearted column riffs on the 1884 president and the Roosevelt nuptials while lampooning an overzealous reporter seeking to flash a photo during the Longworth Roosevelt wedding. The piece warns against intrusive coverage and notes Admiral Togo’s planned U.S. visit next April, urging Boston residents to stay home.
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Admiral Togo
Observant citizen notes on winter streets and local events
A winter street observation invites drivers to blanket autos, while Lowell adopts juvenile court sessions to curb youth crime. Boston and Newton notes cover promotions, school meetings, clock proposals, athletic tickets, and local civic figures including Conger and Curtis.
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Lowell
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Winter Underwear Transition Prompt
The message notes seasonal change to winter underwear as temperatures drop. It emphasizes preparing warmer garments for indoor and outdoor wear without providing specific brands or product details.
The steel trust earned 120000000 last year
A speaker extols the steel trust's claimed earnings of 120 million last year and challenges readers to explain the paradox of earning and obtaining wealth. The message underscores perception versus reality in large earnings and invites a visitor to discuss the issue at the office.
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Steel Trust
Sphinx Says Lock the doors after the locks are gone
Congress grills the Pennsylvania Railroad for drastic policy changes. The railroad halted annual passes to statesmen since January 1, a move that shocks observers and prompts calls for accountability.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Governors springing up in Russia amid assassinations
In a turbulent push for power, regional leaders rise swiftly while a pattern of targeted killings unsettles the Russian political landscape. Authorities face a volatile environment as new governors emerge amid ongoing security concerns and political instability.
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Russia
Plan to save Niagara Falls as a tourist spectacle
The present administration and Congress vow to craft a plan to preserve Niagara Falls as a tourist draw. Suggestions include prohibiting falls use for drinking, limiting household use, turning off the falls at sundown, and penalizing carrying falls water home as souvenirs. redirect water back to the river.
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Congress
Niagara Falls
Statue of Franklin Shipped to Paris for Unveiling
A bronze replica of the Benjamin Franklin statue destined for Paris was shipped from Greenpoint. Presented by John Harjes of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co in New York, the eight foot high, 7000 pound figure portrays Franklin seated and will be unveiled on Rue Franklin in April.
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Emmons Lincoln Day Orator at New Haven
Judge Emmons accepted invitation of New Haven Young Men's Republican Club to speak at its Lincoln Day banquet Monday evening He brings four years Civil War experience and will discuss Lincoln and war reminiscences.
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Dreamy Howland Play Draws Real Frosty Audience Response
Dreamy Howland notes the audience provided real frost each night during the play When the Trosts on the Pumpkin, saying the frosty ambience felt authentic. The response captures a striking, chilly realism credited to audience participation.
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Society Notes Describe Bicknell Belliveau Wedding Plans
Announcements from Longwood announce the marriage of Miss Caroline May Bicknell to Dr. Joseph Bergin Belliveau a Harvard graduate with promise. The couple will reside at Riverbank court after April 1 and begin a tour. The page also notes palm Beach honeymooners Tyler Morse and bride, with Mrs Morse in lavish gowns, and a large gathering at Mt Vernon street for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children led by Grafton Cushing and several society officers. The Mor ses and Miss Morse sail to the Mediterranean on the Arabic for a spring trip via New York.
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Mildred Champagne Talks On Love And Sentiment
Reader letters debate a dance hall controversy in the Love and Sentiment column. E J H criticizes a prior letter while A L addresses dancing perceptions, overheard conversations, and differing views on modern dancing and propriety.
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Mildred Champagne
Forgiveness sought after first intoxication and broken engagement
A 24 year old man asks Miss Champagne Reading for advice after being intoxicated at a gathering and losing his fiancée. He pledges never to repeat the mistake and asks for guidance on writing a full letter to explain the incident, vouching for witnesses, seeking forgiveness, and proving it was a one time lapse.
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Women Unite For Independence And Duty In Life Roles
A collection of 19th to early 20th century views on women’s independence, labor, and domestic roles. It contrasts unmarried women’s burdens with married women’s duties and cites examples from Detroit Free Press and Chicago News. It ends with a Boston market anecdote about a misheard liver order.
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Boston
Calls Dance Hall Menace and the Scarlet Waist Calamity
Paula wanders to a hidden spot with Dick, a bull, a red silk waist, and a comic rescue as the waist is torn away by a wayward bull. A second piece to the editor laments cheap dance halls, detailing underage dancing, cigarette smoke, and alleged doping of Harvard Friday nights by Cambridge students, urging action to suppress such venues.
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Moy Toy Seeks Separation Over Newport Affair
Moy Toy testified in New Bedford court that his wife Nettie, his white spouse since 1904 in New York, favored Newport causing friction. He sought a legal separation and a decree nisi was granted as details of the Newport episode emerged.
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Dorchester Citizens Hear Mayor Pledge on Street Service
At a Dorchester Citizens Association meeting a municipal affairs report said the Mayor had informed the superintendent of streets that garbage removal is being improved. A committee was formed to arrange an early smoke talk event.
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Dorchester Citizens’ Association
Committee On Municipal Affairs
Mreets
Charles F Richards longtime Camden Savings Bank treasurer dies
Charles F Richards a former lime manufacturer and since 1870 treasurer of Camden Savings Bank died in Rockport Maine at age 80.
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