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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
6
Daily subscription prices announced by Post Publishing Co. for February 10 1906 note daily, Sunday and short-term rates. Includes office address at 259 Washington street Boston Massachusetts and varied terms for one year six months three months and monthly options.
Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued without notice on expiration. If the Post is not regularly available, notify by mail at once. RBA Grozier, Editor and Publisher, directs this notice from the editorial offices at Main Street.
Mayor Fitzgerald’s testimony to the metropolitan affairs committee supports a single police commissioner with mayoral appointment and gubernatorial removal. He argues liquor license proceeds should fund city police, and Boston should retain state license fees to cover costs. A Boston citizen requirement for the commissioner is also deemed just and proper.
The Senate faced a formal protest against coerced joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. Sen Foraker offered an amendment requiring within 30 days a statehood vote in each Territory and approval only if both vote yes. Democrats favor reference to the people, while Republicans weigh expected votes and party politics in the amendment’s fate.
The recent assault on English missions in China damaged buildings and injured several people. The incident is linked to the ongoing commercial boycott, with authorities treating it as part of the broader economic protest.
The piece notes a revival of anti foreign feeling fueled by a Chinese minister's Berlin remarks. In Washington, Secretary Taft seeks more funds to expand coastal defenses by Manila to rapidly deploy troops to China if needed. It cautions that Chinese unrest appears sporadic, not a national wave against aliens.
A regional coal shortage warning urges Congress to permanently remove the tariff on coal. The editorial notes Massachusetts and New England face high prices and supply discrimination, recalls the 1902 08 tariff suspension, and argues for free coal imports to avert further harm.
The house cleaning committee report reveals Andrew Hamilton received 1,347,382 in payments with only 37,607 explained. Restitution seeks 795,964 from Hamilton and 219,500 from former President McCall, plus 235,000 already returned. Alexander is ill in Massachusetts, McCall bedridden in Lakeville, McCurdy plans Paris exile.
A quoted Pittsburgh Gazette adage argues true beauty comes from inner light and cheerful heart. Denver Republicans notes the Woman's Club demands two women on the library board and open shelves. Lewiston Journal recalls newlyweds blessing rice as they depart. Chicago News jokes a wife may secure wages by marriage. Philadelphia Inquirer discusses Anna Gould and marriage rumors.
A fragmented notes style item mentions municipal lighting reform hidden from public view and a sensational tone with jokes about figures like Chauncey Depew and references to a wedding plan. It briefy notes a weather forecast of snow or rain and mocks political figures while referencing a headline Schooner in Danger.
A compact proverb notes that wisdom lies with those who understand their own umbrella. The quote reflects a satirical take on self awareness and preparedness.
A reader asks what 23 stands for and a Female Admirer requests clarification. A Male Admirer responds with slang variants like skidoo vanish evaporate and depart, explaining the expression and aiming to clear the puzzled reader’s doubt.
All Sorts Editor notes he has paid church dues for nearly 50 years but, after nine months of illness, questions whether he will subscribe again as the pastor visits only twice in nine months. The town reader, York Corner, Me, asks if others think he will renew.
A heated public volley accuses President Taft of proposing a rice duty, provoking sharp comments about morality and personal life as critics warn against government interference in private matters. The exchange colors national debate on tariffs and social norms amid mounting partisan tension.
The piece discusses a two yard Bernhardt sash worn around the hips with a bow, noting the elusive and changing nature of the female waistline. It mocks the wearer’s attempt to define the waist and jokes that fashion trends reveal vestigial waistline debates.
One hundred ten lawyers passed exams and will be admitted to the Suffolk bar. A boom in legal ad rates is foreseen. Washington street subway work progresses. Snow water prompts weather chat about rain barrels. Chinese gentlemen may Sunday in our midst. Mayor J Fitzgerald is busy with a hopeful boom. Bancroft’s crew clears tracks with snow shovels. Doogue undecided on planting wheat or rye. The Touraine hotel seeks a license, pleasing Mine Host Whipple. Jake Peterson reports winter’s backbone may be broken. Governor Guild seen at the State House. J Slasher enters the hair cutting business. Society folks invited to the Roosevelt Longworth wedding. week quiet overall.
The writer questions Mayor Fitzgerald's plan to plant a city hall in the Public Garden and suggests a modern twelve story fireproof building on the old courthouse site. He envisions subway and bridge connections to the current City Hall and ample long term space.
A reader signs as J seeking information on hospitals or institutions in Boston or nearby that treat knock-knee deformity. He asks for addresses or contacts to write for help with the condition and thanks the editor in advance.
Observant Citizen and animal lovers in Boston are invited to the annual public meeting of the Animal Rescue League on Thursday February 15 at 3 PM in Park Street Church chapel Tea will be served. The column then notes local curiosities and social vignettes including tales of a porch tin thief, hero James Ray Cole of Brockton, a Cambridge money find, and various city scenes with frequent named places and people.
Invitations soon issue for a large subscription reception opening the annual exhibition in Copley Hall on Tuesday March 6. The feature is copies of old masters by modern painters and the event remains a premier Lenten season social.
Miss Victoria Wister and Jack, a New York scion, drift apart after a dance at Mme La Bolle's. Victoria learns her father gambled away fortunes and dies by suicide after a house fire. Jack, moved to action, finds her as she boards a Western-bound train, sharing her grief and offering support.
A narrator contrasts formal banquets with simple meals hosted by different friends. Brown offers costly courses and grand wine, while Robinson provides plain fare, and Jones offers odds and ends. The poem celebrates true friendship through humble, homely dinners rather than display.
A Chicago based campaign pushes for an eight hour day for men to ease the housewife’s burden. The proposed schedule contrasts a 16 hour day for the typical wife with a shorter man’s day and urges husbands to share household tasks. Mary McDowell notes the home impact of shorter hours may benefit women.
A 17 year old writes of a young romance where a boyfriend promises marriage in years, then imposes a year of separation after rumor and gossip from another man. She seeks counsel on reconciling or ending the relationship, while the adviser urges dignity, condemns accepting abuse, and suggests ending the relationship if unworthy behavior continues.
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