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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1903
Page
4
The Boston Post invites readers across New England to submit photos and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple they know, by birth and marriage dates, address and children details. The couple will receive a Morris Chair and Rocking Chair with express prepaid delivery, and notices will announce the final receipt date.
Boston business groups unite in favor of a state built dry dock and harbor upgrades. The Associated Board of Trade urged legislators to pass the bill, noting Boston’s trade outgrows facilities and that the city would cover about one third of costs via taxes.
The piece questions whether Standard Oil pressured U.S. Senators through telegrams and if the White House or the President backed such efforts to sway anti-trust bills. It argues for a flat denial from Roosevelt or public release of the alleged messages, urging the nation to know how far the trust’s influence extended.
Cambridge coal dealer Hans L Carstein told a legislative committee that selling coal above cost cheats the public. He argued a dealer is a public servant with a moral duty to withhold or set fair prices, contrasting legal profit with ethical obligation amid the $12 to $20 a ton Boston rate.
A legislative probe exposes the Boston Coal Club oath requiring sworn declarations on sales and fidelity to the price schedule. The ritual mirrors a fraternity initiation, with officers and dealers convicted in related restraint of trade cases.
In Dedham Superior Court a humorous exchange occurred as an eminent Suffolk County lawyer examined star witness Mr Jones for the plaintiff who alleged injury from an electric car fall. Jones described aiding the plaintiff, brushing his coat, and even handing the attorney a business card before the judge urged silence.
The article discusses wage increases tied to living costs and strike pressure. It emphasizes miners' dangerous conditions, including gas explosions and rock falls, and argues wages must reflect the risks and required skilled labor. It cites commission debates in Washington and calls for a 20 percent pay rise for miners.
Margaret Deland outlines her annual jonquil charity sale with date likely around February 17 and notes a home move to 35 Newbury Street. Winchester reports Congressman Samuel W. McCall recovering and Mrs. McCall returning to Winchester. Clergy changes at St Josephs Medford and Maplewood. Chelsea police court sees Curfew justice Stearns first bench experience. Boston Marine Society honors Thomas W. Lawson by unanimous election.
In the All Sorts section a rugged Northwest trapper named Jim Hall nicknamed Grizzly Jim confronts a monster grizzly. After a dramatic chase and tree escape he twists the bear’s tail, knocks it unconscious, and finally kills it to return home with the hide, a tale of peril and daring.
Editor All Sorts critiques a reader’s joke problem about orange and a half cost a cent and a half and asks for the pole height to solve it. The piece praises humor while joking about protecting telegraph poles with rubber elephants and compares roofing options.
In Sofia a special All Sorts correspondent reports mounting tension in the Balkans as Russia and Austria mobilize troops and Sultan Abdul Hamid braces for possible conflict. A quip about wives and drill with floormops adds comic relief amid the crisis talk.
A brief history notes Amerigo Vespucci died on February 11, 1912 and details his early geography interest. It credits Columbus with discovering America, while recounting Vespucci’s voyages and the naming of the continent.
Washington Feb 10 Senator Morgan of Alabama spoke over two hours on the statehood bill. The Senate met in executive session at 5 20 p m and adjourned at 6 35 p m with the measure under discussion.
The House passed the conference report on the department of commerce bill by 215 to 10. Debates focused on the sundry civil appropriation bill with Mr. De Armond of Missouri denouncing Hanna’s pension bill as political maneuvering. He warned of impacts on old southern ex slaves while Mr. Richardson of Tennessee warned against schemes targeting colored voters.
In a mixed feature and legislative slice, fiction centers on Elenore and Lillian at a Florida estate and a ballroom scene ending in a marriage reveal. A separate Senate report notes a rejected woman suffrage bill, with committee actions on textile school dedication, street railways, and fireman work hours.
Harvard proposes a new hospital near Fenway to honor Thomas Morgan Rotch with a 60 baby capacity incubator building. The $136000 project has $76000 raised and $60000 more expected. plans already drawn for a 50 patient facility with ample air and light linked to the new Medical School.
Albany Feb 10 Governor Odell will travel to Washington tonight for a two or three day stay at the invitation of President Roosevelt. The trip aims to discuss national affairs and state concerns with the president during his visit to the capital.
Deacon HE W Farr and Lovina Farr of 12 Charles street Dorchester have lived in the town nearly four decades. Born in 1817 and 1819 in New Hampshire they married in 180 and moved to Boston. He served on the police force, was a long time constable, and remains active in church and lodge circles. She is noted for charity and church service. They mourn two sons Charles J who died at Fair Oaks and George W who died of pneumonia.
A general order from the police commissioners declares Captain Henry Dawson retired. The retirement takes effect Friday at 5:45 o'clock.
Justice Davis of the Supreme Court ordered a temporary restraining order preventing Mercantile Trust Company and J Edward Addicks of Delaware from selling more than five million dollars worth of Bay State Gas Company securities at noon today A similar injunction had been issued in the United States Circuit Court the prior week
Relatives of John W. Young, father of W. Hooper Young who faces life for murder, announce his engagement to Miss Lilliano of New York. Miss Judge, a Paris-based actress valued at $500,000, is 20 and in Europe with family.
An advertising feature extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as instant relief and long lasting cure for infant and adult skin conditions. It claims rapid comfort for babies mothers and families with baths gentle ointment and pills and asserts worldwide sale and universal availability.
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