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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post issue outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, details payment methods, and notes policies on advance payment and service discontinuation. It lists office addresses in Boston and offers guidance on delivery if the paper is not obtained regularly.
The Boston Clearing House committee backs Mayor Fitzgeralds plan for a city finance commission to audit municipal affairs. The panel would seek legislative power to summon witnesses and compel document production, ensuring an impartial inquiry before the legislature acts. Such auditing promises clear benefits to Boston.
Governor Guild's memorial to the President and Congress urges immediate tariff revision with broad bipartisan support. The document, signed by nearly all state government leaders, asks Roosevelt to act or call an extra session, signaling rising revision sentiment even among Republicans.
The proposal to shift all liquor license fee revenues from municipalities to the State treasury is brought up again in the current Legislature. Critics call it a raid on local funds while supporters argue it advances temperance. the present system already allocates a large State share with local authorities bearing licensing costs.
The piece argues liquor licenses attract town votes on admission of traffic and contend that license revenue funds state government and local needs. It contends reformers seek to shift all license income to the state, reducing local taxes, but claims the plan offers no real improvement in liquor regulation.
Editorial calls for immediate thorough probe into the Long Island Sound collision and the Larchmont wreck. It urges examination of watertight bulkheads inspections and licenses, and extends scrutiny to the entire coastwise passenger fleet to restore public confidence.
President Roosevelt calls Congress to adopt a Massachusetts idea to regulate coal mining. He proposes the government hold title to coal deposits on public lands while leasing extraction rights to citizens or corporations to safeguard fuel as a public utility for the common good.
All sorts column describes Harry Thaw at the Tombs from 7 a m to night, noting showers of attention, meals, mail, and flowers. It reports judges and lawyers bussing objections in court and jokes about a possible new trial if evidence sags.
This morning at 9 o'clock the Rev. Dr. John T. Mullen will celebrate a solemn requiem mass in the Cathedral for the repose of the soul of the Right Rev. John B. Fitzpatrick third bishop of Boston. Bishop Fitzpatrick died February 13 1866 and was succeeded by the Right Rev. John J. Williams who was consecrated on March 11 of the same year.
A poetic reflection on winter scenes and outdoor revelry as children and lovers skate and sing among snow covered fields. The poem invites readers from indoors to enjoy frosty air, coasting hills, winter noises, and night sleigh bells, capturing a nostalgic New York Sun tone.
A Western statistician estimates Columbus’s expedition cost 7200 dollars, arguing the price was a bargain for discovering America. The piece praises Columbus for prudent spending, notes mutinous crews, and adds a cheeky postscript about egg prices at the time.
Brookline school committee votes to reopen the old Newton Street School, ending the need for pupils to ride three miles to Heath School in a town barge. The move follows parent protests since last June when the building was closed as an unnecessary expense.
The New England Water Works Association held its February meeting at Hotel Brunswick with an illustrated talk on the Maine woods given by William Lyman Underwood after an executive committee session at Tremont Temple.
A recital at Jordan Hall under Alpha Chi Omega’s auspices features prominent New England Conservatory graduates with a reception to follow in George W Chadwick’s rooms. Miss Gertrude Damon presides with Miss Hilda Swartz as secretary.
A family tale centers on Cornelia Aurelia Hart born on Valentine’s Day. The parents grandly name the child and note her robust lungs while relatives debate the suitable name. The piece highlights the festive timing and family dynamics surrounding the new baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bancroft and the former Jane Waldron Barron returned from their wedding journey to a Tuesday evening reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Barron. A large number of friends attended.
Mr and Mrs Frederick J Stark of Savin Hill Dorchester announce the engagement of their daughter Marguerite Scott to Paul Bellamy of Springfield. Bellamy, son of the late Edward Bellamy author of Looking Backward, is Harvard 1906 graduate and well known in social circles in Springfield and Boston.
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