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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices with yearly and short-term options. It notes second class matter status, advance payment requirements, and contact details for the editor and business office, warning that subscriptions stop without notice.
The New York steamboat inspection service considers mandating soft melodic whistles for harbor steam craft. The piece compares with Boston’s municipal music commission and questions replacing factory whistles with musical devices in residential districts.
The piece argues the $32,000,000 Rockefeller gift would be better used to lower oil prices, noting 80 million Americans rely on kerosene and have not benefited from the Education Board gift. It points out the oil price rose a cent per gallon since the fund's allocation, affecting the broad public rather than the beneficiaries.
A State House critic argued women cannot vote because they are non combatants. A London suffragist protest near the House of Commons showed women nearly breaching police lines, challenging the claim that women cannot fight and should not vote.
The piece questions the 12 juror tradition and the impact of a juror’s withdrawal in the Thaw trial in New York. It suggests using substitutes like in football to avoid delays and replays, arguing this would keep the proceeding from interruption.
Conference committee in Washington agrees there will be no educational test to bar immigration. The report also rejects denying entry to political and religious refugees without means. It asserts manhood is not measured by literacy or wealth for conscience's sake.
The Connecticut savings bank treasurer absconded with about 500000 while the bank faced a formal examination. He claimed indigestion and requested the examiner delay, then sailed abroad. Critics urge Governor Woodruff to remove the examiner for alleged incompetence and appoint a more diligent replacement.
The proposed immigration bill amendment would let the President exclude Japanese to protect U.S. labor conditions. It avoids addressing school segregation or local police power conflicts, focusing on restricting entry from foreign-issuer passports and aiming for a settlement without wider disputes.
A critical editorial questions early survivor tales of the Larchmont sinking. It cites panic and selfish acts during the peril, praises Captain Anna Liefendahl and her sailors, notes low survival among passengers and crew, and hopes new facts will temper the grim impressions when a full account is published.
In a Beverly address Governor Guild urged Massachusetts Republicans to accept tariff reform. He forecast a coming revision without harming prosperity, noting Cuba favors boosted exports. He warned the party must act or risk another party taking the lead. Roosevelt's reply to the appeal is awaited.
A winter appeal describes the hardships of city horses and the need to fund Red Acre Farm at Stow for old or injured animals. Donations may be sent to Edward W. Emerson in Concord, Miss H. G. Bird in Stow, or Henry C. Merwin in Boston.
William A. Hale writes that House bill 537 on public school sessions applies to all districts, not just Prince School district, and asks for correction to reflect equal treatment across the Commonwealth. He urges the paper to give prominent notice that no district gains special privileges.
A letter to the editor argues McCall should lead the party, praising his potential Massachusetts Senate bid and predicting victory with Olney if Moran is removed. The writer, H. W. Thomas, calls for McCall or a Democrat and anticipates a decisive future for Massachusetts Republicans.
A poetic meditation on friendship through repeated calls to a trusted confidant. The speaker thanks a friend who provides quiet chats, defense against critics, and steadfast help in dark times, even if the friend remains elusive or ghostlike.
In a satirical column, Newton Newkire lists numerous towns with tongue in cheek warnings about rough or unfriendly conditions. The piece ends by cautioning readers to avoid Boston and Roxbury with pointed quips about cold lunches and locked doors.
A terse note from What the Sphinx Says features a quip about the theaterman who uses a blackjack to command attention. The witty remark highlights the performer as a standout figure in the scene.
A humorous parody of My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean is highlighted for its human emotion and odd perspective. The verses describe a silhouette of distress from under an automobile, with a garage worker offering help in a lonely situation.
A recent New York benefit raised about 25 thousand dollars to aid ex prize fighter Terry McGovern, once a boxing star of the fifties. The event comes as McGovern, once wealthy from boxing, declines in health and ends up in a sanitarium, prompting questions about charity for aging athletes and a broader social lesson.
A sharp cartoon mocks a newspaper hack and a harsh verse follows, lampooning the sender of a crude valentine. The piece laments recurring disappointments of February romance and taunts the anonymous giver with biting humor.
Paris February 14 The Academy elected Maurice Donnay dramatist and the Marquis de Segur historian to the vacant seats caused by the deaths of Albert Sorel historian and Edmund Rousse, counsel for the Communists in 1871.
Howell Hansel to play Orlando in As You Like It at Castle Square next week. Fire hero Fred Griffin praised for leading women to safety at Waverley House blaze. Roxbury officers Lyons and Smith credited for rescuing and praised in letters of thanks. Bill Coe and Charley Cox noted for sports talks and outdoor antics. Harvard Medical School free lectures draw wide interest. Julia Ward Howe shines at Berea College meeting and Chelsea church plans a fair. Stoneham children plan a bird relief march. Weather thaw keeps streets busy and hosiery stylish. US District Attorney French praised for bankruptcy asset concealment case. Anthony Connors returns from the West with racing plans. Brookline open swimming meet set for the 27th. Malden police to form fast baseball team led by Captain Cass.
Grace and Alice Alden, sisters and close companions, vie for the affection of John Worthley. Grace schemes to win Ted Allen while Alice quietly welcomes John’s love. A confrontation at Grace’s arrival leads to a revealing moment as John declares his love to Alice and the trio confronts their tangled feelings.
In a letter to the Post, Junius argues the Larchmont disaster reflects fault by the American public and a failing navigation regime. He accuses lawmakers and coal interests of blocking safer marine laws and fears repeat tragedies until voters push direct senator elections and stronger passenger-ship standards.
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