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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
6
The notice lists subscription prices for the Daily One Dollar per month varied offers, and The Sunday Post at two dollars per year with six and three month options. It instructs readers to provide old and new addresses for changes and warns all money sent at sender's risk with checks to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Editorial notice from the Boston Post stating subscription payment in advance and discontinuation on expiration. It provides office addresses in Main and Washington Streets, Boston, and notices readers to contact by mail if the Post is not available through their newsdealer.
A Boston editorial urges stricter dock regulations after fires along Charlestown’s waterfront. It condemns flimsy north side terminals and coal trains running to the docks, calls for stone docks or modern warehouses, and argues Boston lags behind European ports in waterfront safety.
The article portrays a rapid surge of state and federal actions against Standard Oil across Kansas Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Missouri and Texas. It warns the trust faces a broad, coordinated challenge that could erode its influence and prestige as more states join the effort.
The speaker notes urgent government action against the Standard Oil Company and warns that hastily chosen methods may be ineffective. He emphasizes the public grievance against the oil trust and suggests that extreme measures could provoke stern and lawbreaking counteractions.
The House Committee on Military Affairs backs returning Confederate Civil War flags to their proper states. The editorial notes the war ended decades ago and flags should no longer symbolize old disputes. It cites Sumner’s 19th century stance and urges Congress to act within the year.
Philadelphia reports that after CS Cassatt joined the New Haven board following a stock purchase, rumors say the Pennsylvania railroad now controls the New York New Haven & Hartford line via J P Morgan interests. Officers deny, but financial circles see Pennsylvania taking control through Morgan & Co.
Colonel Bob Ammon serving a sentence for complicity in the Franklin Syndicate swindle described to Referee in Bankruptcy Tilney how he bluffed Boston. He was sent to allay suspicion as the crash approached and stormed the police chief with a satchel of 70000 dollars to prove they were square. The bluff succeeded.
The Boston Sunday Post reports a banner January in Concord New Hampshire with about 5000 copies sold. Circulation leads rivals by 300 to 600 copies and requests a boost of 50 more for next Sunday from Eugene Sullivan & Co.
In a letter to the editor, Pastor Charles A Crane argues smoke and dust in Boston corrode morals and religion. He cites streetcar oil and salt mixtures, criticizing partial cleaning and urging citywide care for cleanliness to aid self-government and public virtue.
Sir Charles Wyndham and Miss Mary Moore were hosted by Mrs John L Gardner at her Venetian Back Bay Fens residence. Over 100 of Boston’s oldest society figures attended the invitation-only event, the second in a series of dances hosted this season following a prior gathering for Miss Catherine E Gardner.
A humorous All Sorts portrait of George Washington on the anniversary of his birthday recounts childhood myths, Braddock’s Field, Trenton, and the Continental Army. The piece blends satire with affectionate anecdotes about his rise from youth to commander.
The origin story recalls Washington opposing kingship after Yorktown. He refuses a royal salary, contemplates monarchy’s danger, but accepts a presidency with no pay. His popularity secures re election, then retirement at Mt Vernon in a blameless life as long as it lasted. Newton Newkirk.
Observant Citizen describes a Monday night fire near Beacon Hill with an orange halo fading into dawn. Other items note Le Roi C. Watson welcoming a seven pound girl at Newspaper row and details of local society, sports, and city concerns from Boston area columns.
A quirky item notes Frazzled Fagan growing a beard while Threadbare Throggins vows to play a needy Russian soldier in a future hit. The brief sketches two colorful characters and their quirky intentions.
A humorous exchange turns on a medical College scene where a father complains of stalled operations and a son boasts of removing an appendix from a dictionary for pipefighters, implying a joke about medical practice.
A column responding to a letter about a comely schoolteacher famed for never being kissed until one guest kissed her, triggering tears and a humorous scene. The writer argues a kiss is sacred and should reflect love, not mere physical urge, and invites reader opinions.
Wells Memorial Institute reports its sixtieth anniversary debt fully paid and about 7000 dollars in an investment fund. The payoff came from generous gifts of friends and a damage suit settlement with the Boston Elevated Railroad Company.
A legislative committee hearing on public lighting heard gas price issues and consolidation plans. Attorney J T Auerbach denounced 1903 legislation as vicious while advocates argued for a square deal and consumer protections against 50 to 60 cent gas.
The annual requiem mass for the deceased members of St Augustine's Lyceum will be celebrated this morning at 9 o'clock at St Augustine's Church in South Boston.
The labor committee held a hearing on Martin H. Ryan petitioning state law to let cities set fire department hours by City Council ordinance without mayoral approval. Ryan cited Boston Mayor Collins blocking a council ordinance. he claimed broad public support. No opposition was voiced and the hearing closed.
Residents voiced strong opposition at a legislative committee hearing on the East Boston Freight Railroad Company petition. Senators Taylor and Beck from the district spoke against the bill seeking authority to build and run an electric freight line in East Boston.
Representative Leonard of Boston urged placing United States Senate candidates on election day ballots to reflect voter choice. He compared the proposal to Southern practice where legislature ratifies party judgments.
On motion by Senator Craig of Essex a resolve to pay 150 dollars to Albert A. Harts horn for an injury received while serving in the militia was substituted in the Senate for the committee report. Craig noted the man’s incapacitation for weeks while Woods defended the committee action. The substitute passed 24 to 8 and then went to the ways and means committee.
General L G Estes commander of the Medal of Honor Legion and a prominent Army of the Potomac officer died here of pneumonia today.
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