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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1903
Page
4
Daily One Wor. six months 1 50 three months 75 cents month 5c Sunday Post one year 1 50 six months 75 cents three months 40 cents Subscribers must provide current and future address and pay in advance Do not send cash Checks, drafts, money orders payable to Post Publishing Company Boston New York office details and editor publisher E A Grozier
The Sun day Post reports a 24 hour circulation of 145490 up 4390 from the prior Sunday, a record rise for Boston papers. It sold out at 8:30 am with about a thousand extra copies demanded, and management credits merit and improved quality for growth. The paper targets 150000 circulation and pledges steady weekly improvement.
The Manila despatches say three detachments of armed civil forces were captured by Filipino troops under General San Miguel. Two towns near Manila were surrounded with American troops captured and then released after disarmament. A force was captured within 16 miles of Manila. other engagements occurred province wide. The piece argues peace in the Philippines is a sham and urges Roosevelt to proclaim peace.
The Post declares Miller’s prison hospital confession mostly truthful about the Franklin Syndicate swindle. It credits the Post with exposing the scheme at Charlestown and Brooklyn, urging legal action while Miller sought advertising and libel recourse. The paper notes Miller’s role as scapegoat or agent of greater rascals.
Reports from Manila describe weeks of Luzon action framed as a clash with ladrones, or robber bands, amid police efforts. A week earlier native troops formed a strongly entrenched force near Manila, was dislodged with heavy losses, and labeled a fight with thieves.
The piece extols George Washington as the preeminent national hero whose birthday is a national holiday. It cites Roosevelt and Jefferson to praise his character, leadership in the revolution, and role as a wise administrator, presenting him as the ideal of citizenship and the father of American liberty.
A light humor column presents Mother Goose verse Simple Simon revised and a humorous Wyoming winter note. It includes two reader menus with playful dish names and quirky food puns, signed by readers BILL BILLSON and another author.
The editorial praises Chief Justice Pope for denying bail to ex Lieutenant-Governor Tillman, charged with murdering Columbia State editor Gonzales. It argues the decision upholds free speech and impartial justice, noting Tillman supporters had claimed speedy release and acquittal. The piece foresees further judicial tests at trial.
Miss Matthews sister of ex Mayor Matthews hosted a reception for M Mabilleau praising her Langue interest and aiding Mabilleau lecture trip. Private opening of annual portrait show scheduled Monday March 9 features old masters. Stewart names Massachusetts comrades to committees. Jordan family plans New York trip and Poland Springs visit noted.
Miss Ida Edith Fox daughter of Mr and Mrs F D Fox of Boston to Augustus Scamman Leavitt formerly of Haverhill now of Chicago Miss Emily J Gearing of Portland Maine to Harold J James of Boston Miss Sadie Hamilburg to Samuel Kasen of this city Miss Ethel Madeline Hawkes of Dorchester to Arthur Hall Goodwin of Boston Miss Edith Trowbridge of Arlington to Co H Vom Baur Columbia 89 of New York Lena Rivers Thompson of Chicago to Herbert Alfred Hersey of Boston Miss Marguerite Shuebruk of Dorchester to William A Dorey of New York Miss Alberta Louise Thomas of Newton to Frederick M Ruddick of Eliot Miss Grace Felton of West Newton to Archibald Ernest Rice of Waterbury Conn
James M. and Mary A. Eastman of East Parsonfield Maine mark 55 years of marriage. He born December 19 1821 at Cornish and moved to Maple Grove Farm as a child. She born April 7 1826 with grandparents who cleared their farm. They have one son a Cornish dentist and two grandchildren. He recalls Daniel Webster’s Faneuil Hall address.
The Boston Post invites readers across New England to submit photographs and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple they know. Include birth and marriage dates, address, children, and life details. The winner receives a Morris Chair and a Rocking Chair mailed prepaid.
Collage of letters and quips from readers in All Sorts comment page discussing what to do with the Philippines. Cartoonish tone as Boston and Roxbury readers joke about exile and politicking with humorous lines and names.
The Observant Citizen maps weekly chatter from Boston society, mentioning Mrs. Ernest G. A. Isenbeck's Palm Beach trip, a large St. Bernard named Lord Baltimore entered in a show, a boy with oversized feet sloshing slush onto bystanders, reflections on a soldier’s bubble reputation, a Washington street water tower spectacle, drunkenness arrests drawing interest, dangerous icicles and snow slides, a motorman with a veil, engagement news for Miss Sadie Hamilburg to Samuel Kasenof, renovations of the Church of the Immaculate Conception organ, and Patrolman William Drake recovering after a stabbing incident.
Tom Flint a city worker and Mary Johnson a stenographer wed after a brief courtship. They return to care for Mrs. Flint who, after initial mistrust, blesses Mary as a noble daughter in law and a blessing to the family.
A brief, dated reminiscence recounts George Washington’s birth on February 22 and his defining actions from crossing the Delaware to Yorktown. The piece notes his leadership, two-term presidency, and enduring memory in American history.
New York Feb 22 The steamship Etruria arrived with C P Bellamy manager of the Liverpool tramways now under municipal control. He attends a convention to discuss the issue of municipal ownership of all public franchises.
The Boston and Albany division of the New York Central will install electric semaphore signals at every mile along the line. This modern signalling aims to cut risks of accidents, protect rolling stock, and speed travel. Equipment expected by spring or early summer after frost and snow recede.
Three engagements announced before Lent draw social interest in Boston. Miss Lenta Amory to Charles E. Perkins Jr. Miss Lois Burnett to Edward Rantoul. Miss Marion Lockwood to Dr. D Crosby Greene Jr. Each couple linked to prominent families and social circles.
A Post reporter interviews boys from several Boston neighborhoods aged 10 to 15 on Washington's legacy. They name his roles as general and president, debate the cherry tree tale, and express loyalty to America with varied views on honesty and heroism.
Attorney Frank M. Zottoli writes to defend Rev. Gaetano Conte, agent of the Boston Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants, against critics in the Italian colony. He condemns signers of a petition as ignorant and asserts Conte’s active, beneficial work and careful administration of funds.
Officially announced today that Rev Langdon C Stewardson of Lehigh University accepts Hobart College presidency. The event occurred in Hobart New York on February 22.
President Eliot of Harvard urged humane employment conditions in American education during a Harvard Club of Chicago address at the 46th annual dinner. He tied the elective system to increased effort, discipline, and national growth, contrasting it with police or military control.
The season of Lent rules are issued for all Boston Catholic churches. Ash Wednesday begins next week with ashes distributed during morning masses and evening services. Fasting rules allow limited meat on specific days for those bound to fast, with exemptions for youth, elderly, sick, pregnant or nursing women, and strenuous work cases. Abstinence from intoxicating drinks is urged in honor of the Sacred Thirst of our Savior.
Two hundred troops and hundreds of veterans participated in the unveiling of the monument marking General Lawton's death site at San Mateo Manila. General Davis and others delivered speeches eulogizing Lawton. Commissioner Henry C Ide of Vermont plans extended vacation home next Tuesday due to ill health visiting California Vermont and Washington.
A letter from the North End questions a loitering ordinance meant to protect peaceful citizens on Sundays and streets from disorderly acts, urging preservation of its scope for the neighborhood’s comfort.
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