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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
1
Central Municipal Court fined an offender while Roxbury court discharged another for violations listed under Sunday restrictions. The rules prohibit boot polishing after 11 a.m., bread making between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. or after 6:30 p.m., open photographic studios, ice cream handling, washing and cleaning tasks, and several commercial activities.
The text outlines activities permissible on Sunday including keeping public libraries open, Hebrew bakers working with Saturday worship, delivery of caskets on demand, and emergency auto repairs. It shows a society balancing religious observance with public needs and safety.
In the harbor a tugboat crew handles ongoing loading at the Cunard docks and related baggage transport. Railroad and express work and clerical tasks also feature in unsettled matters.
Police Commissioner O Meara outlines the five day court results on Sunday work and business. He notes lower court rulings and appeals, and says guidance will inform Saturday police instructions and future legislation. He cites Chapter 98 allowing bootblacks to stay open until 11 am and bakeries hours, warning violators face legal action.
Dr William A Wilson a medical student was re arrested on a second larceny charge by Hanover street station police. They accuse him of stealing 700 worth of goods found in his 40 State Street room, after an initial 42 worth charge and 500 bond. He surrendered at Station 1 last night to the new warrant.
A San Francisco dispatch reports the steamship City of Panama wrecked on Wardell Beach 16 miles from Pardacas while en route from Frisco to Central America. All aboard, about 100 people, are missing or believed lost after a fierce storm.
Elizabeth M Ulbrich daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Ulbrich of 99 Fairmont street secretly married John F Felderman of Winter street on Wednesday. The couple drove to St Pauls rectory where Rev W B Dowty performed the ceremony. The pair revealed the marriage today to their families and received their blessing.
Jim Flynn defeated Jack Twin Sullivan by decision after a 20 round bout in Los Angeles.
Fair and colder conditions expected in Boston and vicinity with continued fair weather into Sunday. The New England forecast calls for colder and fair Saturday except snow in eastern Maine, then Sunday fair with warmer conditions in the western portion.
A Boston terrier believed mad was confined for two days in a Waltham police station ventilator shaft connecting hoboes quarters to the courtroom. Patrolman Chase and others guarded the dog, fearing rabies. the animal scratched wood, yelped, and the station was disrupted.
The Rev Mary Baker G Eddy head of the Christian Science church replies to charges in McClures Magazine about her fathers life and early years. She offers point by point contradictions defending his dignity and roles, including his stance on slavery and public service.
Yesterday's trading on the Boston Stock Exchange reached a historic high with 214 551 shares changing hands. Trinity stock activity totaled 73 892 shares, surpassing the usual daily volume for the entire exchange.
Bishop Augustine Stang of Fall River told the Catholic Union of Boston that the slow pace of bachelors toward marriage drives women into business and professions. He urged reverence for home life, urged strong Christian men to provide, and praised religious culture as essential for women.
Andrew Carnegie has given 750000 dollars for constructing a building to house the bureau of American republics. The site provision has already been arranged by the United States and the South American republics.
Governor holds a suppressible Harris document linked to the Tucker case and may publish it to spark a new sensational twist. Vahey dismisses Harris as foolish, accusing him of misleading statements and self importance while praising the defense’s Tucker fight as over.
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