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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
6
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The article argues the governor’s inaugural address omits tariff revision, noting Massachusetts paid more to protected monopolies in 1907 than in 1906 and suggesting Governor Guild may have exhausted the Dingley tariff as a political target.
The Post Telephone Petition invites signatures to urge the State Board of Highway Commissioners to pressure the Bell system to reduce prices and improve service. It clarifies the petition does not aim to create competition or challenge the monopoly but to modernize pricing and efficiency.
In a message Governor Guild argues the direct inheritance tax causes no hardship and proves its desirability. He contrasts it with the income tax as inquisitorial and the poll tax as unequal, asserting the inheritance tax is payable when the estate is no longer useful and cannot be dodged.
Presiding officers of both houses promptly select their committees. The legislative machine appears in good order with favorable committee makeup and no evident obstruction. A fair start suggests the 1907 General Court can make a record honorable to itself and pleasing to the public.
With snow forecast in Heston for Sunday the Moran O Meara contest grows tense as locals seek calm amid mounting tensions and a potential public clash. Community leaders call for restraint and dialogue ahead of possible gatherings.
Mr Moran argues sidewalks cannot be shoveled or brushed on Sundays under law while Mr O Meara plans to heed potential offences and householders fear summons. Pedestrians face wet feet or falls with uncertain legal remedies, prompting question if Boston moral guardians focus on a less common target.
Judge Landis in Chicago federal court rejects immunity approach in a Standard Oil suit over preferential oil shipment rates to Indiana. He overrules demurrers, explains repeal of Elkins act kept tougher rate law, and calls the decision a potential turning point for interstate commerce enforcement and corporate control.
William Dean Howells quotes H G Wells warning about 1.7 million children aged five to fourteen toiling in mills mines and slaughterhouses across Massachusetts the South Pennsylvania and Illinois. He argues the system corrupts youth harming education and future arms and fuels crime and political manipulation.
Governor Guild presented a Lynn boiler explosion report urging Legislature action to empower State police with broader inspection authority. The state police said Inspector McNeil found the blast stemmed from a centre sheet fracture near the seam by the rivers, unseen prior to the explosion. The House and Senate will review the matter on Monday.
An audit at the Boston sub-treasury on January 1 by Naval Officer J. O. Lyford and Surveyor J. J. McCarthy shows 21,826,632.28 dollars on hand for Deputy United States Assistant Treasurer Gideon C. Bantz of Washington. He remains in charge until a new assistant treasurer is qualified to replace the late G. A. Marden.
Night falls and shadows deepen as the poem portrays a guardian wing keeping watch over peace. Images of sleep and hush rise while bells, birds, and river breath evoke quietdom.
A humorous epistolary note from an unnamed writer to Newton Newkirk describes a neck boil and its comic misfortunes. He jokes about paying others to take the boil, recounts a snowball strike, and notes a cat birth and a double-yolk egg. He signs as JOH DONE with a postscript.
The article argues that denatured alcohol will be legal and popular in Maine. It mocks current drinking habits and praises denatured alcohol as a safe substitute, predicting wide adoption despite its foreign additives and warnings about safety.
A reader recalls loving a 16 year old girl who later married another man believed unworthy by her mother. The letter argues a wife may seek separation if the husband habitually abuses her, is unfaithful, or unfit, and suggests her moral duties do not bind her to a criminal or cruel spouse.
A mix of society updates and quirky incidents fills the column. Reports include a MIT talk on newspapers, a Boston Theatre benefit, a missing poodle, a ducking monkey death, car misadventure on the Commonwealth Boulevard, and Cambridge school leadership changes.
A novelist haunted by a portrait of his dead wife grows inspired as the painted girlish face matures into living womanhood. He battles grief and time, believing the likeness shifts with life and death, until a miraculous change reveals a strange, nonmad transformation.
Residents respond to the Post petition for lower rates and improved telephone service. Yesterday several letters arrived endorsing the measure and urging action, showing public interest and concern in the issue.
In a brief formal letter P. F. Bonney's Sons requests readers to support the Post's telephone bill, calling it the proper move to reduce charges. The signer notes the address at 515 521 Washington street and is dated January 4.
A January letter from Roxbury Lamp Store in Boston encourages ongoing public momentum after praising the Telephone Editor of the Post for being on the right track. The brief note signals local business involvement in civic dialogue.
Boston resident Albro F. Shorey writes to the Telephone Editor urging reduced rates to expand home telephone service. He notes current high charges deter usage and asks for more affordable options.
To the Telephone Editor the writer condemns high charges tied to poor service and argues rates are unfair when service does not justify the cost. J M Mason secretary of the N S and British Columbia Mining Co signs from Boston dated January 3, 1907.
Edward W. Washburn of Dorchester condemns the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company service in a letter dated January 2, 1907, urging reform of the telegraph system.
Martin T. Stockweather of Boston appeals for improved public service amid harsh current conditions. The note dated January 2, 1907, underscores citizen demand for efficiency and reliability in municipal operations.
A Brookline resident protests paying 30 dollars in Boston after three years using New England Telephone and Telegraph at 18 dollars per year in a city of 15 000. The letter implies frustration with price hikes and seeks explanation.
The Pacific Coast Securities Company letter signed by Charles A. Lindstrom from Poston dated January 2, 1907 supports reducing telephone rates. It compares Boston rates with Seattle Spokane Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles noting higher local charges despite freight costs and larger subscriber base. The writer says Northwest rates are lower per subscriber and urges action.
A Boston firm urges continued protest against high telephone rates and poor service. S N Ufford & Co requests connection between its Dorchester factory and Boston showroom, offering 5 cents per call while the phone company demands 2.50 dollars monthly regardless of usage.
Our regular stock is offered at decisive price reductions with every garment guaranteed for quality style and fit as if original prices were still in force. Boys' Dept mark-downs provide affordable options for boys clothing.
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