Boston Post 1906 January 8 issue official notice
The Boston Post publication from January 8 1906 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions as well as office contact details. It notes payment in advance, notices on discontinuation at expiration, and directs readers to report delivery issues to the postal service. It identifies BE A Grozipr as editor and publisher.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Roeton
Post Publishing Company
Malin
Eboy
A. Grozipr
Legislative session begins with immediate work urged
The Legislature meets with committees named and Governor Guild's message full of topics for quick action. Massachusetts sessions are long but should not delay work, or end results suffer from procrastination as business piles up. This week should see clear progress in legislative business.
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Governor Guild
Massachusetts
City Pivots on Con summptives Hospital Plan
Boston's Common Council rapidly backs Mayor Fitzgerald's plan for a city con sumptives hospital four years after a loan was authorized. With 1200 yearly deaths and 3000+ current patients, city beds are limited to 110. State facilities exist but a local hospital is sought to treat both early and advanced cases.
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Fitzgerald
Boston
Board of Health
Lawrence Voices Mass. Tariff Relief in House
Congressman George P. Lawrence of North Adams told the House Massachusetts seeks relief from tariff burdens including free hides coal iron ore lumber and alcohol for the arts. He urged tariff revision to aid local industries workers and merchants and warned Massachusetts may shift to Democrats if changes are not made.
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George P. Lawrence
North Adams
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Washington
House
Guild
Roosevelt
Lawrence
Committee On Ways and Means
Yale pay gap sparks debate over honor and salary
The article notes Yale President Hadley earned 5000 rising to 6500 while athletic trainer Mike Murphy commanded 6500 then 7000 at Penn before returning. Hadley says pay in teaching and training should include honor, a view offered with calm humor as the anomaly is discussed.
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Yale
Hadley
Mike Murphy
University of Pennsylvania
Honor, Sports and Scholar Status Raise Faculty Pay Debate
The piece argues faculties face social obligations and pay scales, noting that sporting triumphs by crews, football, and track heroes may yield greater public esteem and compensation than academic achievements, and asks if athletes’ value drives higher salaries than scholars.
Prohibition Allies Push Curtain Return to Hotel Dining Rooms
Advocates of the prohibitory law support restoring curtains and stained glass to hotel dining room windows and urge amendments to exclude these spaces from the screen ban. They argue hotel guests require privacy during meals and that the law was not meant to apply there, calling for reestablishment of the original semicolon law meaning.
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Anti- Saloon League
League
The Gentler Sex At a Teachers Association session
Miss Marie L Shedlock of London spoke on the Educational Value of Story Telling to a large audience of educators. Her tales including fairy stories from Andersen and Grimm were praised for their power to charm even the most practical listeners. A separate Philadelphia note cites an Anti Past Society proposal by young women to shun dissipated suitors, while a Telegraph column critiques working wives and male attitudes toward women earning.
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Teachers’ Association
Marie L. Shedlock
London
Miss Shedlock
Jacob Grimm
Anderson
Girls’ High and Normal Schools
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Telegraph
Meanest Man on Earth Contest Opens in All Sorts
Newton Newkirk invites readers to name the meanest man they know with brief critiques. Submit short, personality-free entries to the All Sorts Editor. winners will be printed in this column.
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The
Post
The Pup Who Dares Worms as Bait Getter
A French scientist announces a compound that, when sprinkled on soil, lures worms to the surface and kills them. The method promises effortless worm bait, surpassing old digging and yields many wrigglers with minimal effort.
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Holy Moses
Editor of Christian Advocate Robbed of $25
The Christian Advocate editor was carrying $25 when a pickpocket stole it. The article notes the editor had the money on his person but does not specify how or where the funds were obtained prior to the theft.
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The
Christian Advocate
FIRE ON THE WATER WAGON CAUSES DASH TO SHORE
A fire broke out in the hold of the Water Wagon yesterday causing passengers to leap overboard and swim toward a nearby Schooner anchored in a bar. Boozer Hofbrau beat others to the schooner and quenched his thirst. Captain battened hatches and headed for shore as Mike Martini used a seltzer extinguisher to put out the blaze. origin blamed on burning thirst.
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Boozer Hofbrau
Boozer
Mike Martini
Letter on eight hour limit for domestic workers
A reader urges eight hour days for maids and house help, arguing long shifts harm workers and mental health. The writer cites Dr. Councilman of Harvard Medical School linking overwork to consumption and calls for a domestic workers union and moral accountability from mistresses.
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Councilman
Harvard Medical School
Horticultural Hall
Boston hotel liquor department closings draw editorials debate
Edgar Franklin voices concern over recent hotel bar closures in downtown Boston on January 5 1906 arguing such actions could harm business and community welfare. He questions whether city commerce hinges on a few establishments and urges explanation and remedies if harm is proven.
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Post
Sir
Boston Herald
Huquor
Boston
Fitzgerald
Bosson
Edgar Franklin
Poor Charley claims he will boss after marriage
Dialogue shows Charley asserting dominance if wed, Mabel dismisses by declaring she will vote Independent. The exchange highlights a playful power dynamic and humorous dispute about authority in a future marriage.
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Charley
Mabel
Way Out Sportsman Dialog Sparks Bird Shooting Fear
A rustic exchange shows a man fearing a fine for shooting a bird. The boy insists the bird saw him approaching and was terrified, highlighting tension between rule enforcement and local intention.
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Drus
Dear Miss Champagne Advises on a Surprise Party
A 17 year old girl seeks guidance on attending a surprise party with a young man aged around 19 or 20. With her mother’s approval, the adviser says it should be proper, noting she’ll meet unfamiliar attendees and will likely be introduced to strangers.
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Miss Champagne
Co. L. B. Roxbury
Dear Miss Champagne Love Advice Conflicts in Religion and Marriage
A reader asks how a two year courtship between a 26 year old man and a 22 year old woman should proceed when the mother objects to their marriage for religious reasons. The columnist notes the mother’s kindness and hints the obstacle may fade as family support grows, suggesting patience and later consent.
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Miss Champagne
Boston Post
Ss. J. W
Ventilation expert urges better hall design for crowd comfort
Observant Citizen notes MIT Professor William T. Sedgwick warns janitors across public halls and schools lack ventilation expertise. He urges careful design in Horticultural Hall and cites air quality as a prime health need during a tuberculosis exhibition.
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William T. Sedgwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Horticultural Hall
Iona Social Club Lyceum Hall Dance
The second annual hall of the Iona Social Club is tonight at Lyceum Hall East Boston. Officers include Edward I Wesley chief marshal Alphonsus Sampson assistant David Coleman floor director S J Stapleton assistant Samuel Susan treasurer Pp W Barry financial secretary John J Scannell recording secretary and John I Landregan chief of aids.
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Iona Social Club
Lyceum Hall
Boston
Edward I. Wesley
Alphonsus Sampson
David Coleman
S. J. Stapleton
Samuel Susan
Pp. W. Barry
John J. Scannell
John I. Landregan
Easy Deaths and the Narrow Path of Mercy
Verse by E. T. Nelson in the New York Sun condemns physician assisted suicide with a call to compassion. It argues against killing the hopelessly ill or injured and warns that “easy death” is murder in disguise. The poem challenges doctors to return to humane study and cautions readers about self interest in ending life.
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E. T. Nelson
New York Sun
First Ladies of Bay State Chosen in Medford
Mrs. M. F. Dwyer, called the first lady of Medford, lives at 9 South Street with her husband and two sons. A keen local politics student, she aids her husband’s career and serves St Joseph's Church. She chaired the ladies reception committee for Medford’s 250th anniversary celebration.
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M. EF. Dwyer
Medford
South Street
The Millennium By Rosanna Davis in Gerolstein Origins
A narrator named Perla recounts birth in Gerolstein in 13738 and a father’s attempt at immortality with a life prolonging phial. The tale traces centuries of travel and observation of human folly as the author hints at a coming millennium of improved living.
Lourie Elected President of Chelsea YMHA
At a Chelsea Y M H A meeting held yesterday, David A. Lourie was elected president for the current year. The board of directors includes organizer Louis Finkelstein Hyman J. Levy ex President William Sharmensk and Albert Kaminsky.
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Chelsea Young Men's Hebrew Association
David A. Lourie
Louis Finkelstein
Hyman J. Levy
William Sharmensk
Albert Kaminsky
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