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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for various terms and editions with payment terms and directions. It includes office addresses in Boston and the editor publisher E A Grozier. It warns subscriptions must be paid in advance and may be discontinued on expiration.
The Boston Merchants' Association urges the Legislature to amend the liquor closing hour for hotels from 11 to midnight. Directors tasked their legislative committee to press the change at the State House. The error in semicolon placement that created the 11 o'clock limit is cited, with calls for a broader statutory revision to ease business disruption and align with public needs.
Enthusiastic Boston audience hears Hon. Charles R. Devlin and other speakers urge Irish autonomy. The article notes a crisis in the home rule struggle as British elections approach, with hopes of progress or indifference defined by Irish constituency choices. Strong emphasis on American support and Massachusetts evidence of good citizenship.
The Board of Police agrees to no objection to red flag displays during Red Sunday on January 22 mass meeting. Some insist flag color is just taste, noting Old Glory is revered, while red flags may symbolize auctioneers, Great Britain, or anarchy. No anarchists are believed present, so the issue is viewed as alien foolishness and bad taste with limited implications.
The speaker argues that protest flags are not a threat to freedom and that the Stars and Stripes represents true liberty. The text implies resilience of national spirit despite diverse displays of colors and symbols.
The Suffolk district attorney has filed charges against the Savings Bank Commissioners accusing total unfitness and loss of public confidence. The Post argues they should resign to spare the Governor an awkward duty, noting they failed to act under the 1902 act and Revised Laws, and that removal or resignation is now warranted.
A Framingham woman who omitted a 10-cent fare years ago to Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway has sent 20 cents to the Boston Post for forwarding to the railway company. The company acknowledged receipt with a January 10 1906 note.
A Philadelphia Record advised that most marital unhappiness stems from poor courtship and home training. Mothers shape daughters to manage households. proper cooking and neat, welcoming homes please husbands and affirm a wife’s value beyond courtship praise.
John Stewart McCraig, a Scottish banker who recently died, left his estate to fund statues in his memory. His fixation on publicity is noted, with calls that he should have directed some funds to charity. The piece cites Rockefeller on aiming high and reflects on foolhardy notions of independence and the quirks of public figures.
A humorous column mocks a travel crane definition as a bird, cites a Roosevelts handshakes figure, and teases editorials about Andy Carnegie. Readers share quips from Boston and New England about mean men, libelous business moves, and lighthearted Pontifications.
A blast caused a blaze at the Carnegie Steel Company plant in Greenville Pennsylvania night of January 11. The fire likely caused 400000 to 600000 dollars in damage. Two workers suffered serious burns but survived.
London Punch comments on the playwright Stephen Phillips preparing a tragedy about Nero. It notes Nero's early promise, the alleged matricide turning him to crime, and the suggestion of rehabilitation rather than praise while outlining the dramatic arc and moral ambiguity.
The observant citizen reports longer days and easing bills while Arbeiter Hall Roxbury plans bowling matches between gym class and singing section. Brookline fairs, rink skaters at the old reservoir, and a planned Owens library obelisk gift highlight a busy civic scene with parades, a charity minstrel show, and a crackdown on brown tail moths in Back Bay.
The Gaelic Ladies Auxiliary No. 20 A O H held its first grand ball in Paine Hall Paine Memorial building Appleton Street with over 800 attendees Patrick Toomey of Division 75 led the grand march with Miss Mary Smith auxiliary president Mr Maher and Miss Kathleen Graham followed as partners Mary Smith Kathleen Graham and a group of aides supervised the ballroom ushers and floor arrangements
Bangor, Missouri, January 11. Wentworth Maxfield a prominent local lumberman died today at age 67. He was a longtime figure in the regional timber trade and a member of the community for decades. The obituary notes his leadership in local business circles and his involvement in civic affairs.
The 830 cents Table d Hote dinners at Cafe Lafayette located at 20 Hayward Place run from noon to 3 and again from 5 P M daily.
Rodney’s father Judge Blake, who opposed his son’s farmer’s daughter love, is surprised when, after a hillside accident, daughter Alice Leigh and Rodney’s engagement is confirmed. The judge welcomes the couple as Helen, Rodney’s sister, helps unite them and their future.
The Hon. Carroll D. Wright will deliver The Debt We Owe to Franklin at the Benjamin Franklin bicentennial exercises in Symphony Hall on the afternoon of Wednesday January 17. Acceptances of invitations suggest a distinguished audience for the occasion.
Mrs. Emma Augusta Pinnock wife of Salem mayor Thomas G. Pinnock is a Salem society leader and noted conversationalist. The Pinnocks live on Fairfield street have two children Thomas Wellington age 14 and Borna 12. Mrs. Pinnock a Salem native and member of the Salem Women's Club follows city state and national politics daily.
Society notes outline Mrs Francis J Amory hosting her daughter Miss Mary J Amory at the Somerset with 120 tables for the midnight cotillion and multiple dinners. Guests include New York and Philadelphia invitees as well as local club figures. Several travelers leave on the Cedric and Beacon street residents sail abroad. Death of Joseph W Houghton prompts sympathy for Frederick O Houghton of the Union Club.
A 20 year old mechanic seeks Miss Champagne's counsel about approaching a Bostonian woman without an introduction. The column advises introductions are essential to avoid insults and suggests observing the target’s social circle to learn who her friends are and where she spends leisure time.
A frightened young woman begs a burglar to shoot herself with a revolver. The burglar complies by accepting the gun and proceeding to shoot, according to the readable fragment of the overheard crime scene.
In social settings the narrative notes that introductions often occurred through an aide who linked attendees. The detail highlights how interactions formed in formal gatherings and the role of staff in guiding conversations at events.
A reader asks how to win back a former sweetheart. The columnist advises ending ties with current partner, showing penance and steady attention to the past love, and gradually restoring interest to address the heartbreak and lingering feelings.
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