Telephones Main Nos 1 1383 1384
Classified notice lists telephone exchange numbers 1004 1005 at Main Street for reader contact and inquiries. Notable detail includes two lines of main numbers. No further event or action described.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
6
Money cannot buy every thing and militia pay proposal
Old volunteer fire captains oppose Representative O Donnell s plan to increase militia interest by paying 50 cents per drill or target practice appearance. Suburban fire company records show volunteers drawn by pay are often slow to respond at peril, proving money cannot buy ideal volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’donnell
Champlin Coles Meet as Gubernatorial Nominee Aspirants
General Edgar R. Champlin sits with Speaker Cole and Representative Luce as candidates for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant-Governor. Westward signals show Colonel Goetting reconsidering. The piece lampoons party infighting over Draper’s gubernatorial kite and calls Feeney and McNary to refocus on the State Democracy’s readiness against rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar R. Champlin
Cambridge
Cole
Luce
Way Out West
Colonel Goetting
Draper
Messrs. Feeney
McNary
Betakes
Justice Harlan and the navy in Pacific defense
The article portrays Associate Justice Harlan as outspoken on a larger navy and permanent Pacific naval bases. It speculates on future tensions with Japan, noting his stance could influence government policy and questioning if Admiral Evans’s fleet may return to Atlantic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Pacific
Europe
Justice Harlan
Admiral Evans
Atlantic
Wonderful Tetrazzini Arrives Amid Debut Echoes
Mme Luisa Tetrazzini arrives in the United States amid reminiscences of Veante Lind’s debut. She denies pleading guilty to claims and proclaims herself not the sole talented singer. She says discoveries of herself were luck and warns stage-struck women managers overlook obscurer talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Luisa
Tetrazzini
Veante Lind
Caruso
Fire risk of upper stories in skyscrapers after Parker blaze
A report on last week's Parker building fire argues the 12th story was within reach of the water towers, exposing dangers of unbridled skyscraper licenses. It notes warped steel, with bricks charred, walls out of plumb, and upper structures at risk of collapse, urging advances in high rise fire suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nineteenth Street
Fourth Avenue
Singer
Washington Monument
Mark Twain
England
Punch
McCall Defies Party Lines Over Conspiracy Penalties
In Somerville Congressman McCall rejects party whip guidance on penal code amendments. He dissents from Republicans backing severe conspiracy penalties, arguing the measures are unjust and aimed at strikes and boycotts, while sustaining his own conscience over party obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Somerville
Training of the Citizen lecture by Charles Zueblin
Chicago University professor Charles Zueblin told the Women's Educational and Industrial Union that city boards and business interests control government. He urged liberty equality and fraternity and criticized current government as boss and corporation driven. He urged democratic training for children and workingmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Boston
Charles Zueblin
Chicago University
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Zueblin
Expect Record Attendance at St. Alphonsus Banquet
The seventh annual St. Alphonsus Association banquet in Roxbury on Smith street is seen as the largest yet with 500 attendees expected. A 7 PM reception leads to addresses by Governor Guild, Mayor Hibbard, Judge Michael Murray, the Rev. James Hayes, the Rev. Jerome J. Herlihy, and Mr. Thomas B. Fitzpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alphonsus Association
Association
Smith Street
Roxbury
Governor Guild
Hibbard
Michael Murray
James Hayes
Let People Know About It And Boast Your Talent
A Chicago Record Herald verse urges individuals to publicize accomplishments and talents. It cautions that praise from others may be required to prove worth, while acknowledging potential criticism for self promotion and the value of earning notice through bold, visible achievement.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A Boston Letter From Isabelle Sa About A Busy Night
A personal letter from Isabelle Sa of So. Boston recounts a lively night at home with Ma Pa and family. The note mentions a call from Mr Newkirk, flirtations with a new minister, a loaded champagne bottle, and humorous misunderstandings about a postman and a cousin Joe. It ends with a quip about the queen bee not getting stung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Newkirk
Hark
Grandma
Isabelle
Marcel
Rosie Mary
Mr. Newshirt
Andrew Sa
Boston
Annuity That Paid Bill Jones for 130 Years
A life insurance annuity supposedly paid to Bill Jones for life turned out to have continued for 130 years. An investigator traced a line of family Bills and found a farmer named Bill Jones in the field. The claim was halted when the fraud was exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jones
Bill
Home Office
If People Worked for Me as Hard as I Work for Myself
A witty remark attributes self-discipline to a hypothetical ideal employee. The speaker contrasts personal effort with others’ work ethic, implying greater personal achievement if others matched their own intensity. This concise line highlights self-mortification and ambition.
What! Again A barroom tangle over pockets and hosiery
The letter mocks Newt and Mollycoddle for overthinking women’s pockets and pocketbooks. It jokes about bar counters and a 98 cent bargain on hosiery, quipping that litigation of gender quirks is pointless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt—Mollycoddle
Quincy
Stan
Depression Impacts German Textile Trade With American Firms
Berlin reports that the American depression has influenced Germany's textile clothing trades. Many U.S. firms seek contract limits or termination, and German producers largely concede though some contracts remain enforceable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
America
Observant Citizen recalls Twain dinner tale and city notes
A roundup of vivid anecdotes from James H. Brehaut and other Boston readers. Twain praised an English dinner memory with a Punch newspaper gift, while Commissioner O'Meara and Post critic Downes appear in brief sketches of city life.
Mildred Champagne Talks on Love and Sentiment
A young singer writes to Mildred Champagne seeking advice on a tenor who favors her brother over her. The correspondent wonders about the man's peculiar conduct and whether his attentions are a subterfuge. The response suggests the man may prefer indirect pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Champagne
Champagne
Fanny
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Cambridge suitor and persistent courting
A reader asks how to proceed after a private school pupil in Cambridge shows reluctance and then seems to entertain another young man. The advisor suggests that lack of genuine interest is likely, recommends continued but careful pursuit, and warns that persistence may force a clearer outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Thirteen Club
Miss Champagne
Cambridge
Ha Nm
Worcester
Dog Wanders Aboard Royal Mail Steamer Tagus
A vagrant dog wandered up the gangplank of the Royal Mail steamship Tagus yesterday, causing a commotion among crew and passengers as the ship sailed from New York. The observation noted the dog curled on the deck looking contented as the vessel pulled away.
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New York
Royal Mail
Tagus
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