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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
4
The piece argues against district Aldermen elections in Boston and proposes a referendum on any new bill. It criticizes past schemes for failing to empower Republicans, warns against granting only a small rules committee power, and urges public input before changes.
The United States and China exchange ratifications at Washington, securing the open door in Manchuria. Moukden and Antung ports become world markets, consuls appointed, and inland transit dues replaced by entry taxes. Russia backs the trade framework and a broader Canadian reciprocal trade treaty is urged.
The House votes to strike the Civil Service Commission’s appropriation, effectively threatening the merit system. Hepburn of Iowa leads the push to eliminate funds, risking salaries, travel expenses, and clerical staff. The 78 to 1? vote signals a looming battle when the bill returns to the full House.
A proposed amendment to joint rule No 28 would force reference of all motions for joint committee travel, stenographer use, and special investigations to the joint rules committee, which must report within 14 days. It would require two thirds in both houses to override recommendations, raising concerns over strict overreach and potential junketing restraints, while rule No 3 already limits travel.
The piece questions a theoretical constructive recess between Congress sessions, tracing Roosevelt influence via Elihu Root on nominations. It discusses whether salaries can continue and cites the Senate judiciary committee and Senator Hoar’s reasoning, framing the issue as metaphysical rather than political.
A large leather firm on At lantic avenue keeps a gray horse that balks at any load, stopping after a block until a rope from the first wagon pulls it forward. The driver accepts the routine, while nearby observers recount the curious daily stunt and its odd fix.
The Rev Madison J Peters of Philadelphia laments 4,000,000 unmarried men over 30 in the United States and blames women's ignorance of domestic duties and costly habits. The piece mocks bachelor life and exposes financial strain, infidelity, and divorce over money, cooking, and social expectations, ending with a humorous Q&A about Adam and interest. The column imitates a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper voice with satirical scenes of cans, chocolates, and a pink kimono.
Readers are urged to enjoy the latest chapters of a continued thriller while keeping Stealthy Steve separate from Mr. Sherlock Holmes. The writer suggests Conan Doyle would approve of this distinction and recommends the serial to those seeking a stimulant, with doses to be read each morning after breakfast.
Jamestown New York January 18 Colonel Charles Denby aged 70 former United States minister to China during Cleveland and Harrison administrations died suddenly early today after lecturing here last night. He suffered heart failure about midnight and died about eight this morning.
The Unitarian Club of Boston elected Horace G. Wadlin as president at its annual meeting held at the Hotel Vendome. About 125 members attended with notable guests including Chief Justice Marcus P. Knowlton and several clergymen.
Ex mayor Thomas N. Hart shares life and business counsel. He rose from a clerk to bank president, urging young men to pursue steady work, early marriage, regular habits, honest accounting, and surpassing others in all tasks. Hart emphasizes focus on business until midlife and a disciplined, faithful routine.
Ithaca N Y Jan 13 The men students at Cornell University apparently are harder workers than the co eds This is shown by the results just announced of the week of jab keeping experienced some time ago The figures are confined to the College of Arts and Sciences but this is the largest college in the university and the one in which practically all of the co eds are registered
Major Lucius Slade, longtime Faneuil Hall marketman and Boston official, died at his Cambridge home in his 86th year. A National Lancers veteran of 50 years, he served as captain at the Civil War outbreak and later became major. Born in Alstead New Hampshire, he moved to Boston at age 26 when the city had about 80 000 residents.
The Postal Progress League meeting in New York endorses a bill to consolidate third and fourth class mail. A resolution urges Congress to grant U S postal facilities for parcels equal to Europe and recommends government purchase of private interests affected by such a system.
Poetic notice from Waltham Massachusetts praising a woman’s charm and mastery of courtship after a flirtatious prose. Signed by Henry C Walbridge, implying a personal advertisement or leveraging social notes of the era.
A bribing scheme and lost pass 969 cause chaos on the B. A. & W. Street Railway. Conductors mark passes on day sheets, insiders fear dismissals, and a newspaper ad offers a $100 reward for the employee pass. The tale ends with the twist that the number read as 969 was actually 696 when inverted, explaining inspector Day’s failures.
Dr Henry Lunn, famed English lecturer and writer, speaks in this country against Joseph Chamberlain's tariff policy. His Waldorf Astoria address features stereopticon views of anti Chamberlain cartoons under Lord Lyveden's patronage. Other events include lectures on the Philippines by Dr F W Atkinson and on the makers of Boston by Hart Cooke Walker Munroe, with various society notes on aristocrats, circuses, and diplomacy.
Little Nora Carr of Charlestown awaits her first real birthday on February 29 as she plans a late celebration eight years after birth inviting her girl friends to a party.
Bay State Dancing Academy hosts its first grand sheet and pillowcase party this evening at Bay State Hall. About 500 pupils and members will attend, with dancing directed by Professor F. W. Strickland.
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