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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1905
Page
6
The passage notes triumphs over smallpox yellow fever and diphtheria and claims that conquering the white plague may lead to a remedy for a current malady. It reflects on medical progress and cautious optimism about disease control.
Massachusetts Republicans in Congress advocate an earlier tariff revision while pledging to keep protection as a guiding principle. The shift signals changing New England support versus Western opposition and could lift Massachusetts influence in Congress if the push gains momentum.
Harvard pathologists insist cancer is incurable without surgery while Buffalo experiments funded by New York state suggest it is a parasitic disease that may be curable. The piece notes ongoing failures of radium and X rays and cites Massachusetts cancer deaths in 1908 as context for renewed hope amid scientific uncertainty.
In a Massachusetts editorial the authors defend the current state practice of selecting U S Senators by the legislature but warn Connecticut shows the flaw. They argue for a people’s vote as the only positive remedy and urge Massachusetts to join the movement toward direct election.
The bill would bar voting in town meetings or elections on spending unless the voter paid property taxes. The piece argues against tying political stake to property, noting the real taxpayer is often the worker without visible property. It recalls past reforms removing colonial-era voting barriers and stresses liquidity of tax burden via cost of living.
Senator Heman A Harding led Brewster citizens J Henry Sears Woodworth A L Thorndike and William B Lawrence to the executive department to urge Governor Douglas to block the establishment of a leper colony in Brewster. The delegation met privately and emerged seemingly satisfied.
Gloucester captain John J. Flaherty, chair of the Democratic State committee, has been home ill for two weeks and is now on the way to recovery. Governor Douglas sent condolences and urged a South trip for rest, reflecting their intimate relationship and concern for his health.
A playful notice proclaims that the sole baby living possesses a single dainty milk-white tooth, framed as a neighborhood proclamation in a light, archaic voice.
A humor piece recalls a dog named Spaniel and a paint can misadventure that ruins a courtship, with reflections on memory and embarrassment. The narrator hints the tale continues Monday and shifts to light quips about North Pole, diamonds, King Alfonso, and a centenarian Iowa pipe smoker.
A famous American professor urged that women should not marry until they can support husbands, yet many women proceed to wed anyway, defying the advice and continuing traditional marriages.
The column reflects on creative process and writing discipline, noting how absence of ink highlights past work. It considers prompts, memory, and habit shaping daily practice for authors and reporters in reflective prose.
London January 13 The Standard reports regret at Consul-General Evans retirement. Hon H Clay Evans, American consul general in London, is praised for his service and described as a typical American who made substantial contributions during his posting.
British visitor Sir Thomas Dewar predicts Sir Thomas Lipton will enter Shamrock XIX in the 1920 America’s Cup challenge. Lipton is described as a stubborn, brave sportsman who remains in the race despite past losses, and the piece notes his long effort and thirst for competition.
A column notes diverse local items from Boston area including a church service date January 15 1905, Mme. Rejane reception, two alligators in South Boston, street conditions at Adams Square, Brookline hockey, General Miles at a Park Theatre event, Governor Douglas and labor relations, East Boston gym improvements, a migrant Italian girl with a sharp vanity tale, Council President Dolan’s fair rulings, a tall lady in a silk hat, police officer Charles Bradley health trip, a train love scene, St John’s Club bugler, and Everett gas price relief petitions.
Senator Hall of Lancaster introduced a bill to maintain and improve district police efficiency. It allows Governor and council to retire officers to a pension roll at annual compensation or for those permanently incapacitated in duty, with twenty years service or age sixty five or more.
President Curtis Guild of the Bos tonian Society told businessmen that the Old South Meeting House area was enveloped in white smoke. City officials moved to prosecute owners of unconsumed smoke emitting buildings. nine violation cases are under review, one referred to the law department for action.
In a Boston tenement Mullins faces poverty as his daughter Mary ailing and Jimmy asks for help. He seeks aid from Gringes the miser who pretends generosity then offers a timetable and money hidden by a torn note. Mullins discovers money saved by chance, gratefully thanks the miser who vanishes into silence.
Notes Discounted amount to 14 277720.62 United States Bonds 1 668 000 Premium Account 77 750 Bonds Securities 1 754 752 50 Due from U S Treasurer 5 percent fund Demand Loan 11 832 445 17 Cash and due from Banks 16 754 832 42 56 200 28 587 277 59 Capital Stock Surplus and Undivided Profits National Bank Notes Outstanding United States Bond Act deposits
Arthur K. Peck is announced to speak this evening at the Young Men's Christian Union. The talk titled Our New England Alps will be the second in the Practical Talks series and will feature a large number of stereopticon views.
Daniel G Edward A Presbrey Vice President John W Weeks Vice President Geo G McCausland Vice President Clifton H Dwinnell Vice President Frederic H Curtiss Cashier Palmer E Presbrey Assistant Cashier Edward S Hayward Assistant Cashier Bertram D Blaisdell Assistant Cashier
The list presents the directors including Orlando H Alford Calvin Austin Edward E Blodgett Roland W Boyden Geo W Brown James B Case William F Draper John Carr Chairman Robert J Edwards George A Fernald Eugene N Foss William H Hill Charles H Jones Mortimer B Mason Charles S Mellen Charles A Morss Henry A Rice Jr Wallace F Robinson William A Stetson James J Storrow John W Weeks Daniel G Wing Sidney W Winslow as governing members.
Mrs Gibbs reports severe mistreatment by her husband while Mr Bizzy defends the divorce attorney reputation of a prominent city figure. The exchange hints at a high society orbit and a possibly ongoing domestic dispute.
A terse remark playfully dismisses prior ideas and champions a Pullman sleeper as the solution, framing a rustic, humorous exchange about travel comfort and style.
Society notes recount Miss Martha Peabody's rose pink tulle gown with gold leaf accents at a Somerset debutante ball. The event featured Mrs. Francis Peabody Jr and Miss Rosamond Peabody in blue liberty satin, with comments on other society figures and upcoming al fresco events.
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