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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1907
Page
6
The Post Publishing Company issue lists subscription rates for Daily and The Sunday Post with advance payment requirements and contact details. Editorial and publishing staff are noted, with office addresses in Boston and a warning about discontinuation upon expiration.
Secretary Shaw signals willingness to drop objections and backs the gas house site as best in the city. He says, given every Boston site, he would still choose the gas house and implies opponents are prejudiced. Merchants welcome the shift as relief.
The New York Life election shows 400000 ballots uncanvassed while Mutual officials, starting yesterday, counted 100 ballots. Officials expect 2100 per day in full swing, delaying results until next July. Inspectors are paid 35 dollars daily, raising concerns about timely counting and graft risks under the Armstrong law.
The essay by Commissioner O Meara for the legislative committee surveys Sunday laws, tracing their broad general rules and narrow prohibitions. It weighs how to balance moral aims with individual liberty and suggests lines for a practical code while noting cautious expectations from enforcement.
The author notes the legislature is entrenched and aged, eighty petrified, forming a substantial portion of the conflicting Sunday law provisions, leaving little room for rational reform.
The Brownsville affair evidence shows the discharge of the Twenty fifth Infantry battalion was beyond Roosevelt's authority though he argues power to forbid future re enlistment remains. Critics call the order lynching and demand clearer constitutional review.
The article notes the Panama canal excavation contract is awarded to a stable firm and argues for employing Southern States labor to replace West Indian and Chinese workers. It warns of a labor shortage if agricultural labor is not supplemented by European immigration, affecting the project plan.
Letter to the editor from Mrs. X of North Attleboro argues there are too many dogs in public, contending dogs need exercise and a woman can only guard herself. The writer questions ownership and suggests marriage to a dog lover. signed Constant Reader and Dog Owner from Amesbury dated January 14 1907.
A reader from Somerville voices concern that public nervousness over dogs shows a lack of courage and sense, criticizing the need for cheer and reassurance after yesterday's Post editorial on dog issues. The letter, dated January 12, 1907, questions how fear can be controlled without calm discussion.
A letter argues dog lovers lack knowledge and urges high civilization for cranks. It claims well trained dogs save lives and prevent robberies, and supports paying the current dog tax while promoting humane treatment. The writer signs as A. Friend Of Animals.
A dapper figure known as Handsome Dan, with a cane and velvety spats, offers his seat to a striking woman on a trolley. She thanks him, he courts, she rebuffs, and a policeman arrests him as the woman calls out harassment. The moral: no woman should thank a man for a seat.
A mock column keeps exchanging letters and quips about dogs in Boston shops. Readers ask if dogs may join unions or need muzzles. Humor, letters from various towns, and playful dog anecdotes fill the page.
Amateur Nights at the Columbia entertain with two Harvard society initiations mocked by audience shouts while missiles mostly absent. Peter McNally named press agent for C F King, linking circus and press work. The Lion and the Mouse troupe, led by Coghlan and Byron, set to a two week New England run before midwest tours. Bunker Hill Colony holds a skidoo party in Roughan Hall with 23 cent tickets and free admission every 23d person. prizes are offered.
Boys playing on the Frog Pond ice trigger a crash when one slips through a weak spot. A passerby rescues the stricken youth while onlookers mock the danger as a gang christening. Photographers risk danger for news images of accidents and jail escapes.
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