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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1903

Page

4

The Boston Post subscription rates and contact details

The column lists prices for daily and Sunday Post subscriptions, six months and monthly options, with the editor and publisher B A Grozier. It provides editorial rooms numbers in Boston, a New York distribution note, and payment policies including advance payment and discontinuation on expiration. It also instructs subscribers to report address changes and missed deliveries.

Sunday Post Boston Business Boston Washington Street New York Boston Post B.A. Grozier

Massachusetts MPs reviewed Castle Island grant for lighthouse depot

A Boston Chronicle report notes Congressman Napten aims to reframe a Castle Island appropriation for a lighthouse depot in Boston Harbor. It argues the past grant was sneaked in, urges Massachusetts members to undo the measure, and recalls the island’s park-use agreement and city improvements.

Naphen House of Representatives Shaw Boston Castle Island Collins Napnen Boston Harbor

New Senators Face Balloting In Utah Delaware And More

Fresh balloting for United States Senators begins as legislatures meet. Utah poised to seat Apostle Reed Smoot amid Mormon-Republican coalition, while Delaware's Addicks remains a dominant force. Democrats offer a cross party compromise in Delaware, potentially ending the Addicks stalemate.

United States Colorado Utah Delaware Republican Legislative Caucus Reed Smoot Apostle Smoot Washington Uitah United States Senate The Saints Smoot Senate Roberts House Clark Montana Addicks Republican Party Georgetown

Unseaworthy St Louis under fire by passengers

Passengers rail at American Line management over the St Louis, noting slow westward trips and boiler defects. Officials admit boiler issues but agents reportedly concealed the faults from intended travelers, prompting sharp criticism of the line's conduct.

St. Louis

Questionable Readiness of Ocean Liner St Louis on Atlantic Run

The St Louis faced delays and insufficient overhauls on its outward voyage and was deemed unseaworthy by standards for ocean liners carrying passengers. Despite safe completion due to fair weather and skilled navigators, families endured long anxiety over the voyage and its uncertainties.

St. Louis Southampton Atlantic Passow

The Coal Investigation Begins Sessions In Massachusetts

The special legislative committee opens hearings into the coal situation in Massachusetts amid public concern that scarcity and price manipulation have harmed consumers. It aims for thorough findings to deter future distress and expose any conspiracy behind rising coal costs as imports ease.

Massachusetts Apsey

Free Beef Demanded Alongside Coal Tariff Repeal

Boston mass meeting calls for removing duties on beef as well as coal. Citizens argue revenue from meats duty is unnecessary, and that the Chicago beef trust harms workers by inflating prices and extending monopoly power. Senators and congressmen have been asked for their stance and action in Washington.

Dingley Faneuil Hall Boston Chicago Beef Trust Washington

Enterprise Music Supply acquired by Colonel Goetting

Colonel A H Goetting sealed a $100000 deal absorbing Enterprise Music Supply Company of New York and relocating headquarters to Springfield. The purchase marks the third and largest acquisition by Goetting in the music supply trade, consolidating control of a major rival.

A. H. Goetting Republican State Committee Enterprise Music Supply Company of New York Enterprise Company Springfield Henry P. Pitcher Engine Company 34 Brighton New York Yard W. J. Flynn Boston Towboat Company Boston Pilots George W. King Trinity Church Worcester Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church Charles E. Davis W. O. Underwood Amory Lower Commonwealth Avenue Somerset Beacon Street Harvard Bridge Oakes Ames North Easton Cuba

Debutante Ball and Society Events Parade

Today in society Miss Mary Vaughn of Beacon Street makes her debut at the Somerset. A musicale honors Baroness von Hutton hosted by Mrs Inches. Mrs Brooks Frothingham hosts an at home wedding at 755 Boylston Street. Dwight Braman of Boston marries Miss Helen Stuyvesant Dudley at 56 West Fifty seventh Street New York.

Mary W. W. Vaughn Beacon Street Somerset Baroness von Hutton Charles Inches Brooks Frothingham Boylston Street Dwight Braman Boston Helen Stuyvesant Dudley West Fifty-seventh Street New York

Lariat Luke Safely Turns Herd From Precipice Reach

The tale follows Lariat Luke, famed cowhand head of the Double Cross ranch in Montana, as he leads 45 000 cattle from the ranch to Butte. Facing a 7000 foot cliff edge amid a stampede, he dismounts, lassos toppled steers from the brink, and heroically hauls each one back to safety over half an hour. He later enters Butte with the herd and seeks Mary MacLane.

Lariat Luke Montana Double Cross Butte Beef Trust Lariat Lake Lariat Luke Mary MacLane

Foitor All Sorts Diagram Explains Elevator Signalling

A diagram of the elevator arrangement in the new Board of Trade building is provided with instructions on signaling a car. The information clarifies the proper method to indicate 1 for 3d and related signals.

Tinny passenger notes and whale log from 1902 Dipp tale

A quirky column from Boston dated January 17 features a whaling tale from the Dipp with spoof log entries aboard the schooner. It recounts a whale encounter and Jonah allusions, plus a fictional log from Captain Skoddir detailing wreck and odd rations aboard.

Dipp Kinky Bung Moon Island North Pole N.G Jonah Joppa Malta Key West Nantucket St. John's North Adams Medham Chicago Kapt. Skoddir

Patent eye tester prompts reader questions

A humorous reader exchange about a patent eye tester. Contributors include Milcent, Sceptic, Ohn H and Goggles. The notes deny trading stamps, offer refunds if the device warps, and suggest quirky troubleshooting. The tone is light and satirical with mock responses.

Daniel Webster and His Famous Day of Birth

The piece notes January 19 as a notable date in Daniel Webster history, though it records his actual birth as January 18, 1782. It highlights his oratory, lawyering, role in laying monuments, and fame from Webster's Reply to Hayne, portraying him as a versatile statesman and revered figure.

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster Bunker Hill Hayne Dan’l

Boston Theatre Sunday Night Concert Delights

One of the season’s best bills closed with a strong showing at the Boston Theatre last evening. The program featured Maggie Cline, Charles Sandy Chapman, Frank and May Fowly, John P. Klynn, J. Myers, James Fleming and other noted artists, with the First Regiment Band delivering its usual hit.

Boston Theatre Maggie Cline Charles Sandy) Chapman Frank and May Fowly John P. Klynn J. Myers James Fleming First Regiment

Annual Report of St. Josephs Church Somerville

The Rev. C. T. McGrath presented the church annual report citing total receipts of 23989.78 and expenditures of 23623.48, leaving a 365.30 balance. The church property carries a total debt of 2600, with 2000 on the boys’ school and 900 for repairs from the past year.

C. T. McGrath St. Joseph’s Church Somerville

Electric lights brighten State House after coal fear

The Observant Citizen notes a shift from darkness to light at the State House, speculating Attorney General Parker's forthcoming fuel probe may yield revealing, even entertaining, findings about coal prices. The writer recalls travel delays on the St Louis and shares anecdotes on streetcar manners and a wedding plan involving actor Norman Lynn's Kansas City trip transacted with a traveling clerk.

Selection of a master for West End school on Norman street

Meyer Bloomfield urges the selection of a modern, socially aware master for the new West End Norman street school. He argues the district lacks wholesome recreation and needs a leader connected with local life and progressive use of public schools. The letter stresses the school’s moral importance and warns against underqualified leadership.

West End Norman Street Boston Hale Street Meyer Bloomfield

Engagement Announcements From Dorchester to Newton

A series of society notices reports engagements across New England. Miss Anna E Daly of Dorchester plans to wed Edwin A Lally. Miss Winona Boynton Taylor of Worcester to William Chester Coleman of Boston. Miss Ethel Winifred Huestis to George B Hunt of Dorchester. Miss Minnie McLarren of Boston to Henry F Guild of Newton. Miss Amanda Norman to Thomas J Aylesworth. Grace Huntington Nash of Roxbury to Edmund Wright of Abington. Edith May Carey to Eugene Co Page of Quincy.

Anna E. Daly J. Daly Hartford Street Dorchester Edwin A. Lally Worcester Winona Boynton Taylor George P. Taylor William Chester Coleman Boston Joseph Huestis Auburdale Ethel Winifred George B. Hunt Minnie McLarren Henry Ff. Guild Newton Newport Amanda Norman Thomas J. Aylesworth Grace Huntington Nash Roxbury Edmund Wright Abington Thomas Carey Everett Edith May Eugene Co. Page Quincy

Mass Meeting Aids Destitute Jewish Children at Faneuil Hall

A mass meeting in aid of the Helping Hand Temporary Home for Destitute Jewish Children was held yesterday in Faneuil Hall with 8S Sonnabend presiding. The children attended as speakers addressed the gathering along with Samuel H. Borof sky Isaac Rosnosky Isaac Harris Albert A. Ginsberg and Rabbis Shoher Margolies and Hirshberg.

Faneuil Hall Sonnabend Samuel H. Borofsky Isaac Rosnosky Isaac Harris Albert A. Ginsberg Rabbis Shoher Margolies and Hirshberg

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