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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
6
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription costs with options for six months and yearlong terms. It notes address change requirements, class of mail, and payment methods, plus editor and publisher contact details and distribution notes.
Mr Vogel quits the school committee on text books after holding the chair last year. The editors deem the move prudent, citing propriety and public perception over strict legality, and warn against near conflicts of interest in publisher relations.
The Pittsfield trolley crash that killed William Craig and involved President Roosevelt and Governor Crane ended with guilty pleas from the motorman and conductor. The judge imposed a light sentence, provoking concern that a jury trial would have revealed broader responsibility. Questions arise about faulty equipment, dangerous road location, and pressure to speed, suggesting the corporation shares culpability.
In Utah the election of Apostle Smoot as U S Senator is hailed as a Mormon Church triumph through alliance with the national Republican machine. Five Republicans opposed the bargain, one denouncing church and state union, while Mormon members cheered and rebuked Roosevelt. Smoot takes his seat March 4 as a Mormon hierarchy representative, likely a capable senator despite Roosevelt’s misgivings.
A Republican voices concern over church state entanglement in Utah as ministerial associations push a policy. The speaker warns against injuring the national mood and questions if Utah’s vote for the Republican ticket is worth such offense to American sensibilities.
The United States faces Colombia's objections to the Panama canal project. French owners ready to sell clear title. Colombia seeks higher rent. Arbitration at The Hague is proposed, with the aim to secure canal rights at a fair price, even if it costs $600,000 yearly indemnity. The issue is portrayed as a minor incident in a major ambition.
Boston readers are urged to see Mr J Edward Addicks fail to secure a Delaware U S Senate seat as ballots in Dover move to a joint convention. With 21 votes to 31, his bid stalls though supporters press for party unity, arguing Delaware may be better off without his representation. Boston’s message is for Democrats to stand firm amid the legislative deadlock.
Harvard professors George P. Baker and Charles R. Lanman embark on mid year Western lectures and a West Indies trip. Baker will lecture on Shakspere's London at Chicago Cincinnati and Indiana colleges plus Buffalo and Syracuse. Lanman departs Boston for a two week Caribbean visit returning Feb 4.
Chicago January 21. The four year thank offering movement has produced 1.5 million converts and 20 million dollars raised for benevolences, to be recorded in church annals alongside the movement’s total.
All sorts by Nesvton Newkirk the silver Siren. I know a maid of beauty rare. No other maid is half so fair. All men ’neath akies of every land are ardent suitors for her hand. A proud and haughty lass is she. And yet her face appeals to me. In truth, I rather like her style And fain would win her gracious smile. If you this maiden would behold. So proud, so haughty and so cold. Look on a silver dollar there You'll find her face so wondrous fair.
Pompadour Pete recounts Bud Bardsley a feared Arizona outlaw famed for deadly skill and strange escape. After shooting out Phoenix street lights Bud climbs a tree as Sheriff Jim Cummings leads a chase, but Bud vanishes leaving only bluish sparks, prompting a shocked declaration that he escaped by wireless.
Readers from Waltham Cambridge Boston and Brownville share experiences with the doctor All Sorts eye tester. Questions about usage meals consultation sizes and preparations mix with anecdotes of relief from strabismus and dizziness. The letters reflect a period tone and curiosity about eye testing methods.
A bouquet from admirer Cantelope Joynes of West Brimfield Mass praising Miss Penelope Smythe the famed passion poetess who writes for All Sorts. He lauds her rhymes warmth and performance stirring his marrow with praise for her art.
In the January 22 installment of Things You Ought to Know, the South Sea Bubble’s 1720 English stock craze is recounted. Investors lined Exchange Alley before a dramatic crash, leaving many penniless as stock plunged from 1000 to ruin. Swift’s verse about Change Alley is noted as a related tidbit.
New York Jan. 21 Mr Marconi the inventor of wireless telegraphy will arrive in New York on Friday. He will be tendered a banquet at the Metropolitan Club Saturday evening with 20 to 30 invited guests in attendance.
The Observant Citizen notes icy streets after a cold snap with pedestrians slipping and joking about dignity. Lamps at the new State House Park are now lit every evening, their yellow glow likened to a rush taper in electric glare.
A Boston society tale threads a lamp fire at 185 Hillside street, insurance notes show $25 damage, Parker Hill volunteers praised. Amid city life, Jack Mathews recalls a theater red rose gift to Miss Martyn that blooms into love and a fashionable six month wedding with roses.
Rockland residents heard a surprising message at the Commercial Club meeting when a letter from Andrew Carnegie offered to present the town with a new public library building costing 12 500 dollars.
At a Saengerbund Hall ball in Brooklyn Consumers Pie Baking Co served a record 110 pound pie. The massive dessert contained 200 eggs 15 pounds of coconut six pounds mince meat six pounds pineapple 12 pounds lemons six pounds plums six pounds peaches 50 pounds sugar six pounds cranberries and other fillings. It required half a ton of coal to bake.
At an adjourned meeting of the Boston school board President Cushing formed yearlong committees. A long letter from Professor Frank Vogel urged he not be reappointed to the text books and music panel he served on last year amid criticism of his publishing contracts. Vogel defends service as proper and cites precedent in Boston and other cities. Several committee assignments are listed with Vogel named to Manual training and others, while Ernst withdraws from supplies committee.
Dr. Anna Dorr Bryant, head of Boston W C T U s new mothers department, announces a city wide crusade to improve child health and morals. She cites beer drowsiness in Boston children and urges proper breakfasts, wholesome foods, restraint from candy, and avoiding stimulants. Wealthy mothers are criticized for inadequate clothing and feeding, while mothers are urged to learn rearing basics.
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