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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
6
Daily issue note from Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston dated January 25 1907 confirms issue number 22 in volume 186. No further events or notices are readable in the fragment.
Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued upon expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post, notify a newspaper postal at once. Fr A Grozter is the Captain and Publisher.
President Roosevelt argues that federal power does not cover insurance regulation nationwide but endorses a comprehensive model law for the District of Columbia. He cites the Ames bill and Brandeis recommendations as guiding principles to spur broader state reforms.
District Attorney Jerome faces criticism for pandering to belief in an unwritten higher law during jury selection in the Thaw trial. Judge Fitzgerald dismisses the notion, affirming there is only the law of New York.
The article notes that the grippe flourished during the 1906-07 season due to unusual temperatures and humidity. With a sustained frost and zero weather, doctors expect a pathologic shift and potential relief as winter tightens its grip.
The writer notes that this winter almost every disease shows grippe like complications and that ordinary illnesses resist usual remedies. The Arctic cold may drive the grippe away, leaving other illnesses to fight openly, urging people to stay warm and guard clothing and diet.
The Jamaica incident is postponed as a final international matter while public focus shifts to the personal distortions. The Governor Swettenham faces criticism for snobbery and for hindering relief, drawing amid dullness in English temperament and calls for aid from American marines.
The obituary recalls General Russell A Alger as a brave Civil War veteran and diplomat who led as Secretary of War, faced controversy over the Spanish-American War mobilization, and later served as a Michigan senator. Despite political misadventure, he is remembered for his battlefield service and leadership.
President Roosevelt, facing Senators who praise the colored man, plans to award government roles in the North. He has long sought to place meritorious African American men in federal positions, with several key appointments anticipated in the North though exact posts are not yet known.
Berlin Jan 24 Foreign Secretary Tschirsky told Professor de Martens Germany is ready to join a peace conference at The Hague as soon as other powers agree. He says the second conference matters more, likely showing if relations between peoples and governments can be adjusted by neighborly counsel.
A reader to the Post argues for amending the short husband and wife contract bill then before the Legislature. The suggestion states that a husband should not be responsible for any debt contracted by his wife.
Senator William P. Hayes of Springfield introduces a measure limiting gas shutoffs for non paying customers who still have a deposit, arguing the $5 deposit earns interest while a quarter meter avoids the policy. The piece mocks the deposit system and notes deposits earn 4 percent, translating to small returns. It also reports Theodore P. Shonts resigning to head the Interborough Metropolitan Company, and comments on Panama Canal digging leadership.
Judge Bolster hears a case in which a Back Bay society woman sues tailor Samuel L. Crapsen for a gown made from seven yards of cloth. The plaintiff cites fit flaws and bizarre fashion terminology while the judge faints and plans adjournment as interpreters are arranged. The crowd sees potential conviction for the tailor.
A reader writes seeking guidance on romance with a 21 year old man who courts other girls. The columnist cautions patience and subtle signals, advising the girl to appear charming yet not reveal romantic feelings until the man prioritizes her.
The Observant Citizen reports Mark Kent as the center of attention at Castle Square last evening with the vagabond Conn, the Shaughraun, delivering a heartfelt postplay speech and receiving prized sou venir portraits. The piece also covers cold weather hardships, a lottery raid success, and social scenes around Boston society.
In a bare room Val marez, fading and penniless, plays his old songs on a relic piano under a portrait of a vanished love. The music conjures memories of homeland, youth, and past glory, as the apparition of his beloved steps from the frame and he dies at the piano.
The Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and Mrs Fitzpatrick went to Washington to dine at the White House with the U S Supreme Court. The invitation came from the President and the guests will stay about ten days in the capital.
On Sunday evening a 16 member quartet and chorus under Mr James D D Comey will perform Gounods Re demption at the First Baptist Church Commonwealth avenue. The sermon the following Sunday will be by Rev James H Spencer D D of North Adams.
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