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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Common Council declined a decisive vote on a municipal lighting plant. It urges more investigation and caution before committing the city to a costly, far reaching scheme. The next step should be to “let in the light” and seek clarity on present costs and future responsibilities.
The Republican insurgents in the U S House have been surrounded and defeated as the chamber passed the statehood bill by a small majority. The crushing gag rule signals the end of the insurgent movement in the House, with Senate actions uncertain. The piece warns of Arizona forced statehood by consolidation with New Mexico and notes broader reform plans may die.
A bill before Congress proposes President pay of 100000 dollars yearly and Vice President pay of 25000 dollars yearly. It also would grant 25000 dollars annually for life to a president after retirement. The piece argues the amounts are not excessive for the nation.
The editorial argues for liberal pensions for retiring Presidents, saying the office deserves dignified support beyond private-sector wealth. It notes that while the president should not draw private salaries during office, approved pensions enable a dignified retirement and preserve national traditions.
The Rhode Island Gypsy Moth Commission’s Superintendent Kirkland claims knowledge of a deliberate attempt to import gypsy moths from Massachusetts. He asserts he can identify the parties but notes no law exists to punish them. The piece argues publicizing the perpetrators’ names could deter the trade even without statute law, urging immediate exposure to curb the menace.
General Joseph Wheeler dies leaving a career spanning West Point graduation in 1861, Confederate cavalry leadership, long service in the Georgia and Alabama political and legal arenas, and later command in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish American War. A defining American patriot and soldier, his memory is honored as a symbol of enduring public service.
At the Moroccan conference in Algeciras Spain on January 25 the draft convention aims to improve tax returns in Morocco. The committee on control of contraband arms will draft the new rules with Belgian Russian and Moroccan members joining.
A collage of remarks on courtship, returning salutations, social form, and women’s dress. It discusses how anger and miscommunication strain relationships, the proper handling of greetings, and practical fashion habits for well groomed women including skirts, gloves, veils, and sleeves as observed in Indianapolis Sentinel style.
Mrs Werbert Taylor, a pleasant woman with neat children and piano lessons, had a tooth pulled Priday. Benjamin Co Catchings, an ardent Southerner in Washington, was arrested by secret service men for writing to President Roosevelt. The letter claims Southern States seceded from the Union. A Boston milk scandal is alleged as milk collectors and dealers collude. question posed about collusion in milk.
A column mixed with humorous notes and local reports recounts weather myths, historical curiosities, and civic captures. It includes an Observant Citizen item praising Gatetender George S. Jewell for saving a child, reports on retired engine workers, Wakefield town clerk Hartshorne's illness, Concord journalism ties, and upcoming social and parade events around Boston and Malden with brief notes on political figures and law proceedings.
Niagara Falls visitors are taking home little bottles of water as keepsakes. Save the Falls and consider the impact of the tourism in the area.
The gunboat Wasp lies at Pier 6 in the navy yard as an examination is ordered to diagnose machinery trouble. Yesterday at 9 am she became disabled off Provincetown and risked being driven ashore before sailing to Boston under her own power.
The poem describes spring flowers waking as warmth returns. Daffodils and willows dream beneath earth and buds ride out a chilly spell. Violet buds peek with blue eyes while sleepers await May. McLandburgh Wilson in New York Sun.
Rupert D. Griffith, an independent evangelist, will no longer address audiences from the Old Court House steps after a court promise. Partner Albert Gwynn, who said he must obey his heavenly Father, was fined but unable to pay.
The Harvard observatory announced the discovery of 25 new variable stars by Miss Henrietta S. Leavitt after examining plates from the 74 inch telescope. Six lie in Orient, three in Virgo, and 16 in Cygnus.
George C Frye aged 53 of 554 Bunker Hill street fell from a team at the corner of Adams and Chestnut streets yesterday afternoon and sustained severe scalp wounds. He was taken to the Relief station for treatment.
Rachel answers a mathematics tutoring ad and mentored a Harvard hopeful, Rollins. Their lessons blossom into a bond as her sister Alice reconnects with her long-estranged lover, Bob Graham, who arrives to heal Alice. Rollins signals affection, Rachel confirms, and all ends in mutual approval.
In Boston society news Miss Elizabeth Devens my partner Gerald D. Boardman join the season amid other engagements. The Devens family, based at Lone Tree Farm in Myopia and wintering at Hotel Lenox, garners attention as Mr Boardman and Miss Devens plan marriage. Earlier engagements include Mr and Mrs Francis Meredyth Whitehouse visiting Chicago relatives and a Miss Mary Shreve Ames dance at Mrs EF Lothrop Ames’s Dartmouth Street home.
A Boston high school girl asks Miss Champagne for dating guidance. The replies urge speaking to the boy, smiling, showing friendship, and focusing on studies to build school loyalty and mutual encouragement.
A brief dialogue notes a new editor at Wobbler's Weekly who has dismissed the speaker twice. The exchange hints at tension between two poets and raises questions about editorial control and personal treatment within the literary circle.
Conversation records a dialogue about a late explorer who perished on the route, with Cook joking that cooking killed him and Explorer suggesting harsh climate or water as the cause. The exchange hints at peril of the expedition route.
A crowd gathers at artist Dauber’s studio as visitors push to enter and claim pieces during a rare public event. Collectors seek works, making Dauber’s moment a notable payoff after years of quiet work.
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