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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1906
Page
6
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co dated July 3 1906 lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass No 2 Vol 184 and is a standard publication record entry without event details.
The notice lists pricing for Daily One year and Six month plans with 1.60 for six months and 0.75 for eight months. It also shows The Sunday Post options at one year and three months with 1.25 and 0.85 respectively.
The piece argues about extending Fourth of July fireworks on private grounds with proper supervision while critiquing horn blowing as unsanctioned. It calls for joint City Council action and mayoral approval and suggests limiting noise to preserve safety and spirit. The author favors practical celebration over excessive or dangerous noise.
The sermon frames Boston as the wickedest city in the world as Rev Dr Dixon travels to Chicago. The piece notes the prophet may err by basing claims on limited facts and emphasizes Boston’s overall character includes a strong majority of good people.
The Department of Agriculture will implement the new meat and meat product inspection act. Secretary Wilson will delay his summer vacation until inspection begins, with a federal stamp guaranteeing healthful, sanitary preparation and no deleterious chemicals. Domestic and export products will both benefit, aiming to match or exceed fresh U S meat quality.
The Sunday morning wreck of the Plymouth London express left both locomotive crew members dead. Officials race to determine the exact immediate cause as rescue teams recover the engine and carriages.
The report attributes the Salisbury derailment to excessive speed and reckless operation. It notes speed rule violations on the route, race-like competition between lines, and possible construction faults, but emphasizes operational error as the fatal cause.
Stealthy Steve in disguise navigates a Black Hand meeting to learn Bonario’s fate. Chico-the-Choke recounts Sylvia’s covert message and a failed kitchen confrontation as Steve stalks toward the crime den. The crowd hails Steve as the master sleuth in a cliffhanger ending.
More than 30 000 cotton mill operatives in New England begin work under a revised wage schedule restoring earnings to levels seen two years earlier. The 1904 cut of 12 14 percent is offset by improvements linked to the improving general business climate. Mills resuming higher pay include Chone Webster Pembroke at Suncook New Hampshire Hamilton at Amesbury Fiskdale at Fiskdale and Corr in Taunton Connecticut.
Secretary Bonaparte rejected Rear Admiral Harris's recommendation to promote a man over Miss F G Thomas. He ordered non discrimination by sex and formed a commission to review clerk efficiency in the bureau of supplies and accounts. The commission found Miss Thomas had a superior record and she was appointed.
Huntington Wilson, ex secretary of the American embassy at Tokio, took the oath as third assistant secretary of state today. H. H. D. Peirce, retiring, will go to Norway as minister and leave Washington for Boston Wednesday. Mrs. Peirce is in Boston awaiting their Europe voyage.
Civil service commissioners and city fire chiefs from several commonwealth cities met to discuss improving examination methods for fire department hiring. Chairman Warren indicated the discussion would be private but aimed to influence civil service requirements.
The Rev. Victor Whiting aged 81, the oldest Swedish Methodist minister in the United States, died this morning. He founded Methodism in Sweden in 1867 and will be buried in Worcester per his wishes.
Dear Miss Champagne offers guidance on love and timing in relationships. The letters discuss marrying early versus delaying happiness and advise pursuing courtship, then housekeeping, to avoid losing a beloved. A second reader seeks method to declare affection, prompting a cautious approach asking for permission to call before committing.
The Jamestown Exposition Commission in Massachusetts, appointed by Governor Guild, met to organize. Members include Major Henry L. Higginson of Boston as chairman General Francis Henry Appleton of Peabody Arthur Lord of Plymouth Edith Greenough Wendell of Cambridge and Hon Wilson H Fairbank of Warren Appleton named executive commissioner Murphy of Dorchester named secretary.
Observations from a 1775 note recount Washington assuming command of the Continental Army at Cambridge. The column also traces distant memories, local gossip about teachers training in Somerville, and updates on Boston area figures including Dan Coleman and Mr. Keene, with travel and theatre details.
Mrs Wynne longs for companionship as her actor husband ignores her. After visiting a sick mother, she discovers a baby orphaned by a theatre accident. Her husband returns with the child and, moved by love, vows to care for both wife and infant.
Mrs. Julia Leary returns from Quebec Shrine visit with Captain Leary and notes on Holy Cross and Cornell athletes. Joe Goode named swimming instructor at L Street. Mike Meagher becomes court officer. Jack Moakley declines active sports. Brookline gym project advances. Miss Sarah Fox retires after 38 years, $800 gift. Dr A B Dearborn to Maine for fishing. Alderman Enwright praised for clean district, Charley Walsh joins Wakefield auto set. A Dorchester car incident ends with a kitten rescued. Lena Leary elected president of the Brownies in Dorchester for salt-water swimming enthusiasts.
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