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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1904
Page
4
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For the first time in memory Independence Day celebrations were kept within reasonable limits with no Sunday overflow and no late into Tuesday noise. Police enforcement under Judge Emmons deterred violations, earning praise for a rational, less obstreperous Fourth that balanced patriotic fervor with order. The public largely supported the approach, marking a pretty good and comfortable Fourth.
Reports claim the beef trust operates through a $15,000,000 National Packing Company with directors who set prices daily then implement them across allied firms. An Armour Swift and Cudahy pricing scheme allegedly influences stockyards via inspectors, with owners punished for delayed sales by lower quotations. The piece notes the beef trust was first busted under the Republican administration.
Japan failed to secure a breakthrough in Manchuria until the current rainy season arrives, presenting a renewed window for operation. The shift raises questions about strategic momentum and potential Allied responses in the theater.
The article argues the invasion campaign quickens while armies face mud, with Kuropatkin in Manchuria commanding about 125,000 Russian troops and reinforcements pouring in daily. It notes Russia’s ability to wait out the rainy season and later shift to an offensive as conditions improve.
The article mourns Theodor Herzl as a great Zionist leader, lauding his role in reestablishing a Hebrew nation in Palestine. It notes ongoing negotiations with the Ottoman Sultan for Jewish control of Palestine and argues Herzl’s absence removes a powerful, practical impetus from the movement.
Survivors recount the steamship Norge tragedy as a sacrifice amid reports of crew discipline lapses, lifeboats failing to launch, and life preservers dragging victims down. An impending inquiry is expected to separate truth from fiction and hold owners and managers accountable for negligence akin to the General Slocum case.
The 400 Porto Rican public school teachers arriving for study at the Harvard Summer School begin their observation. They are not United States citizens, having been citizens of Spain six years ago and now living under Washington’s rule as aliens. They show ambition and self-reliance, challenging our denial of their citizenship.
British Naval and Military Veterans of Boston, eighty strong, visited Portland to celebrate Independence Day. They were welcomed by British Vice-Consul Keating and staff at Fal mouth House, marshalling to Fort Williams for a dress parade led by Colonel Courtenay and reviewed by Captain Mitchell. The garrison greeted them warmly and the afternoon included entertainments at the Bosworth Post and local clubs.
After a holiday pause on July Fourth the newspaper resumes its ongoing chapter synopses, continuing the installments with no further interruption. The piece signals a return to regular publication and the plan to continue the narrative sequence.
In a salonesque dialogue Dolly Dimples, an alluring figure, chats with the Juke of Ardleigh about bathing, propriety, and publicity. Dolly affirms she never bathes in public, keeps a rain Mackintosh handy, and uses her swimsuit to attract attention while she spends the summer for publicity.
Dolly pursues a mystery in a playful encounter at a bench in which Sir Richard Ardleigh, an English Duke, is recognized after an affectionate hug. The scene unfolds with Dolly declaring she has found her affinity as Sir Richard admits his identity. The cliffhanger sets up the continuation.
Wakefield July 4. J. B. Packhard suffered serious injuries when he attempted to remove a fuse from a dynamite cartridge. The explosion cost him his left thumb and index finger and one finger on his right hand. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
George P. Madden M. D. of 465 Massachusetts Avenue sustained a fractured wrist while playing football on a Columbus avenue field. He received treatment at City Hospital.
A Phoenix prospector, wearing false teeth only when used, sat on a rock after lunch with teeth in his hip pocket. The teeth bit his thigh, leading him to fear a snake bite until a hunter noted the marks matched his own teeth. He later recalled the teeth were in his pocket, proving the bite was self inflicted. Moral: never wear false teeth in your hip pocket.
A verse image from the Washington Star laments a man who spreads sorrow and critiques others with relentless arguments. It imagines how happiness might follow if he directed his effort toward joy rather than grief, joking that he should be chosen as chief at the next convention.
Observant Citizen notes that Boodle & Co. the musical by Hasty Pudding Club was a hit and will be expanded for professional presentation by R. A. Barnet Harold Otis and John H. Densmore. He also observes social bets on bowling resurging in the city and updates local figures in sports and civic life.
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