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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
6
The Boston Post front matter from July 13 1905 lists publication details, issue number 113, volume 180 and office address at 259 Washington Street Boston. It includes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with annual and short-term options.
The June 1905 issue marks the highest monthly circulation for the DAILY POST and the best performance for the SUNDAY POST, signaling record readership for the publication.
The Somerville death of a young child struck by a streetcar fender is blamed on the machine, not any person. The child darted into the path of an electric car. the fender failed to save him, a recurring peril noted by Boston area transit riders and operators.
The piece questions the zeal to expose Depew for sins of the Equitable directorate while noting his loss of a $20,000 annual retainer as special counsel. It portrays him as a major figure in New York Republican politics and describes party rancor during his current stress.
The Medford moth brigade of schoolboys was disbanded due to a city government question about paying youths for their work. The program had shown promise in scraping trees and destroying gypsy and brown tail moths, with potential to reduce infestation locally. The piece urges continuing the effort under proper authorization to keep Boston’s environs free from moth pests.
The piece questions whether President Roosevelt will pursue all facts and prosecute culprits as he did in the Atchison rebate cases. It cites his handling of the rebate inquiry where special counsel urged prosecution of the real offenders, but Roosevelt shielded them and pursued only corporations. It asks if allies of the President would face harsher treatment.
A youth died of tetanus after injuring his hand firing a blank cartridge from a toy pistol on the Fourth of July. Officials warn the poison can be lethal and urge immediate prevention through prohibition of toy pistols and blank cartridges.
An Adjutant General telegram from Boise City Idaho reports doctors as encour aging about General W W Blackmars health. The message says there is no need for assistance and urges courage.
Nick the Knock and Evanescent Ike feign grief at a morgue over a presumed corpse. Stealthy Steve, in disguise, watches the scene to uncover the plot behind the staged tears. The impostors claim the dead man is Nick's brother.
A terse remark declares no need to hire an accompanist for a proposed economy bill. The speaker frames the stance as self sufficient in providing musical support or performance. The tone suggests a comic or satirical context about costs.
The column notes a shift in horse hat styles from conical straw to gaudy blues and reds amid hot weather. It covers travel heat in Rome, shore resort profits, local pleas for better seating, and a Cyrus run of civic notes from Dorchester to Somerville including police actions, vacations, and a proposed Middlesex Fells zoo with electric lines urged.
Blase Bilkins bargains with a true nerve vendor, agreeing to buy trousers at 25 cents and keep the hanger, leaving the seller with the bargain.
On a daily city ride two Conservatory and Normal Art students observe a well built young man of 24 or 25 who sits opposite them each trip. They debate his morals, assume him a lawyer from his green bag, and joke about his possible name Clarence or Willie while seeking an introduction.
A lighthearted scene unfolds as two passengers tease a landscape artist two doors down the hall about a green bag left behind. They tempt fate by peeking inside a box a book and a 5 cent magazine reveal simple provisions and odd curios while the artist continues to ride the smoker with his green bag as a sign of other worlds to conquer.
A dialogue snippet shows a playful exchange where one speaker thanks another for an invitation to drive and notes a tendency to mishandle reins, while the other agrees to join, mentioning a horse that often ran away.
A reader asks if he should end a romance after an 18 year old girl breaks a dance date. The adviser says youths are unsettled, avoid overreacting, and not let a single promise color future plans.
Society notes detail Miss Julia Hunnewell and Miss Jane Hunnewell visiting Lenox with family, hosting dinners at the Aspinwall. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Heard Williams in Wellesley Hills, and the Heye family in New York securing Rock Farm for summer. Other arrivals and travels span Marlboro Street social circles, Nahant, the White Mountains, and Newport with noted Harvard ties.
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