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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1903
Page
6
A Niagara Falls visit described with vivid imagery of the cataract and the moment the author declared a famous line. The scene, the roar of water, and the splashing spray form the backdrop to a personal reflection on witnessing nature’s spectacle.
Letter discusses translating the Massachusetts state seal motto from Latin, arguing for correct syntax and commemorating the motto’s meaning. It then shares personal Niagara Falls observations with figures on water flow, falls heights, erosion rates, and a humorous note about the falls reaching Buffalo in about 185 118 years.
A pen sketch of Niagara Falls is offered as a vivid art aid, with arrows and labels. The piece then moves through crowd scenes, shirtwaist attire debates, coatless dress, city life in Boston, including hotel guests, bathhouses, and local figures like Captain Hunt, Senator Rourke, and M. B. Shaughnessy, highlighting social trends and summer leisure.
The community congratulates John H. Fahey on his accession to controlling ownership of the Boston Traveler. Fahey has eight years’ service as New England Associated Press correspondent and broad news experience. The Post offers a welcoming professional greeting and wishes success under his management.
The article mourns the pope Leo XIII as he lies near death in the Vatican. It extols his long pontificate as noble, scholarly, and universally respected across Christian creeds, marking his life as deeply influential and virtuous.
The new coal license law becomes active July 26 requiring every seller in Massachusetts to obtain a license from the secretary of state. Local authorities set license fees not above five dollars and may revoke licenses for noncompliance. Boston’s City Council should adopt strict “conditions and terms” to shield residents from extortion and prepare for fall and winter trade.
A historical critique of public road automobile racing in Ireland noting warnings after a Paris Madrid event and calling for races to be limited to private tracks. British papers condemn on public roads and urge suppression, arguing racing serves little practical purpose.
The May value of U S exports to the Philippines was barely over half of the May value from the previous year. The note questions the promised vast and increasing trade used to justify large expenditures for Spain purchase money and colonial- era spending.
The column argues the Philippine market has fallen since McKinley bought sovereignty. It notes a long decline tied to troop withdrawals and speculator disappointment, while imports rose mainly in unmanufactured fibres. It questions whether the cost of the Philippines is worth the paltry trade gains.
Washington reports a government backed discovery of a parasite that targets mosquitoes. Rutgers College Professor Smith found agamomeris culicis in a New Jersey mosquito and sent it to Dr Stiles of the Public Health Service for examination. The piece satirically urges propagation to end the pest and influence politics.
David J. Nelligan denies rumors of a rift with Mayor McNamee and resigning from the Cambridge Common Council. He states he remains in harmony with the mayor and administration, issuing the clarification from Cambridge on July 12.
A New York Sun editorial laments the decline of Smiths in Chicago and nationwide. It urges the Smith clan to rally, noting 5986 Johnsons and 5374 Smiths in Chicago and asking where key Smith figures have gone.
Poem in Armenian lyric style by Alice Stone Blackwell from Dorchester Mass requests a slumber that lets TIafar drift toward a world of enduring joy with roses perfume Eden waters and spring sun. A maiden with flowing hair is asked to sing and caress the speaker as age does not dim beauty.
Judge Mullins declares the Denver Board of Public Works created by the 1891 Colorado Legislature without local input violates home rule. The ruling questions the board’s authority over sewers streets grading and curbing and affects $6.3 million in public works assessments. It highlights a Boston-born attorney and notes potential appeal amid municipal upheaval.
Miss Gladys Brooks daughter of Mr and Mrs H Mortimer Brooks and Mr Eugene V R Thayer Jr of Boston will marry on Thursday September 10 in Trinity Church New York The reception will be at Rockhurst the Brooks family summer estate it is said the ceremony will be a large and brilliant affair with a society audience awaiting details
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