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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1906
Page
6
Daily and Sunday Post subscription rates listed with durations and prices. Notice of vacation mail forwarding options and change of address. Contact information for the Boston office and publisher E A Grozier.
The piece critiques legal fees in the Borges case and the 80 percent town share of a new Court House expansion on Pemberton square. It recalls Mayor Collins and Mayor Fitz gerald urging that out of county suits be tried where they arise, not in Suffolk. A fresh protest is urged about the ongoing city funding of statewide litigation.
Inquest into the Salis bury express disaster finds speed at fault. London and South Western Railway accepts responsibility arguing excessive speed caused the wreck that killed 27 and injured many more. Board of Trade testimony cites speeds over 60 mph before entering Salis bury, far higher than typical Boston-area trains.
The Greensboro convention platform declares against extending suffrage to Black voters and argues this stance undermines calls to reduce congressional representation over alleged disfranchisement. The resolution supports maintaining existing voting rights positions.
The legislature plans to extend the grandfather clause to 1920, preserving voter literacy tests that target colored and white illiterates. The move shifts race voting debates from party lines, undermining Democratic claims of injustice, with the Greensboro convention noted as Taft urged breaking the solid South.
A Washington dispatch challenges reports that Panama canal laborers from Jamaica die from excess air and sanitation. The piece argues Jamaican workers are healthy at home, faulting singling out the isthmus climate and conditions as the real cause of any deaths.
Observer notes Alfred Beit's death in London shifts rankings of wealth. Early estimates called him the richest in the world, but modern figures place his fortune around 50 million dollars, while Americans like Carnegie, Morgan, Rockefeller and others vie for the top spot. The German Bell may surpass Beit but still trails the leading fortunes.
In Aalesund Norway on July 16 King Haakon rescued Queen Maud from disaster as avalanche spooked horses that backed a royal carriage toward a 10 foot ditch. Haakon leaped forward and seized the horses by their bridles to prevent a fall.
Entries for the third annual White Mountains hill climb promise a stronger field. New entrants include Harry Houpt of New York and Charles Henshaw of Boston driving Thomas flyers. W J Morgen and E A Gilmore will arrange timing and telephoning at Crawford Notch New Hampshire. Entries close July 30 with Morgen at 85th Street and Broadway. Special trains will run from across New England to Crawford Notch for the event.
A Nantasket letter complains about beach attire saying a tall man wore a sleeveless rowing shirt that barely reached mid thigh leaving trunks unseen. He appeared sunburned in red and white streaks as crowds laughed and averted faces. July 16. a. Fr.
The fragment notes a man named Fritz Blays before a mirror with his horn, while Louey insists he must play before a mirror. The scene hints at a quirky musician, with music written on his shirt front.
Eva asks about bans on feathered hats and Jack reacts with a flippant remark about wanting to resist the rule. The exchange hints at evolving fashion or cultural norms surrounding feather use.
ANOTHER DIG Mr. Tiger-Yes, my darling, I shall always love you. Miss Hippo-Ah, love, but in a few short years the first blush of my beauty will have faded, and when I am no longer graceful and lovely, will you love me then? Manager-You should have heard the audience compliment Miss Has been when she sang When I Was Sweet Sixteen. Soubrette-I suppose they were complimenting her memory.
Today in American History notes the July 17 1850 milestone when the first successful stellar photograph was produced. It also recalls that on this date in 1889 Miss Rose Pastor and J G Phelps Stokes wed in Noroton Connecticut.
Groundbreaking for a new First Baptist Church edifice in Brookline Coolidge Corner is planned with occupancy expected in about a year. Cost is projected at about $109000. Rev Avery Shaw announced the project and predicted completion next year. The work follows recent local civic notes and regional traffic developments.
Stealthy Steve the Six-Eyed Sleuth faced danger from the Black Hand while protecting V Bonario the fruit dealer. He was turned into a living statue after a drug induced trance and underwent an operation where his joints were bored open and oil pumped in to loosen his limbs.
After OSSIFICATION of joints, Stealthy Steve recovers and moves to a private attic room next to Bonanno. He hides his cure from Bonavita and the Black Hand while planning a midnight return to sleuthing and noting his growing restlessness after two nights.
New York July 16. The policyholders of New York and Mutual Life will have their names copied in Albany by the international policyholders committee. About 1,800,000 names appear on the lists. copies will be limited to 500 policyholders to speed the process, with one representative per policyholder allowed.
Friends report Mr and Mrs Charles L Harding of Dedham sailing from New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II for an extended tour of the British Isles and the continent. They will be joined later by Mrs Edgar Harding and daughter Miss Priscilla Harding of Beacon Street.
Farmington Maine July 16 A dispatch reports the death of Charles Zingg editor of Printers Ink in New York yesterday afternoon He was a Switzerland native who came from Zurich ten years ago lived here five years and kept his town residence He was 47 and survived by a widow who resides here
The Rev. John D. Matthews, pastor of the Old South Church in Worcester, has decided to accept a call to Roslindale after years of service. His resignation is greatly regretted by Worcester parishioners. The Old South Church is noted for its prominent parishioners.
New York reports Mrs W R Travers returning from Europe has introduced a season's handshake at the Casino in Newport. She registers then greets cottagers with a longer held shake at waist height style replacing the old form. Her authority rests on social custom and will guide debutantes during the transition.
Colonel Royalston confronts his son the cowardly lieutenant after a brutal reprimand. Three months later the Thirty third regiments in Africa face a brutal siege at Adis Ambria. Major Cutter arrives routed with a red scar across his forehead, proving the rescue.
The letter from The Troubled Pair asks Miss Champagne whether to leave two young men who failed an engagement or to demand an explanation. The guidance suggests the men should offer an apology or face silent indifference, urging the writers to withhold further notice until a reason is given.
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