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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1904
Page
6
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The piece accuses President Roosevelt of bending civil service rules to place favorites into classified service without passing examinations. It contrasts Roosevelt with McKinley, noting 60 suspensions in three years versus three in McKinley’s four years, and questions whether officials at the custom house lack influence at Oyster Bay.
A municipal court fined a chauffeur ten dollars for speeding in a touring car while the owner refused to reveal identity. The piece argues owners should face punishment too, noting New York judges called for hard cot imprisonment for backers and urging courts to reach owners directly to enforce the law.
The piece champions Joseph W. Folk for Missouri governor, praising his fight against boodlers as circuit attorney and his self fashioned platform. It frames his candidacy as a clean government pledge with unwavering anti corruption stance against powerful interests.
The Missouri Democratic Party declares no room for boodlers or corruptionists, repudiates their support, and invites them to leave the state, offering penitentiary shelter if they stay. This stance signals a strict national campaign tone from Missouri.
The Cuba government awarded a contract to remove the Maine from Havana Harbor, but Washington insists Congress must act. Six years after the ship sank, the wreck remains a navigational obstacle, yet officials delay action citing legal formality and nuisance concerns.
Joseph Gannon faced sentencing after a robbery conviction as he urged the court to grant a chance at honest work. Judge Pierce chose a sentence toward the House of Correction, prompting questions about whether the state prison reforms or hinders ex offenders. The judge’s remarks on rehabilitation carry broad and troubling implications.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island Mr and Mrs I J White receive a letter from President Roosevelt via Secretary Loeb congratulating them on the birth of their 12th child a son born on the 6th. The newborn may be named Thomas Theodore White. All 12 children are alive and in good health.
The old fishing schooner Allen H. Jones, long tied to T wharf and sold to Tampa tarpon fishermen, was spoken by steamer Morro Castle and provisioned with water after a 35 day voyage. Morro Castle is bound from Havana to New York. the schooner was sighted last Sunday at 380 degrees north, 79 degrees 67 minutes west.
Silas Packard of Macgoosie Connecticut reports unusually abundant fruit this summer but predicts a potato crop failure. He notes picking two quarts of potato bags before breakfast and jokes his wife ate breakfast a bit earlier than usual, asking how that helps with potato bugs.
A muddled morning finds Duke Sir Richard waking with a hangover after a monkey party and a tete a tete with Dolly Dimples. He recalls champagne, a fur mouth, and a buzzing head as an iceman delivers melted ice and chaos ensues in a comical hotel room scene.
Sir Richard Ardleigh faces two unknown seconds sent by Harry Lair to settle a duel. He recalls the prank at the monkey party and fears for his life as he plans to meet Lair at Newport's baseball field before sundown. He laments love for Dolly Dimples and contemplates his fate. To Be Continued.
Three South Boston women respond to a claim that American women are too independent and bossy. They argue women are equal or superior to men and recount examples of foreign husbands who relented when wives asserted influence, urging better treatment of their own wives.
Readers flood the editor with praise for the endless seat concept meant to curb end-seat hogs in open cars. They celebrate the simple, clever invention, joke about selling patents, and gently chide the paper for seeming conceited as the piece deflects praise.
A citizen named Edward Dunn writes to the paper praising or mocking the editorial hysteria over moths and mockingly pledges to pursue a state appropriation. He suggests Boston may be afflicted next spring and signs off with a formal closing. The letter reflects ongoing public commentary and interaction with the newspaper.
A Brockton reader questions the Massachusetts two-thirds vote rule for bills over a governor’s veto. He notes Attorney General Parker’s opinion that a Veterans bounty bill paying old soldiers $125 may be illegal if only two-thirds of House members are needed to pass it over the veto. If 159 members were present and all voted yes, the bill would still fail under his view. The writer calls the law queer. July 19.
A columnist observes a horse peering from a second floor stall window on Washington Street near Keany Square enjoying the evening breeze as city life rushes by. Firemen boast 17 seconds to clear a house of wagons, and Colonel James H. Carmichael explores Worcester in a horseless carriage. The Beverly fire department fights brown tail moths with sprayed trees, while Savin Hill Beach volunteers thrive as a life saving crew led by Patrolman Thomas Delahunt. A young Japanese wrestling instructor impresses Harvard Square crowds, and Fred Strout wows on a high wheel bicycle on Massachusetts Avenue. Mayor Weed returns to Newton. Somerville plans a clocked Union Square engine house. Long Wharf visitors query the Marietta launch, and a mass car scramble at transfers entertains 200 onlookers.
In a central Philadelphia apartment house a suite holder seeks to move by pressuring the landlord after demanding six months rent. She has hired an electric piano player to play Bedelia and Hiawatha constantly to provoke eviction. The landlord remains firm, and guests suffer as tension rises amid threats and negotiations.
Seattle officials reject 28 milk samples as unfit for use per the Boston standard. King County Medical Society announces the verdict after examining milk gathered in Seattle. Authorities urge adherence to the Boston standard for safety.
Mr Dubbe thanks Miss Lulu for an invitation to a picnic. He recalls seeing Lulu riding with Slimly and says he had given up hope. Miss Lulu teases Slimly as unsuited for carrying picnic luggage but says Mr Chesty is different.
The Easy Sprinkler explains how to change spray direction by rotating a pivoted arm. The mechanism uses a manual or simple gear system to set the arc and adjust coverage. Proper adjustment ensures even water distribution and efficient irrigation.
Colonel Merriher visits Newtogo and finds fifteen young women and chaperons in the Mammage Inn crowd. He faces their scrutiny at breakfast and becomes entangled with Miss Ashton while entertaining offers for sails and field day events. A seasick episode leads to a rescue and further awkward encounters during a seaside stay.
A Middlesex Museum naturalist offers a simple lotion to treat brown tail moth rash. Mix one pint ammonia with a half pint soft water and two ounces flour sulphur, rub into affected areas. Initial tingling may occur, but subsequent applications should relieve itching.
In the Sunday Post advice column Miss Champagne invites readers to share opinions on the right age for a woman to marry and to send letters for published responses. A reader laments a faithless partner and is urged to view it as a warning, not a tragedy, with encouragement to move on rather than dwell on despair.
A reader asks if giving presents to a young lady upon engagement is proper and what kind of gift is appropriate. The column advises that such presents are not compulsory but are acceptable when the spirit moves, and suggests a small token of regard as a proper gesture.
A young girl asks for advice on stopping flirting and respecting herself. The letter argues that flirtation harms a girl’s respectability and marriage prospects, urging self-respect as the remedy and noting men’s opinions of women who flirt.
A 22 year old asking if she should marry now or wait for a fiancé to inherit money after his ailing father dies. Advice urges marrying during the father’s life, sharing in his remaining years, and notes that waiting for “dead men’s shoes” is poor logic. Emphasizes happiness if he proves to be a good husband.
Two readers discuss money control in marriage. Morris Feitelberg argues wives should receive all spare funds while husbands keep some money for necessities. A second letter, signed Smoker, asserts men earn the cash and should have half the funds, criticizing wife control and tobacco spending.
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