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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
7
Delegates frame 1905 apportionments with State and county totals. Major Talbot chairs as district lists and platform talks shape conciliatory tilt toward reciprocity. Ex Gouvernor Bates hinted, Thayer seen as possible rival in Worcester race. Senator Lodge to return from Europe for party unity.
Telegram from Constantinople reports a bomb exploded in the mosque courtyard during the Selamlik. The Sultan was unharmed but several in his party were killed or wounded. Several arrests have been made.
Newport Rhode Island July 21 Private J Hendershot of the marine guard at the training station was found dead among rocks near Easton’s Beach after disappearing during a July 13 bathing trip. Albert A Robinson a seaman apprentice died from wood alcohol poisoning at a local barroom. Police could not locate where the drink was served. Robinson enlisted from Missouri last January.
A fragmentary item lists pairs such as Malone-Wardwell and Champlin-Flanders with associated names including Tal bot Storey Goodrich and French-Atwood Boyden Em ery and Sanderson-Hill with Haynes Graves Non-committal-Innes Bartlett Lang try Leavitt, indicating an unclear roster or cross-reference in the page segment.
The Republican State committee agreed on a platform team with John W Weeks as chairman and George P Lawrence as platform builder. Delegates will be chosen at caucuses on Sept 26 for conventions led by Major Thomas Talbot on Oct 6 in Tremont Temple Boston.
Mothers are urged to feed Lactated Food as the perfect substitute for breast milk. It is described as pure, nutritious, easily digested and assimilated, with claims it prevents cholera infantum, dysentery and diarrhea. Endorsements from eminent physicians are cited, promising restful sleep and steady physical growth for infants.
A six man team in Somerville fights brown-tail caterpillars by burning moths at night with torches on electric poles. The campaign began Monday and covered Broadway Medford Pearl streets Highland avenue Holland Street Summer and Bow streets and several cross streets.
Ex mayor Edwin Upton Curtis may run for mayor if unopposed in the Republican caucuses and no friction splits the party. A publisher claims Curtis would accept a unanimous nomination, with outside funds pledged to campaign costs if Collins is not renominated.
The Faulkner estate at Broonline, owned by the widow Mrs Edward D Brandegee, opens its grounds to visitors on select days. The mansion sits on a hill with extended views, and the Italian garden terraces overlook a meadow and conservatories. Landscape work by Platt features broad halls and verandas linking rooms to gardens and miles of woodland drives.
Paris July 20 Senator Depew sails for New York tomorrow and says his departure from the French capital has no relation to Equitable matters. He asserts his conscience is clear and he will answer all charges on arrival. He will face the music from enemies without fear after decades under public scrutiny.
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announces the final batch of horse hats for the season. Interested teams or stables should apply at MSPCA rooms, 19 Milk Street, as supplies will run out soon.
Washington July 21 Far eastern reports suggest China and Japan could forge a defense alliance within a decade as Japan's victories over Russia influence Chinese views. An official says Asia will be governed by Asiatics, with China and Japan shaping a cooperative future while Russia remains uninterested in aligning with Japan.
Baron Komura Japan's foremost statesman travels by private car provided by J. J. Hill to New York as part of the peace mission. Harvard Law School graduate, descended from samurai, he served as Japan's minister to the United States and later as secretary of foreign affairs after the Boxer Uprising.
Tokio readies a strong reception for Secretary Taft Miss Alice Roosevelt and accompanying delegates. Official and private events are planned with imperial and allied groups forming reception committees to show gratitude for American friendship.
Mrs Edward S Batchelder sails for Europe and tours France Italy before joining Philadelphia hosts for a Buda Pesth voyage. Harriet Robeson arrives in San Francisco en route to Japan. Boston’s summer society unfolds in Northeast Harbor with Parkmans and other notable families. Leila Tuckerman and Willard tour White Mountains by car. Bethulia yachters depart Rockland for New York. Aldrichs stay at Redman Farm Ponkapoag. Rhodes family summers at Ravens Cleft Seal Harbor with local neighbors listed. The Debutante.
The piece argues corsetieres push smaller waists to attract men while men ignore fashion shifts. It notes women in history attended extreme events and now the "new woman" displays bright wit and humor, moving away from simple serious tone to showcase brains.
John H. Durman argues in a letter to the Post that a Boston and Maine merger with Boston and Northern would reduce streetcar competition, lower service quality, and shrink property values near Greenwood Wakefield. He contrasts rail passenger comfort, timeliness, and seats with crowded streetcars and higher travel times, urging public opposition to consolidation.
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