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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
6
Critics condemn the new police list method as an obstacle to voting rights. They note the burden on working people who must travel to Femberton square, fill forms, and endure delays to restore a dropped name, urging open listing stations to ease the process.
The piece warns of get rich quick schemes led by large operators and exposes the American Finance and Mortgage Company of New York. It tells how a Cleveland schoolteacher invested, attracted about 50 local teachers, and gathered possibly over a million dollars. It notes the ongoing Franklin Syndicate case and calls for guarding credulity against aggressive promises.
A turn of events from London sources says Japan will delay action against Russia until October to gauge Russia’s Manchuria evacuation. The article stresses Japan Britain defense ties and potential Franco British involvement should France be drawn in, suggesting Europe’s war footing hinges on East Asian moves.
The passage hints at military maneuvering over thousands of miles and notes possible repetition of Japanese offensives in the invasion and conquest of China. It reflects strategic discussion rather than presenting a fixed timeline or confirmed operation.
The article notes unrest among tariff supporters in Massachusetts as Congressman Lovering and Eugene N. Foss signal doubts about party unity. It suggests tariff revision leans voters toward the Democrats, prompting calls for stricter party discipline and fear of a major GOP shift at the October convention.
An illustrated verse about a ancient bullfrog praying to a tadpole, contrasting sunlit days with a clever polywog’s indifference. The piece portrays the frog’s secret lair and a departing polywog, ending with Sal Skinner's signature.
In western Kansas prairie towns several score Eastern college men and artisans, stranded 2000 miles from New York, walk penniless and jobless after seeking harvest labor. Fred Nuttall, an Englishman, reports their condition as desperate and they are viewed as tramps.
Cambridge Mayor McNamee says he is not sure he will run again this fall and plans a four week vacation in Robbinston Missouri. He notes the mayoral job is hard and he has received all the honor the position can give, adding he would run only if a rival candidate prompts him.
In Seattle during July 2-4, Dawson Charley and Indigenous companions struck rich placer grounds in the Lake Arkell district about 70 miles from Whitehorse and 20 miles from the Yukon River. Surface dirt yields 15 cents per pan as prospectors from Dawson, Whitehorse, and Skagway join the rush to claims near two rich creeks.
A satirical column mocks religious figure Rev. Mr. Ancient of Halifax for alleging women golfers swear on the links. It jokes about women golfers' mis hits, proclaims equal right to profanity, and riffs on local topics like a Wachusett strike settlement and civic thrift.
Bay State towns prepare elaborate Old Home Week events featuring speakers such as former governors Rollins and Long. Hull hosts open-air exercises with a bonfire in Stow and a town banquet with Attorney General Parker. Amherst schedules a bonk shell event and a parade followed by a Common meeting and water sports exhibit.
The Sphinx article mocks claims that the literary center shifted from Boston to Philadelphia. It argues the idea is absurd and taunts readers about the notion, noting Boston would not lose intellectual primacy to other cities.
Special report from San Francisco notes Jim Jeffries preparing for a bout with Corbett. Jeffries boasts of heavy training and jaw strength while expressing confidence he will defeat Corbett, claiming newspaper coverage favors him over his rival.
Joseph C Lenix general baggage agent for the Boston and Albany railroad died at 107 Thorne street South Weymouth after a four week illness of brain fever. Born in Mount Joy Pennsylvania he worked for the Pennsylvania railroad before moving to Boston and later to South Weymouth. He leaves a sister and brothers in Pennsylvania and Colorado. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm under railroad auspices with cremation at Forest Hills Crematory.
A brief notice of Frank Keyes Foster's volume The Karma of Labor and Other Verses priced at 1. cloth and 50 cents paper. It highlights Foster's socio about labor life. It notes Foster's previous work The Evolution of a Trades Unionist and praises the book's portrayal of shop life and labor issues. The Liberator Publishing Company at 6 Eliot Street issued the volume with a portrait.
Newton Newkirk interviews a staunch end-seat hog who defends taking the open car seat as a right. He justifies it by fare paid and “squatter’s sovereignty,” while the interviewer highlights the inconvenience to others and questions liberty in such behavior. Legislation won’t easily change this custom.
The Boston Transcript editorial questions why the end seat issue stirs fresh agitation. It argues people will grab end seats as long as they exist and suggests the full truth about the matter is complex and unsettled.
A narrator jokes about a man who hoarded money and refused to spend it. He dies and his relatives claim his wealth, prompting a humorous moral about greed and the fate of the miser. The verse is light verse with playful rhymes.
The Observant Citizen notes Charles M. Schwab travels in the West, visiting Colorado and Michigan, amid a stock market glare. W A Paine, in Michigan with family, enjoys leisure away from business. Other items include Gaston’s extemporaneous campaign speech, Stone’s Tunk Pond fishing trip, and a social dinner for Kennedy and Lally.
President P F Sullivan of the Boston and Northern Street Railway says end seat hogs are not a legislative issue and public opinion will improve behavior in New England communities. He notes noticeable improvement over recent years.
A reader voices agreement with Alderman Bresnahan on end seat disputes aboard transit cars. The writer argues conductors should focus on internal rules and asserts end seats are first come first served, with few exceptions.
The battleship Kearsarge is expected to arrive in Bar Harbor Maine from Portsmouth England on a speed test. Navy officials anticipate her to dock early tomorrow morning or later in the day.
Ex Governor John D. Long and his family enjoy a quiet summer life at their Hingham residence. The former Secretary of the Navy photographs the grounds with a kodak while son Pierce and the Irish setter Randy accompany him. The house sits among creeping ivy with a veranda for reading and afternoon tea, as Mrs. Long tends nasturtiums and sweet peas.
A child narrator recounts summer plans at Cape Ann with Uncle Fwed and Auntie. They visit Mr. Wiley’s fish house to catch lobsters and clams, then tease a horseshoe crab, ending with supper. The playful mischief and vivid details mirror a child’s imaginative travelogue.
Baron De Bush died after a collision with an express train near Northampton as he traveled to Scotland. His wife, American soprano Pauline Joram, accompanied him.
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