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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1903
Page
4
The Bay State extends a warm welcome as seven towns host Old Home week celebrations this season. Massachusetts prides itself on its natives abroad and their accomplishments across the nation. A trolley collision near Marlboro raises safety questions about highway rail lines and regulatory vigilance.
The piece argues last week’s New York stock market turmoil mainly hurts speculators and was a paper loss of about five billion dollars from the 1920s high, not a real drop in national wealth. It says general business remains sound with steady industry, good farm prices, and strong employment, giving confidence in the economy’s resilience.
Dreamwold reports reveal Boralma in prime form after recovery from Hartford accident and potential campaign return. Locomotive rival Derby boss lingers, while Lawson mulls a fresh shot at the free for allers if Boralma proves spry again.
An editorial calls a Board of Police conference on Pemberton square to adopt a practical method for supplementary voter registration within six weeks. It questions Judge Emmons for not providing sufficient registration facilities and urges extra inspectors or deputies to restore suffrage for disenfranchised citizens.
A severe collision on Saturday afternoon is blamed on a car crew failing to wait for the other at a turnout. The timetable and orders were reportedly clear, suggesting negligence by the employees. Inquiry will determine fault and future safety assurances for the traveling public.
Miss Avery Chase Smith of Los Angeles to Mr George Hobbs Beaudry of Marlboro Dartmouth College 1902. Miss Christina S McGaw of Boston to Mr William D Storey. Miss Mary Palmer Metcalf of West Newton to Mr James A Neal of Boston. Miss Olive Loeiie Gould of Hyde Park to Mr John J Lauppe of the same town. Miss Sarah Warren Steele of Jamaica Plain to Mr James H Williams Jr of Bellows Falls Vermont. Miss Elise Marsh of Boylston Street Jamaica Plain to Mr John J Densten of Lynn. Miss Minnie Josephine Garland to Mr George Austin Sanders. Miss Grace A Robbins of Fitchburg to Mr William B Bigelow of Dorchester. Miss Mabel Moore Duhring of Philadelphia to George R Coolidge son of George A Coolidge of Boston. Miss Mabel F Treat of Cohasset and J Harry Winters of Brookline.
Keene New Hampshire July 26 fire gutted part of Clark's block starting in the basement causing an estimated loss near five thousand dollars. Firemen battled the blaze through the night. Damage was confined to lower floors with some smoke and water damage on upper levels.
A poem titled All Sorts by Newton Newkirk critiques the overexposure of the ballad Hiawatha. The verses mock public obsession, mass consumption, and the song’s aging value as it travels from San Francisco to New England and beyond, ending with a plea for its retirement.
James R. Keene reports losing one and a half million dollars between the Waldorf Astoria and Wall Street. He says he woke without the money after an attack he suspects involved knockout drops. He offers a liberal reward for return of the $1,500,000.
A group of New York literary women announce a women run newspaper with every role held by women from editors to advertisers. The piece satirically follows the daily chaos of a women staffed press and the imagined conflicts as men are excluded. The tone mocks gendered work divisions and末 anticipates a bold, controversial launch.
The Scituate residence of Eugene N. Foss stands on Jerusalem road near the end of the lane. Its garden charms the owner who enjoys strolling under an old farmer's hat while weeding and watching blooms grow. The house features a vast hall and a new billiard room where Foss children host friends with ping pong and bagatelle. Foss keeps a well stocked stable with many carriages and two fine automobiles and owns boats kept in Scituate harbor for family fishing outings with his two sons and twin daughters. Nearby lives Mrs. Foss's parents in the Sturtevant house, sharing close companionship with their daughter in later years.
A Charlestown Republican ward canvass shows no clear favorite for mayor among prominent names including Burrage Swallow Dyar Murray Gerry and Tinkham. Ward leaders say it is too early to commit and emphasize Swallow has the strongest local backing among those discussed.
The article mixes legend of Peter M. Arthur’s Irish humor with a Warren town tale about Miss Pritchett and a long-awaited reunion. Blake seeks the Old Home week in Warren and reunites with Martha after ten years, proposing a new home amid memories.
A constant Post reader writes about end seat hogs on surface cars, noting etiquette rules developing among riders. The letter playfully distinguishes end seat hogs as often women, jabs at older men who rush to board or exit, and uses humor to describe riders as lobsters in motion while praising improvements in behavior.
A Daily Reader from Boston July 25 reports reader protests about two well dressed ladies boarding a tram and contending for end seats. The writer notes a woman with a child being helped by another passenger and laments selfish behavior while citing the phrase what's yours is mine what's mine's my own.
A Daily Reader discusses seating etiquette, noting how end seats are quickly claimed once vacated. The writer argues for applying judgment similarly to other life affairs, sometimes yielding to others with bundles or larger patrons, and other times keeping the end seat when justified.
In a July 25 note from Montvale, the writer jokes about a city trip and describes a fellow traveler as an end seat hog. The writer laments heat while another passenger sits in the sun, calling all readers hogs at times.
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