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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
6
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with annual, six month, and three month rates. It notes payment terms, address changes, and in advance payment requirements. Offices are in Boston and New York distribution through hotels. Editor E. A. Grozier signs as publisher.
The Lowell dynamite blast levelled the Cartridge Company magazine, killing many and destroying homes nearby. Experts question causes but blame proximity of residence to explosives, urging relocation or rezoning. Governors Boutwell and Long discuss war’s end through stricter international law, not just superior weapons.
The column argues against panic over Southern and Eastern European immigration, noting past waves from Ireland and Germany strengthened the nation. It urges stricter immigration screening to prevent accepting the undesirables while welcoming the capable and deserving newcomers arriving in unprecedented numbers.
A newspaper critique questions President Roosevelt and his sons sleeping on bare ground and riding at 2 AM with 20 to 30 mile gallops. It argues the public has no right to such intimate details, viewing his "strenuousness" as eccentric and potentially cranking the presidency.
An editorial criticizes President Roosevelt for endorsing the statute of limitations to shield Hanna McKinley era abuses in postal frauds. It argues for exposing wrongdoers from prior administrations and denies shielding them behind legal technicalities. The piece urges accountability over protecting officials.
Ex-Governor Boutwell and ex-Governor Long spoke at the Massachusetts Club, expressing perspectives on the war’s conclusion and its broader implications. The brief gathering highlighted bipartisan sentiment and reflection on postwar policy.
In Oyster Bay on July 29 Mrs Roosevelt cut stove wood with the President. They helped trim a recently felled tree, stripping limbs for kitchen fire. The pair also played croquet by the barn later in the day.
The naval board reports the Newport Harbor collision between torpedo boat Winslow and yacht Clytie was caused by crowded harbor conditions. The Winslow’s commander faced grounding or striking the Clytie. The government will pay damages and no further proceedings are recommended.
A reader suggests moving the statue of Governor Winthrop from Scollay Square to an appropriate site in Winthrop Square, following a Post interview with the reporter about the statue. The writer, F. W. Goodwin, asks for the relocation plan to be reconsidered.
A reader endorses Judge Emmons urging support for his work. The writer cites a wife and mother driven from home by a husband intoxicated and abusive, praising the judge's efforts to address such hardship and protect families. The letter closes with the signer H. A. Il.
George H. Charron of Lynn Mass. reports that at a July 25 picnic on Oak Island organized by the Union Street Jean Baptiste society, Revere Chief Oakes demanded protection money and threatened to deploy 50 officers if not paid. Charron accuses the chief of coercive authority and extortion.
A mosaic of light verse and short comic pieces from Dorchester and nearby Massachusetts towns. Includes reflections on spring and life, poems by Geo Severne and others, humorous exchanges from Bingville, a playful tale of Weary Waggles, and light social verse from Newtonville and Chelsea.
F M Whitehouse, just back from Europe with newly wed W K Vanderbilt, owns a large Queen Anne estate on the north shore. He hosts many summer house parties, keeps famous stables, and added four automobiles. He enjoys golf and driving a tally ho on winding roads with coaching parties.
A Nashua man describes the Tewksbury dynamite blast over the Concord River. train passengers glimpse a cloud of devastation and stillness on the ruined site. Boston readers learn of varied locals from finance to militia history, politics, and mayoral campaign buttons.
Worcester resident W H Wheeler writes Governor Bates urging trolley safety laws. Proposals include minimum two years experience for motor men on out of town lines, state exams and emergency tests, 100 yard following distance, double air brakes on lines, and making switching theft a criminal offense with rewards for evidence.
Rose Norton recounts leaving her childhood home after choosing a life with a wealthy uncle. Years pass, the home changes to a modern cottage, and she encounters Rodney Allen, now famous and wealthy, who offers forgiveness and lasting protection. They reunite in happiness as she marries him.
A letter from Constant Reader in Boston on July 29 argues about end seat etiquette on crowded transit. The writer notes end seat holders face both subtle pushback and praise, while conductors express annoyance at end-seat hogs and urge keeping a seat one desires.
Masham of Melrose argues in a Post letter that end-seat hogs unfairly blame men for crowded rear seats on Sunday streetcars. He contends smokers and women fill those seats, praising strict rule observance and condemning floor spit as ungentlemanly.
A Lynn Mass reader writes praising improved conduct on city transit following the paper’s discussion of end-seat hogs. The note defends warnings to step off on the right to avoid cars, questions left-hand handling by women, and notes public acknowledgment of the issue’s impact. The letter closes with a dated sign-off “Conductor.”
A Roslindale mass meeting on July 13 sent a petition to Boston Elevated Railway urging an elevated line extension to Forest Hills. Speakers including George Cherry Henry Kramer Jean Nickerson and Rep John A Coulthurst argued Ward 23 would gain by completion. General Bancroft promised a timely decision after noting cost and timeline concerns.
A reader from Boston reflects on bus etiquette as he occupied an end seat near Harvard Square then found himself trapped in the middle by two large women with bundles. He left the car before the stop and calls for broad acceptance that those who cry hog loudly often cling to the end seat to the bitter end.
In this 1908 letter Jeanette A Grant of Newtonville argues the open car design causes congestion and discomfort. She endorses ending the seat when possible and values courtesy, noting she keeps an end seat when offered and thanks others who move up.
A reader from 3 Head Place voices sharp critique of cab and suburban express drivers in Boston. He blasts them for speeding across crossings to run down pedestrians when no officer is present or the pedestrian is unprotected, urging public roast of the drivers. He follows up a prior piece about end-seat hogs with this complaint.
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