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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post issue dated June 1 1907 from Post Publishing Co Boston Massachusetts. News and notices compiled for readers at 259 Washington Street with the daily paper number 54 in volume 187.
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Schoolboys marched in orderly formation while girls dressed in spring finery waved handkerchiefs. The Boston regiments presented a manly, veteran-like drill and alignment during the parade yesterday.
The piece notes summer arriving by calendar while spring is scarcely felt with little preparation. Weather forecasters offer no immediate relief, yet the world has shifted into a summer mood and real warmth is expected soon.
Dwindling marchers signal the passing generation that fought the Civil War. The war ended 42 years ago with 2,667,000 Union soldiers. Pension Bureau records show 985,971 pensioners, including over 250,000 widows and dependents. Last month 3,616 old soldiers died and 882 names were added under the service pension act. Our heroes are passing away.
The passage questions a proposed law to permit clam digging on Sundays while banning fishing. It critiques the ethical distinctions as discrimination and argues the rationale is unclear, comparing clams, potatoes, post-holes, and subways, and noting ancestral views on enjoying pleasures.
Memorial Day Work Horse parade in Boston outshines the fashionable horse show by highlighting animals that perform essential community labor. Prizes carry deeper meaning than ribbons, reflecting capacity over display. Led by Henry Childs Merwin, the event inspired similar parades in New York with about 1800 work horses and top awards.
Harvard varsity crew shows growing experience but lacks staying power as Cornell overtakes on the home stretch. The two mile Cayuga race mirrors the Columbia contest on the Charles with Harvard leading early and Cornell finishing within less than a boat length.
The article notes strain on Harvard rowing crews with some finishers in distress. It suggests Cornell could beat Yale if given a chance, and Harvard’s defeat is not disgraceful. The preliminary tests warn Harvard oarsmen to improve.
Senator Joseph B. Foraker argues that the expanded federal patronage tied to newly acquired insular possessions gives the president a dangerous tool to shape public sentiment and control officials. He warns that this power, growing with annexations and new departments, could be used to threaten civil service integrity and influence successor choices.
A proposed order from Representative Myers would create a special recess committee to study the merger of the Boston and Maine with the New Haven railroads. The committee would report to the Legislature in January with recommendations to halt or prevent a detrimental consolidation, while urging action by commercial and business groups.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology held a routine meeting in Rogers Building yesterday afternoon. The conferring of degrees occupied the special attention while the search for a president successor was not discussed. The matter will be raised at the annual corporation meeting in about two weeks.
Joseph W. Russell secretary of the Lawrence and Mather School Alumni Association thanks the Post editor for generous space before and after their annual reunion and banquet held on the 14th. The appreciation notes the edition assisted advertising and expresses deep indebtedness.
All Sorts hosts a playful June welcome with poems and quips about weather mishaps and June’s arrival. The piece lampoons poets and public figures, highlighting chilly forecasts, open drains, and lighthearted commentary on summer’s approach.
A whimsically titled Rag Time stage piece features a piratical fantasy with playful nautical imagery and masked performers in a lively promenade. The vignette blends humor, rhythm, and nautical bravado to entertain audiences.
In a serialized epic, Captain Gore plunges from Bunker Hill while chased by Senator Corbett who tries to halt him. Gore turns rubber on impact, avoiding harm. the cliffhanger hints at a continuing adventure with crowd reaction and a mock-legal pace.
Newton May 31 mayor and Mrs Edgar W Warren announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Bessie I Warren to Henry M Skelton set for Tuesday in the Congregational church A reception will follow at 135 Lincoln Street at the Warren home
Observations on Washington street crowds, a penny whistle street performer, bicycle mishap, theater news about Wilmer Walter and Bowdoin Square, auto poker on the streets, Italian funeral tribute in Worcester, Arlington’s centennial, mackerel season in Gloucester, and Memorial Day happenings with General Peabody’s jokes and 2000 canoes on the Charles River.
Dear Miss Champagne I advise H A C. Do not marry for rosy cheeks for they fade. My motto Love wisely and well. keep him in your heart and walk life’s path together. Yours truly Mrs H.
A 20 year old man seeks guidance from Dear Miss Champagne on winning a girl who rejects his advances. He describes his looks and social success and asks how to win her affection. The response notes that persistent vanity signals may deter commitment and suggests changing approach to win her over.
In Dorothea’s debut at the distant music academy she plays her own pieces and the piece Silverbrook. The audience applauds yet she finds deeper emotion in memories of Silverbrook and rushes to home the next day despite rising fame.
At the Worcester Art Museum 10th annual oil painting show prizes were awarded. Horatio Walker of New York won $300 for Oxen Drinking, Charles Woodbury of Boston $200 for At Sea, and Henry O. Walker of Lakewood $100 for a portrait of Mrs H. The exhibition runs through September with about 150 prize winning paintings.
Mayor Fitzgerald OKs 6000 appropriation for Charlestown June 17 celebration by the city council joint committee. Allocations include $1500 for the carnival, $750 for music, $209 for marines sailors, and multiple $150 grants to veterans groups and camps with remaining funds for decorations, ball game, bonfire, incidents.
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