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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
4
Washington May 31 William J Bryan has swept delegates elected last week to the Democratic national convention at Denver. He holds an overwhelming lead and is within 91 of the two thirds needed, while Johnson and Gray forces stall.
The House committee will extend investigations through the recess. Chairman Mann plans to collect substantial statistics from the Census Bureau and the Department of Labor this summer.
The article describes the new sheath bathing suit as the latest style for women to appear at beaches near Boston. Madame La Modiste reports orders for dozens of suits made from costly materials and tailored to fit precisely, with the pink shell tint favored.
The ad touts P. G. Naphtha Soap as white to prove absence of rosin unlike yellow soaps that may include rosin. It warns that rosin is cheap and some soaps contain up to 25%. The message urges buyers to choose white soap and claims five cents per cake offers more value.
Dr George W King of People's Temple spoke on the attitude of the Methodist church toward amusements last night. He framed amusements as sinful pleasures doubtful pleasures and those not doubtful and urged ministers decide how to deal with intelligent followers.
The general constitution of the Methodist church bans dancing, games of dance, theatre going, attending horse races circuses dancing parties and dancing schools under penalty of expulsion to true Methodists.
Advertisement explains Map Flake wheat cereal made from whole wheat cooked for six hours steamed and cured for days then flaked thin and baked at 400 degrees. It claims maple syrup is used for children and asserts superior digestibility and nutrition versus other cereals.
The note invites a coupon exchange offering a free 15 cent package of Maps Flake. It promises an order good at a grocer and urges the reader to tell Maps Flake how good it is while prompting asking children what food they will have next.
Massachusetts G A R leaders criticize Secretary Taft's Grant remarks in a Memorial Day address. Judge advocate James H Wolff says the Grant reference should have been omitted while others defend Grant's legacy and stress the value of history. A separate letter from Acting Governor Eben S Draper declines intervention in Senate actions and signals possible veto power on pending legislation.
Secretary of War William Taft said he distressed that his Decoration Day remarks in New York were construed as an attack on General Grant. He stressed deep admiration for Grant and his work, insisting he did not mischaracterize Grant’s memory or his resignation from the army.
Admiral Robert E Peary outlines plans for a new Arctic expedition to the Pole aboard the Roosevelt with a larger boiler battery and square sail. He will again be guided by Captain Robert A Bartlett and include George Wardwell as chief engineer with American crew after strict selection. The party will total about 20 plus Eskimo hunters, wives and children, totaling 40 to 60 Eskimo, needing 200 to 250 dogs for the trek.
In Budapest Count Lazlo Szecheny asks the House of Magnates to add Vanderbilt to his name to ease investing the countess share of Vanderbilt funds. The countess signs as Gladys Countess Szechenyi Vanderbilt, with the latest venture in Remete near Ungvar. The decision centers on a feudal castle, a key incentive.
Senator Vahey avoided comment on the incident saying more would come later. He claimed the Senators speaking to the Acting Governor pursued only the aim of enacting laws in the interest of women and children and denied seeking publicity.
An appeal from Massachusetts senators to Acting Governor Eben S. Draper urges approval of the 54 hour work bill for women and children in mills. It notes opposition by the Arkwright Club and asks Draper to act free of political concerns in the public interest.
Senate chamber date May 30 1908 text shows Draper declining to use influence to push a 54 hour mill workers bill. He notes a signed appeal from Democratic senators plus an independent Democrat urging passage, cites Arkwright Club lobbying against the bill, and says such direct executive instruction is unprecedented and inappropriate.
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