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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
6
Boston daily paper from June 5 1907 outlines local notices, ads, and news items. Includes listings for events at 259 Washington Street and notices from Post Publishing Co. with typical city items, classifieds, and brief reports.
The Post Publishing Company announces subscription prices for Daily Post and Sunday Post. Rates include daily one year at specified amounts, six months, three months, and monthly options. Canadian rates reflect postal increases with daily and Sunday options and per-copy pricing.
The text argues weather prognosticators are fallible yet summer will arrive in Boston as it inevitably does each year. It dismisses Weather Bureau denouncements and predicts summer’s return despite uncertain forecasts.
The article highlights the rise of women graduates in leading institutions. MIT’s traveling scholarship in architecture was won by Miss Ida A. Ryan of Waltham, defeating male competitors. The piece notes women increasingly claim roles once held by men.
After more than 30 years on the Suffolk County Probate Court bench Judge John W. McKim, age 84, plans retirement not due to health issues but to enjoy leisure. The move, while awaited, honors his long service and public esteem as he leaves the judiciary.
Mayor Fitzgerald counters Boston papers including the Post over a supposed annual municipal payroll rise. He clarifies a net increase of 79 positions, with 42 in hospital services and 30 as health department medical inspectors. He blames an initial error on a City Hall representative and defends fair treatment by critics.
An editorial warns the Massachusetts Legislature to assert state authority against the New Haven and Hartford railroad plan to evade state law by controlling the Boston and Maine. It argues urgent action before next year’s restrictions, urging Beacon Hill to curb foreign railroad influence.
The piece criticizes Massachusetts House actions on Sunday laws as folly and overreach. It notes penalties for attending non sacred music and restrictions on concerts and recreations after 2 pm, urging a plain rational rule balancing sacred and communal needs, with Senate reform or repeal.
The article highlights Governor Hughes of New York bending the Legislature to his program. He pushes bills for state wide utilities control, a Mayor McClellan recount veto clash, an omnibus probe of state departments, campaign finance reform, water power control, and higher railroad tax. The piece notes his effort to keep the Legislature busy beyond Beacon Hill’s prorogation.
The Boston Post announces a news alliance with the New York Herald giving Boston Post exclusive access to Herald cable telegraph and local news. The arrangement starts Sunday June 2 and is expected to boost the Post's growth and reach with Herald coverage.
A verdict for the defendant was returned in the Superior Court yesterday in the suit for 30000 damages brought by Emil Teichmuller against Boston and Northern Street Railway Company. The plaintiff was struck by a car in crossing Washington avenue near Orange Street, Chel-
Allsorts notes a humorous clash over clams and nature studies. A spoof tale features Orpheus the giant Maine clam and his mate Verbena, with a witty aside about editors and weather forecasts and June jokes from Cynical Cynthia.
An illustrated piratical tale centers on Captain Shedd Gore aboard near Boston Light. Demon Dan discovers a traitor aboard the Quinine as the crew search for the missing keel and uncover barnacle clues while awaiting the next chapter.
Billy Lepline describes Marguerite and Gladys shopping yesterday. Marguerite buys vases in anticipation of June rose buds while Gladys purchases handkerchiefs for the June rose cold. Special despatch notes quest to test Mark Twain on truth evasion.
A dinner with Queen Veracity features mock-turtle soup and other evasive menu items. She lists three examples of white lies, critics, and playful verse about Willie and his new loud hat-band.
Brookline fireman Burke awakens to his brother Pete showing the bed scene and Burke explains it was a dream of repairing the chief’s auto. Wellesley clock has missing hands with a caricature across the dial as students seek the time. A Boston conductor notes open cars are safer for passengers than box cars when a mother and child nearly alight at speed. The article also covers remarks by Hon. James M. Herd on government rail ownership and other local social scenes.
John Lee inherits a neglected Virginia estate the Mansion House and a 17 year old cousin Brandon. He contemplates selling to fund his own future while feeling kinship with the South and its roses. Brandon prefers staying near home, delaying education or business plans. Lee tours the grounds, torn between duty and opportunity as he contemplates the fate of the estate and his young cousin.
A startled young cousin Brando Wee arrives at Mansion House and pleads to stay, dropping roses as she clashes with John Lee over loyalties and a hidden northern past. He, swept by southern ardor, begs her to remain and dreams of a permanent partnership.
A reader asks Mildred Champagne how to end love for a woman he cannot marry for two years. The adviser urges honest communication, seeking better work, and letting love inspire him to become worthy and capable.
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