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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
6
Daily issue of the Boston Post from June 8 1907 carried the office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. No. 60 in volume 187.
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The anniversary marks 277 years since settlement, described as the start of the white race in this part of America. Descendants and successors gather to honor pioneers, with Dorchester Boston and the Commonwealth all involved in a citywide celebration.
Jimmy Collins leaves Boston for Philadelphia amid tearful farewells from local fans and baseball enthusiasts. The famed third baseman, once the world’s best, was celebrated for his prime years and remarkable fielding, though knee issues and weight hindered him last season. His final Boston game was described as his greatest performance in memory.
The Independent cites Grover Cleveland denouncing ruthlessness in hunting. He argues game-hogs damage the sport by killing for records and waste game, urging supplementation of laws with unwritten sportsmanship codes and challenging violators from the fraternity of honorable sportsmen.
A letter from business and professional men calls for cooperation to crack down on motorists with powerful engines in the metropolitan area. It argues that lawbreakers threaten traveler safety and that imprisonment is the only effective remedy, urging public security action.
Citizens urged to report murder or manslaughter by auto racers to police or district attorney. The writer notes law abiding drivers are outpaced by racers and calls public cooperation to abate this peril amid an indictment by Suffolk County grand jury.
Legislative committee to hear Governor Guild merger concerns between Boston and Maine and New Haven. The piece argues Massachusetts law bars railroad stock purchases by any firm and questions law’s reach against alien corporations harming New England interests.
A San Francisco column discusses the Womens Christian Temperance Union push to bar books whose heroes fail moral standards. It mocks the campaign citing Henry Esmond Ivanhoe Tom Jones and others and notes only Uncle Tom's Cabin and Official Records of the Boston Board of Aldermen meet the standard. The piece ends with a satirical jab at a local civic committee funding badges.
Dorchester area scene bounded by Bill McNary Franklin Park golf links Cow Pasture and Senator Callender. Citizens favor Red Devil Democracy old tombstones Municipal Garbage Plant and local groups. Residents mainly large families bridge whist Columbus Club and Dorchester Driving Club. song Dear Old Dorchester adopted home.
In convention the Pennsylvania Republicans back Philander Charles Knox as their candidate to succeed Roosevelt, rejecting a third term while endorsing the President. Knox signals he would accept a national convention's action if it reflects Pennsylvania's reasons. The groundwork to influence the convention is noted, with election as a separate matter.
Wilmot R. Evans president of the Winthrop National Bank of Boston and a Boston Five Cents Savings Bank director has purchased Sidney F. Newman estate and the Tenney heirs land on Oldtown Hill in Newburyport. He plans to live in the Newman homestead and later build a summer residence on the hill.
A piratical fantasy titled Bounced on Bounding Billows Last Cruise in Shedd Gore presents a playful ragtime themed performance. The production invites audiences to enjoy nautical whimsy and musical spectacle with lively period flair.
Narrative fragment recalls Captain Shedd Gore in a buccaneer mock cruise off the Bay State with poison grog and a traitor crew member Creosote Charlie who dies after soap poisoning. Intertwined are poems about Jimmy the King of Third Basemen and a tease for forthcoming siege of Hingham.
Milton residents feel secure as General Nelson A Miles camps nearby. Eric Pape hosts a private student exhibit in Massachusetts Avenue studios. Lighthouse inspectors face reassignment. Beacon Street may host them. Eugene Wight dies by suicide shocking Boston friends. Mayor Fitzgerald warms schoolboys with ice cream on field day. Pedestrians laugh at Merrimac Square arrest scene as two drunks queue into a single entry. Wedding reports spark questions about ceremony legality amid slang. Meridian Street Bridge traffic blame pointed at prize blunderers. A slick wagon pedlar sells dirt in sugar barrels. police seek him. A horse helps itself to a fish and potato banquet in Newspaper Row. Government tugs Winnisimmet to offer annual passes for marine reporters. John Levey to wed Sarah Reshowsny in Wilkes-Barre. couple to reside in Roxbury. Royal Arcanum uses telegrams to summon members for Monday event at Lawrence Encampment Hall. Paine Memorial Hall hosts Night Operators of the New England Telephone Company. Patrolman Cunniff remains home building an auto patrol wagon during vacation.
Brookline High School held class day exercises yesterday afternoon in the school hall before a large attendance. Officers of the day were Class poet Marion Baxter class prophet Dorothy Nesbit and orator Donald B Stevens. Welcome address by Charles Harmon.
A 19 year old asks Mildred Champagne about trust in a three year romance and jealousy from a rival bystander. The response urges asking for explanation. A seaworthy tale follows Pauline Irving's farewell voyage and a surprise reunion with Curtis Bronson revealing an engagement to him.
Regardless of weather, stay sharp with Morse made attire. Raincoats and topcoats range ten to thirty dollars. business suits ten to thirty five. evening dress suits thirty to forty. Prince Albert coats twenty two to thirty. cutaway coats fifteen to twenty five. separated trousers two fifty to seven. hats furnishings and shoes offered.
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