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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
6
Identification of vehicles is urged to curb anonymous drivers and deadly crashes. A large license number on rear and sides would allow quick tracing of offenders, preventing unidentifiable autos from terrorizing highways. The piece cites the Reading accident and calls for immediate tariff relief and Canada beef price parity.
The article discusses Senator Charles Sullivan’s referendum resolution, passing a standing in the Legislature. It would authorize a 30 day pause on acts passed by the Legislature upon 300 legal voters request, with signatures equal to 5 percent of registered voters. If petitions are filed, the act waits for a public vote at the next annual election. The proposal requires legislative approval and popular acceptance, with safeguards to prevent abuse.
After the Buffalo tragedy a push to protect the President from anarchists and madmen gains support. Congress debates scope and constitutional limits with Senate urging broad safeguards. The public favors simple penalties for attacks on the President and officials in the line of succession, leaving policing to standard forces.
The Buffalo Times contrasts beef prices in Buffalo with Fort Erie noting Buffalonians face about 50 percent higher cost of living under the beef trust. A list of around 16 meat items shows Americans paying 3 to 6 cents more per pound post raid, while Canadians pay largely the same as before. The piece cites a 2 percent ad valorem export duty on smoked meats and 3 percent on dressed meats, illustrating tariff unfairness across the Niagara River.
The piece notes Colonel Carroll D Wright will investigate the coal miners and coal combine dispute without presidential commission, aiming to gauge options for arbitration. It criticizes Hanna for failing to mobilize public sentiment and expects Wright to push public opinion toward arbitration without bias.
The Saxonia’s departure drew a large crowd at the Boston dock with Captain Warr’s courtesy enhancing the farewell. Notables and locals like Eben D. Jordan and John A. Burnham plan summer moves and estates in Wenham and Nahant while boxing exhibitions at the North End offer entertainment for youths and park trees at North End Park show steady growth.
The National Association of Credit men, now in Louisville Kentucky, brings together over 400 credit leaders from major houses across the country. John R. Ainsley of the city is a peer, with six Boston delegates attending the convention.
A quirky column from Lynn Mass dated June 9 1902 muses on fleas Noah’s ark and a playful mix of verse jokes and anecdotes. It includes a lighthearted answer about fleas stowed aboard the ark and a string of wit and cartoonish bits reflecting the period.
A devoted wife awaits her husband on their wedding anniversary to find him married to another woman. The husband confesses his infidelity, plans to run away with his lover Dora, but the wife awakens and learns it was all a dream. The husband returns and teases the wife, who pretends the frightful scene was only a dream. The story closes with a tender reunion as the lovers embrace, and the wife rests content in her husband's arms.
A Post letter from a reader endorses the New England Anti Vivisection Society and quotes Argues that true civilization requires compassion for all sentient beings, regardless of class, sex, or nationality. The writer cites Power Cobbe and stresses moral duty toward animals.
Fr J Abbott of South Boston writes that Britain will not allow home rule or a Dublin Parliament, urging Irishmen to display mourning on Coronation Day. He argues the Irish suffer under centuries of domination and urges a somber response rather than celebration, invoking anti-idolatry sentiments and protest through symbolism.
A Roxbury reader signs BN. BA asks the Post for advice on feeding eight people with two meals and weather protection for a week on fifty cents. She details the strain of shoe costs and basic meats, fearing poverty could split her home with six children, oldest 12, youngest 14 months.
The letter urges stringent auto laws and a national identification system for cars. Speaker John P. Spearns argues numbered illuminated plates would deter reckless driving and aid authorities in locating vehicles involved in accidents, reducing danger on public roadways.
Philip T. Burns, painter of 44 Union Park Street, restrained a runaway pair of horses pulling a carriage in a crowded inter street. He halted the pair after a hard struggle. A lady in the carriage was badly scared, and Burns sustained a strained arm and a bruised leg before seeking emergency hospital care.
Washington June 10 Representative W A Smith of Michigan who will preside over the Republican State Convention in Detroit June 29 today secured from the President a definite promise to visit Grand Rapids Mr Smiths home town in September next after the meeting of the Spanish war veterans in Detroit he President promised Representative Littlefield of Maine that he would visit Rome Mr Littlefields home some time in August
Nursery refrigerators for nursery and sick room available in small medium and large sizes. Glacier Freezer with automatic turn scraper on dasher promises quicker smoother cream. Gas range with two burners offers even baking. Special sale this week includes a 3 quart size at 15.00.
The Committee on Corporation Laws established under Stats. 1902 chapter 335 invites written statements on formation taxation and conduct of corporations foreign or domestic. Municipal banking and public service firms are excluded. Communications to 709 Exchange Building Boston. Hosea M. Knowlton chairman Charles G. Washburn Frederick J. Stimson.
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