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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
6
The article outlines a crisis plan to save the Elevated Subway bill by securing vote pairs in the House. With a two thirds majority needed to pass a bill over a veto, pairing would effectively swap one vote for two. The suggestion signals the lawmakers' entrenchment amid the referendum fight.
The article notes President McKinley’s emphatic rejection of a third term and his statement that he will not be a candidate. It argues the move strengthens his position and moral stance, questioning whether the American people are ready for a perpetual presidency and praising his honorable decision.
The United States urges placing the China indemnity and related disputes before the international tribunal. England resists arbitration with the Boers, while The Hague conference is proposed as the proper venue to settle China terms and claims. Progress on the indemnity amount and methods remains unsettled.
Reports from Porto Rico claim a new internal tax system will soon yield government revenue and trigger abolition of customs duties with the United States. If confirmed, Governor Allen must secure official attestations and notify Washington to enable free trade. The move aims to ease merchants’ complaints and aid planters against speculative sugar price risks.
The Boston Common Council weighs its stance on a large omnibus loan bill, recalling last year’s independent action that saved taxpayers millions. Rumors circulate about abolition of the council as the State House debate continues.
The piece questions whether the Common Council will yield to Aldermen in dictating city policy. It argues against abolishing the Common Council and defends its authority, urging the Council to resist perceived aldermanic pressure and align with public interests. It notes calls from some to end the Council and to have the Legislature decree change.
The Senate sheds light on the subway issue amid the Elevated Company's bid. Senator Gardner argues the core matter is tenure and public rights, not finance, with a forty year transfer of transportation control to a private corporation at stake. The referendum is portrayed as essential to protect Boston's people.
A narrator notes a woman with four tiny recently hatched chickens on the Common, struggling to manage them as two inquisitive Eatsins cause chase. The writeup also mentions nearby trains, visitors, and local social happenings mixing with observations from Wareham to Barnstable County.
A damaged column recounts a train ride with an outspoken passenger linked to local politics. The writer quotes a wish for “more light” and calls for “more manners in public.” It notes a birthday anniversary of the Stars and Stripes and urges flag flying on June 14. It ends with news of Lawrence’s recovery from pneumonia at Winter Hill.
Fragmentary verse recalls a lover who departs to Maine coast while the speaker toils in Boston. The narrator laments loneliness and financial strain from paying summer hotel bills as the other leaves for velvet hills and sea sounds. The tone is plaintive and ironic about economic and emotional loss.
Captain Blackburn sails from Gloucester in a twenty five foot sloop bound for Portugal. He vows not to be annoyed by strangers aboard the voyage.
A provocative column critiques a Boston district near the State House where boarding houses refuse families with children. It likens the policy to a social stigma, noting parents are shunted between matron and desk, and urges lodging access for those with kids.
The text records a deacon's warm praise for a new pastor saying the preacher woke the congregation after five Sundays. The exchange includes playful dialect as the deacon remarks no hollering like the previous preacher.
A cryptic juvenile fishing story appears with garbled phrases and partial sentences about a boy fishing until returning home that night. The text includes incomplete names and stray letters, offering little clear event or dates.
A street scene features the public safety officer questioning a roaming stranger amid playful banter about a mother in law. A railcar mishap, a circus visit, and a dramatic mercy plea unfold as the condemned man awaits execution in a tense courtroom mood.
A fragmentary verse scene speaks of a woman named Mary Bennett Holden sailing far away to a harbor. It describes ships, angels, and a sea of gold suggesting a dreamlike voyage and distant shores.
Joyce and Donald Farrington meet at a society party as their mothers conspire to pair them. Hidden from eager observers, their fated attraction grows. Six months later they elope and wed, defying the plans of their families.
A fragmented 19th century kitchen page lists meals and recipes with breakfast items like cream tripe fried liverwurst and baked potatoes followed by a dense dinner section featuring barley soup roast pork sauer kraut onions and potatoes. It includes garbled instructions for potato pancakes and a brioche style bread. The text also mentions a Windsor Street Ashmont reference and a French pronunciation query.
A full page advertisement for a millinery opening is the centerpiece of the piece. The column notes light social jests about the newspaper reader monopolizing space and a playful revenge where the bill is paid. The assorted quips include a New York girl asking why Philadelphia people don’t eat snails and remarks about Parisian gowns.
A collage of brusque quotes and garbled speech appears in a clipped postscript from a state journal. The text juxtaposes domestic remarks with a fashionably dressed man and a menagerie keeper. The fragmentary pieces read like a crumpled page of gossip and humorous asides.
Bar of Seafield holds the record with 60 000 trees planted across 40 000 acres in Invernesshire. Paraguay uses brick stoves in all houses. Paris maintains an annual hall market at end of March with over 2000 dealers. Tolstoi’s new book is banned by Russia. US wheat and corn yields are given. Mexico and Brazil population figures alongside automotive growth in Ohio and a planned state boulevard link.
The Jordan Marsh Company invites patrons to enjoy a spacious Fourth Floor waiting room with home like comforts. Free checking of bundles and luggage, on site telephone and telegraph, and a matron to assist. The store bills itself as New England’s largest retail establishment and a principal Boston sight inviting all to visit.
Real Turtle Shell Combs Street Floor offers balance of manufacturer stock side and neck combs. Previously priced from $1.75 to $2.00 now marked at 95c.
A Department 3rd floor sale offers water color blocks and crayons at reduced prices. Water color blocks range down to 25c to 1.85, with sizes 10x14 and 7x30. Crayon outfits include thumb tacks and stubs, packed in wooden boxes and priced to clear at 50c.
An old catalog-style notice advertises Alcohol Stoves with pans, ice chests, refrigerators, lawn mowers, and a Royal Wickless Blue Flame stove. It touts product quality, pricing, and a limited-time sale in Boston stores.
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