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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
6
The Boston Post presents a mission driven slogan with a focus on democratic values. It presents a commitment to public service and the idea of steadfast pursuit of objectives without restraint. The wording suggests a political or editorial stance.
The Common Council faces a pivotal vote this evening on the Board of Aldermen's log-rolled loan bill. Democrats are urged to defeat the measure as a stand for economy and honest expenditure, asserting the council’s authority and signaling opposition to special interests. The piece calls for decisive action to kill the bill and urges renewed antimonopoly efforts in the Legislature if needed.
In graceful terms President Dodge of the YMCA rebuts a protest against accepting museum trustees’ reception venue. He argues museums refine minds and aid youth to become better citizens and Christians, noting similar New York and Boston responses. The Boston visit’s reception, hosted amid the museum treasures, counters the objection.
The Senate failed to muster the two thirds needed to override a veto on the Elevated subway bill. Substitution of the Chamberlain bill and a move to refer to the General Court both failed. Governor Crane supports Boston home rule and is likely to sustain the veto after a five day constitutional window.
The Legislature considers revising corporation laws to benefit the public. Representative Newton of Everett and the State Board of Trade push for a special committee to report during recess with recommendations for further legislation. Earlier Senate measures were killed, disappointing the public.
Governor Crane rejects allegations from a pro elevated railway paper that he summoned Senators to press their votes. He says only Senator Luscombe visited him with a message from an Elevated director and that he has not lobbied or interfered with the Legislature. He defends his reference question on a Boston referendum and urges public support for his Home Rule stance.
The column covers Fred R. Comee aboard the battleship Illinois during a trial trip, Betsy Ross and the American flag anniversary, the Franklin Square Conservatory transition, the Home for Aged Couples anniversary, subway transfer issues, a horse ad cigar brand incident, ferry fare schemers caught, Neal E. McPeek renting a Hull cottage, referendum politics in the state House, and Boston girls returning to Nova Scotia.
A local columnist notes travel disruptions between Roxbury and Brookline as summer work patterns shift. Reduced Brookline car service delays riders, with a worker from the electric line forced to start forty minutes early. The Front flower show closes with school children and YMCA convention visitors viewing the exhibit. An Eagles of Boston Aerie No. 4 excursion by luxurious train to Hautreve Grove, Providence, is planned for June 40 led by Joe Janey and Glancy Outing Club.
A quirky local page mixes a nostalgic verse about an old spring with humorous vignettes. It includes a humorous silent conversation on Washington street between two women and snippets of social commentary and light verse. Phrases reference a stone spring, city life, and comic exchanges, ending with a short nod to Newton Newkirk.
In a Sunday Post short story Judy and Lex pursue love while care for Harold climbs a tree. Judy rescues Harold and to Lex’s proposal she responds with a playful kiss and a promise to wait until tomorrow for an answer.
A leading Boston Herald editorial critiques public belief in a looming political or social shift. It argues society misunderstands the size of change and warns against overestimating a single force or figure's impact.
A new boarder muses on the correlation of ideas and cites Mrs Hashcroft's coffee pouring as recalling the Java volcano eruption. The landlady comments, and the exchange ends with laughter over stirred coffee grounds.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a humorous exchange about a man conducting business on a large scale revealing he is in the hay business.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes the hero includes a cad an army officer and a fool. The woman asks about the hero and the man replies the hero is all three. The joke plays on a literary discussion of protagonists and moral contrasts.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a social exchange where a woman rejects a suitor named Mr Simpkins. She tells him not to be embittered by the refusal. He quips that being rejected by a girl with a dog is still notable.
The man with iron-gray hair recalls a boyhood wish to be a circus star. Miss Cayenne relates the same dream, and both admit they are unsure if adulthood mocks their early aspirations or if they are too old to learn the craft.
A humorous exchange features a father and son as the boy questions if the Merrimac reaches the sea and fears a teacher’s punishment for his father’s ignorance. The dad replies with uncertainty while the boy imagines the punishment tomorrow.
A collage of vintage exchanges and quips from early 20th century papers. Includes lines on diplomacy weather and travel from Indianapolis News Chicago Record Washington Star and Pittsburgh Gazette with playful national character and social observations.
A brief fragment records a character named Brobson noting a breakup with Miss Brooks. The text shows miscopies and unclear dialogue about who initiated the separation and who caused it. The source preserves strained phrasing and uncertain attribution.
A movement aims to have Mayor Hart appoint John R. Murphy as city treasurer replacing the deceased Alfred Turner. Republicans near the administration see Murphy as a unifying pivot to fracture Democratic unity and boost GOP chances in the fall. Murphy plans to study abroad this fall, risking dissension unless rewarded with a treasurership and a seat on the School House Commission.
In a letter to the Post, a Citizen lauds Governor Crane's veto of the Elevated railway bill, likening it to Greenhalge and Wolcott vetoes. The writer argues the bill threatens public decency and fair play, praises Crane's stance to preserve the Legislature's good name, and predicts the veto will endure despite attempts to override.
Menu hints cover breakfast lunch and dinner including oatmeal broiled steak egg muffins and cream. Recipes describe grape cream and freeze in moulds while Miss E I Sanford of Malden offers a handwritten kitchen note.
The first annual convention of the United Order of the Golden Star met at Pilgrim Hall East Broadway South Boston. Officers were elected in the morning led by Commander Charles Steere and Vice Commander Addie Armstrong. Directors were chosen in the afternoon and a banquet followed with 27 members repeating.
Willard Spaulding of Peabody son of the late Rev Willard Spaulding was found guilty on fifteen of twenty four counts including breaking larceny arson and burglars tools. Judge Hopkins sentenced him to not less than ten nor more than twelve years in state prison. Spaulding will be taken to Charlestown and not return to Middlesex county.
The Worcester Post argues that both Democrats and Republicans back a Boston Elevated Railway plan to build and own a Washington Street subway for forty years without public consent. It singles out Democrats for abandoning local self government and praises Governor Crane for opposing the bill, predicting he will gain Democratic votes next election.
The article notes 7400 New York police officers handled 138875 arrests last year averaging about 20 per officer. It highlights London umbrella losses at Scotland Yard amounting to 17497 and umbrellas as the top lost item followed by purses. It mentions a new Philadelphia mint costing about 2 million with 24 presses.
The Eliot School class of 1892 plans its first annual reunion and banquet this evening at Young's Hotel with nearly all members expected. The principal and former schoolmasters are invited to attend. The class includes many physicians lawyers and businessmen reflecting its bright standing. Toasts will be given by Daniel J. Geary Philip Ruben and Martin J Finn.
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