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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
6
The fragment notes a daily publication issued by Post Publishing Co with issue date June 14 1906 at 250 Washington Street Boston Mass. No additional events or details are readable in the text.
Postal subscribers warned that the post must be paid and delivery would be discontinued without further notice. The notice appears from B. Grolier, better and publisher, soliciting subscribers to settle debts to avoid service interruption.
The Simmons College commencement lists five graduates in household economics, 17 in secretarial studies, and 10 in library science. President Henry LaFavre notes the blend of intellectual base with practical instruction, praising women’s advancement in these essential, honorable fields.
The Boston State Board of Trade and the Boston Merchants' Association lead a chorus of businessmen opposing the merger bill. The New England Shoe and Leather Association adds objections, arguing it would curb competition, centralize control in New York firms, and harm street railway customers. Leaders warn Beacon Hill lawmakers to heed these views.
An editorial urges Governor Guild to veto the merger bill, arguing it serves railroad and foreign corporate interests, threatens Massachusetts policy, and could create a transportation monopoly. It warns the Legislature to heed public concern and avoid an error requiring executive correction.
The first Simmons College commencement yesterday added a new higher degree to its catalog signaling growth in advanced study and institutional development. The event marked a milestone for the college and its graduates with a ceremonial listing of the newly conferred degree.
The piece urges Massachusetts Representatives to oppose the Merger Bill as harmful to public interests and to enforce state law against corporate consolidation. It warns that a trolley and steam railway merger would create a Wall Street controlled transportation trust and harm fares services and regional growth.
Colonel William D. Sohier of Boston and the north shore received a bronze medal from the Massachusetts Humane Society for rescuing John Warrive from drowning at Round Pond Hamilton on January 28. His companion Ernest Gray drowned during the attempt as the ice weakened by warm weather gave way.
Miss Ruth Leighton Pike of Cambridge received the Thayer medal at Dean Academy’s 40th annual graduation exercises for general excellence in work conduct and spirit. Dorchester’s Miss Marian Atherton Swift earned honorable mention. Pike is daughter of late City Clerk W W Pike.
A playful 1906 correspondence from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to his son includes satire on money, gasolene prices, and European travel, with humorous anecdotes about hats wigs teeth and a Carnegie bug nightmare. It blends social witticisms and short quips from Thoughtful Sim and Cape Con Argus.
A fragmented line references Jake Dinker and Jones amid campaign chatter about a post and a possible election. The text hints at prayer and vow of support as the contest unfolds.
The report recalls the Port Hudson battle fought on June 14 1863 in Louisiana. It notes a gambling raid in Revere occurring a year earlier.
A Boston gathering marks George S. Goodwin’s golden anniversary at Munroe Tavern in Lexington. Lieutenant C Russell Alley of Boston Harbor wed Miss Ellen Belle Bartlett and will teach mathematics at West Point starting Aug. 1. Tufts awaits a large Bequest from Miss Hilla Bartlett. Dartmouth grad Julius Arthur Brown, a Rhodes Scholar, is linked to Boston friends. Representative Henry W Seward weds Margaret Benton of Watertown. Lt Col Thomas F Edmonds seeks retirement. Major Thomas Talbot may succeed. Dignitaries Varadhara and Loftus cross from Washington to East Gloucester for summer. Mayor Daly receives a red morocco scrapbook of recent mayoral banquet. Governor’s Island vacation plans draw South Boston and East Boston residents. Mayor Fitzgerald accepts Bay State Riding and Driving Club field day invitation for June 18 at Watertown.
Jeremiah 8B. Sweeney of Harrison street sues Rev. C. S. McFarland former Maplewood Congregational Church pastor for 300 dollars alleging a dog bite. Case set for early fall trial with Peter J. McGuire for plaintiff and George R. Jones and Truman R. Hawley for defense.
Councillor Big Mike Sullivan remains hospitalized with a condition described as not serious but not encouraging. He is expected to stay several days at City Hospital before possible discharge to his home in South Boston.
Ad claims Sozodont strengthens gums and teeth, gives a pearly lustre, and purifies breath. The copy urges readers to stand by Sozodont for lasting dental support and reliability.
Abner confesses resignation to Nellie Greenley over his call to preach, choosing to return to farming despite Nellie’s refusal to marry a farmer. In the vestry, Allie Shipley consoles him as he contemplates a future near her and the plains of peace.
One of the season’s most charming June brides Miss Fannie Iselin will wed Philip W Livermore Harvard 03 today at the Iselin residence on Long Island New York. The ceremony will be simple with only immediate relatives and close friends present due to family mourning. The Iselin family is prominent in Boston society. Ernest Iselin married Pauline Whittier daughter of General Whittier of the Somerset Club. The groom was a Harvard student active in several exclusive clubs.
Dear Miss Champagne writes on romance and offers unsolicited advice about relationships. The writer discusses daily costs, marriage benefits, and the idea that a good wife balances happiness and sorrow, suggesting a personal, opinionated tone on love and marriage.
A widower asks Miss Champagne whether to wed a 50‑year‑old widow who deceived him. The adviser cautions that reform may not occur and warns that marrying older, untrustworthy partners risks unhappiness, urging to consider true, nearer partners instead.
An old advertising line praises Pfaffs Beer as a pure beverage that cannot harm, offering strength to endure. It touts the product as superior year round and highlights a glass of Pfaffs Beer as unmatched.
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