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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1907
Page
6
Daily publication text indicates issue number 67 of volume 187 issued June 17 1907 by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. The readable portion includes date and address with no discernible article event or named individuals.
The notice lists subscription prices for The Daily Post and The Sunday Post in the U S and Canada. It notes vacation-time mailing at 25 cents per month for both editions, and Canadian rates including daily and Sunday posts. Payments by check or money order to The Post Publishing Company. cash not sent.
Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post from your newsdealer or newsboy, notify us by mail. EB A Grozier editor and publisher.
The article notes the legislature will not be prorogued early as the merger question demands action. A decisive settlement is sought and unlikely before next week, with careful handling deemed essential even if it extends the session by a fortnight.
The Pennsylvania constitution forbids railroads from coal mining and President Baer and associates ignored the rule. Federal rail rate law prohibits railroads from moving coal from their mines across state lines except for their own use, and courts may challenge the proceedings as violating the anthracite monopoly's claimed divine right.
The six month shrinkage in securities value in the United States totals four billion dollars. Property remains and earnings from interest and dividends stay strong or rise for holders. The tax collector appears to be the only one to record an actual loss.
Charlestown marks the Battle of Bunker Hill anniversary with a parade banquet and sports. The weather bureau predicts favorable conditions and residents fill the town in gala dress and strong enthusiasm for the citys biggest Revolutionary observance.
A railroad committee argues any merger must follow lawful, open methods. It cites New Haven road’s secret acquisition of 100000 Boston and Maine shares and urges cleansing of this offense before seeking legislative approval to consolidate under existing Massachusetts law.
In opening addresses at The Hague the tributes of appreciation and applause for President Roosevelt were not to be read as evidence of any willingness to compromise or yield. The report notes these expressions as formal courtesy without signaling political concessions or shifts in policy.
The article notes US opposition to universal disarmament while supporting reduced armament. It cites statements from M Nelidoff and the Dutch foreign minister at the conference, with Germany and Austria favoring a narrowed agenda. It emphasizes American belief that excessive armament should be restrained and that the US will participate in Hague deliberations.
The piece argues the second Duma's dissolution signals an autocratic crisis in Russia. It notes friction between the government and representatives, the muzzling of the press, mass arrests, and looming civil conflict. It also warns that abandoning the Duma would harm credit and that a continuing assembly remains possible despite the upheaval.
A St Louis bride Mrs John Ebberling was struck in the eye at Baltimore Union Station when guests tossed rice. A shard in the rice cut and blinded her eye. the incident followed a joyous wedding departure as the couple fled a party of friends.
The Rev. E. C. Webster conducted a weekly parlor service at the Revere House hotel. Travelling salesmen and theatre professionals attended as the Rev. Mr. Chase of Arlington delivered a sermon on how adverse circumstances form nobility of character. The service aims to provide pastoral care for strangers unreachable by local pastors.
The Boston and Maine Agents Association held its annual outing at Kineo Maine with 125 members arriving from Boston. Activities included a mountain climb and a Moosehead Lake excursion. Officers elected at the prior night’s meeting were Joseph G. Stoddard president Harry A. White head vice president and William Fernald secretary.
Secretary of War Taft arrived from St Paul at 8 30 this morning saying he had fully recovered. A few hundred locals came to pay respects. He attended church and then left at 1 pm for Fort Meade with Senators Gamble and Kittredge and Governor Crawford.
A spoof bulletin from All Sorts imagines a June 17 20th century reporting scene at Bunker Hill. It folds in mock interviews, photo stunts, marching orders, political intrigue, and a dramatic timetable with figures like Colonel Prescott, Governor Guild, and President Roosevelt.
Inclosed is the last quotation received via the Bucket Shop wire. Pie Se bids 10c asked for Garnett Marks in Boston.
Local column recalls Boston baked beans fame and Saturday suppers, describes a Neponset baseball postgame chat, and notes Dorchester financier Timothy Kelleher's Brooklyn visit. Also covers Texas bankers arrival delays, robin gatherings on Boston Common, a Milton clerk’s honeymoon ruse, horses guiding a Brookline carriage, and a 100 year old almanac find.
The writer, a 20 year old in Boston, asks advice on returning home after lending money to her aunt’s husband. She plans to marry a 21 year old fiancé with a fine job and asks whether to sell a sealskin muff or accept carfare. The counselor urges honesty with her father, hints that her uncle causes family strife, and endorses relying on her fiancé, who may become family protector.
Dick Warren plans to test Ethel Shannon’s feelings while his sister May hosts a party. Ethel, weary from shopping, confronts Warren as he reveals his wife exists, sparking a storm of shock and longing.
Charity group Sea Trip of Toilers invited working women on a first harbor outing of the season. Two launches carried guests under manager E. E. Waite as they escaped city heat. Weekday trips will aid more families and a south shore camp is planned for summer nights.
The New North Meeting House of the Third Unitarian Church in Hingham celebrated its 100th anniversary with morning services led by Rev. John Snyder and the Lord's Supper. Evening exercises featured an address by Rev. Charles Edward Park and included clergy Louis C. Cornish, Charles T. Billings, and John Snyder with notable music.
Cong Adath Israel of Hyde Park held a free afternoon and evening concert at French's Opera House to mark the purchase of a new scroll of the laws and to bolster the building fund. A reception preceded the program with speeches, supper, and dancing following the varied musical lineup.
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