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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1904
Page
9
The piece argues the state must cut expenses if revenue falls, and warns against shifting costs onto cities and towns. It discusses direct taxes, liquor license revenue, and proposed inheritances tax, noting only state economy can justify higher levies. It also covers Kruger’s decline and Bermuda prisoners amid Britain's South Africa campaign.
A fragment notes a coincidence described as one episode in a continuing sequence. The text hints at a pattern rather than a lone event, suggesting recurring similarities with potential ties to broader events or outcomes. No dates or places are provided in readable form.
War Department dispatches claim General Leonard Wood crushed 3000 Moro followers at Sulu near Jolo with minimal casualties to his troops, as Senate prepares final action on his promotion to major general. The report lauds Wood as a formidable killer and a fit commander for the U S Army, echoing Roosevelt’s pick.
The legislative probate and chancery committee will hear petitioners tomorrow at the State House on restricting vivisection and torturous experiments. For three years lawmakers have heard calls for humane limits amid rising abuse, while existing cruelty laws apply only to domestic settings and sanctions remain severe. Notable citizens support the effort and urge full attendance to back the petitioners.
The February 1904 average of the 5-Cent Sunday Post rose by 35,453 copies over February 1903’s 3-Cent Sunday Post. The Daily Post posted a record daily average of 202,458 copies in February 1904, surpassed only by the New York World and New York American morning papers.
The Cunard steamship Saxonia, Captain W B Dresser RN R, will depart East Boston at 9 this morning for Queenstown and Liverpool. She sails with 17 saloon passengers and 4 second cabin plus 150 steerage. Saloon travelers include Miss Arnold, Mrs Bancroft, Mr Barraclough, Miss Chamberlun, Mrs Downs, and others.
In a serialized adventure set on a snowbound convoy near St. Petersburg, Stealthy Steve frees himself from iron manacles during a convict train chase. He overpowers guards, steals a pistol, and fights to reach safety while planning his next move against the sinister Baron and his ally.
The article notes Sydney Clementson who, eight years and 299 days after a trip to Australia, crossed the 140th longitude and gained a day, joking that he had 30 days in February. It recounts local society notes including charity work, musical recitals, police praise, a Yale play coach, a dog show blue ribbon, clergy achievements, and a city council gift of a gold watch to Alderman Bromberg. The piece blends odd curiosities with multiple social items and community updates from Boston and Cambridge.
Explanatory note explains palpitation as rapid beating of the heart with Papa resembling palpitation in Willie.
News item reports the death of the Turkish sultan while in exile. No further details available in the readable fragments.
In a lively exchange, Monk Bowler jokes about storks in position while Wandering Watkins questions feather duster use. Haughty Howard dismisses labor as degenerate, claiming the feather duster as his sleeping remains in a playful, tense exchange.
ff J Thaddeus the celebrated English artist visits the country and paints while conversing with sitters. MISS DE FOREST, a wealthy New York woman, teaches singing to her own wealthy pupils in a grand home earning at least $80 000 yearly. LLOYD MORGAN of Oxford recalls a merchant’s heir learning how to find metals rather than geology. MARQUIS ITO and Japan’s cabinet circle including Inouye Matsugata and Yamagata helped transform Japan. KING LEOPOLD’s hands and beard captivate attention, as he reportedly never wears gloves.
Readers submit limericks for a five dollar gold prize amid World War I era jests. Notable entries spoof ships, battles, and leaders from Manchuria to Port Arthur, with authors listed from Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Beverly, and Allston.
He and Miss Plumpleigh appear close in talk yet she seems distant. a subtle social drift hints at the tension in their acquaintance.
A vintage advertisement touts SANPORIS GINGER as ten times more effective and economical than rivals, offering satisfying flavor and health benefits. It promotes SANFORD'S as the thirty year standard of purity flavor and strength for self-respecting consumers seeking quality whiskey pairing.
An elderly passenger recalls a brutal New Hampshire blizzard of fifty years ago. Three days of driving snow buried the house and barn, tunnels were dug to the doorway and barn, a snowbound well froze, and a misadventure with Joe Slocum through a tunnel roof led to a dramatic rescue. The tale ends with laughter and a fond memory of the storm as the biggest he had known.
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