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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
7
Editorial notice from E. A. Grozier publisher warning prepaid subscriptions must be paid in advance. Discontinuation will occur on expiration without further notice. Readers should notify the Post if unable to obtain it from dealers or newsboys.
A Boston telegraph company enters with $31,000,000 capital and $250,000 worth of plant, a figure that rivals Harriman’s Chicago and Alton jump in inflation terms. The comparison suggests the telegraph firm’s value rise outpaces the tall height record.
A Boston Licensing Board refusal to allow liquor sales to women is praised as a public-spirited stand for decency. The piece states saloons are no place for women and urges the policy be forbidden.
The first day of spring brings a hopeful view despite lingering cold. The piece notes winter's pass and anticipates traditional spring delights while readers keep coats ready and coal on hand.
A battleship’s voyage ends early after typhoid fever outbreak with 35 cases. another ship reports a crew hit by mumps. The incident spotlight on navy sanitation and Surgeon General Rixey’s push for a hospital ship to be in constant service, urging protection for sailors against preventable diseases.
Premier Bond proposes a three day transit between Europe and America starting from Killory Ireland and landing at Green Bay Newfoundland. Travelers would then ride a railroad across the island and transfer by ferry to Cape Breton.
A surplus of travel options exists with ferries and rail routes to the continent, promising more choices for those in a rush while others may find the array overwhelming.
The Post reveals how New England Telephone placed politicians and friends on its payroll, a practice raising operating expenses. The 1903 Act subjects both corporations and officials to fines from 50 to 100 dollars for hiring or recommending favored individuals. Violations misused subscriber funds, harming service and rate reductions.
A Massachusetts State House hearing on Rep Holman of Attleboro’s constitutional biennial election amendment failed to present new compelling arguments. Ten years after the 1896 vote, public opinion remains divided with no clear signs of change and support for the current system’s stability.
A Boston reader urges the Massachusetts Legislature to enforce municipal coal yards to curb high prices. He notes nut stove coal at 7.74 per ton and egg furnace coal at 7.50 per ton, while dealers pay about 3 per ton. He calls for action to boom municipal coal sheds.
Beginning today US postal regulations permit writing on both sides of the postal card. Previously only the blank side could carry the message while the reverse held the address. The change allows anyone to add a postscript on the address side. The postal card is praised as a strong advertising medium, though city postmasters cannot read every card. Rural postmasters may enjoy it as a social diversion.
Observations note Lilian Lawrence rumored to lead a Boston summer season and Max Henry Newman to speak on The Trusts and Their Relations to Our Government. Gossip mentions Mrs Leslie Carter Payne and Charles Dillingham's separation and a theater crowd at Castle Square praising Elfreda Lasche.
Postmaster General Cortelyou approves a 1 cent Jamestown exposition stamp with Captain John Smith 1529 1631 dates, Pocahontas and Powhatan profiles, and a 2 cent stamp showing the landing of the first settlers at Jamestown.
Mexico will take part in the Jamestown naval feature sending two training ships with around 30 officers to Hampton Roads in July for a 10 day to two week stay.
The Senate agreed to a joint resolution with the House to attend the Jamestown ter centennial exposition. It provides for 10 Senators and 15 Representatives to represent the Fifty-ninth Congress at the opening.
The New England chapters of Beta Theta Pi hold their 26th annual reunion and dinner tonight at the Copley Square Hotel. A 3 o'clock business meeting precedes the dinner in the hotel's parlors, with ex Governor John L Bates presiding.
A young woman asks if she should marry a slightly older fiancé despite parental worry. The columnist advises considering both heart and parents, suggests waiting a year or two, and proposes engagement as a path to prepare for a future together. It promotes delaying marriage while building a life and saving for furniture.
Wendell Phillips Garrison eldest son of William Lloyd Garrison died in South Orange New Jersey after months of ill health. Born in Cambridge Massachusetts in 66 years ago he graduated Harvard at 17 and helped found the Nation with Edwin L Godkin in 1863. He served forty one years as editor of the Nation.
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