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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1906
Page
6
The agitation for public supervision of the telephone service is proper. Telegraph operators and the Boston network rely on public favors such as franchises, locations, and street openings. Regulation should curb unjust charges and inefficiency, protecting people’s rights while ensuring fair returns to the public.
President urges Congress to fund a complete coast defense system and fortify harbors for insular possessions. He warns that growing national wealth tempts attacks and claims a hostile fleet could strike sooner, while critics question who would threaten us and how the $60 million would deter enemies.
The piece argues that defenses for Manila Bay, Guam, San Juan, Guantanamo, Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, the Isthmus of Panama, Long Island Sound, Tampa, Port Royal, Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay total some 72 million dollars now, with future needs unknown. It links Roosevelts stance to Japanese tactics and questions the return on spending as Philippines defense and garrison costs rise.
The article urges strict attention to sanitary conditions in public schools and funding for improvements. It cites NY Board of Education findings on defective eyesight linked to dental disease, and notes German and New York efforts to address these health issues to ensure pupils grow healthy as future citizens.
A Connecticut found turtle carries on its back the initials D. W. allegedly carved by Daniel Webster as a boy with a jack knife. The column muses on aging a turtle and wonders what a talking turtle could reveal about Web ster’s boyhood and fame.
A set of light anecdotes from London pages on women health myths and Jiu-jitsu craze, followed by a trio of wedding gift letters from a young bride in Louisville praising a clock gift and thanking friends and a rich uncle. The notes express affection and gratitude with lively humor for domestic tokens and social commentary.
Cyrus Showers of Tannersville New York installs hundreds of incandescent lights in his hennery and reports hens lay twice as many eggs. He tests colored lights red white and blue producing patriotic eggs. He plans a placard with CY as a private egg trade mark and jokes about fried eggs if a spider is hung for the hens.
J Pierpont Morgan travels to Europe for a rest after a year marked by financial dealings and public scrutiny. The financier aims to recharge amid ongoing debates surrounding his business and the insurance sector.
The note suggests sugar maple products will reappear in markets soon and urges glucose factories to increase production. It reflects a period voice on commodities and industry timing.
Culpepper Va Exponent reports a man ignored his driving horse in a Stable Saturday morning and was kicked badly. The incident carries a moral about speaking to a horse when you meet it.
A counterfeit five dollar note passed on Hetty Green left her upset and puzzled about the source. The incident hints at a skilled forger and raises questions about who else in finance might be involved.
Poem excerpt praising a beloved spouse described as loyal and steadfast. The speaker credits the great Artificer and the august father for giving him a companion who embodies honor anger valor and fire. The verse portrays deep devotion and companionship through life.
Today in history recalls Daniel Webster delivering a conciliatory speech to the South on this date in 1850. A year ago a New York strike began, marking current labor unrest.
Bob Barnet bids Boston farewell with a Tremont Theatre benefit performance of Miss Poca hontas as he leaves the sugar trade for New York theatricals. The piece also notes a Neponset fireman Joseph Silva's needlework skills and other local anecdotes from city life.
Thomas P. Riley, a Malden bachelor and former college football player, remains devoted to athletics and the law. He spends all spare time outdoors, swimming from June through mid October and enjoys long cross country walks of 10 to 20 miles. He is popular in clubs but attends few social functions.
Friday afternoon social scene centers on Mrs. Edward H. Crosby’s at home with Mrs. Leslie Carter as guest of honor. Teas on upcoming Thursdays feature Mrs. Curtis Guild Jr and Mrs. Eben S. Draper, then Mrs. Guy Lowell and Mrs. Gordon Abbott, with Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin and Mrs. Thomas Allen at the final tea. Marjorie B. Allen to Morland Carter announces a Costa Rica link and a no-date yet for the wedding. The Jack brothers mourn their father Lafayette Jack, Harvard men connected to Boston clubs. Gordon Abbott and Stephen H. Bennett travel between Boston and New York. THE DEBUTANTE.
In a Post letter, Boston Eve criticizes prevailing views on women and alcohol. She questions why male writers focus on women drinking and argues men are the root of drink problems, urging equal efforts to curb drinking by all.
A churchgoer urges a curfew style rule to keep children quieter between 10 am and 1 pm on Sundays, so church services are not disturbed by crying in the streets near churches. The writer clarifies the aim is not confinement but noise reduction during Sunday morning worship.
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