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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
6
Public notice header warns under Second Class Matter at the Boston Post Office. It instructs money sent at sender's risk and to avoid cash, with checks and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company at Main street addresses. The text ends abruptly with a note about payment discontinuation.
National ballot reform conference in New York endorses a nonpartisan plan. Ex mayor Quincy of this city submitted a declaration urging full public disclosure of contributions and expenditures, ban on corporate political gifts, tighter limits on expenditures, judicial inquiry, and stricter penalties including disqualification for office. The aim is federal and state laws adopting these provisions to curb corrupt practices and prevent elections from turning into auctions.
The Senate likely to amend the rate bill to give courts jurisdiction over Interstate Commerce Commission findings. The President urges allowing the commission to fix rates summarily with review later. Conservatives demand railroad and shipper access to their day in court, while compromisers seek a middle section. New England senators push safeguards for their states amid fears of arbitrary power and regional freight impact.
A public hearing at the State House on bills to abolish capital punishment drew large attendance and earnest speeches. Proponents and opponents argued about deterrence, justice, and civilization, noting historical abolitions and restorations in Iowa and Colorado.
The passage argues that the death penalty fails to deter when not enforced and weakens moral impact, noting many states that retain capital punishment for murder face difficulty carrying it out and thus undermine the law’s effect.
House committee reports a substitute for the Senate pure food bill, aiming to ban poisonous or deleterious foreign substances in foods for interstate commerce. It would stop falsely labeled articles, upholding consumer rights to avoid being cheated by inferior products. Differences between houses should not block enactment.
The international waterways commission reached an agreement to protect Niagara Falls from corporate encroachment. U S and Canadian commissioners vow precautions to preserve the falls beauty and grandeur with New York state cooperation urged while guarding against power theft.
The Tulsa Business College students mock trial convicted a defendant fined 50 cents for spitting tobacco juice in the building. A Kansas City Journal note and brief items recount a chameleon death, a Washington department store anniversary, and humorous social exchanges in New York and Abbeyville.
A satirical piece riffs on American laughs and mischief. It mentions a Montana train hold up with a $12000 loot, a Boston subway project, Philadelphia footpadess, and Count Boni’s drink to forget troubles, all wrapped in humorous commentary.
Junior Charity Club presents an afternoon vaudeville benefiting the Charity Hospital fund. Frederick Ingersoll of Pittsburg hired Tunis S. Dean as general manager for Tuna Park opening next June. Dean returns to manage Mrs. Carter’s touring season in New York. An array of local notes follow, including a Harvard diploma found in Norfolk and Evacuation Day preparations in South Boston.
A satirical note claims John D. Rockefeller plans to lend the Czar of Russia 400 million dollars, with a mortgage on the empire and a foreclosure that would transfer ownership to Rockefeller. The piece mocks the ease of the hypothetical arrangement and its absurd premise.
A terse exchange questions the value of publishing a poem titled Why Do I Live. The editor suggests no justification exists for answering it, casting doubt on the piece’s worth.
She and he exchange a playful and flirtatious moment over a kiss with gaining promises of more. The scene centers on intimate dialogue and a suggested romantic tension between the two characters.
A fragment notes a late hour scene with muffled humor about lighting a candle, describing a tired speaker and a humorous struggle at 2 a.m. The tone suggests a diary or humorous column snippet from a historical page.
A Fourth of July eve at a city hospital opens with prepared operating rooms and a wary nurse on duty. An intoxicated blast from a shotgun injures a young man with a fractured skull and burns, prompting swift surgical care. A tearful Irish mother prays for her son as he awakens faintly and promises, I will.
A young woman frightened off two burglars the other night by beginning to play the piano and sing. The incident underscores the playful moral that a loud piano performance can deter intruders.
The city appears bigger and busier with unusual activity spurring curiosity. Local observers note a surge in oddities and events affecting daily life.
The piece argues against increasing the President’s pay, noting $50,000 is ample while common labor earns $1.50 daily. It jokes about bidding for the office to curb costs, proposing a salary as low as 10 000 to 15 000 and mocks rising footwear and headwear prices.
A terse verse hints at collective desire and zeal for achievement. It recalls haunted memories of deceit and theft, claiming abundance and atonement through effort, and dismissing fortune's fluctuations with a vow to persevere regardless.
Stuckey, editor of the People's Demands, was shot and killed today at Colfax, Louisiana, by H. M. Goodwin, editor of the Colfax Chronicle. The incident followed the publication of an article by Stuckey.
Yesterday afternoon the Copley Society hosted a debutante tea led by Mrs Guy Lowell in place of absent Mrs Charles S Sargent. Attendees included Mrs Curtis Guild, Mrs Eben Sumner Draper, Miss Cornelia Wolcott, Miss Mildred Coffin, and Miss Helen Prince amid floral decor.
A reader writes to Miss Champagne about a seven year courtship and a fiancée pressing for marriage. The adviser urges the man to acknowledge her feelings and show pleasure in the idea of marrying, noting the burden on a woman to remind him.
Olive asks if it is proper for a gentleman and lady to continue letters after a divorcees’ friendship and rumors of engagement. The adviser warns there is little to gain and notes the man would have pursued contact if truly interested, urging prudence and caution in continuing the exchange.
The Emperor of China is reported seriously ill but not in immediate danger. Telegrams have been dispatched to all the governors seeking their best physicians for aid.
Berlin reports that the fall of the Rouvier ministry affects only French internal politics and is not expected to alter German French relations or Morocco talks. M Rouvier was liked by German public figures and his defeat is regretted.
In Montevideo on March and, peace remains nationwide. Authorities say additional arrests occurred while the revolutionary movement has completely collapsed across the republic.
A compact line asserts that the correct item or answer lies at Morse s store or location. The wording implies a trusted source for verification associated with Morse s. The note emphasizes accuracy tied to the Morse establishment.
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