12 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
1
The Boston Sunday Post posted a total circulation of 263 900 yesterday, up 73 100 from a year ago and 1 540 over last Sunday. Telegraph reports from New England news dealers praise the paper’s expanding reach and new western state train service.
Rochester dispatch reports Miss Susan B Anthony gravely ill after a heart pain at 3 30 pm. She became unconscious and has remained so. relatives are at her bedside as observers fear she may not survive many hours.
D A Maloney announces Boston Post sales of the Sunday issue will exceed 6000 copies. T H Kelley and Sons, agents in Lawrence, report the event dated March 11.
J F Eber reports selling 780 Sunday posts in South Framingham on March 11 to a Boston Post buyer. This brief notice records the transaction and date.
CAHILL agent reports strong demand for the Sunday Post in Milford on March 11 as circulation plans are reviewed.
Concord reports Eugene Sullivan & Co trading in a case titled Bostapest with a practical sale at trial dated March 11 indicating activity in the Boston market and local Concord business involvement.
The Boston Post reports higher Sunday circulation with robust sales, noting extras would have run short without extra orders from readers and vendors.
D A Maloney circulation manager notes a fine sale for the Boston Post Pittsfield edition with surrounding towns reporting sold out Sun day Posts. David L Burke Pittsfield reports from March 11.
Boston Post reports Indian Orchard on March 11 faced a sold out situation as demand outstripped supply with ex tras supplying the shortfall. An unnamed source notes E. S. Money in Indian Orchard commented on the episode.
J C Buckley reports a sharp rise in sales in Chicopee on Sunday with D A Maloney noted. The Boston Post coverage cites notable growth and local business activity dated March 11.
Circulation Manager for the Boston Post reports the biggest sale of Sunday Posts ever, with weekly orders doubled. Greenfield News Co announces the milestone on March 11.
Palmer reports a sold out sale on March 11 with reference to F. H. Quimby. The brief notes a successful local market event and confirms full attendance.
S. S. Connor reports Westfield on March 11 as the regular thing to Boston Post sale, sold out just like last Sunday.
Chicopee Falls notes a sale similar to last Sunday with KE S Ellsbree listed in the item and dated March 11, Chicopee Falls Massachusetts.
Northampton report by J. W. Hefferman states tickets gone in advance to Boston Post event. Sold out today, with potential for more sales if available. March 11.
East Hampton on March 11 reports increased sales at the Boston Post Sunday Post, according to M F Tainter. no further details provided.
Bellows Falls Vermont record notes D A Maloney Boston Post circulation manager notes Posts sold well and 10 unsold with 276 units. Signed F C Winnewisser Bellows Falls March 11.
Springfield report notes circulation number of 1500 copies for the Boston Post sold on March 11. A. Colwell filed the item from Springfield detailing distribution figures and the date.
The trial of John Schidlofski for the murder of his wife Marciana Schidlofski begins at the East Cambridge courthouse with twelve jurors sworn. Attorneys Winslow and Sullivan mount a zealous defense as District Attorney Sanderson leads the prosecution while alienists address the defendant’s sanity.
A report describes Depew as a nervous wreck amid mounting stress. Residents note tense days and anxious moments as the town faces uncertain prospects. Authorities urge calm and insist steps are being taken to stabilize the situation.
Mrs. Martha Moore Avery, once a Socialist leader, denounced socialism before a packed Boston audience at the People's Forum. She accused the movement of moral decline, while opponents labeled her a traitor and Benedict Arnold, prompting heated interruptions and hissed responses. Separate report: a hospital chimney fire on Huntington Avenue activated careful, quiet firefighting and a staged response to avoid panic among patients and staff.
Firefighters extinguished a chimney fire at the Children’s Hospital on Huntington Avenue in a quiet display that impressed about 400 young patients. The department used muffled bells and whispered commands in a pantomime like effort, delivering ten minutes of work without alarm.
Boston and vicin ity forecast shows cloudy skies with occasional light rain or snow as Monday falls. Colder conditions expected Tuesday with fresh westerly winds.
Weather outlook indicates rain Monday across New England and the northern Middle Atlantic region. Temperatures will be cooler Tuesday in the Middle Atlantic states.
A playful verse notes a bright Sabbath dawn with hints of spring. The speaker cheers the weather, joking about how the forecast and mood align as winter yields to clearer skies.
The United Mine Workers proposals for wage readjustment in the anthracite fields are rejected by operator representatives. A three year continuation of existing awards is proposed, with conferences likely and a nationwide UMWA convention set for March 15 in Indianapolis. In Pennsylvania about 106,000 miners are ready to strike. A note on Rev. Anna Shaw visiting, in fragile health, closes the dispatch.
A lively verse extols the automobile’s allure and freedom. The speaker revels in speed, power, and the thrill of owning a new car, claiming it outpaces care and grants unmatched happiness.
A seven member committee led by John Mitchell sent the workers' wage demands to President Baer of the anthracite operators on February 27. The proposal seeks a labor contract setting wages rates hours and conditions effective April 1, 1906 through April 1, 1907.
Beginning this morning exhibitors in Mechanics' building start a week of solid business at the automobile and motor boat show. Saturday night opened with a crowd as early as 6 o clock and by 8 o clock the venue was packed. The show has become the city’s premier social event surpassing the horse show, drawing richly dressed attendees who found doors closed to late arrivals for safety.
President Mitchell outlines miners demands including a uniform daily wage scale for all labor and a 10 percent raise for contract miners. He cites national industrial conditions and coal roads earnings to support higher wages and an eight hour workday as standard in other districts.
Foremost suffragist Miss Susan B Anthony is highlighted as a leading figure in the American movement for women's voting rights with continued coverage on later pages.
Superintendent George A. Southworth urges teachers to avoid corporal punishment and use calm, methodical discipline. He cites 62 reported cases in January–February and notes the overall rate was under one case per session. Some buildings reported no cases, others one, with the largest at eight. a few instances of unreported physical force were noted.
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