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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription rates and payment instructions for the daily and Sunday editions. Readers are urged to prepaid via money order or check to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY and to notify the paper if deliveries fail or change.
The Mechanics building and Horticultural Hall exhibition closes today. It showcases power motor machines for land and water, underscoring transformation in transportation and recreation, while educating the public about new technologies.
Describes the fall of a hall ceiling in the Russian Duma before sessions began. Officials estimate hundreds could have been crushed if members were present. Compares risks faced by representatives of the people and autocracy, noting dangers from faulty architecture and bomb threats.
The measure seeks a higher appropriation for band concerts in metropolitan park reservations. Last year the concerts surpassed Boston by a factor of three, yet the case argues for prudent use of funds to enhance park access and attractiveness for the public.
In New York the Thaw trial hears two camps of expert testimony on Stanford White’s killing. Delmas presents eminent alienists arguing insanity while Jerome’s DA calls two dozen specialists insisting the killer was sane and aware of consequences. The jury faces a tough burden deciding which doctors to trust.
A dinner honoring William Jennings Bryan drew a warm Democratic crowd with remarks praising Bryan and Williams as the party’s likely presidency candidate. The speeches praised Roosevelt era policies and Democratic aims to curb corporate power, noting progress toward future prospects.
The article notes changes in California and San Francisco on Japanese pupil admission and legal actions against school authorities. It reports a new presidential order using immigration law to restrict Japanese laborers from entering the United States via ports, while Congress is expected to approve the policy. A treaty with Japan is being negotiated and may reflect the labor situation.
The railroad presidents decline to meet with Mr Roosevelt on current difficulties. The laws stand, and the presidents must abide by them. The President should not be blamed for enforcing statutes, and a private conference among rail executives might resolve the matter.
The piece notes English suffragists accepting jail terms as routine punishment and even planning to wear male clothing and have short hair to gain entry to Parliament. It questions whether such drastic measures should be emulated by American suffragists.
The Boston Post pushes for reduced rates from New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. Editorial alliance with Elder and Whitman notes the Highway Commission's plan for a thorough public inquiry with hearings, aiming to inform and involve the public.
A playful Brynian aside and a domestic joke unfold about buttons and waistlines. The piece weaves political quips with a farcical domestic scene, ending with a neighbor helping Mary button her waist from the back as John departs.
Judge Richardson handles a peculiar case where Mrs Jane Turpin revealed after 26 years that her husband Edward D Fuller was alive, not dead as thought. Fuller seeks divorce while authorities consider a legal arrangement allowing the couple to continue living together.
A country girl 23 asks Miss Champagne to choose between two suitors in marriage. One is 239 years old with no income and wants a two year wait. the other is 40, well off but plain. The columnist urges caution, favors waiting for love, and suggests seeking a third option.
A Boston street scene captures the rich man panic as prices fall and brokers react with chaos. The report notes curious observers, a dig near Lincoln Wharf revealing old shipyard relics, and local returns from markets, explorers, and social scenes across the city.
A local committee appeals for funds to erect the Longfellow statue in Washington with a government grant and Washington society aid. Boston and Cambridge donors are contributing, and subscriptions are invited via Lee Higginson & Co. at 44 State Street, Boston. Signatories include Governor Curtis Guild Jr and several notable figures and institutions.
A cursory defense of tailored clothing argues that change is possible and urges readers to abandon the belief they can only wear clothes made to measure. The piece frames custom fitting as a modern necessity, challenging past excuses.
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