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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1905
Page
6
Daily and Sunday Post subscription rates listed for 1905 with prices for various terms. Publisher E A Grozier notes advance payment policy and mail notice requirements. Office contact details provided for Boston, Massachusetts.
A 1904 Steel Trust report shows shrinking preferred and common stockholders as insiders gain control. The piece argues Boston gas securities may be displaced by an outside association to inflate value, citing past actions by J Edward Addicks and a Boston trust approach as precursors to modern finance.
The piece warns Republican leaders about proposing a coffee tariff to close the treasury deficit. It argues voters reject such a tax on a staple and urges party restraint, noting the coffee levy would signal a failed governance and urging liberal tariffs on other items first.
Judgment must be suspended regarding Senator Morgan's charges against William Nelson Cromwell and thoroughly investigated. Cromwell is accused of back of the Panama revolt and linking him to San Domingo claimants, with the issue tied to U S funding of Spanish America. If Cromwell is innocent others may try. Uncle Sam financing debt could be favorable to speculators.
In Brookline the town debates the use of an open top hurry up wagon for transporting detainees and public gaze. Observations note a mix of curiosities on flags, fires, and April changes in Newton telephone exchanges alongside social recollections and cultural mentions.
The article suggests Roosevelt will not aid private syndicates seeking to inflate claims against Spanish America, though he must remain vigilant against such schemes advancing in the market.
Peoria county supervisors refuse Prairie Oil and Gas Company permission to lay a Kansas to Indiana pipeline across northern county highways. The Kansas branch of Standard Oil faces potential obstacles as public sentiment shifts since earlier powerful maneuvers. Pricing responses may follow if agitation continues, but the company might choose careful action.
The piece questions the practicality of dispatching a 450000 man force to the east. It cites enormous costs and the strain on Siberian railways, the destruction of Mukden stores, and the impact on Moscow’s industry as reasons against such an expedition. It notes Russia’s already stretched military and economic situation amid looming Revolution.
Berth No 6 Train 67 left Washington at 7 25 last night. It passed Fredericksburg where Federal troops were repulsed in 1862 and through Richmond Virginia’s capital. The Capitol was designed by Thomas Jefferson after the Maison Carree. St John’s Church in Richmond housed Patrick Henry’s 1775 speech. It was dark as the train moved through these towns.
A passenger recalls a Richmond to Hamlet trip by Pullman, noting cramped berths, shifting beds, and a nasal trombone player. He describes breakfast mishaps, a comedic table episode, dished butter looping with the vinegar, and a porter’s five minute stop remark.
Customer asks to test suit durability prior to purchase. Clerk replies with a jest about a former Pullman car porter brushing patrons down with a whisk broom.
On a Boston steamer Marion Farnham recalls a past betrothal tale tied to violets. A 15 year-old memory centers on Dick, a ring, and a superstition that violets bring luck, culminating in a reunion and renewed love between Marion and Dick.
A traveling note from Newton Newkirk describes a south bound train journey through the Carolinas. He observes cotton fields mule labor turpentine groves and pine landscapes while noting growing negro settlements and a razorback pig resembling a wild boar. The writer signs off before arrival in Savannah.
John Nolan of Brookline, father of 17, was reinstated in the postal service at President Roosevelt's request. A family photo shown to the President prompted the action. the Civil Service Commission placed Nolan on the reinstatement list. He will receive the first Boston office vacancy and later return to Brookline as the area's first mail carrier.
The Archbishop of Boston underwent a second eye operation yesterday forenoon at Carney Hospital after arriving there from Wednesday. Dr Hasket Derby performed the surgery and reports indicate a very satisfactory result. The archbishop had earlier benefited from treatment on one eye and plans to have the other eye treated for cataract, with a swift recovery expected given his age.
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