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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1903
Page
6
Rates for daily and Sunday Post subscriptions are listed with terms. Subscriptions must be prepaid, changes require notice, and the Post Publishing Company handles payments by check or money order. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier signs the notice.
After a long eclipse the city will enforce the smoke nuisance law starting April 1. The halt during the coal famine is ended as anthracite coal returns, ending the “black terror” and promising blue skies, cleaner buildings, and improved comfort for merchants and residents.
The United States Senate ratified two important treaties under compulsion, leaving a backlog of trade-related pacts unacted. The Panama Canal agreement awaits Colombian ratification and funds, allowing work to begin, while the Cuban treaty stalls due to House action and sugar interests delaying implementation. President Palma denounces the sugar lobby’s interference.
In Faneuil Hall Moorfield Storey presided over gatherings denouncing Washington policy and information suppression. Attendees urged Philippine independence, condemned truth suppression about Filipino subjugation, and warned Congress must face the record when back in session in December.
The progress of the license bill through the New Hampshire Legislature at Concord suggests a shift away from strict liquor suppression. The article notes that attempts to curb intoxicating liquor often fail and cites over 1400 liquor dealers in New Hampshire as evidence.
The article argues nationwide prohibition fails with illicit sales and secret drinking rising. It notes Maine clings to the old policy while other states move toward regulation. If New Hampshire adopts reform, the Maine law may cease beyond its origin.
The Massachusetts House rejected Canadian reciprocity resolutions amid partisan amendments. Supporters including 10 000 business houses and the Boston Chamber of Commerce argued the measures reflected state interest and business sentiment. The defeat, seen as a rebuke to Senator Lodge, centered on his association with the measure.
The column notes chess on a Milton Ashmont car with two elderly players and long trips for brief moves. It mentions a Wyoming snowstorm, an amateur photographer in Dorchester, and General Miles leaving Boston. It recounts humorous exchanges with a legislator and pride in a Wales Beach estate purchase. A cat named Tony gifts a mouse to its mistress.
Bridgton Maine March 19 readers urged to wait for further intelligence on a reported monster animal sighting nine miles north of town. Newton Newkirk of the Boston Post reported tracks too large for an elephant and requests help in tracking it. Sam Hoover replies cannot leave. public asked to stay patient until more details arrive.
A man stays by the cradle in the early hours only to be confronted by his wife who reveals she took the baby. The scene shifts to a bizarre poem about Sault Ste. Marie and a humorous quip filled page of captions and jokes from Boston.
Sir Isaac Newton died March 20 1727 and philosophers recall his thinking. The tale describes his orchard moment when an apple inspired the idea of gravitation and explains how the force keeps people and objects from flying into space.
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts ran a deficit of 17971.98 last year and will use invested capital to cover it. Trustees urge subscriptions from the public with each donor of 10 dollars or more receiving a transferable ticket admitting four people daily through April 1, 1904.
Miss Roosevelt arrives in San Juan and will meet the citizens' committee and attend a theatre reception with fireworks. She plans an inland trip Wednesday visiting plantations and cities, as Ponce prepares to welcome her.
A late night scene unfolds between Lanse and Julia as they spar over marriage, wealth, and a potential engagement. Amid playful rifts and comic interruptions a mouse scare and a humorous neighbor moment pave the way to a hopeful finale with plans for a ring.
German lawmakers debated whether diplomats may wed American spouses. Baron von Sternberg faced criticism over alleged subservience to Washington anchored to his American wife, while Chancellor von Buelow cited exceptions made by Prince Bismarck to favor U S relations and noted Schweinitz’s American marriage as a precedent.
Six years of growing interest in Arts and Crafts furniture culminates in a major display on Main Floor with the Rettier Cases featuring cabinet work that emphasizes simplicity and truth. Open daily from 8 to 5:30 for ten days for visitors to examine the collection.
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