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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1904
Page
6
Boston Post rates listed for daily and Sunday editions with prices for various terms. Instructions direct subscribers to report address changes with current and new addresses. Notices note second class matter status and payment details. Editor and publisher credits appear at end.
The account condemns Sully for manipulating essential goods through a global speculative scheme that harmed workers and raised living costs. It argues such control of necessities should be prohibited, urges public restrictions on speculative combinations, and urges punishment of traders who exploit basic goods for profit.
Governor Bates champions a broad inheritance tax as a fair, logical means to raise state revenue without new direct levies. It would extend the existing collateral inheritance tax to direct inheritances, aiming to ease tax burdens on those least able to pay while strengthening state finances.
The address condemns taxing mechanisms that favor preserving great fortunes over charitable distribution. It argues for shifting inheritances tax to personal property, noting real estate taxes paid in life and evasion by the current system. It warns Senate dissent blocks reform and predicts public questioning if neglected again.
The piece critiques federal officeholders engaging in Republican party activities in Massachusetts This example cites Postmaster Hibbard as a delegate candidate for the 14th district convention arguing civil service rules prevent officials paid by the people from partisan work The author asks how officeholders differ from clerks who support a party and urges Republican voters to handle delegate selection in Chicago without official participation.
A message from the Master Bakers' Association warns that bakers who sell bread under two pounds will be prosecuted. The statute requires two pounds per loaf and specifies lawful sizes only full, half, quarter and three quarter loaves. The editorial urges enforcement to protect buyers and prevent deceptive pricing.
A Massachusetts hearing by the Committee on Federal Relations is set for tomorrow forenoon at the State House. Citizens are urged to attend to discuss changing U S Senators' election from legislative selection to popular vote. The piece cites Leahy’s resolution in the State Senate and warns of harm from legislative selection observed in other states.
A compact verse noting irony in missed elements and affection. It juxtaposes familiar lines about water, rent, cherry tails, appetite, relatives, money, and kisses with the idea that we only miss things after they are gone or missed. The piece hints at missing persons or items in a reflective tune.
Stealthy Steve falls three miles from an air ship and saves the rope, hoping to return to his wife Genevieve and children. He recalls Ebenezer Miskell’s $2,009,000 reward and sinks into deep water, facing a devil fish as he struggles upward toward the surface. The scene ends with a cliffhanger.
A brief, cryptic exchange hints at memory and perception as a tree is described in its greener days. The dialogue suggests a mood of quiet nostalgia and hidden meanings within a simple outdoor scene.
A quarrel erupts over Sunday golf balls as a husband and wife argue about behavior and plans. The wife questions the husband about the color of her new hat while tempers flare and the husband snatches a club in frustration. The scene ends with a shouted curse on Sunday.
Observant Citizen reports on pussy willows and a tourism boom for Cunard bookings, notes on a street hat caper, a Beacon street florist prank, and the auto exhibit driving heavy orders. It covers a wireless recharging system for Stealthy Steve, river ice thaw, Easter travel plans, local lectures, private theatricals, and anecdotal street conversations with a humorous city pulse.
The Boston Post extends professional greetings to William R Hearst on his new Boston newspaper venture. No new daily Boston paper in over two years, with ample room for competition. Post notes competition benefits the local press, offers cautious welcome despite politics.
The Rt Rev Monsignor D Callaghan preached on The Duties of Children Towards Parents at St Augustine's Church as about 2500 attended. He cited ancient history and scripture to show love and obedience from children to parents, noting that home should teach respect and care regardless of age, with Alexander the Great quoted on a mother's tear.
Mrs Mary Sargent Hopkins of Melrose Russell Park is a prominent figure in Boston area women press club circles. Former secretary of the New England Women's Press Association she writes plays and does dialect readings and musical work. She currently contributes to the Christian Herald of New York.
Professor James Parker Hall has been named dean of the University of Chicago Law School succeeding Jo seph H. Beale Jr. Beale will devote himself full time to Harvard Law School. FE P Lewis of California wins a $500 Carnegie grant to study vapors and gases with new quartz prisms. The Czar composes a song of peace. Yale President Hadley tells a joke about teeth. Speaker Cannon and his daughter host a Washington dinner. The Czar and Mikado once befriended after an assassination incident in Japan.
A country girl Agnes Bly seeks Aunt Anna’s advice on a pressure to wed a clerk after a man she loves, Thad, vanishes. Aunt Anna’s counsel pushes her toward the clerk, but on Christmas Eve Agnes runs away with Tom the egg clerk’s rival, eloping to wed him quietly that night. The tale reveals Aunt Anna is the insider narrator in disguise.
The amendments committee of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters met at 17 Worcester Street chaired by T. B. Reardon. Members included William P. Hayes William A. Kelley P O Loughlin Joseph A Sheehan Captain J G Fennessey and James J Muldoon. They considered numerous proposed changes and will report to the convention on April 27.
Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford hosted Emperor William at a dinner on the Channel squadron flagship at Gibraltar. The fleet illuminated the harbor with brilliant displays and searchlights during the visit.
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