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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1907
Page
10
The Boston Post issue from March 28, 1907 lists publication data, office address at 259 Washington St, Boston, and telephones 1004 1005 and 1383 1384. It covers subscription rates and payment instructions with policy notes about advance billing and discontinuation.
A petition presented to Mayor FitzGerald yesterday requests the city establish a public landing on the harbor front. The measure aims to provide a convenient landing point for small boats near the shipping center, addressing the current reliance on private wharf property.
A London suffragette faced a fine in court but opted for a fortnight in jail, saying she could not spare the time. The decision echoed a satirical take on political economy and the philosophy of risk in protest.
The British Parliament rejects a tunnel to France under the Channel. Lord Lansdowne says it would be a source of anxiety in peace and alarm during wartime rumors. The two bugaboos cited are marriage to a deceased wife's sister and the Channel tunnel proposal.
The New York Legislature advances a bill to end salary discrimination by sex for public school teachers. A Senate committee supports equality in pay, stating there shall be no discrimination in salary due to the incumbent's sex. The move is framed as fair, reasonable, and right, setting a strong example.
Steamship companies oppose a bill requiring them to keep in offices the passenger lists of vessels leaving Massachusetts ports. The measure, though burdensome and costly, could have spared families days of agony during the Larchmont disaster by identifying which relatives were aboard.
The bill reported to the House by the committee on election laws would permit a question proposed by 1000 voters as public policy to be circulated for signatures after approval by the State Ballot Commission. If 5000 signatures are gathered, the issue would be placed on the ballot at the next State election. The measure aims to directly gauge popular will on public policy.
A Massachusetts legislative committee votes to place on the official ballot the question of whether Senators should be elected directly by the people. The Constitution currently mandates selection by state legislatures, and past efforts to amend have failed in the Senate despite House support. The public mood may influence future constitutional change.
The passage notes that an effort in Washington may succeed or at least gauge Massachusetts voters. It suggests the idea of senatorial primaries like in other states, to influence how the Legislature ultimately makes the selection.
The Seventh Day asks how to honor Christian Sunday while allowing Jewish Sabbath rest. A fair balance hinges on individual liberty and social accommodation. Legislation should allow Jews to labor on Sunday without disturbing Sunday worship, restoring a long-standing tacit privilege with clear enactment.
The editorial urges the Legislature to debate the overtime bill on its merits and vote promptly. It condemns delaying orders and last year’s defeat by trickery, warning that such tactics would label supporters as opponents and undermine public trust. It stresses demand for fair play and timely action.
Horace P. Tobery of Wareham thanks the Post editor for timely editorials on March 18 and 19 aiding hand-line fishing and protecting livelihoods and the bay as a health resort. He credits the Legislature with routing pirates seeking to monopolize Buzzard's Bay for a foreign fishery, benefiting wealthy shore residents who funded pounds and traps. he notes broad resident approval.
Mrs. Sarah C. Richards of Canton writes to the Post thanking the editor for a courteous reply and valuable suggestions. She notes 40 years as a Boston Transcript subscriber and expresses loyalty to both papers while welcoming the Post as a daily source of news.
United States Senator William J. Stone warned in Kansas that Japan seeks the Philippines and could seize the archipelago in a week, threatening serious trouble for the nation and requiring a large fleet to respond, described as costly.
London March 22 The House of Commons rejected by 150 to 118 votes a bill to introduce the metric system into Great Britain.
A Pittsburgh doctor, Dr. Charles Woodruff, faces a bigamy charge for two wives. The aging judge chides his lax rhetoric while the physician offers farcical explanations of crossed wires and mental ailment. The exchange ends with a humorous nod to the “House-of-Too-Much-Foolish.”
In Winsted Connecticut a hermit named William Seaver, known as Old Bill, emerges from decades of silence after a bear treks to his cabin. He lassos Sim Blythe the stage driver for Winchester cartridges to defend himself, then greets him with tea and neighborly chatter, proving even the shy can reconnect.
Observant Citizen reports the Booklovers Contest editors nearing completion of a second examination cycle. They expect a small pool of likely winners after meticulous cross checks of answer sets, with ties possible, and note some prizes drew hundreds of coupons while others reached a thousand.
A call for spring poems invites submissions as the Spring Pome Carnival goes open to readers. Receipts yesterday were heavy and plans call for publishing the first batch soon. Poems should not exceed eight lines and gems will be printed.
A 1907 note announces a Post Publishing Company series revival of New England verse after the deaths of Thomas Bailey Aldrich and the Longfellow Centenary. Daily selections will aid teachers and scholars and invite general readers to revisit favorite poets.
The verse envisions an imminent rain through vivid natural imagery. A spirit on misty ropes lowers golden buckets to gather dew and jewels from the sea to sprinkle over the land. Poplars tighten their leaves as amber grain shrinks and lightning weaves tangled rain skeins.
A feature recalls crowds at Arlington Street Church paying tribute to Boston writer Thomas Bailey Aldrich. A humorous tale follows a southbound journey where Victoria seeks a red necktie from a stranger, clashes with a poet passenger, and finds a kind, practical ally in a plain man offering his own neckwear amid travel temptations and loneliness.
Dear Miss Champagne asks how to handle marrying a man living with his immoral aunt figure. Advice urges caution, questions betrothed’s ability to shield her reputation, and suggests leaving the matter to the future husband or distancing from both him and the relative if he cannot protect her morals.
A Vermont man seeks advice about reforming a young woman’s behavior in public. He values her but criticizes her lack of dignity and ladylike conduct. The letter suggests gentle hints and, if needed, a polite frank talk to improve her manners for their future relation.
President Tuttle told Boston business men that exports are not failing and railroads deserve no blame. He noted New York’s natural advantages and defended Boston and Maine’s $12 million wharf and storage investment, stressing docks and vessels can operate without cost and denying any motive to hinder export business.
Albany March 22 Governor Hughes commuted the 24 year sentence of James Flaherty for the 1882 Brooklyn killing of his wife allowing his release on Monday. Maud Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of America urged clemency and proposes placing Flaherty in charge of a cottage in her Hope Hall colony.
In Pretoria on March 22 the upper house approved the Asiatic ordinance, designed to exclude Japanese and other Asiatic immigrants. The measure targets the growing influx of Asians arriving in South Africa.
Morse's offers a Somerset top coat in gray and brown effects priced at 20 dollars. It measures 42 inches long with a 15 inch centre vent, tailored to taper at the waist yet full and graceful, featuring gray velvet collar, long lapels, turned cuffs with four buttons and a distinctive contemporary style.
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