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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1906
Page
6
Daily newspaper item issued by Post Publishing Co dated March 27 1906. Fact of date and issue number noted, with office location at 450 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The ruling Republicans deny Massachusetts request for a hearing on the overtime issue, arguing House majority opposes revision. The Post endorses amending the minors bill to ban night work, seeking partial relief for child workers as the Senate action is deemed dead for the session.
Governor Curry reappears alive and vows to wage war on Pulajanes with federal troops. He questions benevolent assimilation and hints at selling or gifting the Philippines. The article also notes a tax move to remove internal revenue on denatured alcohol, praising its potential to boost industry and fuel use.
The coal trust threatens a 1.20 per ton retail coal increase if miners win wage and hour demands. Anthracite operators justify the rise with production-cost calculations, claiming costs will rise and be passed to consumers. The public is portrayed as helpless, bearing the impact of trust-driven pricing. The piece recalls 1903 practices where coal prices rose beyond miners' pay gains.
Three years ago a joint resolution by the Massachusetts Legislature stated that the community lacks protection against excessive coal prices and urged Congress to place the anthracite mining industry under government supervision.
General Oswald H. Ernst of the Isthmian canal commission told the Senate committee that a three lock Gatun canal would allow 900 foot ships to pass with perfect safety. He said two gates would remain closed to protect the summit level while traffic moves.
A collage of 1910s clips notes social talk after parties in small towns, health ideas about outdoor life aiding fainting, women’s financial prudence, and a jab at women’s suffrage amid fashion and daily life.
A reflective verse urges kindness and gentle living as true Christian practice. It emphasizes soothing sorrow with love, praising the living as well as the dead, and keeping faith strong to dispel doubt. The piece closes with a prayerful refrain credited to E. Roche from Boston.
A humorous column lampoons Boston health rules and city life voicing calls for odd reforms. It imagines the Board of Health enforcing absurd measures from couching rails to safety nets and painted chickens amid civic quirks. It also notes local figures and events in a bustling Boston scene.
Albert weig hths between desire and duty as Helen Carlisle captivates him at a sister’s gathering. He flees to the balcony and hall, then confesses a growing love after a tense night. Helen confronts him and the two confess feelings, leading to an engagement two weeks later.
John Blackburn a farmer near Philadelphia had a cow die and ordered a post mortem. The interior items include nails buttons screws a lead bullet a pistol shell a watch chain wire and a suspender buckle. The case ends with a question what killed the cow and notes on costumes in a humorous aside.
At the Civic Federation session in New York on March 26 the officers were elected. August Belmont was named president, Samuel Gompers first vice president, Oscar S Straus second vice president, Isaac Seligman treasurer, Seth Low conciliation department chairman, Charles A Moore welfare department chairman, Ralph M Lasley executive council chairman, and Samuel B Donnelly secretary of the executive council.
Today in American history notes that on this date March 27 1513 Ponce de Leon is credited with discovering Florida. A year ago Cassie Chadwick in Cleveland received a ten year sentence for fraud financing.
Lieutenant-Colonel Walter N. Sanborn of Newton Centre is assistant adjutant-general of the First Brigade Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Born March 1871, he graduated from Newton High School and Harvard 1898, treasurer of Newton Republican city committee, Newton Club member, with Algonquin Exchange Brookline and Country clubs listed. He began in Light Battery A and served on staffs of Generals Bancroft Mathews and Clark. A Newton broker with an office on Milk Street.
Boston society laments Grace Dabney Wrenn loss after a long illness. She favored tennis and Nahant circles, leaves a newborn daughter, and her funeral is at Emmanuel Church. The piece lists social events, travels, and patrons connected to prominent Boston families and clubs.
A speaker recalls childhood days and school confinement with mixed memories of love, pain, and small adventures. The verse reflects on village life, a disliked future, and a lingering wish not to relive those times.
An elderly correspondent from City Point argues for Tucker's guilt, urging adherence to biblical justice and stating sympathy for Mrs Tucker and Mr Page. The writer claims study of the evidence supports Tucker as the right man and prays for cleansing of sins.
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