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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
6
Blurry plea from GROZIER, Editor and Publisher, requesting a regular newsdealer or newsboy for the Post. The appeal emphasizes the need to sustain timely delivery and distribution for readers.
The Maine Legislature refuses to resubmit the question of constitutional prohibition to the people and enacts a bill repealing the law giving effect to prohibition. It signals support for the law but opposition to its enforcement.
In cold icy water the season's first canoeist drowns on the Connecticut River. Few canoes have appeared locally, but the incident serves as a warning and calls for responsible action to prevent more deaths this year.
A House member who called opponents political grafters for opposing the biennial bill is urged to be ashamed. The piece defends annual elections as a link between people and government and expresses confidence that centuries of popular rule will not be overturned by this Legislature.
The New York Central railroad and two officers face manslaughter and criminal negligence charges linked to the Woodlawn disaster six weeks earlier. The article notes potential wide arrests of the board and highlights a manslaughter limit of ten years and a $5000 fine for the railroad corporation.
A Dorchester woman telephoned a friend declaring loss and then shot herself, highlighting the market panic described as a rich man's crash. The piece notes widespread misery as bulls and bears clash and small investors suffer.
Boston officials argue for a $1,000,000 first year appropriation to build and locate new schoolhouses, with annual increases to meet a yearly 2,500 student rise. They note 6,000 children lack proper facilities and call for authorization to overdue funds via a loan to ensure safe, adequate education.
The article outlines a fierce Ohio contest between Taft and Foraker for the presidential nomination. Taft faces pressure from his brother and a reform-minded push for primaries and debates, while Foraker mobilizes the party machine and seeks direct delegate selection. The piece notes Roosevelt alignment and potential administration involvement to crush Foraker.
Reader response remains disgusted by a New York sensational trial and its echoes in Holyoke where college authorities halted an alleged amateurs night. Officials emphasize decency and the public laments the disturbing disclosures while noting healthier social standards.
A fragmented but readable daisy of verses about spring from towns in Massachusetts Vermont and New Hampshire. The entries mention poets and playful prompts inviting spring poems.
A collage of verse and notices from Boston area readers celebrate spring. Songs, poems, and crowd captions from Dorchester Centre to Jamaica Plain and Everett echo seasonal hopes of warmer days and new attire.
Observant Citizen Rachel Noah recalls her Boston Theatre ties and a vivid afternoon talk in Pierce building. The notes cover charity plans for Continental Hall and a crowd at Castle Square for Charley Miller’s Bertie Cecil, plus local society columns, nautical subjects, politics, and a heartfelt tale of a street Angel guiding a country girl back to home and love.
Henry Van Dyke voices a reflective verse on contrasts between sunshine and rain, music and silence, merry life and rest. The poem muses on longing for quiet and solace beyond constant joy and noise.
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