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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1904
Page
6
The excerpt discusses a Massachusetts notice from April 1904 praising Mr Pulitzer's broad outlines for a proposed journalism college. It calls the concept noble and lofty, though only time will tell if it proves visionary.
The Post urges a fast end to the master bakers and workers dispute. It finds the workers’ demands modest and within reason, notes the bakers’ past two ounce loaf cut and questions why gains aren’t shared when flour prices drop.
In the May North American Review, Joseph Pulitzer argues journalism should be a supervised profession, not a trade. He endorses Columbia’s College of Journalism, rejects Harvard business instruction, and stresses moral training, conscience, and public service as the core of journalistic education.
A retrospective portrait traces John D Rockefeller as the secretive architect of the Standard Oil trust. It notes his cautious public persona, rebates with railroads, and a growing, ruthless empire pursued with stealth, secrecy, and domination.
Washington reports Attorney-General Knox will immediately sue the coal-carrying roads coalition. Critics note the coal trust bleeds the public daily, with Wall Street bigwigs and anthracite producers profiting while the average citizen bears the burden. The piece urges prompt action without delay beyond the presidential campaign.
The first clash between Japanese and Russian forces on the Manchurian side of the Yalu ends in Japanese success. Japanese troops advance unchecked, drive Russians from river positions, and seize guns and prisoners. The result marks a pivotal phase in the campaign and challenges credible Russian explanations of a planned retreat. The moral impact aboard is deeply negative for Russia amid prior naval defeats, while Japan’s early victory stands beyond dispute.
Mrs. Lucie Thackwray recounts in Maplewood how a happy five year marriage shatters when she finds a note in her husband Fred Browns pocket from a woman named Bessie. She imagines infidelity and prepares to confront the lover as the doorbell rings.
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