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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1903
Page
6
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices, requests address updates, and notes advance payment and discontinuation policies. It provides contact details for editors and offices, including Boston and New York hotels for access.
The legislative coal committee favors a full blooded anti trust bill. It would ban all agreements to raise or hold prices and any control of resale prices by distributors. The measure applies to all combinations in restraint of trade and aims to provide clear penalties and robust public protection, though its full efficacy remains uncertain.
The spring drought and dry winds fuel widespread forest fires across Cape Cod Adirondacks and Pennsylvania destroying homes mills and camps and endangering lives. Vast acres burn with slow regrowth and lasting economic loss. The article laments the recurring disaster and its toll on communities.
The Cape district endures seasonal forest fires that devastate property worth thousands of dollars. Fire wardens are provided by towns and every inhabitant acts as a fire fighter, yet the cost of a single blaze could fund patrols to avert the peril.
The article posits two paths for 1904 politics. First, Grover Cleveland could be renominated by the Democratic Party for president. Second, Cleveland might seek a second term opposing Theodore Roosevelt in the general election.
The cholera epidemic returns with deadly force in the Philippines as Manila records rising mortality and floating victims in the Pasig River. General Davis reports 70 percent of US troop deaths from cholera amid a broader view of famine, poverty, and war-induced distress in the islands.
A public note urging the Governor to veto a bill permitting exceptions to the ban on savings and national banks sharing premises or management. The piece cites past defections and embezzlements as support for maintaining strict separation, arguing the law serves the public interest and should not be weakened.
The Board of Park Commissioners refused to open the Franklin Park golf links on all holidays during the playing season. They cited danger to the public as reason, noting holiday crowds and public workers who can only play on Sundays and holidays. Critics question the cited danger and urge access for workers.
New York May 4 Nearly 760 subordinate lodges of the Masonic fraternity in New York will attend the 1224 annual convocation of the Grand Lodge to open tomorrow afternoon. Grand Master Elbert Crandall notes California Knights Templars ban on liquor in asylums and official functions, but says New York lodges regulate liquor use themselves and the grand lodge will not interfere with their prerogative.
Chicago millionaire John f Farson is in New York offering a $1,000,000 bonus on his death to any servant girl who moves to Chicago and stays in his home for life. He answers a reporter’s questions and outlines strict terms, prompting scrutiny by prospective applicants.
A fragment from a 1904 era column reports President Roosevelt, amid possible authentication gaps, alleging St Louis treated him poorly during the exposition opening. It notes a need for comfort arrangements and describes him eating cold beef sandwiches, while mocking his democratic image and warning Western hosts could react if true. It also adds a grain note about Hen Clayton returning from Boston with seed corn.
A reader conundrum asks the difference between a billboard and a board bill. The notice invites serious meditation and promises that tomorrow’s All Sorts will publish the answer, noting this conundrum warrants deep investigation.
A short, cheeky sketch recounts Napoleon Bonaparte dying on St. Helena on May 5, 1821. It mentions his rise from Toulon, marriages to Josephine and Maria Louisa, wars, Waterloo, exile, and a private funeral with no flowers, in a humorous tone.
The Observant Citizen reports on ex Governor Bates seen on Washington Street and a busy scene on Tremont Street mall with a horse and buggy, plus inquiries under a new law. It notes events including visits by General Baden Powell and General Roberts, Irish leader Joseph Devlin’s speaking tour, and a May 28 banquet for Senator Fred S. Gore.
Mr and Mrs Sidney B Hastings of Middlesex are the area s oldest couple. Born in Monkton and Vermont respectively, they wed Feb 3 1842 and have eight children. Hastings served in the Vermont cavalry from 1861 for three years and their golden anniversary was Feb 8 1832. Mrs Hastings later suffered a paralytic shock and is now largely helpless. Special notice asks for photographs by May 6 1903 for the Post oldest couple contest and chairs prize.
The Kneisel Quartet announces departure from the Boston Symphony Orchestra after 18 years. Franz Kneisel and quartet colleagues state they will pursue quartet work and solo careers, with plans to tour Europe next spring and maintain Boston as their home base.
Representative Luce gains another House win as his direct nomination bill is ordered to a third reading. The measure would apply to all congressional councillor and senatorial districts within one city or six cities and towns, affecting Boston's three districts. Newton opposes. Linehan amendment to include sheriff office passes 41 to 39. By 79 to 3, the bill advances.
Charles Sundawin stopped two fast expresses and a freight on the Boston and Maine near Williamsport as a bridge burned. Ties and planking were afire and warped rails endangered rapid heavy trains. Sundawin warned the westbound freight and then halted Train 11 from the east, with a westbound express delayed behind.
Tom Brown and Dick Grey, roommates for years, compete for Lillian Bradford's affection. After Tom proposes and is rejected, Dick arrives to learn Lillian has chosen Jack Lotarocks, and the pair reflect on their misreadings as they lament a cannibalistic lobster salad joke.
A horse owned by Daniel Melk Kenney of 27 Leicester Street ran frightened through a crowded State Street yesterday, then along Court Street to Tremont before being stopped. Patrolman Lindsay and Mr. Pierce Breet of 76 Hillside Street receive credit for halting the animal, while Policeman Tighe, Carey and other citizens bravely aided down the street.
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