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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1907
Page
6
The May 6 1907 issue shows daily subscription rates at 3.00 yearly six months 1.50 and 8 months 75 cents and 1 month 25 cents. Sunday Post rates are 2.50 yearly 1.25 six months and 65 cents for three months. Office contact at 259 Washington St Boston Massachusetts.
A call for formal effort to settle matters in dispute before the situation worsens. The appeal warns that continued struggle harms master teams and drivers and the commercial interests they serve, and proposes judicious arbitration to resolve the issues.
A Boston observer notes clearer skies and sunlit streets as less coal is burned on Sunday. The wind carried away smoke, easing air pollution. Support grows for a new anti-smoke bill heading to the House today to sustain this relief.
Memorial Day work horse parade closes today with 450 teams already entered. Variety is wider this year including hucksters and pedlers. Winners may join a work horse division in Old Home Week parade.
Augustine Birrell will explain the Irish Council Bill in the Commons as tension grows in the Liberal cabinet. The measure aims to improve political conditions in Ireland but its details remain secret and may widen rifts with Asquith and Haldane opposing Irish home rule. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman supports Redmond’s modest demand for a foundation.
The report notes Mr. Asquith's threat to resign if Home Rule stands are pressed. A tentative measure toward self government is expected, though the form and scope will greatly affect acceptance among Ireland allies.
Two managers Gerrish and Carruth and two head doctors Taft and McGaffigan clash over removal of authority on Deer Island. Deputy Perkins finally lands unofficially after days of failed attempts. The dispute harms island discipline and morale and must be resolved promptly.
Two insect enemies of the gypsy and brown tail moths, released last season, are found active this year. An ichneumon fly and Colo soma beetle are reported, with possible others surviving winter. Superintendent Kirkland cites the bugs in healthy condition and warns of the looming moth outbreak.
A Cambridge accident reports a six year old boy Francis Mc Donald killed after tripping into an oncoming surface car. The old style fenders failed to protect and the motorman stopped as quickly as possible. The article questions the delay in adopting efficient fender designs demonstrated last winter.
The piece argues that claims of turning elements into copper sulfate resemble past scientific marvels. It notes advances in chemistry and atomic theory, cites synthetic camphor, and warns against overhyped alchemical promises. Real value, it says, comes from effort, not magic or radium.
A New England soda fountain tale of spring sales and the dizzying array of flavors offered by a Tremont Street shop. The clerk oversells flavors from frangi panni to Yale Blue while a customer requests plain soda and endures a blunt rebuke. Finally a man orders a fried egg ice cream lobster salad soda and gets it in the neck.
Revere Beach drew an estimated 50,000 pleasure seekers with a bustling scene of autos and horses, special permits for amusements benefiting the Veteran Firemen’s Association and the Home for Aged People. The day featured yard games, yacht club dories, and light police activity. A humorous radio-style exchange and a tale of a clever cat named Ben Butler punctuated the piece.
A column reports on Charles Follen Adams poems read at the Boston Art Club and a Holmes letter, notes Geoffrey Lio nel Whalen joining the Priscilla Opera Company, mentions Frederick Ayer touring, and describes local ferry trips and a Hancock street murder discussion. It also covers Joseph Spero coordinating a labor parade in Boston linked to Moyer Haywood Pettibone.
Sonny receives a dented gold locket from Grandfather Dan and learns it once belonged to Dave his beloved brother in arms. Dan recalls carrying Dave to safety after the first skirmish, then promises the locket will pass to Sonny as he reveals Dave’s secret kept since that fatal day.
Grandfather recounts finding a locket with three aging letters to a fallen soldier named Dave. Laura, Emily, and a poverished country girl wrote, each claiming love, yet the true beloved remains unknown as the photograph was lost by a bullet. Sonny and grandfather reflect on fate and memory.
The Post announces wider sales in New York at principal hotels and news stands including Parkrow and Broadway locations controlled by Arthur Hotaling. Readers unable to obtain copies are asked to send a postal card with preferred time and place to the circulation department.
A speaker rejects traditional titles and wealth, praising Bohemia for beauty and truth. He condemns social show, organized charity, and cold wealth as empty. He longs for a warm, genuine community and a friendly hand, preferring Bohemia to any land. By permission of James F. Murphy, Executor and Trustee.
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