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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
6
Issued daily by Post Publishing Co Boston May 8 1907 No 88 Vol 187 official office address subscription rates list daily and Sunday prices with terms prepayment required and notice of discontinuation editor and publisher ZH Grozier listed.
The Senate considers again a bill granting veterans in the Spanish American War preference in civil service exams. The piece is condemned as mischievous and should be decisively defeated, asserting that all worthy applicants deserve an equal chance.
The legislative committee on taxation says the proposed five dollar tax on each auto would not meet needs. Even if all proceeds funded road maintenance, the sum would be insufficient. The group urges a stiffer tax, noting auto enthusiasts would pay for their fun.
Labor circles in the city believe the savings insurance measure will reach the Governor with strong backing from the Boston Senators. The insurance committee favors it and many House members are pledged. Several Senators have declared support, making passage probable in the Senate, with Suffolk county backing possibly decisive.
The Newfoundland Supreme Court ruled on a case testing local laws governing hiring Newfoundland residents on American fishing vessels within the three mile limit. Two men hired by a Gloucester fisherman were convicted and fined at Bay of Islands, with the appeal centering on subject status and jurisdiction.
A Newfoundland court decision on local law prompts a test case with imperial judicial review. While awaiting authority, Newfoundland fishermen may join American vessels only at their peril as treaties and current agreements are not being considered in this dispute.
A detailed look at Mr Birrell's Irish bill and Mr Balfour's opposition. The plan creates an administrative council with 82 elected and 24 royal appointees, shifting major Irish affairs away from Dublin Castle while keeping key imperial controls. The Nationalist convention in Dublin on the 21st will decide acceptance.
The All Sorts correspondent meets Secretary Taft at the War Department. Taft, after a brief cigar exchange, says the country is safer. He shows documents of support from New England patriots ready to act if Shaw's violent forecast near San Francisco materializes.
The House rejected the public opinion bill 146 to 88, with Democrats voting solidly in favor. Rep Luce rallied 26 Republicans against party pressure, signaling a political issue likely to shape the upcoming state campaign. The column mixes political letters from Boston figures and a note on Addison’s century old reflection.
The Senate moved to substitute for its committee report by passing a bill that makes death penalty determinations depend on a jury verdict in capital cases. The vote was 20 to 17 in favor, praised Senator Vahey, but the measure faces uncertain House approval as a radical shift from established crime punishment procedures.
Letter to the editor opposing Whitney as the Democratic nominee for governor. The writer recalls Moran Bartlett and prior nominees, endorses Charles W. Bartlett and George A. Schofield, predicts Brown of Brockton for lieutenant governor, and stresses that Boston is not the whole state. Lynn, May 6.
Readable notes say a juggler told patrons yesterday he would juggle five cans of dynamite at the evening show. The earlier afternoon crowd was small, and the town of Leesville, Col. reported little attendance at the Opera House.
A schoolday vignette shows Dotty begging for a mud turtle hat while Molly laments wealth disparities at high school and a young Willie writes a shaky job application. A tunnel exploration encounter ends with a frail Italian worker singing as a fellow explorer offers help.
The Observant Citizen notes Harmony Associates will host their annual party in Roughan Ivall next Thursday May 9 with two well known orchestras performing alternately. Mayor Titz gerald and other city officials plan to attend. The piece also collects local notes from Newton Brookline and Chelsea on weather, ships, crime, and community events.
In a Plymouth New Hampshire setting a young woman discovers hidden letters and a secret engagement turmoil. An unexpected auction table links Willard Workman to a troubling past, while a Memorial Day tramp night promises uncertain fate and a renewed connection.
A correspondent laments quarrels with a three year steady companion and fears proposing would worsen the rift. The adviser urges apology as a small price to regain friendship and suggests popping the question to end the clouds and bring sunshine.
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