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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1903
Page
12
A Boston opinion argues the gas consolidation bill should require a public referendum before enactment. It cites prior voter-approved public service measures and urges striking Section 16 to insert a referendum, asserting local voices must decide how street franchises operate.
A movement to keep New Hampshire forests from lumber interests gains momentum with a state led study. In cooperation with the Geological Survey, the investigation will assess watershed size and condition, forest impact on stream flow, and water power value in the White Mountain region.
The New England region faces deforestation pressure as a corporation nears control of the Presidential Range. New Hampshire officials push forest surveys to justify a national forest reserve, aiming to present a united regional plan to Congress next session. A resolution supporting the plan lingers in committee.
A Metropolitan District plea calls for immediate, intensified police effort to catch the Medford murderer of Miss Sturtevant. It urges larger rewards, state police backing, and intercity cooperation to ensure a thorough search and capture.
The Economic Club dinner speech argues Boston should be governed by non residents who benefit from the city. Representative Take and others say the 1.9 million state district vast interests are controlled by 500,000 outsiders, while Bostonians pay most taxes and bear the burden without equal city rights. The piece calls for local accountability and equal rights for residents who fund the city’s needs.
The editor urges immediate investigation of suspicions at Beacon Hill. A Senate order proposes a committee with full powers to uncover the truth, arguing investigations reveal more than concealment and restore public confidence.
The fragment references Newton Newkirk and a work titled The Upturned Palm. Details are sparse, but the item highlights a literary or dramatic piece associated with these names. No clear event, date, or location is identifiable from the text.
The piece condemns alleged corruption among Massachusetts lawmakers on Beacon Hill. It warns that justice may probe deeply into the matter, and argues that political corruption undermines suffrage and public trust, stressing the sacredness of a citizen’s vote. The author cautions politicians who trade votes for value, noting the personal impact on democracy.
A speaker recalls declining a constable nomination in a Western town due to pay and lack of financial opportunity. He emphasizes political integrity and avoidance of corruption, noting that his name remains untarnished and the term incorruptible despite pressures.
In a reader column from Beacon Street Boston and other Mass addresses, a penny doubling plan over 80 days is debunked as miscalculated. Letters from readers challenge the arithmetic while the editor admits a one cent error and notes daily expenses exceed the supposed gain.
The column surveys graduates from a school of oratory, praise for the Post’s murder coverage in Medford, and local society sketches. It describes the island man at Park Street, looming changes to Old Corner Bookstore, and various Boston figures in arts, politics, and transport.
Bourke Cochran of New York was received in private audience by the Pope in Rome today May 8. The meeting highlights a cordial exchange between the American politician and the Vatican leader during Cochran's visit abroad.
Mr and Mrs Harrison Simons of Weare New Hampshire marked 63 years of marriage. He born July 14 1813 in Weare and she Lydia Ann Foster born December 3 1821 in Raymond station. They wed November 15 1840. They have seven children, five daughters and one son survive. He worked in linseed oil mills with his father and owned a grist mill with his brother Hiram. The mill burned in 1848. He lost a leg at age seven and later served healthily. Mrs Simons is well and active visiting kin.
No photographs received after 6 p m Wednesday May 6 1903 can be considered or entered in this competition. After publishing as many as space allows, the announcement of the oldest couple will be made and the easy chairs forwarded with the Post's compliments.
The annual festival at Mechanics' Building on Harrison Avenue proceeds under the Ladies Aid Society patronage to raise funds for the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. An afternoon children's entertainment and an evening program for adults are planned with 3 parish tables offering knickknacks for sale. The home welcomes all children regardless of creed.
London reports a Japanese Italian and possibly French squadron will appear off Spithead in early July. The Channel Fleet led by Admiral Beresford will meet the visitors and a grand review by King Edward is planned with the Italian king expected to attend.
Ambassador and Mrs. Meyer hosted a banquet in Rome honoring the Duke of Aosta heir apparent and his brother the Count of Turin Princesa Ruspoli Di Poggio Suasa nee Curtis of Boston attended among other guests.
Superintendent of Police William H. Pierce and Chief Inspector William B. Watts departed for New Orleans to inspect that city police system.
Leonard Mansfield, out of work and discouraged, meets Laura and learns of a job with Uncle Hubert. He finds renewed faith as music, especially Traumerei, returns with moonlight and memory. He reunites with his wife Marie and they rekindle love, ending in happiness.
At a Revere Massachusetts Board of Selectmen meeting the secretary was instructed to write Miss Louise N Barry a letter praising her brave rescue of Eddie Ross from a clay pit near his home on March 3. The Massachusetts Humane Society was notified and may award a medal for her courage.
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