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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1906
Page
6
The text notes a widening breach in the Massachusetts Republican party as calls grow for immediate tariff revision to protect commercial prosperity. A committee of one hundred pledges opposition to any platform or candidate not clearly committed to tariff reform, while the Democrats align with this goal.
The governor vetoes a bill that would permit boating and fishing in waters supplying the metropolitan district. The veto argues the act would jeopardize a million citizens by granting excessive privileges to a few, undermining the Metropolitan Water Board's authority and risking pollution and unsafe water. The governor asserts water safety must be protected at all costs.
The piece argues President Roosevelt will intervene to suppress any insurrection in Panama that threatens the canal zone. It contends U S actions meddle in a neighbor’s affairs, threaten canal treaty privileges, and reflect a harsh continuation of historic pressures on Panama after its creation.
Republican members of the committee on reciprocal trade urge their party to make tariff reform a major campaign issue this fall. A sub committee report drafts an emphatic address noting a party crisis beyond Massachusetts and cites refusals to hear merchants and attacks on Congressman Lawrence as proof of an organized, dangerous element within the party.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court is set to dissolve the American Birth Insurance Company after a 14 month life. Its aim was to provide cash benefits on childbirth, promising decelerating population decline. The firm has paid out $900 in birth benefits and may face $2450 more claims, prompting a cautious dissolution to cover accrued needs.
The House approved an order directing the Boston gas and electric light commissioners to report on the Boston Consolidated Company's gas output and gross receipts for the current fiscal year. It seeks manufacturing and distribution costs and any anticipated changes, linking figures to proposed rate and dividend sliding scale legislation.
Massachusetts retail jewelers formed a state organization at the American House in Boston. Officers named were President Fred C. Newhall Lynn Vice President Charles P Forbes Greenfield Secretary Treasurer B H Dunbar Norwood and advisory board Walter B Snow Boston R C Gow Cambridge J L Shepherd Keystone Watch Co Philadelphia guest speaker. The group set monthly meetings for the third Thursday in Boston.
The text presents jumbled social humor lines and stray references, including a mock dialogue about bread and hands, and garbled notes on zoo security. It resembles a miscellaneous clipping page with scattered phrases and misread words from different sources.
A reader thanks the governor for vetoing the typhoid bill that would loosen restrictions on boating in Lake Cochituate and other ponds. The letter argues Metropolitan Water District fear and urges continued protection of drinking water purity for city families and all water users.
Five thirty A M. Have you known the joy of a restful nap at dawn. Or has your sleep been broken by the click clack token of a neighbor mowing the lawn. If so you know the feel beyond concealing as you close your chamber window with a crash. Then you act insanely and mangle classic English with Boston.
A Boston reader cites a London cable predicting King Edward and emperors Nicholas and William to meet at Darmbar in early September. The note toys with a playful idea of adding another king or two queens and knaves to make a grand layout, ending with a bluffing contest.
Boston society chatter and theater chatter report on John Craig’s Empire Theatre debut in Too Much Johnson and the Boston Common’s spring bloom. It notes Rotarian-like locals, circus impresario Red Hayes, Charlies William Hayes, and Mrs Hayes visiting Boston, with Judge Henry Dewey and Olga Nethersole among attendees at studios and teas.
A narrator recounts a Civil War era rescue gone wrong. Lord Winters and William Alden plot to hide a force and a fatal paper. Rachel Alden hides but dies as the truth surfaces and vengeance follows.
A humorous column laments the cold, arguing spring is late and winter lingers. It jokes about ice dealers, Jamaica ginger with a hot brick, and blankets for vegetables, urging readers to warm homes and wait for true spring.
Mrs. Oscar Iasigi and Miss Nora travel to Clovercroft Stockbridge with Mrs Arthur E Grannis for part of the season. The Morse family plans a June return from Europe and a summer at Falmouth. Mrs Blake may alter plans due to ill health. Beverly Farms and Manchester by the Sea engagements appear as social notices. Four Philadelphia debutantes Phyllis Green Rebecca Lycett Clara Chase and Rachel Harlan travel to Boston for the interstate tennis tournament The Debutante.
Jugging Yee brings her dog Mies Rose to the event as spectators watch a memorable showcase. The moment highlights the bond between handler and canine, drawing attention from attendees and local onlookers.
In a frontier crossroads inn the Sign of the Blue Lily, run by William Alden, becomes a focal point for wartime traffic as Rachel Alden captivates travelers. William’s fear of losing wealth tempts infidelity with dire rumors of a wife who died in childbirth.
The speaker stresses Morse-made clothing to underline strict quality and integrity. They claim the garments will generate more business based on intrinsic merit and reliability.
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