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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1906
Page
6
The Suffolk County grand jury has taken no action on bribery charges against legislators, pushing the matter to the House to investigate. The House rules committee will discuss a resolution of inquiry, aiming for a fair thorough probe without whitewashing and minimal disruption to legislative work.
The new Russian Parliament opens with a focus on amnesty for political prisoners. MPs demand constitutional monarchy, universal suffrage, and a responsible ministry from the majority, while signals of strong opposition to imprisonment persist as Siberian prisoners send cheers to the lower house.
The Senate committee split five to five on sea level versus locks for the canal. An absent member Carmack reportedly cast for sea level, but the lock advocates refused to count his vote, leaving the decision pending.
The Senate committee cannot approve the President’s latest canal proposal. Congress may defer action, leaving the President to proceed under the Spooner act and build whatever style of canal he chooses, a potentially satisfactory but unsettled path.
The piece discusses the dispute over Roosevelt and Chandler statements, noting the Senate debate sparked by Tillman and Lodge. It asserts Roosevelt’s integrity while acknowledging his impulsiveness and contrasts Chandler’s steadier temper, urging patience for definitive statements from both leaders.
The sliding scale gas bill likely to advance in the House on Wednesday after a Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners report. The inquiry order, urged by Rep Brigham Marlboro, seeks facts not aired at hearings about Boston gas output receipts costs and future production methods.
London May 13 The Prince of Wales publicly gave thanks for his safe voyage to India at a Westminster Abbey service following a precedent set by his father. King Edward and the royal family attended with a large crowd including Rev Henry Codman Potter bishop of New York who sat beside the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Hartford Vermont May 23 A six months confinement with a fractured hip ended in the death of the Rev J O Sherburne pastor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church He was born in Plainfield Vermont in 184 and had served as presiding elder of the Montpelier and St Johnsbury districts He is survived by a widow and four children Funeral services will be held here Tuesday at 11 o clock
The Tremont Temple Benevolent League plans a reception for wives daughters and women acquaintances in Lorimer and Gilbert Halls this evening Ex Governor Bates offers remarks on religious leagues and Judge E B Lewis of Sioux City Iowa shares sketches of Western legal life Dr P S Henson Tremont Temple pastor acts as toastmaster
George Fred Williams has been engaged to give an address at the Beth Hiden Church next Tuesday evening. His subject will be Public Control of Public Business. The address will be given under the auspices of the educational committee of the Baptist Young People's Union.
Bingville Bugle characters will appear in real life next Monday evening at Bethesda Hall South Boston during the Clover Outing Club barn dance and costume party. Teddy Griffin instructor will unveil a unique conception at the event.
A Boston suburb community voices defense for dogs amid a rabies scare. A letter describes dogs blamed as mad and lists symptoms from withdrawal to foaming at the mouth, urging owners to know signs and calling for humane treatment rather than killing.
A letter from a Strap Hangers Union member explains why badges are unnecessary and how riders identify strap hangers by a raised shoulder. It mocks seat hogs and notes open cars, seasonal training, and a Jamaica Plain member who sleeps suspended from a strap.
The report highlights active legislative work involving politicians like Tommy Lawson and Johnny Moran as lawmakers tackle a packed schedule. It notes weather-themed phrases and a playful phrase about a rain check and umbrella reflecting the era's dialogue.
In Lawton Oklahoma on May 12 a fragmented sermon quotes the Apache chief Geronimo praying for President Roosevelt. The report notes military reservation services and Geronimo’s presence amid local observance.
A fragment recalls a tailor’s rueful memory of clothing worn three decades ago. The speaker notes thinning nap, seams splitting, and faded buttons while reflecting on better days and enduring pride in his attire.
Community chatter covers a Roxbury man mailing gifts with a two month birthday gap and a Brooklyn lodging of church and youth pranks. Local figures like Judge Bruce and Lieutenant Dearborn are noted for public service and charity drives. Geraldine Farrar plans a fall visit while Paul Christie earns praise for saving a bird. Dartmouth College and Union Theological figures provide amusing anecdotes as missionaries arrive from Burmah and Rangoon.
In a lighthearted exchange, Mrs. Newport overhears a slip implying she has another husband. Mr. Highball responds with polite congratulations and a mock toast, prompting playful banter about mistaken marriages.
A reader asks how to handle a vacation romance where the young woman has grown distant. The adviser notes women tire of prolonged talking without concrete plans and suggests proposing marriage if affordable, then observing for renewed interest.
A reader asks if a bashful young man who asks for five to six dances and escorts home is shy about asking to call. The adviser says the woman should invite him to call, as he likely waits for her to initiate and may wonder if she is interested.
Today in history notes the gathering of delegates in Philadelphia to draft the United States Constitution. It recalls a year ago when U S troops killed 300 Moros in a noted conflict.
A new religious sect called the Saints has formed in Montesano Washington. The group advocates voluntary poverty and holds that no person should possess more than one suit of clothes and that luxuries be dispensed with. Some say the movement echoes a former Holy Roller craze.
The piece cites Mrs McMillan joining her husband and Mr Bulpitt in lion hunting in the British Uganda Protectorate, with the wife scoring the first kill and later twice firing to brain a male lion. It also recounts brutal battlefield scenes among Moro and Filipino fighters, including a Moro woman attacking a soldier and other acts of violence observed or reported by soldiers.
A letter criticizes the West End entrance plan for the Old State House, arguing for more public pressure as officials acknowledge three steps and consider a front room cave. It cites protests from patriotic societies and quotes a Cornish verse to underline opposition to elevated doors and railways use.
The Catholic Union Party hosts the Immaculate Conception Church choir annual May party tomorrow evening at Catholic Union Hall. Members and friends look forward to the event with joyous anticipation each year.
James H. Tutlow, 28, engineer on the Boston and Maine railroad, resides with his mother on Andover Street. A popular railroader with a wide circle of friends, he is active in the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and other social and fraternal orders.
A sewing club of ten girls befriends Dr Thornton who asks them to mend ten socks as a lonely bachelor’s plea. Claire wins a prize and the doctor reveals long hidden love for her, planning a wedding with the club as bridesmaids, while one narrator contemplates a double wedding with Ned.
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