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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
6
The notice lists subscription prices: one year 1.50 dollars, six months 75 cents, three months 40 cents. It urges subscribers to provide current and future addresses if their paper's delivery address changes.
The Maine courts begin enforcing strict prohibition penalties on first offences with Lewiston liquor dealer sentenced to 18 months in jail and 425 dollars in fines. The shift ends leniency and relies on fines for revenue while jailing is deemed costly and wasteful. Citizens confront a tougher justice than prior compromises.
The Boston fire of 1872 should not influence 1903 insurance pricing. Underwriters accuse merchants of bad taste, but the event’s impact is minimal after 80 years. Merchants claim they paid $25,000,000 more in the past decade than they received from fire insurers.
The issue centers on whether rate policy has become the main factor shaping outcomes more than any event in the prior generation. Analysts argue ongoing adjustments influence inflation, growth, and household budgets, with policymakers under pressure to balance affordability and investment.
An auditor in the Treasury Department in Washington has ruled that official travel expenses may include reasonable fees to porters and expressmen, granting federal approval to tipping as a legitimate expense. The article notes doubt about tipping waiters and raises questions about social regulation and equality in these allowances.
A despatch reports Americans disrupted a Manila drama, smashing furniture after a stage assault tied to a Filipino independence theme. The incident follows Governor Taft’s failed suppression of native plays, which critics say only fuels nationalist sentiment.
A sensational murder case near a quiet home raises questions about police efficacy. The motive appeared to be robbery, with Lombardi wrongly arrested and no trace of the real killer found, casting doubt on detective work in the metropolitan district.
Harvard English department plans outdoor Shakespeare performances by the same company that staged Everyman in Boston. As You Like It is set for Monday June 1 at 4 PM and The Comedy of Errors for the same evening at 8 PM in the Sever Hall quadrangle.
President Roosevelt left Raymond California by special train at 7:30 am and began a stage ride into the big tree country. He will remain in the park until Monday with the accompanying party.
Augusto Bendelari, a prominent composer and music teacher who taught in Boston and New York, died at his Brooklyn home. He came to America in 1854 and wrote about 50 songs popular a generation ago.
Marlboro May 1 William J Moore a motorman was awarded $50 in his damage suit against Marlboro Street Railway Company over a June 28 collision on the Hudson division. He sought $10,000.
Stealthy Steve, after tracing the Big Blue Diamond, hurries to Mile Heloise Beaufort’s apartment. He learns the thief bought a case and likely fled to Persia, vowing to recover the gem or face danger from BILL, THE BITRE. A threatening note spurs him to pursue the perilous lead at once.
The column explains why the lighted marks at chapter tops are not rubber nipples but tracks: the feet-prints of the thief who stole the Big Blue Diamond. The Editor mocks Crowell and Gahm art criticism and applauds Stealthy Steve’s sleuthing.
Mr John Burke born in Valenciennes France in 1817 and Mrs Elizabeth Burke born in Halifax Nova Scotia survived by one daughter and six grandchildren. The couple lived in Cambridge at 10 Garden Street and were long time residents of Woburn where Mr Burke manufactured ladies gaiter boots for fifty years and served as treasurer of the Methodist Church. Mrs Burke, blind for twelve years, is now an invalid.
Workmen excavating near Annisquam Massachusetts unearthed the bones of a giant Indian who may have stood nine feet tall in life and lived about six centuries ago. No coroner yet called to determine cause of death and local authorities are pressed to investigate a possible murder rather than overlook the crime. The piece notes a Boston connection with Chief Watts seen as having clues in similar cases.
No photographs received after 6 p m Wednesday May 6 1903 can be considered or entered in this competition. After publishing as many on hand as room allows the Post will announce the oldest couple and forward the chairs with compliments of the Post.
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A column mixes anecdotes from Boston society and anecdotes on veterans, charity events, and public memorials. It notes Mrs. Erving Winslow’s possible participation in a Boston Museum valedictory and recalls the Animal Rescue League fundraiser at Mrs. Bordman Hall. The piece also narrates a humorous tale about a Civil War era medal quest and a Grandpa-like reminiscence involving a Manila wife and a wartime misadventure.
A compact advertisement listing California prunes in all sizes double prepared and California evaporated peaches peeled or unpeeled for sale by a local seller.
A notice advertises $10 orders shipped freight or express prepaid to any station within 50 miles of Boston. It highlights prepaid service and target radius for delivery.
In South Boston supporters, led by Rev. Father Denis O Callaghan, push for funding beyond debt limits to improve Dorchester Street. O Callaghan denies real estate deals, calling the project clean, honest, and long delayed, with Mayor Collins's assent aiding the effort.
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