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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
6
Daily subscription rates listed for one year six months and three months along with monthly price and Sunday Post rates. Provides office address for Post Publishing Co and notes second class matter status at Boston post office.
Editorial Rooms in the Business Office list telephones 1004 1005 Main and 1383 1384 Main. Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice at expiration. Notify us by mail if you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your newsdealer or newsboy. E A Grozier Editor and Publisher.
The master teamsters reject arbitration offered by the Civic Federation led by L D Brandeis and Hayes Robbins, while Team Drivers Union No 25 accepts. The stance risks affecting third parties and risks disapproval from the broader business community.
The article argues for House preference in the Moody Boynton bicycle railway bill, insisting the Senate has no cost or principle at stake. It promotes extending a respected citizen’s test of a transportation system that could address key economic problems.
The advance in pay for mill workers spreads from New Bedford to Fall River and across Massachusetts Rhode Island and into Vermont and Canada. About 85 000 operatives are affected as notices go up and the movement continues with broad support. The trend is described as healthy and timely.
Baron Ozawa of Japan says Japan does not want to buy the Philippines now and hopes the United States keeps them. He notes Japan has no objection to U S control and suggests Uncle Sam could shed the deal at auction if needed.
After heavy rain the city faces dusty streets and pest problems. The author calls on City Hall or the Board of Health to act urgently to establish sanitation measures before conditions worsen.
A legislative debate argues Rule 19 blocks submission to voters on direct senatorial elections. Proponents question the rule’s authority and seek leave to propose the measure, criticizing the committee’s stance as muzzling the Legislature. The exchange centers on procedure and the people’s right to decide.
A fragmented note complains that a publican machine on Beacon Hill controls references to people and nears absurdity in political maneuvering. The text hints at a debate over influence and accessibility in local governance.
The savings bank insurance and annuity bill passes favorably to the Legislature and moves to Ways and Means. It allows banks to establish insurance departments with guaranty funds of at least 5000 for expenses and 20000 for insurance, issues policies up to 500 per person and annuities up to 200. The measure is supported by financial authorities and organized labor as a prudent, stabilizing step.
The article argues against President Roosevelt vetoing Oklahoma's state constitution claiming it would misread the will of the people. It notes political motivations behind rejection objections though finds the constitution broadly republican in form and suitable for ratification.
The Post applauds the election of Norman E. McPhail as president of Boston Typographical Union No. 13. He has long held posts in The Post composing room, studied law, and been admitted to the bar. The paper notes its strong staff and readiness to provide high grade executive officers for various groups.
Professor Frank P McKibben associate civil engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigns to become head of the civil engineering department at the University of Missouri. He started at Tech in 1894 and has been linked with the institute since then serving as assistant engineer with the Boston Elevated railroad and as librarian for the Boston Society of Civil Engineering.
The letter from D. King, Vice Chairman, thanks The Post for helpful editorials after Governor Guild signed the anti bucket shop bill. The note expresses appreciation for coverage and editorial support from the newspaper.
A crowd of newcomers boards a special train at the North station bound for farming lands in the Northwest. A leader among them is asked if they will return home, and the reply honors staying to work, support families, and pursue prosperity in America. The brakeman's shout echoes like Caruso aboard to paradise.
The program features Cleveland tenor Larry Lajoie performing a playful number titled O Kame You are a lemon Skidoo fickle dame How shall future nations cheer me When they can't pronounce my name a humorous vocal piece in a concert setting.
A Chicago pastime features mollycoddle parties where guests craft new definitions. Examples include a man who exclaims O Widg ets when angry a man over 30 who visits a roller skating rink and a man who praises his wife's pies as his mother’s.
A fragmentary readable item describes Nervous Nick, a pirate ship hostler aboard the Quinine, diving from the Ames building roof to halt a runaway automobile. The piece denies any biographical intent linking the tale to J Pierpont Morgan or Harriman and hints at a future installment titled Demon Dan featuring Captain Gore's ship driver.
A reader recalls the race between Lou Dillon and Sysonby at Dighton Junction Massachusetts. The account highlights Lou Dillon’s tenacity, a muddy obstacle on her shoes, and her final sprint to victory ending with a moral to strive and persevere.
Gladys contrasts fame and popularity noting fame brings newspaper mention while popularity fills souvenir cards. Carnegie is more famous yet Lillian Russell attracts larger crowds to living pictures. A reader complains about a smoker with a relighted cigar making a worse odor than polecat cabbage.
In Roslindale a playful verse about Rosie reads of a rose with a thorn and a lover in a thin spring suit who sits on it. He exclaims I am stabbed and soon makes a new spring record as Rose he.
A Smith College student proclaims her ideal mate as brave and handsome like Adans and eloquent as Cicero, while a note mentions Alderman Berwin’s possible marriage and a woman in North Adams who writes for a Woman's Rights magazine and blacks her husband's shoes.
A compiled set of quotations highlights social costs of love and fame, noting fashion restraint, photographer bravado, pitching risk, parental pleas, American admiration, and a German salary contrast. The snippets reference S E Kiser, Baron Kuroki, Big Bill Pineen, Old Lady Boston, John I Taylor, and Mme Schumann-Heinek with cross‑border earnings figures.
Observant citizen Alice Nielsen sails from this port on the White Star liner Romanic to Genoa on June 8. A correspondent seeks the abode of Mr George Herric Billing at Mackey Manse Wareham Mass. General Charles K Darling smiles as a new baby arrives. Tufts College route resident Joseph A Dwyer is named reserve officer in Somerville police. Brookline learns the church clock must move as the old Baptist Church is torn down near Harvard Square. Park Commission plantings along Commonwealth Avenue are noted. Mayor Warren of Newton entertains at a Claflin playground fete in Newtonville. A crowd gathers as a girl’s outdoor gym class demonstrates stunts at Charles Street. Henry Hutchings of Wakefield heads to Montreal with three fishing rods. Japanese merchant Zam anaka notes every employee is a member of the firm.
Allan McLean’s awkward fishing cast causes a flesh wound to Mar garet Perry at a New Hampshire pond event. Dr Maxwell tends the girl, and a year later McLean serves as best man at their wedding, with the bride joking she may always be grateful for the accident.
A letter writer seeks counsel about winning a 23 year old woman who teases him for his hair and glasses. He asks if she loves him and if it is honorable to pursue her given another suitor. The columnist urges open discussion with the girl and honest declaration of feelings.
Conversational exchange from 1910 notes a book dealer missing volumes 47 and 62 of Roosevelt Messages in Congress with confirmation from a prospective customer. The fragment hints at a catalog or exchange about rare political works.
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