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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
6
The Senate narrowly approves restoring hotel guests’ liquor sales to midnight for cities of 45000 or more, with rules by city boards. Supporters say it restores common sense and meets ordinary guest needs, while rural districts feel the reform may shift problems to the metropolis.
Thomas W. Lawson’s latest proclamation about a 50 million dollar capitalization of Boston gas firms prompts questions about promoter profits and political influence. The Post notes that gas could be sold for 75 cents in Boston while still yielding high returns, and a recent court decision allows price reductions to a proper level. How soon will lower rates arrive?
approval from Washington unlocks construction of a 1000 acre water park in Boston and Cambridge, intended to beautify the Charles River downtown. though costly the project aims to provide a free recreation resource for residents of tenement districts and congested city areas.
The Interstate Commerce Commission hears arguments in New York on inland freight rates, contesting whether export freight should avoid bias toward any port. Boston merchants fear Western freights are cheaper to Baltimore or New York, challenging potential unlawful discrimination under federal law. The ICC plans to listen and offer recommendations rather than a final fix.
At a hearing Mr. Guilford of the New York Central argued that discrimination in freight rates should end and that this port deserve the same advantages as southern ports. He said equal land and ocean rates provide the true solution to the problem.
Officials report 187708 total visitors with 64487 paid admissions and 72221 free tickets and about 22000 daily workingmen admitted free. The editor notes the show is not yet profitable and expects a later surge as vacation travel rises. It is presented as a national spectacle rather than a sure money maker.
MIT graduates overwhelmingly oppose merging with Harvard University. The piece argues Cambridge and Boston form one city, Harvard is effectively a Boston institution, and a modus vivendi should balance community interests with technical education rather than a merger.
The Observant Citizen May 1 notice announces a postponed Lexington Chapter DAR gathering at Mrs. Bordman Hall 73 Mountfort Street due to the death of Mrs. Mathews mother of General Thomas R. Mathews of the First Brigade who was to speak on The Citizen Soldier.
Newton Newkirk recounts turning a small back yard plot into a garden after removing cans and relics, hauling in soil, buying seeds at Faneuil Hall market, and planning to grow lettuce radishes peas and onions. A friend gifts a rooster and two hens as the plan to raise fresh eggs takes shape.
A tale recalls a man’s plan to start a hennery on his premises after bluffing a friend into gifting a rooster and two hens. Though he welcomed the birds with gratitude, he sensed impending trouble from managing gardening and poultry together, and the narrator hints that disaster lies ahead in the concluding portion.
Desire, a plain girl of strict Puritan upbringing, weighs suitors Richard and John Wentworth as Betty Lovell and Richard charm with music and wit. When danger calls John away to an Indian uprising, Desire confirms her love for Richard, accepting his embrace as her heart's choice.
May 19 report says the Melrose Board of Trade will vigorously oppose annexation to the Boston postal district. A special committee found that current service is as good as Boston’s and independent operation offers added advantages.
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