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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
6
The proposed Senate bill No. 341 would consolidate local street railways but grants unusual rights to the reorganizing company and hides stock watering under dividend limits. This mischief conflicts with existing law and state policy, and the paper urges killing the bill in the Legislature.
President Baer of the coal trust tells the Interstate Commerce Commission that coal price is dictated by what buyers will pay, not mining or transport costs. He boasts the price will remain as long as demand sustains it, challenging claims of moral authority and warning of public backlash as lawmakers consider action.
A Macon man Robert H Plant killed himself after his private and national banks failed largely due to his mismanagement. He left a $1 000 000 life policy intended to reimburse creditors, but critics say his death cheated insurers and depositors, violating both ethical and contractual obligations. A hero would face consequences rather than die to dodge losses.
The Panama Canal digging raises whether eight hours per day should govern government work there. The piece notes organized labor likely has little stake, and asserts Panama’s conditions differ wholly from typical workplaces.
The piece argues a labor union’s error in favoring American citizens for canal work. It states climatic and other perils mean Americans cannot be employed, predicting recruitment of West Indian and Chinese laborers. It concludes the canal is a foreign enterprise with no American labor precedents or eight hour work standard.
The Supreme Court ruling on Sunday entertainments for charity raises anxiety about observance. We affirm there shall be no desecration of the New England Sunday. Observance evolves with generations. devotion to a day of rest and worship remains, while individual liberty to rest or worship varies. Law may restrict liberty only to the extent it avoids offending others.
The parade promises nearly 500 entries next Monday, a three to four mile procession. It compares to the Mechanics' Building horse show and the automobile show as Memorial Day to Harvard commencement. It lauds the working horse as America’s strongest aristocracy and notes progress in trotting and draught horses amid modern vehicles.
The Rev Silliman Blagden at the Brunswick Hotel quotes a verbatim letter from Prince Oukhtomsky replying to Blagden about American pro Japan sentiment and Russia's Christian cause. The prince expresses sympathy and says the letter will aid writers. He notes his addresses in Montreal and New York.
At a Executive Council meeting Governor Bates sent in nominations for state and municipal posts. Kate Gannett Wells of Boston to the State Board of Education. William Moran to Fall River Board of Police. Henry P. Kennedy to clerk of the Municipal Court of Brighton. Stephen O’Meara to trustee of the State Library. Warren E. Locke to commissioner of savings banks. Robert T. Swan to commissioner of public records. Alphonso S. Covel of Lowell to trustee of the Lowell Textile School. Laban Pratt of Boston to State Board of Charity. Ralph L. Abbott to surveyor general of lumber.
The annual Boston auto parade on Saturday afternoon promises the largest turnout of expensive cars ever seen in the city. Weather permitting, the route avoids paved streets and all divisions are strong, with the commercial division led by Mr. Arthur Adams showcasing light and heavy delivery wagons.
The Boston central branch of the United Irish League meets at the American House this evening to increase the five dollar Irish Parliamentary subscription fund. Several hundred dollars are already subscribed in Boston as the second national convention nears in New York City next August, expected to draw a representative turnout.
Harold Osgood endures a long day downtown and a crowded streetcar ride. He clings to his seat claiming men should not surrender to a pretty girl, yet offers his seat to an elderly man who later thanks the brunette, Argentina, amid Mrs. Osgood’s warm reunion at home.
Amateur middleweight Pink Mitchell arrives at the Oriental Cafe for a planned 10 round match in talks with Sam Hennessy about a potential bout with Rubber Sullivan. A confrontation with a small man at a rear table escalates briefly before Pink moves on.
Long column of social items from Boston notes travel plans such as Mrs. Toutse Chandler Moulton sailing to Europe with Cunard from Boston. Guests include Joseph Jefferson and Nance O’Neil at Hotel Bellevue breakfast. Clergy moves, bowling match at Mosquito Yacht Club, traffic fare campaign, and local honors surface alongside farm visits and police notes.
Agnes M. Cram of East Jaffrey recounts Herbert Dudley's bashful courtship of Miss Alice Grant. Amid a fussy baby and sleepy lullabies, he finally asks to marry her, and she says yes as Jim and Nell return to find them in a happy embrace. The tale unfolds with humor and charm in a late evening domestic setting.
Five thousand dollars in treasury notes were found inside an old moth-eaten coat bought by Elmer Eckerson of Bogota New Jersey at a railway station auction of unclaimed baggage.
One day sale items include wooden trucks and halyards with 12 and 16 foot poles, brass flag poles and brackets, burgees and pennants made to order from all wool bunting. Sizes range from 2x3 to 12x20 feet, each with 45 stars. Prices listed for poles and hardware.
To the Editor of the Post Sir Judge Adams ruled dollars and cents only and that was as far as he was called upon to go A boy who haves himself will earn more money than a girl It usually costs more to dress girls than boys Presidents statesmen inventors railroad managers merchants engineers and mostly doctors lawyers and ministers are males therefore prospective wages are larger for the boy Did you ever hear of a wife being fined in court for non support of the husband But husbands are often fined for non support of wives Somerville JUDSON BISCO.
A. T. STANTON at 5 Oxford terrace argues that justice should consider character and ability when applying equality before the law, noting some lives may be valued differently while maintaining a general rule of equality.
Dorchester writer Chester Dorr argues that the financial worth of daughters equals that of sons amid female education gains and expanding opportunities. He asserts women recognize and seize these chances, making daughters as valuable as sons in today’s world.
The writer argues the judge's award was fair to parents and that a son's loss impacts family and society more than a daughter's. He notes the son earns more, spends wisely, endures hardships, and is therefore more valuable to the world. Signed F. B. Nantasket.
The writer argues that despite equal wage earning capacity in general, men have opportunities unavailable to women. He contends that the commercial potential of boys is more valuable to parents, and that in the case discussed the advantages were disproportionate. Michael Cunningham, West Newton Street.
Mrs. A. G. Lundquist of 92 Garfields avenue, Woburn argues that a girl’s value is not measured by pay and a family would suffer equally from losing a daughter or a son. She notes savings by girls can compensate earnings differences and stresses both children are priceless to parents.
King Oscar of Sweden offered to fund a bust cast of Dr C A Swenson of Lindsborg Kansas after his death. The bust would be exhibited at the St Louis fair and shipped to the royal palace in Sweden to adorn a King’s room. The offer covered all expenses.
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