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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1905
Page
6
Public notice from the Post Publishing Co dated November 1 1905 Boston Massachusetts with payment and mailing instructions including avoiding sending cash and making checks payable to the Post Publishing Company and telephones listed.
The issue before Massachusetts voters is relief for industries. The speaker urges mass support for Governor Douglas and President Roosevelt, arguing the test is whether Massachusetts will stand for home interests or yield to foreign ones. Personal rivalries are dismissed. the focus is on immediate rights and economic independence.
The Stamboul case notes Ghirkis Vartanian, believed American, faces no execution until preliminaries under a US Turkey treaty are resolved. The piece contrasts treaty protections with remarks on Roosevelts navy and Maine hunting deaths from misidentification, urging lawful action over vigilante solutions.
The Fall River wage settlement averts a threatened strike and offers a 5 percent wage increase plus a profit sharing plan after a 12 percent cut on July 25, 1904. The agreement is seen as a lasting compromise likely to stabilize the cotton industry for at least a year.
The margin between eight pounds of upland cotton in New York and 45 yards of 28 inch standard print cloth triggers dividends for manufacturers. The minimum margin drops from 75 to 72.5 cents, and the wage advance via 18 cents per 45 yard cut yields about a 9 percent rise, a modest gain for operatives.
The piece lauds Tsar Nicholas II’s promised freedoms as a modern Magna Charta for Russia. Count Witte urged American support, predicting peaceful implementation with government cooperation and global benefits, while acknowledging lingering demonstrations and the need to align the populace with reform.
Workers at the American Waltham watch factory circulate a petition to extend the Saturday half holidays through the entire year. The firm currently offers weekly half holidays from April to October with no pay loss, and has resumed a 58 hour week. The petition will be submitted to President Fitch.
The Debating Society of Boston University College of Liberal Arts elected a committee to form a representative debating team to face leading New England colleges. Chair Wilford G. Gray of Woburn leads a panel including Frank G. Volpe of Medford and Philip H. Goold of Foxboro.
The Fenway postal office at Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street opens this morning under supervisor Theodore Swift. It will employ 26 carriers and 11 clerks and cover the Back Bay area west and south of Massachusetts Avenue.
A whimsical verse notes risks of fine foods like terrapin and quail and hints at the lure of luxury. The speaker contemplates sorrow in palaces, deceitful smiles, and the lure of taking a risk despite nerves and health, closing with a cheeky stance from the Washington Star.
All Sorts by Jeremiah Pennwhizz reports a satirical interview with Tsar Nicholas II in his private chamber. Witte and the Czar joke about liberty, a republic, and voting as 17 years of insurance policies burn in the stove. The piece blends burlesque dialogue with mock diplomacy and royal pretenses.
A Naples cablegram reports Mt. Vesuvius erupting violently once more with heavy fumes and hot air. Residents near the volcano are moving to nearby counties as authorities note the mountain is effectively “sick” and not tending to its duties.
New Haven critics condemn Mrs Warren's Profession as bum and risqué while producers claim it offers a moral lesson. Critics note press agents hyped the play's naughtiness, overreaching and provoking attention that backfired on the production.
A reader questions why US Assistant District Attorney Ham speaks for Guild and Draper in a campaign, arguing Roosevelt ordered officials to stay out of politics and awaiting developments from headquarters.
A fragment notes monetary figures from seven dollars and fifty cents to thirty five dollars. Context and subjects are unclear but indicate a price range or fees. Names, dates, or places are not present in readable text.
Observant Citizen recounts an alley theft as a flour bag is opened by a hungry horse and a would be thief escapes. It also notes traders in Pleasant Street using persuasive sales tactics and a Boston trip by Gaelic scholar Dr. Douglas Hyde. Wild ducks near Spot Pond and a Maine hunting tale frame varied local chatter.
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