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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1906
Page
6
Boston Post Publishing Co issue date and office address listed as 259 Washington Street Boston Mass for the November 5 1906 edition.
The Post lists rates for Daily and Sunday editions, with payment terms in advance and discontinuation on expiration. It identifies the editor publisher BE A Grozier and provides office contact numbers and postal instructions for subscribers in Boston.
The Massachusetts campaign closes with vigorous, policy driven debate and strong personalities. Voters across the state are nearly evenly divided and poised to cast a large turnout at tomorrow’s polls.
David A. Ellis of the School Board leads a sub committee planning a city pension plan for superannuated teachers in public schools. The plan, to partner with teachers’ associations, may absorb the current retirement fund to extend pension scope and ensure fair retirement. Ellis seeks continued tenure to push the initiative to completion.
A short message from Peary to the Peary Arctic Club president hints his last polar dash failed but signals a fresh start next year. He reports the Roosevelt is returning to Labrador for repairs and supplies, reflecting lingering fascination with the Arctic and its call to explorers. General Greely is noted as a rare exception to the spell.
The narrative notes a daring explorer who has reached far beyond prior limits toward the Pole. Dominant belief holds that a 10th attempt could yield supreme triumph, as he has covered over half the distance from land to the Pole itself. If progress matches four years ago next year, he may plant the American flag at the apex.
The Legislature seems set to enact the overtime bill with broad backing from candidates who publicly endorse it. The Post notes labor unions influence and urges voters to study district tabulations to elect senators who oppose night work for women and children and support the overtime policy.
William Doogue, Boston's oldest public service official and head of the city forester department since 1878, died. He guided development of the Common, Public Garden, and open spaces, bringing horticultural skill and durable beauty to the city.
An endorsement favoring Hon William T A Fitzgerald for Suffolk County register of deeds. The letter praises his honesty, competence, and public life record and argues the office needs updating and Fitzgerald can improve its administration. The endorsement notes support from lawyers across parties and asserts the position is not political.
A poem by Marriet Martineau argues that all people are born equal and share a common life in earth and heaven. It urges the powerful to renounce pride and treat others with brotherhood and reverence.
A playful meditation on the puzzle of railway timetables and station schemes. The speaker admires intellect yet acknowledges the headache of dense columns, signals, and odd abbreviations, praising those who decipher them as a display of human ingenuity.
In a playful interview, Peary quips that he nearly reached the pole within 174 knots but cites bad roads and dwindling rations. He jokes about towing the pole home as a curiosity, doubts polar summers will attract tourists, and hints at future cookbooks with snowball recipes.
Prominent AOH member Captain John B. O Higgins injured at North station and faces months of recovery after ankle fracture. Lilla Ormond to sing with the Boston Symphony in Cambridge concerts. Charlestown storyteller Billy Fleming entertains at City square station. Roslindale Club bids indoor sports season with billiards bowling and pools tournaments. Boston congressman loses hat to wind on Broadway while walking home. Summerside fire destroys 155 buildings, relief fund formed. Fitton Council Knights of Columbus to meet at Lyceum Hall with second degree work. St Joseph s Guild of Somerville plans winter lectures. Harvard students incident leads to police error case. East Boston composer J Edward Dalton celebrated for Lift Up Thine Eyes. Judge Stevens walks in Fells Park. Henry Genshamrer previews Illinois Athletic Club events. Brookline High halfback Bill Daniels recovering from injury. Harry LeMoyne trains for weight events in Idaho. General Edgar R Champlin and Mrs Champlin set for long trip to Yokohama.
The Sphinx cites Cambridge girls forming the Marcelle Club to vow bachelorhood and literary sewing pursuits. It predicts Cupid’s interference will break the club, leading to weddings as members defy the plan and join married life, while the author notes the irony.
A tongue in cheek remark uses the term oberhofwagonfueher to warn readers about watching for danger on the road. The line suggests fear and caution as a humorous device to emphasize pedestrian vigilance.
The Duchess of Marlborough agrees to pay her husband $100,000 a year to part with him. If she dislikes Castellane at that rate, how much will she dislike him in ten years? Also the Peoria Herald-Transcript asks whether Consuelo will favor her father’s wife or her mother’s husband when she returns, pondering her loyalties.
A reader asks whether a Pullman car serves as a travelling hotel and learns it is a condensed flathousette rather than a full hotel on wheels.
Miss Genevieve Pfeiffer of Denver, president of the junior class at Wellesley College, resigned after taking an automobile ride with friends to Providence violating Student Government Association rules. A mass meeting failed to accept the resignation and a reprimand was anticipated.
Royalists from across the country gather in Cannes for the marriage of Prince Charles of Bourbon to Princess Louise of Orleans. The ceremony instead takes place away from Paris for political reasons. The bridegroom is popular in Paris, tall with dark hair and eyes. Princess Louise is a sister of the Duke of Orleans and the Queen of Portugal.
In Indianapolis on November 4 Juvenile Court officials report Virgil Johnson’s health and disposition have markedly improved after his tonsils were removed. The operation restored his hearing and the doctor expects his general health to quickly improve and his school progress to recover.
Buffalo millionaire E. F. Rogers plans a summer residence at Kennebunkport Maine in English country estate style A landscape gardener is arranging picturesque grounds The Rogers children are bold horseback riders and a race course is being laid out for them to ride
Geoffry confesses his love for Juliet and criticizes her flirtations while she feigns indifference. He reveals he loves another woman and tries to win Juliet back with a vow to marry soon. After tense exchanges, they reconcile and kiss, ending the scene with a truce in their romance.
A 27 year old man asks if he should declare love to a 17 year old in Boston before a year apart. Mildred Champagne counsels to tell her of his affection without demanding promises, noting age differences vary and that honesty may aid his character.
Dear Miss Champagne explains bashfulness as a habit born of vanity and self focus. The remedy is to stop overthinking oneself, ignore imagined scrutiny, and seek out neglected people to engage and bring happiness to them. By forgetting self and remembering others, bashfulness fades.
Dr E W Scripture of the Smithsonian in Washington obtained a gramophone record of the Kaiser voice in Paris on November 4. The Kaiser agreed to speak but forbade public reproduction until his death. Scripture noted Americans would not wait, and the Emperor remarked that was acceptable.
Social columns note Augustin H Parker and Caroline Dabney plan a Dover home after their marriage. Dover hosts many society names including Ly man Hale Minot Manning Dorr Davis Cheney Hall, with Hall as a noted bachelor. Charles Sumner arrives from the Algonquin Club and Cunard ties. Lucy Playfair heads to Bermuda. Edith Lady Playfair and family remain well known. Lucy Thomas and Frederick Bedford wed at Beacon Street. Lester and Beatrice Leland to tour Egypt. William Nickerson and Beatrice Blake to relocate to Dedham. The Moorings in Marblehead?
Joshua Davis former superintendent of Somerville schools celebrated his 924th birthday yesterday and attended morning services at Franklin Street Congregational Church. He received many visitors throughout the day.
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