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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1904
Page
6
The Fall River cotton mills reopen on reduced wages amid a three month strike, as operatives refuse inadequate compensation. Officials urge settlement and acknowledge orderly conduct, calling for a remedy to ease the crisis in Massachusetts industry. President Roosevelt's influence and postmaster naming debates are noted.
The death of marine architect George L. Watson ends plans for a 1905 America's Cup defense. Ken neth Clark was to use Watson's boat, but the deed of gift requires 10 months, delaying the race. The piece favors advancing cruising yachts and local club classes over the prestige race for healthier recreation and sport.
The piece argues that a US wheat crop shortfall raises flour prices and that the Dingley tariff benefits farmers while raising food costs. It notes potential imports from Canada, tariff barriers for milling wheat, and calls for abolition of duties as Congress nears, with mills bonded to dodge duties.
The Roosevelt letter to Congressman Gardner on the Haverhill postmastership argues Senators do not select postmasters but are consulted by the President. It sharpens the distinction between Senators as constitutional advisers and Congressmen who have only customary privileges in patronage.
A breezy column reports on local events in Boston including weather damage to a tree and a billboard, civic appointments such as Fred Atteaux joining cemetery trustees, and political takes on the State election. It mentions theater crowds, Verdi Orchestral Club growth, actress Nance O Neil’s tour and livestock plans, Salvation Army drives, and a lighthearted hat race on Huntington Avenue.
Gas commissioners hear Mayor Collins petition for 80 cent gas with city counsel and gas trust respondents. The panel weighs whether price reduction or capitalization should take precedence, noting price relief faces immediate, pressing importance and could control the situation.
In a domestic scene Jack and Eleanore debate his smoking. SheCalculates his 80 cent daily habit and warns of harm. He vows to quit for a year while she hints at buying a $291 sealskin coat, a purchase he glosses as saving 20 cents a year.
The editor of Our Dumb Animals presents a symposium on War with quotes from Tolstoi Sherman Channing Angell and others. The piece frames war as murder and hell while noting church complicity in the ongoing crime and calls for reflection on the human cost and moral responsibility.
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