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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1904
Page
6
Editorial notice stating subscriptions to the Boston Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration. Requests to notify by mail if the Post cannot be obtained, with contact details for B. A. Grozier, editor and publisher.
The hearing before the gas and electric light commissioners focused on valuation of the properties in the proposed gas company consolidation. It assessed whether a 23 million dollar valuation reflects shareholder investment or surplus profits from public rates, raising whether such capitalization is fair to the people.
Washington reports the Frye Payne ship subsidy bill has been abandoned after decades of political push by Mark Hanna. The proposal aimed to tax the people for contributor profits and survived through McKinley and Roosevelt eras before dying as party politics shifted and Hanna died.
A contract signed in 1896 is disputed and will not be paid during the years 1904 to 1908. The case centers on whether the terms were fulfilled and the parties’ rights under the original agreement. No further details are provided in the fragment.
The zemstvo memorial presented to Czar Nicholas today frames a crisis in Russia’s internal government, arguing for a freely elected national assembly and a constitutional path to mutual cooperation between imperial authority and the people. Autocratic rulers face ruin or revolution as the world moves forward.
The article notes the appointment of William H. Moody as Attorney General under Roosevelt and expects practical trust enforcement. It highlights past actions against the Northern Securities Company and the Chicago beef trust and urges Moody to deliver concrete restraining of trusts to secure a lasting place in Republican history.
The article laments a pall of soft coal smoke casting a dirty blanket over Boston during Indian summer. It argues laws exist to curb the belching smoke and urges enforcement to end coughing and catarrhal illnesses, promising a healthier, more pleasant city life.
A verse narrative by Wallace Irwin tells of a thin, mocked turkey in a barn yard. While fat, plumed gobblers face slaughter, the supposedly sick bird survives the day, finding gratitude in life despite insults and peril. The poem contrasts cruelty with a personal glimmer of resilience on Thanksgiving.
The item contrasts turkeys at forty cents a pound with a humorous pledge to reject a pricey bird. It then pivots to fashion, declaring tight pants for men are returning, mocking the bow legged look and recounting past experiences with snug attire and etiquette, ending with a wary forecast.
A collection of quips and odd phrases on philosophy, impractical courage, and social observations. It questions self made status, luck, and love while riffing on fairgrounds Pike concessions and a wife asserting constraints on a touring car.
The first annual hall of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Old Colony Lodge 143 was held at Paul Revere Hall Mechanics building. Towne's Orchestra performed from 8 to 9 with dancing from 9 to 2. The event was well attended, with J. J. Sullivan as president directing festivities and Cc. H. Bowles assisting as floor director.
Observant Citizen previews a Thanksgiving Day feature on Charles Wagner and a Boston Daily Post sermon. The column touches turkeys, raffles, a new subway section, Jamaica Plain celebrations, umbrellas seen with a Chinaman, doubles meeting on a Watertown car, and several local notices from Newton to Dorchester.
Hiram, voiceless and duty bound, gifts Molly a consideration as she confesses happiness at turning twenty one. Molly reveals affection for a college suitor, and Hiram, failing to voice his longing, watches the scene unfold from the pasture to the gate.
Beatrice Colburn Carpenter describes Hiram Danvers, a 42 year old Holbrook resident, as he pursues Molly in a rural tale set near a farm with an artesian well. He dreams of marrying, uniting their farms, and building a stall for his bay mare while a college rival adds tension. Molly welcomes him on the porch as the summer day unfolds.
Cambridge officer Kelly was commended by Chief Pullen for responding to a fire at Frank Dutanne's house caused by an exploded lamp. He alone extinguished a vigorous blaze after aiding a child and escorting Mrs. Dulaine outside before fire crews arrived.
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