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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1905
Page
6
Official notice from the Post Publishing Co in Boston Massachusetts dated November 25 1905 asks readers to avoid sending cash and to make checks drafts and money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY The notice appears on page header information for the Boston publication.
Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your new dealer or new agent, please notify us by postal at once.
The Daily One year price is six dollars with six months at three dollars, three months at one dollar, and one month at twenty five cents. The Sunday Post subscription is one year for two dollars and fifty cents, six months for one dollar and twenty five cents, three months for sixty five cents. Be A Grozier, editor and publisher.
The Harvard Yale game at the Stadium today is expected to draw record crowds as public interest peaks amid criticism of modern play. A key setback is Harvard captain Hurley’s injury, while Yale also faces lineup changes but both teams remain strong and determined for the big clash.
Opinion holds that Roosevelt will back a canal with locks over a sea level design, aligning with his Oyster Bay remarks. A lock canal promises faster completion and avoids delays from renewed Congress scrutiny, whereas sea level plans would risk extended debate and funding delays.
Moran selects Joseph A. Dennison as first assistant D A. Dennison previously served on the Post editorial staff with notable ability in high level newspaper work. His diplomatic efforts have influenced Massachusetts politics and he is described as an admirable speaker with judicial temperament and tact.
The piece notes the likely retirement of the Balfour ministry remains doubtful. Delay could only postpone the inevitable for a short time while the crisis endures. It cites weak Unionist support in Parliament and questions whether the ministry should resign after the recent adjournment.
The piece outlines a divided Unionist stance on retaliatory tariffs and Irish policy, noting Mr Balfour lacks a united backer. It suggests the Liberals may win next election, with Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman poised to lead and press for Irish self governance in domestic affairs.
The Turkish government rejects all points of international financial control for Macedonia. The Porte warns that increased pressure could spark Christian persecution in Turkey, threatening a holy war. The five Christian powers continue to amass battleships at the Piraeus as the crisis brews.
Francis Skinner of Boston longtime dry goods firm Skinner & Co died at his Beacon Street home yesterday morning in his 65th year. A Harvard graduate of 1862, he retired from business and supported the arts and rare book collecting. He belonged to Somerset, Country, St Botolph and University clubs and was among King’s Chapel’s oldest members. He is survived by a son.
ALL SORTS features Newton Newkirk notes the buzzing entry scene for a Boston area short story contest with various tales listed. The piece highlights lines from Post entrance to Commonwealth Avenue and jokes about dubious literary license.
In a concise exchange, THAT'S ALL Brown-Say and Jones joke about the landlord asking rent “about three times a week,” turning a tense moment into light humor. The line captures a streetwise tone and character of the scene.
A Denver telegraph operator avoids candy prompting curiosity about female workers. Portland’s Woman’s Union expands its public service aiding self-supporting women, with bronze medals from a past exposition and the Woman’s Exchange aiding workers. A Baltimore News piece praises evolving fashion and a London note laments crowded women’s clubs and petty discomforts for female patrons.
The new gas main to link with the Boston Consolidated Gas Company is finished, enabling Boston gas to be used in Waltham tonight.
A sharp critique mocks a bottle described as weak and dull with no distinctive color or flavor notes. The speaker dismisses the product as the worst liquor they've encountered.
The piece recounts a Rockland birthday toast for 3 year old James Roarty and praises his light spirits. It notes Secretary Gettemy assuming duties with vigor, friendship with Secretary Buchanan, and visits by Deputy Chief Binns of New York to a Boston fire scene. It mentions a St Anthony’s Church minstrel show, Mt Bellingham Church restoration, and a Montreal detective’s visit. Finally it highlights bass catches near Jamaica Pond, the Mary A Livermore estate sale, a Chelsea school prank, a giant pumpkin at Everett Savings Bank, Captain J C Clark’s resignation, and a Malden moose head hunting trip.
In Worcester on November 4, Mildred Burch Lawrence Dunbar and Leon Cate were praised for saving several high school students skated on Norcross pond. The rescuers were modest about the act though fellow students hail the heroine work by Miss Bureh daughter of Rev. William A. Bureh of the Second Advent Church.
Dick Burton abducts Blanche Ellis in a speeding car to save her from danger in a Southern town. He explains a college society prank turned serious crisis and ferries her to safety, where she thanks him and admits belief in love at first sight after a 24 hour whirlwind.
A Washington Star verse rails at a man mocked by his family for ordinary chores. The poem portrays a father who labors unseen, facing scorn when carving the duck or paying rent, while his efforts go unacknowledged.
A translator notes a wounded eagle suffering a broken wing under cliff shadows. The poem contrasts the bird in pain with a bright summer day and waves that crash around it as the speaker, Alice Stone Blackwell, reflects on shared suffering.
Society notes confirm engagements among prominent families including Philip W. Livermore of Harvard and Miss Fanny Iselin, with invitations reaching New York for Laura de Rham’s December reception. Also announced are Corinne Richmond and Stewart Burehard’s quiet Beacon Street wedding and the death of Francis Skinner, a noted society figure.
Custom officials dispute Henry Hoffman confession after 278 diamonds are seized in Chicago. Hoffman says he smuggled diamonds past Boston customs and arrived on a Cunard liner at Charles Town, then took an elevated train. Inspectors allege he is linked to a New York robbery and doubt his account.
The poem contrasts a loving home with a battlefield as a father mourns his son lost to war and violence. It recalls a gentle child’s voice at home and the brutal fate of a fighter now in the papers, implying the death or disappearance of innocence. The Chicago Record-Herald is cited.
A reader writes Mildred Champagne asking how to meet a Roxbury girl whose last name and address are unknown after a one month courtship. The columnist cautions that loving a woman without knowing her full identity is reckless and advises against pursuing a relationship without proper introductions and safeguards.
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