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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1905
Page
6
The Hon. Frederick S. Hall accuses opponents of offering money to delegates to surrender credentials. He stresses the seriousness of the charge and vows to seek evidence if warranted, urging the party to root out corrupt practices in its convention.
The New York attorney general plans to compel about 150000 dollars reportedly diverted from a life insurance company treasury to boost the Roosevelt and Cortelyou campaigns. McCall refuses to voluntarily repay, leaving court action as the path. Further calls for restitution target beneficiaries and other party contributors.
A renewed push seeks to form a retired list for classified civil service employees. The plan favors compulsory old age insurance over a pension system, backed by the Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service Retirement Association in Washington.
The article argues that civil service workers face retirement inadequacies as pensions lag private life, urging a policy where future classified hires must secure insurance for disability or retirement, with premiums deducted from salaries, as a practical though paternalistic proposal for reform.
The Tokio meeting of 49 chambers of commerce signals bold postwar plans for Japan’s trade and industry. Cabinet heads join merchants and manufacturers to map recovery, showing energy and readiness despite hard wartime strains and Russia-era challenges.
A coasting steamer en route between Shanghai and Tientsin sank after striking a floating mine off the Shantung peninsula, 15 lives lost. Mines from the late war still litter Asiatic waters, posing ongoing dangers to navigation and prompting talk of new limits at The Hague peace conference.
Paris officials honor the Portsmouth peace conference by naming a new street across the Champs de Mars Rue Roosevelt. The Municipal Council approves the commemorative designation and street signs will read Rue Roosevelt.
John K. Punderford, formerly general manager of local lines, is named general manager of the entire Consolidated railway system with offices in New Haven. I. P. Harlan becomes acting general manager of the New Haven system.
A Kansas City paper reports the formation of The Brotherhood of the Jangling Can, a club for men who have been turned down by their partners. Members must prove they were canned, pledge to be indifferent to women unless paid attention to, and sing a song about all girls looking alike before receiving a framed motto “To Halifax with the women.”
A Post correction clarifies that Walter L. Harrington was not charged with criminal libel. Robert Silverman faces such charges for libel. The piece covers upcoming political races, a Columbus celebration speaker, local policing orders, and social gossip from Rome and Boston.
A reader complains about last Saturdays column by Marlene Editor and vows to rewrite a chapter about Pane in the Faes. The note claims Pane in the Faia lives and disputes a death narrative and mentions Glynn McDermotr as signatory Ghostwriter GHORGIN.
Nifty Nat vows vengeance after tragedy and scalpings. He is captured by Indians, escapes, and uses a ruse to frighten pursuers. He slips into the Indian camp and meets Chief Pain-in-the-Face in a tense confrontation.
Nifty Nat crawls into Chief Pane-in-the-Night’s tent and discovers a stash of scalps hanging on a wall. He misreads a white scalp as his own and tries several hats until finding the one that fits, while Pane-in-the-Fais wakes to the scene.
The speaker notes Georgie’s condition while drafting a Boole for next Sunday’s Post and worries about exhaustion. The narrator endures prostration writing the editorial, fearing insanity and the loss of a loved one, hoping Georgie recovers and returns.
A rough jokey note from GEORGIB mocks a hunter named Newt by saying his pant leg snagged on a barbwire fence during a turkey hunt. The quip, placed among old clippings in an office, aims for rural humor and self mockery.
Senator Lodge has acquired title to lots 29 and 30, block 8 Kalorama Heights in Washington. The deed from Robert G. Proctor and wife, executed in Boston, is recorded here with a nominal consideration. Property lies on the south side of Massachusetts avenue between 23rd and 24th streets near Sheridan Circle. It is not known what the Senator intends to do with it.
Emerson on Digby Beach encounters Harold and Heith from New York party at the Sour Lodge. He recalls a past romance with Heith, recalling Bar Harbor summers and moonlit vows, while Florence Aggieston in Paris is noted. The scene blends seaside calm with recollections of youthful devotion.
A reader asks which of two potential brides is best for marriage. The columnist advises pursuing the second woman who shows love and compatibility and dismisses the first as unlikely to marry, noting an “old maid” stance rarely signals real affection. The guidance emphasizes choosing genuine mutual love and readiness for marriage.
A reader 18 asks if a marriage to a widowed, wealthy man decades older is sensible. The advice urges delaying until at least 21, arguing youthful love may be filial rather than romantic and that friends rightly oppose the match.
IN SOCIETY Mrs I Tucker Burr and family aboard the Canopic bound for Boston. Miss Barbara Burr, eldest daughter, to be presented this winter and expected to shine. Burrs toured Paris buying gowns for forthcoming festivities. Newport circle enjoys readings by Mrs John Elliott from Two in Italy illustrated by Mr Elliott.
Poem fragment urges generous hearts to speak kindly and awaken sympathy. It invites every soul to utter something good and let compassion rise in action and speech.
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