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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1906
Page
6
Boston newspaper masthead from October 8 1906 shows subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. advertising lines list offices at 259 Washington St and main numbers 1004 1005 1383 1884. Editorial notes advise prepaid subscriptions and discontinuation rules.
The Railroad Commissioners refuse approval of the Elevated railway station at Forest Hills square. They state public rights must take precedence and require adequate compensation for any invasion of public property, while not forbidding future electric transit to the area.
A column denounces Al Adams for fostering policy gambling and condemns his death as infamy. It then criticizes the Boston public schools superintendent Stratton Brooks for endorsing archaic spellings and the Carnegie spelling board, urging corrections in future editions.
The article critiques Lieutenant Lahm winning the Bennett cup aboard the United States balloon as an overhyped event. It argues the Paris to Channel balloon drift was not true navigation and that winds dictated landings, with non dirigible craft and occasional damage noted in the venturesome excursion.
The passage notes ballooning’s safer potential and its value as a step toward manned flight. It asserts that every aeronautical venture, whether cautious or bold, pushes progress, and that the Bennett contestants’ work adds to general knowledge even if the path differs from their approach.
United States Senator W. Murray Crane personally joined the campaign to re elect Governor Guild during a Boston trip. He met Republicans including Michael J. Murray who reportedly opposed Guilds re election. Crane noted conservative Democrats would likely abstain from Moran and Hearst cites in New York. He then departed for Dalton.
Washington October 2 The President will not appoint to the Supreme Court bench until Congress reconvenes in December. Secretary Taft has been offered the position and is weighing acceptance. The President would gladly appoint Attorney General Moody if available, but Moody’s status is unclear.
A reader asks what a watt means and The Braining section explains it as the practical unit of electrical activity equal to 107 ergs per second or the rate of work when EMF is one volt and current is one ampere. One horsepower equals 746 watts.
A column covers various Boston area items: installation of Bunker Hill Colony officers in Charlestown. a "shopper's face" study. John Horrigan's appointment as meat inspection official. Tom Thompson's return to the tax office. Harvard dormitory hazing rumors. Captain McLean's return to duty. yachting clubs preparing for winter. Joseph Curran’s transfer to Boston customs. Captain Clune's autumn games. Major Bailey planning Boston residence. Fitton Council gains members. Chelsea Boys' Club superintendent change. Mary Roden's challenge to Miss McDonough. efforts to bar drunk Boston-bound riders. Dorchester police actions on cleanliness and horse feeding. balloon ascension by Lt Sullivan. Tom Sweeney's popularity. East Boston Gymnasium plans. Tremont Street courthouse scene. police drama on a bridge and a man contemplating suicide.
Recent arrivals from Antwerp include Professor and Mrs S M Macvane with Miss Edith Macvane now in Cambridge. They witnessed their daughter Emily’s marriage to Baron Dodeman on Sept 15 in France. Today Miss Ella Wattles wed Mr William D Ticknor at the First Congregational Church Canton at 4 PM. Society figures plan Brockton fair trips by auto and attendances from Newport. Alfred G Vanderbilt will base in the city, Regenald C Vanderbilt will travel from Sandy Point Farm, Mrs J DeForest Danielson will attend from Medfield, and blue-ribbon horse owners will be present. Mrs William Wharton and Miss Nancy Craig Wharton hosted a Curtis Hotel Lenox dinner for Miss Annie Warren. Constance Bacon will be a bridesmaid for Carolyn Postlethwaite and Henry Ives Cobb Jr at St John’s Washington today.
Scientists warn Niagara Falls could diminish as commercial development grows. The piece urges immediate action urging readers to marry and honeymoon there to preserve the site in its current form.
Milk up to 8 cents per unit and meat prices climbing. Authors lament shortages and demand for affordable sustenance. Citizens note overall inflation and struggle to obtain staple foods like corned beef and cabbage amid rising costs.
In a dawn duel near Paris two shots were fired and both missed. The contestants, with only seconds present, returned to the city with honor intact and no injuries reported. The piece warns that accidents may end duels and draw limits on the pastime.
Harvard reports a entering freshman class of 632, down from 750 in 1902 but up from last fall's 593. Overall university enrollment reaches 3774, with gains in the College and Scientific School to 2404 and 25 in the new Graduate School of Applied Science. the Medical, Divinity, and Law Schools show mixed changes.
A Boston stenographer engaged to a Maine man seeks guidance on dating another suitor. May advises balancing social life with loyalty, urges open communication about whereabouts, and warns that accepting gifts from the other man risks trust and heartbreak.
A reader responds to a Sept Post about a young couple who plan to marry on a weekly combined salary of $14. The writer doubts the advisability of marriage, noting their $375 nest egg but questions its sufficiency for furnishing a small flat.
The author advises delaying marriage with a $5 weekly salary to avoid poverty and a life of drudgery. By saving and investing, a couple can gain independence and ease, while avoiding the pitfalls of starting a family on a tight budget. Devonshire Street, City, Me.
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