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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
6
The International Peace Congress proposes direct negations or mediation to halt the war between Russia and Japan. It appeals to both emperors and to signatory powers of The Hague convention to press for peace, citing humanitarian and commercial harms and recording Christian civilization’s sentiment.
The article notes an interim Postmaster-General role after Mr Payne’s death, intended to be a placeholder until Mr Cortelyou’s political fate. It suggests Cortelyou’s future depends on Roosevelt’s election and hints at power over mail contracts and railway deals influencing the campaign, while cautioning that the move may or may not lead to a full appointment.
The Parker Constitutional Club rebuts President Roosevelt's acceptance letter arguing the Civil War pension act requires proof of permanent disability for pension eligibility. The club contends that the President overstepped by treating age as sufficient without fulfilling the statutory proof, urging adherence to the act’s manual labor incapacity criterion.
The Mayor declines to approve the school committee order funding educational centres for the current year. The editor notes this feature of the public school system shows its need and intent despite the setback.
A city debate centers on funding for educational centres as a $6500 line item faces rejection. The speaker argues against the claim that the city cannot afford improvements totaling millions, urging selective cuts rather than abandoning valuable educational work.
A critical examination of George B Cortelyou in Roosevelt’s circle. The piece argues his control of campaign funds via the Republican committee and access to corporate secrets while predicting postmaster general ambitions. It cites Joseph Pulitzer’s open letter questioning publicity and integrity.
A poem humorously recounts a Pawtucket man named Scott blown to sea in a shirt made into a sail. He lands safely at Cotuit after a nautical misadventure and boasts of bold resolve.
A humorous column notes social quirks and everyday curiosities from Boston readers. A letter asks about stocking holes and moneyed lifestyles, while the writer shares anecdotes on gas meters, dogs with routines, sailors in town, and local happenings such as a Somerville Y M C A project and ex mayor Glines enjoying retirement. The piece blends light satire with small-town observations and unsigned exchanges.
A quirky 10 year marriage vow form is printed for clergymen and parties with odd questions on duration grounds and duties. The piece segues into notes about Senator Hoar tribute by John F Fitzgerald and memories of early congressional friendships.
A narrator and detective Forrest pursue burglars across England and Cornwall after a night break in. They race through Sunningdale, Bagshot, Basingstoke, Amesbury, Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Ilminster, Launceston, Bodmin Moor, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle, and reach St Michael's Bay at Marazion in a high speed escape. The pursuit tests nerves, road hazards, and Providence as they close in on the fugitives.
In a perilous five hour drive toward Penzance, the narrator grows faint and exhausted. Forrest uses a leftover champagne bottle to revive him, then orders a final drink before pushing the car onward in a reckless escape. Continued tomorrow.
Edward W. Kinsley Post 13 G A R invites all Massachusetts posts to send representatives to a reception for General Wilmon W Blackmar chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at Faneuil Hall Saturday evening. Governor Bates, Mayor Collins, Department Commander Field and other guests will attend. Post 113 members form the reception committee.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt rides daily in divided skirts astride a horse through uptown Washington. She wears a box coat and jaunty hat, carries a crop, and is observed by many as the President's orderly follows in khaki Rough Rider attire.
The schooner James B. Jordan of Thomas ton Maine now at Georgetown South Carolina has been libelled for fifteen thousand dollars by the steamer West over alleged recovery of the vessel after she was abandoned and towed into the port.
W H Gove, an unsuccessful Senate candidate at the caucuses, flatly denies reports that beer or liquor were supplied in his campaign. He says he has consistently refused to countenance such methods and that the stories do him great injustice.
Cannibal Chief resists a photographer’s prompt to pose while insisting the images are for rivals on other islands, creating tension over publicity and the use of portraiture in inter-island rivalries.
Louise In shorthand Mr Scribbler plans to use the encounter in his next novel. The exchange reveals how a writer can convert a single reaction into material for fiction. The brief dialogue hints at power dynamics between observer and subject.
A public figure described as having a ruined career faced a striking change when hair began falling out, requiring a complete haircut. The report frames it as a drastic personal setback amid ongoing scrutiny.
Over the next ten days more than 35000 men will enroll in Y M C A night schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The program aims to help working men catch up on deficiencies and improve skills. Four industrial centers run schools tailored to vocational needs with educators and business leaders backing the effort. At least 3500 men will start in the two states soon.
A sensational road tale follows the masked Motor Pirate as a fast auto leads a pursuit across English countryside. Mannering's rival for Evie Maitland is unmasked, a dramatic chase unfolds from Egham to Dartmoor with speed trials and perilous near misses.
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