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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
6
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A Massachusetts health board warning condemns eating shellfish from Boston Harbor waters polluted by decades of sewerage. The piece links typhoid risk to metropolitan waste, urges caution now and calls for better sewage management and water protection.
The piece reports Yale President Hadley and Harvard President Eliot rejecting the new spelling reform. It notes Roosevelts backing from Carnegie and educators, while emphasizes Lounsburys long influence at Yale and Hadleys adherence to traditional orthography. The tone is critical of the proposed deformation of language.
The Concordia era frigate Constitution is being rebuilt under Congress approved guidance at Charlestown Navy Yard. Historic parts are being recovered including the steering wheel found in Port Washington and a famous General Jackson figurehead may be restored. Guns from Iona Island could equip the revived ship, creating a living link to the nation and its valorous past.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party demands District Attorney John B Moran publicly confirm or deny reports he will withdraw as Governor candidate. They cite Moran’s own statements to friends and urge immediate clarity to avoid destabilizing the party’s campaign.
The impending resignation of William H. Baldwin after 38 years as president is postponed due to a critical question of his successor. Baldwin revived the YMCU amid low morale, converting waning membership into a vibrant force and shaping its influence as a leading community institution in Boston.
Chicago Oct 10 Co-education at the University of Chicago has been abolished by faculty action. Men and women will be gradually separated as plans mature, with goals to form two affiliated universities one for women and one for men. Dean MacClintock cites need for seclusion and less publicity.
At a taxation committee hearing held before the legislative recess, savings banks insurance and trust companies pressed for lower taxes. Henry Parkman treasurer of the Provident Institution for Savings spoke as the leading advocate. He urged exemption of state and municipal bonds held by savings banks to lessen the burden on moderate earners.
The Massachusetts nautical training ship Enterprise, anchored in the harbor since Sept 29, was berthed yesterday afternoon at North End Park. A fall examination for school admission will be held aboard the Enterprise on Saturday Oct 20 at 10 am.
A reader argues that an ordinance banning street waste falls short if the city does not provide proper receptacles. The writer notes vendors sell snacks and customers must dispose of waste, urging fair play and better street cleanliness.
Alice Stone Blackwell thanks the Massachusetts State Federation of Labor for passing a resolution in favor of woman suffrage by a large majority. Dorchester author notes the Oct. 10, 1906, date and two dissenters among about 250 delegates.
Professor Labesse, famed for mushroom research, reports no infallible rule to distinguish poisonous from edible varieties. He warns that both types can look alike and urges caution at table, joking that safe approach is to pass any mushroom. He quips about potted ram and squeal loaf as benign futilities.
A lighthearted saying in the column notes the enduring charm of babies and their hopeful sway over households. The quip frames infants as steady presences who govern daily life with a gentle, humorous authority.
A weathered, humorous letter from Old Saybrook, Conn. discusses a dentists union, camp life along the Connecticut River, anglers and oysters in the Sound, a misfired cheroot, barn cats in a cattery, and plans to write jokes for Puck and Judge. Joe Dunn notes a rain sheep mishap and remarks on reading matter scarcity.
A remark notes Hipple who wrecked the Philadelphia bank never drank smoked chewed or swore. The joke argues the opposite lesson that to avoid wrecking a bank one must drink smoke chew and swear.
A manager announced bringing the show to town and the audience showered the stage with cats as the crowd reacted to the host.
Judge Almy of the District Court at Cambridge sentenced John Carney of 107 Sixth Street to three months to provide for his five children found in a half starved nude condition. The children were sent to the Home for Destitute Catholic Children on Harrison Avenue, Boston.
Boston admirers relish Bransby Williams Dickens characterizations in full view of crowds. The city’s streets were cleaned by rain and a typographical error misnamed a state official. Webster plans a $15,000 monument for fallen soldiers as East Boston eyed Engle Hodgkins shoe factory. Lieutenant Jeremiah Sullivan sails to the Philippines after Cuban service. Cotton Mather house site marks North End post office substation foundation underway.
The new building should be ready for occupancy around January first. William Donovan of the Western Union wire workers in Boston celebrated news as his wife gave birth to a 12-pound son on Tuesday. Cambridge will host a memorial for General Washington on July 19 featuring an artistic entrance arch at Garden street and Massachusetts avenue by sculptor Fred Barnicoat of Quincy.
The Theological School of Boston University welcomed 56 new students, the largest entering class in its history, as Dr. William F. Sheridan delivered the matriculation address on emphasizing evangelistic work over speculative or ritualistic aims. Attendees included University President William E. Huntington and Bishop Daniel A. Goodell. A reception for the newcomers and their wives followed in the evening.
The Priscilla yacht is wrecked in a gale with John Bassington clinging to survival and meeting Bessie Hobart. They reach Wavecrest, where Bassington discovers he is ruined by market losses but finds love in Bessie as he faces a new fight on Wall Street the next day.
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