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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists daily and Sunday Post subscription prices for different terms, instructions for changing addresses, and payment notes. It includes office addresses in Boston and a New York distribution note. It is signed by E A Grozier, editor and publisher.
Registration of voters for the state election closes in Boston Wednesday evening at 10. After that hour no name can be added. Eligible voters are urged to register to ensure a full vote in a pivotal state election with local issues at stake. Republicans and Democrats alike are urged to participate. Walk up and register.
The article notes John Alexander Dowie and an estimated several thousand followers arriving in New York this week. Eight special trains from Zion City will support a campaign aimed at reforming the city and recruiting funds for Zion's expansion, while Dowie has established a powerful, autocratic rule in Zion City of about 10,600 people amid revolt by a small minority.
The piece exposes a scheme to siphon 30 million from the public for Schwab's plant valued at 7.2 million, with Morgan and others implicated. It notes Carnegie's transfer to United States Steel valued at 50 million for 315 million in bonds, underscoring widespread investor overpayment by merger magnates.
The writer blasts deals that net millions for the few while the public loses. Citing Schwab as an example, the piece laments bungling imitators and urges the public to question captains of industry who profit from such schemes.
A Harvard Amherst clash on Soldiers Field ends with Harvard failing to score as Amherst dominates. The piece notes a broader concern about sportsmanship and ethics, and questions Harvard's readiness to face Yale Princeton and Columbia.
The Faneuil Hall march crowd overflowed as speakers urged voters in Massachusetts to back Gaston. The furor centered on demanding immediate reforms versus waiting on the Republican-led agenda, with mass participation seen as key to winning three weeks hence.
Pittsburg reports a series of six joint discussions starting Oct 18 at 3 PM in Allegheny Carnegie Music Hall. Rev Dr EB Eaton and C T Russell will debate five topics including The Second Coming and The Millennium with free admission and no collection basket.
Ada Sassoli, a 16 year old Italian harpist, is under contract to Charles A. Ellis of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Discovered by Mme Melba in Paris, she trained at Bologna and Paris, earning prizes and the harp she brings. Melba mentored her after hearing her in Paris. She accompanied Melba to London and Australia last year.
Washington reports strong demand for a share of the park may block river and harbor legislation next session. The largest requested appropriation is about 100 million dollars for the Ohio River canalization from Cincinnati to secure nine feet of water year round.
May Goelet and the Duke of Roxburghe will marry at Trinity Church Newport on November 15 with only immediate families and close friends invited. The couple will honeymoon at the duke's ancestral Tweed castle.
A verse recounts the tale of a straw hat hung high by Newton Newkirk. The hat laments a missed romance and a confrontational note to a man named Jim, ending with a stubborn refrain about not being a hat of straw at that. Medical Progress notes appendicitis as a modern, common disease. It describes the appendix as a small pouch inside the body and explains how irritation from lodged matter leads to the condition.
A quirky essay questions the purpose of the appendix and humorously notes doctors' bafflement at its function. It contrasts medical progress with enduring mysteries while wryly observing germs, aging, and the limits of humor in writing.
The First Congregational Church in Marion marked its bicentennial with a morning sermon by Rev. Harvey LeRoy Brickett and special music led by chorister Charles M. Deane. Evening addresses were given by Rev. M. C. Julien of New Bedford and Rev. William Carruthers of Fair Haven. Continuation planned for Monday and Tuesday.
Paris reports keen interest as King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen travel from Dijon to Paris on Wednesday. Enthusiastic crowds display intertwined France Italy arms at stations. At 3:30 pm they arrive and are welcomed at Bois de Boulogne by President Loubet and officials.
The Observant Citizen notes a Cape Hatteras storm center and urges action. Rev Walsh speaks at St Patrick’s on Dudley Street with a concert directed by John P Hession featuring Anna Carney Lewis Helen Dugan and John J Morgan. Rev Horton to address Lexington D A R at Follen Hall Lexington Oct 29. Charles H Rollins to rejoin Cadets dramatic committee. Chief Steward A Lattimer transfers to Columbus awaiting Republic in December. Henry A Horgan’s Friends Are Few and Far Between becomes popular in the East. Third Massachusetts Cavalry Association to meet Nov 5 at American House with new regiment history by Rev James K Ewer. Boston Council 4 Royal Arcanum opera Princess Goo Goo or the Fakir and the Foundling to run Nov 16 at Bijou. Daniel N Handy named secretary to Devers of Porto Rico trustees. Ancients’ return to Boston and Mme Melba visit. talisman goat noted. Fadettes Orchestra touring with praise from Charles Melville. hope they rise to Boston Symphony level. A motorman recalls a quip about favors from women during a muddy ride. Marie Nichols violinist to return in November with Berlin Philharmonic Oct 19 and Queen’s Hall Orchestra Nov 2 under conductors Rebbek and Henry Wood. Max Bruchi’s Serenade performed once in public.
New York notice of the Women’s Domestic Guild forming to solve the servant problem with a goal of awarding $50,000 in prizes to capable servants. Leading society figures, including Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, back the effort to register competent workers and improve conditions. Two young women tested agency work and faced poor living conditions at employers’ homes.
John D. Rockefeller Jr returns from a Denver trip poorer by 500 dollars but richer in popular esteem. The Denver post office letter carriers Cc H Scoggins and Charles Avril wrote Where the Silver Colorado Wends Its Way inspired by his visit, with Rockefeller gifting 100 dollar bills to promote the song and its composers. The note also recounts a long, personal letter from a nephew about a wedding and village humor.
Salem Beverly and nearby towns oppose train whistles, led by General Francis H Appleton. They accuse whistles of destroying sleep and calm, while railroad officials vow to address concerns. Locomotive noise blamed for disrupting households across Peabody and surrounding areas.
Supple mentary registration is allowed for three days to aid political workers. By Wednesday evening about 2000 more names may be added, though the Democratic effort lags in wards with marine dominance. Ward committees operate separately with no check system, drawing criticism and possible changes. Registration runs 6 to 10 p m in wardrooms and 9 to 10 p m at the Old Court House.
The four movement violin concerto, directed by the composer, will debut in England with Miss Nichols performing the solo. It lasts about 46 minutes and is praised for beauty and technical difficulty. The harbor showed strong seas from a persistent east wind, and a son was born to Mr and Mrs John Andrew Curtin of Brookline. Victor Mapes oversaw a dress rehearsal of Captain Barrington at the Globe Theatre with plans for a smooth show tonight.
Berlin October 11 The Socialists who won over 3,000,000 votes in the last campaign appear to have forced the Kaiser to release Herr Rehbein editor of the Vorwaerts who had been confined for withholding the name of a soldier who informed him of army abuses. The party campaigns against the import tax on food arguing it should be abolished as it raises $70,000,000 in revenue and keeps up the cost of home grown food.
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