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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1906
Page
6
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co dated October 20 1906 lists mailing and circulation policies, address details for offices in Boston and subscription terms, with editor and publisher E A Grozier. No specific news event given in readable text.
In Connecticut a party heckler challenged Secretary Shaw with free hides. He argued if hides were untaxed Texas would become Republican fast. The piece questions why Massachusetts Republicans resist removing the Dingley duty, noting New England workers favor free hides for leather industries. It urges Massachusetts to bring Shaw to discuss the tax and its impact.
Labor leaders press for the overtime bill to ban night work for women and children after 6 PM. They urge replacing a hostile Senate through targeted elections, pledging support from Moran and Governor Guild, to secure eventual passage next winter.
The article reports that juries found in favor of public rights against tariff evasion through complex road combinations. It notes that higher courts will hear appeals and decide the legal questions, but praises the juries' verdict as reflecting popular sentiment and the statutes' purpose.
Juries in Findlay Ohio and New York federal court delivered landmark rulings against rail and oil monopolies. New York Central fined 108000 dollars for Elkins law railroad rebates. Standard Oil faced up to 30480000 dollars if convicted on 1542 counts under the Valentine law for secret shipping arrangements from Whiting Indiana.
Newton Newkirk echoes Bishop Fallows on diet shaping character. He mocks rich foods like pie plum pudding doughnut and rarebits and warns of indigestible fare causing restlessness and vice. He endorses simple wholesome meals and three square meals a day to curb temptations.
A young married couple survives on frugal living to buy a home, scrimping on laundry meals and clothing. The husband tends the furnace walks to work and they endure hardship including boarding their child and losing savings when a bank fails. Their tale prompts readers to ask if saving is worthwhile compared with renting.
Balloting for directors at New York Life and Mutual Life continues for 60 days with a December 18 close. Policy holders may vote by mail or in person as factions compete over reform versus management, proxies, and control of vast funds.
The British and Russian governments will provide a joint loan of 2 million dollars to Persia to meet pressing needs. The accord marks a notable improvement in Anglo Russian relations and signals broader cooperation.
A hog at a lot where hogs run suffocated after a boy set a half gallon molasses bucket down. The pig nose dipped in, head wedged inside, bucket sealed and the animal died. Loss estimated around $15. moral warns against prying into others affairs.
Dudley proclaims a dead sure thing at the race track while Wise questions the claim. The banter reveals a comic moment as a joke about luck and a pocket coin surfaces in the exchange.
On October 20, 1818 a treaty resolving boundary lines between the United States and Great Britain was concluded, marking a formal settlement of territorial disputes. The accord defined limits and set terms for ongoing relations between the two nations.
Rubbish questions loom over cigarette ends in a “clean street” flat as readers bemoan disposal. Manager Harry N. Farren stages a cake walk at the Columbia. a full entry list fails to appear, leaving him to improvise after crowds wait pre show.
Pauline Mack quits teaching to become head chambermaid at a country hotel. Gerald Manning courts her with a butterfly canoe and glowing references. She finally accepts with a playful jab about his letters as she jingles her keys at the end.
Michael Angelo, an office boy at Peck Bros. plumbing, testified he was beaten by foreman Charles Ball on Boylston Street. Ball paid a $5 fine in lower court after the alleged assault.
A young Boston bookkeeper asks whether to tell her fiancé about a gentleman friend who shows interest. The columnist urges honesty and consent, noting potential trust issues and the risk of lies if she hides the affair.
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