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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
6
An entry shows Gallyty Poet Publishing Co with a price of $2 for 1966 VO volume 19 issue 168. The office is listed at 259 Washington Street in Boston Massachusetts.
Publication of Reid to foreign office correspondence outlines a satisfactory agreement on Newfoundland fisheries. Purse seines allowed with restraint, no penalizing shipments by American fishermen beyond three miles, and Newfoundland’s 1905 1906 retaliatory laws not enforced. Plan covers this season with hope for continued US privileges.
The decisive battle for purging New York Life and the Mutual of New York shifts to policy holders voting for trustees. The International Committee led by Richard Olney offers a reform slate, while Massachusetts holders urge support for the united ticket. The administration fights back with aggressive campaigning and firings cited as overreach, urging citizens to cast votes to place the trusts in safe hands.
A Berkshire and Cape district report warns that automobile speed harms roads by stripping macadam and causing ruts. Even compliant speeds produce wear, and officials acknowledge the inevitability of some damage while urging measures to curb deterioration.
A provocative reprint mix of political fables and quips attacking trusts and urging women to vote. It lampoons wealth, predatory power, and consumer folk wisdom with biting satire, citing figures from Cambridge Ohio and Caldwell, with emphasis on suffrage and civic action.
Berkshire farmers fear road damage from automobiles as poultry mortality rises this season. An proposed remedy suggests a road tax on motor vehicles to offset highway wear and tear.
The article argues for holding Mr John D Rockefeller personally accountable by prosecuting him in Ohio under the Valentine anti trust act after his Standard Oil company faced record fines. It contends corporate penalties pale beside imprisoning the individual and warns higher kerosene prices would reflect the broader cost to the public.
The storm sweeping from the tropics along the Atlantic coast brings loss of life and massive property damage. A New England quake is minor, while the continent endures tropical hurricanes on the South Atlantic, heavy October snow in the Mississippi valley, and a powerful windstorm across the Salt Lake basin.
Chicago reports a rumor that Armour and associates plan to pool their interests in a London holding company. The piece notes this echoes Standard Oil moves, but cautions such expatriation would not shield trusts from U.S. law or future international treaties.
Postletterbox laments a new hog on street cars the end seat hogs who sit cross legged with feet in the aisle. The writer mocks idle wheels of urban travel and suggests a sharp tattoo on the sole of the foot to curb such behavior citing ruined women athletes and spoiled tempers.
A Boston native complains of sour and mouldy baked beans served in city restaurants. He argues beans can be sold safely at ten cents per plate and urges the Board of Health to tour eateries to curb improper food preparation and cooking.
A lunch stand owner recounts a curious rise from rags to a prosperous restaurant. He jokes about signs, shellac chicken displays, and a cheeky method for handling unpaid bills while serving oddball fare to a bustling crowd. The narrator leaves hungry and amused.
On this date in 1844 the Millerite movement predicted the world’s end. A year prior in Brookline a wealthy woman threatened arrest of a man who secretly married her daughter.
Extensive repairs continue on the Boston and Maine bridge near North station with new tie timbers and iron work under way as a large crew rushes the project. The item also notes public speaker Lady Dorothy Howard, Frank Mills’ health, hunters at Round Mountain Lake, a mysterious new flower at Pem berton Square tied to John B Moran, and Brookline High School captain Jack Rechtler’s return to play with the Interscholastic league season anticipated by the Brookline Swimming Club president.
Ormond Stillwell recalls William Randolph Hearst amused by a blue mood after a long State trip. Hearst rises from a lounge chair in a private car, enlists a colored porter to clap a brisk tempo, and performs a lively clog dancing reel before deciding to retire for the night.
Dowager Queen Margaret of Italy departs Paris aboard a custom built silver statue adorned automobile named Eagle II. The 60 horsepower Itala seat four in the Queen’s party with three crew. The carriage body is white wood and features a solid silver St Christopher statue on the front.
In Waltham Hon. B. B. Johnson opposed Ar dent Prohibitionist Moran in a liquor case. Moran seized Johnsons copy of the expresarian book with illegal deliveries, then refused to return it. Judge Luce ruled the book not in evidence and Johnsons case collapsed leaving him irate and sore about the gubernatorial race.
In a real estate office an insurance man recalls a case of a life claim for a man killed by a railroad train. The widow denied knowing of any policy. the claim was forged by the late bank clerk husband, who had fallen into ruin before his death. The insurer filed, then resigned, later seeking work in Boston.
The steamer Glenaen arrived from New York to load 160000 bushels of macaroni wheat for Piraeus Greece. It marks the port’s first such shipment to Greece. Captain Gillings commanded the 206 net ton vessel, 3227 gross tons, which arrived in New York Oct 3 from Rio Janeiro. Delays are expected due to a car shortage.
Rome authorities, managing the tobacco monopoly, announced a plan to flood the market with cigarettes at ten for two cents and ordered a large consignment of American tobacco to blend with domestic needs. They also contracted U S manufacturers to supply a thousand railway carriages and vans as Italy increases purchases.
A reader argues that a self respecting girl should refuse intimate kissing from men after months of acquaintance. The writer urges modesty and dignity, saying respect and love come from restraint, and advises the reader to snub advances until marriage. Harry.
Lovesick writes seeking counsel on marrying a 19 year old distant girl after a year of correspondence. At 21 with $55 monthly income, the writer is urged to pause. The adviser says much hinges on the girl’s commitment and suggests delaying marriage to save money and learn prudent spending for a future home.
Washington Oct 21 The Federation of Labor marks Nicholas Longworth off its list of congressional targets Despite voting against organized labor he escapes due to being President Roosevelt's son in law This removal highlights changing labor political calculus in 1900s politics.
The column reports society events from Brookline and Boston including the Storrs reception at St Pauls rectory for Mrs Storrs, engagements of Frederick Pruyn and B Devereun Barker, Miss Irene Fitch Shepard, the FitzGeralds hosting visitors, a birth in Dover of a son to Mr and Mrs Davis, upcoming weddings for Dorothy Allen and Caroline Dabney, Hovey to wed, and travel plans for the Fairchilds and Sorchan. It also notes John Saltonstall at Choate’s Knox estate and changes in the Converse family residence.
A playful missive laments missing Nell during a balloon sail plan on a comet and invites a repeat visit. Pearl signs with affectionate closings and mentions a new moon man to meet, ending with thousands of kisses for her dearest girl.
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