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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions dated October 27 1905. It lists prices for one year six months and shorter periods and notes advance payment and delivery conditions. Editor and publisher C E A Grozier is named.
The piece argues voters should prioritize state relief from tariff impositions on trade and industry. It states candidates represent Massachusetts interests, urging turnout to express demand for tariff relief before addressing local municipal issues.
President Roosevelt denounces lynching while urging citizens to uphold law and civilization. He rebukes mob justice, calls for hunting criminals with restraint, and implores governors and officials to act to end lynch law, drawing applause and appreciation from the audience.
American heir Elliott F Shepard receives a Paris court verdict of three months imprisonment and a substantial fine for running over and killing a young French girl. He has appealed and will not serve jail time immediately, amid speculation over the outcome and impartiality of the tribunal.
The judge aligned with the prosecutor to set a harsh example for wealthy motorists who kill peasants with careless driving. No international issue is raised, and the sentence aims to deter more effectively than fines. Three months in jail is described as light for taking a life.
The article describes a deepening Russian crisis amid war fatigue and strikes on government railways. It highlights wage disputes, famine fears, and calls for political reform led by Sergius Witte who proposes a constitutional, broadly representative government with a premier and a national assembly.
Thomas H Bates of Munroe Street Roxbury attacks the Boston political machine led by Donavan Fitzgeralds Curleys and others. He argues the people have no real voice and urges action to strike at the coterie of political clacques and remove the perpetual candidates from office.
Fairfield Sturmann, a famed local hunter, misfires on a flock of birds using a blank cartridge and nails. A dead goose with a duck pinned to its breast is found. Ben, an Indian guide, shoots a deer through the eye after circling the mountain. The piece previews a 1905 Worchester hammerless rifle and includes light verse items from Waltham Massachusetts.
The piece pokes fun at chorus girls led by Marie Cahill who rails against pink tights and favors bloomers. Police Captain Dooky Ooleyoo issues a curfew banning chorus girls from streets after 10:20 PM, prompting debate on women’s rights and possible union ideas.
President Roosevelt arrives in New Orleans amid a large mosquito welcome party. Doc Rixey and Secretary Loeb shield him as they move along Main Street, with Roosevelt joking the scene echoes San Juan Hill. He will visit the Board of Health during his stay.
A Chicago Record-Herald poem advises readers to take a hot bath during dark moods and personal fret. It urges avoiding rumination and anger while suggesting virtue strengthens defenses and lifts spirits.
A Boston column recounts Jerome K Jerome’s reading and local scenes from subway signs to car conductors. It recalls Dr Stephen D McCarthy’s sudden death, a Brookline deer sighting, and General Samuel C Lawrence’s observatory. A family Hallowe’en reminiscence closes the piece.
A fire lit scene shows an elderly couple listening to music with girlish laughter and masculine tones blending in the hall. Grandmother smiles recalling youth as grandfather whispers that fifty years have passed, their quiet moment revealing her former beauty and enduring affection.
The ad notes MEN'S Derby Hats from Peter Faneuil sold at Shuman Corner near the historic residence. It highlights longstanding tradition and high quality, with hats priced at 3.00 and competing market prices 50 cents to 1.00 higher. Exclusive Boston agents for Youman's Hats are listed.
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