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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1903
Page
6
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A political pitch argues Massachusetts should waver on national role by supporting Gaston. The call frames the state as doubtful in influence if Gaston is elected, urging voters to consider national impact in the local decision.
A Massachusetts push to elect William A. Gaston as Governor is urged to block the 67 cent per ton coal tax reinstating with the Dingley tariff. The author argues Bates supports tariffs benefiting monopolies, while Gaston pledges immediate relief for consumers and an end to the coal tax.
A political pitch urges voters to back Gaston in the commission race, praising his plan to trim the 45 state commissions by eliminating sinecures and unnecessary posts.
A call to end Western Union telegraph messenger service for young women in Boston as improper and unsafe. The writer urges public opinion against the practice and endorses Gaston for Home Rule, supporting city and town self governance.
Under the March act, coastwise laws will take effect in the Philippines on July 1, requiring vessels with American registry and U S masters and crews for all island trade. Local commerce and Filipino employment are threatened as monopolies arise, while Spanish ships may enjoy equal access for ten years under the Paris treaty.
The passage condemns Congress for failing to protect a brave and industrious people as Spaniards take trade once held by native merchants. It argues that the current laws reflect partisan government in Washington and leave native traders disadvantaged.
A brief political pitch emphasizes Gaston as champion of broad personal liberties and a defender of reasonable freedoms, urging voters to support his candidacy.
An analysis criticizes Governor Bates for claiming Boston residents are content with state control of policing. The piece argues Bostonians favor home rule and view the state takeover as political, detailing past protests at Faneuil Hall and noting widespread discontent with the current arrangement.
A political notice urges Bea con Hill residents to vote for Gaston, claiming he will overhaul the area. The brief promotes Gaston as the candidate capable of delivering the needed changes.
The owner announces Cresceus will make his final appearance as a record breaker at Kansas City on Saturday. He currently holds the trotting record with 1 59 3 4, achieved without pacemakers or wind shielding, and rivals Lou Dillon’s 1 58 1 2 with running aids. Even if not beat, Cresceus remains hailed as the king of trotters by many observers.
A voter argues that change is beneficial and urges backing Gaston in the upcoming election to shake up the status quo and bring new energy to governance.
George W. Galvin declares a public protest against District Telegraph Company hiring young girls as messengers. He accuses employers of knowingly using underage workers and urges press, pulpit, and public action to stop female child labor in this dangerous service. Dated October 26 from Emergency Hospital Boston.
William Dowie weighs whether to tackle Boston as Nashua Press notes his hosts were fair. He says advice and censure from visiting reporters are wasted, praising the Boston press yet undecided on next steps.
Charles Wilson, expert horseman from Eben Jordan’s Boston stables, has been engaged to care for Alfred G. Vanderbilt's stables in New York as of October 27.
Elijah the restorer arrives from the West and camps in Gotham where red sin is a pest. He mocks Gothamites and resists restoration at high cost while Lige rails on stage. Lige, though spry for his age, argues money should come in as well as go out.
In Chapter III Prying Pete the detective pursues the Scarlet Maltese Cat across Beacon Street and the State House steps. The chase leads past Governor Bates and ends with the cat disappearing from view as Pete laments the stalled pursuit. The satirical tale hints at a longer yarn to come.
The Boston Post prints quirky reader notes about found money. Messages claim discoveries of cash in objects like swans bills in Public Garden and a $200 bill in an Elm tree in the Common, with responses jokingly advising where to change or keep the find.
A fragmented verse recalls a girl in a noisy church choir who struggles to sing each Sunday. One night a horrid boy and she flee as an alarm sounds, mistaken for a folr and ending with the name Little Willie.
A satirical note questions social trivia about a giraffe neck and corsets while lampooning the coal trust and the Baer family. A further piece, Water on the Brain, lampoons an American heiress tied to a European duke, detailing a staged royal marriage and a dramatic return to avoid scandal.
Washington Oct 27 The President blocked Secretary Loebs plan to uniform all White House staff including servants messengers and ushers dressing them like court pages Mrs Roosevelts opposition ensured no changes at the mansion and Loeb abandoned the livery scheme The President said the republic would not imitate monarchies and the uniform project was dropped
The town views the Elevated structure with concern while Walter Page completes a portrait of John E. Toulmin, late Bank of Redemption president. Opera star Blanche Bates may tour with The Darling of the Gods after the Tremont season. electric boot blacking advances in Spring Lane. Roxbury and Dorchester dancers plan Jubilee Hall party led by Carlisle Athletic Club.
Salem October 27 The city and state dispute over proper lighting and heating of Company H Eighth Regiment M V M armory and the regiment headquarters in Salem prompts the Common Council to petition the Governor and council for a hearing and higher armory funding The adjutant general says lease of unsuitable quarters would not be the State's fault.
Mrs Lockewood and Miss Lockewood stay with Mrs Morris K Jesup at Belvoir Terrace. The Richardson family plans to move from Dedham to town by December. Engagement announced Miss Thel G Johnson to Paul Clifford Newton with ceremony set Nov 12. Mrs Means Lawrence return from Pointe au Pic now at 321 Dartmouth. Rev Charles Wells and family depart Marblehead Neck for New Orleans. EB Fennessy of San Francisco visiting Los Angeles. Mrs Fennessy formerly Evelyn Washburn. Mrs A I Mason returns to New York from Newport. Brooks Perkins welcomed with birth of a son. Marion Jordan returning from England next month. Charles White and family back from Squirrel Island. Margaret Fillginson to Dellinger Barney. Mrs Hally Henson Madeleine Richards arrives in New York. plans to join husband in Johnson City then Japan. Mrs Herman Emmet returns to New York. J Templeton Coolidge family back at Little Harbor after Newport visit. William Vaughn back in town from Hallowell and Mt Desert. Matthew Luce house at Cohasset closed. back on Marlboro Street. Edward Haskell and party spending October in the mountains.
Miss Molly Johnson stands out in fall fashion among the smart set, wearing a soft clinging canvas gown over dark blue taffeta silk. The full skirt features a circular ruffle with dark blue stitching, a tight bodice, bishop sleeves, and cream lace collar, complemented by a large black felt hat with ribbon bows and quills.
At the 77th meeting of the Society of Colonial Wars Gov A J C Sowden presided with a paper on Henry Tufts a New England vagabond. Tufts famed for theft and rivering, born 1748 Newmarket NH, linked to Revolutionary service and later jail escapes. A stage tragedy of Little Marseelle ends in a fatal fall and a devoted husband’s life saving embrace.
A couple pleads for one final dare to save their home and child as the actress Little Mariselle readies for a perilous trapeze performance. The husband fears for Kathie’s life yet supports her fate for a hoped rescue. The crowded house waits as curtain time nears.
New York Oct 27 The national government requires closing the St. Louis fair on Sundays but proposes a Sunday opening for a midway Outside the fair grounds The move draws sharp criticism from opponents of secularizing Sunday including Mrs N Nevins of Dobbs Ferry and Mrs W M Cox of Mt Tabor who warn a Sunday Rest Congress would be out of place and the WCTU may refuse participation.
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