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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1905
Page
6
September 4 1905 issue note lists daily publication details and office address in Boston. no additional story content provided.
Boston observes Labor Day with a grand parade led by the Central Labor Union and Building Trades Council. The march from Copley Square at 10 am will be reviewed by the Governor and Mayor, then dismissed at Adams Square. A varied program of sports and entertainments follows, with broad public involvement and favorable weather hoped for.
The Russian government issues a proclamation in St Petersburg stating the Czar will not renew warfare and accepts the preliminary peace terms. The move follows Portsmouth plenipotentiaries and signals a near end to hostilities though further treaty details remain to be completed.
The report notes over 600,000 Russian troops and up to 1,000,000 Japanese soldiers in Manchuria. Returning these forces home will tax administration and transport systems due to limited facilities.
A Littleton fire kills three women due to lack of rescue means and fire apparatus. The editorial praises Mrs. Millard for heroism and argues towns must fund basic fire protection despite tax fears. It warns New England communities are vulnerable without bucket brigades or equipment and calls universal public funding.
A noon scene at Adama square shows pigeons flocking to a store doorway as a young man scatters cracked corn. The piece notes Boston’s growing cosmopolitanism, comments on politics, and highlights local anecdotes about residents, travelers, and notable events.
An excerpt follows Nifty Nat after finding his wife and child killed. He disguises himself as an Indian to infiltrate a war party, dances with them, and questions his identity. He confronts a brave and knocks down Cheer Pain-in-the-Fase, inciting panic as the camp erupts. To be continued.
A bygone column humor piece recalls a prankish monkey in a cage and a janniter who teases with a joke about the joke itself. Georgie M Dermott signs off as the fire engines rumble toward Washington Street.
An ominous view predicts a general anthracite strike within months as 1902 settlement terms expire. Miners seek eight hours a day and union recognition. leaders warn 150,000 workers may strike, with coal trusts and rail carriers opposing. Public opinion could push for alternative dispute methods.
The piece notes no outbreak of typhoid fever locally unlike Brooklyn and other areas. It explains how traveling vacatio ners may bring germs home via contaminated waterDiet or uncooked vegetables and possible infected milk. With care, the autumn threat can be avoided. no epidemic is seen this season.
A brief dialogue scene features She Edward urging haste and Mr. Upperton replying that speed is improper yet necessary, presenting a contrast between propriety and urgency.
Brown-tail and gypsy moths spread on Hunnewell estate and along Lake Waban as college girls enjoy outdoor life. Performances of Shakspearean plays unfold in a tranquil dell, featuring Rosalind in tunic and hose amid campus leisure and humorous discomfort from insects.
In Philadelphia a man obsessed with a banknote windfall disrupted a tax office scene. After repeatedly returning to windows and exclaiming he saw 1 500 000, he was detained and ordered to Philadelphia Hospital for mental evaluation.
Henry Gaynor of St Louis defended John D Rockefeller's life and business methods at a prayer meeting in Cleveland Ohio. The event marked the first timeRockefeller's church gathering served to defend his business practices as he renewed his covenant with Christ the church and the people.
On October 17 Andrew Carnegie will be installed as lord rector of St Andrew’s University and honorary degrees of doctor of law will be conferred on Carnegie Whitelaw Reid Charles Magne Tower the American ambassador to Germany Bishop Potter Nicholas Murray Butler and Dr. William J. Holland director of the Carnegie Museum at Pittsburgh.
Zanzibar reports an outbreak with ten native infections and five deaths. Authorities declare the town infected as health officials monitor the spread and impose containment measures.
The International Law Association will meet at the Nobel Institute in Christiania tomorrow. About forty foreign delegates will attend led by Cephas Brainerd of New York B F Trueblood of Boston and James Crosby of Garnville Iowa.
In a poem by Horace Seymour Keller from the New York Sun, older brothers tease Tim by cutting his pants to fit their inseams while a stern schoolmistress on the platform oversees the class. Tim sits on the front seat with toes two inches from the floor as Jim Bill and I plot sly seating. The verse follows rural life as Jim surveys a farm, Bill runs a barter store, and the narrator pursues a county judgeship this fall.
A mountain cabin siege ends in a widow’s tragedy as bandits kill David Johnson and wound his wife, leaving a child to be raised in grief. In a Pacific veranda scene, a man torn by revenge renounces vengeance after loving Marcea and a moral turn prevails.
A reader asks Miss Champagne whether a Protestant man should marry a devout Catholic. The letter argues that religious unity is essential for a happy marriage and warns of future conflicts over childrearing and daily beliefs. The columnist counsels against mixed faith marriages, emphasizing fundamental religious conviction and long-term harmony.
Quote exchange between Bobby and Mrs Sharp on whether one can read another's thoughts. Mrs Sharp replies skeptically, dismissing the idea as possible only for some people. The dialogue hints at disbelief and playful banter about mental powers.
A terse exchange reveals a critic challenging a poet about the nature of his verses. The critic argues the lines are not poems, prompting at least a moment of self reflection on artistic identity.
Miss Gwendolen Hawthorne, daughter of Julian Hawthorne and granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, wed Michael Andreas Mikkelsen, a New York newspaper man, at the Church of the New Jerusalem with Rev Julius Kennedy Smyth officiating. The bride was given away by her father.
Society week features a Lenox tennis event at Wheatleigh with debutantes including Miss Constance Bacon and Miss Heloise Meyer. Newport yachting news covers Danison and Weld parties, plus the Myopia Hunt Club horse show with junior jumper class and Boston judges.
Nathaniel Gordon 84 a leading New Hampshire lawyer and notable benefactor died at his Exeter home. Born there he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Dartmouth College in 1841. He served in the state legislature and donated more than 10000 to Phillips Exeter for Bible study and 10000 each in 1892 to Tungchow China Seminary and Gordon Academy Ogden Utah.
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