Boston Post September 5 1906 issue overview
The Boston Post issues daily September 5 1906 by Post Publishing Co. at 259 Washington St Boston Massachusetts. Subscriptions range daily one year two dollars fifty cents six months one dollar twenty five cents three months sixty five cents. Sunday Post yearly two dollars fifty cents six months one dollar twenty five cents. All payments in advance, sent drafts or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Maes
Post Publishing Company
Daily Post
United States
Canada
Sunday Post
E. A. Grozier
Clean Streets Plan Aims Strict Litter Ordinance Enforcement
Commissioner O Meara proposes a rigid week long push to enforce the litter ban on streets. Police will gently warn offenders this week and educate the public to curb waste. The piece cites Washington street congestion and downtown behavior, urging civic responsibility to improve urban cleanliness.
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O’meara
Washington Street
Sealing Tension Rises as Japanese Poachers Arrested
A Japanese schooner anchored within three miles of St. George Island and sent a man ashore to reconnoiter. The crew, including the captain and four others, were arrested for poaching by a government agent. The incident follows a prior death of a lander by gamekeepers, prompting harsh but nonlethal enforcement to protect seal preserves and U S lease privileges.
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Pribilof Islands
St. George Island
United States
Alaskan
Japan
Retired Massachusetts Justice John Lathrop Honored for Half Century Service
The retirement of Hon. John Lathrop marks the end of a long, distinguished Massachusetts judiciary career. A Civil War veteran, he served as reporter of decisions since 1874 and on the Supreme Judicial Court after appointments by Governors Adams, Washburn, and Russell. He leaves with honors and a belief in diligence and honesty as keys to success.
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John Lathrop
Supreme Court of
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Lathrop
Washburn
Supreme Judicial Court
Ames
Devens
Russell
United States
Reform in the Orient A Proposed Concession News
A brief note reports a proposed concession in the Orient amid rapid political change. The item notes that the development follows recent announcements and hints at regional impact without detailing specific powers or actors.
The Shah and China Move Toward Constitutional Reforms
The Shah of Persia endorses representative government while China pledges a future constitution. The Chinese emperor cites outdated laws and vows to educate citizens before framing a new code, signaling a shift of popular rights eastward and a potential triumph for occidental ideas.
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Shah of Persia
Son of Heaven
China
Copyright on sound and the limits of copyright law
The article discusses the newly proposed copyright bill and its ban on devices that reproduce music by ear. It questions whether sound itself can be copyrighted and notes practicality and constitutional limits, warning that penalizing pianolas or street whistling would require constitutional change.
Wilshire offers Bryan $10000 for trust debate in Cincinnati
Mrs Edna Ohnstein of Cincinnati arranges a debate between William Jennings Bryan and Gaylord Wilshire at the Chester Park Socialist demonstration on Sept 9 or during Bryans Sept 13 Cincinnati visit. Wilshire offers Bryan 10000 with 5000 cash on stage and 5000 extra if the audience rules in his favor to debate the trusts question. Bryan declines a New York date due to prior engagements.
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Cincinnati
Edna Ohnstein
William Jennings Bryan
Gaylord Wilshire
New York
Chester Park
Bryan
Wilshire
Ohnstein
Secretary Root Visits Chilequake Scene and Mines
Secretary of State Root spends a busy day in Santiago meeting officials and touring military departments and public gardens. He plans to visit neighboring mining regions and Valparaiso this afternoon.
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Chili
Root
Valparaiso
Oyster epigrams and political jests in autumnal collage
A sprawling, humorous review of sayings about oysters and public life. It riffs on famous quotes and political quips from Roosevelt to Taft, and lampoons Sinclair’s meat-packing expose, mixing light verse with satirical sketches and familiar phrases.
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Count of Monte Cristo
Prolificness of the Fly
A science note states that if all common fly larvae mature with no control, one pair could produce 100,000,000 offspring in six warm months. The prediction dampens imagination of rapid pest spread and claims self-extinction of the fly race by its own actions remains unlikely.
North End Children Return From Dudley House Outing
The Dudley House children from Barre, sheltered by the Dudley House Association of Boston, arrived at North station after a country summer outing. The program is led by Mrs Albertina Hayward this year due to Mrs Helen Shaw's illness.
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North End
North Station
Massachusetts
Dudley House
Barre
Dudley House Association of
Boston
Helen Shaw
Dudley House Association
Shaw
Albertina Hayward
First Continental Congress Opens in Philadelphia 1774
Observant Citizen notes the meeting of the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia on September 6, 1774, marking a pivotal early step in colonial unity. It also records the death of Sadie Mae, a famed trotting queen, as a separate historic note.
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First Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Women drivers and notable town observations in Boston pages
A column surveys skilled women chauffeurs led by Miss Terese J. O Connor of Roxbury and reports on local life from Staunton to Newburyport. It notes Labor Day crowds, a moonlit Copley Square scene, a despedida for James P. Henry, and various town interests from boating trips to aquatics, sports retirements, and local flora shows highlighting notable residents and events.
The Night of Youth Sold on the Highway
A reflective traveler confronts a plea to trade youth for blessings on a road to a market of riches. A gilded carriage passes, revealing an old man who offers gold to buy back youth, while a young couple refuses the sale and flees the scene into life. Miss Hurry, a town Teachers' Club member, is noted.
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Concord
Merrimac
West Bedford
Newburyports
Thomas A. Fay
Roxbury
Fay
Bart” Deech
Newburyport
Hurry
Teachers’ Club
Woman shocks Winthrop with her bathing suit
Summer residents search for the unidentified woman who appeared at the beach near Shirley station in a pink bathing suit, swam for about 15 minutes, then left in a respectable outfit and boarded a Narrow Gauge train.
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Winthrop
Shirley Station
Shirley
New Teachers in the Public Schools of Greater Boston
With the opening of the school year many new faces will be seen at the teachers desks. Each day the Post will introduce two new teachers to parents and children, acquainting them with the new staff in the Boston area schools.
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Winthrop
Boston
Boston, Revere Beach
George S. Aldrich
Brookline Public Schools
Greater Boston
Miss Hurly to Tutor Chapin School Pupils
Winchester Sept. 3 Miss Mary I Hurly of 29 Lake Avenue will share her training from Winchester High and Lowell Normal schools with Chapin school scholars. She has focused on primary education and is regarded as a thorough instructor with a gentle approach that wins over restless pupils.
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Winchester
Mary I. Hurly
Lake Avenue
Chapin School
Winchester High
Lowell Normal Schools
Hurly
Miss Hurly
Mildred Champagne Advice On Love And Sentiment
A reader seeking guidance about a 22 year old woman and a 26 year old partner who lost his job. The advisor suggests he should have pursued a new position and planned marriage instead of severing the relationship. The letter concludes with a prompt for honest communication and understanding between them.
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Miss Champagne
Shaw to write death play with unique medical scene
George Bernard Shaw plans a five act drama about death described as the most amusing he has written. The play ends with death in the fourth act followed by a doctors consultation that showcases Shawisma in a novel stage moment. William Archer praised Shaw but the new work aims to redefine the death scene on stage.
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George Bernard Shaw
William Archer
Bernard Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Shawisma
Miss Purcell to Teach at Hancock Evening School
Miss Rosemary Purcell of 275 Heath Street Roxbury will start teaching this fall at the Hancock evening school. A young Boston Normal School graduate, she debuts as a teacher at age 20 after standout work at Girls High School.
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Rosemary Purcell
Heath Street
Roxbury
Hancock Evening School
Boston Normal School
Girls’ High School
Miss Purcell
Boston
Miss Purcell, Noted Elocutionist and Educator
Miss Purcell, an elocutionist of merit, has often performed in amateur theatricals but prefers teaching. She focuses on educating youth and instilling foundational knowledge, and is described as a skilled canoeist.
Society Notes Highlight Quiet Beacon Street Wedding
Tomorrow will mark the wedding of Miss Susan Jackson daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Jackson of Beacon street to Mr Ralph Blake Williams Harvard graduate class of 96. The quiet affair promises exquisite appointments with Miss Jackson described as popular and clever. Other society items include Bar Harbor visits and Lenox and White Mountains journeys by distinguished families and guests.
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Susan Jackson
C. A. Jackson
Beacon Street
Ralph Blake Williams
Miss Jackson
Vincent Club
Williams
Harvard
Hasket Derby
John Chipman Gray
Bar Harbor
Julia Meyer
Ambassador
Lenox
Samuel Frothingham
Overleigh
Heloise Meyer
Beverly Farms
Frank Bemis
Marlboro Street
Pride’s Crossing
North Easton
Mrs. Ames
Commonwealth Avenue
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