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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1904
Page
6
The notice lists rates for daily and Sunday editions. Daily subscriptions show one year at 3.00 and three months 75 cents, while The Sunday Post offers one year 2.50 and six months 1.25 with three months at 65 cents. Subscribers must provide current and new addresses for address changes.
The Boston Post announces subscription details including advance payment and automatic discontinuation at expiration. Readers are urged to notify by postal mail if the Post cannot be obtained regularly from a newsdealer or newsboy. E A Grozier is editor and publisher.
The newspaper reports a new peak in daily copies sold setting a record for the largest daily sales in New England. The breakthrough surpasses the Post’s previous high and signals strong market demand across major cities.
The Sunday Post analyzes Vermont voting trends from 1900 with a Republican plurality exceeding 31,000 in September. Observers predict a reduced margin by today’s election and discuss implications for national contests including Roosevelt. Returns will influence Democratic and Republican readings of momentum and omen.
The article notes a Japanese victory at Liaoyang but says Kuropatkin retreats toward Mukden while Stakelberg escapes. Both sides are exhausted. Russian troops are nearly naked and starving after heavy fighting, while the Japanese push pursuit away from the sea, risking supply strain.
General Carter reports the Visayas command rejects giving up territory and urges fortifications and strong garrisons as a permanent occupancy strategy. The note contrasts with Secretary Taft's recent equivocal remarks on Filipino independence.
The writer urges permanent American occupation of Manila and key seaports to prevent any insurgent success. He argues for sufficient troops to keep the urban centers, warn against temporary measures, and press the idea that independence is not intended by the United States.
The piece argues Mrs. McKenzie, long treated for mental illness, should have been placed under restraint to prevent tragedy in East Boston. It urges prompt community action and hospital care for mental disease as a duty to protect others.
A large Boston march of organized labor drew thousands though short of earlier tallies. Spectators witnessed a sturdy, well disciplined display with uniformed groups, clear-eyed participants, and a strong testament to labor's role in citizenship.
W H Richardson of New York argues that waiters should receive fair wages rather than rely on tips to boost income. He contends hotels profit from patronage and should pay fair wages, removing the need for guests to tip to ensure basic service.
Captain W H Brownson superintendent of the United States Naval Academy completed a thorough investigation of naval educational methods in Great Britain He will sail to New York noting it is gratifying that Britain is adopting the American system praised by some British officers and formerly condemned by some American retirees
Roxbury carpenter and builder John Quirk died at his home on Huckins Street yesterday. Born in 1827 in Aghada Ireland he came to Boston in 1847 and later led major projects for Metropolitan and West End Street Railway companies. He was married to Julia Kidney in 1858 and leaves six children including notable clergy and public figures. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at St Patrick's Church Dudley Street.
A jumble of column items and reader notes, including a dramatic tale about a sleeping baby, a critique of Napoleon era high heels, and various brief captions. References to Josephine, Napoleon, and Boston fashion appear alongside public notices and captions.
Unable to extract a coherent news item from the given fragment. The text appears nonsensical and lacks identifiable people places organizations dates or events to frame a factual card.
The beef trust raises meat prices to a prohibitive level, claiming the move kills the source of wealth and industry. The assertion frames rising costs as a fatal blow to a profitable system, likening the result to slaying the golden goose.
Cable dispatches from St. Petersburg report the Czar’s child uttered two syllables the other day. Attendees say it sounded like Da Da while the Czar claims Ja Ja and reads it as the Czarevitch showing a keen interest in the war with Japan and support for Russia’s outcome.
The day proved ideal for labor as a grand parade drew a large crowd. Police kept marchers on a strict line, limiting crossing and moving dissenters to the curb. Elevated railroad access at Dover street offered a viewing point where cloth screens blocked the view for spectators lingering along the route.
The dialogue shows Gladys asking if Mr Flat pate can maintain her usual style and Madge retorts that no one else wants her in those clothes. It captures a flippant, socialite exchange with witty barbs about attire.
In a humorous exchange Robbing “Rummy” Robinson explains to a woman that his goal is to enter the highest society, claiming his dissipation will soon make him eligible for such circles. The dialogue reflects social mobility ambitions and class contrast.
A letter from BROKEN HEARTED ABE asks how to win a brunette who accepts invites then disparages him. The advisor suggests she is testing boundaries, advises reducing attention, and if she remains uninterested to move on to others who value him. Love cannot be forced or directed.
A 23 year old woman asks Miss Champagne for guidance as she balances two suitors, ages 23 and 30, both in love with her. She loves the older man and cannot marry both, while the younger resists ending their friendship. She seeks a prudent path forward in love.
The Tremont Theatre plans Parsifal with a 56:30 pm start and an hour long intermission. Gentlemen may wear evening dress under a long coat until 6, then reveal finery at 6.45 before dinner and return. Ambulances were noted in yesterday's parade and Harold Fish of Wakefield recovers from injuries.
Dicky Freemore, newly arrived from New Haven, pursues Polly Meredith aboard the Albany boat. Polly tricks him with memory gaps and trimming vanity, but when revealed they meet in St. Augustine—she rebukes him yet signals a possible future as they approach Saratoga.
A reader known as Desperate asks for help after three years of secretly following a young woman he does not know. The response urges him to travel to her town, learn who her friends are, and pursue a proper introduction in the conventional way, without harassment.
A letter from a cook in the United States Army asks how to marry a 22 year old sweetheart despite parental opposition and his eight month enlistment left. The adviser suggests the lover could wait until discharge to establish a home, noting the man’s Farm and trade may reassure the parents and reduce objections once he can provide for her.
Joseph Woodberry Hole-in-the-Day son of the Chippewa chieftain Hole-in-the-Day dies at 45 in White Earth Minnesota. His eldest son Clarence Woodberry of San Francisco will succeed to the chieftainship.
New Orleans La September 5 Edward Toby president of the Canal Banking and Trust Company is dead at age 75 He served four years with the Confederacy on the staffs of Generals Maury and Slaughter
London report states portrait painter James Archer died in the city. Born in 1822 he visited America professionally in 1884.
The first jubilee proclaimed by Pope Pius X begins Thursday and lasts three months to Dec 8. The focus is the Immaculate Conception as dogma, with plenary indulgences for devotions including three church visits, fasting, confession, and communion. In Boston, rites center at Cathedral with parish churches outside the city. The Immaculate Conception Jesuit church marks the start with a 7 am votive Mass and evening prayers.
WALTHAM Sept 5 Superintendent N C Smith of the Newton Street Railway company resigns from his post. He followed Henderson who led the supply department for the Boston Suburban Electric Company. Smith is expected to take a similar Connecticut role. General Manager Brush says no replacement will be appointed. the three assistants will become division superintendents.
Berlin reports the interior ministry will ask the Reichstag for an additional appropriation of about 250000 to cover overspending on the 875000 German exhibit budget for the St Louis exposition. Total spent to date is 1060750. Officials say Germany is well represented among foreign nations.
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