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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Post issued by Post Publishing Co dated September 6 1906 page notice details subscription rates and terms. Includes daily and Sunday pricing, mailing offices in Boston Massachusetts, and editor publisher contact lines.
In Vermont, Fletcher D. Proctor defeats Percival W. Clement by about 16 000 votes as independent reformers falter. The result shows city support for Clement fading and country voters sticking with Proctor, with Democratic backing not boosting Clement. Vermont appears politically insular compared with Arkansas, where results are considered routine.
Yesterday authorities seized those behind the Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia looting and the Milwaukee Avenue Bank of Chicago president linked to plunder. The episode shakes public confidence as Philadelphia deposits decline and bank withdrawals rise, yet officials insist on accountability and restitution where possible.
A recess committee on taxation considers a stock transfer tax arguing it taxes stock sales not production. The measure likens the tax to inheritance taxes and frames it as a tax on luxury. It targets speculative stock trades while noting legitimate business transactions differ.
The piece argues a small percentage tax on bets tied to rises or falls would not burden taxpayers. It cites New York's success with about $5,000,000 in revenue and suggests Massachusetts could trial the measure, noting constitutional questions but deeming it reasonable, practical, and not oppressive.
The Meteor, a Gloucester schooner, was seized by Bay Bulls port officials for violating colony law restricting American vessels to wood water shelter and repair only. Captain Hines argued proximity to Sydney for food under a liberal Canada treaty, prompting a ministerial decision to release the vessel and overlook seizure. The incident draws comment on U S politics and the Hay Bond treaty with Newfoundland.
The second race in the Roosevelt cup series for small yachts showed American boats ahead of German designs. Auk won the first race as Kiel developed sonderklasse boats, while Vim led the latest contest with Americans close behind and Germans last. The series requires three wins out of five, so the outcome remains open.
A Punch cartoon shows Teddy Roosevelt in cowboy gear with a hatchet before a great tree symbolizing English. Father Time, using a magnifying glass, notes a small cut. Roosevelt answers I did it with my lite ax and Father Time replies boys will be boys.
Newton Newkirk recalls a noon visit to a Washington street restaurant where the menu and a plate rack loom above a table. He watches a fellow diner tackle corn on the cob and shares his own comic struggle with biting, chewing, and teeth, ending with rules for eating corn on the cob.
Washington Sept 5 The new phonetic dictionary adopted by the public printer will be issued tomorrow from the government printing office. A pamphlet set with 300 board of revision words will show old and new spellings, circulated to government offices and newspapers nationwide.
Jane Sullivan critiques a woman's column on how to hold a husband's love and humorously recalls a stammering man who sought help. She argues a divorced woman may not credibly advise on successful marriage and questions the columnist’s perspective.
A brief cartoon caption features James Jr and James Sr debating whether anything grows on a roof garden. The elder quips that they raise Cain up there sometimes, reflecting the humorous exchange.
Observant Citizen notes that on September 6 1620 the Mayflower departed from England bound for America. It adds a year ago today a state inquiry into an insurance probe began in New York.
Grand Commander James Tanner reports from Washington that if the next national G A R encampment is held in Boston veterans will ride in free automobiles and carriages. The Majestic Theatre adds illuminated playbill covers and a souvenir booklet.
Martha Washington, daughter of a colored cook, and Richard Henry, heir of the Worthington household, plot muddy play with mud pies. Jack Thayer, in love with Aunt Dorothy, watches as Richard Henry and Martha Washington secretly pair off. The scene ends with Dorothy learning Jack remains her sweetheart.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson Jr. of Marion Mason prepare to spend autumn in Lenox seeking his recovery from a summer illness at Newport. Lenox hosts Berkshire Hunt Club's second annual ball on Oct. 12 at Blantyre with preludes at Meadow Farm Sept. 8 and Shadow Brook Sept. 15. Boston society riders include Miss Dixey Bacon Iasigi and Meyer as wedding guest Naneen Mitchell. The Shaw couple, now back from recent Manchester nuptials, visit the north shore with Mrs. Shaw’s parents. Sherburnes depart Beacon Street for home after a health decline at Beach Bluff. Mrs. Chadwick and sister Read to reopen Beacon Street homes for a lengthy absence. Philadelphia socialite Mrs. Effingwell Spaulding, formerly Kitty Ames, stands among Fairmouth’s fashionable matrons. Winthrop Ames returns from abroad to Quaset Lea North Easton, hosting sister Mrs. Harte of Philadelphia.
Miss Sara Gould Haven of Chelsea will begin duties as first assistant in the primary grade at Bellingham School next week. A 1908 Chelsea High School alumna, she studied at the State Normal School of Salem and the preparatory school. She will teach foreign‑language children who cannot speak English.
The article compares Chicago and Boston in art, noting Chicago’s Art Institute as venerable yet young since 1887 and highlighting its strong sculpture and architecture but weaker elder-earth acquisitions. It contrasts Boston Museum’s vast, overflowing collection with Chicago’s limited reach and ends with Chicago’s motto I will versus Boston’s I have.
Brigadier General William S. McCaskey of the south western division disapproves long infantry marches in annual camps of instruction. He warns the policy will have a disastrous effect on re enlistments.
Charlestown resident Miss Jennie Turnbull aged 21 will begin teaching at Frothingham Grammar School at the new session opener. A Boston Normal graduate, she excelled at Prescott Grammar and Charlestown High, and is noted for her studious nature and skill with motor-boat sailing on the Mystic and Charles rivers.
New York reports an Andrew Carnegie family update from the Carnegie castle in Scotland. The little daughter has a sprained ankle, improving with no disease present, and she walked in the gardens as Mr and Mrs Carnegie expressed happiness over her progress.
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