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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1906
Page
6
Local newspaper masthead fragment notes Post Publishing Co with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts dated September 18 1906 indicating periodical publication details.
The Daily Post lists subscription prices including one year for daily, six months and monthly options, plus a Sunday edition rate. It specifies mail delivery to U S and Canada for 25 cents monthly and notes advance payment and discontinuation policy. Contact details for the office and editor are provided.
In Concord today five candidates vie for the GOP nomination with Winston Churchill stirring turmoil. Each claims over 400 of about 800 delegates as the party splits, while Democrats hold about 35,000 votes in the state. A Churchill win would rock the convention and possibly shape the election.
The piece condemns Western speculators for targeting Massachusetts cranberries. Growers responded by suspending shipments, noting the fruit’s endurance in cold storage and its status as a Thanksgiving necessity. Reports from the Cape say the year yields abundant high quality fruit, benefiting cultivators.
Mr Taft and Mr Bacon represent war and diplomacy as they rush toward the Cuban capital. United States ships guard Cuba and a fleet cordon will soon enclose the coast. Before the diplomats reach Havana the Cubans may settle their differences on their own amid Palma's sudden decree to halt armed efforts.
Insurgent forces withdraw in some areas after government actions. Palma government proposals largely rejected but not final. US intervention looms as Taft heads to Havana. pacification likely underway. Cuban war disruption threatens sugar and tobacco, risking near 100 million dollars in income.
The International Policyholders' Committee led by Richard Olney battles life companies in New York over proxy stealing and wrong addresses. Prosecutions may follow if proxies are formed in distant locales. The Oct. 18 director election looms as a test of decency against Wall Street influence in the industry.
Visitors in a museum remark on jade holdings and a Manet painting in New York. A London scene mirrors desire for American masterpieces and a colonial plaque beside a Hercules figurehead hints at a witty pedestal verse about marriage and fate.
Hamburg reports Count Witte former Russian premier underwent his fifth operation yesterday by Professor Spleas for a nasal polyp. He is under treatment and listed in stable condition.
Oil magnate John D Rockefeller plans a modern Cleveland skyscraper as an investment. He bored an artesian well under the building to cut water rents and instead found oil and gas at 186 feet, promising heat and light for the structure.
A figure monger argues Boston women use pins more than peers in other cities. He claims pins signal slovenliness in Boston dress, while New York women fix broken buttons. The piece defends Boston women, praising intellect over attire as pins symbolize mental poise.
A Monday Boston headline ponders a schooner full of water and the humor of a thirsty traveler. The quip suggests a water wagon passenger would pause while an amber thirst would push on without stopping.
A reader urges Mr. O Meara to clean dust from George Washington statue and horse at the Public Garden west entrance. The letter notes a dusty summer amid smoke and calls for timely maintenance, though patience is requested as complete cleansing may take time.
The four masted schooner William P. Hood of Fall River Mass arrived at Hampton Roads after a 48 hour run from New Bedford Mass, a new record. She sailed light to load coal.
A letter to the Post urges editorial support to improve nurse conditions at the Boston Insane Hospital. The writer cites 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. shifts totaling 82 hours weekly and proposes three eight-hour shifts daily plus better pay and uniform costs. Dated Sept 14 1904 by ONE WHO KNOWS.
On September 18 1798 President Washington placed the cornerstone of the National Capitol in Washington D C A year earlier the city observed the funeral of Mayor Patrick A Col ling the civic leader.
Comedian Frank Daniels recalls a voyage quarrel with a passenger who mocked the programme. Capable figures include ex-Police Commissioner Robert F. Clark and bride Miss Susan Day Kimball aboard the Cunarder Saxonia. Reports cover transit history, theatre tours, street cleanliness, Secret Service indictments, medical and social scenes in Massachusetts towns, and local police and lifeboat crews.
The piece chronicles summer social life with Aldrich family at Ponkapoag and Maine, poet Charles Frost Aldrich and twin boys, Lenox party for Helen Alexandre, Mrs Woodbury Kane’s Newport stay, Clovercroft gatherings, Vanderbilt luncheon aboard North Star, and Miss Loretta De Lone visiting Boston with engagements at Siegel's.
Native converts from India Ceylon China Japan Mexico Austria Turkey and parts of Africa will deliver addresses at the 96th annual meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions at North Adams and Williamstown October 9 to 12. Notable contributors include President Hopkins Williams College President Tucker Dartmouth the Rev Edward Judson the Rev Arthur J Brown the Rev Henry E Cobb President King Oberlin College and Professor Harlan D Beach Yale.
A weary tramp named Sim returns to a rural scene and meets a kind elderly woman who recognizes his past, reveals her son Simeon Briggs is alive and well, and inspires Sim to reform. He vows to work hard, prosper, and return to bring happiness to the woman and her family.
A reader asks about courting a Boston woman who keeps declining dates. The columnist suggests she may like him more at a distance or fear his finances, and advises giving her the benefit of the doubt while waiting for better acquaintance.
John H. Michener president of the Clearing House Association and Bank of North America and the oldest member of the Board of City Trusts died in Philadelphia yesterday at age 85.
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