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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
6
Boston newspaper item from September 20 1906 notes issue number and office address with no readable news text provided.
The advertisement lists subscription prices: one year and six month options for the Daily and Sunday Post, with cents for shorter terms. It also notes room numbers for FeLEPRONe Factorial Rooms and office addresses at Malin Business office and Main, including specific unit numbers.
The direct inheritance tax plan faces the recess committee with strong backing as a substitute for the failed personal property levy. It features a $10,000 exemption and 5 percent on direct inheritances with 8 or 10 percent on collateral estates, projected to raise about $1,500,000 annually at 3 percent on lineal heirs.
Nearly 5000 names added to Boston supplemental voter list bringing total to about 106,841 eligible for the state primaries next Tuesday. The article urges citizens to participate, noting primaries guide party nominations and influence November's ticket.
Winston Churchill failed to secure the Republican nomination for Governor at Concord New Hampshire yet almost tipped the balance. Lacking organization he challenged party machine conservatives and sparked dread among insiders. The pick of Floyd proved a machine maneuver, with Pillsbury as a possible alternative. The notable point is the near disruption by an outsider.
Pillsbury withdrawn in favor of Floyd failed to rally his followers for the other machine candidate, sending crowds to Churchill. The outcome damages Churchill's current aims while elevating his standing in New Hampshire politics.
Albany filings list candidates for directors of New York Life and the Mutual Life under the Armstrong law. The International Policy Holders Committee led by Richard Olney proposes a complete change in management to restore public confidence after recent disclosures. The policy holders are urged to elect the committee ticket and oust the current administration.
Massachusetts Republican factions face a split over the 1914 nomination for lieutenant governor. Eugene N. Foss challenges Lt. Gov. Draper, arguing the 1913 ticket’s platform was an insult to voters. Foss accuses the party of backing an incongruous ticket, intensifying the internal clash.
Newton Newkirk rails at Mme Hunt for pushing new hat fashions for men. He derides picture hats and silk tiles, laments loss of the derby and stove pipe, and recalls Jim Corbett in defense of the traditional headwear.
The jolly English hero Georgie becomes the lead character in Dorothea Deakins' new book, compared to Anthony Hope's Dolly Dialogues in tone. A Wells fall novel In the Days of the Comet presents a utopian romance before and after the Change. Ernest Dressel North plans exhibitions of Thackeray and Blake drawings in New York and Boston. A Boston collector’s tale recounts a daring book thief and legal repossession of 125 rare volumes after his death.
A brief note ponders lingering warmth of summer, asking if the heat is still enough. It adds a conditional remark: if cooler weather arrives by reading time, disregard the note.
The Sphinx notes that in onion there is strength highlighting layers of resilience. The aphorism echoes onions power to endure and protect with its sturdy structure.
A Roxbury reader asks how to distinguish a good Havana cigar from a cheap one. The reply urges sending the cigar for evaluation with the note that a good cigar will be acknowledged, while a rotten one will go without response.
A prominent Boston society woman was robbed of valuable diamonds in California, reported a year ago today. The incident involved jewelry theft from a public event, with investigations focusing on suspects known to be connected to high society circles.
The column records Joe Goode and James Greene’s summer swim feats from Neponset River mouth to L Street Beach in 31 minutes, Dora Brainard and Lizzie Belo achieving the same in 35 minutes, and remarks on Mrs Brainard learning to swim this year. It also lists updates on local figures including G Clifton Watts, Dr L O Howard, and L A Curtis, social events at the Mosquito Yacht Club, a Powhatan Club stag party, a Cambridge councilman’s forthcoming marriage, charitable acts in a Washington Street restaurant, apple blossom curiosities in Quincy, John J. Shea’s election, and other community notes from Brookline to Boston.
Pollie questions Luther Howard about his marriage plans and fears she will be drawn into a family setup. A fireside tale frames a lonely man who cares for a girl and longs for her love, prompting Pollie to propose asking the girl herself what to do.
Mildred Champagne offers love guidance in a readers column. A 21-year-old gentleman laments that a beloved girl left the city months ago and he cannot locate her. The advice writer questions pride and love and urges pursuing the girl despite possible mockery from friends.
Mrs Washington B Thomas of Glouce ster street returns from Pride's Crossing for a town stay with Netherfield hosting Miss Helen and Miss Margaret Thomas debuting this winter. Mrs Sewall sails for Spain in October after months in Boston and Europe. A Cohasset town hall charity Emigrant Party draws Vicanor Crehore Elizabeth Bryant Marion Arlé Polly Cunningham Marietta Bennett and Muriel Willcutt. Berkshire Hunt Club breakfast hosted by Samug Frothingham Oct 18 at Overlea. Bretton Woods arrivals include Mrs George P Gardner and Catherine Gardner with others touring by car including C E Aldrich Amory Lawrence Elizabeth Ashley Clark and Byron Chandler.
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