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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1904
Page
6
The piece notes the final day of astronomical summer with balanced weather and shifting fashions while recalling a dry season, then shifts to the Port Arthur siege. It recounts harsh bombardment, high casualties, and a brutal siege as inevitable, urging relief through Japanese victory.
The Huntsville Alabama grand jury, convened to probe the Horace Maples lynching, urges impeachment of the mayor, sheriff, and police chief for neglect of duty and alleged mob connivance. It argues mob violence undermines self government and marks a vital public opinion education step in Southern municipalities.
The cloth mills’ strike leaves workers starving as wages vanish and savings exhaust. Unions and Salvation Army provide aid, charity reaches many destitute families, while overseers operate under law. In Fall River, once wealthy, 105000 residents face hunger and hardship amid industrial crisis.
The author argues that four years of growth have produced about 115 000 workers, with perhaps 20 percent in pauperism or near pauperism. If preserving the cotton industry in Massachusetts means creating tens of thousands of paupers, the policy should be reconsidered.
Democratic sentiment coalesces around William L. Douglas for Governor as calls grow for a business approach in the Chief Magistrate. Proponents favor reciprocity with Canada and expect Democrat gains in Legislature and Congress, even before nominating conventions meet. The statewide contest is already lively.
Chelsea Alderman Black urged the Board to force a meeting with the Mayor and school committee to decide on the new high school and accommodate 700 students unable to attend due to Williams schoolhouse fire. He proposed Friday Sept 23 for the conference, but the measure was laid over after debate.
A reader urges Boston transit reforms to protect women from smoke. She proposes reserving three rear seats and a car for women on elevated trains, plus a separate smoking car, arguing current practice exposes riders to fumes and discrimination.
All Sorts correspondent Jeremiah Pennwhizz recounts a humorous Pasha level interview at the Sultan’s palace in Constantinople. He describes the Sultan's unapproachable mood, the comical door guard and a series of witty exchanges about finances, wives, and political tensions with the United States.
In a letter to the editor, Daniel Mullen of Jamaica Plain notes Port Arthur’s 128‑day siege pales beside Civil War Richmond’s 1485 days and other famed besieges. He signs as a Russian admirer on Sept. 15.
A Boston bound Commonwealth avenue electric car stops after a gust blows a young man’s hat from his head near Cottage Farm bridge. The delay irritates passengers until a passing auto retrieves the hat and a rider boards without touching ground. A lighthearted scene prompts reflections on hats blown along suburban roads.
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