Boston Post issues September 22 1906 daily edition
The Boston Post daily issue dated September 22 1906 presents the representative Democratic paper of New England. Published by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston the edition is numbered No 72 in volume 184.
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Gas House Site Heavily Debated By Boston Leader
President Richards of Consolidated Gas Company unveils a profit sharing plan promising $75,000 in premiums or stock to 600 to 700 employees. He also pushes selling Commercial street property to the United States government and defends the deal against mercantile protest as beneficial to 120,000 gas consumers.
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Consolidated Gas Company
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United States
Shaw
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Dicker
China orders end to opium trade and poppy cultivation
A national edict in China bans opium and poppy cultivation and tasks the Council of State with rules to free the empire from the curse within ten years. The piece recalls Britain's 19th century opium wars and argues whether China can now break the linked vice.
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England
British
India
Great Britain
Purport of Metropolitan Water Board decree stirs debate
The article argues the Lake Cochituate boating ban is improper and urges strict water purity controls. It notes a Supreme Court case on public water rights and calls for political action to secure clean Boston drinking water, with no tolerance for recreation on source lakes.
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Metropolitan Commission
Savings banks and industrial life insurance safety
Objection to a permissive statute for savings banks to engage in industrial life insurance doubts its effect on bank stability but argues life insurance is a calculable certainty. It notes past failures due to excessive expenses or dishonest management, while praising savings banks’ general safety and resilience.
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Brandeis
Elizur Wright
Proposals for Cheaper Industrial Life Insurance for Workers
The discussion argues extending services to include life insurance for individuals with limited deposits and modest needs. It claims security and economies from central management would allow wage earners to obtain insurance at about half the current rates charged by industrial policy companies.
Why Not Why Foss Should Be Nominated by Republicans
Lieutenant Governor Draper faces questions about why Eugene N Foss should seek a Republican nomination after voting for the Democratic candidate last year. Foss says many Republicans backed Henry M Whitney for principles, and argues conscience allows him to appeal to his party despite anti precedent. He criticizes Draper as a trimmer and notes his own campaign is lively in Boston.
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Eugene N. Foss
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Henry M. Whitney
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Emancipation Proclamation First Issued on Sept 22 1862
Observant Citizen recalls Lincoln issue of the emancipation proclamation on this date in 1862. A year ago today headlines note Cuba election riots with several killed and injured.
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Woman's tray and toil spark a drawing room egg theory
Newton N Kirk argues a woman's dinner taste lies in an egg on a drawing room tray. He contrasts the housewife's endless daily tasks with the male breadwinner myth, noting women juggle washing, ironing, sewing, and cooking while husbands rush to work. He labels women as homevivants behind a housekeeper role.
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Tremont Street sighting prompts peaceful call to headquarters
An anonymous notice asks the man seen on Tremont Street yesterday wearing an odd lightweight overcoat and straw hat to contact headquarters peacefully. The warning adds he may be tracked if he delays. Signed Watts.
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Rockefeller to Host Picnic for Cleveland Sunday School
In Cuba John D. Rockefeller informed the children of his Cleveland Sunday school that he will host a woods picnic. He asked each child to bring their own lunch and to come prepared, promising his own company as the main delight of the occasion.
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John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland, O
John
Highwayman Romance Turned Real Life Mystery
A masked highwayman robs a coach where Miss Leighton resists and helps the wounded man. A year later at Lance Willis’s estate, Frank Enfield reveals he used real crime to fuel a novel and seeks approval for an ending mirroring the tale, prompting Leighton to weigh fate and realism.
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Lance
Frank Enfield
Frank
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Enfield
New Type of Dirigible Invented in New York
A New Yorker has unveiled a new dirigible balloon design that works beautifully in tests, though it has not yet been tried in practical flight.
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New Yorker
Orthodox charities seek 75000 for Russian orphans
Mof Mitchell of the Federated Jewish Charities urged eight congregations to expand aid for Russian orphans. He said 40 orphans have arrived, more than 1000 await admission, and $42000 has been spent with a $75000 goal for the year. He expected prompt donations.
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Russia
Mof Mitchell
Federated Jewish Charities
Mitchell
Trustees Take No Action On $10,000 Consumptives Grant
At a Tremont building meeting last night Consumptives Hospital trustees did not publish a reply to Alderman Curley regarding the $10,000 appropriation for the Free Home for Consumptives in Dorchester. Officials said no statement would be released unless issued by the Mayor's office.
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Tremont
Curley
Dorchester
Witness Collapses in Manslaughter Hearing Over Grinham Case
In Superior Court the witness Mary McCarthy fainted on the stand during testimony in the Patrick J. Grinham manslaughter case involving the death of his wife Catherine. Kiernan Murray, another witness, died after attending the DA's office and returning home that evening. The defense cited Grinham's industrious character and claimed Catherine's liquor use may have contributed to the tragedy. The hearing adjourned with the next session set for Monday.
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Patrick J. Grinham
Catherine
Mary McCarthy
Kenny
Kiernan Murray
Patrick Grinham
John Flynn
Oscar Rose
John J. Hober
Dugan
Murray
Grinham House
Grinham
Mission to aid leper colony in Canton China highlighted
At the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Salem Masses on Sunday will collect funds for a Canton China leper mission. Rev Father L L Conrardy formerly of Molokai and associated with Father Damien aims to devote the rest of his life to this work and spoke plainly of his resolve.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Canton
China
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Molokai
Father Damien
Father Connardy
Hebrews End New Year Services
Crowded temples marked the Jewish New Year ending services. At Temple Ohabei Shalom Rabbi M. M. Eichler preached on Religious Home Life, stressing that daily life and practical duties are as sacred as temple prayers. He urged religion beyond holiday observance, extending beyond temple walls.
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Ohabei Shalom
Union Park Street
M. M. Eichler
Love and Sentiment Advice from Mildred Champagne
A reader asks how to meet a young woman he loves who rarely goes out. The columnist urges asking her directly if she loves him, then suggests inviting both the woman and her mother on an outing to win both over. Emphasizes considering the mother as well as the daughter.
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Mr. Winslow
Wwe
Miss Leighton
Winslow
Miss Champagne
A Forced Acquaintance LetterAdvice on courtship
A young man seeks guidance after a chance street encounter with a woman from a good family. The answer urges following her lead, obtaining a proper introduction, then visiting her home with a respectful approach. It stresses secrecy about the first meeting and treating her with deference to inspire genuine interest. It notes nobility in both sexes.
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Miss Champagne
Sage Will Contest Ends as Beneficiaries Gain Doubled Sums
The Rose Sell Sage will proved without contest in New York as executors pledge to add equal amounts to each relative beneficiary. Senator Brackett planned to contest for Edson M. Coonrad, but settlement raises Coonrad’s share to 12500 and boosts 26 nieces and nephews from 25000 to 50000, with witnesses testifying Sage was of sound mind and free of restraint.
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New York
Rose Sell Sage
Watervliet
N. Y
Mr. Sage
Coonrad
New Warship Georgia Here Off Charlestown Yard
The battleship Georgia anchored at Charlestown navy yard awaiting final outfitting before first trials along the New England coast. Captain Charles A. Blair of Bath Maine commanded the civilian crew that delivered the ship. Captain Richard G. Davenport will be its first commander with officers C P Plunkett H A Nevins and J P Yates at duty.
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Georgia
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston Harbor
New England
Rhode Island
Charles A. Blair
Bath
Richard G. Davenport
C. P. Plunkett
H. A. Nevins
J. P. Yates
Admiral Snow
Charlestown
Payne for Congress in Texas on Socialist ticket
Laura B. Payne of Fort Worth accepts the Socialist nomination for Congress in this district. She advocates government ownership of railroads and all packing houses, says she would first accuse grafters in Congress and urge national reform. She is the first woman to run for Congress in Texas.
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Laura B. Payne
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Miss Payne
Texas
Guild to Speak at Washington Memorial Dedication
On the Yorktown surrender anniversary October 19 Governor Curtis Guild Jr will deliver an oration at the Cambridge memorial arch dedication to General George Washington The Massachusetts Society Daughters of the Revolution plans the event with addresses by distinguished citizens and patriotic music by the Boston Cadet Band The arch stands at Cambridge Common near Washingtons command spot with services at Christ Church where he worshipped
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Chinese Edict Calls End to Opium Smoking
An edict issued in Peikin orders abolition of opium use within a decade. It condemns the vice and directs the Council of State to draft enforcement regulations for prohibition and poppy cultivation bans, reflecting recommendations from Chinese commissioners Yuan Shi Kai Tang Shao Ki and others after tours in the United States and Europe.
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Council of State
Mrs Astor Improving From Illness in Newport
Mrs William Astor is reported slowly recovering in Newport moodily improving though still mentally affected and very weak. In about two weeks she will close her villa here and go to New York for the winter.
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