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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
6
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The text notes Gladstone’s 1886 and 1892 victories via allies in Parliament and argues the time is ripe for Nationalists to demand self government for Ireland, crediting Joseph Chamberlain with empowering them to push their case.
The text argues Russia will complete Manchuria evacuation by October but remains entrenched there. It notes retention of military telegraph and garrison, plus unwritten conditions favoring Russian dominance. It claims gains for the US by open door access to Mukden and Ta-tung-Kao and plans for better ports later.
A jury in the United States District Court quickly finds two Curley brothers guilty of false impersonation in a civil service exam. One is James M. Curley, a Massachusetts legislator, and the other Thomas F. Curley, a Ward 17 candidate. They conspired to help friends secure jobs, acting as a lark more than for pay, yet the verdict condemns them for defrauding the government and betraying public trust.
The piece argues the so called break up of Balfour's government is false. With Chamberlain gone the Unionist majority weakens and Irish Nationalists gain bargaining power. They already secured land purchase reform and now press for home rule in exchange for ongoing support. The Liberal minority could back concessions if Balfour refuses.
A conference in this city on the lobster question urges a close season like birds and game to save the resource. Proponents want July and August pots banned with deputies empowered to destroy gear, citing Canadian practice and higher returns under six months of closure. Some experts favor protecting mature lobsters, others protecting young. both aim to boost future supply.
Arrangements are set for President Roosevelt and family to leave Oyster Bay Monday at 9 AM and arrive in Washington at 4 10 PM. The President will have been away 13 weeks and 2 days. Miss Alice Roosevelt may join the party in New York. Theodore Jr and Kermit return to Groton, Ethel to Cathedral School, Archie will study with a tutor, and Quentin enters Force School in Washington.
The Gridiron Club held its first dinner after summer at the Revere House with James H. Knight presiding. Congressman John A. Sullivan spoke on Canadian Reciprocity, followed by discussions on Graft with members including Vernon H. Skinner and Walter L. Sears.
Last evening the Boston Young Men's Christian Association held its annual reception for entrants to the evening institute. The program featured the Glee Club conducted by James W. Calderwood and instrumental solos by Lewis. An educational exhibit showcased mechanical, architectural and free hand drawing, clay modelling, design and related topics. The educational director F. P. Speare gave a report full of plans for the coming year.
Newton Newkirk chronicles a trip to Kezar Lake at Camp All Sorts. He buys cream that proves to be butter after a squall churns it, hooks an eel, beheads it, and grills eel near a cornfield with grainless cobs. A humorous account of mishaps and Maine crops.
The Observant Citizen predicts Boston will welcome British visitors in a week with a peaceful, cordial invasion. Rumors of tension swirl within the local military circle over who accompanies the London party, as some veterans feel passed over.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society opens its annual exhibition in a new hall with a standout Japanese plant display from Yamanka & Co including ancient dwarf trees and three artificial landscapes. Other highlights come from Hon. E. S. Converse’s tropical house with a grand palm, begonias, and a growing pineapple, plus Mrs. John L. Gardner’s Brookline greenhouse showing African violets and other rare plants.
A veteran firemen gathering recounts old con flagations with Captain Henry Pierce. Mrs Agnes Booth Schoeffel departs Boston for New York rehearsals on The Best of Friends by Charles Frohman. town clerk tale of a poor old woman seeking money for a sea voyage. Charles MacLaughlin returns to Steinert Hall after summer at Lake Winnipesaukee. Election Board faces busy season with caucus and ballot work. hair turns gray for Chairman Minton and Mel Burlen while Dave Shaw trims his mustache.
A frail girl wanders a vast, loud city seeking shelter and comfort amid noise, discord, and pretence. She longs for strong arms to shield her from the thorny, forgotten path she walks, never finding the promised roses.
Silk neckwear line closing out with reversible pieces and silk lining options. Four in hands tecks and bows priced 25 to 50 cents with popular elastic suspenders featuring new webbing and double stitched calf ends. Unlaundered shirts America and Champion style at regular prices. Egyptian yarn fabrics and medium weight black cashmere stockings noted.
A young girl yearns for perfect love and protection finds solace in a dream of a brave savior. She awakens to cold reality as the imagined embrace fades, leaving her alone and weeping in the gray light. The piece explores longing, despair, and the shift from fantasy to loneliness.
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