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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
6
Boston paper dated September 29 1906 reports local notices and news briefs from the Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street. The issue number 78, volume 184 appears in the masthead along with city notices and community items.
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The piece surveys Massachusetts Democratic leaders and delegates as they face the 1908 national race between Bryan and Hearst. It notes likely Massachusetts support for Bryan, questions Moran’s stance, and whether the state convention will openly back Bryan or shelve the issue.
The Gulf States suffer widespread destruction from a cyclone affecting Pensacola Mobile and New Orleans. Communications fail as ships and telegraphs halt. Simultaneous Porto Rico earthquake follows Valparaiso and San Francisco shocks, Ve suvius and Martinique eruptions, prompting questions on a common cause behind these disasters.
The article notes worsening conditions for Jews under the Czar amid Stolypin reforms. It cites arrests, heavy repression, and 15 political hangings planned in St. Petersburg. A 25,000 rouble grant to the League of the Russian People is described as supporting alleged outbreaks in Odessa.
The Appraisers' Stores Secretary Shaw tours the country for Republican speeches and ignores protests against his purchase of unproductive property from Consolidated Gas Company for government use. Boston Chamber of Commerce directors urge the government to halt further waste.
Merchants condemn Secretary Shaw for a bargain they say harms Boston merchants and treats the port unfairly. They urge the government to cancel the plan and acquire a different gas house site that won’t impede business while Secretary Shaw pursues political work through November. The Boston Merchants Association echoes calls to remove the deal for the gas trust’s gain.
Harvard president will name the first beneficiary of the Newsboys Scholarship at Ford Hall. The program endows a free Harvard education for a few worthy youth from the newsboys union, uniting university and daily press in a shared aim.
A Boston area sculptor studies the biblical scene Moses Breaking the Tables of Stone and confronts scale estimates from Hebrew and Biblical ell measurements. The piece prompts questions on historical proportions as a committee led by President Eliot plans popular lectures and art courses at the Museum of Fine Arts.
George H Poor age 61 died in Portland Maine from paralysis of the back caused by continual bending under cars. He secured the first air brake patent in 1885 and his device is used by almost every railroad worldwide. He leaves a widow and two small children.
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association announces an Evening Trade School starting Monday October 8 in the Mechanics building. Courses include elementary and advanced plumbing bricklaying tilelaying carpentry sheet metal electrical construction and house painting for young men 17 to 24 with good character. Applications to John W. Wood Jr director M C M A Trade School 111 Huntington Avenue Boston.
Miss Helen A. Weed of West Barrington sails for Burmeah to marry Jesse M. Lobdell, a missionary worker under the Methodist Episcopal Society at Pegu. Daughter of Rev. Truman Weed, the romance began at Syracuse University where they were engaged before graduation.
London report states author Pearl Mary Craigie known as John Oliver Hobbes died August 18 leaving an estate of 122500 dollars. All to her son except 15000 dollars to the rector of the Roman Catholic church she attended.
An amateur narrator recounts a year of golf, laughing at early missteps and detailing a long journey to mastery. He notes tools like the lofter and brassie, cautions about focus, and shares humorous quips about caddies and the Bogey Man as a playful guide to the sport.
A new poetry collection titled Night and Morning by Katrina Trask is described as dramatic in form though not a play. The poet recounts a Gospel story and notes spending part of summer seeking health in seclusion on a pine island campsite by a mountain lake.
The French cruiser Jurien de la Graviere will depart soon most likely Monday. A few days later the Ettore Fieramosca, flagship of the Italian oceanic squadron, is expected to arrive.
Today in American history Sept. 29 1879 the Ute massacre occurred in Colorado. Jacob H Schiff commented that Mr Hyde was the Equitable and sought to shield himself.
Local anecdotes describe silvery smelts reaching East Boston waters and two women collecting them. notices on social circles include Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Chamberlain’s travel plans and the death of Miss Anna Glynn. community events feature a Tremont street jeweller test, ice price changes, and Harvard’s cosmopolitan freshman class.
The article notes Charles Wells admirers in Boston and mentions John Justin Cummins, a bright law student who has passed the bar and opened offices on Summer Street, reportedly off to a promising start in the legal field.
Captain and Mrs. John Barnes hosted a luncheon at Cold Brook on their Lenox estate for Admiral J. H. Upshur and Mrs. Upshur who are staying several weeks at the Curtis Hotel. New arrivals visiting Hot Springs include Mrs. Edward H. Fay and Miss Fay of Wellesley Hills at the Homestead Hotel, with Mrs. Arthur Hunnewell of the same suburb also domiciled there.
A humorous period verse column presents letters asking Miss Champagne for dating guidance. A young man seeks advice on pursuing a 28-year-old actress while the adviser replies with candid social tips on perseverance, display, and securing affection.
witnesses recall Mr Freshe and Miss Pert reacting angrily to a traffic accident caused by their chauffeur. He felt put out and she remained upset by the incident.
A sharp exchange jokes about a man who allegedly drinks only water. The counterpoint quips that he is a teetotaler, prompting a humorous clarification about his limits and habits.
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