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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1910
Page
10
The Boston Post issue from April 6 1910 lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with yearly and short-term options. It provides mailing terms Canada rates, payment instructions, and office contact information including editor and publisher E A Grozter and various Main Street addresses.
The Boston Opera House announces a strong next season with home artists retained and Metropolitan stars such as Caruso Slezak Zena Tell o Destina Nordica Farrar Scotti and Amato appearing. The Boston Opera Company shows solidity and prosperity as stock absorption continues. The dreamers of earlier years are vindicated.
The piece argues that not only Jotham Allds and Benn Conger are corrupt in New York politics. It notes Conger’s resignation and his harsh farewell speech, accusing Senate leaders and other members of complicity and moral rot for supporting Allds.
In a bold move 68 Republicans in the House vote for the eight hour day on public works, sending the bill to a third reading. The split highlights GOP support for the measure despite Governor Draper’s likely veto and signals a political clash within the party over labor reform.
A fragmentary report notes a pending bill in the District of Columbia restricting hats and hat pins worn by women in public. The proposal specifies a hat pin over one inch as a risk, linking to broader fashion scrutiny and women’s dress codes.
The passage notes rapid shifts in hat-pin fashion and declares no law can curb the pace of costume trends. It urges enjoying current hat-pins while they last and looks forward with hope to future changes in female decoration.
The Boston Board of Assessors rejects abatement on the Copley Square Trust property valued at 1 563 200. Eight years of payments under an Art Museum agreement led to tax evasion fears, with 1 500 000 deemed personal property last year. The board seeks 25 792 80 in taxes, and the decision may be upheld on appeal.
Editorial argues electrification of railroads entering the Boston metro area is essential to health, beauty, and cost. It cites $50,000 yearly bridge repair losses from coal smoke and urges immediate start with a firm completion deadline, noting reform has been achieved elsewhere.
The Indiana Republican convention in Indianapolis called for rapid Payne-Aldrich tariff reform and a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission with clear powers. It urged comprehensive natural resource conservation including Alaska coal under national lease with royalties, and constitutional power to tax incomes during emergencies.
The article condemns Maryland lawmakers efforts to bar Black voters as a blunder and a blow to the 15th Amendment. It contrasts grandfather laws and similar measures as attempts to void constitutional rights. It argues the Constitution guarantees voting rights regardless of race and predicts failure of state actions.
A former office boy in Chelsea Massachusetts writes of being fired over a cartoon column reading All Sorts and threatens a damage suit for four dollars weekly pay. A columnist replies with sharp sarcasm and ironical sympathy noting the worker supports a large family and joking about a pie eating contest as a cure for their feud.
A humorous Abilene Kansas feature profiles Pearl Ram bo a teen who weighs 625 pounds six months prior and is imagined to grow toward a half ton by age 30. The tale notes her circus interest declined, her carpenter father built a five foot wide chair, and she has a fiancé who calls her the sweetest thing.
A tour view of Piazza di San Pietro in front of St. Peter's Church as ex-President Roosevelt may first see it. Details include Bernini's colonnades with 162 saints, the obelisk moved in 1586, and the massive construction cost. The daring raise of the obelisk involved 800 men, 150 horses and 46 cranes, ending with Bresca’s cry to wet the ropes and the papal blessing.
The Observant Citizen reports an early green tinge in public gardens and suburbs. Vincent T. Wetherston draws crowds for a Hollis testimonial with Fritzi Scheff, while Mrs. Sarah Bowditch and Mrs. Amy Lowell are noted as long-time voters. The piece highlights theatre plans at the Colonial and Cecilia Society concerts with Madame Calvert, plus skating youths at State House paths and canal park snakes near Canterbury Street. It also covers a street fight on a tunnel train, the Winthrop Young Men's Union, voter-name hunts by police, Roxbury girls exercising, a St John’s Court forestry banquet, parasite talk against gypsy moths, Brookline K of C minstrel prep, and broader civic happenings.
A meeting of the Congregational Ministers Association at Pilgrim Hall on April 11 discusses thrift. Memorial Day orator chosen for Malden Grand Army Post. services at Centre Methodist Church. Memorial Sunday sermons at First Universalist by Rev. Richard Eddy Sykes. Good Cheer Work moved to 1428 Washington for better facilities with an industrial department. Evening services planned alongside Sunday services. Rev. James A. Francis spoke to Lowell Baptist Union on Constructive Christianity. Canon Charles W. Douglas of St Paul’s Cathedral visits Boston. Samuel H. Winkley observes 91st birthday at 11 Louisburg Square. Women’s Ministerial Conference plans May meeting before Anniversary Week.
A terse saying captures a frustration. the line hints at disappointments when hoping for help or advancement. It reflects a skeptical view of expectations meeting rejection in a competitive environment.
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