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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1907
Page
6
The 1907 page lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday issues from the Post Publishing Company. It notes annual and multi month pricing, advance payment requirements, and contact details for Boston offices and editor E A Grozier.
The season opens with vivid fanfare as bat meets ball across the republic. Spectators cheer wildly as runners race home and spring joy is declared by the emergence of baseball on open grounds.
The industrial insurance firms oppose the Brandeis bill to preserve their monopoly. They argue savings banks should be allowed in to provide cheaper and safer coverage for the insured, challenging the current control held by the insurers.
The text notes Secretary Taft favoring July 4, 1908 for returning Cuba to its people while some push May 20 anniversary actions. It questions independence-day symbolism and warns against absorbing new alien-populated territories, reflecting U.S. attitudes toward Cuban governance.
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union celebrates its fifty-fifth year since incorporation with a gathering last evening. The article lauds its half century of civic influence, education in right living, and manly development, and extends congratulations to venerable president William H. Baldwin for his wise leadership and energetic labor.
Residents urged to protest to the Boston Park Commission to stop further removal of older trees along the lower Commonwealth avenue parkway. The piece notes years of selective cutting in summer when residents are away and warns that remaining shade trees may soon be cut, despite new plantings.
Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts commend William Endicott for long service to Boston art. Endicott, 81, helped found the museum, served as treasurer, then president from 1896 to 1900, guiding growth from modest beginnings to today with 261,144 visitors in the past year.
The metropolitan affairs committee recommends leaving to withdraw on petitions for a city financial investigation under State authority. It urges strengthening the municipal inquiry commission with powers to summon witnesses and compel production of documents. The Legislature is expected to act.
The report favors a municipal commission from Boston mercantile and industrial associations with full investigative powers. It argues such a body would ensure a complete impartial inquiry and bolster public confidence in the conclusions reached.
The Harriman affair boosts a movement for Theodore Roosevelt to be renominated by the Republican convention next year. Minnesota Republicans unanimously call for his renomination while Pennsylvania provides supportive but indirect approval. The volume of third term applications grows, clouding the GOP outlook.
The judiciary committee strengthens a bill to shut down bucket shops by banning margin transactions and settlement of price differences without actual delivery. It targets small gamblers, keeps fining first offenses and imprisonment for subsequent ones, and aims to root out a demoralizing form of gambling in Boston.
A humorous inquiry by All Sorts reminisces on trains and a reader’s brain teaser about a locomotive driving wheel. The column playfully questions motion of the wheel’s contact point and mocks the reader’s paranoia with mechanics lore.
J P Morgan tells Italian Education Minister Rava he had nothing to do with the alleged removal of Van Dyke paintings from Genoa. He denies stealing pictures and says he has many pictures but would not swipe them. He emphasizes he would not steal a pin and doubts rumors about the theft.
A Boston born citizen criticizes the Suffolk county district attorney race, accusing the office of serving political press interests rather than delivering justice. He calls for public servants to provide real value to taxpayers and urges reform.
William T. Stead met President Roosevelt and commented that Roosevelt lacks a thicker skin but is a great man and fit to be the human megaphone of American moral ideas. Stead praised the President’s teeth and noted their impeccable appearance.
A telephone skit opens with a caller asking for Main information and a quick, comic exchange ensues. The operator hints at a dictionary answer after a series of interruptions, contrasting a cigar with a canary bird and ending with a brisk finish.
A reader asks about objections to long engagements and whether secrecy before announcements affects views. The writer seeks readers’ opinions and Miss Champagne’s stance on long versus short engagements, inviting letters for discussion and a published reply.
Captain Cain of Station 4 calms unrest during a tense strike moment on Albany street while multiple civic events unfold. The Marble Hearts outing on Patriots Day at Governor's Island. Cambridge High School Alumni party. Arcanum Angels initiation. a dog on a Cambridge car scene illustrates intelligence. Miss Carolyn White plans a year in Naples to study opera. Boston scientists discuss moon brightness. Henley Outing Club prep. Old Home week in Chelsea plan. Captain Pratt honored upon retirement. Jackson Club hosts Norman the Post cartoonist. Tremont street horse tragedy. Plymouth division train youths cause discomfort. Revere Eagles prepare Beachmont HQ opening on Patriots Day.
In a camp tale of jealousy and backbiting, Preston spied on lovers Blanchard and Marjory Dalton. A confrontation with the half breed Gaspard led to a violent clash on a bank above Devil's Pool. The bank collapsed as they wrestled a knife, and both men plunged into the pool with no rescue in sight. Blanchard and Marjory watched in shock as the doomed scene ended.
Winners gathered at the Post cashiers office amid rain to collect prizes from the booklovers contest. Notable recipients include Timothy J. Brinnin, Harry H. O. Burwell, Charles R. Westcott, Curtis G. Nevers, and George A. Warren who missed the ceremony.
The Leopold Morse Co. label on Morse-made clothing conveys confidence in value and strict accountability. The firm’s name has stood for reliability for over 55 years, underscoring its enduring reputation.
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