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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
6
The Post Publishing Company announces daily publication terms dates and rates for subscriptions in Boston Massachusetts. It lists prices for daily and Sunday editions and notes second class matter status and payment instructions. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier is named.
The article notes Paul Revere's April 18 ride as part of Patriots' Day observances. Lanterns will be hung tonight signaling the start of events, described as the most inspiring local anniversary in the Revolutionary calendar and a marker of beginnings for the American republic.
Twenty thousand spectators gathered in Havana to watch a baseball game reflecting on Cuban republic ideals. An umpire avoided maltreatment by leaping the fence, underscoring a free government by the people, a scene that should appeal to Secretary Taft amid Cuba’s troubled status.
Readers suggest placing a pair of swans and some ducks in the Public Garden pond this season. They could be moved from Jamaica Pond, with houses built on the little island in the pond. The proposal argues swans would draw attention and especially attract children.
Reports describe loss of life and widespread destruction in Mexico as it appeals for aid. Cables report severe shocks in southern Europe, indicating a global tremor pattern and a widespread sense of unease.
The passage links Standard Oil under John D. Rockefeller as liable for a $29,000,000 fine to alleged rebating, noting Chicago and Alton Railroad and two officials already fined $40,000. If the railroad faces similar accountability, it would be seen as exemplary retaliation for Harriman’s alleged juggling.
The Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association critiques a measure granting Spanish War veterans automatic preference in public service. It notes roughly 13,000 Massachusetts volunteers in that war and about 600 annual civil service appointments, arguing the plan would bar non veterans from police and fire roles for years and exclude Civil War veterans as well.
Debates in New York favor warfare to resolve conflict with a peace platform for The Hague conference. Proposals include a permanent assembly, open Hague court, a general arbitration treaty, U S arms limitation, and private sea property immunity. Bryan cites lending money to belligerents as an impermissible sinew of war.
The Highway Commissioners have not secured a private citizen committee to share responsibility for the Post petition on lower telephone rates and better service. They are authorized to investigate, hold hearings, and their salaries reflect added duties, so delaying hearings to avoid public accountability shows incompetence and must be dropped.
Massachusetts officials oppose taxing university residences and buildings used for education, arguing exemption supports higher learning and adds value. The leaders of state colleges warn removal would erode tradition, harm revenue reasoning, and undermine education, stressing residences and lecture spaces should stay tax exempt.
The Lamoureux bribery case against Representative S John Lamoureux was postponed from today in the Superior Criminal Court on a request by Senator Cassidy. The defense asked for more time to prepare, shifting the trial to next week.
All Sorts reprints a reader letter by H N Frost critiquing a 1907 note about Mrs George Bennett entertaining a lady from a distance. The piece highlights the double meaning and the editor's playful attempts to rewrite the sentence for clarity.
A provocative remark asserts the only way to beat a slot machine is with an axe, attributed to an unnamed speaker in a local discussion. The statement sparks debate about gambling safeguards and responsible gaming.
Quarternions describe a bird with a flat beak and no bill in New Zealand and also name a style of art practiced by the Phoenicians. Republican is a sinner named in the Bible. Reticence equals great slowness. Sibilant is the state of being idiotic. Subtlety equals profanity brittleness easily coaxed. Technology according to the text. Tenacious ten acres of land. Vacillating ticks like a pendulum. From English as She Is Taught.
A Chicago Tribune quote recalls a patient questioning rheumatism remedies. The reply notes numerous trips by car along Cottage Grove Avenue to Burnside in search of relief, but the purported bath treatment yields no benefit.
A lone verse laments medical folly and a kiss blamed for disease. The speaker, suffering from grip, voices marital strife as his wife demands the maid’s name, revealing themes of illness and accusation. Maverick.
A collage of small items: Knights of Columbus Barn party planned at Copley Hall May 6. Shakespeare matinee at Castle Square with Much Ado About Nothing repeatings. auto and road updates including Commonwealth Avenue extension toward South Framingham. a fast fireboat response to a big Central wharf blaze. police cautions about a Canton leper rumor and Chinatown concerns. Harvard student anecdotes about autos. Melrose Ell Pond improvements. deaths and retirements in Chelsea and Revere. Young Men’s Literary Institute backslaps. transfer machine woes on Newton street cars. a Brookline minstrel show thanks to Father Sheehan. strike-related stories from Fort Bradley and local workers.
Bob Standish and Lettie Crandall exchange pride and pain during a summer apart. Lettie hides her feelings while Bob pursues a Western research trip and a Pennsylvania teaching post. A geometry tutor ruse brings truth: Lettie reveals she cared all along, aided by Bob’s mother who arranged the tutoring.
A brief illustration shows a couple debating marriage after a proposal. The woman asserts her decision to marry, while the father’s objection is noted, revealing a domestic conflict in a compact comic strip.
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