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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1910
Page
10
The Boston Post announces rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for 1 year and shorter terms, Canadian copy cost, and policy on advance payment. Editorial offices and contact details are listed, plus notice that subscriptions must be prepaid and can be discontinued on expiration.
Over a month the postal savings bank bill waited in the House committee on post offices and post roads as two reports conflicted. The split reports threaten Taft policies and risk killing the measure in Congress amid Republican distrust.
The House passes the campaign expenses bill with near total support, except Mann of Illinois. The article predicts Senate action, noting party unity behind the administration and urging disclosure of campaign funding and spending to purify elections.
The dismissal of a Boston police pair for leaving their boats on duty serves as a grim reminder that patrol time must be spent on the street. The action, though severe, reinforces the necessity of attention to duty and discipline for a large city force to maintain efficiency.
Federal authorities in New York convene a special grand jury to decide if speculative cotton futures trading violates national law. The case centers on agreements to deliver 150 000 bales under fixed prices, with speculators already admitting facts. Public sentiment favors curbing such dealings.
The Panama canal excavation far exceeds initial plans as vessels grow larger. About 193 million cubic yards have been removed in half the estimated time. Revised plans add 71 million more cubic yards, with completion within three years at current pace. Yankee engineers are praised for rapid progress.
The Massachusetts State Board of Health issued a letter to physicians urging them to investigate the origin and handling of milk their patients drink. The circular stresses milk purity as a general public health concern and asks doctors to scrutinize production and quiet handling practices.
The board urges investigation of the milk supply for infant patients and to recommend only dealers who show reasonable cleanliness. This duty has long been neglected though infant mortality is high and could be reduced with proper measures.
The piece notes Aldrich of Rhode Island and Hale of Maine plan to retire amid Republican party tensions. Lodge of Massachusetts may yet stay in the race while party discord grows, contrasting health excuses with deeper factional strife.
The defeat of Republican boss George W. Aldridge in New York's 32d district marks a clear shift toward Democratic momentum ahead of November. The report frames Aldridge as a machine politician and cites rising public disgust with GOP policies, predicting a broader Democratic surge and a take over of the next House if energized.
Cameron wins the Boston Marathon in 2 hours 28 minutes 52 35 seconds, a historic triumph for Amherst and Nova Scotia. Crowds along the course roar with admiration, honoring a champion who stood out among America’s best long distance runners.
The Widow Wise remains entangled in marital strife, while her charm and fascination are noted as in last Sunday's Post. This quirk suggests ongoing social intrigue surrounding her personal life.
In Hepner Missouri Peter Harkins cleans an unloaded muzzleloader to prove it is empty. A misfire shatters a plate his wife holds then breaks more glass and a beehive as the lesson unfolds that an unloaded gun is often the most dangerous. The story ends with a moral urging caution and treating every gun as loaded.
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt toured Budapest visiting Stadtwaldchen a 286 acre park famed for the Royal Agricultural and Ethnographical Museums. He traveled from Gizella Ter via the city’s early underground opened 1856 to Meisterstrasse and noted nearby attractions including the zoo baths and pond.
The Bachelor Girls Club of Bayonne New Jersey disbanded after a meeting with only five members, unable to form a quorum. Once twenty charter members vowed never to marry, the group dwindled as members wed, leaving five original members remaining and pondering matrimony’s lure.
The Sun Day's Post previews a collection titled Little Memoirs and SX Business Man featuring Finest American humor. It includes the Bingville Bugle by Frank L. Stanton and sketches from Fables and Philosophy, promising light humorous stories for readers.
The Observant Citizen notes Boston Common crowded in festive warm weather with crowds relaxing on the grass. Marathon runners near the finish are described as gray and strained, while local social happenings include Ida Mulle planning Europe travel and Beacon Hill bird sightings. The Megantic sails after a final Boston visit, and Greeks mark Palm Sunday under their calendar with Good Friday and Easter ceremonies noted.
The Rev. Charles A. Fulton and Mrs. Fulton receive a welcome this evening at Dudley Street Baptist Church. The Boston Federation of Unitarian Churches meets next Sunday at Church of Our Fathers East Boston. St. John’s Charlestown hosts Episcopalians congress speaker Philo W. Sprague in Troy May 10 to 13. The General Theological Library marks 50 years with a Trinity Parish Hall meeting led by General Francis Appleton at 4.30. Dr. George A. Gordon and Bishops Parker and others speak. Boston Presbytery convenes in Providence RI.
A girl photographed by a Post camera in Jamaica Plain on the way to school earns a five dollar gold piece. She must present herself at the City Editor’s office, dressed as in the picture, to claim the award within five days. Other children from Greater Boston may appear in the paper each weekday with twenty Sunday snapshots. Call 275 Washington street between 3 pm and 5 pm with a parent or adult to receive the coin. Twenty photos of schoolchildren, each entitled to a three dollar piece, will be printed in Sunday’s Post.
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