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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1907

Page

6

Post Publishing Co. 1907 subscription rates and notices

The notice lists April 24 1907 Post Publishing Co subscription rates for daily and Post daily, with year and term prices. It includes mailing details, payment instructions, and editor publisher contact. It notes second class matter at Boston MA and that subscriptions may be discontinued after expiration.

Post Publishing Co Office Washington BL Aasa Postoffice Boston Maas Post Publishing Company Edealer Newsday R. A. Grozier

The Flying Dirt

Mr. Stevens the Panama canal’s late chief engineer denies reports from Washington that his excavation measurements came from dirt on flat cars. He says he measured the hole directly, a claim that could shave about fifty years off the canal’s completion time.

Stevens Panama Canal Washington

Work Horse Show Entries Close for Boston Parade

Entries for the work horse parade close one week from today in Boston. The event has become a yearly feature here and has inspired similar shows in New York and elsewhere. It promises a notable display of working teams with prizes valued beyond fashion ribbons.

Boston New York

Panama Mosquito Report Declares Low Regional Numbers

Official visitors to Panama report only two mosquitoes in that region while one observer claims just one. The note hints at freedom from malaria and yellow fever due to sanitary conditions. In Brookline the suburb has fought the pest for years and last summer saw worse conditions. Boston residents face the situation as it comes.

Panama Brookline Boston

College Property Tax Plan Draws Senate Fire

The amendment to tax college property gains Senate acceptance yet faces strong opposition from editors who call the proposed levy a contemptible division of assessment. They argue the plan breaks constitutional principles by splitting property along residence use and urge rejection as unproductive and offensive to public sense.

Senate

Rhode Island Senate Deadlock Over U S Senator

Rhode Island Republicans fail to agree on a U S Senator after months of talk. Governor Higgins is urged to appoint Democrat Colonel R H S Goddard to take a seat at the opening of Congress, as vacancies allow a temporary appointment until the next Legislature meets. Colonel Goddard has carried the Democratic vote in the Legislature since January.

Rhode Island United States Congress Colonel Colt Mr. Wetmore Boss Brayton Republican Committee R. H. S. Goddard Higgins Goddard

Boston Advertising Plan Faces Legislative Standstill

The Legislature’s rejection of funding for Boston’s ad campaign is not final. Republicans oppose the plan while Democrats support it, but Boston business leaders and commercial groups are expected to back Mayor Fitzgerald’s advertising project, which will be decided on practical grounds.

Boston State House Fitzgerald

Remembering the Larchmont Disaster at Block Island Sound

Recalls the Larchmont steamer collision near Block Island Sound last February that killed over 100 passengers. The government's inspectors blame the deceased pilot for inadequate rescue and discipline, while the grieving public looks back as time passes.

Larchmont Block Island Sound

Again in Schooling The Boston course shortening plan

The Boston proposal to shorten school courses next year could improve efficiency if not causing crowding. Eight grades in grammar schools might suffice for high school entry, and the extra year saved could aid higher education for willing students. Success hinges on administrative handling and teachers trained in the old method.

Boston

Stead Shakes Cambridge Conservatives at Harvard Union

Mr. Stead unsettled Harvard conservatives by insisting on women’s admission to hear him. Though few women attended, the act broke the tradition and inspired undergraduates to join a peace crusade, despite opposition from Kaiser’s ally. He has stirred activity across the river.

Stead Cambridge Harvard Union Kaiser

Protest Over Dining Courtesy In Boston Prompts Reader Letters

A Boston resident vents frustration at being denied entry to a dining room for not being accompanied by a lady. The writer and editor discuss general courtesy, streetcar seating, and etiquette, highlighting gendered expectations and public behavior in crowded urban life.

Boston Park Street Tremont Street Touraine Boylston Street Boylston Washington Essex

Mildred Champagne on Love and Sentiment

A reader asks if a lady or gentleman should take the other's arm when returning from an outing. The advice favors the lady choosing indoors and the gentleman guiding outdoors, noting practical concerns and suggesting consultation with the lady before applying rules.

Mildred Champagne

Jealousy and conduct tested in a five year friendship

A man declines to end a five year friendship to date a doubtful reputation. The letter questions if his longtime friend is justified in feeling insulted and whether she is acting out of jealousy. The adviser argues the man breached trust and harmed the friendship, treating the friend as a stranger.

Miss Champagine Myriend

Hunter Chosen President of Cambridge Council

Councilman Robert W. Hunter selected as president of the Cambridge Common Council to replace the late Henry C. Stetson. In a caucus, the nonpartisan majority backed Hunter while Democrats supported Joseph A. Sullivan. Hunter, in his second year from Ward 10, has served on major committees.

Robert W. Hunter Cambridge Common Council Henry C. Stetson Hunter Joseph A. Sullivan

Concertmaster change at Boston Symphony Orchestra

At his own request Professor Willy Bléss leaves the BSO as concertmaster and will spend next winter in Europe with his family. Carl Wendling will succeed him, arriving from Stuttgart for a year on leave from the Hoftheatre. Wendling is noted as a leading German violinist and concertmaster with Bayreuth festival credentials. Additional items note Howell Hansel’s farewell receptions at Castle Square, Newton athletics, a disrupted wagon axle incident on the Boston elevated tracks, and various Boston civic notes from immigration officials to streetcar leisure.

Willy Bléss Boston Symphony Orchestra Germany Europe Boston Carl Wendling Howell Hansel Castle Square Watertown

Rosamond's Mock Wedding Sparks Family Secret Romance

Rosamond hosts a masked ball and stages a Colonial era wedding to win consent from her stern father. Her lover and his friend play both bridegroom and parson, revealing themselves as Rosamond and John Nichols at the finale. The guests’ astonishment ends in celebratory carriages and a guarded smile from Papa.

Rosamond Papa John John Nichols

Thoughts on Business

A large firm bans personal telephone use for all workers, a rule seen as overreaching and unfair. The piece contrasts it with another company that allows personal calls when necessary but prohibits long or unnecessary conversations, arguing for balanced trust over blanket prohibition.

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