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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1910
Page
10
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for six months to a year and a half year, with Canada copy rates. It lists offices on Washington Street, credits editor E. A. Grazier, and explains advance payment and discontinuation rules.
The article lauds Edward Weston for his journey from Los Angeles to New York as a historic feat. It praises his endurance, temperate life, and idealism, comparing his trek to the pole search and urging that the values he represents be remembered after the celebration fades.
Pittsburg voters oust George H. Riley from the Common Council amid a public life praised for honesty. The piece likens Riley to Athenians banishing the virtuous Aristides and suggests a likely bad replacement, noting Pittsburgers’ weariness with a decent official.
The article argues that accepting the increased dividends of United States Steel signals lasting prosperity. It notes Steel Trust earnings for early 1910 remain enormous, with March higher than January and orders on hand far above a year ago. Directors express strong confidence in the nation’s industrial path.
The author condemns college and high school initiations for secret societies, denouncing the publicity and stunts as foolish and ignoble. Harvard's publicized ceremonies are singled out, with a call to conduct such rites in secret and to deter girls from following the example, hoping Bridgeport may prompt reform.
The piece defends Republican lawmakers in the Massachusetts General Court for enacting reform measures such as direct nominations popular election of U S Senators and jury trials in contempt cases while dismissing charges of mere pandering to public opinion. It argues the party shows common sense and honesty, enacting righteous laws and rejecting bad ones.
The committee on metropolitan affairs reports a resolution urging the Boston Transit Commission to study and report a Park Street to South Station survey to the next General Court. The Senate Ricudia connection is noted as a popular but increasingly pressing issue.
The piece argues for creating two underground transportation links to relieve access issues at Park Street and South Station. It promotes using Park Street as a hub for a rapid route to Cambridge and Riverbank tunnels, noting the project could be affordable and would end long-standing nuisance from poor city rail connections.
The piece argues that Governor Hughes is opposed to a federal income tax but as a Supreme Court justice must accept States' authority. It contends the decision rests with the states, not the Court, and warns the Court cannot be arbiter of constitutional power. The people favor the tax in emergencies.
The piece critiques Henry W. Hoyt who resigned after testifying in the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry. It argues a public servant should tell the truth even against officials, condemning a theory that government workers must sacrifice conscience to keep their jobs and hoping the principle does not endure.
A reader recounts a comically troublesome self opening umbrella swapped for a parachute. The device misfires in rain outside the Cafe des Enfants on Washington Street, causing chaos on a streetcar and in a department store as bystanders react and the narrator endures mockery and mishaps.
The itinerary includes Brussels as a stopover en route to The Hague during Europe tour. Background notes on Brussels cover its medieval origins, growth under Burgundian and Habsburg rule, and its 19th century civic landmarks such as the Palace of Justice, a vast Greco-Roman style complex topped by a 400 foot dome, completed in 1888 at a cost over nine million dollars.
A man named T, after purchasing an umbrella, aided a rain soaked woman on Summer Street by giving her his umbrella and refusing thanks or identity. He pondered whether to surrender to authorities or continue living openly as he walked away.
A compact portrait notes the fine line between the economist and the tight wad. The item hints at financial prudence and frugality in a business figure named in the column.
A photo feature of Rotter dam will appear in Friday's Post, providing readers with a view of the water structure and its surroundings.
A 1910 era column critiques a contemporary play for exposing vice and weak morals and laments its influence on behavior. The piece links exposure of vice to personal misdeeds and calls for moral restraint amid theatrical decadence.
The Observant Citizen reports ships and summer plans with the Zeeland to ply Boston to Liverpool, Raymond Hitchcock staying in New York, William Hodge and his daughter Genevieve visiting Boston, and Officer Fay praised for street safety. Also covered are a humorous car near-miss, a Post press accident, Chelsea tax and population gains, Boston teachers praising Harry Nann, a $500 donation to Boston College, and a pending Police Station 1 baseball game.
Arthur Baker editor of an Esperanto journal will lecture on the language at the Public Library this evening.
Next Sunday's Sunday Post Magazine includes Roy Norton's new serial The Gardens of Fate and an assortment of notable pieces. Shorty McCabe stories by Henry C Rowland The Box Office Man by Paul West Accidents of Success in Grand Opera by John Warren and Comet Scares by Mary Proctor are highlighted.
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