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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
6
Daily notice issued by Post Publishing Co on August 1, 1907 at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. No. 28 Vol. 188.
The page shows rates: ees PORE. ck ageace ccvch becuse x months 1.50, 3 months 0.75, 1 month 0.25. The Sunday Post one year 2.50, 1 month 1.25, three months 0.65. The Daily Post in vacation time 5c per month, Sunday Post 25c per month. Address changes allowed.
The Daily Post announces rising subscription prices for the Dominion of Canada due to tax changes. Rates list 1 month 50c, 6 months $3, year $6 for the Daily Post. Sunday Post 9c per copy. Payment in advance. notices of discontinuation on expiration. Editor E A Grozier in Boston.
A grand public parade through Boston yesterday drew high praise for its organizers and participants. The event showcased coordinated efforts and a memorable procession, reflecting credit on all involved.
The defense of Boston during the port war game is hailed as a successful demonstration. Citizens and militia proved capable, with forts standing firm and visitors of Old Home Week reassured that the city remains secure against foreign threat.
The Massachusetts Old Home Week features Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks arriving quietly and earning broad goodwill. His unpretentious manner, practical sense, and lack of pomp have endeared him to locals and visitors alike.
The Filipinos express a clear demand for immediate independence with a three to one vote. The result reflects a strong will for self-government under a government whose members would lose positions and salaries if independence is granted. The showing underscores the Filipinos’ capacity for self-rule and should be heeded by their rulers.
During Old Home Week Boston showcases Old South Work led by Edwin D. Mead and funded by Mary Hem enway. New leaflets cover Boston beginnings by Captain Edward Johnson and Cotton Mather’s tribute to Ezekiel Cheever, linking to Latin School celebrations and local historical topics.
The State highway commissioners are condemned as obstructive in the ongoing inquiry into oppressive and extortionate telephone practices. They are accused of withholding light, declaring material facts immaterial, and protecting the telephone company at the public's expense, risking resignation or removal by a future governor.
A catalog of Old South leaflets includes accounts of Boston events from 1775 to 1802. It features Hutchinson on the tea destruction, Washington and Cambridge episodes, Emersons Fourth of July oration, and Kossuths speech in Faneuil Hall during his 1852 Boston visit.
A letter urges visitors in Boston for Old Home Week to trace their ancestry through local historical and genealogical records. It playfully notes colonization roots, references famous figures, and contrasts Boston with Pittsburgh. The piece ends with a plug for hearing New England Tel and Wireless Co. chimes by dropping a dime.
Official programme lists events for today at Boston Common and Revere Beach starting at 10 a m with a greased pig race funded by Armour & Co and Standard Oil. At 12 m governors’ luncheon at the Hotel Somerset. 2 p m clam race at Revere Beach with a silver cup prize. 8 p m reunion at Faneuil Hall and an overflow address on Those Were the Happy Days.
The article notes the Boston Massacre site along State street near the Old State House and a broader area now housing bull and bear activity. It highlights the Craigie house at 105 Brattle street in Cambridge, linked to George Washington and other notable residents, and references Worcester and Longfellow as past occupants, remarking on their literary ties.
The article praises white as the universal color choice of women during Old Home Week, noting it as an intuitive, fashionable rule rather than formal guidance. It argues white harmonizes all colors and reflects the eternal feminine, appearing prominently in crowds and street views.
A collage of readers quotes and quips alongside street observations. The notes reference Back Bay land making, Salem witches misnaming, a lost path from the State House to North Station, and a courteous allusion to a guest named Mr. Fairbanks.
The column blends local color with events from Boston including fire brigade help at a muster, a theatre charity production by Miss May Copeland at Centre Harbor New Hampshire, parade humor at Philadelphia, yacht achievements, a Linden Square extension project in Malden, and a humorous tale of a mistaken house burglary involving Miss Mollie Harcourt and Aunt Margaret.
Berlin reports show a sharp increase in divorces in Prussia with 4675 cases in 1901 growing to 666 per year by the latest totals. Officials say the figures reflect ongoing social shifts and rising separations across the region.
Dr. Duncan MacDougal of Haverhill defends his soul substance theory in American Medicine, attacking Dr. Augustus Clarke’s heat based explanation for postmortem weight loss. He argues weight loss reflects substance loss, not mere heat, and questions evaporation from respiratory or skin moisture after death.
Crowded in the cabin at midnight a violent storm grips the crew. The captain cries out in fear as the sea roars and fear rises. the captain's daughter asks if God is on the ocean as on land. They calm, kissing the maiden, and reach harbor safe at dawn.
A 23 year old woman in a five year relationship asks Mildred Champagne if her love is true and whether to marry soon. She worries about boredom without another partner, notes good job and his successful business, and questions family approval and timing amid lifelong acquaintance. The letter ends unresolved awaiting guidance.
A reader seeks guidance on a five year courtship with a man who enjoys plays he may not love. The advisor warns against chasing romance and urges appreciating faithful, steady love. Long, steady affection builds a solid foundation for marriage, while frantic passion may disrupt peace.
Two badly broken skeletons, a male adult and likely a child, were unearthed by workmen digging a Court street foundation near Shirley square Plymouth. The remains, buried long ago in a plank vault eight feet below ground, show no sign of caskets.
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