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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post issue from August 3 1907 reports daily publication by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. The edition notes the paper number volume and date with standard notices and local items typical of the era.
The Daily Post offers a one year subscription at $1.50 with three month and one month options. The Sunday Post is $2.50 for a year with monthly rates. The Post in Vacation Time explains mail delivery during absence at 45 cents per month for the Daily Post and 25 cents per month for the Sunday Post, with flexible address changes.
Canada owes to higher star rates the Dominion of Canada subscription figures for Daily Post now 50c per month 6 months and 1 year $6 Sunday Post 9c per copy Entered at Boston MA all payments in advance Discontinued at expiration No cash accepted make checks payable to Post Publishing Company Editorial Rooms Business Office telephones 1004 1005 Malden Nos 1383 1384 postal notice from editor B A Grozier publisher and editor.
Demonstrations today mark the close of Old Home Week in Boston with a grand military parade planned on a scale greater than any before. Governor leads 6000 militia to symbolize Massachusetts wartime resources while the civic parade shows peace power.
A New York World survey of Republican voices nationwide shows broad support for a Theodore Roosevelt third term. The piece notes a stronger push for Grant in 1880 failing and questions the value of a convention that would let Roosevelt dictate the nomination.
Government expert warns time is running out as high altitude timber loss threatens New England water power and incomes. He cites Speaker Cannon blocking funds. urges New England unity with other states to compel funding or face irreversible damage to White Mountains and regional economy.
The cornerstone laying for the Provincetown monument rises to national prominence after Boston’s Old Home Week. Admiral Evans’ fleet divisions rendezvous for the dedication with eight battleships. President Roosevelt will speak aboard the yacht Mayflower. Provincetown to host naval and executive power on August 20.
The telephone hearings pause due to withholding facts eroding public confidence in the commission. It had a clear legal duty to reveal information guiding its conclusions and recommendations. A report based on secretly obtained data will not earn legislative trust or respect for the agency.
Government survey details worsening timber theft in the White Mountain region. William P. Hall reports rapid cuttings by seven or eight major concerns, advancing higher up slopes with no scientific forestry. Fire follows, destroying young growth and soil as spruce is cleared.
The sudden death of Rev. Charles A. Crane D D pastor of the People's Temple shocks Boston readers beyond his congregation. Once ill since January his vitality waned yet he remained active through Old Home Week. His work in Boston since leaving the West was marked by faithful energy and devotion.
The American minister in Pekin received a note from the foreign office announcing the opening to international trade of seven Manchurian cities: Fenghuancheng and Liao Yang in Fengtien. Ningkuta Hun chun and San Hsing in Kitin. and Hai La Erh and Aihun in Hailungchiang.
Edward Abbott of Cambridge questions a Sunday Post article claiming land around Canterbury street fountain near Franklin Park was owned by Jacob Abbott and tied to Abbott possessions and street names. He notes his father Jacob Abbott’s pastorate in Roxbury and raises uncertainty about land investments and name origins.
A Boston reader questions why leading Roosevelt Republicans did not appear in the spotlight during Vice-President Fairbanks' visit, asking where they were and signing off as a reader from Boston in August.
A playful farewell message bids visitors goodbye with warm town regards. The note imagines a return, promising open doors, a candle in the window, home cooking, baked beans, a spare bed, and a future visit. It ends with a light quip from What the Sphinx Says about hurry and welcome.
Notice from the General Intelligence Bureau asks for return of a lost tie-pass on the Boston and Albany line between Boston and Albany. It explains nontransferability, instructs B A conductors to take action if shown, and has unrelated quips about a missing roll, a cold fingered girl, a fire escape as a board bill escape, and boiling eggs on a rail.
Observant Citizen notes exodus of Old Home week visitors from Boston while arrivals remain plentiful. Dorothy Quincy House draws crowds with relics and wallpaper from Dorothy Quincey and Hancock wedding. Mayor Wardwell’s bridge symbol sparks merger talk. lawyers and physicians plan Nanasket Point contest. vendors face lively crowds and a newborn boy brings cheers to Fort Revere.
An anti tickler drive led by Superintendent Pierce swivels into action as downtown police arrest feather dusters wielders to curb nuisance. Three juvenile offenders faced juvenile court after brief detentions. Medical experts warn the dusters carry dust and possible infection risks to skin and health.
Salil A notes Faneuil Hall s origins 1742 by Peter Faneuil and its rebuilding after a 1761 fire. He recalls liberty’s cradle there, patriots meeting, and later enlargements, with mentions of Dorchester Heights Washington batteries and Old Home Week as Boston’s historic memory.
Schedule shows events at Boston Common including an endurance speech contest at 9 a.m. with multiple candidates, a dog fight in Chelsea at 10 a.m., a reunion for wheelmen at 11 a.m., and a free lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Fireworks at 8 p.m. with ambulances and nurses on site, followed by grand farewell exercises and departure of visiting hosts from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday.
A young man writes seeking advice after spotting a 17 year old girl in Foxboro during a spring auto trip. He was engaged with a 20 year old fiancée and aimed to learn how to approach the girl, noting he knows where she lives and that another woman nearby is described as her sister.
A reflective essay urges humane treatment of snails and other creatures. It argues against harming harmless invertebrates in public spaces and private rooms, stating that mercy fits moral duty. When danger or health demands action, humans may intervene, but otherwise creatures deserve to live and share nature.
A reader seeking counsel on love asks whether to stay true to his fiancée or marry a fleeting encounter. The advisor urges staying faithful, discharging the engagement if genuine love faded, and resisting pursuing the other girl. The tone emphasizes honesty and conventional duty over sensational romance.
W. L. Larry of Taunton has been appointed to investigate firing on engines and seek to abate smoke. He will ride the locomotives with the engineers and firemen to report how they perform their work.
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