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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
7
New England Governors Plan Forest and Water Conference
Governors of the New England states meet in Boston next month at Governor Guilds invitation to discuss forest preservation and river water supply. They seek general uniformity of legislation and joint pressure on Congress to promote friendly action for regional good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Governor Guild
Congress
LONGER ELEVATED TRAINS EXPAND STATION PLATFORMS PLAN
The Elevated Railway Company seeks to extend platform lengths at key stations to serve longer eight carriage trains. Authorities are likely to grant the request as public convenience demands grow and travel increases. Additional exits and entrances are essential to quickly disperse crowds and prevent platform crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elevated
Railroad Commission
Taft and the Japanese repudiation remark
Viscount Terauchi denies saying that Taft's election would draw closer Japan US friendship. Pacific coast readers slight the remark as unsettling. The piece notes no need for international considerations as Americans will elect their president independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Terauchi
Japan
Taft
United States
Pacific
Washington
Commons Defy Lords in Pension Bill Clash
The summer session closed with a Commons victory over the Lords as amendments were attached to the old age pension bill. The Lords’ move was seen as cavalier reform behavior, and the Commons retorted that such amendments breached privilege in financial legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
House of Lords
Lords
Irish University Bill Enacted Amid Pension Debate
The upper house yielded to amendments as the government passed an old age pension scheme, though its value is questioned. A notable reform is the Irish University bill, praised as justice to Irish Catholics and hailed as a Liberal government achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Cuba Votes Calmly in Local Elections Despite Light Turnout
Election of provincial and municipal officers in Cuba passed tranquilly with no disturbances. Voter participation was light, but the new electoral machinery operated smoothly signaling a step toward orderly political methods. The December presidential contest between Miguelistas and Logistas looms as a test of party strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Miguelistas
Logistas
Moderates
Palma
Taft jokes about names and a Yale origin story
At Hot Springs Va on August 2 Judge Taft quipped to reporters to call him Mr Taft or Bill He traced the nickname to Yale and a comic hospital room moment with his brother Harry He recalled the 400 students shouting O Willie and noted the switch to Bill Taft and Mrs Taft attended St Luke's Church where Rev Dr John G Scott preached a sermon stressing spiritual nourishment for modern Christians
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Mr. Taft
Bill
Judge Taft
Judge
Yale
Willie
Cincinnati
Will
Harry
Farnam Hall
Taft
St. Luke's Church
John G. Scott
Scott
Elijah
Butter Famine Hits Australia as Prices Rise Rapidly
Melbourne reports a butter famine across Australia with prices climbing sharply as supply remains tight and consumer demand grows, reflecting wartime shortages impacting daily groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Connelly and Boudreau Married at Winchester Church
Edward J. Connelly of Somerville and Miss Georgiana H. Boudreau of Winchester were married Saturday evening at St. Marys Church Winchester. The bride was attended by Miss Mabel Cody of Winchester with best man Charles F. Connelly, brother of the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Connelly
Somerville
Cambridge Confectionery Company
Georgiana H. Boudreau
Winchester
Roxbury Couple wed at St Francis de Sales Church
Miss Margaret V Hall of Roxbury married Oscar Fitzgerald of Roxbury at St Francis de Sales Church. Miss Kathryn V Cronin attended the bride. Lawrence Fitzgerald was best man. A wedding supper followed at the Touraine and the couple plan a Catskills honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret V, Hall
Roxbury
John H. Hall
Oscar Fitzgerald
St. Francis de Sales Churchi
Kathryn V. Cronin
Lawrence Fitzgerald
Touraine
Mizgerald
Catskills
Boston clergymen urge park curfew to curb late night spooning
The piece mocks a push by some Boston clergy to close city parks at 10 pm to stop couples from spooning after midnight. It quotes Park Commissioner Coakley opposing the curfew and lampoons moralism with a humorous park scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dan Cupid
Dan
Daniel H. Coakley
Daniel
Boston Park
Managerial Philosophy Quoted on Staffing Decisions
A terse maxim on personnel management states a leader should promote when indispensable and fire when redundant, encapsulating a push for maintaining essential talent while avoiding bloated crews. The quote emphasizes ongoing evaluation of employee value.
Provident Securities Receivers Handed Meager Payout
Court denounces the handling of the Provident Securities liquidation as a legalized swindle as depositors lose most of their life savings. Receivers collected 3500 against 199000 owed, leaving impoverished depositors facing ruin and prompting sharp moral outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provident Securities Company
Panama
Social notes and local tidbits from Brookline and Boston
A light mix of society items reports practical jokes against the mayor, Brookline social club travel plans to Maine and New Hampshire, and visits by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. The column notes continued road work in Forest Hills, Knights of Columbus preparations at Franklin Field, costume prizes at Houghs Neck, and upcoming stays at Hampton Beach and the Berkshires.
A Week in Prince Edward Island Vacation Journey
The Post’s fourth week in Little Journeys to Interesting Places visits Prince Edward Island. Features will showcase beauty spots in this charming Canadian region as it grows as a vacation land drawing an ever increasing number of visitors each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Ave
Charlottetown Island Bestows Red Sandstone Beauty
The piece extols Prince Edward Island as a fertile, scenic Garden of the Gulf with rolling terrain, abundant sandstone cliffs, and lush fields. It notes accessible summer travel from Boston via Plant line and from Nova Scotia or New Brunswick by boat, linking Intercolonial and BEI rail. Orwell Cove is highlighted as a romantic coastal spot near Charlottetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince. Edward Island
Garden of the Gulf
Boston
Charlottetown
Nova Scotia
Dominion Atlantic
Pictou
New Brunswick
Point du Chene
Summerside
Intercolonial Railway
P. BE. I. Railroad
Intercolonial
Orwell Cove
Pirates Steal 6000 Salmon At Bellingham Trap
Armed men rowed to a fish trap of Alaska Packers' Association at Point Roberts and abducted the watchman. They took 6000 salmon valued at about 2000 dollars and escaped, leaving 25,000 more fish to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Wash
Alaska Packers' Association
Point Roberts
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