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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1910
Page
6
Boston Post published by Post Publishing Co reports daily edition number 83 in volume 201 dated August 8 1910 from 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts with typical daily news mix and notices.
Public notice from the Post Publishing Company outlining subscription rates for the Daily Post and Sunday Post, payment methods, mailing availability, address changes, and contact details. Includes instructions to send payments by checks or money orders, advance payment requirement, and editor publisher names.
The Boston Sunday Post averaged 257 518 copies per Sunday in July 1910, up 6 012 from July 1909. Day by day figures show daily Post totals ranging from 323 424 to 441 790 with multiple Sundays and totals across the month.
The commissioner of education reports over 100000 children attend public schools with 6000 more in private schools. The island's material growth includes exports to the United States totaling more than 6 million dollars in April.
An article notes a shift of farmers from Canada back to the United States and toward the South, especially Texas and Louisiana, as the New Orleans States praises thrifty Northwest producers for aiding regional economy and social unity, urging more settlers to fill the soil.
The Harvard Aeronautical Society plans an air meet early next month moving from Soldiers Field to Atlantic grounds. Officials cite better space for evolutions and the goal of establishing a permanent field for flight experiments with ample room and access across the metropolitan area.
The piece argues against Chinese protests to the sensational murder mystery on stage, noting race hatred risks and urging protection for Chinese Americans who mostly are law abiding and nonvoting. It contends suppression benefits the public and highlights the Chinese plea as worthy of consideration.
Census figures released show Porto Rico's population at 1 118 000, up from about 950 000 eleven years ago. The Insular Health Department notes a high birth to death ratio contributing to the growth and adding more than 1 000 to the total.
Representative William B. McKinley says the outlook for the fall campaign is boisterous and that the next House will be Republican. He cites achievements of the party and the tariff as the campaign core, while critics doubt the forecast. He reports from Beverly that optimism borders on bravado.
A historical note on the survival of horses amid rising automobile production. In 1909 the United States produced 80,000 cars worth about 160 million dollars while 31 million horses valued at 3.5 billion dollars persisted nationwide, with Illinois alone housing 2 million horses valued at 256 million. The piece argues horses and cars both grow, the horse not yielding to power driven vehicles.
The Oklahoma land contract inquiry pits Senator Gore's claims against Hannon's denials. Hannon's admission raises questions about robbery claims against red proprietors and collusive bidding. The committee must determine who truly conveys the facts.
The Boston Post begins a ten year series of official Passion Play photographs from Oberammergau. It lists daily captions from June 25 to Aug 8 1910 and notes the next image Tomorrow’s Passion Play photograph will be The Crown of Thorns.
All Sorts Newton Newkirk will resume charge of this column tomorrow, signaling a return to regular feature writing and daily commentary.
A New York Sun verse by M McLanburgh Wilson portrays a man of clear thinking and charity who craves a quick lunch. He eats Dead Sea fruit and bitter tea, abandoning his mantle and cap as he finishes, and learns the lesson that generosity may leave him exposed.
A jumble of reflections on belief dreams and misreading signs. The text weaves a woman’s gold dream with musings on credulity dress codes and social propriety amid brief notes from Grif Alexander Oklahoma News and a line about a man named Bill Rose Jr.
Quirky dialect laden excerpt notes old habits and superstition with lines about horses cats onions and milking chores. It highlights humorous misbeliefs and a aging speaker’s reflection on growing old and early rising.
The passage notes that older drivers prefer the horse and carriage era and resist modernization. It highlights that men enjoy handling horses and driving, and view automobiles as a threat to their activity, suggesting nostalgia and resistance to change. Joe Cone, Boston Herald.
Mrs Dandridge Spotswood who arrived on the Amerika denies a divorce suit claim. Passenger Herman Tappe reveals he posed two live nightingales on her hat to test fashion impact. The birds remain alive.
An Observant Citizen records Provincetown dedication remarks about local fishing and changing livelihoods with Portuguese influence. He also notes youth roof play at Vine Street Church, Barnhart entering state bar, aeronautics interest in Maine, Dr. Cabot aiding a cat, a mailing mix up, Mayor Fitzgerald at Provincetown, and union ribbon customs for streetcar conductors.
Mrs. Neighbors questions a missing wife as Crosslets reveals he is currently on vacation in the country and explains his wife is away. The exchange suggests a matrimonial rift and a coinciding trip.
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