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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
6
The Boston edition catalog notes Post Publishing Co issued a daily paper on August 9 190 with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts The item records a local newspaper issue date and office address from the era.
The notice outlines Daily rates at one year 3.0, six months 1.50, three months 0.75, one month 0.25. The Sunday Post lists one year 2.50, six months 1.25, three months 0.50, with Canadian copies 0.09 each. Payment should be to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY and sent at sender’s risk.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery across the United States and possessions for 25 cents per month, with the Sunday Post at 5 cents monthly. Address changes are permitted, and subscriptions must be prepaid. If delivery is unavailable from dealers, notify by mail. Editor Eba Grozier and Publisher.
Japan moves to rebuild the Antung Mukden railway for military use amid Chinese protests. Diplomats say the action breaches peaceful norms, though Tokyo claims treaty rights. World opinion hinges on whether Japan seeks arbitration before proceeding.
Indictments against wooden block paving grow as heat swells blocks at Water and Congress. Teamsters say rain and slush make blocks cruel to animals, with frequent fallen horses. Efforts to drag heavy loads strain footing, leaving Boston far from a solved paving issue. Tar treated blocks are not the best solution.
Southeastern Massachusetts gears for a war game as tens of thousands of blank cartridges threaten new forest fires. Authorities must quickly document personnel to extinguish any blazes. cornfield damage will be settled by adjusters, but a single big fire could exceed the total maneuvers budget.
The nation shifts focus from tariff revision to currency reform. The piece warns against trusting Senator Aldrich to steer financial legislation, citing his ties to Wall Street and Standard Oil. It argues his leadership risks Congress and the Republican Party amid looming currency bills. It urges caution to avoid a repeat of 1907 cash-payment suspensions.
The passage argues Congress should lose backing for the Aldrich tariff and reject an Aldrich currency bill. It suggests genuine currency reform must seek a father figure elsewhere, warning the tariff harms public confidence and urging a shift away from Aldrichian measures.
Mrs E G Everbeck wins first prize from the Massachusetts Society of Bee Keepers for best honey samples and argues beekeeping offers women a simple, profitable way to boost household income in New England. A back yard suffices, bees require little expense, and women can shift eggs pin money to a new hive based venture.
The piece argues cocaine abuse in city districts is a grave moral issue on par with murder. It urges druggists to track every sale, verify purchaser identities, and hand over records to police, claiming dealers who enable supply deserve severe penalties.
The piece notes rivals beating the Wrights, Curtiss sailing for France to win honors, Beach claiming a monoplane upgrade, and speculation on multi passenger airships. It questions future leaps, from two to five or seven passengers and a poleward flight, foreseeing air travel as a practical commercial force soon.
A critique argues that many health board lodging house rules are unenforceable and impractical. It questions who decides if an applicant is clean, how to verify removal of day garments, and whether a dollar class should face different laws. Contempt for law grows where enforcement is selective or absent.
The corner stone of the Congregation House of Jacob, Millis new Jewish synagogue, was laid this afternoon with a ceremony beginning at 1:30. Prominent Boston Jewish leaders attended and spoke, including Louis Simon president Max Mitchell Louis Barr George Holbrook Louis H Simonoff Rabbi Freedman and Abraham Alpert.
The chapter features Stealthy Steve and Stub the Sting in a deadly confrontation. The narrator details Steve's infamous cigarettes, claimed to be Turkish, chemically enhanced and toxic, supposedly killing a dog with a taste. Steve’s habit draws town ire and requires him to smoke outdoors atop a hill.
Rotterdam ranks as Holland’s chief commercial port with an extensive dock system and modern warehouses. The city on the Meuse near The Hague and Amsterdam has grown rapidly, boasting uniform plans, tree lined quays, shipbuilding and sugar refineries, and even a municipal pawnshop.
Cam bridge's ex mayor Walter C Wardwell vacations in New York then resumes duties at Central square. Norman H White Brookline representative heads east for a two week trip. Observations include Copley square pronunciation quarrels and green cross marks on Boston Floating Hospital. Infants from St Mary's Infant Asylum inspected monthly as Sisters of Charity and doctors ready the out patient dept by Sept. 1. Frederick W Southerner NY Press Club exec visits Cambridge. chatter about summer reading and a Los Angeles medical move. Children play on a store awning improvised swing near Leverett street community scene.
Miles comments that the young fellow shows horse sense and Giles confirms he is a veterinary college graduate.
Germany Great Britain and the United States account for four fifths of the world’s pig iron output, underscoring their dominant role in the steel industry and global supplies.
A Glasgow theatre operates a nursery for the children of its patrons. The facility provides on site care during performances, enabling parents to enjoy shows with convenient child supervision.
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