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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1907
Page
6
Boston based Post Publishing Co edition dated August 12 1907 No 87 Volume 188 lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
A partial OCR listing shows mutation of rates for DAILY and THE SUNDAY POST subscriptions. The Daily option includes one year at a price, six months at a reduced amount, and monthly 25 cent terms. The Sunday Post lists one year at 2.50, six months at 1.26, and three months at an unspecified rate.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery anywhere in the United States and foreign associations for 25 cents per month, and the Sunday Post also at 25 cents per month. Address changes can be made freely.
Owing to postal rate increases for the union of Canada, subscription costs are listed for the Daily Post at 50 cents monthly, $8 for six months, and $6 annually, with the Sunday Post at 9 cents per copy. Entries filed as second class matter in Boston, checks payable to PO&ST PUBLISHING COMPANY, payment required in advance, and notices to discontinue on expiration. Editorial and business office contact details provided.
A Berlin report says a syndicate of Japanese banks seeks to place a government loan to acquire the Philippines. Officials have shown detachment over ownership, suggesting a possible bargain price could win American approval.
It is reasonable to hold projects for increasing the municipal payroll and the city’s funded debt in abeyance while the commission studies conditions. Urgent cases can be provided for specifically. No imperative need for haste in extending municipal service and expenditures resting with the City Council. A week or two more delay makes no difference.
Ex congressman Sullivan denounces highway commissioners over a telephone matter and urges disclosure of any political or personal ties to a public service company. He argues such ties distort rates and betray public trust, calls for public access to names, offices, and services rendered, and notes the commissioners’ incompetence and removal.
Commander Peary postpones the North Pole expedition to next year to allow shipment of coal this season to Greenland, improving Roosevelt with two Scotch boilers and double propeller blades. The vessel will wait for the season's end, and rival Wellman is unlikely to reach the pole first.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reprints John D. Rockefeller remarks claiming public hostility comes from a misunderstanding that will fade. He argues his diversified interests justify anxiety for good times and portrays philanthropy as universal, yet critiques his approach’s methods in oil industry context and overall impact on prosperity.
The author condemns monopolies in oil and steel, arguing that high American prices harm wage earners while oil and steel can be cheaper abroad. He questions the supposed benevolence of these monopolies and their impact on industry and profits.
Editorial urges telegraph operators to refrain from a nationwide general strike. Local issues in Los Angeles sparked initial disputes but eastern sentiment favors restraint. Emphasizes harm to public service and urges management and workers to seek local, satisfactory settlements.
A satirical column opposes a proposed consolidation of corset makers in the United States. It cites four major factories producing 200,000,000 corsets annually and imported French pieces, warns of price hikes, and urges women to abandon corsets to undermine the industry. It mixes humor with social critique, warning of higher costs and urging collective action.
In letters to the office residents of Boston and Cambridge urge bridge names for the new Charles River crossing. Longfellow Bridge leads by popular vote, with West Boston Bridge and calls to honor William FE Russell in Cambridge. Letters stress geographic sense and public convenience over personal glorification.
A reader argues for naming the new Cambridge bridge Longfellow to honor the poet and avoid confusion with existing bridge names. He dismisses Shelly and Washington options, criticizes Harvard and Hoboes imagery, and proposes "DAM bridge" as a practical, humorous alternative reflecting the nearby dam and a safety angle. The letter criticizes graft concerns and suggests naming the bridge after local figures or a simple functional title.
Attorney-General Bonaparte argues two cents could jail John D. Rockefeller Eddie Harriman and other fugitives from justice yet urges cautious, deliberative action rather than rash punishment He contends exposing big trust magnates to swift punishment might deter crime but could damage reputations and provoke public reaction
An Oyster Bay note replies to President Roosevelt’s habit of field observing. The diary style entries recount a scarecrow bird with patched clothes and a green breast, a misread bird atop a young lady’s hat, a ram with remarkable horns, and Roosevelt’s shift into nature study during his presidency.
A 1907 horoscope column notes a favorable day for business travel and legal dealings while a series of local vignettes recounts nightlife, a Melrose B C steel mineshaft prospect, a birth announcement, a drunken incident, Concord pilgrims in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, and Watertown fire coverage.
Observant Citizen tests pose a question about a Boston thoroughfare featuring a garden sunken 30 feet below street level. The item recounts Taft’s Millbury visit and a cordial exchange with David Powers, plus several brief local anecdotes from Watertown and Concord, including a drowning incident and a fountain dedication by the WCTU.
Edmond Rostand author of Cyrano de Bergerac suffers a strange intellectual malaise and is unlikely to complete another work. He has rewritten Chantecler for five years, becoming more dissatisfied each time and finally tearing the manuscript into shreds.
Julie Clayton, a self professed bachelor maiden, meets a lawyer's new assistant, Mr Richards, who wears a bachelor button as a symbol of his status. Over a week their interactions reveal growing affection and a mutual confession of love, with Julie realizing true happiness lies beyond pride and bachelorhood.
Next Saturday the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Ward 5 in Charlestown will stage an annual field day at Combination Park Medford starting at 2 30 p m The open handicap events include 100 yard dash 440 yard run one mile run running high jump and running broad jump A relay race open to regular organized clubs Entries close Wednesday with Edward Hines 57 Washington Street Charlestown
Dr Cronin of New York called for free dental and medical care for school children at the Imperial Institute congress of school hygiene. He argued it would be cheaper for the state long term and would prevent vagrancy and crime among youths.
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