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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
6
The mayor cannot pin the fault on Inspector Rogers alone. Commissioner Everett admits proper supervision is impossible with current force and methods. With 150 to 200 active cases in Rogers district, accountability points to department administration and governing authority.
The August 12, 1908 issue lists circulation rates for the Boston Post and Sunday Post, with prices for one year six months and other terms. It notes second class matter, advance payment requirements, and contact details for Editorial and Business Offices.
The Mayor will ask the Aldermen at the special meeting to act on his veto of the Northern avenue bridge railway franchise. The issue touches public utilities monopolies and affects the people, with a vote urged on the veto today.
The article links a surge of violent robberies including the Magnolia assault on Mrs. Cornell and Methuen police murders to a possible gang pattern. It questions whether law officers can curb the miscreants and urges municipal governments to use resources to protect the community and bring outlaws to judgment.
The High way Commissioners protest an unfair rule in the automobile registration statute. A five dollar fee is charged anew on each transfer within the year, though the registration is annual. The law permits this but the transfer cancels the current registration. The error may be corrected by the next Legislature.
Captain Thomas S. Baldwin’s dirigible at Fort Myer gains War Department approval. The piece notes that most nations refused or ignored a peace pledge on balloon torpedo drops, while the United States and Britain and Austria-Hungary have taken related steps, leaving room for aerial combat in future wars.
The Rev. John Malick resigns from Great Falls Montana pastorate after leading services at First Unitarian Church in Harvard Square. He may return to Harvard University for advanced study. Northfield conference reports Children’s Day with speakers Miss Cadbury, Dr. Crowley, Dr. Pierson, and W. S. Watkins. Frederick A. Bisbee improves from illness. Alfred R. Hussey to preach at Milton First Parish. John Stites named president of the International Sunday School Association for three years.
The Rev J D Norcross chosen district secretary of the American Baptist Home Missionary Society after eleven years in business before a YMCA post. he preaches at First Baptist Jamaica Plain. Rev Dr Francis E Clark recovering from long illness and plans England trip. London Exposition scenery to be secured for Mechanics Building in late 1909 or early 1910. Universalist Summer Colony at Ferry Beach Park addressed by Rev Henry Blanchard.
Ainsworth R. Spofford, longtime librarian for the Congressional Library in Washington from 1897 to 1899 and later chief assistant, died at Shepard Hill in Holderness at noon. He was 84, born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, and death was due to old age and heart trouble.
In a vaudeville sketch, Bill Krause faces eviction by mortgage holder Simon Pinch as the clock nears noon. John D. Rockefeller returns in disguise to bail out the family with a lone dollar, sparing the farm and prompting comic relief amid financial ruin.
The fifth week in the Post series visits Newfoundland with views of beauty spots to be printed. Newfoundland has gained exceptional popularity as a summer resort and visitors praise the rugged island.
The Exploits River in Newfoundland is described as a powerful, rapid river with Bishop's Falls about ten miles above Upper Sandy Point. Viewers are treated to churning waters, rock walls, and a thunderous roar likened to a Gatling guns barrage. The piece notes the Bay of Islands visit the next day and ends abruptly with unclear text.
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