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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Post is identified as a representative Democratic newspaper serving New England readers. It functions as a voice for the Democratic Party in the region.
Neced daily issue from Post Publishing Co. dated August 19 1909 lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. Publication number 43 volume 196 appears in the masthead.
Rates listed for Daily and Sunday Post subscriptions with durations and prices. Also notes single copy price to destinations, and mail safeguards including Second Class matter, Boston, MA postmark, and payment instructions to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Daily Post offers mail subscriptions across the United States and territories for 2c per month, with the Sunday Post at a higher rate. Address changes are accepted, and subscriptions must be prepaid. Newsrooms and contact numbers are listed for editorial and business offices.
William Winter, noted dramatic critic, steps down as debates over stage realism and indecency intensify. He argues that cleverness cannot excuse immorality and urges a return to wholesome drama to curb artistic sham and commercial excess.
Harvests cry for workers yet city crowds hunger for funds as two-score men seek to sell blood to nourish Miss Cele Kayser. A country boy faces a desperate gamble in the urban hunt for fortune unless he has influence or training.
Hundreds of thousands across New England wake to news that the Boston team has climbed to second place in the American League. The squad, assembled from across the continent, rallies with equal grit for any club, and a new World Series showdown in the Hub grows ever more likely.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh favors retiring silver dollars while the public has largely withdrawn them. Sub treasuries and banks hold large stocks of cartwheels but ordinary citizens rarely handle them as the two cent piece and other coins are deemed too large and heavy for their value.
A charter application for an insurance company restricting risks to total abstainers has been filed with the Georgia Secretary of State. Officials doubt the venture will attract serious business as many temperate men would not want policies tied to lifelong abstinence. The Incitors appear to misjudge the public craving for forbidden fruit.
Despatches recount deaths of two transatlantic passengers and their burial at sea, prompting questions about propriety. The piece argues burial at sea is rarely necessary and that bodies can be brought to land. relatives deserve last rites, and steamship companies should honor them.
The Sutton court of inquiry concludes the late lieutenant died by accidental shooting or self by own action and was not murdered. It criticizes the inquiry for not weighing evidence of a scuffle with other officers and hints that others may share lesser guilt if the revolver fired during the struggle.
The writer questions the service’s zeal for uncovering the affray and urges the force to address drunkenness and drunken brawls involving several officers. It argues that the service must uphold duty and remove the small, obnoxious element to preserve the fair fame of military honor.
Mr. B F Yoakum, speaking at the Farmers Union in Oklahoma, denounces public funds for canals and water routes while noting his railroad leadership. The piece contrasts railroad opposition to waterway development with President Roosevelt’s belief in waterways boosting national growth and universal subsidies in rail era.
In a Science debate Dr. Woods and Dr. Cattell note Massachusetts leads the Union in native scientists, 17 times Missouri or other Southern states. Roots lie in heredity and strong educational opportunities, with Massachusetts rewarding intellectual achievement more than anywhere else, drawing many immigrants’ children.
The piece criticizes Harry Payne Whitney for his tame grouse shooting on a leased English preserve and for apologizing for American Olympic athletes at a banquet. It laments that the heir to William C. Whitney's fortune has not lived up to noble expectations and urges a brighter path in the papers.
The article notes corn is the nation's wealth source with an estimated crop value of 1.615 billion dollars. It claims this amount could cover U S debt interest, fund the Panama Canal digging, and finance about 50 battleships, urging readers to remember corn when discussing tariff credit.
The article salutes Glenn Curtiss as the sole American entrant in the Rheims international airship competition. It notes the Wright brothers decline to attend though their machines assist foreign competitors, and wishes Curtiss success for his Golden Flyer and its 8 cylinder engine amid the world’s first aerial tournament.
A witty reader asks for the Synopsis to retire as senile, while Stealthy Steve hangs from an airship shaft above Stub and Sue who flirt and ignore danger. Steve ignites a burning cigarette stub in his vest, fearing exposure and a dramatic untimely end as the two lovers continue their gooey dialogue.
The Post teases the final installment of the Stealthy Steve serial to appear next Sunday. Readers are urged to preorder the issue to ensure they obtain the concluding climactic installment.
Postmaster General Hitchcock will have letter carriers double up their routes in July and August rather than hire substitutes. The move aims to save at least 250000 dollars in carrier vacation costs for the current fiscal year, while employees are legally entitled to 15 days paid leave each year.
Wisby on Gotland is described as a historic town with 88 medieval watch towers and 18th to 16th century houses. It notes ruins, a museum rich in relics, and early pagan trading importance. The piece highlights The Laws of Wisby, a medieval maritime code adopted by the Hanseatic League and credited with spurring European maritime growth. Tomorrow’s tour will move to Norway and Bergen.
A reader praises a Quincy Square officer nicknamed a wonder for talking in several languages and holding a long talk with two deaf and dumb people. Also noted are upcoming Knights of Columbus lawn party trips and other local happenings including civic projects, weather, and community news.
A 1909 verse satirizes courtroom justice and domestic abuse in a breakfast of rhymes. The speaker imagines Richard Roe punished with a hundred dollar fine while William Doe’s wife laments a life of submission and fear, contrasting harsh court rhetoric with misery at home.
Officials note trees remain for over a week with no removal or apparent eradication effort. Boston faces criticism for offering little encouragement to neighboring cities that have spent thousands on extermination.
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