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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1910
Page
8
The Boston Post outlines subscription costs for daily and Sunday editions, travel mail options, and vacation-time mail service. It lists contact numbers, payment instructions, and editorship details for E. A. Grozier.
The New York Sun editorial rails at a decade of partisan machine control benefiting bosses and perks. It attacks local leaders as political flunkies while denouncing a returning African traveler as a demagogue and meddler, warning against upsetting the current powers.
Financial news notes a no-tip hotel on the Strand opened last year draws guests even in slow periods. Report claims violators of the no-tip rule are ejected by claiming room dissatisfaction. The piece questions who truly benefits from tips and defends standard hotel service as adequate.
The piece warns readers not to expect an immediate tariff revision by Republicans. President Tait ties changes to a tariff board whose partisan makeup Congress did not shape. If the commission finds fault, he may seek amendments, though the board is portrayed as unlikely to deem key parts of Payne Aldrich wrong.
Ottawa reports a proposed scheme by financial promoters from England France and Russia to move 200000 Hebrews from Russia to farms in Alberta. Settlers would receive lands in Canada with up to twenty years to pay. The move aims to address Russia's long standing Jewish oppression.
The passage argues that Jews fleeing Russia become good citizens abroad. It claims a racial tendency toward commerce over agriculture among Hebrews is the obstacle, and suggests Canada could reorient their industry to be advantageous.
Salt Lake City reports nine Western Governors meeting to frame a platform for the St. Paul conservation congress. They urge states to control resources within boundaries, regardless of national ownership, a move seen as railroad influenced and dangerous to national conservation principles. Colonel Roosevelt will attend the St. Paul talks and is urged to block this doctrine.
The Interstate Commerce Commission hears a clash between 19 Western railroad attorneys and shipper representatives over proposed freight rates set to take effect November 1. The commission now requires the railroads to justify tariffs, shifting the burden of proof from shippers to railroads and raising the stakes for whether rates are fair and just.
At a New York convention of the Negro Business Men's League Oswald Garrison Villard urged solidarity for black advancement. Arkansas farmer Scott Bond challenged blacks to move to Arkansas offering farms and opportunity, asking which path will win solid unity or a farm in Arkansas.
Reuben G. Hayes of Webhannet Maine writes a cure for rheumatism using a liniment composed of creasol guaiacol and water applied after bathing the area with soap. He claims rapid relief and advises local treatment with soap and cloth dressings, noting regular bowels and diet are unnecessary.
The Boston Post presents official photographs from the Oberammergau Passion Play compiled for American readers. The scene shows Jesus before Pilate with Balbus and Malchus leading soldiers as Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin await announcment at Pilate's house.
In a Passion Play scene Caiaphas confronts Pilate and the Sanhedrin demands Jesus’s death. The crowd accuses Jesus as a malefactor while Pilate asks for formal charges. Tomorrow's Passion Play photograph will feature accusations against Jesus.
A reader details a Panama 2.12 cent coin misadventure in Washington street as he tries a two for a quarter cigar bargain. The tale follows repeated trials with cigar clerks, a failed scam, and a final honest sale yielding the coin’s collector value of eleven dollars and fifty cents.
Ashley notes Lawyer Black targets merchant tailors for clients claiming daily new suits fuel his business. Seymour questions the unusual method, while Ashley argues it’s not unusual in practice.
In a cabin scene a passenger remarks about bulldogs in the baggage car while another replies with a terse explanation. The exchange ends as the train resumes its motion.
A magazine writer argues Pullman car porters deserve harsh treatment for their conduct. The opposing view suggests the writer would regret such a stance if forced to travel without porter aid or courtesy.
John Fordham, a cold husband, vows to repair three years of neglect toward Marie after a warning from Lalling. He buys a ruby ring and hurries home to find how best to present the gift and renew their marriage.
Poet Walt Mason contrasts a weary world with hopeful goodness, noting kind hearts and helping hands exist on every block. He argues virtue can be found in ordinary neighbors and cheerful guides, despite pervasive cynicism.
Fordham sees a tall woman enter and offers his ring in a desperate gesture. She embraces him crying a birthday greeting, and he clutches her, vowing she shall never know the truth as he whispers he has not forgotten.
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