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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
8
Daily Post notice from Boston announces subscription rates for Dayeze and Sunday Post editions, plus Canadian postage. It includes address, editor and publisher names, office numbers, and instructions for advance payment and service disruption.
The British House of Lords rejects the budget bill by 350 to 75, driving the dispute toward a national referendum. With Commons backing, the government seeks voter judgment on democratic versus aristocratic power and on abolishing or curbing Lords authority. England moves toward a general election as a major constitutional crisis unfolds.
A New York scientist touring Boston argues the brain, not the soul, governs intelligence. Locals celebrate Boston brains in lore and song and challenge any claim that the soul is supreme. If the visitor cannot prove Boston souls outrank brains, he risks being shunned.
Alabama defeated a constitutional amendment to ban liquor sales, signaling possible pushback against a Southwide temperance wave. The debate centers on banning versus regulating liquor traffic, with existing strict Alabama Laws challenging universal enforcement and local option sentiment.
The Ludlow eviction of strikers shocks the community. The article says women and children walked into the rain and cold, provoking widespread moral concern. It criticizes the factory for refusing arbitration and urges a manager with humanity to guide modern industry.
A humorous survey chronicles how divorces rise from trivial annoyances. Examples include John Knuch of Brooklyn and Annie over theatre outings, Alphonse Laudier and Minnette who quibble about tobacco and a cat, and Josephine Pell in Chicago complaining of silent evenings.
The High Bridge spans 1460 feet from High Bridge Park in Manhattan to Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. It sits atop 18 granite piers with a crown arch 116 feet above water. Cast iron pipes carry water beneath brick masonry and a popular vantage point for summer picnics.
Secretary Meyers implements sweeping changes in the navy effective today. A four member council will advise the Secretary, reducing red tape and waste while boosting warship expertise in administration. If successful, Meyers could be remembered as a transformative naval secretary of his generation.
The Armour company asserts a $10.58 million gross profit and a $7.13 million surplus for the year to justify a $30 million bond listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The piece argues this proves trust magnates inflate prices, maintaining 35 percent returns on capital stock and keeping meat prices high.
Dexter Smith, who died suddenly last Sunday, is remembered as a blend of commonplaces and noble aims in music. He knew tone masters, edited class magazines, and helped foster the art that today flourishes in the Symphony Orchestra and new opera.
The piece questions Mayor Hibbard breaking his pledge not to seek re election and compares the move to Benedict Arnold. It argues the pledge was voluntary and should be honored and notes no law prevents a candidate from pursuing a second term.
A fragment appears to discuss money matters and poverty linked to alimony and taxes. The text mentions a "Little Memoirs" business man and hints at financial pressures without further detail.
An elderly rustic questions the sturdily built artist D Auber about pain or misfortune as he paints by the roadside. The conversation ends with D Auber insisting he is well and replying with a defiant blessing.
Readers chronicle daily incidents from Boston’s transit scene and society pages. A green conductor’s on the job debut on Warren street cars prompts amusement, while New England roses bloom outdoors in December. Society notes cover walks, home renovations, and local gatherings, with comments on public aid for fire victims and a math puzzle appended.
A 1909 verse by Walt Mason laments the year’s end as nature mourns and people part. The poem treats time as a returning cycle of glory and sorrow, with endings and farewells framing life’s brief moments.
The B Y M C A at 48 Boylston Street and the Y M C A at Boylston and Berkeley, plus the English High School on Montgomery Street, offer stenography and typewriting instructions. The specified dates December 380, 1873 and April 14, 1884 fell on Tuesday and Sunday respectively.
Reader answers that a Protestant need not convert to Catholicism when marrying a Catholic woman. The education of any future children is typically decided before the marriage.
The question asks when the United States census will start and the answer states it will begin on May 1 1910.
Mercury diameter is about 2300 miles, a bit larger than the Moon, while Earth measures about 8000 miles. Mercury mass is roughly one tenth that of Earth.
Among the Churches of Greater Boston the Malden District Association will hold a convention this evening. After conferences the union meeting will be addressed by Rev. George F. Pentecost. Noonday services resume at King's Chapel with Rev. S. M. Crothers. A list of speakers spans December to March including Revs. Perkins Frothingham Jaynes Van Ness Park Dole Cornish Forbes De Normandie Juyon Ames Drury and others.
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