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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post issue outlines daily and Sunday subscription rates for the Post and the Sunday Post. Canada rates are listed with daily and Sunday options. Notices include payment terms, advance requirements, and contact details.
The article notes mills across New England resumed full time after brief shutdowns, with thousands returning to work yesterday. Overtime may be offered to boost production, signaling recovery from the Synoney crisis and easing anticipated distress from idleness.
A St. Louis court decision on enforcing safety brakes for a Colorado railroad expands interstate commerce reach. It defines interstate commerce as all transport in a continuous chain from one state to another, including intrastate roads previously governed solely by state law, signaling expansive federal control over U S railroads.
A proposed emergency currency system aims to expand national bank issues with government backing during crises. Banks hold collateral with the Treasury and must call in notes when emergencies end, with interest to deter prolonged use. The approach, backed by the President, favors a conservative expansion over a central bank model and builds on clearing house certificates.
California lawmakers led by Julius Kahn and FE A Hayes press for a strict bill on excluding Japanese laborers. Roosevelt reportedly opposes new restrictions, while the administration seeks careful enforcement of existing laws with Japanese cooperation on passports to curb Asiatic labor incursions.
Booker Washington told Congregational ministers yesterday that whiskey sales would end in two years across the South, with Louisiana and Texas as exceptions, signaling a sweeping temperance push and strong racial reform implications in the era.
Mrs. John H. Roberts argues temperance work thrives in bars with respectful crowds. The piece compares prohibition and regulation, noting New England favors regulation and local option licenses over outright bans, Maine maintaining prohibition, and Southern states watching to see if license systems fit regional needs.
Observant Citizen Victor Maurel and wife return to Boston after eight years away noting striking improvements. Mme Maurel, famed dramatist, works on plays for Mme Duse and Blanche Walsh. The Lenox hosts many operatic principals, and Miss Shaw will perform in Shaw and Ibsen dramas at Chickering Hall in January.
A nostalgic poem frames the moon as an opal orb while a humorous crowd scene unfolds on Tremont and Winter streets. A well dressed foreigner, his English limited, seeks directions and sparks a public commotion as bystanders urge a street brawl. A kindly matron and a vigilant police officer restore order.
A Worcester bound 11 15 a m B and A train leaves on schedule. A travelling man jokes about punctuality while the conductor replies that today’s 11 15 is actually last Saturday’s. The banter ends with the assertion that today’s 11 15 won’t depart until Friday.
Mrs Shopper describes a dream where heaven is a vast department store. Bargains abound with goods marked 98 cents that would cost a dollar in the mortal world. The playful exchange imagines celestial shopping amid endless sales.
A December blizzard shadows a Brookville express as engineer David Cummings fights to save passengers. His wife Margaret, once scorned, cares for him in hospital after a deadly crash. She reveals she placed the lamp that steadied him, urging him to rest and recover.
Arthur F. Dolan, the new register of probate, assumed duties yesterday morning and received many congratulatory flowers. In a late afternoon address to office staff he urged harmony and good fellowship.
The 13th annual report shows the Industrial School for Deformed and Crippled Children continues to succeed. Pupils learn printing, needlework, cooking, cane-seating and basket work to earn a living. Last year 93 attended. capacity is 25 more, awaiting funding to expand.
A reader asks how to judge a young man’s engagement status and expresses deep love. The columnist advises accepting his denial at face value, warns against false alarms, and urges caution before giving her heart until clear commitment is offered.
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