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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1907
Page
6
The note provides publication date and issue details for a Boston newspaper from December 11 1907 issued by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street. It lists no article content beyond the masthead information.
The Post announces daily and Sunday subscription rates with Canada postal increases. Daily rates include one year $6, six months $3, three months 65c, and one month 25c. Sunday $2.50 yearly, $1.25 half-year, 65c three months. Canada rates: Daily 50c monthly, $3 semiannual, $6 yearly. Sunday 9c per copy. Payment in advance. notices to postal at once if unavailable. Editor Fr A Grozier.
The Boston School Board elected James P. Magenis and Dr. David D. Scannell by large majorities. The outcome preserves the board’s nonpartisan policy and signals public support for school administration free from party politics.
Football experts discuss abolishing the forward pass after a season of unexpected developments. The proponents cite technical objections, but spectators would lose the most from removing the play. The forward pass remains the most fruitful change toward a more open and entertaining game.
Three years after Port Arthur fell to Japan amid a brutal siege, General Stoessel faced a life trial for surrendering before exhausting defenses. The piece frames the event as a revisionist and apologetic turn in history while noting global relief at the war’s end.
Senator Tillman urged investigations into recent Treasury Secretary actions, arguing for serious consideration by the finance committee. With immediate pressure eased, the focus shifts to evaluating temporary relief methods to prevent future abuse and dangerous precedents.
Democratic managers debate timing for the national convention and whether to set the pace or await Republican actions. The piece argues the party must be aggressive to have a viable campaign and lead in nominations and principles.
The statement notes a defensive stance followed by a forceful first move by the Democrats. It suggests strategic gains depend on initiating the attack and building momentum for subsequent moves.
The paper notes George A. Hibbard's narrow victory in Boston with about 90 000 votes. It urges independence from the Republican machine, vows to root out graft, and faces a rising city debt and costly local projects. The Post pledges support for a brave, reforming administration.
Boston voters passed a vote of no confidence in John F. Fitzgerald with a narrow margin, a marked change from 1905. The public cited graft, patronage, and bid-rigging as flaws in his administration, urging a higher standard of municipal governance over party loyalty.
A reader asks why a woman’s small bag is called a pocket book and whether pockets exist in dresses. The All Sorts editor muses on pockets in skirts, notes some lack them, and jokes about answering readers’ questions. The piece ends with a correction that the proverb may intend shirt instead of skirt.
The Rhode Island Supreme Court halted the Emily C Gibbs will case as Mrs. Edwin A Post challenged the bequest of most of the 600000 estate to Barnard College New York. The Probate Court decree was sustained and a compromise was reported after the session.
A reader asks whether one takes a train or the train takes a person. A reply argues against using off of with getting off a car, recommending phrases like stepped from a car or stumbled from a car to avoid confusion.
The Bahia movement or Bahat belief, born in Persia 68 years ago and extending via Baghdad and Constanti nople to the Mediterranean, reached Cambridge about a dozen years ago. Boston lawyer Alfred Lunt, familiar with early history of the cult, has prepared an engaging work on the subject.
A 21 year old in a first class job asks if $50 weekly income is enough to marry a widow with two children. The reply argues that $50 is insufficient if the widow values funds over love and that the man should not marry someone who judges him by earnings alone.
The Observant Citizen notes improved waste disposal on School Street with barrels filled by a few wrecked umbrellas, while cheering orderly behavior. Reports on Mr. B. F. Keith visiting town and a drily dressed young woman enduring rain on Winter Street.
Bradford and Holland enter a fog shrouded mansion to search for missing friend Bronson. They discover a silent mansion, a pale woman, a bloodless hand at a door, and finally learn their host and family were murdered three days earlier, revealed by a peering eye in a wall closet.
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