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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
8
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co. dated December 11, 1908. Publication lists notices and advertisements from the Boston area with office at 259 Washington Street.
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In a speech Speaker Cannon defends being a figurehead while critics claim he blocks independent members and packs committees. The note argues for rules to let the House control committee appointments and protect minority voices. Mr Gardner backs the move toward reform.
The piece denounces the census appropriation and civil service rules as a plunder driven by political debts. It accuses Congress of inflating census costs by hiring incompetent staff tied to party, noting Gillett's merit based stand was defeated and urging reform remains unlikely in the Senate.
At a New York dinner, I H Gary of United States Steel defended the Steel Trust as strictly legal and benevolent. He argued that restraint of trade and output division are acceptable without explicit agreements, urging tariff cuts to lower steel prices, a view echoed by Andrew Carnegie.
The House committee on agriculture debates federal forest reserves with Governor Guild leading. He argues for protecting uncut forests in the White Mountains and Appalachians to conserve water in navigable streams and support Massachusetts mills along the Connecticut and Merrimac rivers.
The piece stresses forests regulate water flow from mountains to lowlands, linking deforestation to floods and droughts. It warns that cutting forests harms mills in Lowell and Holyoke and urges Congress to pass a forest reserve bill, indicating Massachusetts will respond firmly if blocked.
A Boston editorial denounces the Good Government Association for omitting aldermen votes on the Northern Avenue Bridge franchise and the mayor’s veto. It accuses the group of suppressing the issue to influence the upcoming election and calls for honest votes before and after the election.
A letter to the Post argues Back Bay and South End residents can speed travel to South Station via the B A and NH rail lines from Huntington Avenue and Back Bay stations. It notes a one mile walk to either station, a four minute trip to South Station, and a five cent fare, suggesting better alternatives to the current I service.
A Cambridge reader asks The Post to press for better transfer facilities. The writer compares Hanover Street car transfers to Scollay Square with proposed transfers from Hanover Street cars to Friend Street station to cut travel time by about ten minutes.
ALL SORTS discusses President Roosevelt's message with humor and skepticism. The column argues the speech is long and bristling with words, praising some points on trusts and justice while poking fun at others and forecasting future terms.
The Observant Citizen reflects on Sam Miles as a long-time Boston newspaperman who died, noting his courage and daily lunch at the Press Club despite blindness. It also mentions Governor Guild’s praise for preserving the White Mountains, fashion notes on coat sweaters, escalator concerns, Judge Edgar J. Sherman’s vigor, a bicycle sighting in Washington street, Ex-Alderman T. J. Lyons’s popularity in Newton, Dorchester transfer stations removal, Father Butler’s 25th priestly anniversary, late sleighing in southern New Hampshire, and North Market poultry trade as a bustling market hub.
A 19 year old girl asks Miss Champagne for guidance as her parents forbid male callers. The writer describes a wealthy suitor and urges parents to allow supervised visits at home. The counselor argues for parental openness and urges frank discussions to change their stance.
A barefoot slum child visits Mr Hospital to donate her 26 pennies saved to fund care for sick babies. Nurses praise her selfless act as surgeons note her generosity echoes a biblical call. The scene closes with staff moved by the child’s courage and compassion.
The Rev. J Wilbur Chapman to supply Tremont Temple Baptist Church pulpit during his stay in the city. Rev Cornelius Woelfkin remains this month with other Chap man supplies for January. Mrs J W Hamilton resigns secretaryship of the Japanese bureau of the Women s Home Missionary Society due to move from San Francisco to Boston. mite box total for Methodist Women s Home Missionary Society reports 19529 45. North Indiana conference the banner conference. New York East banner auxiliary. Rev W W Guth to be inaugurated as head of University of the Pacific Jan 10. Bishops and old college presidents to attend. English exegesis of Old and New Testaments to be taught four hours daily at Newton Theological Institution for juniors not choosing Greek or Hebrew. General Secretary William Shaw of United Christian Endeavor aims to mobilize thousands of local societies to broaden religious literature circulation. New England Deaconess Home beneficiary 5000 under Caleb Chase will. Harwich Methodist Church and Little Wanderers Home each receive similar amounts.
The National Council of Commerce met in Washington on its first annual session to promote foreign commerce. A permanent organization was formed with Gustav H. Schwab named chairman B A Eckhart vice chairman I B Wiborg treasurer and W R Corwine secretary. Edward A Filene of the Boston Merchants' Association joined the executive committee along with three new members.
A lyrical scene shows two women greeting with joy and compliments as they reminisce and embrace. The Chicago News advertises over 300 boys two piece suits cut from $7 to $5.50 in sizes 8 to 16.
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