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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
8
Publication note for December 15 1909 number 64 volume 197 issued from 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts detailing daily edition information.
Rates shown for Daily one year igi deseegere six months 150 three months 75 cents four months 25 cents. The Sunday Post one year 250 six months 125 three months 65 cents. To Canada 9 cents per copy. Entered second class at Boston Mass. 41 money sender risks do not send cash. Checks drafts and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
The notice from editor publisher E A Grozier requests all subscriptions be paid in advance and warns of discontinuation without further notice on capitation. It instructs readers to notify if the Post cannot be obtained from newsdealer or newsboy.
President Taft spoke kindly to unemployed men at New York's Bowery Mission. He urged that as earnest Americans they still have a chance, offering encouragement beyond the mission's harsh judgment of their plight. The moment contrasted his hopeful message with the mission superintendent's harsher assessment.
After years of neglect by the U S government a plan gains support in Congress to raise the Maine from Havana harbor. Representative Sulzer and Senator Frye push for funding to recover and honor the victims with proper burial.
The piece notes Zelaya deserted by Congress, people, and police, rumored to resign promptly. hints the United States may avoid direct action. It argues for orderly governance and warns against a power vacuum letting revolutionaries seize control, urging modern civilized policing.
Louis D Brandeis affirms the savings bank life insurance plan in Massachusetts as wise and beneficial. He argues it complements existing industrial insurance and savings, proving profitable for wage earners and trusted by the public through bank returns.
A female Immigration Commission agent denounces steerage conditions on transatlantic liners. While acknowledging limited privacy and toilet facilities even under good management, she condemns steward treatment of women passengers and the acceptance of indecency due to inadequate accommodations.
The author argues steamship lines profit mainly from steerage travelers and urges the government to enforce humane treatment. He contends passengers deserve decent quarters and protection from outrages as a basic right and responsibility of the state.
Organized labor launches a campaign against the Steel Trust with Mr. Gompers presiding at a Pittsburg conference. The movement denounces wage cuts harsh hours and oppression and asks union members nationwide for funds to organize steel workers in a high stakes battle likely to draw broad public interest.
Yesterday Worcester voted to end two years of no-license rule by a 3720 majority, restoring a wet status amid concern over previous saloon evils. Salem retains prohibition after a year of prosperity, while Newburyport and Lynn stay dry. Mayors Hurley of Salem and Brown of Lowell fall to defeat as public service demands clash with enforcement.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology earns broad interest for its expansive role in education. President Maclaurin proposes a 1 million endowment, with potential state support doubled by private gifts, to sustain its growth and preserve its integrity after rejecting a Harvard merger.
The Chicago health department reports that pneumonia kills men at a higher rate, noting men frequent poorly ventilated places, seek warm rooms with poor air, overeat then expose themselves to cold air, abuse alcohol, and cuddle themselves. It urges reform and common sense as a prevention.
A humorous tale recounts Socrates nicknamed Sock facing a quarrel over coffee with his wife Xanthippe. The satirical story ends with Sock accidentally drinking hemlock instead of coffee and quipping that Xanthippe’s brew was sweeter, a cautionary moral about domestic life.
A brief feature promotes courteous conduct with sales staff as the Christmas spirit guides shoppers. The column urges patience kindness and gentleness in interactions during the holiday shopping season.
A Roxbury inventor proposes hatching hens eggs in a fireless cooker though he has yet to test the idea. Readers also inquire about the All Sorts square egg agitation and the feasibility of square baseballs or billiard balls with rounded edges.
A reader asks how long to boil eggs for edibility. Old hens require about 15 minutes for hardness. pullet eggs stay tender with about 25 minutes. Cooks often treat all eggs the same, causing over or under done results.
The piece by John Kendrick Bangs appears in the Christmas Sunday Post Magazine as a clever story by the noted humorist. It signals a forthcoming feature next Sunday with Bangs as the author.
A whimsical verse reflecting on Santa Claus as outdated bells and sleigh give way to modern travel. The speaker notes deer's obsolescence, predicts Santa arriving by aeroplane, and laments the changing times from the viewpoint of a nostalgic child.
A Dublin lawyer greets a boy with a question about his identity, then spots his client at a nearby window in a two story Boston building. William V Cant of Dublin, Ireland, jun. member of a major Irish firm, is in Boston on business and visiting friends made during his last June stay.
The piece surveys Boston papers as of the campaign with the Journal and Record backing Storrow in full, Herald supporting him only in editorials, Globe and American wavering, Advertiser and Post mixed, and Transcript hedging. It notes Fitzgerald’s favorable press treatment overall.
The Knights and Ladies of Roscommon host an annual reunion tonight in Paul Revere and Talbot Halls with a concert and ball. Committee members include Frank J. Mulhearn Thomas J. Ganley Timothy J. McKeon Peter Killilea Mrs. B A Hughes Mrs Mary M Curley Michael J Scully Michael Kenney Edward P Stanton and Thomas J Finnigan.
A collection of old fashioned kitchen tips and recipes. Directions include soaking stale bread crumbs in milk overnight then using egg yolks and whites for a pancake style dish, and variations with oysters and bacon. Also provided are two cheese and cracker bake ideas with quantities and spices from Mrs Mercy A Bryan Sylvia Gray and Mrs A Pelton.
A compiled Q and A section covers free schools of oratory and drama in Boston answered with No. It notes Oct 5, 1902 was a Sunday. Examinations for letter carriers occur at least yearly usually in November, but this year was discontinued. Wisconsin bans voting for bettors on election outcomes.
The Rev Harrie R Chamberlain arrives to lead Immanuel Baptist in Newton and appears at a prayer meeting. Rev A T Kempton spoke at Bowdoin Square Tabernacle on Evan gelene. Peace Sunday is observed in many churches. Dr George W Kirchwey and Dr Benjamin F Trueblood speak on peace and the church. Evangelists Ora Samuel Gray and Charles F Allen join Chapman Alexander tour in Maine. Park Street Club meets to debate social clubs harming home life. Rev Charles C Earle and Mrs Earle to be honored at a silver wedding reception. People's Temple M E Church holds annual supper with Dr G W King speaking. Rev William E Gardner resigns from St James Cambridge to serve as missionary agent. Rev A B Mcleod leaves Adams First Baptist for Millis Congregational in millis Jan 1.
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