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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
10
Daily publication note from Post Publishing Co lists issue number 65 in volume 197 dated December 16 1909 with offices at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass and standard masthead wording.
The notice lists daily and SundayPost subscription prices for various periods, notes international and Canadian copy pricing, and states that all money is at sender’s risk with payments in advance. It identifies the Post Publishing Company and editor and gives contact details for subscriptions and offices.
The Ludlow strikers will return to work under the wage cut after agreeing to arbitration and reinstating employees. Ludlow Associates also rest their dispute before the State Board of Arbitration and will pay any amount due if the board raises the scale. The move is praised as a genuine settlement and a hopeful sign for peace.
The New York sugar weighing fraud case tightens around Bendernagel who claims extra wages for dock workers were ordered by the general superintendent and tied to directives from 117 Wall Street. If true, accountability may reach the top and lead to further arrests.
The article claims Montreal mayors and aldermen looted over seven million dollars in six years, urging reform, vigilance, and a new municipal system. It contrasts with Boston, suggesting Boston officials would not loot city funds even if tempted.
A Lynn rally speaker argues the kitchen barroom under no license is preferable to licensed saloons, noting penalties for selling to minors and license loss risks. The piece critiques openness in saloons versus private bars and calls for better youth protection and order.
The season's closing experience prompts calls for rule changes to emphasize sportsmanship over brutality. Walter Camp, President Hadley, Dr Lowell, and Professor Laycock advocate immediate revisions to reduce dangerous features and keep football a display of athletic prowess.
The remark contrasts two options and favors the place capable of strict regulation and accountability as the lesser evil amid a contentious choice. The statement emphasizes governance, oversight, and accountability as pivotal factors.
A reader from Roxbury questions whether the mother of 12 hatchlings is the laying hen or the hatching hen. A columnist argues the hatching hen should have custody, while recounting a peculiar egg with shell inside and other farm humor about eggs and poultry lore.
The Boston Globe discusses President Eliot’s assertion that direct primaries in Massachusetts have failed. Voters favor primaries and reject machine politics, while bosses fear limits on their influence. Debates continue over petition nominations versus direct primaries.
A Boston committee cites six year totals of 1531 deaths and injuries from Independence Day celebrations, 901 from lockjaw after toy pistol explosions. City records show four dead and 272 injured this year. 16 killed and about 1750 injured in six years. Calls Common Council to pass restraint ordinances for safe patriotism.
Councillor Bemis of Brookline reads the Republican party’s fate with hopeful confidence. He envisions a chain of leadership pairings through future years, but warns a single Democratic defeat could break the political succession. The idea rests on the recent statewide election returns from November 2.
A fragment titled Little Memoirs of a Business by Mab presents a sardonic line about Santa Claus buying happiness with money. The piece mocks consumer greed and the commercialization of joy during the season.
New York dispatch reports John Drew left the hospital today for the first time since his Dec. 7 fall under a horse in Central Park. He has almost entirely recovered.
The Evangelical Alliance of Greater Boston committee advances plans for a summer conference following a positive reception at the Chapman Alexander meeting. The article notes church activity across the area, including Christmas events at Boston Baptist Bethel and a seamen Christmas celebration.
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