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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
2
The worst Newfoundland blizzard in years has raged for 48 hours with heavy damage to fishing vessels blown ashore at various points. No deaths reported yet but several schooners may be sunk or swept to sea. Land traffic is at a standstill.
Sister Nivedita Miss Margaret Noble English educator of Vivekananda School Calcutta spoke to Boston women in Steinert Hall about Hindu womanhood and marriage as sacred. She stressed virtue devotion and maternal ideals while outlining her fund raising tour with support from Higginson James Mead and Mrs Ole Bull.
President elect Taft spoke on tariff revision at a large dinner attended by financiers and corporate leaders including Harriman Hill Baker Perkins Morgan Rockefeller Archbold Kellogg Cromwell Cravath Gates Ingalls Shaw Herrick Day Clowry Treat and others. He noted the U S system of party government and shared challenges in enforcing campaign promises amid divided authority.
The speech asserts the Republican duty to implement the Chicago platform. Taft argues for tariff revision based on production costs at home and abroad to protect manufacturers while curbing monopolies. He endorses enforcing the Sherman Act and tailoring railroad law to distinguish legal cost reductions from monopolistic schemes.
A brief note promotes Marine Eye Remedy to ease red watery eyes and eye pain. The product claims soothing effects for weary eyes and mentions educational usage.
Patrick Connor of Southampton lost his life while rescuing Andrew and Charles Arthur after they broke through the ice on Smith's Gristmill Pond. Connor, about 45, was married and leaves a widow, a mother, and a brother. The incident occurred two hours after he bought lumber checked by the boys’ father.
A vintage advertisement touts a universal cold and headache remedy called LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It claims to remove the cause of headaches and neuralgia from colds and invites readers to send for the full product name and signature of E. W. Grove, priced at 25 cents.
Lincoln Nebraska December 16 William J Bryan challenges President Roosevelt for claiming the government must prosecute individuals or newspapers that attack the government or officials. Bryan argues for broader free speech and presses his opposition in a public statement.
Mr. Bryan denounces President Roosevelt's congressional message as a dangerous doctrine aimed at terrorizing critics. He warns officials cannot dodge criticism and asserts free speech must be defended despite official actions or lawsuits to resolve truth.
The World urges a Panama purchase investigation and calls on Congress to decide. The paper argues any offences lie with individuals acting for the government or those accused of wielding improper influence, not against the government itself.
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