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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Bost Independent Democratic Paper reports on local politics and civic affairs in New England, presenting editorial viewpoints and community news from Boston and surrounding areas.
Daily publication data shows December 18 1909 edition No 67 volume 197 issued by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The Post Publishing Company lists subscription options for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for 1 year 2.50 in Canada per copy 9c, six months 1.25, three months 65c. Payment in advance and discontinuation on expiration. contact details and editor names included.
The speaker criticizes Representative Heflin of Alabama for a bill forcing Washington DC streetcar companies to run separate cars for whites and blacks. It argues the Congress cannot pass laws enforcing racial discrimination in U S territories and calls for a firm rebuke.
Imports at the port of Boston may set a record for the last 50 weeks ending Saturday with receipts totaling 28 937 822 dollars and a possible rise toward 30 million. The new tariff discriminations push quick importations to exploit early rates, yet the overall inbound business shows notable port advantages.
The second strike by Polish workers at Ludlow mills after an agreed arbitration timetable derailed when workers returned only to walk out over wage terms. They claim they misunderstood the 20 cent per 100 yard wage schedule, while leaders argued clarity existed. State board seeks to untangle the knot and continues its mission.
The piece notes Salem’s mayor-elect pledges reform but observes many politicians fail to live up to pre election vows. It warns that promising change often leads to unpopularity and defeat once in office, a fate shared by Brown and Lowell.
The piece argues that plague-like danger exists in city sections and condemns vile disorderly crews in the South End. It suggests official action can reduce such social ills, noting police limitations and the potential impact of decisive crusades.
A fragment urges that police duty should exist regardless of sensational stories about white slavery. The note argues law officers must act regardless of emotional pleas, normalizing steady enforcement over dramatic narratives.
A Boston street commissioners hearing set for a fortnight from today addresses redevelopment of the Park Square property. The site, long a blot since the New York & New Haven railroad left, could become a productive and convenient area with new streets grading and other improvements. Public over private interests should guide expenditure and control the plan.
New Jersey’s bureau of statistics shows a 37 percent jump in the cost of a 50 item essentials bill across 70 cities and villages from last year. It notes labor earns last to benefit and stresses balancing wages with living costs before better times fully arrive.
The Railroad Commissioners propose that streetcar companies protect riders by enforcing the liquor disturbance rules. They suggest conductors become special officers with passenger assistance to eject intoxicated patrons, noting legal fears may hinder action and urging enforcement to reduce disturbances.
The article portrays Zelaya quitting the presidency under U S pressure and frames his patriotism narrative as a mask for fear. It discusses Madriz as his chosen successor and argues that neither would improve stability, urging a different pattern for a pacified Central America.
The Museum of Fine Arts notes subscriptions to its maintenance fund. Previously acknowledged Mrs. C. A. Cummings and Mrs. George M. Reed. An anonymous donor is also recorded.
The battleship Utah, the largest of her class ever built in the United States, will be launched from New York Shipbuilding Company yard in Camden New Jersey next Thursday. Miss Mary Alice Spry of Salt Lake City daughter of the governor will sponsor the event.
A self described aspiring newspaper writer aged 23 applies for an interview. He touts descriptive skill gained from travel and varied life experiences and expresses optimism for a future in journalism despite limited formal education. He humorously calls himself an excellent insurance risk.
A terse Dorchester response challenges Gil to prove himself by doing steady work rather than wandering. It scolds his restless travel tale and urges sticking to a job, praising perseverance and the Goddess of Promotion, and ends with advice to develop a Royal Glue habit.
A fragment from a personal reminiscence records a husband stating he gave his wife $100 yesterday. The line implies she may buy a mink muff for Christmas, hinting at domestic expectations and financial signals within a remembered marriage.
A Boston area column shares quirky vignettes from daily life including a moon photo claim by Harvard professor Pickering, a five masted Governor Ames schooner loss, a Santa Claus letter, a mistaken rubbish box, candy quarrels, new Emmanuel Baptist pastor Harrie Chamberlain, and winter amusements at Revere Beach. It also highlights a potato-pawing horse of South Harwich and a concert appraisal of Rachmaninoff with remarks on Bocklin influence and orchestral interplay.
Yesterday afternoon Sergei Rachmaninoff conducted his symphonic poem after Bocklin The Isle of the Dead and played his piano concerto with the Ninth Public Rehearsal of the Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall The program also included Brahms Tragic Overture and the Meistersingers prelude The conductor impressed with authority magnetism and a rare personal force praised for his consummate technique and esthetic mastery
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