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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post issue of December 19 1907 reports daily news from Boston and surrounding area with headlines, notices, and brief items compiled by Post Publishing Co. from 259 Washington Street.
Rates list for Daily and Sunday Post subscriptions. Daily One year evidcessseebes six months 1.50 3 months 0.75 1 month 0.25. The Sunday Post one year 2.50 six months 1.25 three months 0.65.
Owing to higher Dominion postal charges, the Boston Post announces new Canadian rates for the Daily and Sunday editions. Subscriptions require advance payment with checks or money orders made to the Post Publishing Company. Editor BE A Grozier urges readers to notify if not obtaining the Post regularly.
Secretary Cortelyou declares he has not sought or requested the presidential nomination and will state his grounds if he seeks support. The disclosure allows him freedom and leaves convention manipulators to weigh Cortelyou against Taft, Fairbanks, Cannon, Knox, Hughes, Foraker, and others with Roosevelt looming in the background.
Chairman Tawney, at the first meeting of his committee on appropriations, warns of a potential 93 million dollar revenue shortfall if current government expense estimates are accepted. He notes this reflects a growth in projected costs beyond recent years and a coming revenue decrease will intensify congressional budgeting challenges.
The Boston opera move gains shape with Eben D. Jordan funding a new house beside Symphony Hall Horticultural Hall and Chickering Hall. Henry Russell will direct and an annual four to five month season with four performances weekly is planned at popular prices.
The Commission on Industrial Education hosts a hearing in Room 240 at the State House to discuss establishing state supervised day and evening courses for foremen in industrial occupations. Proponents argue trained foremen are essential and state support would extend technical education beyond pay-focused private options.
The purchase of land in Chestnut Hill Newton marks a notable expansion of Boston College. The move aims to separate high school education from university level study and fulfill a broader plan for expanding higher education in the community.
The article notes planned construction will create an admirable architectural and landscape attraction in Greater Boston. It asserts the Jesuit College of Boston will dominate a charming town view and stresses the need for edifices harmonizing with the location, with no doubt about their erection.
The piece condemns Mayor Fitzgerald for raising city salaries and rushing contracts in the final days of his term. It argues such actions could be revoked by the incoming administration and burdens taxpayers, urging fair treatment by the new city government and avoidance of politically timed deals.
Rome reports Ernest Nathan’s election as mayor marks a historic Jewish and Freemason leadership in the Eternal City. The piece recalls Mazzini’s praise and Nathan’s English education shaping his Italianized identity, alongside a separate note on Cortelyou’s clash with Theordore Roosevelt in U.S. politics.
A Post letter warns the mayor elect and readers about removing city elections from party politics. Hibbard acknowledges. Coulthurst backs the idea as education rather than legislation. The writer urges the new mayor to focus on cleaning the public sphere instead of bolstering party machines. ERVING WINSLOW.
John H. Carter of Winchester argues that state committeemen at large are illegal under 1907 statutes. He claims most Springfield disturbers were not legally elected and should not act the next year. He urges publishing the names of legally elected committeemen for transparency.
Parishioners hosted a reception at the First Unitarian Church for the Rev. Roger Sawyer Forbes and Mrs. Forbes. Forbes was recently married in Brooklyn, adding a personal milestone to the church event.
A witty columnist notes creditors linger behind like an old cow's tail, with sharp humor on debt, delay, and persistence in financial pressures. The piece uses folk wisdom and vivid regional language to lampoon lingering obligations.
The editorial questions the purpose and expense of moving a large fleet to Pacific waters, doubting the strategic value while noting disputes over funding. It also notes Thomas W. Lawson becoming Bay State Gas president and laments Bay State Gas revival in Suffolk County amid political fatigue.
The text appears as a fragment where a person says they gave their wife fifty dollars to buy a Christmas present for themselves. It lacks verifiable event details, dates, or explicit context to form a news-style record.
A hotel guest Mr. Gridley Adams offered to pay for 40 sheets of Adams House paper used in an advertising pitch and rewarded the clerk with a cigar after being told guests may use as much paper as desired. Rumor says Tremont Theatre will resume as a combination house January 18 with The Merry Widow as opener. Casual observations recount Christmas shopping trials, a found objects bureau, and amusing street scenes in Boston, including a German grandmother and a squirrel posed with amused passersby.
A high school scene centers on Edna Fenwick who refuses to name the guilty in a vandalism case. Principal Holden threatens “graduation without honor,” but Edna remains steadfast, earning respect from peers and an invitation to the class dance.
The Sunday Post outlines required steps for the Short Story contest. Readers are urged to study the editorial page for rules and submission guidelines.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosts the winter concert of its musical clubs tonight in the New Century building. The Mandolin Club, with 25 members, is led by manager Nathaniel Coleman of Los Angeles. A post concert dance will follow with matrons Mrs Dougal d C Jackson Mrs Henry Talbot and Mrs Frank H Rand.
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