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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
10
The Boston Post Publishing Company lists subscription terms and prices dated December 22 with rates for the Sunday Post including annual, semiannual and monthly options. It notes international and Canada pricing and confirms payment methods and mailing details.
Postmaster General Hitchcock praises the fiscal year showing a reduced loss and growing revenue. The department reports 224 million in gross revenue, 229.98 million in expenditures, and a 5.85 million deficit, improved from the prior year as savings from cutting franking and establishing a parcels post are highlighted.
A Post correspondent urges consideration for holiday expressmen, gift wagon drivers, and store clerks. The piece argues the public should show gratitude and patience now, not wait for Christmas Day, extending the true spirit to those overwhelmed by busy shopping season.
The piece muses on astronomical winter and the December shortest day. Leavitt's almanac warns of snow and cold around this time, while the author hopes for sleigh bells and clear skies rather than harsh weather for all.
A Senate committee clears William Lorimer of Illinois of bribery accusations tied to his election. The report lacks a minority view, suggesting investigators found no personal smear against the senator. The editorial expresses cautious support for the committee’s complete finding.
The piece argues the United States Senate seat has been reached by flawed means, noting most men are not rascal-like. It cites Lorimer's associates claiming his guilt is not proven and suggests newspapers in Illinois will resist such acceptance despite the official stance.
The Post argues that war persists and no global police enforces The Hague. The Panama Canal must be protected. neutrality cannot be relied on if an enemy can compel peace by seizing the canal. Guarding the canal is deemed essential for national safety.
President Mellen seeks to acquire the Bangor & Aroostook for Boston & Maine as a strategic link in a broader transportation push. The Maine Central resisted earlier efforts, while the B and A has grown strong with prized roadbed and rolling stock, touching Maine Central and Canadian Pacific at multiple points. The outcome hinges on competing interests and asset control.
John D. Rockefeller gifts ten million to Chicago University endowment, final contribution. He envisions future control by the people, noting thirty five million from him and seven million from others already in place. He predicts the university may still rise in rank through learning and time.
Brookline names the new Westburne Terrace school after Michael Driscoll dean of the Brookline School Committee in honor of his 36 years of service. The honor follows a Brookline custom of naming schools after public men while alive. Driscoll, a lifelong Brookline resident, is cited alongside honors to Professor John O. Runkle Louis Cabot and William J. Lincoln.
A humorous letter mocks advice on running a hot air furnace. It detail shows overcomplicated, unsafe steps from loading coal to igniting with kerosene and singing while the clock alarm rings. The piece playfully condemns boiler-room lore and jokes at the expense of homeowners and wives.
The Post advocates that every business man seize the chance to donate to a deserving child, framing giving as a civic duty and community spirit.
Dakota Dan Russell, claimant in the famous Russell will case, returns to Melrose after a month in Dickinson North Dakota. He resumes duties as landlord of the Otis House boarding house which he purchased last fall. During his absence Mrs Russell managed the property.
Mrs. Jessie D. Hodder of Boston has been appointed superintendent of the women s reformatory prison at Sherborn by the prison commission. A native of Ohio, widow of Alfred Hodder, she previously served as Lancaster state industrial schools matron and has worked with Dr. Richard Cabot in social service. She succeeds Mrs. Frances A. Morton who resigned for health reasons.
A descriptive catalog of visual works related to Longfellow’s The Courtship of Miles Standish. Includes Howard Chandler Christy oil pictures and sketches by Boughton Reinhart Merrill Perkins Hitchcock Shapleigh and other artists.
In Book IV of John Alden, Alden recounts his courtship of Priscilla and her final refusal. Miles Standish erupts with fury accusing betrayal and treason to friendship. A urgent message interrupts, and Standish departs with his sword sheathed, signaling further conflict tomorrow in the Boston Post.
Harry Hammerstein, son of the impresario, writes from New York to his counsel in Philadelphia amid pending bankruptcy before Richard S. Hunter. He claims to be broke, out of coat, and forced to pawn all valuables, yet seeks to raise funds and settle with creditors.
William Kelly of South Norwalk awoke to burns after falling asleep with a lit pipe. His blanket caught fire and he may lose his right hand. Firemen arrived, doused him, and treated injuries.
Captain Michael Wise of the schooner Mystery arrived from Bonne Bay Newfoundland with 1 barrels of salted herring. He reports herring more plentiful than ever before and that 130 boats laden with herring lined up to unload. Immense schools swarmed the bay making it possible to walk across the arms of the bay on fish.
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