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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
6
The Boston Post presents independent Democratic coverage of regional politics, economics, and community affairs. Editorial stance champions reform, voter rights, and local civic initiatives across New England through timely reporting and opinion columns.
A brief Post Publishing Co report dated December 28 1909 from Boston outlines another daily issue. It notes office location at 259 Washington Street and identifies issue number 15 in volume 197.
The notice lists subscription prices for the Daily at 6 months 1.60 8 months 0.75 and 1 month 0.25. The Sunday Post is 2.50 per year 1.25 for six months and 0.60 for three months. Canada copies cost 0.09 each. Entry notes second class matter in Boston Mass and warns against sending cash with payments to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Editorial note lists telephone numbers for the Sunday Editor Sporting Editor and offices, followed by a policy that all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration. It asks readers to notify if the Post is unavailable and is signed by E. A. Grozier, editor and publisher.
The piece notes a surge in Boston assessable property gains after publicity raised awareness. It claims over eight million dollars in assessable property since the August 21 rate of 16.50, with six million in personal property discovered since 1908. Authors urge continued investigative work.
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association opens in New York with football rules as the focus. Delegates from New York colleges gather to discuss safety amid recent gridiron accidents while the united committees will implement decisions later. Harvard’s addition raises the impact of the deliberations on the sport’s future.
The article lauds Wu Ting Fang for enhancing China’s image in America. It praises his understanding of American customs, repartee, and calm logic. It notes his role in maintaining cordial government relations and the genuine friendship behind his polished exterior.
Commentary condemns a 50 cent daily raise for Pittsburg carpenters set to start next April. The writer argues builders pass costs to home buyers and renters, avoiding profit cuts, and accuses the masters of shifting the burden to the public in a rising cost of living era.
President Taft nullifies the Roosevelt Bonaparte Wiley ruling on whiskey meanings. Any potable grain distillate may be sold as whiskey, subject to diplomas proving compliance. The ruling broadens who may label products whiskey while insisting on no masquerading, with a potential Supreme Court review on the word potable.
The piece labels James A. Patten as a major commodities gambler focused on corn. It claims he is short corn and fighting to keep prices down amid rival speculators. The author condemns the practice as a manipulation of supply and demand and compares Patten to infamous figures in the pit.
The report notes Governor Draper is making satisfactory progress on the message he intends to read to the assembly. No further specifics are provided about the content or timing of the address.
The legislature meets next Thursday and there is call for a clear, practical statement on the proposed federal Constitution amendment allowing Congress to tax incomes during emergencies. Earlier hints suggested Governor opposition to the Massachusetts senators. If true, he should declare his position despite the amendment's popularity at the last election.
The recurring high tide yesterday did not add to Sunday’s destruction. No lives were lost on land and damage to Chelsea and Everett is reparable. Property damage remains undetermined though likely to reach the millions in the metropolitan district. Transport recovery was rapid. Boston streets are passable but uneven and steam rail schedules unreliable.
The author lauds Frederic Remington as America’s most representative artist, surpassing many in fame for capturing Western soldiers, scouts, cowboys, and Indians with national flavor and vivid character. Remington’s work, says the piece, will be valued by posterity above portraits of wealth or foreign elites.
Hyker Jenkins asserts he never spoke an unkind word to his wife. Pyker Well notes Jenkins was a cautious man, a reputation that frames the couple in the local social scene.
A fragment titled All Sorts by Newton Newkirk presents a wry quip about timing and obligation. The line implies procrastination and inevitability of deadlines in a playful, reflective voice.
The author explains his daily writing grind for All Sorts and Bingville Bugle, describing 47 original jokes as stock material, how he refashions them, and writes under pressure. He details habits, pipe lore, and the chase for jokes through Boston and Bingville, ending with a note to prepare next week's Bugle.
Observers recount a snow filled week with a Santa Claus joke in a department store. Cats frozen to death near Dorchester and Newton are noted, while a Boston clergyman jokes about pennies on Monday. Deputized storm helpers, linemen, and a flying squadron car aid rescue efforts and fire safety. The Abruzzi Club forms amid the blizzard, and a city elevated car anecdote ends with a civic banquet plan for January 19 at the Waverley House.
Readers ask about navy retirement, Malden licenses, enlistment marriage bans, locomotive building, Panama Zone width, and meridian distance. Baldwin Locomotive Works built the largest engine in Philadelphia. The Panama Zone width is ten miles with canal approaches and lake cuts described. Distances between meridians vary with latitude due to earth’s ellipsoid shape.
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