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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
6
December 29 1908 edition of the Post Publishing Co daily paper from Boston Massachusetts. Front matter notes date issue number and office address at 259 Washington Street.
The Sunday Post subscription options include one year two fifty six months one twenty five and three months sixty five cents For Canada copies are nine cents Each issue is Second Class matter at Boston Post Publishing Company warns all payments in advance and to notify if not received FE A Grozier is editor and publisher.
Mr. James J. Storrow states he has not been offered the Harvard presidency. He notes candidacy is unlikely and wonders about acceptance given the duties and sacrifices, but says he would be an ideal head for the university and would please alumni students and the public.
The American Express Company agrees to a new schedule of rates to take effect with the new year. The move follows representations from the Boston Merchants' Association and the Boston Chamber of Commerce, with the minimum charge within 50 miles of Boston now set at a more reasonable level after earlier excesses.
The piece notes Mrs. Taft forming a private circle around her as a new cabinet of sorts, with a bridge teacher as secretary. It contrasts with Mrs. Roosevelt’s less independent role and jokes about Mr. Roosevelt joining the game with a black suit.
A plan to merge the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Boston Merchants Association aims at centralizing effort and expanding influence across Boston and New England. Leaders say the merger will unite commercial, industrial and civic energy for faster local development and regional benefits. Special meetings will decide on the plan.
Postmaster General Meyer argues for postal savings banks to expand access, noting West lacking deposits and urging easy withdrawal. Critics warn current plan may not curb panics and could shield funds from banks while allowing risky Wall Street lending.
The Boston Park Commission should grant the School Board’s request to use the Franklin Park refectory for open air classes due to Parker Hill spaces being unavailable. The refectory now serves as a branch library, but is ample for these pupils whose condition requires such treatment for their welfare and that of other children. The city should begin this open air education and plan further provisions for these children.
Attendance at the Museum of Nat broke all records last Sunday as 64,000 visitors flooded the facility in New York City drawing crowds from diverse backgrounds. The surge highlighted growing public interest in cultural institutions.
An essay argues that Jewish health rules and sanitation explain racial persistence and influence on public health. It contrasts Jewish cleanliness with Christian neglect and cites Jeremiah to question the health of the people, urging more sanitation in Christian churches and modern science.
The Boston Board of Aldermen approved two orders to probe contract labor conditions for city projects. The district attorney will investigate alleged eight hour law violations and prosecute offenders, while the Board of Health will inspect workers housing and feeding practices amid recent discharges of regular wage employees. Public opinion opposes cheap contract labor under these conditions.
In Chicago on December 28 the trial of Willis N. Cooper and Samuel T. Warfield continued over a $22,700 alleged swindle of Mrs. James E. Patten involving rare Roosevelt editions. Cooper noted Roosevelt writings from his police commissioner days now fetch about $22,000.
A Boston art student Leander sends a freshly drawn pen and ink sketch titled Waiting showing a young lady at a table with a large fan. He seeks critique and notes ambition to study abroad after top art school training. He praises the work as his best yet and hopes for helpful feedback.
The author, an art critic and artist, publishes a caustic, humorous critique of Leander's Waiting, noting excessive ink, murky background, unclear subject features, and asking about the chair, hat, and intended scene. He compares the work to Gibson and mocks the depiction while offering sharp stylistic commentary.
In a crowded lunch room a large man in a red sweater sits at a small table as a waiter sets a new phonograph record. The tunes about harvest days and a plumber spark casual chatter and reveal two men labeled as an iceman and a plumber.
A coal wagon wreck occurred on Washington street near Guild street Roxbury when ice on the grade slowed the horse and forced load movement. Social items include engagements, travel anecdotes, local club plans and civic remarks from Boston, Roxbury, Somerville and Arlington.
Liverpool dispatch reports Cunard steamers plan calls at Cherbourg in addition to Queenstown on eastward routes next spring. The line declines to confirm but shipping circles widely believe the plan.
Henry Monk, a seasoned forger with many aliases, travels to elicit a bank indorsement for a $5000 forged check from Banker Aldrich. Aldrich rejects cashing strangers' checks yet quietly dispenses the money, later realizing the hoax after discovering a counterfeit note left by Monk. Monk ends by declaring, Stung, at the sting of the Greek encounter.
A fashion snippet describes capes worn over one shoulder like togas and sleeveless coats for daytime gowns. It notes lambswool slippers, fur hats, new cross bar muslin underwear, genuine feeling buttonholes, mink and sable muff foundations, fringe on gowns, tulle hair ornaments, rhine stone beading, aigrette finishes, and white gloves embroidered in gold and silver.
Rev Dr George L Perin, president of the Franklin Square House, seeks $7000 in three days to complete a $100,000 fund before Jan 1 1909. He notes pledges range from $1 to $25,000, with two large gifts already promised. The Franklin Square House shelters workin g and student girls with transient rooms and a goal of comfort at low cost while avoiding moral danger.
A 23 year old man seeks Mildred Champagne's view on a two year romance with a woman one year his senior who delays marriage. The advisor says such a small age gap is not a reason to doubt her feelings and suggests asking outright about marriage to avoid misunderstanding.
A reader asks how to win back a two years older gentleman who has stopped calling. The columnist advises patience and a casual reunion, suggesting the girl meet him accidentally and gently note she misses his visits, rather than pressing him with questions.
John D. Rockefeller states in World's Work that Dr. William R. Harper never solicited money for the University of Chicago. He recalls cartoons about funding as humiliating but clarifies he contributed at times without Harper asking. Rockefeller also notes his own tolerance for sober criticism as progress.
In a letter by the late Dr. W R Harper to be published in the Tribune he denies that his work at Chicago was driven by money making. He says he shifted to fundraising for the university for 10 to 12 years after moving from New Haven, and regrets the reputation as a money getter.
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