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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1908
Page
6
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Original tickets for delegates to the Republican convention at Chicago are made out for five days with admission cards for three days additional. The committee plans a long stay due to contesting delegations from every Southern State. Delegates from these states will not choose a single Republican elector, and the nominations will be decided by their votes.
Wreck and rain from last week’s storm caused unprecedented damage across the region draining the southern Appalachians. Property losses run into millions as riverine floods devastate forests, prompting pleas to Congress to fund forest preservation to regulate streams. experts say half the damage could cover Appalachian preservation costs.
The piece argues Governor Guild as Taft running mate deserves serious consideration for a Republican national ticket. It notes Massachusetts should gain recognition on the ticket, compares to Henry Wilson, and cites Home Market Club condemnation over tariff policy as a shared issue for both Taft and Guild.
Mr. C. W. Morse rushed back from Europe to seek bail and appeal for fair play in public opinion and the courts. Public sentiment remains unsure about his alleged deliberate wrongdoing as authorities weigh results of his reckless actions against banks and transportation companies.
Secretary Taft, in Hartford, denounces Congress for denying free trade to the Philippines. He says he would open markets here but faces Senate influence from sugar and tobacco interests. The speech signals Taft’s candid view on U S policy toward the Philippines.
The text argues that Filipinos have a better chance to access the market for their products under a Democratic President and a Democratic Congress, implying policy alignment and favorable trade conditions.
A Kaiser's envoy warns of Germany withdrawing from the concert of powers over Macedonian affairs. Austria seeks a railroad via Turkish territory to Salonica, alleged to violate pledges with Servia, with Germany and Russia backing rail plans. The move threatens Europe’s balance of power and sparks troop mobilizations, while the Sultan aims to exploit European quarrels to tighten control over Macedonia.
Baron Takahira arrives as Japan's new ambassador to the United States and affirms his nation's peaceable temper amid postwar strains. He notes Japan seeks cordial relations and warns that war with the US would be the most inhuman event in world history. The Parliament approves over $300 million in annual expenditures, with a $40 million loan windfall and higher taxes likely.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman confronts the Lords by reissuing two late passed bills after the Upper House rejected them for late consideration. The premier vows to press them again and warn of trouble if the Lords again withhold consent, marking a revolutionary challenge to parliamentary precedent.
Rev Dr Herbert Johnson at Warren Avenue Baptist Church argued on a talk about Hughes Taft Bryan and Religious Agnosticism that Bryan should enter the ministry before ending his career. He claimed all three men are strongly religious and owe their clarity of mind to faith.
Ernest Cady former lieutenant governor was found dead in his Hartford home today. The death was due to fatty degeneration of the heart. Born in Stafford in 1842 he served with Governor L B Morris during 1393 to 96.
Mr Blifkins suffered a cold and followed friends advice using Antikeamn Douchea Bis with brine Mustard plaster on chest and back Spirit cough syrup vapor bath and other home remedies including liver oil and Antigrip arriving with a curious list of concoctions from Portland Maine. James J Quinn offers a humorous aside quoting The Sphinx about money and success.
The Beech Hill Post Hole Company explains aerial and subterranean post holes in two varieties for straight and crooked rails and urges customers to specify type. Eliot Post Hole Company advertises old cellars for cheap post hole conversion. Editor All Sorts warns readers about buyer beware and disclaims responsibility for post-hole transactions.
In a concise study, the piece ponders where a flame goes and how brains to spare play into survival logic during tense times, implying a broader inquiry into resource use and resilience.
The Observant Citizen notes Howell Hansel will perform The Senator at Castle Square Theatre Monday afternoon February 24, offering a high class comedy and strong acting. The piece follows his popular special matinees and patronage.
Next Friday evening a concert under the Burns Monument Association will be held at Tremont Temple. The Scots Imperial Concert Company, touring the United States and Canada, performs to raise funds for a monument to the great Scottish poet. About $10,000 is in the treasury. When sufficient funds are raised a monument will be erected in his memory.
Berlin reports the Kaiser endorses a Germany United States art exchange. The plan accompanies Schott the Berlin sculptor's U S visit at end of February to organize a German sculpture exhibition for year end.
Francis G. Fitzpatrick art instructor at Harvard will deliver the final lecture of the John Boyle O'Reilly Reading Circle course at 8 p m on Thursday February 20 in the Catholic Union hall Boston His topic Side Lights on Church Architecture of the Middle Ages will be illustrated He is the eldest son of Thomas B Fitzpatrick of Boston.
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