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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1910
Page
10
Boston Post issue dated February 19 1910 from Post Publishing Co lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. This line records newspaper masthead details and publication date.
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The article discusses Senator Lodge as leader of the Senate committee probing high prices. Critics doubt the investigation will satisfy the public and fear a whitewash of tariff law. Lodge's position could grow if he conducts a notable, reputation-boosting inquiry.
In Cairo Illinois a mob lynched a black man and a white man after a failed raid on the county jail. The sheriff and deputies fired on the mob wounding several and killing one, while the mob sought to avenge a theft accusation. The incident sparked calls that the law must prevail.
Legislature urged to approve the Treadway resolution creating a milk commission. The goal is to shift accountability from Governor Draper’s milk recommendations and examine how to balance healthful, safe milk with fair farmer treatment, avoiding further crippling restrictions. The piece argues current safeguards are solid and a knowledgeable panel can uncover the full facts.
Federal indictment targets conspiracy in restraint of trade tied to Night Riders actions at Dry Ridge station. An independent grower handed a shipment to a Cincinnati warehouse, but the group forced surrender of the bill of lading and seized the tobacco, highlighting long running outlaw violence in Kentucky.
Mayor Fitzgerald leaves a budget of 19,793,885 with a reserve of 1,381,396 for extraordinary needs. Departments may rethink their estimates as the city pursues modest reductions rather than radical cuts.
The Allds disclosure ranks with Boss Tweed for public corruption as a legislative scandal. It spans the New York City Council and State Legislature, with Allds accused of taking bribes to kill a bill and Governor Hughes alleging state payments for overvalued Adirondack lands. The probe will delve into motives and profits, revealing how trusted officials helped themselves.
The American alliance with Joseph Chamberlain is noted with sympathy for his current physical decline. His recent appearance in the House of Commons was described as pitiful and nearly incapacitated by paralysis, though once a brainy and energetic party leader. He required assistance to move and to affix his mark on the membership roll, a stark contrast to his former vigor.
The criticism of Fred eric P. Fish's comment on spending 10 cents daily for carfare as a measure of citizenship is dismissed as a Pickwickian exaggeration. The piece argues the chairman could not mean carfare reflects moral quality or that Brookline residents are superior, condemning the snob interpretation.
A fragment presents Newton Newkirk discussing hammer blows and the need for a long handle to knock down men. The quotation hints at a sharper edge of satire or caution in dealing with adversaries. The piece appears in a column or feature titled The Sphinx Says with quoted remarks.
A narrator recounts attending an airship show at Mechanics Building seeking to buy an airship. He critiques each exhibit from Wright wunderfeed airship to dirigibles, biplanes, monoplane, glider and other craft, noting defects and his humorous disdain for eager salesmen before leaving to await a mid summer sale.
The note portrays a focus on business and a man, highlighting a paradox where success appears in canned forms while failure arises from limited means. It presents a concise, reflective line about credibility, enterprise, and the value of persistently working within constrained resources.
A travel sketch of Martinique and Dominica contrasts sunlit beaches with Mt. Pelee’s 1905 eruption that obliterated St. Pierre. It recounts the death toll, scorched survivors, and the ashfall on ships like the Roddan as Castries received castoff wreckage.
The Observant Citizen notes the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Upham. Mrs. Upham is known in literary circles as Grace Le Baron. The item also mentions ice-coated trees observed near West Roxbury, a Brookline fire department reinsman Francis Mealey, and social happenings in Winthrop Lodge and Brookline minstrel efforts.
A 1909 verse celebrates a fourteen year old prodigy famed for rapid learning and eloquence. Village sages laud his Homeric style and early promise in composition and speech while noting his ambition to write and return to public life after a setback.
Representative Charles McCarthy of Martboro won a House vote 101 to 58 to move his bill regulating teachers' agencies to a third reading. Opposing were White of Brookline and Armstrong of Somerville.
To the Editor the writer argues President Mellen of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad is right that public criticism follows his efforts. The writer cites protests over poor car service roadbeds and signals and calls for state action to allow a capable company to take over the roads.
James P. Purcher, Houghs Neck, argues New York New Haven Hartford should gain control of inferior rail lines to boost service, cut fares, and spur growth. He contends railroads pay fair wages and employ thousands year-round, noting public sentiment shifts from rail to taxi costs.
Frederick J. Macleod chairman of the Democratic State committee announced appointments to the executive committee. The appointees include Walter W. Creamer Lynn Henry A. Frothingham Boston Joseph A. Maynard Boston John F Meaney Blackstone Humphrey O Sullivan Lowell and Dr Timothy P Sullivan Fall River. He also reappointed Humphrey O Sullivan of Lowell as chairman of the finance committee.
Captain Harry Crisp of the barge Marguerite arrived from Providence was killed by a shifting engine at Catal dock this afternoon. He leaves a wife and son in Providence.
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