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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1909
Page
8
Mr John Arbuckle praises his record of afloat repairs after rescuing the cruiser Yankee and now claims he can float the Maine in Havana Harbor and tow it to dock with ease He argues the nation should back him and grant a chance to prove his method.
Report from Washington says ten days remain in this Congress to consider a forestry bill. It would create forest reserves in the White Mountain and Appalachian regions funded from public land income. Hope is slim as Speaker Cannon's opposition looms unless a strong coalition threatens his re election.
A court for juvenile offenders argues Boston should have a women’s police court with men attendants and women physicians. It would include a women’s detention pen and a municipal lodging house for women, with convicted offenders sent to the women’s reformatory in Sherborn. The plan urges separating women from men in arrests and convictions for intoxication or crime.
A Boston invention, the submarine bell signals a vessel’s direction to its crew. In New York Harbor a test with a blindfolded man using ear receivers guided him to the lightship off Sandy Hook, proving its value where fog and night obscure sight.
An audience at a Washington birthday celebration failed to rise for the Star Spangled Banner while men later joined in America. The piece questions whether the Star Spangled Banner truly is the national anthem, noting many do not know its words or have range to sing it. It contrasts Key's words with Dr. Smith's verses set to God Save the King and Anacreon in Heaven.
In Boston the melody of the Star Spangled Banner is said to miss the recognition it deserves despite its popular catching quality and long history, trailing behind expected acclaim by more than a quarter of a century.
The battleship fleet returns after a 14 month global cruise covering 42300 miles. President heads a ceremonial reception praising peace mission, naval strength, and flawless voyage with 15000 officers and men fed and housed ashore. Costly coal burn and provisioning noted, voyage unlikely to be repeated.
A penologist argues intoxication is a disease that fuels crime and should not be criminalized. He notes three drunkards can be jailed in Massachusetts and calls for policies to allow sober men to return home, work, and be restored to families rather than degraded in the criminal system.
The famed pitcher Cy Young departs from Boston as he joins the Cleveland club. The article praises his influence on fans, notes the void left behind, and urges the team to unite and defend the pennant this season. Boston remains a baseball town with high expectations and renewed faith in the new roster.
London, February 22 Definite announcement of the approaching wedding of Miss Violet Brocklebank and George Westinghouse Jr of Pittsburgh U S A was made today The ceremony will be held March 4 at Irwin Cumberland Charles R Williams of Derby Conn will be best man The couple became acquainted in Pittsburgh where Westinghouse worked as a laborer in one of his father's foundries
At tonight's appropriations committee session Corporation Counsel Babson is expected to be asked about the salaries paid to Guy Ham and to ex-Governor Bates as legislative agents.
A regional reader asks who is the mother of her country in a rambling appeal about George Washington. The piece jokes about the question and invites readers to submit answers within two weeks, referencing a playful insinuation about a mother figure and a separate salacious note from two unnamed correspondents.
A reader ridicules a column suggesting mail kisses to women. The writer cites Mildred Champagne’s advice and condemns the idea as improper. He warns he cannot participate to protect his reputation and hints at offering an alibi and a substitute front name.
The leading lady fears publication of her love letters. The manager probes the reason as the trusted maid reveals the letters' urgency and shows the conflict in a tense backstage moment.
The Observant Citizen writes on Washington's Birthday crowds filling theatres, Dana Estes touring abroad, and the Squirrels on the Common facing winter ice. He notes traffic, taxicab safety concerns, a track shift at Sullivan Square, and tributes to George A. Johnson of the Hawthorne Vaudeville Club. Edith Clark rescues a 99 year old from thin ice. Edward Hannigan leaves for Portland for health reasons.
Rev William C Minifie conducts successful Winthrop evangelistic meetings as churches unite for services in Back Bay area. Tonight the Handel and Haydn Society joins the Sister chorus for The Creation at People's Temple to mark the churchs twenty fifth anniversary. Afternoon Central Church 430 PM hosts Commerce and International Ideals talk by Rev George W Bicknell of Cambridge First Universalist. Pieper Harvard baseball coach to speak at Old South Church Friday night.
Activities include Holy Communion at Trinity Church on Ash Wednesday and multiple services at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The eighteenth annual meeting of Young Ladies' Foreign Mission Societies is set for Cambridge First Church with speakers from American Board, Van Turkey, and Osaka Japan. New classes begin March at Union Church for Young Women's Friendly Society with eligibility over 15.
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