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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1910
Page
10
The February 24 1910 issue details subscription rates and payment methods for the Boston Post. It lists annual and shorter terms in dollars and cents, Canada rates, mailing addresses, office numbers, and notes on advance payment and discontinuation. Editor and Publisher B A Grozier is named.
The committee on agriculture in Washington opens hearings to push Weeks conservation, supported by prominent scientists and the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Despite a chair skeptical of conservation, the effort seeks to compel action by Congress for the Southern Appalachian region and a key national policy.
The piece notes President Taft reappointing Bill Sewall as collector of customs at Houston Maine. It portrays Sewall as an able, amiable old guide with long ties to Theodore Roosevelt, including mentoring Roosevelt in youth. The text mocks foes like Gifford Pinchot and Robert Bacon and frames Sewall’s career as a trusted absorber of duties from reluctant importers in Aroostook.
Returns from Red Cross Christmas stamps show strong support from small donors aiding tuberculosis cure and prevention. Authors urge annual distinct designs to avoid confusion with official postage and to keep the charitable method ongoing and effective.
A Albany upper house vote sharply blocks inviting United States Senator Root to address the Legislature on the federal income tax amendment. The piece critiques party politics, notes Root’s past strong support, and warns of gagging the state’s most capable representative if the amendment fails.
President Taft urged economy in government spending in his annual message. Congress has enacted several important appropriation bills totaling $122 million, showing a net reduction of about $2.46 million under estimates. The river and harbor bill faces a rise to $43 million, about $30 million more than last year.
The speaker notes plans are faring no better in Congress than his other schemes, with utter failure to enforce his commendable desires on lawmakers. The assessment highlights persistent opposition and weak traction among legislators.
The Boston Advertiser questions Governor Draper’s support for classing Boston Holding Company bonds as Massachusetts savings bank investments. It warns that the Legislature, Attorney General, and Railroad Commission must thoroughly verify the security behind the bonds before allowing millions of public savings to back them.
A Cambridge bank scandal shows bank examiners failing to detect theft of 144000 dollars by a bookkeeper. Depositors are protected but stockholders, including 22 women, must cover the deficit. Directors face scrutiny for lax oversight. Questioning the usefulness and timing of government bank examinations. An ounce of prevention is urged.
Landscape painter Winckworth Allen Gay died at his West Hingham home aged 83. Born August 18, 1821, he spent years abroad in Japan, China, India, and France. his father held state political prominence and his great-grandfather served as pastor of the old church in Hingham for 69 years.
The column invites readers to submit short spring poems for publication in All Sorts. No money prize is offered. printed poems earn undying fame. The piece jokes about funding and delays, urging poets to send sample lines and springy verses.
A report from near Worcester describes James Hanson claiming a perpetual motion device. It allegedly runs without stop since starting, using a pumping mechanism likened to a bucket in a well. Observers say the machine could pump a well dry if water remains available.
A quoted dialogue laments unequal wealth distribution in America. It notes 120 billion dollars created by 90 million people, with 10 thousand owning over 100 billion and the rest sharing 20 billion. The speaker schemes with Tom to redirect wealth to the masses, fearing rebound from the few who hold it.
In Roxbury mass a man on a rear car fires at a man on the front as the train travels one mile per minute. The bullet also travels at one mile per minute. Without reliable marksman data the outcome is uncertain. the prompt asks whether the rear shooter might hit the front man or others, noting the danger and labeling the shooter as careless.
A compact column presents aphorisms from a business figure, emphasizing steady ascent from humble beginnings, cautioning against overconfidence as one climbs. The piece frames business wisdom in concise maxims and reflective tone.
The piece titled Keeping Tabs on Piddie previews a rattling Post Magazine story set for next Sunday. It notes the red headed office boy’s view of Mr Piddie as a clue to the upcoming narrative.
The article notes St Thomas with diverse church denominations in Charlotte Amalia, Danish official language, and common English usage. It describes St John as a rugged, forested 8 by 4 mile island with about 2000 mostly colored residents. Santa Cruz is the largest territory, named by Columbus, 74 square miles with fertile soil and sugar cane cultivation. rum from cane juice is its principal export.
The Observant Citizen notes the White Star liner Romanic is two days overdue from Naples, with spring fatigue unsettling the ocean, delaying incoming ships, and causing general disruption at the harbor and port.
A 1909 verse by Walt Mason laments Arctic hardship as native people long for gumdrops abandoned by explorers. The poem mocks earlier aid and reflects nostalgic hunger for confections over blubber and seal.
A Boston passerby at City Hall attracted interest by noting the City Hall eagle’s beak is open. He sought an explanation for the gap, prompting several employees to inspect the statue, though no one could confirm the reason. No appointment or promotion details emerged.
A reader signatories as A Daughter of New England defends Puritans and Pilgrims while denouncing a Melrose woman’s claim that the South is superior. The letter condemns slavery era violence and asserts New England’s moral standing amid the Memorial Hall controversy, urging the writer to move south.
A newspaper note suggests that church leaders debating Christian thought should reread Luke chapter 6, verses 27 to 29, urging readers to love enemies, do good to those who hate, bless doubters, and pray for those who despitefully use. The fragment hints at a call for humility amid interdenominational discourse.
A legislative committee hearing drew a large Italian American assembly urging Columbus Day be made a legal holiday. Senator Teeling presented a petition of 15 990 signatures requesting October 12 as Columbus Day for official observance.
Tax Commissioner Trefry presented a comprehensive report to the Legislature analyzing Cambridge college exemptions. He argues Radcliffe and Harvard exemptions overburden the city, noting colleges consume land and shift costs without comparable local benefits.
Despatch reports the death of Mrs. Hannah P. D. Huntington widow of Rt Rev Frederic Dan Huntington Episcopal bishop of Central New York Born in Boston and married to Dr Huntington when he led Emmanuel Church Burial of Bishop Huntington took place in South Hadley
The Boston Public Library postpones the Longfellow lecture to Friday March 4 at 8 pm due to illness of the lecturer. Tonight February 24 at 6 pm Arthur Stoddard Cooley will lecture in the Library lecture hall on Around the Bay of Naples.
The second-class cruiser Bristol was launched at Clyde Bank and becomes the first British warship equipped with Curtis turbine engines from the United States. The February 23 ceremony marks a milestone in naval propulsion.
The parishioners of the First Baptist Church of Waltham honored Rev. N. M. Simmons with a reception. Rev. Albert P. Davis accepts a call to First Congregational Church in Pomona California. Bethany Union for Young Women at home tomorrow at 14 Worcester Street from 2 to 9 PM. Lenten organ recital at Church of the Advent by A. W. Snow this afternoon. Rev. A. E. Clattenburg plans to move from Wollaston to a North Dakota parish. Rev. Leslie C. Manchester of Malden to pastor North Orange Universalist Church. Park Street Church hosts a Council of Women for Home Missionary Work meeting this afternoon 2 to 4 PM with Mrs. Cornelius H. Patten presiding.
Washington Feb 23 A national campaign targets the common house fly with a moving picture education drive in theatres across the United States and Canada. The American Civic Association forms a fly fighting committee led by Edward Hatch Jr and includes Dr Woods Hutchinson Dr Deb Jackson Dr A Vanderveer Col John Y Cuyler Mrs Roberts Bradley H P Kelsey and Mrs Caroline Bartlett Crane among others.
The Sunday Post promises a fresh page next week featuring tried cooking recipes from New England's best cooks. It also teases a page of everyday helps and the latest devices and inventions for simplifying housework.
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