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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1910
Page
8
Boston Post issue details subscription rates and postal notices from February 26 1910. Provides prices for daily and Sunday editions and terms for payments and delivery. Mentions mailing address 259 Washington Street Boston Mass and editor E A Grozier as publisher.
The New York Stock Exchange governors expelled a board member from a rival brokerage amid the Hocking scandal, the second such purge with possible further removals. Public interest calls for broader safeguards, while James R. Keene remains free to pursue similar schemes, as thimble rigging seems unpunished by law.
In three weeks Lord Rosebery may push a move to turn the Lords into a committee to craft reform. The hereditary principle lies at the root of the issue and disinheritance seems the logical path. Reform is likely to temper but not fully democratize the upper house, with Asquith's Liberal plan favoring modifications rather than full change. Tommy yet dearly loves a Lord.
The Finance Commission should certify the necessity of expanding city school expenditures. The article argues for plain practical public schooling, asking whether current funds cover essential needs or if new buildings salaries and pensions require broader tax support and a formal commission ruling. It stresses avoiding ethical or sentimental factors and seeks a clear, practical verdict.
The Cambridge defalcation case centers on an underpaid clerk earning $12 a week. The report argues the error lay in excessive trust placed in a clerk of such modest means and limited authority. His opportunities were great, and the role carried privileges well beyond his compensation.
A Cambridge bank collapse is discussed with focus on bookkeeper Coleman who forged records to cover payments beyond his earnings. The piece questions whether the directors and officials shared responsibility for allowing the fraud, noting the dangerous ease of "making good" with others' money and the need for oversight beyond a low paid clerk.
The Massachusetts Direct Legislation League seeks to adopt an initiative and referendum in Massachusetts. The measure would allow citizens to originate bills with eight percent of voters, require passage or veto override by the legislature, and referenda at the people’s option. It notes a constitutional change if approved by voters and emphasizes restraint on gubernatorial vetoes with petitions by five percent. The Post endorses careful legislative consideration.
The Philadelphia Transit Company is blamed for refusing arbitration in a dispute with car men and awaits public censure. Clergy and citizens urge mediation and peaceful settlement, noting rioting and property damage if impasses persist. Both sides should submit to an impartial tribunal to prevent public harm and move toward justice.
A nostalgic verse laments a rural scene replaced by urban brickwork. The speaker recalls a farm and a limpid stream now obscured by hard facades and a daunting brick landscape. The tone is mournful about loss of nature and old places.
A stingy bank clerk named George, earning $12 a week, schemes to steal funds and cover it with doctored books. He amasses about $150,000 through fraud and lavish purchases before escaping, prompting officials to warn that rapid wealth can hide troves of falsified ledgers and moral peril.
A fragile newsy gablegram from Andes Chile reprints a humorous exchange between Dr Frederick A Cook and William Jennings Bryan. The spoof dialogue flirts with polar exploits, boxing office receipts, and political ambitions, ending with a chuckle about public perception and a departing punchline.
A travel sketch on Palm Beach Florida praising its leisure appeal. It notes abundant pleasure craft at the coastline and safe Lake Worth boating for small power boats. It contrasts up to date water progress with archaic land travel such as wheel chairs, bicycles, and walking. It warns Palm Beach lobby against repeated visits becoming a habit.
A West Medford resident notes a large flock flying northward hinting at an early spring. The item moves through social events, a Boston actress reception, a train station anecdote, a lawyer hired for Otto Krebs, a Scots anecdote, a Worcester hospital concert, a New York scientist on Boston beans, Malden bowling girls, and community notes including a Newton bank and Ward 4 lodge events.
The poem by Walt Mason laments a week of fussiness and crankiness as the speaker contemplates faults, guilt, and self judgment. He imagines minor crimes and whimsical pride, admitting nagging and sparking a wish for a harsher reckoning. The piece closes with self aware humor and rueful honesty.
Joby Cobby of Boston urges the pardon of Mr Coleman and Mr Hall if found guilty and their appointment as top assistants to Massachusetts bank officials. He argues a fair salary for cooperation in protecting innocent depositors and bank stock owners amid rising savings bank troubles. Date given February 25, 1910.
A letter to the editor from a Northampton street resident urges the Railroad Commission to compel the L road to repair tracks between Tremont and Shawmut avenues. He notes ten-year-old rails, few repairs, loose joints, and corrugated surfaces causing loud noise and vibration from 4:30 a.m. to after midnight as heavy cars pass daily. The commission acknowledges need but cites expense.
Wright Kramer delivered the third Burton Holmes travel talk in Tremont Temple last evening with the subject Old Japan Today detailing modern Japan and its distant past in a compact illustrated lecture.
Big Bob, famed engineer of 30 years, loses his job after rescuing a washout. A petition pleads reinstatement, but the president cites discipline and replaces him with younger workers. In tragedy and resolve, Big Bob vows vengeance as he fires up No 900 for a final, fateful run on a special to the yard.
In a perilous chase toward Lake Gonica Big Bob, once set on vengeance, races a Montreal Express to save the president and his daughter. The sight of the rescue transforms him, ending with the president commending him and inviting him to Clarkson.
Kingston news records the death of Rev Courtland Y De Normandie at 38 years serving as pastor of the First Congregational Church. He died after a brief illness leaving a widow and two children.
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