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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
6
The Jones & Laughlin Steel Company of Pittsburg announces mills that have been closed will reopen on January 12. The vice president states that iron and steel business is looking up, signaling improved trade expectations for 1908.
The German Emperor lauds the U S naval voyage to the Pacific as the greatest peace time enterprise. He argues European criticism can help avoid war mistakes and questions if a combined fleet with shared costs would have been wiser for all nations.
The Shannon captured the Chesapeake flag in the 1812 war and its possible sale in London prompts longing to recover the trophy for the United States. The Chesapeake fought valiantly under Captain James Lawrence's famed injunction Dont give up the ship as odds outweighed her.
The Pittsburg Buffal o Coal Company president proposes a tax on mining employers to fund miner families hurt at work with state administration. The piece argues government levies for similar aims are weaker than this one and cites bank taxes protecting note holders and depositors, valuing human life over currency.
A quote notes that people would not accept bank notes or make deposits without a guarantee to protect their lives. It laments that thousands of men must risk their lives daily without any such guarantee.
Governor Hughes of New York presents a practical annual message urging reforms. He calls for Public Service Commission oversight of telegraph and telephone firms, stronger banking laws, direct primary nominations, and prison terms for convict racetrack gamblers. He supports treating trust companies like banks and enforcing normal banking reserves. The proposals, if enacted, would benefit the nation.
The text argues that biased public opinion plus active voting shapes governance, urging citizens in a democracy to vote to prevent despotism and to ensure better government. It emphasizes faith with works equals voting, and warns aloof criticism without participation.
A letter asks readers why the Boston newspaper The Post is titled as such and invites replies. A prize offers a free Boston to Newton round trip on B A trains, with optional walk back to Boston.
A Roebling New Jersey town boasts a stunning birth rate with 90 percent of residents visited by the stork in two years. Doctors note many storks linger, some fathers form a Gun Club to hunt them, while families count up to 16 new arrivals in single households.
A London letter notes the world wheat stock is at its lowest since 1898 with Australasia about 45 million bushels. It warns America should not count on automatic gains from others' poor harvests as Europe pivots to the United States and Argentina for food.
The 1907 Japanese memorandum to the American ambassador signals a basis for future talks on emigration restrictions. Japan hints at a final understanding with the United States but insists no arrangement should open wide the floodgates of Japanese immigration. The piece emphasizes racial “spheres of influence” and notes White nations’ leadership in immigration policy.
A sharp remark notes how a stenographer’s hair lightens as her thoughts sharpen. The quip casts wit on mental focus and appearance, implying intellect exceeds styling in the newsroom or courtroom. The crowd chuckles at the double entendre in this playful aside.
A letter to the editor commends D. W. Gallagher for The New Engineer poem published earlier, with the writer noting decades in journalism and a personal praise for Gallagher urging him to let his muse flow.
District Attorney Moran and his corps of assistants went to the State House yesterday and qualified. All of the assistants were immediately reappointed to serve with Moran, the latter reserving the right to demise them at his pleasure.
A Parisian woman tests dinner dishes at home, offers cooking improvements, and demonstrates new methods. The item then shifts to civic chatter in Brookline with Miss Charlotte Grosvenor’s upcoming Castle Square debut, local naturalization scrutiny, and a Boston court anecdote about citizenship refusals.
A fragment from Mildred Champagne discusses love and sentiment urging readers to judge by character over looks. It argues that rare men combine beauty with virtue and notes mothers hope their sons become great and good, not merely handsome. The piece critiques judging men by appearance.
A reader questions whether a fiancée should regard any rival as inferior to her future husband. The response argues infatuation fades, true love respects character, and lasting happiness comes from choosing a worthy partner rather than imagined perfection. It cautions against vanity and urges consent to patient, honest affection.
Three pencil drawings by J. M. W. Turner have been donated to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts by Dr. Denman W. Ross. The works, never painted and outlined in pencil, were gifted by Turner to John Ruskin, who added his own critique on the border. The pieces, about 10 by 15 inches, are in the museum's print room for public viewing.
On the first official day of Sheriff Fairbairn’s term in Middlesex County three new deputy sheriffs were sworn in James Herring of Cambridge Albert A Fillebrown of Ayer and Harry B Walker of Bedford Herring already served as jail deputy master while Walker was secretary to Deputy Sheriff Richards Fillebrown replaces Deputy Sheriff Sherwin who has been a court officer for months
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