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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Post dated January 14 1909 from Post Publishing Co lists edition No 12 Vol 194 with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The notice lists subscription prices: Six months 1.50, three months 0.75, one month 0.25 for The Post. One year 2.50, six months 1.25, three months 0.65 for The Sunday Post. Canada per copy and payment instructions. Editor PF A Grozifer directs advance payments and notices for discontinuation.
An opinion piece condemns a Tennessee Senate vote on a four mile limit for liquor sales near schools. It argues the bill pursues total prohibition in disguise and calls for either full ban or true local option instead. It labels the measure insincere and likely troublesome.
President Roosevelt forms a reform commission to study navy reorganization. The group includes Paul Morton Justice Moody retired rear admirals and Commander Fulham as secretary. Evans Mahan Cowles align as opposing and supportive voices as Congress faces recommendations.
The Cuban Congress meets in Havana marking a new phase two and a half years after the original republic was overthrown. Proposals include legitimizing cockfights and launching a government lottery as trust in Latin institutions grows, while major administrative tests loom with full government organization due by month’s end.
The article notes shocks in southern Italy and widespread tremors from Seattle to Vancouver, with Mt. Baker in Washington emitting smoke after a quake that damaged Bellingham and Blaine. It questions isolated seismic theories and suggests a possible global solidarity of Earth's physical elements.
A five day educational tooth congress opens in Boston on January 18 with a pre-conference January 16 at the Boston City Club. Speakers include Rev Thomas I Gasson and President Eliot as the hygiene drive reports 96 percent of Massachusetts children have decayed teeth and urges schools and health boards to adopt the congress recommendations.
The piece rebuts a misprint claiming US coffee imports near a million pounds annually and argues a 5 cent duty would raise prices beyond the duty. It estimates a $50 million tariff shock, about 63 cents per person and $3.15 per family, questioning the policy as harmful to consumers and dependent territories.
An editorial laments the Tuesday meeting of the Common Council and the prior day’s Aldermen session, condemning the inability to organize and govern. It argues public sentiment favors ending the current city government structure and urges legislative action to abolish the system.
Washington January 13 The House committee on pensions agreed to grant Mrs Julia P Coghlan widow of the late Rear Admiral Coghlan a pension of fifty dollars a month The admiral was noted as a hero of Manila Bay and died recently in New York.
James Stanley of Lowell notes having almanacs from 1743 and 1775 and mentions Mr Edward Southwick of Salem and J N Lord of Waltham who also hold almanacs for 1743 1745. He offers to trade or acquire to expand the collection.
The article presents a belated synopsis stating readers may not start with the last chapter and notes a new practice for summarizing prior chapters in the ongoing serial. It emphasizes the unusual timing and maintains the period newspaper tone.
Archibald Smudge starts on the North station platform seeking the Bay State Limited. He boards an Atlantic Avenue train by mistake, ends at the South station after a frantic dash, only to learn the Bay State Limited left two days earlier. The tale ends with a vow to continue his tour.
An All Sorts correspondent signed Opticus relays Boston and Washington dispatches noting Gatun is better. The piece expresses relief at Gatun’s convalescence and downplays other headlines about the canal project and related criticisms.
A newspaper note predicts John D. Rockefeller will write a play and suggests casting him as lead. The piece jokes about oil industry figures and public figures, and offers collaboration for box office receipts or a cash retainer if he needs help.
The Observant Citizen reports theatrical manager A Sh Wilbur leaving New York on his first overseas trip, with Egypt as the objective and a European tour planned. The item also notes local readings and community events from Boston area society pages.
A 19 year old writes seeking advice after a young man who visited briefly stops calling. The expert replies that her lax boundaries likely prompted his withdrawal and urges her to address him calmly if he returns, otherwise forget him and learn from the experience.
The Rev. W W. W. Bustard begins his tenth year at Dudley Street Baptist Church and a new edifice may be planned soon. Eulogies and services noted for Mt Washington Unitarian Haverhill and Newtonville Congregational support for foreign missions. Upcoming religious meetings include Ruggles Street Brotherhood banquet and multiple quarterly conferences across Boston area churches.
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