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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post daily edition from Post Publishing Co lists issue information for July 8 1907. It notes publication at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and marks volume 188 number 7.
Listing subscription prices for Watt T One fore and The Sunday Post. Rates include six months 1.24 dollars, three months 65 cents, one year 2.50 dollars, with monthly prices 25 cents and quarterly 75 cents.
Public notice details subscription options for The Daily Post and Sunday Post including domestic and Canadian rates. Legal payment instructions warn subscriptions must be prepaid and will lapse at expiration. editor and publisher E A Grozier signs off.
The article extols Boston as a summer retreat with easy access to woods hills and sea beaches via a five cent fare for residents. It highlights how city workers can vacation nearby and enjoy leisure days by the coast.
Mars blazes in our skies each evening as a celestial decoration. Percival Lowell may interpret the message while Nikola Tesla hints at a wireless telegraph across space, a boast some deem possible soon.
In Chicago Judge Landis court John D. Rockefeller answered questions with little value but the event itself mattered. He submitted calmly, unlike his associate H H Rogers who showed stubbornness in a prior examination.
The article notes three middle aged men died of heart disease on golf links across the country within weeks of each other. It argues golf, once seen as mild fitness, carries hidden risks and could be added to debates on dangerous sports.
Wheat in Kansas fields has created labor shortages as harvesters are scarce. Cities curb business hours to free clerks for field work while railroads cut service to aid farmers. The surge in grain production suggests a very prosperous year and extended nationwide economic gains.
The withdrawal of General Charles R. Brayton from the Rhode Island Republican State committee marks a Democratic victory for Governor James H. Higgins. Brayton, a long time king lobbyist, resisted leaving State House space, and Higgins publicly labeled him a public nuisance and moral pest as revolts inside the party began after Brayton failed to secure Colonel Colt for U.S. Senator.
The passage notes Colonel Colt withdrawing from the contest and Brayton stepping out. It heralds hope for clean politics in Rhode Island and credits Democratic Governor Higgins for forcing the crisis that spurred reform efforts.
Rear Admiral Evans rejects the idea that Pacific fleet plans are aimed at intimidation of Japan. The piece notes Japan's mixed views and U S concerns about secrecy, urging restraint and stressing peace over war while citing Brassey and British views on naval power.
Thousands visited Marine Park and Castle Island in South Boston for fresh air with 15,000 listening to the Municipal Band concert. A 10 year old Brookline boy, James Carmandy, was revived after fainting near the front tier and hospitalized at Carney Hospital.
A Chicago corporate foreman fires a trusted clerk after 15 years, prompting a comic trial of motives. The boss defends the man as a model worker while condemning the clash of dress and power, arguing clothes reflect character. The piece riffs on fashion as a social indicator and the dignity of properly dressed staff.
The Mayo Men of Boston met at 18 Kneeland street for their regular monthly gathering. New candidates were initiated and an ensuing entertainment benefited a sick member. Attendees included visitors from the Central Council of Irish County Clubs and Mayo clubs from Lowell, Lynn, and Haverhill.
The column riffs on the idea that the best advice winds up begging for attention. It notes how even wise counsel can be ignored or misused by those who hear it. The piece uses a playful tone to question who truly benefits from guidance.
On Wednesday evening next D H G C R James D Grant of the Hyde Park Board of Selectmen will pay an official visit to the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters in Americas Court.
One of the steam mills of E. H. Car roll and Son runs on the Rogers lot during the week causing local activity. A separate verse laments money cannot prevent all things and mentions a marshal named Frink delivering a lemon invitation to John with a comic tone.
Miss Laundrigan known in Boston area marries Patrick McHale a Roxbury native now wine merchant in New York. Ceremony at Holy Cross Cathedral rectory performed by Rev Father McCormick. Couple to honeymoon in Europe after short Boston visit.
Catholic churches in the Boston archdiocese will take up a collection for Pope Pius X next Sunday. Rev. Thomas J. MacCormack chancellor announced the circular by direction of the archbishop, read at several masses yesterday.
A digest of recent community notes includes: David McCarthy in Brookline welcomes a baby girl born on Mrs. McCarthy’s 24th birthday. Jamaica Plain prepares for Old Home week with parade and speeches. Knights of Columbus dinner planned in Milton. St. Marys Infant Asylum reports roof garden care for 75 children, $750 in board paid. Revere Beach debate over extending hours flags safety concerns and a new grandfather in Beacon Hill. Wakefield installs new telephone service for subscribers. a Brighton mishap features a man and a makeshift bed after wheel contact with tracks. Cambridge Holy Ghost Hospital lawn party set. Lincoln Grammar School baths see high participation. St Vincent’s orator Rev William Grant noted for Character address and influence. Derry Chester rail conductors rest on trips. Crescent Beach diners entertain seven guests then debate on meal-punching. Winthrop parrots spark late-night cries. Swampscott visit with Colonel Harris angling tales and prize-winning fish. Boston area horse show results highlight Walter Vixen’s four ribbons across classes.
Newport Rhode Island July 7 Joint drill in coast defence and offence between the Rhode Island National Guard First and Second Regiments and regular units of the U S Army began with mobilization. The Fifty second Company from Fort Rodman New Bedford joined as regiments moved to Fort Grebel and Adams for day and night attacks mining searchlight and boat drills across land and sea.
Yesterday morning at 7 30 the Young Ladies Sodality of St Marys Church North End received holy communion in a body. Next Sunday at 7 30 the Married Mens Sodality will receive communion in a body. At 9 oclock next Sunday mass will be offered for living and dead members of Division 20 Ancient Order of Hibernians Charlestown.
The King's son and his bride, a daughter of the people, face royal wrath as they are imprisoned beneath the northeast tower. Daily messages press the couple to abandon each other, while the queenly bride endures and the king's hunger tactics intensify. A final, stark note hints at a dangerous escape via a trap door and a stream to the sea.
In a royal tale a jailed young man endures prison and heartache as his beloved girl abandons him. The King derides the lover, curses him, and in a vision the martyr’s face haunts the ruler. The king dies in sorrow, and a new reign begins as the crowd proclaims long live the king.
A young woman writes of dating two men, choosing one over the other then regretting the split. An elder advises keeping a reserve suitor but warns a string of admirers may break apart, leaving her alone. The tone reflects a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper advisory stance.
A reader asks about politeness at a friend's home during supper. The essay suggests praising the cooking, even if insincere, to please the prospective mother-in-law. When leaving, thank the mother for the charming evening and note the son will have difficulty finding a wife who can bake such pies.
The Boston Lodge of Elks plans a 5 p m Sunday departure from Hayward Place for Philadelphia Grand Lodge reunion. With the 30 piece Salem Cadet Band, they will ride the 6 20 train from South Station for a 300 member party plus 100 ladies. James H Walsh chairs the committee as the Boston delegation dons pilgrim outfits during the parade in Philadelphia.
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