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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
6
Boston newspaper item issued daily by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street. July 18 1907 number 12 volume 188.
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The Daily Post and Sunday Post announce mail subscriptions for U S and foreign addresses with monthly rates. Canada rates increase due to postal hikes. All money sent at sender’s risk, checks and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration. Editor E A Grozier.
Admiral Yamamoto, moving through the land with peace rhetoric, yesterday satisfied our president of the sincerity of Japan and America friendship. The attitude aligns with Ambassador Aoki and other Japanese authorities.
The Texas Attorney General pledges strict enforcement of the new anti trust law. It makes it a felony for any person to represent as agent or sell goods made by a trust or combine, with penalties of two to ten years in prison. Applies to all merchants selling trust made goods or employed by such concerns. It is an interesting experiment in trust busting.
The National Education Association meeting in Los Angeles votes to drop thru the and thoro and resumes standard spellings through though thorough. The move affects orthography reform debates influencing school reports from Boston and challenges reformers.
The piece warns against adoption of the unwritten law that justifies murder in revenge for wrongs to wives or daughters. It notes a Maryland case where a mother and brother used this plea to justify killing a deceiver, describing it as dangerous to civilization and urging higher respect for formal law through education.
The Congo Independent State under King Leopold is cited for autocratic rule and compulsory labor abuses. Proponents urge annexation by Belgium to curb atrocities and end the scandal noted by investigators.
The text denounces the King of the Belgians for profiting from private possession with flagrant disregard for human rights and life. It argues that transfer of sovereignty to the State could end this horror and place the region under a government answerable to global civilized opinion.
At The Hague the United States Great Britain France and Japan backed a proposal that war be preceded by a formal declaration. The plan passed committee by 31 to 2, with concerns over how it would be enforced and constitutional limits in the United States.
An editorial urges bringing the old yacht America into Old Home Week to bridge naval history from the Constitution to modern racing ships. It argues America's performance inspired shipbuilding and helped spawn Burgess vessels like the Puritan Mayflower Volunteer and related fishing and freight craft. It calls for restoring the vessel at Chelsea Bridge for public homage.
A humorous tale from Oyster Bay sees President Roosevelt join Edward Maloney to harvest hay as dark clouds threaten rain. Roosevelt exchanges barbs and pitches hay, nicknamed a baseball pitcher in a lighthearted moment that ends with the hay load reaching the barn just before the downpour.
A church row in Oyster Bay between Methodist and Episcopal members, touching the president's church, has trustees calling for Roosevelt to act as peacemaker. The dispute began between two young Methodist choir members.
Judge Harmon of Cincinnati warned the Kentucky Bar Association that federal officials should not override constitutional terms. He argued it would be better to have no Constitution than have its carefully chosen terms ignored.
The article notes Boston’s foreign trade rising with total imports this year at 124,432,955 and exports at 100,890,893, compared with 106,442,077 and 98,739,647 in the prior year respectively.
Nantucket July 12. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and his son in oilskins started for Tuckernuck Island after bluefish. Fog hung low with rain most of the day but the Senator did not mind until land began to disappear. The party then returned.
Major Lemair, who served 18 years in the Congo and resigned to face cruelty charges, says Congo soldiers are brigands raiding populations and assaulting women, burning villages.
A letter from J McLean describes crowds of women and children at Revere Beach seeking water. He urges more drinking places at Revere Beach Cambridge to ease the push and shortage.
The General Assembly authorized Governor Woodruff to appoint a nine member commission to investigate tuberculosis prevalence in Connecticut and to propose measures to prevent spread and to safeguard public health with new regulations.
A Boston area column notes Old Home Week events and local items. Highlights include a 1841 Boston Morning Post bill found, rail fare questions for Old Home Week, harbor fog affecting boat trips, a Boston poet's praise from Mayor Fitzgerald, and praise for Deputy Bancroft. Cambridge Library reception planned, Dorchester Day arrangements, and notable local moves.
The Boston Post seeks reader suggestions for naming the famous Newlyweds baby. The artist cannot decide on a fitting name and invites contributions from readers, with letters to the editor bearing the proposed names.
Madge and Dick end their engagement after a quarrel just before Madge sails to Europe with her aunt. Dick, proud and silent, questions trust as Madge longs for closeness. She hopes for letters to mend the rift, while Europe and Scotland offer little comfort.
Madge reads a hidden Liverpool letter from Dick that questions whether they can truly trust each other. He warns not to read it, confessing doubts about their future. Madge, torn between impulses and loyalty, tears the fragile note into shreds and tosses it overboard.
The National Educational Association board in Los Angeles votes to resume spelling words through though and thorough in standard style. The move restores traditional spellings in official usage.
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