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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
8
The Independent Democratic paper issued daily by Post Publishing presents its 12th number of volume 201 dated July 14 1910 from 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. The issue communicates its typical local political coverage and public notices in the era.
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The mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, is found guilty of conspiracy in an attempt to bribe city officials. The verdict marks an unprecedented in office mayoral conviction in the state and serves as a strong warning against corrupt politics.
The Post and other papers warned that air travel remains perilous after the Erbsloeh disaster at Leichlingen, Prussia. Five men died when a benzine tank exploded in the dirigible, underscoring risks of flight while optimism holds that progress will eventually conquer such dangers.
Officials in several towns are urged to withdraw moving pictures deemed harmful and to ensure only clean, non brutal content appears on screen. The piece argues for monopoly of wholesome cinema and criticizes allowing depictions of train robberies bullfights lynchings and violent prize fights that degrade public taste.
The New York New Haven Hartford lease of Commonwealth pier boosts Boston harbor plans and promises a $70 000 yearly gain for the state. Officials foresee a Grand Trunk terminal in Boston and a revival of the city’s commercial prestige with busy docks on both harbor sides.
The Boston Floating Hospital carries hundreds of sick babies from sweltering city streets to coastal air aboard its well equipped barge. Each voyage saves tiny lives and lifts weary mothers with hope as donations sustain this great charity.
The piece notes rising factional rivalry between Beverly and Oyster Bay in the Republican ranks. It cites Maginnis visits, Burgess Point chatter about McGregor, and Taft allies pressing for chieftainship. It warns ongoing infighting could shape party leadership beyond a mid summer contest.
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians who crossed into Canada are not considered United States tribal members eligible for share in tribal funds. The Interior Department affirmed this position, as stated by Acting Secretary Pierce.
Major John Talbot U S A retired civil war veteran and famed Indian fighter died at his home in Cheyenne Wyoming today at age 78. He was a noted frontiersman and one of the early pioneers in U S military campaigns. Talbot's death ends a long career marked by frontier exploits and service in the Indian wars.
Midday street scene satire from Boston by Marion Sherman threads a running joke on weather. The speaker dismisses petty questions about heat while noting wisdom and folly fuel the long standing quip about sweltering days and warmer spots.
Mrs Flossie O Grady told police court how her husband Terrence, a glass eater and human ostrich performer, lunching hourly on cracked glass, insisted on steak cooked crisp. The judge ruled Terrence the injured party and urged Flossie to file for divorce.
Photographs from the Passion Play of Oberammergau are published in a Boston Post series begun June 25. The first act features Jesus in the temple scene with traders, money changers, and priests, where he overturns the tables and condemns the marketplace in the name of a House of Prayer for all nations.
Folklore scene shows Jesus driving traders from the temple with a corded whip, crowds scattering as the doves flee and priests protest, part of a Passion Play daily schedule from June to July 1910 with named actors and dates for each tableau.
The Observant Citizen profiles Charles J. Capen a retired Boston Public Latin School educator at 87 who gardens on Riverplace Dedham raising four to seven inch strawberries. He hosts guests with berries offering gardens and roses. The piece also notes seaside tobacco customs at Revere and Nantasket, city transit, navy yard visitors, and praise for District Attorney Pelleter.
Wanted a second hand baker apply at F. F. Hill 505 Broadway 7 7. Water cart wanted for street use one horse second hand O 28 27 9. Wanted a girl about 15 years old to go home nights call at 10 Dow Street 7 6 lw.
A humorous exchange imagines fanning air away with a palm leaf while sipping gin fizz. Arlington notes air replacement prevents a vacuum, and Nick jokes it would take about 1000 years to exhaust surrounding air. The pair conclude heat and thirst persist until cooler weather.
A lighthearted note asks how old the stork is and if the modern bird is the same as the first arrival. Mabel from Brighton replies that it is the same stork, delivering parcels since the Garden of Eden. The piece jokes about misdelivered parcels and avoids sensational detail.
The estate of William J. Rolfe, Cambridge noted Shaksperian scholar, who died at Martha's Vineyard on July 10, is bequeathed to his three sons in equal shares per the will filed yesterday in East Cambridge Probate Court.
The Post announces the start of its Passion Play photography series with publication beginning Saturday, June 25, and outlines the publication schedule through the upcoming dates.
A reader recounts a brief railway encounter with a young woman in her early twenties whose striking black eyes drew his attention on July 3. He longs to know her identity and wonders if she will see his letter, asking Mildred Champagne for guidance on love and sentiment.
Robert faces a romantic crisis at a Berkshire summer colony as Sylvia’s cousin Willard presses for affection. Sylvia’s kiss and a coercive moment lead to a cruel choice and a moonlit walk. A wandering admirer’s song softens Robert’s anger, and he returns to Sylvia with renewed hope after recognizing her fidelity.
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