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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1910
Page
10
The Boston daily edition issued by Post Publishing Co presents local notes and brief items from July 15 1910. It lists address at 259 Washington Street and identifies issue number 13 of volume 201.
Subscriptions rates listed: 3 months 75 cents 1 month 25 cents. The Saturday Post offers one year 2.50 six months 3.25. Canada postage 9 cents per copy. Entries indicate Class Matter at Boston Post Office. All money at sender risk. Do not cash. Checks to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address for 25c per month and a Sunday Post option at a higher rate. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice unless renewed. Contact details and editor the publisher are listed for subscription changes and notices.
Senator Lodge argues for tariffs as essential to protect wage levels and living standards for American workers. He claims removing duties would collapse certain industries and lower wages nationwide, while questioning how prices would stay high without tariffs. He notes his past statements that tariffs have no effect on prices.
The piece ridicules New York tradesmen defending ongoing scams labeled as trade customs. It questions why such practices consistently favor sellers, giving buyers less than entitled and less than expected. It laments that a trade custom benefiting buyers would be welcome but is never observed.
A fire at a city rubbish dump sparked an explosion at a Everett fireworks storehouse and is linked to the 1908 Chelsea blaze. The piece condemns dumps as health and safety hazards and urges modern disposal methods beyond careless burning.
A harsh claim that declaring a city unable to fund cleanup or safe upgrades exposes a failure of will and competence. The remark frames opposition to replacing the dump as a sign of systemic incapacity and public shame.
Premier Hazen telegraphs support as Campbellton, N. B., seeks help. Mayor Fitzgerald calls a noon mass meeting at City Hall Aldermanic Chamber to plan relief and rally generous financial aid from Boston and its citizens.
The Lawrence situation mirrors a moral and legal bind as Mayor White faces a misdemeanor conviction. Citizens and officials urge resignation to restore city reputation, while law and charter differ on removal, awaiting a legal path to end the unresolved municipal governance anomaly.
A Massachusetts gathering at Soldiers Field in September aims to showcase aviation progress with scientific observers in attendance. The event will judge aircraft performance and practical transport potential, contrasting with Rheims exhibitions. Walter Wellman’s transatlantic airship plan is noted as unrelated. The public seeks better land transportation through aviation advances.
The Italian government refuses conditions reversing its policy, causing a deadlock over Porter Charlton. Reports say Charlton makes no denial of murdering his wife. The case tests whether he will be tried in Italy or not at all, implicating U S dignity and questions of jurisdiction and future extraditions of Italian murderers.
A dusty wayfarer laments hunger at a kitchen window. A woman in a red sun bonnet snaps back that the solution is not from here. A bulldog is observed during the exchange.
A playful dialogue between a young husband and wife shows progress in cooking class. The wife reports learning to make cunning little turtles from raisins and cloves, while the husband expresses encouragement.
Newton Newkirk is humorously offered the title Gaekwar of Bunk's Island in Portland Maine. The prank letter outlines a 15 acre island, seasonal dress, and salary in clam shells, inviting Newkirk to reside and board summer guests. He replies with playful questions about ownership, access, and modern amenities, teasing the imaginary throne with requests for a fully equipped castle.
A tall man bursts into a soda shop and asks for ten cents of acid. A crowd panics while the clerk stays quiet. He explains he will test wedding gifts tonight, sparking claims he is the meanest man in town.
A questioning inquiry probes the man with a large diamond tie clasp who asserts wealth from self made means. When pressed about past earnings of a dollar fifteen per day, he responds he is happier now, prompting doubt about the millionaire claim.
Edyth and Mayme discuss a soap opera rumor about Fred choosing love over wealth. Fred fears disinheritance if he marries, while Mayme suspects the threat is a bluff to imply money behind the match. The exchange shows tensions between love and parental control in a domestic melodrama.
A Chicago News poem recalls a hillside vow carved on a beech tree where two lovers stood and kissed amid blue skies and singing whippoorwills. It evokes memory of a shared moment, the forest quiet, and the imagined future with children and shared laughter.
The Boston Post begins a series of official photographs from the Oberammergau Passion Play of 1910. The images depict Mary Magdalene anointing Jesus, with John, Simon, Peter, and Judas shown in key positions. The official version includes dialogue about the perfume, the oil of spikenard, and Judas criticizing the expenditure.
The Marginal tale shows Mary Magdalene anointing Jesus, prompting debate among the disciples about expense versus devotion. The Post’s Passion Play photo series continues with scheduled scenes from June 25 to July 15, culminating in The Judas Kiss tomorrow.
The Observant Citizen notes a life size oil portrait by Ipsen for Dr. John Tetlow retiring as master of Girls' Latin School to be placed on the library wall when school reopens in September. Also covered are church tower dedication at Mission Church Roxbury with 12 bells blessed before about 10 000, and local civic and sports anecdotes including a Boston market watchman fathering twins and a Red Sox game ball retrieval by a boy with police pursuit.
A Brookline resident recalls a servant’s death and wage deduction after a funeral. Secretary James A. McKibben plans five weeks in Europe to study dock systems in major ports. The Charles River Basin gains as a yacht mooring, and Revere’s white gypsy moths annoy commuters. Fireheadquarters’ James P. Maloney aims for a New York bats trip. McKinley Square’s demolition and a tilted street sign signal urban change and a chaotic vibe.
Uncle Walt recalls mottoes in his youth and contrasts them with later grim warnings about health and hygiene. He notes modern slogans urging boiled water, fly swatting, fumigate teeth, and warnings about raisins and germs, credited to Walt Mason in 1910.
The Board of Military Examiners report, filed yesterday by Brigadier General Embury P. Clark, confirms naval and army promotions. Naval: Daniel M. Goodridge to captain, John T. Nelson and Thomas R. Armstrong to lieutenant-commanders, Theodore H. Hermanson and Fuller J. Getchell to ensigns. Army: Franklin J. Taylor to major, Joseph T. McWeeney to captain and battalion adjutants, Sydney H. Cliffe, Julian J. Chamberlain, Ernest C. Goding, and Maurice W. Parker promoted within various infantry units.
Newport Vermont July 14 Governor Prouty said he will use any legal means to prevent exhibition of moving pictures of the Jeffries Johnson fight in the state He is investigating his authority and declared that he will prohibit their showing if empowered to do so
Old rose shades dominate the season with supple poplins and serges for tailored suits. Street wear favors striped linen frocks and Persian cloth belts with patent buckles. The theatre welcomes low neck dresses, short skirts, square embroidered veils, and white Japanese wash silks for travel blouses. Velvet trims, marabout feathers, beaded accents, and the growing popularity of the small hat shape define the look alongside rattan steamer trunks.
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