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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
6
Daily publication issued by Post Publishing Co from Boston Massachusetts notes date July 18 1907 with issue number and office address at 259 Washington St.
The Daily rate offers one year at $3.00 and six months at $1.50, eight months at 5 cents per month. The Sunday Post lists one year at $2.50, six months at $1.25, and three months at 65 cents.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery across the United States and territories for 25 cents per month, with the Sunday Post available for 25 cents monthly. Subscribers may change addresses as often as desired.
The Daily Post and Sunday Post announce revised subscription rates due to higher Dominion rates. Prices: Daily Post 1 month 50e 6 months 3 dollars year 6 dollars. Send payments in advance to Post Publishing Company Boston Massachusetts with checks or money orders.
With ten days left before the Old Home Week celebration, Boston lines up a clear programme of attractions. Churches open Sunday, then daily joys and special sensations follow, as the town decorates and prepares lavish welcomes for the jubilation.
The year ending June 30 saw 1,285,349 alien arrivals, a new record. The figure prompts questions about the American stock and future nation building, with a stance that these newcomers become part of the republic’s growing population.
The article reports Secretary Cortelyou abolishing sworn declarations for foreign visitors bringing bijou and gifts, replacing oaths with honor checks. Customs will still verify items but statements will not be accepted as sworn evidence. The change, described as simple and practical, is praised as long overdue.
New York’s law establishes strict spending schedules for candidates. Governors may spend 10000 dollars, other state offices 6000, Congress or presidential electors 4000, State Senator 2000, and lower house Representative 1000. Officials say the measure is liberal yet conservative and aims to nominate good men, though evasion is possible. its success will be tested by its operation.
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad begins electric suburban service to New Rochelle with plans to extend to Port Chester in two weeks and Stamford by September. In Boston the same company faces smoke opposition, but electrification is urged as the main cure, noting the cost to riders and communities and citing the New Haven line’s $4,000,000 spent to clean up in New York.
Debate over rail smoke in Boston grows as residents question the city’s obligation to endure the New Haven line’s lingering smoke just as New York benefits from reduced pollution. Citizens weigh fairness and burden sharing amid ongoing transportation tensions.
The New York World finds no Navy Department orders for a San Francisco to Manila Atlantic fleet move. While some officials and Japanese officials express tolerance, the plan faces questions of necessity and cost, with officials urged to reveal purposes if contemplated.
The governor fills the Suffolk probate post with David T. Montague, praised for professional merit and community service. He also appoints a five member special Commission on Commerce and Industry with Joseph B. Warner as chairman and members Adams Crocker Cohen and others to ensure capable work for the Legislature.
Sirius rises late in August and the dog days urge restraint in all, with Romans linking the period to three weeks before Canis Major. The piece advises philosophy, quiet living, abstinence, and avoidance of ambition, noting politics should be kept from this season of heat and unrest.
The column features social commentary on gender wage equality and a satirical take on the modern woman and working men, plus humorous notes about Savin Hill playground lore and a Boston shoe store sign. It blends playful fiction with current social themes and local quirks.
A round of short items from Boston area society pages. Lindsay Morison eyes Boston Theatre changes as he plans to manage there next season, while Admiral Yamamoto orders floral tributes from Tremont Street florist Mr. Galvin for Georgia’s heroes.
An editorial mocks Edward H. Harriman warning he may serve six months in jail for defying federal law. The piece notes the justice system’s outcome and taunts Harriman, mentioning Theodore’s past letter and promising a cool jail stay before an honorable discharge.
A young man seeks advice on proposing to his girlfriend after four years together. Myrtilla counsels clear, in her playful way, stressing honesty over formal vows. The note shifts into a whimsical tale of courtship with candy and a proposed $40,000 dowry hint, ending with an affectionate exchange in a forest scene.
Mayor Fitzgerald departed the city by midnight train for an Elks celebration in Philadelphia after a three hour City Hall visit. He will not consider the loan bill until Friday morning and says department salaries should not be increased without consultation. He has not heard of any impending resignations from the bath trustees and notes hospital trustee expenses are higher but expected to stay within appropriation.
In Berlin at the court of Saxe Coburg there is talk of a possible divorce between Grand Duke Cyril, eldest son of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, and his duchess who was previously divorced from Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse six years ago.
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth arrived from Yellowstone Park and planned to sail from San Francisco on the Siberia to Honolulu. They will travel by steamship and continue their Pacific tour to Hawaii.
Horace Morse notes in an Old South Meeting House address that Benjamin Franklin Samuel Adams Wendell Phillips and other notable figures were educated at Boston Latin School. He traces its history from Philemon Pormort to John Lovell and mentions Hancock Paine and Quincy Adams among its alumni.
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