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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1907
Page
6
The document lists subscription prices for daily issues and the Sunday Post. Daily rates show one year at 3.00 with other periods 6 months 1.50, 8 months 0.75, and 1 month 0.25. The Sunday Post offers one year 2.50, six months 1.25, and three months 0.65.
The Daily Fest will be mailed nationwide for 2ic per month and the Sunday Post for 25c per month. Readers may change addresses as often as desired.
Owing to higher postal charges to the Dominion of Canada the Daily Post prices are 50 cents per month eight dollars a year six dollars a year for the Daily Post and 9 cents per copy for the Sunday Post. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Boston Post Office. Payment in advance.
The Metropolitan Improvement Commission, created by legislative act, is expected to propose acceptable recommendations. Its members command community respect, reflecting harmony between city and state administrations. The duty is to examine and report on measures affecting the entire metropolitan district including highways fire service traffic control docks and terminals.
The Madison Square Garden speech signals that William J. Bryan views government regulation as the eventual safeguard if private railroad management fails, not immediate ownership. The era may lean toward state control only as a final recourse, with the hope current commercial systems can resolve issues earlier. The author notes no desire to make this an election issue.
The Porto Rican speaker urges protection for coffee and citizenship for inhabitants, arguing for market access and tariff relief. He contends a U S tariff on foreign coffee could help Porto Rico sell its 10 million pound annual crop, but critics call such a tariff economically preposterous and harmful to the broader U S market.
Advocates of protection resist subsidies for new possessions. Citizenship remains the priority. If Porto Ricans gain Washington representation equal to other territories, they may seek inclusion in the general system, highlighting the anomaly and perceived injustice.
The hearing on the Post petition for Boston metropolitan rates and service resumes tomorrow. Petitioners seek just terms with fair compensation, opposing watered stock and subsidies to political bosses. They urge open disclosure of how public contributions are used to prevent mismanagement of a public trust.
An international upper air study begins with kite experiments at Blue Hill Observatory and Mt. Weather. Observations across about 20 stations aim to improve weather forecasting by sampling higher altitude winds, temperatures, and humidity, using kites before shifting to balloons for records up to 15 miles high.
In a forthright reply editorial, All Sorts rebuts a reader’s charge that Bingville Bugle artist H Boylston Dummer misdrawn a woodchuck with an atypical tail. The exchange defends accuracy and mocks the critic while affirming tails are bushy and typical.
J Adams Brown formerly treasurer of the Washington Trust Company of Boston represents new interests in the New Netherlands Bank which opened at 41 W Thirty fourth street near Broadway. The bank takes over the responsibilities of the Thirty fourth street National Bank and operates under nearly the same management with Brown representing the new interests. It aims to attract uptown patrons.
St Louis July 22. Fairbanks cocktail evolved at McTeagues by Henry Hoffman. A glassful of cracked ice one third French vermouth two thirds dry gin two or three dashes of creme de Mayeux dash of orange bitters and a cherry with more ice.
Washington July 22 The naval committee of the last House of Representatives chaired by Mr. Foss will visit navy yards along the Atlantic coast for an inspection trip. They will travel aboard the despatch boat Dolphin.
The letter-writer notes a curious change in behavior on rainy days when the end-seat hog yields his prime seat. The reader explains that politeness and consideration replace possession as the crowd reshapes seating dynamics.
A playful 1910s exchange features Gertrude Smythe of Waltham offering to work as an assistant for Mr Newkirk Do, boasting charm, humor, and office tidying while he replies with witty reservations and asks for her photograph. The exchange blends flirtation with comic office banter and asks about employment terms and a photo.
Commodore Hannon of the South Boston Yacht Club recovers from rheumatism and readies for Old Home Week honors. Rev. William Grant begins a two week country rest trip before resuming duties. Jack Franklin sails on the Ivernia to foreign markets. William C. Norton attends his cousin May Norton’s Springfield wedding as best man. Brookline hello girls Rose McGaffigan Helen Casey and Nora Sheehan depart for two weeks at Hampton Beach. A well known figure in newspaper row avoids straw hats due to hay fever. Deputy Marshals Waters and Tomel depart for Oakland with a federal prisoner, determined to deliver him by hand car if needed. Sergeant David J. Barry returns to the Granite City night desk after years on the force. A crossing policeman cautions pedestrians after narrowly missing a trolley car. South Boston residents join the Old Scratch Club as maples shed burrs on streets. Elevated train riders complain about misdated signs, prompting a retrace to Battery station after leaving North Station.
A winter Florida scene turns comic as a hotel guest attempts mule riding with Bob Masters. The mule Hezekiah bolts toward a palmetto tree, tossing the rider high while Imogen watches. Bob rescues the narrator, who ends with scraped features and amused reflections on flirtatious misadventure.
The Boston Post invites readers to suggest a name for the famous Newlywed family's unnamed baby. The artist cannot decide on a suitable name, so the paper asks its audience to submit ideas, promising to publish reader letters with suggestions for the infant’s name.
An Anxious Post Reader muses that a river with a mouth resembles a delta and suggests naming it accordingly. He adds a light note on hoping for the individual to become President as his teeth improve.
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