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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1910
Page
8
Publication details indicate daily issue from Post Publishing Co Boston Massachusetts with office at 259 Washington Street identifying the July 27 1910 edition No 23 Vol 201 of the Boston Post.
The notice lists prices for subscriptions: One year ten dollars, six months, and smaller periods. It states rates for Canada at 9 cents per copy and notes second class mailing in Boston, MA. Readers are warned to send payments by check, draft, or money order to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY and to send no cash.
The Daily Post advertises mail subscription options for 25 cents a month and 1 cent per month for the Sunday Post. It notes address changes, telephone contacts for editorial and business offices, and that subscriptions must be paid in advance or will be discontinued. Editor B A Grozier is listed as publisher.
The piece notes General Miniot leading a 20 man expedition into the woods to overthrow Gomez, likely limited to a seasonal stir. It suggests the presidential forces will suppress it before Havana falls, urging Cubans to withhold aid to preserve the republic's autonomy.
A columnist argues against vandalism by train men in conflict with Grand Trunk managers, urging labor authorities to prevent outrages and police to curb mob action to protect travelers and shipping. The piece emphasizes that such acts are not the fault of the organization but must be suppressed to maintain public safety.
New York's weights and measures chief argues for legal authority to require selling bread and eggs by weight. He says this reform, driven by common sense and justice, will let customers pay for exactly what they get, encourage loaves sold by standard weight, and extend to all dry foods as trade customs yield to legislation.
Fiscal year ending June 30 admits 1 041 70 immigrants, up 289 784 from prior year. June alone records 137 092 inward movement signaling renewed influx. Commentary argues immigration driven by home country hardship and U S conditions, with assimilation improving and focus shifting to distribution rather than exclusion.
A cautious view on predictions of war with Japan. Practical factors outweigh speculative prophecies as Secretary Dickinson manages the intersecting tensions between defense and commerce.
The article argues that Japan and the United States both benefit from commercial progress and reciprocity. War would be calamitous for both, with Japan burdened by a massive war debt and the United States ready to defend its position. The piece stresses practicality over sentimentality and favors peaceful, industrious advancement.
Reports from the Nebraska Democratic convention show William Jennings Bryan losing the opening round to insert a county option plank and failing to secure free debate on resolutions. His defeat signals a diminished role for him as a potential 1912 presidential candidate and hints at a realignment within the party beyond Nebraska.
Intimation from Washington argues the scheme has not caught on yet but should be viewed as a quiet, absolutely secure saving method. It notes no dividends or boomed shares, just government incentives on deposits. The system is separate from local banks and should grow with the postal service, much like past express company stamps becoming relics.
In hot times Eastport, Passamaquoddy Bay, stands out with a mid summer quirky benchmark 58 degrees. The column notes Eastport consistently records cooler temperatures while other cities burn and coins it as a meteorological oddity tied to local lore.
Lynn July 26 Mayor Rich declared his bid for a third term on condition the current city charter stays in force. He has warned he would resign if the commission government is adopted in October and would not return while it remains. The move opens a campaign to retain the present charter.
Official photographs from the Oberammergau passion play arrive in Boston with ten year interval scenes. The images showcase characters and tableaux as seen by thousands of devout American visitors this summer. This is the 33rd installment in the series started by the Boston Post on June 25.
Schedule lists dates from June 26 to July 27 detailing the Passion Play at Oberammergau and features mentions actors Mary Magdalene Pontiff and others. The entry notes future actors from peasant children and previews a photograph titled Famous Crucifixion Monument at Oberammergau for tomorrow.
The text describes Oberammergau peasant children as pretty and outdoorsy, noting their simple lives and rosy complexions. It announces the Post series of Passion Play photographs starting Saturday, June 25, with the initial publication June 25 featuring the Christus of 1910 by Anton Lang.
A humorous Bucyrus note chronicles Cora Aiken weighing 214 pounds who vows to fast for two months to shrink. Police jail her for refusing food, while family and townsfolk debate liberty and restraint. Reader letters discuss seasickness and roller coasters for travel fun.
Courtesy often costs little but yields notable returns in effort invested. The saying highlights value in considerate behavior and the long term benefits of polite actions.
Washington reports Brigadier General James W. Reilly died of uremic poisoning in Atlantic City New Jersey at age 36 He had long served on the retired list and earlier commanded the Watertown arsenal for years rebuilding it into a leading post born August 2 1889 in Chambersburg Pa His career spanned arsenals from Atlantic to Pacific through 1892 and 1900 shaping the Watertown establishment into prominence.
The Boston era notes the State Employment Bureau's success in placing clerks and secretaries at salaries up to 5000 yearly. It praises Walter L. Sears and cites new bubble drinking fountains at L Street bath. It describes subway rain, waterfront bravery, navy-yard visitor surge, and storm incidents, plus church bells and civic groups.
A group of friends visited Mr Powers at 2 30 am to sample his wife's caramel custards. Powers told them to wait outside while he spoke to Mrs Powers. After 20 minutes a window opened and custards were hurled onto the sidewalk, sending the guests fleeing into the night.
Tangier July 26. Fred W. Carpenter arrives to assume the American minister to Morocco after relinquishing duties as private secretary to President Taft to succeed H. P. Dodge.
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