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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1909
Page
6
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with yearly, half year, and monthly figures. It notes vacation mail service, change of address, and prepaid payment requirements, signed by B A Grozier Publisher.
The Chil dren's Floating Hospital is full to capacity in midsummer, limiting treatment for coming patients. It relies on philanthropic efforts and large endowments, with a call for a substantial gift from a wealthy donor. A larger steamer is proposed as a way to improve and expand the service.
A Saratoga citizen laments the decline of the village as a summer resort. He argues locals hurt the town by parsimony and lack of public spirit, while still profiting from guests. He contrasts old crowds at horse racing with current disdain for visitors, warning that other towns offer similar waters with more amusement.
The Insular Bureau gains prestige with Taft's order transferring Porto Rico under its control and is expected to oversee Tutuila Manua and Guam, potentially Hawaii. The piece argues for a centralized, policy driven approach after years of cabinet and White House interference, citing Britain's colonial office as a model.
A Vladivostok despatch reports Japanese bettors arriving to wager at Vladivostok amid a wave against track gambling led by Governor Hughes. Laws spreading from New York to Kentucky California and Louisiana curb breeding and racing, testing the claim that racing dies without betting as European centers resist alignment.
A distressed Spain faces a week of unrest centered in Barcelona with Moorish uprisings and labor troubles risk undermining Alfonso VII’s perceived modern monarchy. The nation seeks a prudent settlement to stabilize the royal dynasty and preserve its progressive image.
The statement affirms Don Alfonso's kingship as solid and satisfactory with no question of disturbance. It emphasizes his good reign and expected continuation as king.
The conference report outlines a downwards revision of the Dingley tariff driven by the Republican stance to honor pledges. Key cuts include iron ore 40 to 15 cents, pig iron 4 to 2.50, scrap iron 4 to 1, hides restored to the free list, and coal tax from 67 to 45 cents. The piece notes New England industry hopes a revival follows, and audiences weigh consumer benefit and broader merits as Congress considers the changes.
The United States Pension Commission notes 5047 Civil War era pensioners living outside U S, with 581 in Germany and 461 in Ireland among others in France Italy Denmark and Switzerland Australia Peru and more. The pensions provide comfort unlike many European pensioners who die in the poorhouse.
The piece notes that Irish landlordism is largely defeated with tenants becoming conditional owners of about half the land. It recounts Richard Walsh of Kilmurry Kerry defending his home against sheriff’s bailiffs and police during a writ of ejectment, amid landlord spite and police testimony praising Walsh.
Spanish exteriors fall from 98 to 440 in ten days in Paris. Rio Tintos drop 50 francs in the same period signaling a broad decline in European shares and commodity values.
A reader notes the synopsis hides no light on the serial and two narratives unfold. Stealthy Steve lies wounded in the airship after six bullets from Slipshod Sue, while the craft drifts at 50 miles per hour, facing dawn over Africa and a dramatic yet unresolved fate.
A door is opened to a traveling agent selling a compact multi tool for 25 cents. He boasts it combines a corkscrew can opener paper cutter bodkin nut pick and shoe buttoner. The woman replies she has no use for it preferring a 5 cent hairpin purchase.
A compact joke dialogue features Mrs. Nages prompting John to read a marriage article. Naggs replies with a quip that he already knows the answer, then delivers a punchline urging divorce as the route to happiness.
Banff in Banffshire blends grand Duff House and a famed park with golf but also a local legend. The tale tells how McPherson faced execution as a pardon rode in, and Banff’s clock has been 15 minutes fast since a clever sheriff sped the hour. Tomorrow will be shown a view in Glasgow.
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