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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
8
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, payment terms, and mailing details. It notes Canadian copy pricing, advance payments, and discontinuation upon expiration. Editor publisher E A Grozier leads the Post Publishing Co based in Boston.
The California governor says he will not interfere with the Jeffries Johnson slugging match in San Francisco. He cites local regulations as superior to state law, a stance the author calls puerile and weak, suggesting the country may view California unfavorably for this decision.
The Boston Stock Exchange governing committee bans members from taking speculative accounts from clerks in banking and insurance firms without employer consent. It argues the measure protects bank funds, safeguards banks from risky margins, and strengthens fiduciary integrity, though extending it to all bank officers would be a broader revolution.
The New York State Savings Bank Association adopted a resolution condemning the federal income tax as detrimental to depositors. The piece notes savings banks serve modest resources and would benefit from taxing wealth, not poverty, arguing bank leaders act for self interest rather than depositors.
Halley's comet passes with negligible effect on Earth as observers note few bright displays and no disruptions. The piece reflects on superstition, predicts no immediate danger, and wishes the comet a safe return in its three quarter century arc.
A long interval passes since a top-tier hotel was built in Boston as the city lags behind peers and awaits a new major lodging project. The piece notes how Boston trails other cities for significant hotel development.
The speaker praises local hostelries but argues for a modern hotel on the old Art Museum site. It will not be a skyscraper, respects height laws, seeks a 25 foot setback, and aims to be a credit to the town without hindering Park Square and new radiating streets. A forward looking urban vision is urged.
The piece condemns extending subway leases to the mid twentieth century as an imprudent move. It argues subways are vital to Boston’s transit network and must be secured at low rents, with the city controlling the terms to obtain more subways and better facilities in return. It stresses the issue requires business judgment, not mere legal wrangling.
A letter urges federal protection for the White Mountains arguing Congress has neglected eastern interests while funding western reserves. It warns the issue will loom in the November campaign and vows to replace noncompliant representatives. The piece contrasts eastern pleasuring forests with distant federal oversight. A second, unrelated note tells of a Pittsburg domestic dispute ending in reconciliation after a jealous incident.
The bill to raise Civil Service Commission salaries from 1260 to 2000 and the chairman’s pay from 2000 to 2500 moved to third reading in the Senate yesterday after opposition by Senators Doyle and Teeling.
John Seybert of Butler Pennsylvania kept a revolver by his pillow for burglars. In a night-time alarm a burglar’s hand appeared at the foot of the bed and Seybert shot it, unintentionally hitting two toes. He now wears a toe sling and has swapped the weapon for a watchdog.
A reader asks if the ostrich is a bird or animal and the reply details a comedic tour of its height about 19 hands, desert dwelling in Africa and Asia, cactus diet, very large egg, sun incubation, swift 10 mile dash, long neck and sore throat humor, two toes per foot, head in sand camouflage, and ostrich feather value up to $25 with a jokey aside about asking your wife.
A brief note appears to describe a business man linked to the Little Memoirs brand and a minor rivalry. It mentions Moss and potential taglines or trademarks connected to the name. Further readable details are limited in the fragment.
Ex president plans a homeward European journey with Berkshire era sites like Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire. Once royal property later storm center and ruin, Kenilworth links to Simon de Montfort, John of Gaunt, Elizabeth I and Cromwell, now a famed baronial ruin amid a noted English heritage trail.
A column reports on Boston area happenings including Red Cross car signs urged for safety, a Brookline anniversary reception for Mr and Mrs Hosea Starr Balleu, plans for Hebrew clubs across Boston and New York, and legal career milestones for Daniel T. O Connell. It also notes a new Boston Elevated car tour, a London automobile trial anecdote, Lasell Seminary swimming star Dorothy Dorr, Mrs Julia Ward Howe’s health, and a Daughter of the American Revolution tea planning for July Fourth.
A slow to wed Hal Haliburton hears a tale from a village teamster, pursues Lucy French, and delays marriage. Lucy later reveals she loved him, Dearing dies, and Hal becomes the father of Lucy's two children, unseen by her afterward.
Vandals cut and stole the school ivy, ending ivy day exercises for graduates this year after repeated plant thefts since planting.
Several naval brigade officers departed last night for the Charleston yard to take charge of torpedo boats Rodgers and Foote that are to be brought to Boston. Lieutenant-Commander Daniel M. Goodridge leads the Massachusetts Naval Brigade in this mission.
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