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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1907
Page
6
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co lists the Boston edition with publication details at 259 Washington Street. Date June 10 1907. issue number 61 of volume 187.
The notice lists prices for various terms, including One year two dollars fifty, six months one dollar twenty five, three months sixty five cents, and a short line for monthly rates. It also shows a separate six month to eight month period with small cent amounts.
The Daily Post and Sunday Post announce subscription plans for U S addresses and Canada with monthly rates and changes allowed. Canada rates rise due to postal increases with monthly and annual options. Mail orders and payments are handled securely with checks drafts and money orders to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Editorial rooms and business office numbers listed for the Post. Subscriptions must be prepaid or will be discontinued without further notice. If the Post is unavailable from dealers, notify by mail at once. Editor and Publisher BE A GROZIDA.
The bill, having passed the House, now awaits Senate action amid broad debate and strong popular support. Proponents urge enactment without hesitation.
A special act for recounting the last mayoral election ballots in New York may pass this week. About 50,000 ballots on each side could be contested, delaying final results and possibly allowing New York to elect several more mayors before courts settle the dispute.
A Chicago hotel on General Kuroki’s recent visit reportedly paid lavish tips to bellboys chambermaids and waiters with totals of 235 dollars for bellboys 10 per person for chambermaids and 5 each for waiters. The report suggests plain Americans will avoid the hotel due to this display of magnificence.
Recalcitrant Republicans organize a League to oust Ross Brayton and back George Peabody Wetmore for Senate, oppose Colonel Samuel Colt, while favoring Colonel Goddard whose early poll lead and renomination bolster reformist aims in Rhode Island politics.
The Legislature’s House passed a bill to a third reading for an inheritance tax with an $10,000 exemption. Rates are one half percent on $10,001 to $50,000, one percent on $50,001 to $100,000, and two percent on amounts over $100,000. The measure, expected to move to the Senate, aims to raise more revenue than the recess committee proposal.
The measure is described as not oppressive in its rate of taxation and advocates urge its passage into law. Supporters argue the bill is balanced, fiscally sound, and essential for public needs.
The hearing at the State House debates whether the rail railroad law will be enforced against the New Haven and its indirect stock holdings in Boston & Maine. Officials warn that approving the merger could cede state authority to an alien corporation, raise transport costs, and weaken the Commonwealth. The Post cites inflation in New Haven stock and urges immediate action before the November Supreme Court decision.
The column notes that the Seeing Dorchester journey amused readers and sparked invitations by mail and phone for more trips. A brief series of such excursions will be organized, and all readers are invited to join.
A narrator using a megaphone humorously guides readers through Waltham noting landmarks like Prospect Hill and Waltham High School. He mentions an ancient ruin used as City Hall, a cotton mill with worker chatter, and odd town customs. The piece ends with a cue toward Cambridge.
A quip from OUOTH Billy Sphinx urges against delaying plans over a debt to a butcher. It suggests the debtor would rather spend the money on his family if the debt were paid, reflecting a satirical take on financial pressures during holidays.
Letter to the editor defends the Boston fire department after criticism of the Wolcott street blaze. William A. Bunton cites rapid response by Acting Chief Jordan and officers, noting alarms, parade detail, and cross-city aid helped control a threatening fire near Mt Bowdoin.
Captain Shedd Gore of the pirate ship Quin ine threatens bombardment of Hingham. The town mobilizes with coal and ice as Citizen Long leads a defiant stand in defense of virtue. Gore fires a cannon but is thwarted. a note warns of future All Sorts coverage. Also news of Mister Hart’s Europe trip, Johnnie Fitz’s Chicago visit, and local sport and humor items.
The American steamer Massachusetts captained by O Tilton of the Atlantic Transport line completed a nonstop 12115 mile voyage from St Thomas in the British West Indies to San Francisco. Her engines operated continuously throughout this record run aboard the sister ships Missouri and Mississippi, well known locally.
Employers seek skilled workers at the State Free Employment Office on Kneeland Street. Somerville High beats Dorchester High in football. Mayor Fitzgerald berths jokes with Aldermen Berwin on horse stunts. Naval Brigade drills at Savin Hill. Frank Cauley and Frank Foster tour with Uncle Tom's Cabin in Concord. Rain disrupts Harvard Square. Cambridge councilman jokes about extending elevated lines. Wellesley chatter on applauding crowds and a diamond ring anecdote. W. O. Taylor unveils a new hunting cabin launch bound for Buzzard’s Bay.
A narrator recalls a street blockade as a new father in law refuses coins to beggars, citing principle while his son in law argues charity. They pass a bakery window and discuss meals at a Coptic Club sugar camp and buckwheat cakes, the scene closing on a shared appetite.
An excerpt presents June as a perfect day when heaven tests the earth and life stirs in clods flowers and birds. It describes cowslips buttercups and a blossom world, with nature’s rhythm sung by a hidden, radiant life. The passage closes by noting the poem’s authorized permission.
A man remembers childhood hunger and offers a saltless brook trout meal to a hungry boy after a window cake sighting. He sends the boy to Lansing House for fried trout with no salt, promising a report the next morning.
Advertisement for Comea's Commercial School at 120 Boyision Street offering summer courses in business and shorthand studies with enrollment information and contact details.
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