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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
6
The Daily One and The Sunday Post list prices for six months and one year. Costs include Canada at 9c per copy. Subscriptions must be prepaid. post office notice liable for discontinuation at expiry. Editor and Publisher BE A Grozier.
June brings a lively commencement period as Lasell closes its year Andover Theological Seminary finishes its final ceremony in its old location Technology awards its largest class ever. The surge in higher education output is substantial and widely noted.
City legislators back a full million dollar loan for Chelsea rehabilitation. A commission of administration experts will oversee the project with funds and existing resources likely leaving little margin for unforeseen costs.
The piece argues the emergency currency law may not be used in a future crisis. Banks favored by their own clearing house certificates, which cost them nothing, over paying a 10 percent fee under the new law. It suggests lawmakers enacted the measure mainly for campaign leverage rather than practical efficacy.
The Finance Commission reports on rentals for Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, recommending a 12.4 percent increase, ten year leases, and no sidewalk privilege charges. The city would gain about 131 198 dollars annually, up from 1902 revenue by 17 069 dollars, a near fifty percent rise. The plan aims to deliver a four percent return on city assets.
Commissioners describe a fair valuation of city property focusing on rental income fair to both parties rather than purely the city as landlord profits. They emphasize rentals reflect just compensation in their assessment and approach.
The Chicago preparations for Roosevelt’s 1904 convention run include a near final plan to admit anti Taft Louisiana delegates with half a vote while excluding other anti Taft contenders. Supporters claim Hanna era tactics are echoed as 700 Taft votes on the first ballot are projected, shaping the contest.
The merger bill from the Senate faced heavy amendments in the House. Massachusetts should keep railroad authority under state control rather than ceding it to the railroads. Lawmakers must fortify weak spots to avoid peril and prevent a potential Democratic campaign issue. The House should amend to protect state authority and public interests and return the bill to the Senate.
Bonds valued at 125000 recovered by the Albany National Bank receiver. Mrs. Frank Lee surrendered the bonds after an intended marriage to William Montgomery, the bank's former cashier. She had invested 10000 from her husband’s life policy through Montgomery who used her funds to acquire Pittsburg Brewing Company bonds later found to be stolen and worthless.
Missionaries Rev. Thomas S. Cort Robert E. Dimond and Wilfred Porter arrived aboard the Aeon with a full-blooded Samoan girl they are taking to Salt Lake City Utah for schooling in the Mormon system.
Princess Mary Chantoon claims marriage to a Burmese hereditary prince and is held in Belem Prison in Mexico City on a blackmail charge. A young English man named Arminie Wodehouse Pearce accompanies her, described as well-presented and polite.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt will be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Georgianna Harding Farr and Fletcher Harper Sibley in West Orange New Jersey. The President's daughter arrived from Washington and traveled to the Jersey suburb yesterday.
In South Norwalk Connecticut on June 9 Mrs E M Ashe a Cranbury prominent resident faced death from whooping cough after kissing her ill niece The disease worsened her condition causing a rib fracture that penetrated her lung during a recent coughing spell The report notes she declared fearlessness about the illness despite near death.
Wallace E Cunningham of West Acton Massachusetts writes to the Post seeking a 15 or 16 year old city boy for a home on a small farm He promises schooling good care and kind friends to help a boy escape temptations and gain a better position in life Proceedings dated June 9 1908 and signed Wallace E Cunningham West Acton Mass.
A humorous column offers rules to beat the heat on a hot Tuesday. It lists practical tips such as avoiding red neckties, skipping hot drinks, not chasing streetcars, and wearing celluloid collars, while advising moving in the sun and cooling with open cars and air conditioned autos when affordable. The tone is light and advisory as it promises further tips by telephone or messenger if needed.
The phrase hints at a sports moment where a roller-top signals not end of work but the start of a ball game. The article suggests a playful contrast between routine labor and competitive play in a local context.
A light exchange in Newton Mass humorously tackles odd questions about making a spring overcoat for a codfish from two and a half yards of well water and whether a bung hole travels with a barrel. The reply wittily explains bung behavior and barrel contents without specifics.
The poem portrays a bustling seaside crowd with swimmers, musicians, and couples under moonlight. Recurrent lines describe repeat patterns of summer leisure and romance, ending with a signature from Mrs. Jennette H. Marshall of East Boston.
The piece notes Francis Hurtubis Jr a Boston lawyer spending summers at Beach Bluff with a fondness for autos. Georgie E Porter returning to Brookline after travels. Melvin O Adams leading a playful republic with a tiny navy. a curious horse and a man smoking hot tea on a hot day. Boston hotels busy with summer transients. State Officer John H Scott's amusing clock story. watering carts causing street-side disputes. John Daly a Dorchester Hibernian heading to Indianap lis for the national convention. a blind man enjoying a long black cigar. Albany notes a political primary reform measure.
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