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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1910
Page
8
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions along with mailing and payment instructions. It lists offices on Washington Street and provides contact numbers for editorial, sports, and business desks.
The text calls for stronger laws in Massachusetts to stop fraud and robbery in betting operations. It argues that if prohibition is needed the law should address it now, noting that while shooting craps is forbidden the fleecing of investors in larger crooked ventures should be shut down immediately.
The National Civic Federation, founded in 1901 with an industrial conciliation department, is criticized as a useless body for not addressing its most serious labor conflict. The piece questions the value of its ethical discussions when it neglects real public service in Philadelphia.
The Hill whispers about President Treadway of the Senate opposing Speaker Walker's direct nominations bill. Supporters argue towns gain balanced influence in votes and conventions, while critics fear disruption of current power balances in districts and elections.
The speaker argues for peace and reciprocal trade with Canada, China, and the East, warning that war harms working people and that New England cotton and woolen mills rely on access to far eastern markets. Mutual relations with northern neighbors should not be obstructed.
The Boston auto show draws large crowds proving the power car is here to stay. The piece notes growing practicality, health benefits, and broad access with more medium and low priced cars, signaling widespread adoption beyond affluent buyers.
The Mechanics' building exhibit is praised as the finest yet made in America. Boston expresses appreciation for the compliment and assures manufacturers that the city, a great automobile center, deserves the high regard.
Attendance at the legislative hearing on the Bayley bill for a tunnel linking the North and South railroad stations shows strong business support with no opposition. Debates focus on ownership and cost sharing, while advocates say the tunnel would enhance transit and protect public rights, though it remains not immediately certain.
The column titled All Sorts by Newton Newkirk presents a playful phrases and quips with The Sphinx Says style. It features Newton Newkirk offering witty observations and wordplay on everyday luck and outcomes.
A reader letter critiques English and local periodical quips about exaggerated advertisements and misprinted notices. The piece cites John Bull’s biscuits as examples of linguistic play and includes quoted samples and a humorous letter from Boston about a wayward son.
The passing of Thomas C. Platt marks the loss of a dominant party power broker who steered the Republican stance on the gold standard at St. Louis in 1896 and influenced New York governors from 1888 to Hughes. In later years he faded to a brief Senate presence, rising only to report from the printing committee before returning home. His long career left a lasting imprint on national politics.
A Boston 1915 circular notes July 4 injuries and deaths, urging restraint in fireworks. It argues noise can be maintained for holiday enjoyment without the harm of explosions and sets out a gradual path for reformers to reduce injury while keeping celebration alive.
Ernest Hutcheson discusses Strauss Electra highlighting the Piano score orchestral coloring and interpretation. He notes the drama’s sensibilities and the strong neo classic musical lines shaping the work.
A snapshot portrays Key West as a scenic city with broad orderly streets shaded by tropical flora. It highlights cigar manufacturing employing about 1000 workers, fruit crops, sponge diving, turtle trade, and Fort Taylor guarding the harbor with two lighthouses. a Florida Keys railway picture appears in Wednesday's Post.
A narrator recalls disciplining Bill with a mother’s slipper massage to force a promise of a nobler life, describing the act as a reflex in a face-down kneeling position and the discipline that follows.
A proverb notes that propositions wider than a yard may not be all wool, suggesting caution in taking broad claims at face value. The saying implies skepticism toward oversized promises and the value of scrutiny.
Observant Citizen notes crowds swarm around foreign steamship offices in Boston and New York with many organized visits to Oberammergau. A Blue Hill reservation fox hunting habit by officials’ hounds is described, plus social scenes on trains and streets.
A mixed passage blends Walt Mason verse on discontent with a dramatic scene of two lovers facing ruin. Shirley asks David to join her into storms abroad, risking their farm and future. He refuses a return to the past, choosing a life that honors his old home and manly ideals.
Shirley heads toward dark clouds gathering over farm lands as a storm looms. She hesitates near David Auburn’s home then strides forward to meet him at the door, laughing gently as he calls her by name.
In a tense scene on the Westmere homestead, Shirley contemplates leaving to join a distant life. David pleads, revealing a dream of shared daily tasks and closeness by the fire as a storm rages outside. Shirley resists, affirming her departure tomorrow.
The Boston Post exposed a trimmed fake faro gang and named participants with Johnny Mahoney of The Post credited for leading the fare gang coverage. The paper led rivals by about a day with its investigative tales tying city hall figures to the scheme.
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