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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post editorial rooms list contact numbers and warn subscribers that all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration if the Post is not obtained from a newsdealer. Readers are urged to notify by mail if delivery fails.
Governor Charles E. Hughes is to speak in Boston today as the guest of the New England Dry Goods Association. He will deliver an address before the influential organization and be received by Brown University alumni, marking a notable political and public life moment in his Empire State leadership.
Speculation swirls over the merger report by the special commission on commerce and industry. The document, due weeks ago, was extended to March 9 and prepared in manuscript before printing. The commission’s stance remains uncertain and the final decision rests with the Legislature.
The Post reveals faults in schoolhouse construction that may create deadly fire perils for Boston children. It urges immediate inspection to ensure exits and safety appliances meet needs and prevent a future tragedy like the Cleveland calamity.
The Holmes opinion overturns a civil service evasion device by ruling that a letter asking for a campaign contribution to a Texas Republican official counts as a personal solicitation. It holds the location of reading does not remove the acts from the statute, marking a decisive legal standard.
The piece notes possible war between China and Japan could calm tensions with the United States. It cites Japan’s protest over the steamer Tatsu seizure and China’s apology and promised reparations. Yet Japan’s naval mobilization hints at war, driven by the Rus sian war debt shaping pacific policy.
The Boston and Maine Railroad union workers including conductors trainmen and firemen accept a five percent reduction based on weekly earnings. The circular states the cut begins July first and is temporary with a fixed end date. Managers view the downturn as lasting through mid year.
The legislative committee on federal relations will hear a proposed resolution in favor of Postmaster General Meyer's parcels post plan Tomorrow forenoon. The measure asks Massachusetts representatives in Congress to push a bill carrying out the plan. The parcel post and postal savings bank are touted as practical, popular extensions supported in Congress.
The article protests the reduction of General Stoessel’s death sentence for Port Arthur surrender to ten years on grounds of ill health. It questions Russian naval failures versus Japan’s newer system and argues granting life is more reasonable, given his role.
A poem by a Detroit Free Press writer expresses a boy’s wish to be born a girl to enjoy social outings. He laments unequal footing, imagining access to balls, shows, cafes, and treats if he could wear a trailing dress and attract suitors, contrasted with current lack of funds and invitations.
A humorous letter from Max Mix propone s that hens be kept in a fully square environment to induce evolution toward square eggs. The piece mocks the scheme and urges quicker results, arguing four centuries of patience is impractical. It notes the absurdity and concludes with sharp skepticism about the plan.
A quirky letters page item from Danvers Massachusetts features a man in Boston proposing square eggs from hens in Edward Everett square to Newt and asking for 49 999 dollars of a 50 000 investment. The missive ponders egg shape durability and requests a sample dozen while riffing on political and social quips.
A conversation reveals Mrs. Smith Bleeker's forthright nature as she questions reactions to a baby photo. Mrs. Jones agrees, noting the boldness and directness in her responses during a casual exchange about the infant.
Isabel D Aumond publishes The Lewis Two Step while her prior hit Everybody s Pickin on Me gains sales. The Romanie arrival from Naples brings the purser s delight and land prices on the Charles River embankment rise as new parkway plans stir speculation. Sunday Art Museum draws foreigners especially Italians with orderly crowds admiring sculpture and painting. Mrs Nason at Pope s Hill receives aid, clothing, and a store offer from readers. Paris Street Gymnasium girls plan a late month minstrel show as Congressman O Connell s activity increases in Washington. Chinatown midnights erupt in a clash of six young men with three officers from Division 4 on Beacon Street. A pretty woman on Beacon Street inspires fashion notes. Michael Leverone plans to revive bucci among Italians in Boston. Jack Manning remains robust and fit from outdoor life. Warden Bridges recalls an Italian prisoner who learned to read and write while incarcerated. The Brookline Riding Academy fancy dress ride promises a premier season event.
A humorous dialect poem in which a bee woos a flower. The bee pressures the flower to share honey while the flower resists, then relents after a flirtatious kiss. The piece closes with a moral about guarding lips from a beguiling bee and the singer Moore’s warning.
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