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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1910
Page
10
The issue from March 2, 1910 lists subscription rates for the Daily and Sunday Post, notes mailing information, and provides publishing office details. It identifies B. A. Grosier as editor and publisher and includes notice about advance payment and discontinuation rules.
The local opera company completes its first season with acclaimed, high quality performances. Critics say the public demands top-tier artists and higher priced seats, and commend Mr. Jordan, Mr. Russell, and others for introducing a noble art to Boston.
The Berkshire issue centers on whether New Haven should be allowed to own street railway lines or pursue them via holding companies. The argument weighs local service quality against preserving the policy against rail ownership by steam railroads, urging lawmakers to move with care to avoid weakening a hard won policy.
The notice highlights Delmonico’s New York increase of ten cents on meat orders, provoking humor and anger as higher costs bite patrons with average budgets. It notes a broader trend of weekly markups at moderate-priced Boston eateries, stressing that food price inflation hits workers, especially women, and recovery to normal levels will be difficult.
The upcoming census will mobilize about 60 000 enumerators to interview residents. Each inhabitant or family faces 32 questions, with more in farming areas. The nationwide inquisition aims to detail daily life and industry, providing a national historical record.
The club argues that census results depend on collective information rather than individual data. It notes population estimates can be close, but national resources require precise aggregation of many subjects for the census to be valuable.
The piece mocks fears that a Democratic House would block a 1912 presidency, arguing no precedent supports such panic. It notes past cycles where winning the House preceded presidential victories and urges Democrats to win the next House to push tariff reform and shift blame to the GOP Senate.
The Chamber of Commerce backs a smoke control bill for Greater Boston but questions if it fully abates the nuisance. Railroads signaled willingness to accept the measure, yet they may escape penalties. The proposed solution urges immediate railroad electrification as done in New York, with similar actions for public service firms.
The article explains a House bill on insular affairs to reform Porto Rico governance. It emphasizes ending men without a country, granting U S citizenship to residents over 21, and widening executive legislative separation to give more power to the people. A Brady essay on Jesus as repartee is noted from the Post.
The Boston Post pieces humorously mock dietary imports from Africa, noting hippos and zebras as food while lampooning high meat prices and taxi charges after a Supreme Court ruling. A imagined exchange with the Sphinx about Theodore Roosevelt jokes about the 1912 presidential race.
A witty quote about efficiency and mail courtesy contrasts a business man with his stenographer and wife. The remark suggests impatience over letter delivery and hints at workplace humor. The speaker implies firing the stenographer if mail timing differs from his own.
A first person lament explains a fatal struggle arising from a confrontation while shoveling snow. The speaker recalls being cold and pressed by a friend as he describes the violent outcome and questions his actions.
The article notes a modern Egyptian army shaped by British training and Sudanese recruitment. It highlights black volunteers from Nile tribes as war backbone, contrasts discipline of fellahs with wartime vigor, and warns of fragile balance in Moslem rank with Christian officers needing careful management. A Nile Barrage photo is promised in Sundays Post.
The Dudley Street Baptist Church mourns the illness of former pastor Rev W W Bustard in Cleveland. Easter events unfold across Boston including services at Bowdoin Square Tabernacle and Italian Sunday school concert at Baptist Bethel. Farewell sermon for Rev Alfred E Lindberg as he moves to San Francisco. Various speakers visit Good Cheer House and Easter program at the Boston Y M C A Tremont Temple. Fenway Church readies centenary events for Rev James Freeman Clarke with special music and activities.
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