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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post issue details subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, rates for various terms, and payment instructions. It lists the editor and publisher Be A Grozier and notes advance payment requirements and discontinuation on expiration.
The Chicago packing combine raises beef pork and lamb prices with hint of further hikes. Retail dealers align their charges leaving consumers with limited options. The piece urges shoppers to cut consumption while trusting personal remedies against elevated trust prices.
Tennessee Republican delegates to Chicago endured a rowdy convention with fists pistols and hatchets. A final resolution endorsed Taft Hughes Cannon Fairbanks and Foraker amid clashes and strong rhetoric.
The article notes President Roosevelt endorsing immediate action to establish a nationwide postal savings bank system. He argues these banks are imperatively needed for wage earners and people with small means and would supplement the financial system nationwide beyond New England’s state savings banks.
At Providence the Republican convention focused on ousting General Charles R. Brayton, but failed to remove him as the party’s leader. The episode highlights Brayton as the central issue in Rhode Island Republicanism amid recent losses and rising opposition.
A column laments the killing of Durham White Stevens in San Francisco by a young Corean, calling it a political murder by a fanatic from a political society. It notes far reaching assassins crossing oceans, mentions Chinatown clashes in Boston, and cites anarchist, Paterson, and Mafia activity as foreign influences in American cities. It concludes these exotic crimes will not take root in U.S. soil.
Congress considers a new immigration station at the port, a measure deemed important for Representatives from Boston. One point in the proposal has already been decided, signaling progress in shaping the facility.
Ex-Congressman Conry urges Jeffries Point in East Boston as the preferred mainland site for a long hoped public pleasure ground. The bill favors a mainland location and foresees merging personal preferences into a general plan to benefit Boston, with Congressmen urged to pursue the measure.
The piece argues Governor Curtis Guild Jr guided Massachusetts to demand tariff revision to aid local industries and labor. It notes President Roosevelt’s call to prepare for tariff revision, with Congress to gather full material this session to act promptly. It sees GOP support as a step toward correcting tariff evils affecting the nation.
Washington notes describe Senator Lodge pushing his currency bill amendment to include Philippine Islands bonds and Manila city bonds as acceptable security. The piece also notes navy yard funding, Sulzer filibuster activity, O'Connell managing opposition, and visits by Keene and Peterboro high school girls hosted by Senator Gallinger. It mentions Roosevelt sending a State Department funding recommendation to reimburse those who aided in the Ellen M. Stone ransom.
King Edward’s visit plans were foiled by a storm. Whitelaw Reid the American ambassador to Great Britain and other dignitaries attended Basque fetes in France. The king, staying at Biarritz, could not travel to the event due to the rough weather.
In a letter to the editor Charles E. Allen of Boston complains about street dust and foul air from marching winds. He urges the mayor to deploy watering carts during dust and offal collection to ease breathing and improve outdoor living conditions.
The piece mocks hurried meals of busy Americans and extols chewing as key to health. It contrasts quick lunches and lavish snacks with the blessing of mindful chewing, urging readers to choose wisely and chew thoroughly before swallowing.
Fragmentary line shows a clipped expression about men in a rut with unclear context. The readable portion hints at a social or literary note but lacks full details or attributions for a complete summary.
A humorous letter to Newburyport readers contemplates what happens when Napoleon Newlywed opens his mouth. The correspondent notes the dramatic facial change, suggesting the face disappears into the background except for a solitary yearning tooth and joking about its location near the back of his neck.
A humorous verse from Brighton about tailored clothes and spring markets. It parodies market bulls and bears with lines on a lambkin on the green and the ticker ticking all day. The piece closes with stock bargains on the street.
Mildred Champagne counsels Pedro to handle unwanted attention from office girls without quitting his job or confessing disinterest to his beloved. She advises subtlely showing his affection to his sweetheart and avoiding public complaints to preserve trust and avoid pity.
The Observant Citizen notes the Bijou Theatre marks its 14th anniversary as a vaudeville venue under B. Keith with a large audience for the Bijou Dream event on Thursday afternoon April 2. Highlights include Ethel Barrymore and a benefit performance for the Children's Aid Society at the Colonial Theatre.
The League of the Sacred Heart retreat will start Sunday evening at St. Joseph's Church West End and run to Friday April 3. At St Francis de Sales Charlestown a retreat begins Sunday April 6 for one week led by Fr William J Ennis. Boston College hosts the Catholic Alumni Sodality retreat with sermons by Fr Francis X Brady of Baltimore starting next Sunday.
In first two weeks of June Emmanuel Church hosts a school on Habit Suggestion Prayer and related themes led by Drs Worcester and McComb. Boston University reports a net rise of 330 in membership across charges with most congregations growing. St Asmes Guild partners with Church of the Advent to open a rescue room at Frances Willard House as a long term mission project. The Women's Home Missionary Society of New England meets April 1 at Tremont Street Methodist with a question box and guest speaker Alice M Guersney addressing Which Way.
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