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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post dated May 5 1908 from Post Publishing Co lists edition details and office address at 249 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. This record notes the daily publication and issue number 30 within volume 191.
The notice lists subscription prices including Daily one year six months and three months, The Sunday Post one year six months and three months with Canada copy rate. It notes second class matter status in Boston Mass and advance payment requirement. It also provides contact details for editorial and business offices and states subscriptions will be discontinued at expiration if not paid.
The reappearance of Governor Guild after two months as an invalid follows acute illness after the Taft banquet in March. His convalescence has caused alarm, and the public wishes him a speedy restoration to full strength.
The Board of Aldermen confirmed a long list of mayoral appointees with practical unanimity, praising the mayor's judgment and the nominees' capacity. Democratic support across party lines is noted as generous and devoid of partisan clash.
The House narrowly rejected a third reading on a bill diverting a larger share of liquor license fees to the State treasury. The editorial argues the measure is a raid on municipal funds, not temperance savvy, and targets Boston which already bears heavy state costs.
The House advanced both bills raising salaries for the Supreme and Superior Court justices to engrossment. The Superior Court bill passed 104 to 71, while the Supreme Judicial Court measure moved by voice vote without a recorded division. The cross party support signals broad approval and the Senate may follow House precedent.
The May schedules show all Boston and Albany trains on time on the Newton circuit and through runs. A bronze memorial tablet at the South Terminal may honor this improvement. The New York Central's effort to meet timetable goals has grown over two months, yielding better on time arrivals and fair West connections.
The statement asserts that trains must be kept on schedule now and in the future, emphasizing continued punctuality as a required standard for operation. It underscores the commitment to running trains on time going forward.
The youngest state Oklahoma urges Congress to call a constitutional convention to amend the Constitution and allow popular vote for United States Senators. Oklahoma joins 26 states in filing the demand, asserting two thirds of the people favor such a convention.
A missive from Isabelle in Boston recounts a chaotic home visit by a new girl chosen by Ma. Clocks stop, Pa hides in an ash box, gun and musket fire erupt, and neighbors joke about a still alarm as Ma searches for another candidate.
The article defends raising legislative pay from 750 to a thousand dollars per session, arguing the current rate discourages public service mainly from those with independent means and that higher pay does not invite graft. It asserts honest legislators exist regardless of salary and rejects the idea that pay raises keep officials honest.
A compact, cautionary note about stock speculation warns that many men who gamble in stocks lose their footing and face ruin as their ventures crumble on sharp rocks.
Mrs George W Vanderbilt launches a private subscription to raise 5000 dollars for endowing a free bed at Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital in Biltmore. The bed is intended for poor white residents of the South Asheville area.
Congressman Llewellyn Powers arrived in Maine from Brookline Massachusetts with Mrs Powers and a nurse. He stood the trip well but remains weak after an illness that had kept him at his Brookline residence.
Berlin May 4 Baroness Udo Von Ruexleben who killed her husband and shot herself at their chateau Buddenberg near Dortmund May 1 is dead.
Mlle Stolypin, daughter of the Russian premier, wed Lieutenant Bock, the naval attaché at Berlin, in St Petersburg on May 4.
Thomas J. Sullivan, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, died in Washington today.
A reader from Boston writes seeking a complete set of Chaucer's works to set verses to music while noting his own composing and performances on the Bos ton Elevated. The editor replies advising focus on popular songs and offers a list of titles to inspire.
Poem notes spring as nature awakens in Brockton with playful spirits and changing moods. The speaker links heart and movement to seasonal joy, praising birdsong and subtle hues beyond simple words.
A brief historical note lists song titles in a humorously phrased sequence. It includes items such as If the Line Is Busy Lizzie I ll Ring Off Last Winter s Coal Is Gone but Not Paid For and When the Old Ram Sheep Broke Father s Wooden Leg referencing domestic scenes and playful puns from an old music collection.
Beginning May 9 Mr. Newkirk departs for three weeks as All Sorts editor. The Post will let readers supply content with two $10 prizes for best and worst contributions. Submissions should be sent to All Sorts Volunteers care of Boston Daily Post.
The Observant Citizen's Mrs M Gascoigne Orr will give a studio talk at 492 Boylston Street about composers from old to ultra modern with piano illustrations. Mrs Grace Le Baron Upham, popular author, is recovering at home after illness. Miss Marie Ware Taughton will read Henry V at her Pierce Building studio next Thursday May 7. Miss Alice Porter, librarian for the Boston Bar Association, is seriously ill at the Relief Hospital.
William Wharton supports a needy woman while others aid an immigrant to meet a hospitalized husband. A comical yet bold hat attracts attention on Washington Street as yellow cars appear near Waverley. Melrose firms open summer camps. naturalization chief seeks funds. subway delays loom. a doctor forgets cash, repaid by a stranger. Leiter cup series returns at Harvard with 200 players. Stillman infirmary boys combat scarlet fever, while Atlantic Athletic Association rehearses The Elopement of Ellen at Atlantic Music Hall. George M. Clukas fishing trip closes the roundup.
Carl Smith from Maryville Missouri, jailed overnight on intoxication charges, allegedly ate the breakfasts of seven fellow inmates this morning while shouting for more at the Trinidad city jail.
A reader complains that the Merry Widow hat crowds sidewalks and cars, arguing men deserve a say and suggesting double fares for women wearing the style. He cites crowded streets and church pews as proof of the nuisance.
A reader criticizes city leadership for dirty streets in the old city limits Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. The letter to the Post argues that residents sweep dirt into streets and urges Mayor Hibbard to enforce ordinances for street cleaning, noting febrile illness from winter dirt.
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