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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
10
The Boston Post dated May 19, 1910 from Post Publishing Co. lists offices at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. The page indicates issue number and volume details for the daily publication.
The Post outlines daily and Sunday subscription prices including one year three dollars, six months one fifty, eight months seventy five cents, and one month twenty five cents. Sunday Post priced at two fifty yearly, one twenty five semiannual, and sixty five cents quarterly. Copyright and mailing note, payment terms, and editor contact listed.
The 15 year sentence for George W. Coleman for thefts from the National City Bank of Cambridge stands as a warning to others. Youth and guilty plea did not lessen the penalty, and calls for stronger bank director accountability echo in the piece.
If the bill passes, only the ordinary reed horn may sound in thickly settled areas. Sirens and loud “hell-raisers” will be barred, sparing timid women and children and reducing inward cussing at crossings. Country nights may keep some noises, but reform could spread.
The postal savings bill faces delays as Nr oee members debate its scope with a caucus next week. The $24 bond provision triggers most opposition and seems irreconcilable, while the plan allows ten year olds to open accounts with a minimum dollar deposit and a monthly cap of $100.
A historical note argues that allowing a married woman to accept deposits in her own name without her husband's interference marks a form of protective paternalism, praised as helpful despite limiting marital control.
The Halley space visitor retreats from Earth and will not return for about seventy five years. Citizens celebrate intact skies and predict improvements in government and invention, hoping for a united federation of the world.
The New York Senate approved the federal income tax measure by 26 to 20 and may allow another Assembly vote if the rules committee permits. The Assembly had defeated it by one vote earlier, raising hopes of passage this time as New York weighs its stance and civic duty.
The piece argues the Lorimer scandal proves the direct election of U S Senators is essential. It claims bribery and corruption would be halted if voters nationwide chose senators, not a small legislature, and urges reform to empower all citizens.
The Bullman Company fights ICC decisions cutting sleeping car berth rates from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis and to the Pacific coast. The piece urges a Supreme Court ruling on Pullman status as a common carrier and opposes monopolistic price extortion in rail travel.
A jumble of verse and letters cites old nursery rhymes about Nantucket and Pawtucket, then shifts to a Boston Art Museum mummy comparison with Newt and Dottie. The writer muses on aging jokes and the persistence of classic humor across centuries.
A fragmentary line rails at selling experience itself. The terse remark hints at consumer impatience with price and value, suggesting a critique of marketing language and perceived authenticity in modern commerce.
A cropped OCR item shows partial dialogue with lines about congratulations and confusion. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, actions, or context to identify the event or figures involved.
The article recalls St James Palace as the old Tudor seat near Buckingham Palace and Marlborough House, notes its royal associations from Henry VIII to George V, and mentions famous events and occupants. It describes ceremonial guard changes daily and previews a future image of Windsor Castle.
A Boston column records a man watering grass on the Common with a hand hose amid repairs on a Bursting water main. It notes plans by actor Howell Hansel for a summer engagement and sails of William Faversham and Julie Opp to England. It also covers church moves, engagements, parish loyalty, and a lodge gift in Dorchester.
The Standard prints Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Dead King praising King Edward. It recounts the king’s burdens and sacrifices, noting his service, steadfast faith, and ultimate death for his people, urging others to remember his deeds and depart from the easy path.
Bertil A. Sandstedt of 85 Wheatland Avenue Dorchester, long associated with Old Colony Trust Company and City Trust Company, is praised for receiving a $20,000 house in Seattle from his father-in-law Fred H. Peterson. Mr. Sandstedt plans to move to Seattle with his fiancée Miss Peterson after attending the Quincy Mansion School in Quincy. His mother Mrs. Clara A. Sandstedt will accompany him.
A slate colored carrier pigeon with silver register bands went ashore on a fishing boat off Cape Cod Tuesday morning and was turned over to police at Hanover Street station yesterday. The right leg bore band A C 898 and the left leg carried A C No 10 and R 2329.
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