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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post latest edition dated May 23 1908 reports daily news from Boston and surrounding area. The issue number is 46 in volume 191 with offices at 259 Washington Street.
Subscriptions listed for Daily One year three months and six months with prices. The Sunday Post annual and half year rates shown. Canada copies priced at 9c each. Payment rules require advance payment and non payment leads to discontinuation. Editor E A Grozier directs, with office addresses noted.
The editorial argues a city commission government for Chelsea should be decided by residents through a referendum. It warns that bypassing public consent risks an absolute, state aided authority in a free city and could set a dangerous precedent.
The Legislature asked if a stock transfer tax is constitutional. The Supreme Court ruled the transfer falls under commodity regulation and may be taxed by the Commonwealth. Tax must be reasonable, and the proposed rate is noted as not obstructing traffic or burdening securities exchange.
The Republican majority fails to pass a currency measure after six months of effort. With an election near and no emergency bill in sight, leaders shift the topic to a committee to draft a plan for next winter, admitting this is not wisdom but best possible under pressure.
The United States should be well represented at the London Olympics this summer as Americans previously dominated the Athens events including discus. A $50,000 fund is needed for training and travel costs. athletic groups have donated and Lieutenant Governor Draper has shown support.
The Federal government files a Sherman Act petition in Boston seeking to halt the New Haven Railroad Company and its holding interests in intercity trolley lines and the Boston and Maine railroad. It argues the arrangement constitutes a restraint of trade and urges dissolution of holding structures to prevent total interstate dominance. If denied, Massachusetts must decide the merger's fate, with possible legislative inquiry by the Railroad Commission.
Post readers debate Speaker Cannon’s refusal to support the White Mountain forest bill. The writer recalls Cannon telling college girls they could influence policy without voting and argues he should be disenfranchised for wielding influence against the measure. Thousands of club women used their influence in vain, suggesting votes might have changed the outcome.
The reader asks which states abolished capital punishment. The note lists Maine Michigan Wisconsin Rhode Island and Kansas as examples. The message reflects a Boston May 22 column with the editor’s sign-off.
ANXIOUS asks if the Ninth Regiment receives money for service in the Spanish-American war specifically two months pay totaling 31.20 dollars. He requests an answer in the Post soon and directs inquiries to Colonel Mossman on Adjutant General Brigham's staff at the State House in Boston.
A Boston reader asks how to become a citizen after arriving in 1908. The reply outlines residency requirements of five years in the United States and one year in the applying state, with a two year gap between filing the declaration and final oath. Applications may be filed at any common law court.
Readers are invited to send in funny stories poems sketches and wise sayings for the All Sorts Volunteers column while Newton Newkirk is away on vacation. Prizes of 10 will be awarded for the best and worst contributions with Mr Newkirk judging on return.
A poem labeled When the Ladies Vote questions how society might change if women voted. It attributes hopeful social progress to female suffrage and imagines improved days and wiser conduct, ending with a period reference to the author Charles W Hancock and a street address in Malden.
A dated collage notes a circus arrival with a riddle about animals entering for a dollar and a joke on a skunk’s scent. It also advertises the Tresshoop Chamfer Barrel Company of Boston selling patent bung holes in varied sizes for hogsheads barrels and kegs with carload pricing and nationwide delivery.
A country tale from Warrenton recalls a farmer named Gunn who declines with age and fate after selling his land and drifting to town. The verses recount a broken life entangled with drink, crime, and punishment, ending in exile and a gunshot to end the river crossing. Additional snippets show rural humor, curious etiquette, and readers’ quips about fair play, hats, and everyday farm life.
The Alaska Democratic convention instructed its Denver delegation to vote for William Jennings Bryan and Jesse Grant, son of the late General Ulysses S. Grant, for Vice President. John Ronan, a mining operator, is nominated for Congress.
A Grelton report states Professor J H Duncan was dismissed as Columbus area school superintendent by the School Board for playing croquet on Sunday. The decision reflects Sunday conduct affecting his duties and tenure.
The Farm and Trades School on Thompson's Island has raised over half of a 10,000 dollar subscription for a new power and lighting station. A donor will match another 10,000 to cover the cost, with a June 4 visit by a large guest party aboard a special steamer from Rowe's Wharf.
A small town opera group in Glen Springs western New York welcomes a new chorus girl noted for striking variegated hair and blue eyes. She is shy and reserved but possesses a powerful singing voice that leads Macey to adjust roles for her.
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