Boston Post May 80 1910Editorial and subscription info
The Boston Post dated May 80 1910 details editorial offices at 1094-1005-7008 Main and 1539 Main, subscription rates of 1.50 for three months and 2.50 for six months, a yearly Sunday rate of 2.50, and notices about payment, discontinuation on expiration, and delivery terms. Editor and publisher is BE A. Grozier.
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A Proper Observance of Memorial Day
The piece notes Congress will not be in session and urges a decorous, respectful observance of Memorial Day. It calls adjournment broadly supported, arguing ordinary public affairs are incongruous with the day’s sentiment and that lawmakers should honor the occasion.
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Congress
Roosevelt Sits Out Marm Against Taft Regime Says No Prodding
The article notes Roosevelt left for Africa last year and chose not to meddle in Taft's administration. It suggests he intended a free hand for the current regime, while reserving judgment for his own return. Roosevelt plans to speak directly rather than through agents.
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Open Air Provisions Urged for Massachusetts Legislation
Editorial argues open air for the people merits strong legislative support. It urges the state to bear most costs rather than Boston, noting city residents already fund preservation and park networks. Comparison to New York underscores regional opportunity.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Franklin Park
New York
England Seeks Open Air Space for Growing Population
The speaker urges making England beautiful and clear to accommodate future population growth. They stress the need for as much open air space as possible in the coming years and declare now is the time to secure it.
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England
Death of Former Boston Mayor Hibbard Stuns City
George A Hibbard died at age 45 of a disease, leaving a legacy as a steady, law abiding figure in Boston politics. He served eight years as postmaster and later as mayor, praised for financial prudence and orderly municipal management. He was revered for integrity and public service rather than grand spectacle.
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George Albee Hibbard
Hibbard
New England
Boston
Day of Remembering Honors Veterans and Memorial Day Traditions
The piece honors veterans and Memorial Day customs. It urges taking hats to veterans, recalling their sacrifice, and noting the universal practice of laying flowers at graves. It extols the flag and the shared memory of those who fought to preserve the Union and free the slave.
Stale Gigar Purge Proposed for Elevated Railway Cars
A column denounces the practice of allowing lighted cigars and any smoking by men in Elevated railway cars that admit women. It argues the current rule is a farce as half-smoked butts linger and foul the air. The author calls for excluding any man with a lighted cigar from entering the cars to curb the stench.
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk in Medford Mass
Poem fragment questions values of life with rhetorical couplets. Mentions Medford Massachusetts and author Newton Newkirk. Contains a 1 line FP quote from What the Sphinx Says section and a sharp bon mot about sympathy and a swift kick.
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Newton Newkirk
Judgment in Indiana Court Turned Heated Exchange
In Hammond Indiana Judge Kaske fined a man for disorderly conduct. Spectator Martin Solki challenged the ruling aloud and insulted the judge. The judge responded by leaving the bench and striking Solki with a punch, then returned to the bench and quipped about the next docket.
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A Lady in Distress Seeks Fashion Advice from Newkirk
A Cambridge reader asks Mr Newkirk about plaited skirt construction and ways to prevent a shirtwaist from riding up. The columnist rejects under skirt straps, suggesting a binding strip and invisible stitching, then proposes buckshot weighting as a risky, patentable remedy for the back waistband.
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Ex President Roosevelt Plans University Addresses in England
While touring Europe with Roosevelt, the former president will address Oxford and Cambridge. The piece notes Oxford’s long history since 972, current enrollment near 3,000, and Christ Church as the leading Oxford college with a large endowment and a bell striking 101 times. Cambridge is described similarly with its own colleges.
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Cambridge
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Cardinal Wolsey
Observant Citizen in Boston Convalesces After Hospital Fight
Lindsay Morison of The Observant Citizen has recovered from a hospital struggle and plans to return to his desk soon. Friends will welcome him back as Boston hosts visits and locals discuss city sites from Arnold Arboretum to Franklin Park.
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Charlesgate Hospital
Boston
Frisco
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Franklin Park
Pacific Coast
Fashions and Fads Highlight Leather Coats and Silks
Paragraphs note leather lined motor coats, two toned silks, plain foulard mixed with stripes for afternoon dresses, canvas linens for morning wear, and bright brass buttons. Trends include ostrich plumes, banded-in effects, tunic fullness, collarless dresses, and velvet ribbon neckbands with jeweled slides.
Roses for the Blue and the Gray at Memorial Day
An elderly man visits Benton cemetery on Memorial Day with a bouquet of roses. He encounters a little girl and her mother and learns the child is his grandson Edward, a Southern soldier killed in the war. He recognizes the name on a grave and, moved, agrees to join the family, saying forgiveness and love mend a lonely life.
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Patrick Dorsey
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Bancroft
Horace
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Fr Gasson Missing From Boston For New York Consultation
The Rev Thomas I Gasson S J president of Boston College and rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception was summoned to New York for consultation with Jesuit authorities. It is uncertain how long he will be away perhaps up to a week.
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Boston College
Church of the Immaculate Conception
New York
Society of Jesus
Museum Opens Two New Exhibition Rooms
Tomorrow the Museum of Fine Arts unveils two new rooms for public viewing. The display features Japanese pewter Chinese glass jade crystals on mirrors and Japanese bronze and silver. A loaned Chinese mirror set joins mostly new pieces never before shown.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Japan
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