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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1909
Page
8
The item notes the Boston newspaper's November 1, 1909 edition details No 27 Vol 197 published by Post Publishing Co. at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The notice lists Daily and Sunday Post subscription prices: Daily one year seven dollars, six months one fifty, three months one dollar, one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post one year two fifty, six months one twenty five, three months sixty five cents. Canada deliveries nine cents per copy. Entered second class matter at Boston post office. No cash. Use checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The notice lists editorial rooms and phone numbers for the Sunday paper, along with main office contacts. It states all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration if not renewed and requests readers to notify the paper if they cannot obtain copies from dealers.
A nearly five foot long ballot with 19 columns dominates New York's election day. The piece highlights the unwieldy layout with Gaynor appearing in eight columns and minor offices buried in a maze of squares, urging reform through voter sentiment.
The 1908 death rate in the Census Bureau registration area stood at 15.3 per 1000, the lowest on record. In regions with strong preventive medicine, mortality from common diseases is falling, yet typhoid remains far higher in Boston than in Vienna, prompting questions about foreign measures to curb the fever.
New York introduces a mechanized fare collector on street cars. The operator uses a coin machine to make change, replacing nickel handoffs to conductors. The system pleases corporate views but frustrates riders and slows travel, with Boston avoiding such devices and hoping for a truly helpful solution.
The piece argues for a radical change in Boston municipal machinery to remove municipal affairs from party influence. It advocates governance by the community, with the people choosing leaders rather than party conventions.
The article weighs Plan 1 versus Plan 2 for electing officials and running municipal government. Plan 1 replicates proven faulty minority representation schemes and preserves party rule. Plan 2 introduces a four year mayor term with recall, aiming to improve life for the poor and enhance overall administration.
The State campaign ends today as ballots prepare to be cast tomorrow. Republicans face revolt amid widespread dissatisfaction while Democrats Vahey and Foss gain in popular estimation. Lodge avoided stump appearances until the last moment, his tariff defense failing to sway voters facing rising living costs.
The death of Cadet Byrne from injuries sustained in the Harvard West Point game Saturday is a shocking incident. It argues that football remains perilous despite rules that have improved the sport and calls for stricter measures to prevent crippled or killed players.
The Christian Association Fund urges remaining subscribers to reach the 38 000 balance for the new Young Men's Christian Association building. Trustees report no underwriting and hope to reach 500000 total as books close today. They invite fathers brothers and husbands connected with the Boston association to contribute, noting donors of 1000 or more can fund a memorial.
The Boston 1915 exposition opens today in the Museum of Fine Arts on Copley Square. It showcases the city’s progress across factories stores public departments institutions equipment and health. The display aims to depict Boston in action and envisions a future where the city becomes the finest in the world.
Newton Newkirk recalls a chaotic Washington Street lunch room visit filled with verbal sparring over onion breath stools and clattering dishes. The narrator jests at the waiter chaos and mistaken charges, ending with a comical exchange and a one cent windfall.
A look at Bowling Green Manhattan noting its continuing recreational use, nearby Aldrich court where 1612 Dutch huts stood, and historic sites from Fort Amsterdam to the Produce Exchange. It mentions Broadway area, subway connections, Standard Oil build, and Produce Exchange history with 1881 completion and hydraulic elevating system serving 30 000 daily riders.
A quirky line about rain and umbrellas echoes a compact vignette on daily life in a busy office world with a hint of humor and irony. The remark hints at familiar frustrations and small personal quirks within work routines.
An automobile carrying Candidate Vehey passed near Forest Hills cemetery when two white robed skull figures emerged from darkness with glowing eye sockets and a hollow rattle. The driver panicked, swerved, and accelerated until realizing it was Halloween. Meanwhile Chamber of Commerce members will soon host themed meals at their homes.
Reports say a full barrel will reach early this week for the Boston merchants who toured New England through Maine last spring. In East Boston’s Masonic Hall last week George A. Clough received a diamond studded past master jewel and his diploma from the grand lodge amid high praise from Deputy Grand Master James Gould. A visit by the Deputy and suite praised the lodge’s work.
Boston voters face a choice between two charter plans with differing mayor terms and council structures. Plan One keeps a 36 member city council with ward and at large seats, while Plan Two reduces to nine ward councilors and no party labels. Both feature recalls, pay scales, and petition thresholds, with an election set for January 11.
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