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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1909
Page
6
Daily issue details for November 8 1909 from Post Publishing Co Boston Mass with office at 259 Washington St. No specific news events are described in the provided fragment.
Subscription rates for daily and Sunday Post newspapers are listed with durations and prices. Payment guidance notes second class mailing, Canadian rates, and advice to send payments by check or money order to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial rooms and business office numbers listed. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. Readers urged to notify by mail if unable to obtain the Post regularly. E. A. Grozier is editor and publisher.
Harvard uses plain clothes staff to curb ticket speculation as they trounce Cornell. The anti speculation drive faces Dartmouth and Yale games, testing its impact on limiting ticket scalpers preying on students and fans. If successful, it earns public gratitude for curbing vice in college sport.
The piece compares New Yorks oversized ballots with Bostons practical design. It notes 35 mayoral candidates may file and suggests the Boston plan reduces voter confusion by removing party designations, while awaiting results on its effect.
Forester Hayden warns elms along Charles and Beacon street malls are dying within a decade without systematic fertilization. He notes enfeebled vitality in many public trees and argues that Parkman fund income should be used to rejuvenate park trees in line with the donor’s intent.
The Appalachian Club announces a lease preliminary to a sale of Glen Ellis Walls and Crystal Cascade with adjacent territory. The club, praised by Starr King and Sweetser, seeks to rescue the picturesque White Mountain features from lumber interests. It supports 14 reservations in New Hampshire and 150 miles of trails, building a nationwide conservation effort.
Pellagra investigations show the disease affecting humans and animals beyond corn based diets. Federal and private groups led by Surgeon General Wyman and a National Association for Pellagra study and prevention mobilize to curb its spread in the South with Rockefeller Hookworm Commission support.
Senator Cummins of Iowa delivered a Chicago address defending a revised tariff and opposing Cannon’s hard line. He said protection enjoys broad GOP support, while Cannon and allies push for high tariffs as final. The dispute casts doubt on party unity and signals possible Massachusetts Democracy influence in Congress this winter.
A Turkish representative protests U S naturalization rulings excluding Turks Armenians Syrians and Arabs. Taft has not yet commented. The Porto Rico issue stands larger as Governor Colton urges immediate citizenship for permanent residents under existing law and calls for a clear path to American citizenship.
The Boston Opera House dedication marks a milestone in local lyric drama. The city’s music progress—from the old Music Hall and its organ to the renowned Symphony Orchestra—is celebrated in a monument to architecture and art funded by Mr. Jordan and associates. The opening is framed as a confident future for Boston’s cultural life.
A editorial warning predicts a looming tariff war between the United States and Canada driven by the Payne tariff. It notes Canada’s reductions favoring Britain, Ottawa talks hinting at firmness, and suggests only reciprocal concessions or “eating crow” await Taft. The piece cites Dingley era effects and future manufacturing shifts across the border.
Ottawa reports Parliament opens Thursday with a six month session. The government will push a bill to create a new Canadian navy managed by a board of naval experts for construction and operation of the fleet.
In Capua a triumphal crowd gathers as Lentulus returns with eagles while a mock gladiator rally unfolds. Spartacus denounces tyranny and mocks Rome, recounting boyhood pranks, a fateful killing, and a call to the crowd to rebel against oppression with dramatic, satirical flair.
Exeter and Andover clash as the student body busy parade enters the field with a red banner and band, a rear crowd bottleneck, and a cheering stand reaction from Andover. Elsewhere, street scenes show road hog tensions, a Jamaica Plain mud issue, suffrage petition numbers, and social scenes at Frost Hall dancing party.
A prose poem-like critique of publicity urges constant self-promotion by public figures and merchants. It mocks coyness and extols exploiting newspapers to keep names in the limelight, contrasting grand fame with shopfront ads and free publicity.
Vera Hale fears intruder as she plays the organ to guard a bank safe until her husband Dick returns. Jack, the masked visitor, enters, and Vera uses music to buy time and deter theft while hoping for aid. The mood blends dreamlike night with danger.
A historical overview traces the rise of New York Citys elevated lines from 1831 plans by Col Stevens to the present 33 miles across five elevated and surface routes. It notes growth in riders, subway strain, and ongoing congestion, with quotes about urgency and comparisons to Paris and London. The Tuesday Post will feature a photo of the Fifth Avenue office building replacing the old Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Vera finishes a musical piece then a mysterious stranger praises her courage. He vows to guard the money hidden in the hat safe until her husband returns, assuring her she can trust him. Vera contemplates the night as Richard Hale arrives and the guard on the lawn vanishes.
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