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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1907
Page
6
Daily publication from Post Publishing Co dated November 9 1907 issue number 85 volume 189 based in Boston Massachusetts.
Daily one year 83.00 six months 1.59 eight months 75c one month 25c. The Sunday Post one year 2.50 six months 1.25 three months 65c.
Canada raises postal rates to the Dominion of Canada. Daily Post prices: 1 month 50c, 6 months $3, year $6. Sunday Post 9c per copy. Entered as second class matter in Boston. Do not send cash. Make checks, drafts, and money orders payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post from your newsdealer, notify us by postal at once. E A Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The turbine Cu marder Lusitania improves its westward crossing time by 1 hour 12 minutes over its previous record of 4 days 19 hours 52 minutes. The achievement signals advances in mechanical development and use of elemental forces, though practical benefit is marginal for typical voyages.
Reports of Mr. Farman performing with his aeroplane in Paris yesterday suggest real man-flight may be near. The issue is mastery of the air rather than balloon drifting, with early demonstrations likely incomplete but the potential vast.
A full stadium awaits as Harvard meets the Carlisle Indian School football team. The Yale game dominates interest, with readers forecasting Harvard’s strength by comparing today’s result to Princeton’s clash with the Indians. If Harvard matches Princeton’s showing, open questions about Yale loom large.
Postmaster General Meyer backs postal savings banks to hold small deposits for low interest with government security. He cites Europe’s success and argues during financial crises people will move funds from private banks to postal banks, then return when confidence recovers, noting lower interest than private savings banks. Massachusetts is cited as an example.
In New York depositors in savings banks gain security nearly as strong as federal protection. The Meyers plan would benefit residents of other regions, and the New York Chamber of Commerce backs a modified Postmaster General plan to foster thrift and ease of saving.
The editorial asserts the Finance Commission has strong state backing and must be protected from threats. It calls for open examination and cross examination of witnesses, arguing for a fuller defense for quasi defendants while upholding the commission's authority and impartiality.
The article explains that many state commissions must include members from the two leading parties by vote totals for governor. If the Independence League surpasses the Democratic Party in this year’s unofficial counts, Democrats may lose status as a leading party. Officials assure no alarm, promising competent impartial appointees regardless of party name.
Governor Guild issued orders naming officers in new guard departments created by the Dick bill which takes effect January 1. Most old officers remain, some receive higher ranks, others reduced. Lieutenant-Colonel Walker L Sanborn and Lieutenant-Colonel Morton F.E. Cobb drop in rank, while Major Charles Hayden becomes paymaster-general with colonel rank and Major Edward Glines becomes assistant quartermaster-general with lieutenant-colonel rank.
In East Boston the Republican bid for Alderman is tangled by two Bateses on the ballot against incumbent George Bates. Benjamin Bates is known locally, while A Edward Bates remains obscure and faced a rejected protest to ballot placement.
Mrs Ellen Griffin aged 65, wife of Patrick Griffin of 16 Lexington Street Charlestown, longtime West End resident and former St Marys Church parishioner, died at Carney Hospital last evening following an operation.
Fire was found in a four story dwelling at 677 Fifth Avenue owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The Fire Department reported little damage and no alarm was sounded as crews investigated the cause.
A reflective excerpt explores the moral weight of theft and the value of personal reputation. It contrasts material loss with the erosion of character, urging readers to weigh consequences beyond mere possessions.
A poetic collage of factory life and labor. Voices echo in a machine era scene with workers, photographers, and a chorus declaring the dignity of labor amidst hissing steam and clattering hammers.
In a humorous letter, a correspondent asks how to identify which of nine hens lays one daily egg. The editor declines a distant analysis, insisting on more data and chides the writer for calling his father “the Old Gent.”
Poem extols nicotine as dreamlike beloved, praising its allure over wealth and romance. Signed by Donald B. Sanger of 71 Maple Street Hyde Park, the piece casts nicotine as a white clad muse that conquers restraint and sorrow.
Cleveland Ohio November 8 Mayor Johnson pressed his campaign against public service corporations going vigorously to work as voters awaited next steps in the contest.
A wild eyed man sought an interview with Montgomery and Stone at the Colonial Theatre. After the show he asked for Harvard society letters. the actors wrote a witty, satisfactory reply. The item also notes local moves by Thomas M. Tweedie and Frank W. Wright to Calgary and a December matinee by Clayton D. Gilbert.
In a Pullman journey, Darwin grapples with a past engagement to Felicia. Bobby, his perceptive nephew, witnesses the scene as Felicia reveals she gave up her engagement ring. Darwin declares his longing for their wedding while Felicia admits fault and fear.
A young man asks Mildred Champagne for guidance on how to keep his girlfriend devoted. The columnist argues the sin of omission harms the relationship and suggests hinting at marriage and presenting a ring to reinforce the man’s intentions, hoping to secure better treatment.
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