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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
10
The item notes publication details for a 1909 issue from Post Publishing Co. The notice lists the Boston office at 259 Washington St and a Massachusetts address 197 Mass as part of the masthead or imprint.
Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday editions with varied term prices. Notices warn readers about payment, renewal, and delivery issues and provide editor contact details for subscription problems.
The speaker notes that Collector Lyman will soon return from an excursion and should issue a strong refutation of ex Secretary Shaw's charge that Boston is rife with Custom House frauds. The writer questions Shaw's reckless statement and hopes Lyman will vindicate the city and his own record.
Leading voices condemn the entombment of Cherry Illinois miners as intolerable and call for life boats fire hoses and crew training. The piece compares mining safety to maritime standards in Germany and argues for mandatory safeguards to prevent deadly underground disasters.
A hunter near Island Falls Maine fired on what he thought was a deer and killed a young man outright. The article argues licensing fails to curb such errors and urges personal accountability with strict penalties to prevent shooting people.
The National Grange gathering in Des Moines marks the 41st anniversary of the first Grange in Fredonia New York. The article lauds Grange work for farmers social uplift and public service including rail rate regulation rural free delivery and pure food laws.
The Chamber of Commerce urges West End Street Railway stockholders to approve the consolidation with Boston Elevated Railroad. Shareholders would swap 8 and 7 percent common stock for 8 and 7 percent preferred in the Elevated, removing concerns about post 1922 lease.
The passage argues consolidation safeguards incomes with security and offers the public benefit of enhanced service. It notes the Elevated would gain access to West End free assets for improvements and that 1922 should see plans advanced, urging West End stockholders to follow Chamber of Commerce guidance.
A Boston committee of 150 backs James J Storrow for Mayo in a broad call to enter the municipal campaign. The list of supporters includes numerous prominent figures from the Back Bay and wider city, with names such as Joseph J. Leonare and Charles J. Nichols. The long roster signals a unified cross section rather than a factional push.
The item suggests Newton Newkirk offering a vaudeville act titled What the Sphinx Says. A quoted line warns against arrogance after securing success. The fragment hints at an entertainment offer or stage proposal.
A Boston boy writes Newt to propose a vaudeville partnership with Ned Norton. He envisions roles for both, requests a share of box office, and suggests a comically dramatic sketch with staged conflict and a happy ending.
The piece argues Zelaya's brutal rule in Nicaragua is near collapse after sentencing two American citizens without trial. It cites Taft's decisive move sending warships and declining the new Nicaraguan minister, deeming it stern chastisement rather than war for the cruel ruler.
A ragged ticket seller poisons Washington street by offering scarce football passes at inflated prices. The writer accuses him of preying on moneyed students and alumni, while defending the Harvard committee as blameless and condemning the seller as contemptible.
The passing of Richard Watson Gilder ends a versatile career in letters and public service. He was an active editor and author as well as a reformer, critic, poet, artist, and musician, leaving a rich cultural legacy.
A witty remark about lateness highlights the impatience of missing an appointment and the limits of dealing with timeliness. The quote underscores the social sting of failing to show up.
A witty exchange notes there are no cats in Arctic regions. The imagined scenario of cats in six month nights prompts speculation about natives and the challenges such animals would pose.
A column recounts Boston area life with tales of Melvin O Adams leading the Boston and Revere Beach railroad, local business gains from cold weather, humorous anecdotes about telephone numbers, a volleyball grin by Harvard's Withington, a young woman's ride tale with a kind bow, retirement plans of William F Wills, Major John J Leonard's Cuba service, a Dudley Street mishap, trolley car customs, Napier Lothian's theatre memories, Wakefield Y M C A debt drive, and a superstition sparked by a fire alarm on 13th.
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