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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
6
Daily publication issued by Post Publishing Co on November 24 1908 number 47 volume 198 from Office 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts with masthead details and publication date.
Daily One year two dollars fifty cents. six months one dollar fifty. three months seventy five cents. one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post one year two dollars fifty. six months one dollar twenty five. three months sixty five cents. Canada postage five cents per copy. Second class matter Boston. Payment in advance. notify if unavailable. Editor and Publisher B A Grozier.
The Kinsley Post G A R celebrated a banquet after learning Samuel J. Elder may be tapped as attorney general in Taft's cabinet. Elder is praised for legal knowledge, sound judgment, and humane approach.
The document notes 1,655,578 dollars from Treasurer Sheldon of the Republican National Committee to Taft supporters and 110,000 dollars credited to Charles P Taft. It asserts such family backing is a hallmark of Taft’s political rise and that Charles P Taft financed Judge Taft’s nomination, reflecting deep family loyalty in U S politics.
Congressman Dalzell says the ways and means committee finds no grounds to cut duties. Critics accuse the panel of evasion and hostile suppression of information. Consumers paying tariff taxes cannot afford to travel to Washington and be snubbed before the committee.
The obstacle to ousting Speaker Cannon lies not in hostility but in fear of consequences for anti-Cannon votes. A secret ballot could resolve the issue by shielding members from intimidation and improving the electoral process. The Massachusetts ballot is suggested for the Sixty-first Congress.
Boston aldermen again refuse to take up the mayor's veto on the Northern Avenue Bridge franchise, making the issue a live topic in the forthcoming municipal election. Citizens largely support the mayor's stance against gifting a valuable monopoly to the railroad without seeking legislative compensation.
The New England Governors conference opened at Tremont Theatre with full official representation and strong public turnout. Gifford Pinchot spoke on tree planting and Professor John Craig on orchards, signaling broad regional focus and engagement for future sessions on seafood supplies and road use.
Officials across New England express strong public interest in the conference and a clear commitment to active cooperation among states to address regional issues. The statement highlights broad citizen engagement and a united regional purpose.
The House agriculture committee will hear advocates of a White Mountain forest reserve in New England a fortnight from Wednesday. The editorial urges pushing the plan in committee before Speaker Cannon resumes control and blocks the measure.
Jerome Jones testified before the ways and means committee in Washington urging substantial duty reductions to ease living costs. He argued producers and consumers share interests, demanding protections balance with market relief and noting a 25 percent excess protection gap in current tariffs. The committee pressed for strong questions, underscoring provocative debate.
Leaders from five denominations hail the Laymen's Missionary Campaign as a success in Boston. Robert Treat Paine calls it the greatest meeting of its kind. Samuel Usher predicts a large evangelical role for the city. Edward Haskell lauds civic response. Capen commends local effort as Perin reports 1229 raised toward an 100000 goal leaving 18771 to go before Jan 1. A testimonial benefit for Good Cheer Union is planned at Tre Mont Temple. A criminal court talk at Bowdoin Square Tabernacle and a Shawmut Church pound party aid Thanksgiving meals for the poor.
Elijah Packard thanks the Post and Boston L for brighter night lighting on the Boylston Street bridge after the publication urging the improvement. He notes star-like visibility on nickels after dark from the previously shadowed span.
A writer reflects on compliments and slights from readers in a playful, confessional tone. The piece contrasts praise with pokes of criticism to argue that even harsh feedback can wake us to responsibility and growth. It ends with a humorous quip about preferring boosts.
Arioch Wheeler of Greenwich, Connecticut built wooden frames covered in wrapping paper with wings on his arms and jumped from a barn. He landed in a sitting position, no clear success, and he doubts anyone will soon master flight.
The column notes Dana Estes touring Montenegro near the Balkan troubles and a post-card from Cettigne. It adds social items from Brookline at Lancaster Terrace, and mentions Mrs Edeson as Mr Haynes’s guest, a new song by Mildred Champagne, a Brookline car incident, Caleb Chase's death, fires destroying Leffingwell House and Blair's Hotel, Deputy Chief Neal returning a penny, boys practicing football in a South End lot with a Rodney forward pass tale, fire chief Hopkins' new wagons, a church reopening address by Marcus D. Buel, 14th Dartmouth night bronze doors for Webster Hall, and Chief Deputy U S Marshal Morse cheering football.
A humorous exchange notes preachers satisfy audiences with less work. The thoughtful thinker says short sermons please the public while an innocent bystander questions the logic. The dialogue hinges on wit about preaching effort and audience satisfaction.
A playful exchange notes He-Young Smythe and Miss Browne appear in love. She counters with a remark about their mutual gaze. The joke hinges on how they only look at each other.
A reader asks how to handle a four year senior crush who feigns indifference. The adviser explains that some women use coolness to test a man while warning against overdoing such tactics, noting this approach reflects a harmful stereotype and can mislead the pursuer.
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