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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1909
Page
8
Boston newspaper independent Democratic voice reports local politics as reformers push for policy changes amid contested elections. Coverage highlights candidates, party lines, and community reactions in the region.
Daily issue issued by Post Publishing Co dated October 4 1909 No 3 Vol 197 with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and standard masthead details.
The notice lists daily and Sunday Post rates with durations and prices, including one year six months and three months costs. It notes Canadian delivery at 9 cents per copy, Second Class matter status in Boston, and a caution to avoid sending cash with payments. Checks and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. If you cannot obtain the Post from your dealer, notify us by postal at once. FE A GROZIER editor and publisher.
AVIATION COURSES on the same day courses in aviation were opened at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the air aviation school founded by Count Zeppelin in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Tech's example will be speedily followed by other scientific schools in this country. The latest addition to the family circle of science, aeronautics captures the imagination as materialization of a universal dream. 'The impetus of eager interest pervading all classes commends aviation irresistibly to the inventive mind. In all countries mechanical genius is lavished upon what was up to this decade commonly regarded as a crack brained idea. Rapid development of the art of flying seems assured.
New York penal authorities plan a reform school for allegedly incorrigible boys on Mohansic Lake. The facility will be cottage living with matrons, manual training, light farming, gymnastics, and efforts to foster communal feeling, aiming to provide a genuine home and steer youth toward a happy, healthy life.
The city of New York recovers from the civic debauch of its great celebration yet notes park trampling and nervous tremors in the streets. Despite the excess, millions visited, order was kept, and police performance deemed creditable. The Hudson Fult ons celebration stands as the most elaborate display on the western continent.
The article argues that orthography evolves through common usage not rigid rules. It cites Johnson’s Dictionary examples from centuries ago and notes many so called simplified forms mirror historic spellings. It warns that forced spelling changes ignore usage and will fail.
The Republican State platform asserts it has been the true friend of labor since its beginnings, while the broader rights of men have been promoted and secured through the Democratic party.
The piece argues labor gains in Massachusetts arose from Democratic pressure on Republican lawmakers. It asserts eight hour laws and child and women worker protections exist only due to Democratic persistence against Republican resistance, crediting Democratic demand for enacted statutes.
Commentary on Tafts plan for a 10 million dollar irrigation bond warns it could trigger hundreds of millions for irrigation and swamp land reclamation. It notes Congress backs related projects such as inland waterways and Mississippi Valley improvements, risking a heavy national debt. The piece argues the nation cannot afford broad reclamation bonds.
The Post Letter Box clarifies usage for Tuesday references. Next Tuesday limits to the Tuesday following the statement date, while Tuesday alone means the upcoming Tuesday. It adds guidance on dressmaking classes and name changes.
The proper recipient for applying as a press man is the Government Printing Office in Washington, D C. Write your application to the official hiring office there and include relevant experience and qualifications.
Question asks the price of the Boston to New York trolley ride. Answer places the fare around $2.50, noting a previous level of $2.36. The brief cites the change in cost without additional context.
A reader asks if a child born in America to English parents is an American citizen or British subject. The answer states the child is American.
Question asks for an evening trade school address. Answer states to apply to Franklin Union on Berkeley Street for tinsmithing instruction in the evening program.
Mrs. S asks where to send articles for Dr Grenfell's mission or hospital and when to ship items. The answer notes that Associated Charities may be able to provide guidance on donations and collection points.
A humorous reflection on constant clutter from closet to dresser and the prospect of marriage as a solution. The speaker laments misplaced collars, dusty cobwebbed corners, and the never ending struggle to keep belongings in order in a Chicago News piece.
A fragment recalls buying a small airship to avoid mud, flying across a marsh, and splitting the landing with a hard thud, leaving a light note of mishap in a personal verse.
In a humorous courtroom skit Judge Mutt and the Down and Out Club recount Robert Peary's North Pole claims. Peary testifies to reaching the pole on April 6, 1909 and describes ice backed by jokes about Broadway lights and a melting brass cylinder left as proof.
A compact motto underscores self direction and initiative, stating that knowing what to do without being told reflects true mind reading and proactive thinking. The short quotation emphasizes independent judgment and responsibility in daily work.
Mrs Leslie Carter stars in Vasta Herne a four act drama by Edward Peps with a New York author heroine torn by inner good and evil. Dudley Maury and Hartley Balliare duel for her love as she battles personal turmoil through scenes in a New York library a Hudson villa and an Alexandria setting. The cast includes Joan Glendinning HE Ratcliffe Frank McCormack and others with a scene from The Battle teased for tomorrow.
The Observant Citizen describes Cranks harassing Dr. Cook during his Boston lecture tour and notes other local happenings. W. A. Gray comments on publicity seekers, a man sunning in Tremont Street, and Rev Francis B. Clark preparing for a tour of Asia and the West Indies. Also covered are Miss Alice Nielsen’s Mars belief, Peary’s Labrador harbors, Patrick J. O Connor’s recovery, Father Wholey’s church improvements, a Harvard fundraiser selling souvenir house cards, John Ross’s recovery, Catholic charity drives, and Bishop Anderson’s role.
Four hundred friends and relatives of Mr and Mrs Robert C Loughead gathered at Trinity M E Church in Charlestown for a memorial service after they drowned in the Lakes of Killarney Ireland in June. Miss Syhel Loughead attended. her brother Charles remains in hospital. Delegations from Masons Odd Fellows G A R and the Norumbega Club attended.
A youthful dancer Laura lives for joyous brightness while Duane seeks a deeper bond. He leaves to wait for her yet returns to find Laura aged and weary, realizing long years have passed. She declares she will never marry, urging him to move on, and they talk of other things.
A 1909 verse by Walt Mason questions who first found the North Pole and urges calm among contenders Walter Wellman Ray S Baker Jimmie Creelman and others. The poem argues the Pole is found but not by any single rival and favors avoiding harsh claims and quarrels.
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