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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1909
Page
8
Daily issue information from Post Publishing Co dated October 6 1909 lists office location at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts volume 197 number 5 with no further context or content provided.
Rates shown for DAILY and SUNDAY POST subscriptions with durations and prices. Canadian copy price noted. Entry as Second Class Matter in Boston. Payments in advance. no cash sent. method of payment specified. Editor and Publisher FE A Grozier listed with main offices and contact numbers.
A proposed department of Insular Affairs garners support from those familiar with colonial governance while facing opposition from those fearing expanded central power. The plan argues for a centralized bureau to unify policies and handle insular matters now split among multiple departments. It notes vast workload with 3141 Philippine islands and about 9 million people in U.S. island possessions.
The Dorchester area ends one ashes and garbage collection contract with Gaddis due to repeated noncompliance. The move targets similar private collectors whose crews often miss pickups and struggle with English. Citizens lean toward direct municipal control, arguing it can match or beat private service in cost and quality.
President Ripley of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe reports growing mildness in Texas toward railroads. He notes existing unfair laws on the Texas statute books but expects their removal as their harm becomes evident. The railroad plans a 500 mile Texan trunk line with branches, signaling a softer legislative climate for railroads in Texas.
The text argues that regulation overstep harms railroads, citing Texas attempting to force repair work within its borders as an example. It asserts corporations deserve fair treatment by lawmakers and notes states need development while railways once wielded political influence.
Harvard prepares for the final investiture of President Abbott Lawrence Lowell. Delegates from Cambridge and beyond attend as Yale and other leading institutions send representatives. Lowell is praised as a capable educator with broad views, promising Harvard will remain a premier educational influence.
Six thousand members of the Boston Y M C A are urged to aid a 1,000,000 fund for a new association building due to rising membership. The organization, known worldwide for developing young men physically mentally and spiritually, operates evening schools with about 2500 registrations offering commerce finance poly technic electrical and automobile training to accessible technical professional and business avenues.
New York City celebrates in style with a total contributions of about 1 067 000 dollars. State funds 475 000 city 250 000 and private subscriptions nearly 150 000. Hotels hosted delegates at a value of 100 000. About 900 permits issued for stands employing 4000 to 5000 workers. Public money spent along the river and up to the head of navigation. The commission struggles to balance the books and cover the deficit.
The piece argues Republicans balk at nominating Frothingham for governor via the traditional early second-place succession. It cites growing mass revolt against machine politics and notes some delegates at the convention emphasized his expected rise, prompting some Republicans to reserve votes for the lieutenant governor.
In a spectacle of mock courtroom folly Judge Mutt questions Eging Wah about Peary and the North Pole. The witness gives garbled answers and silly interpretations while the judge sighs and adjourns, claiming a nervous reaction.
An archival query centers on a compact note about a business man and the phrase of regret. The fragmentary text suggests a thematic line about loss and repetition, reflecting a somber mood in the period voice of the source.
Questions and answers cover naturalization before a court, declaring intent to become a U S citizen, and renunciation of foreign allegiance. Additional guidance directs contacting the immigration commissioner at Long Wharf Boston for steamship line interpreter positions and addressing the head of the bureau of Indian affairs at the Old Post Office Building in Washington, D C.
Margaret Anglin stars in The Awakening of Helena Richie dramatizing Margaret Deland novel. In western Pennsylvania village Old Chester Helena seeks love and a child’s care, ends a troublesome affair, and confronts doctor Lavendar in a crisis that tests her worthiness. Tomorrow features scenes from Inconstant George with John Drew aboard.
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