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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
8
The Boston Post issue from October 9, 1908 presents a daily city newspaper page with local notices and briefs. Articles focus on events in Boston and surrounding areas, featuring brief items and community updates from the era.
The Sunday Post announces subscription rates of One year two fifty six months one twenty five three months sixty five cents for U S and Canada deliveries. It lists editorial and business offices at 1004-1005 Main and 1383-1384 Main in Boston and directs advance payment by checks drafts or money orders to the Post Publishing Company.
The piece notes Secretary Loeb’s stance that President Roosevelt will not back Taft and hopes the President’s silence in the campaign reduces White House interference. It urges ending Roosevelt’s unseemly participation and fears further stump speeches would worsen Taft’s prospects.
The National League pennant race ends with Chicago ahead after a controversial decision by the National Commission. The replayed Sept 23 game confirms Chicago’s formal victory, though the outcome feels morally unsatisfying due to the ruling’s technical basis.
Boston greets Lincoln Steffens with warm approval as he plans to take rooms here and write about municipal conditions. The city hopes his magazine articles will expose issues and spur reform, inviting the public to learn what Boston ought to be. Boston awaits his entrance time for a ceremonial welcome.
The article discusses campaign finance questions as election timing nears with rumors about the Roosevelt Taft fund and a focus on the 1904 campaign. It notes unsettled ethics, unrepaid sums from Standard Oil and Harriman, and questions Roosevelt’s sources of funds and compliance with instructions to campaign managers.
The passage questions which Cortelyou drew in 1904 and whether he remains ready to act on similar triggers. It portrays George B Cortelyou as a key cabinet adviser and Republican campaign head, cited as rewarded for extracting large sums from Standard Oil, Harriman railroads, and New York life interests and for refusing to return the money despite Roosevelt’s demand.
Headmasters report about 2000 pupils missing classes as schoolhouses fail to heat. Boilers at John A. Andrew and Mather Schools were worn or useless, with repairs delayed since June. The Schoolhouse Commission and School Committee are blamed for delays and lack of emergency action. Public funds exceed $3 million yearly. to run schools properly is demanded.
A satirical verse by Lewis A. Wentworth mocks advice from brokers editors and lawyers. It ridicules promises of easy fortunes while exposing conflicting motives and questionable ratings in a playful critique of professions.
A letter from Dennis defends Sam Johnson pitcher of the Billville nine after he allegedly assaulted the umpire. The writer describes a chaotic event where the umpire fires a revolver, Sam catches the ball, and returns it to strike the umpire. a debate on justice and baseball law follows. Dennis argues Sam is guiltless and should be discharged, asserting that onfield umpires must guard against stray balls.
A whimsical, surreal piece describing a giraffe as carboniferous and burrowing. It claims rapid digging by the female, insects as food, and child fondness, with fanciful abilities like singing on an oil stove and flying fins. The author notes taming a giraffe and a dramatic end from various causes.
A playful note from Crazy Ike in Temple, Florida, recounts farm life and a comic chain of cat and baby breath events. The writer jokes about eggs and breakfast theater while inviting readers to sign with full names and contribute opinions on how they like their eggs.
A suburban reader argues Boston fights TB well but notes carpets beaten in residential areas may spread germs. He recalls a long illness and a dead relative with a carpet taken outside and beaten near neighbors, causing dust clouds and fear of germ dispersion. Oct 8 Suburbanite.
Letter to the editor criticizes Boston city leadership for raising taxes to cut expenses. The writer argues the rate burdens poor residents seeking home ownership, notes the mayor's income was not cut, and laments limited working-class influence in city finances.
The speaker notes tiredness at night while their wife is rested and intent on attending the theatre. The exchange frames a domestic moment balancing sleep and entertainment plans.
A stylish young girl in black guided a racing roadster through heavy traffic at Boylston and Tremont, drawing many onlookers. Boston society notes mention William Courtleigh's ill son recovering in England and other civic updates across East Boston, South Boston, and Wakefield events.
The Post dedicates the 13th week of its little Journeys to Atlantic City New Jersey. The famed resort is described as an all year vacation destination with vast attractions. Photos of interesting places will be printed during the week.
Atlantic City is promoted as a health destination with sea bathing and sand baths claimed to cure many ailments. The area features low rainfall, high sand evaporation, and minimal humidity with few fogs, making it a famous health resort. Yachting thrives along its broad oceanfront, and hotel rates range from 20 dollars daily to six dollars weekly, with several large hotels accommodating 500 to 1200 guests.
A collage of short vignettes notes charity flower gifts from a Brookline mistress, William Fish of Dorchester joining Notre Dame, souvenir postcards’ persistence, a clergy sermon on tough people, crowded streetcar seats, Cambridge ladies protesting street upkeep, an Arch bishop O Connell oil painting, Franklin Park legends of a bottomless pit, rag dealer licenses in South Boston, and amateur actor James H Donnelley from Cambridge.
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