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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1907
Page
6
Boston Post dated October 26 1907 issue number 23 volume 189 from Post Publishing Co. lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The notice lists pricing for subscriptions: Biguf- Ono at six months 1.50, three months 0.75, one month 0.25. The Sunday Post offers one year 2.50, six months 1.25, three months 0.65.
The Boston Post announces higher Dominion of Canada postal rates with subscription options: Daily Post 1 month 50 cents 6 months 3 dollars year 6 dollars Sunday Post 9 cents per copy. All subscriptions must be prepaid and are subject to discontinuation on expiration. Editors FEA Grozier urge readers to inform if copies are unavailable.
The New York Stock Exchange operates for two hours with yesterday’s loans held over until Monday. The drift has been mainly professional. a wider public panic has not yet taken hold. Morgan warns the public to stay calm and keep money in banks.
Professor David Todd of Amherst returns from the Andes with about 600 Mars photographs. He confirms a doubled canal on the planet, lending some support to Professor Lowell's view of intelligent Martians, though the necessity of two canals remains unproven. The existence of Martians remains theory.
Speakers from Porto Rico at Lake Mohonk decried the lack of U S citizenship for Porto Ricans under American rule. They argued natives, living under the flag for over nine years, have no legal path to United States citizenship or constitutional rights, an anomaly they called shameful.
The Fisheries Bureau proclaims dogfish is good to eat, though the fish has long been scorned. Writers note the sharkish species yields tasty steaks when peeled, trimmed, and prepared by skilled seafood cooks, a fact known to gourmets for years.
The Finance Commission charges the collection department with waiving costs and interest on late payments for political and personal reasons. The report notes this has been happening for years without legal or factual justification and questions the truth of the information presented to the public.
In 1907 Boston faces questions on poll tax treatment for officials versus employees. City employees had taxes deducted at the treasurer's desk while 34 City Council members in arrears for 1906 tax highlight alleged political or personal preference in collection. The aim is to tax the able while sparing the distressed.
The editorial argues that the Independence League is a Massachusetts corporation under a president and board of directors rather than a voter driven party. It urges Democrats in Suffolk and Massachusetts to vote for Democratic candidates in state and county elections, condemning corporate control of political movements.
Boston Publicity and Information Foureau releases a leaflet listing 10 convincing reasons to buy in Boston over New York and other large centers. The Busier Boston series promotes local attractions and benefits, with leaflets distributed to commercial travelers and likely to reach distant parts of the country.
Madame Olga Samaroff will perform in Chickering Hall Boston Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. She arrived in New York from Europe on Wednesday and learned she must play in Boston immediately. Her program is unusual and far from conventional.
A Lemberg despatch reports cholera raging at Kiel with hundreds of deaths, causing widespread alarm in Austria and Vienna as officials monitor the outbreak and its impact on daily life.
The Sphinx notes a saying about paint blistering on a wooden Indian and labels such a reddening as an Indian outbreak. The remark reflects period humor or a cachet of folk phrasing.
Noah Dictionary Webster of Woburn Mass laments poetry in the Our Morning Mail column calling it spurious imitations. The editor and Sid reply with comic rebuttal praising the letter and joking about language and Mars interplanetary relations.
A humorous exchange on snake anatomy questions tail length and the waist line. Professors and editors debate where a snake's tail ends and its waist would be, citing fictional works and a tongue in cheek challenge to snake scholars.
A Savin Hill Massachusetts correspondent warns Newton to guard his reputation against Tom Lawson, a rising humorist seen as versatile and provocative. The letter lauds Lawson's ability to spoof reports from a Sunday School picnic to a WCTU convention and to skew politics and finance with satirical style.
A humorous column shares a string of light exchanges from a scene in a store and a broker in which the customer seeks chewing tobacco and later jokes about stock advice. The broker counsels outright ownership, noting the risk of margin purchases and market panics revealing who truly benefits or suffers.
The Observant Citizen notes the Boylston Street tracks near Copley Square remain out of service due to bridge repairs over the Boston & Albany lines, forcing all trains to use Huntingdon Avenue and causing delays and tempers. Also reported are naval leadership changes, local fires, a railway merger probe, and a Samoset Canoe Club event.
The Post advertises the Sunday edition editorial page detailing rules for the Short Story competition authors must read and follow.
A distressed girl Elise clings to a kind boy who protects her, leading to a tense reunion with her father. He contemplates keeping Elise with him but ultimately seeks a life with her and the woman Marie. A later gasp of hope ends with Elise's mother and father embracing their family home.
The ad notes Morse’s offers at ten dollars for suits and from ten to fifty dollars for overcoats, with vests from two to five dollars, plus a full line of All-America and Educator men’s and boys’ shoes. It cites endorsements from London Tancer but affirms no reliance on them.
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