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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
8
Daily publication note from the Post Publishing Co dated October 27 1909 provides issue number and office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. The record identifies the publisher and location without reporting news content.
The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including one year six months and three month terms, prices to Canada, and payment guidance. It states Second Class matter at the Boston Post Office and warns not to send cash with payments, urging checks and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial room contacts and office numbers listed with subscription policy. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued without notice at expiration. Readers urged to notify by mail if unable to obtain the Post from dealer or newsboy.
The campaign treats the license issue as irrelevant between Plans One and Two. Dragging it in would be a monumental blunder for Plan One supporters from all viewpoints.
The Y M C A fund clock shows more than 25000 pledged yesterday as the drive nears noon. Boston University president W E Huntington calls the effort a new era in Boston history and Samuel B Capen stresses the aim to reach the whole man body mind and soul with rapid giving rewarded.
Congressmen Weeks and McCall campaign statewide for a downward revision claim. They avoid explaining why woolen clothing costs rise. the revision preserves Dingley wool schedules, taxing mass market wool heavily while light on luxury wool. Voters face higher prices as warmth of summer ends and winter nears.
Nearly 1400 Somerville residents sign a petition opposing plans to abolish grammar school graduations. They argue graduation marks a red letter day, honors parents who sacrificed for modest educational gains, and celebration should be kept despite possible cost cuts. A board member suggested trimming gowns and ceremonies, but many insist on retaining the formal event as a meaningful milestone.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce is advancing ship connections with Boston to Galveston and Savannah, plus a monthly Deutsch-Australia route to Australian ports. These steps aim to boost Boston’s commerce beyond Europe traffic, countering rivals and leveraging natural advantages with active enterprise.
Speaker Walker of the Massachusetts House declares the party platform is wise in dodging the income tax amendment during a Middleboro campaign speech. He differs from Governor Draper by urging public reflection and careful consideration before a decision.
The Democracy argues for addressing the economic question rather than party labels. It condemns dodging the issue by Massachusetts and supports ratification of the President's amendment adopted by Congress. It warns the issue may become a partisan fight if Republican leaders continue to dodge it.
The article notes growing disaffection within the Massachusetts Republican base as independent and immigrant voters privately distance from party leaders. A Faneuil Hall protest by the Independent Republican Association criticizes GOP business sacrifices and aligns with Democratic principles, signaling potential losses for Draper, Vahey, and Foss.
Sir Thomas Lipton expresses a desire to challenge again for the America's Cup but criticizes the New York Yacht Club for changing racing rules to require bigger and bigger yachts. He advocates a mutual abrogation clause and a series pitting a Fife-built yacht against a defender built by the club to ensure fairness. He warns American yachtsmen may be embarrassed if abuses persist and hopes Lipton attempts a fourth challenge in 1911.
Engineers on the Isthmus report completion of half the digging required for the Panama Canal. They continue to press toward the 1915 finish date. Since Colonel Goethals assumed command, the work has moved with notable vigor, overcoming the former reputation for slowness.
After a 128 mile run from Philadelphia the New York Herald and Atlanta Journal good roads automobile contestants arrived in Gettysburg and will stay overnight. The third day of the tour from New York to Atlanta will start tomorrow.
Newton Newkirk muses on the drive of success, arguing it must be pursued to be achieved. The piece reflects on ambition and the nature of effort, framing success as a result of proactive striving rather than passive waiting.
Riverside Park stretches along the Hudson from Seventy-second Street to One Hundred and Thirtieth Street, averaging 500 feet wide with 178 acres. Grant's Tomb near 122nd Street rises 160 feet, cost over $500,000, and a roof gallery offers broad views. The Soldiers' Monument at Eighty‑eighth Street stands 180 feet high in a Corinthian granite setting.
A country youth of twenty, sheltered from life beyond a thin town, longs for a glamorous city girl who passes him daily. After a brief glimpse and a bold Boston accent, he imagines romance but is soon overwhelmed, ending in confinement and a collapse of sanity. Southville, Mass. W. O'B.
Dear All Sorts advises there is no fixed rule for holding corn on the cob. The writer argues you can hold the ear in either hand or none, as guests will not judge. using both hands may be more advantageous and avoids appearing deaf.
The piece coins a wry maxim about honesty in commerce, noting that truthfulness does not always translate into profits. It reflects on the tension between ethical conduct and financial gain in daily business life.
Grand jurors opened a special session in North Adams presenting Chauncy L. Sumner a new husband with a loving cup as thanks for his good nature. Tales include a butcher bone request, a Newton Upper Falls engagement, Brown University president quip at a banquet, and night glow on the Art Museum for Boston 1915 exhibit torches amid Senator Spalding illness.
The floor leader, long known as a frail man, remains under physician care at his Sparks Street home. Despite a year of poor health, Senator Spalding kept near perfect committee attendance and earned a reputation as a tireless worker. Friends hope for a swift recovery.
Boston voters face two ballot plans next Tuesday November 2 with distinct structures for mayor and city council. Plan One keeps a two year mayor term with recall option and a mixed council of Ward representatives plus at large members. Plan Two creates a single nine member council elected at large for three years with annual turnover. Both require petitions of at least 5000 voters and no party designations on ballots.
Objections appear to cloud both plans with a split among legislators and voters. Plan 2 gains support from the Committee of 100 and reform-minded groups, arguing it brings government closer to the people and removes party labels, while Plan 1 has machine backing. The Post endorses Plan 2 as the preferable option for Boston’s governance.
Raphael Coll, the last man to serve on the Constitution before its dismantling, died yesterday at 11 Cogswell Avenue Cambridge aged 89. He served as cabin boy then seaman, later on other ships, left navy 40 years ago to run a barber shop in Charlestown for 30 years. Survived by one son and three daughters. funeral Friday at 2:30 in Woodlawn Chapel.
Rochester reporters say M A Yetnick and Dr L M Early of Columbus Ohio developed a new photographic printing paper during experiments. A deal was completed in South Bend Indiana with Eastman Kodak Company paying $1,500,000 for the secret.
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