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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
6
Boston news weekly edition issued by Post Publishing Co dated October 321 1907 includes notices and local items from Office 259 Washington St Boston Mass with city reporting.
The ad lists subscription prices: Daily One year 3.00 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.
Due to higher Dominion postal charges, subscription prices for the Daily Post are 50 cents for one month, $3 for six months, and $6 for a year while the Sunday Post costs 9 cents per copy. All subscriptions must be prepaid and will be stopped at expiration.
A Boston Aero Club project appeals to advanced sportsmen offering novel pleasures without athletic requirements. It blends science with exploration, promises pleasurable excursions, and notes a similar club in New York while praising Boston’s suitability for aerostatics.
The Finance Commission reports the resignation of Samuel Carr, the Chamber of Commerce chosen member, from the Boston municipal finance inquiry. His withdrawal highlights the sacrifice of commissioners who leave private business to serve the public inquiry and notes the need to fill his vacancy promptly.
Wholesale rates from Chicago packers have not dropped though a Chicago price cut was announced. The cost of living remains uncertain as the market fluctuations continue to guess at a real savings for workers who buy food.
The Supreme Court agrees with the Nichols petition that voting machines may be used in state elections though the constitution requires written ballots. A printed ballot may count as written, but a button vote is not yet. machines are allowed in municipalities and will likely spread to state races later.
The article defends Joseph A. Dennison as the regular Democratic nominee for district attorney. It notes Moran could have won the nomination but declined it. It argues Democrats should vote for capable, honorable candidates who secure the party nomination and character matters in Suffolk County.
An earthquake and landslide devastated the town of Karatagh in Russian Turkestan, causing two deaths as buildings collapsed. Seismographs noted the event, and weather reports in Washington and London linked October shocks to a larger seismic disturbance originating west of Australia in the southern Indian Ocean.
Observatories recorded disturbances over 3000 miles away and researchers seek causes. The author laments that knowing an earthquake happened long ago offers little warning. Immediate prediction with exact location is demanded so people can evacuate in time.
The Post urges Massachusetts Democrats to stay united and defend Democratic principles. It argues that minority strength has guided policy, warns against splits and independents, and calls for support of Democratic nominees to sustain progress and resist corruption.
Newton Newkire laments extended bridge repairs on the Boston Elevated line at Hereford Street and Boylston Street as riders from Cambridge Weltham Watertown and nearby areas must detour via Huntington and Massachusetts avenues. He argues the delay costs commuters time and money and mocks the transit authority for the inconvenience.
The article criticizes Mr. Moran for releasing his version of the telephone cases while denying others the same privilege. It notes Senator James H. Vahey and other attorneys plan to publish if Moran lifts professional secrecy. The piece argues public interest demands both sides be heard and questions the secrecy rule’s fairness.
Boston girl Alice Aberdeen visiting Roxboro Pennsylvania tried to milk a brindle cow. She sat on the wrong side and the cow kicked her, proving milking needs diplomacy and proper side selection.
The Boston and Albany railroad plans to file a report with the Railroad Commission detailing the worst delays and their causes. Included will be actions taken to improve service, with examples such as an Albany express held two hours due to a hot box and a stock train delaying a Pittsfield sidings wait.
Local Omaha meat market men say the 10 percent reduction by Omaha packers will not affect Boston prices. By the time the decrease travels to Boston it will have petered out. So readers should continue paying high prices for tender loins and other cuts.
The piece argues that coal prices will rise and urges readers to buy coal at current low levels. It likens coal to copper stocks as an investment and predicts public panic ending, warning buyers not to wait for price increases.
The Observant Citizen notes the French chestnut is expanding in Boston streets, large and similar to the horse chestnut but edible and mealy, used in France for food and marrow glace.
Rev William Henry Casey of Union Springs New York in Washington has not decided whether to accept the title of Lord Brampton after the death of his uncle Sir Henry Hawkins. Lord Brampton died in England on October 6.
A 19 year old asks if she should write to a beloved suitor after a missed stormy date. The columnist advises that she should write to explain, as custom allows a woman to be a little retiring and the man may be waiting for her explanation. It suggests he would have come if truly eager and urges timely communication.
Miss Susan, criticized for wearing red, plots with hemp seed to lure a true love. She deceives Maud Fisher, scatters seed in the master field, and a man appears at her door that night. Uncle Jonathan notes the change as a bluebird signals spring’s arrival.
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