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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post dated September 5 1907 published by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington St Boston Massachusetts provides a Sunday edition record of news and notices.
The Daily One year costs 3.00 with six months at 1.50 and two months at 1.25. One month is 25 cents. The Sunday Post yearly rate is 2.50 with six months at 1.26 and three months at 0.65. Vacation time mail to US and possessions 25 cents per month for both daily and Sunday editions.
Owing to higher postal charges to the Dominion of Canada the Daily Post subscription is 50 cents for 1 month, 8 dollars for 6 months, 6 dollars for a year. Sunday Post costs 9 cents per copy. All money should be paid in advance and sent by check or money order to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. No cash. Editor BF A Grozier urges advance payments and notices of delivery issues.
Composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg died yesterday in Bergen Norway where he was born aged sixty four His passing ends a chapter of northern musical evolution as his work for Peer Gynt marked world recognition The same day actor Richard Mansfield died shaping the same period in theater history
City officials have shown willingness to testify before the Finance Commission. It warns that nonappearance by individuals or corporations involved in transactions suggests guilty conduct and demands complete sunlight on municipal business through witnesses from both sides.
Sydney Nova Scotia reports Dr. Alexander Graham Bell advancing a tetrahedral kite theory in which cellular Aerostat design replaces a single plane. The tower built on this principle promises stability and lifting power for a potential revolution in transportation and warfare.
The piece notes Croker's potential loss of American citizenship as a reaction to a post Civil War law. It explains the law arose from a pact with Great Britain tackling abuses of African citizenship claims. Under the statute a naturalized American who resides abroad for two years in the birth country or five years elsewhere becomes a citizen of that country.
The text discusses an American citizen considering expatriation or reinvestment by registering with a U S consular official. It questions the value of losing citizenship and notes notable Americans like the Astors who leave democracy for monarchy.
The column denounces a Washington drawn outcome as a bad precedent and questions the enforcement of anti fraud laws. It notes the government granted immunity to Chicago and Alton officials in exchange for aid against Standard Oil, aiding indictment of Standard Oil while shielding the railroad. Secretary Bonaparte doubts feasible remedies.
Pawtucket note: Erving Y. Woolley, son of the late Rev. Joseph J. Woolley, resigns from a Boston machinery house to become assistant pastor at Chicago Avenue Congregational Church, Chicago. He is not ordained, and will handle temporal church duties.
In Norfolk Superior Court 39 libels for divorce were heard with Jennie J. McCormier suing Frederick McCormier. She testified they wed January 5 1898 at Franklin and separated May 15 1899. She seeks a decree nisi for desertion and custody of their three children.
Two suits totaling 12000 were filed against the Newton Street Railway Company in Cambridge. Annie E. Bradstreet seeks 10000 damages for injuries from an accident on September 29, 1906. Byron Bradstreet sues for 2000 for the loss of his wife's services.
Richard Mansfield once worked as a Boston reporter and rose to the desk of musical and dramatic criticism. He drew attention with a lengthy critique of the bass drum, arguing for its dynamic value, a stance that amused professionals but reflected his musician heritage and keen ear for flaws others missed.
The astrologer warns of an uncertain and unpropitious day with occult shapes and hazards for travelers. Ventures may prosper if carried out directly by personal contact, avoid writing, and favor in person negotiations, while illness risks loom for those born on this date and social time is cautioned.
A gossip column notes Mrs. W Ellis Corey and husband Mr. Corey visiting Lenox. She changes outfits from a blue teagown to pink and white, while Mr. Corey largely stays in their apartments, prompting playful speculation about their social life.
A reflective line emphasizes that silence preserves bonds and keeps friends close by choosing restraint over conversation. The quote suggests that what remains unspoken can sustain trust and closeness among companions.
A Montclair New Jersey balloon ascent drew a crowd who expected a performer to fall. Instead a dummy surfaced after the aeronaut supposedly lost grip, prompting cries of fake and a demand for refunds. Spectators raged at the deceit yet preferred a nonhuman descent to a real tragedy.
Observant Citizen reports Rev. Allen A. Stockdale and family had a dramatic summer outing in Oxford when his boat pole stuck in mud. He fell into the water and swam to shore, while his wife and child were rescued by a passing boat.
A lighthearted column recounts a postal prank call to Newton on the Charles River bracelet mishap, an Am erican tourist reading a Chinese language book on a Roxbury to Jamaica Plain ride, and a lost five dollar sign with a reward. The piece notes Sheriff Nicholson parsing a prisoner Morgan near Pittsfield, and sketches of local social life including Anita Belle Clark's engagement, Dorchester Yacht Club events, and a young Concord boy building a wireless telegraph station in a tree.
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