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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1907
Page
6
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co. dated September 9 1907 includes standard notices and local items. No prominent events identified in the readable text.
Daily One year two dollars or more at six months one dollar fifty, three months five cents and one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post offers one year two dollars fifty cents, six months one dollar twenty five, and three months sixty five cents.
The Daily Post subscription rates rise for Canada to 50 cents monthly 3 dollars six months and 6 dollars yearly while the Sunday Post remains 9 cents per copy. All payments must be in advance and sent to the Post Publishing Company Boston Massachusetts with editors and contact details listed.
The article notes 100,000 pupils expected to attend city schools this week, with parochial and private schools hosting additional numbers. It observes students already back from vacation and wearing tan from break.
The Cliff House near San Francisco burned, wiping out a singular pleasure resort perched on Pacific cliffs. The site offered sweeping ocean views and sea life nearby, with the distant Farallones in sight. The structure itself is gone, but the location’s natural beauty remains for a planned rebuild.
The signing of a modus vivendi with Great Britain sets terms for fishing in Newfoundland waters this season, easing friction from an absence of a clear pact. A Hague tribunal decision is awaited to resolve remaining questions and enable a final, lasting settlement. The London signed accord is a renewal of last year’s agreement and should stand against local ordinances' interference if properly secured.
Meagre dispatches from London and the American Geographical Society indicate the Duchess of Bedford expedition party, lost north of Mackenzie River, may have reached safety somewhere in Alaska. Arthur Wellman’s balloon attempt to reach the pole faces a deadline tomorrow if a south wind does not arrive by September 10. The polar year 1907 remains active with exploration.
The New York World publishes a list of Harriman fund subscribers with amounts, headed by Harriman at 50000 dollars. Notables include H H McK Twombly, Depew, James Hazen Hyde, and several corporate backers from Equitable Life New York Life Rockefeller Rogers and Archbold. Total contributions reach 260000 dollars in the final campaign days. The fund is tied to educational work described by Secretary Root and linked to Roosevelt era politics.
The text laments government penalties against Harriman and Standard Oil, noting Harriman and other magnates suffer as Hyde and Perkins repay funds. It contrasts misfortune with Senator Depew's re election as the sole bright note in a list of punishments for political and industrial figures.
The finance commission investigation shows systematic city graft in coal purchases. Officials including Superintendent Mitchell and Alderman Woods are accused of incompetence or neglect, with calls to resign or be removed to stop fraudulent dealings and overcharged coal contracts.
Washington reports the 1906 wage survey showing hourly wages 4.5 percent higher than 1905, 45 percent fewer hours per week, and 7 percent more employees. Full time weekly earnings rose 3.9 percent, while food prices rose 2.9 percent. Purchasing power per hour for food grew 1.4 percent and weekly wages by 1 percent.
The Muck Raker defends moving soft-shell crabs against Percy Jerome O Mullen of South Framingham. affidavits from multiple sources support that soft-shell crabs move and even chase a caribou. Charles Gosh Dingit Roberts signs and jokes about sending affidavits to President Roosevelt for arbitration.
The article lists daily observances for the Floating Hospital week. Names include Gertrude C. Chandler, Samoset Day by Hotel Samoset Marblehead, John R. Bird night by Reginald W. Bird, Mary Amelia Ripley memorial excursion, Marion L. Spaulding night, Donald and Phyllis day by anonymous subscriber, J G and B S Ferguson day, Weil Kaffenburg memorial excursion, and Margaret Constance Ellis day by David A. Ellis.
Funeral services for Lloyd Smith aged 38 who died in the waters of city lodge Somerville last Thursday were held yesterday at 34 Gorham Street West Somerville. Rev J Vanor Garton officiated and burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery. Floral tributes were abundant and Joseph Granger, his friend who tried to rescue him, attended.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle the artist and Socialist seeks divorce to marry Julia his affinity. He argues prior affinity nullifies current marriage and plans to wed Julia after divorce. Mrs Earle consents to separate with their child and relocate. Neighbors mock the plan as too deep and foresee tar and feathers. more details awaited from Monroe.
In Pittsburg on September 8 Joseph H. Pritchard and Alice Myles both 19 from Mt. Washington eloped to Youngstown. Pritchard’s father vowed no contact but received a comic postcard showing a father and son over a knee. The note asked when they could return home and the father relented, inviting them to come at once.
A long astrological forecast cites Jupiter’s benefic aspect to the moon promising a bright start for new ventures in business banking and travel. It notes favorable auguries for speculating and advises prayerful guidance from clergy. An anecdote from Roxbury mentions social evenings at Lake Magnan and a thoughtful carriage encounter on a New Hampshire road.
On a late train from Montreal Jack Harris meets a tall woman with roses and gloves that hint at a secret admirer. After a playful misstep he pockets the gloves, then apologizes when she reveals she bought them herself. The scent of roses and a shared tennis moment ignite a hopeful courtship as truth emerges.
Observant citizens note thirteen girls in catboat 313 from Swampscott and their 13 tom cod catch after a fishing trip beyond Boston light. A Boston preacher urged youth to attend an outdoor service at 7 p m to sing their way into the church. Reverend Minifie preached on A Noble Reformer and a Notable Reform citing Nehemiah and Shushan. An auto was seen used to ferry an invalid on the rear seat amid suburbs. Beginning Friday a 12 week sequence of whist parties will be hosted by the Colonial Club of Dorchester with a light collation and dancing afterward. Edward Welch of South Boston has returned from summer vacation.
A 19 year old asks how to prove love to a steadfast suitor while fearing a cold nature. The columnist urges open affection through words and deeds and suggests embracing the loyal partner to enrich life if engaged. A second letter asks which of two loves to choose, with a blunt reply condemning duplicity and urging honesty and restraint to protect home harmony.
A young man of good parentage and education writes to Miss Champagne describing his responsible job in the engine testing department of a large manufacturing firm and seeking advice on courtship and manners.
At the Catholic Sailors Club 110 Water Street Charlestown an entertainment by the Pierrot troupe and orchestra from the White Star liner Romanic will begin at o o clock tonight.
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