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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post issue from September 9 1908 presents daily coverage by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. The paper’s date and issue number mark the era’s local newspaper format and publication cycle.
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The article lauds U S immigration efforts to deport a sizeable batch of recent Mormon converts and questions Senator Reed Smoot's role in limiting stricter enforcement. It argues against Boston becoming a dumping ground for missionary propaganda and urges firm, unbiased enforcement of the anti polygamy belief statute.
The piece argues Taft uses a touring staff rather than a front porch campaign to cut costs. It notes rebate laws ban free transportation for large delegations, forcing the party to bear travel expenses or have delegates pay their way. The shift signals less spontaneity in campaign demonstrations.
The article argues for stricter control of asylum patients after Coughlin, who sought the President at Oyster Bay and had a history of relapse. It recalls Steele from Danvers and warns that releasing mentally ill individuals too soon risks violent acts, underscoring a need for no laxity in authorities' power to return patients to society.
The Boston public schools begin the year with about 110000 children entering classrooms. The system employs 3000 teachers and officials, funded by a 4 million dollar tax, to educate and care for students and to extend higher education, with hopes for adequate schoolhouse space for all.
On the 80th anniversary of Leo Tolstoi birth the government bans observances. Education minister forbids professors from participating, the Holy Synod excommunicates, a St. Petersburg drama memorial is barred, and four provinces including Moscow and Warsaw impose martial law to thwart celebrations. Tolstoi’s influence defies autocratic repression.
The excerpt debates public fear after incidents at Oyster Bay and the assassinations of three presidents. It contemplates risks to President Roosevelt and whether danger could recur, suggesting measured caution over sensationalism in reporting.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society hosts Lilavati Singh in Wesleyan Hall this morning for a lecture on her work in India. Singh was chosen to represent Indian students at the World’s Student Christian Association. Rev. Clarence Strong Pond of Beverly Farms, BU graduate, earned MA and BD in one year. Massachusetts Sunday School Association holds its annual state meeting in Worcester from Oct 6 to 8.
The student Bible study department of the YMCA plans its first international Bible convention in Columbus Ohio from May 22 to May 29. They expect about 1000 students plus hundreds of professors and clergymen to attend.
William Mallalieu son of Bishop Mallalieu has safely undergone a delicate operation at Charlesgate Hospital and is now on the road to recovery.
The 19th annual meeting of the Massachusetts Young People's Christian Union will be held at the First Universalist Church in Worcester on Friday and Saturday September 26 and 27. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
Two secret marriages surfaced as couples took licenses in Brookline. Susan Frances Squires Blackner and Oscar Ralph Thiers L Esperance wed. both nearing 85, she was previously married to William Blackner. Ada E. Studley became Ada Williams after marrying Samuel Williams of East Boston. he is 42 and works in Boston.
The Foolish Forum presents a batch of reader questions in a light Q A style. It answers queries about toad tails clams onions chalk and knots with witty, punny explanations. The piece riffs on absurd hypotheticals and aims to amuse readers with playful logic.
The ninth week in the Post's series visits Rangeley Lakes Maine known as the best fishing and hunting ground in America. Rangeley serves as a summer retreat and in autumn draws thousands of sportsmen to the region.
The Observant Citizen reports Lindsay Morison will return to the Boston Theatre stock company after receiving many letters from patrons urging his return to his former roles. Purser Pomeroy of the Cymric has moved to the Canopic and will arrive in Boston Sept 28. Charles Higgins, assistant superintendent of the New York Maritime Exchange, visits Boston with Henry Miller of Kes sel Company.
Umbagog, the westernmost Rangeley Lake, feeds the Androscoggin and lies near the New Hampshire line. The area showcases dramatic mountain scenery from Grafton and Dixville Notches and hosts extensive hotels and camps. Visitors hail Umbagog as Maine’s finest lake with sweeping views of Old Saddleback and Speckled Mountain and proximity to the White Mountains. Tomorrow’s feature will show a view on the Oquossoc.
Guests of Mrs. George Hawkins report Gus Hogan of Brookline an old time blackface minstrel, retired, to reenter performance with a southern vaudeville sketch. Other notes mention immigration official Hurley, clerk Prendergast, and horsemanship rivalries at Myopia Club, with city subway critique and Olympic Games sentiments.
Two speakers remark on a strong durable look. One affirms a strong face while the other agrees the appearance seems durable prompting a brief exchange.
Snippet shows Priscilla and Penelope deriding Mrs. Van Horn as haughty and lacking any significant public presence. The exchange mocks her claimed prominence and her appearances in public.
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