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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
6
Publication dated September 15, 1907 issue 65 volume 188 from 259 Washington St Boston Massachusetts. Contains local notices and likely classifieds or brief items typical of a daily paper edition with administrative details.
The Daily One year rate is listed with six months at 1.50 and three months at 0.75. A six month period costs 1.25 and three months 0.65 for The Sunday Post.
Canada postal rate increases change prices for Daily Post and Sunday Post subscriptions. Monthly and yearly rates listed. payment required in advance. Address checks drafts and money orders to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY Boston. Editor F A Grotzier.
Professor Hugo Munsterberg claims experimental psychology can detect truth in statements as surely as chemistry detects poisons. He cites machines that identify deception with high accuracy. Science, he says, rises to meet modern demands with this approach.
The September 1907 Department of Agriculture estimates signal a bountiful cereal crop. Wheat is set at 632 million bushels, down 13 million from last year, while corn reaches 2.6 billion bushels, 300 million less than 1906. Taken together, the figures imply a stupendous national wealth.
A commentary dismisses Sir Robert Bond with hot air and urges Newfoundland to claim independence. It defends the modus vivendi as beneficial, noting the US concession on American fishermen and Newfoundland pride. It highlights fishermen’s hiring of Newfoundlanders to service Gloucester schooners for higher earnings.
The highway commissioners are urged to fully investigate the telephone company. Mr Williams says the inquiry should uncover relations with other firms, operating expenses prior to the limit, phantom labor, and free telephones. Recommendations will extend to the Legislature.
The Legislature calls for a broad, proper inquiry into the highway situation. The Highway Commission should seek the very facts demanded, ensuring the inquiry is wide enough to meet the needs of the case.
A dispute erupts between street cleaning expert Richard T. Fox and Street Cleaning Superintendent Cummings over Boston department practices. The Finance Commission is urged to conduct a thorough, fair inquiry to uncover bedrock facts, weigh expert findings, and inform the public without bias.
After a successful Camp Thoreau experience at Lake Walden Concord the Chicatawbut Boys Club elected officers at St Stephens House last evening with David M Blank as president William Fleming as vice president Philip Schriftgiesser as secretary Julius Schriftgiesser as treasurer Edward Fleming as sergeant at arms Rev Remsen B Ogilby adviser Sterne Morse Harvard 09 physical adviser and Max Henry Newman director.
A Ward 7 Republican Club meeting drew seven district attorney candidates. Speakers praised party unity while mostly attacking the Democratic party and city finances. Chairman Bates introduced the candidates Jesse Gove John S Richardson Clarence Rowley Walter Webster George Tinkham Fred J Daggett and J K Berry.
Street Commissioner Gallivan warns that a surge of nearly 200 applicants yesterday may require interpreters in offices as vendors seek new licenses. Stands priced by the commission promise city income while Charlestown backers push Monahan for Senate, with Teeling and Doherty also active in local politics. Mayor Fitzgerald and cabinet, Judge Corbett, and ex Mayor Quincey are seen in late night discussions at Youngs Hotel.
The astrologer warns uncertain day for general business with no clear fortune. Deals in land or houses look promising, with opportunities for mining ventures and opening new shafts. Those born today face hard work for a modest income and must curb temper and pleasure.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle declares Julia Kuttner his affinity and accuses his wife of being a misfit. The piece warns the affinity theory could erode marriage while noting wives often stay with unhappy matches. It ends with the Sphinx quip about hot air and frost.
In a cheeky exchange editor All Sorts mocks Percy Jerome O Mullen over soft shell crabs and scientific claims. The writer concedes the controversy and tips that All Sorts discredits nature fakery while urging an end to the dispute.
A Fashion Note describes a major trend: a hipless straight line silhouette for women this fall and winter. The passage quips on red whiskers and stylish dress, noting women must possess the new shape while contrasting reactions to those with hips.
A reader recalls the name Britt but cannot place the person. The query suggests a memory prompt or need to identify a familiar figure linked to that name. No other concrete details are provided.
Wry maxims on ridicule versus argument and on bookmakers, drinking, nine lives, price, and honesty. A compact collection notes that forceful talk often masks truth and that some excel at bold base paths while others talk more and reveal less.
Letter from Alice Stone Blackwell reports British Parliament passing a bill allowing women to be eligible for county and town councillors and aldermen. The piece frames the reform as a major advance beyond traditional domestic roles and notes the Sept. 12 Dorchester context.
The observant citizen recalls Hon. Nathaniel E. Atwood born in Provincetown on September 13, 1807. A respected American ichthyologist and public servant, he contributed major fish discoveries and served in the U.S. Fish Commission, Massachusetts House, and State Senate.
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