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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Post daily edition from Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts dated September 16 1909 number 67 volume 196.
The Post lists subscription prices: Daily one year 93.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 one month 0.25. Sunday Post one year 2.50 six months 1.25 three months 0.65. Canada 0.09 per copy. Publisher details note advance payment, discontinuation policy, and contact addresses for Boston Post Publishing Company with editor E A Grozier and staff.
President Taft departed Boston under strong public goodwill after a warm reception. Report highlights his plain speaking style and earnest approach which earned broad trust among citizens, professionals, and local leaders as he begins a lengthy tour.
A Boston business leaders banquet for President Taft served wine to 1700 guests. Critics question whether serving multiple wines set a bad public example for New England youth, urging the committee to remove wines from this public event.
In Fall River the Iron Works Mills workers accepted a five percent wage increase after owner Mr. Borden offered to split the difference from their demand for ten percent. The two day strike ended with workers returning to duty and praise for Borden's half way policy. This marks the mills closing as the first in 23 years, underscoring prudent, ethical handling of the dispute.
Eight tobacco barns in western Kentucky were burned this week in night-rider attacks as torture and threats loom. Officials summoned militia and governors issued proclamations, yet the state remains faulted for failing to protect lives and property, with critics questioning political neglect and support for violent measures.
Commentator condemns Postmaster General Hitch cock for raising registration from 8 to 10 cents starting November 1 as unwise. Argues better methods exist to boost revenue, urging retrenchment over higher charges and calling for reform of franking abuses, lax second class mail rules, and railroad mail rates.
News from Maine reports the start of a state automobile road from the New Hampshire line to the Canadian border while Governor Quinby and Council map a New Hampshire highway system. The plan envisions three routes crossing the state from the south to the White Mountain region, signaling progress to residents and supporters alike.
The piece argues that improved highways in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont will attract thousands more summer visitors. With better roads many more travelers would come and the return on highway investments would be substantial, potentially a hundredfold.
Governor Draper announces he will send a resolution to amend the Federal Constitution to authorize taxing incomes. He may withhold the measure, a move that tests state rights courtesy. The Secretary of State requests submission to the Legislature, with potential to spark a comity issue. Draper vows to use influence for acceptance, possibly during a winter special session. Massachusetts candidates for the State Senate are urged to give the question prominent consideration.
A Medford woman sues the city to recover value of a white dress soiled by tar and dust-control pools laid on a public street. The piece argues municipal highway pollution is a nuisance and cities must keep streets safe and clean.
The piece argues that Lords opposition to the budget signals a potential general election and possible Liberal weakness. It contends Conservative peers may veto or amend the finance bill, risking a government crisis and shifting power toward Irish Nationals and the Lords prerogatives as Liberal ties fracture with Socialism.
The Boston Opera Company reports high demand for its first season with all seats likely subscribed before the November 8 opening. Edwin Westby’s subscription office at 252 Huntington Avenue remains open all day and until 7 p m for evening workers. Season seats cost 2, 1.50 or 1 dollars, covering sixty performances or single evenings, with all season tickets including the first performances.
A reader writes from Philadelphia, recalling a request for a new national song and noting the Post earlier cited Yankee Doodle as the popular air. The writer then presents a new set of lyrics seeking to replace or augment the old tune.
Poem celebrating American independence and national pride. References Uncle Sam as head of the nation and urges lasting good will. Includes signatories Mrs Caroline B Hill and Witter Lill from Norwood Avenue and Witter Street.
A reader asks for the best method to remove holes from window screens. The reply notes many methods exist but suggests not removing holes, or boarding up windows. The letter touches on a poem titled Soap by J. P. C. and mentions a future All Sorts publication. mentions of Swift, Rockefeller, and humor about finances.
Albert Oppert of Fairgrounds Queensland hosted visitors who stayed late. At about 11 he yawned twice, his mouth wide open. Unable to speak he scribbled I dislocated my jaw. The doctor reset his jaw and the party left, amused by the odd scene.
Readers asked about a U.S. government medical school in Washington and where to write for Army and Navy medical corps information. Answer: no medical school. write to the War and Navy Departments. A foreign-born minor becomes a citizen through the father’s naturalization. No discharge mention of Santiago battle. Columbus married twice. first wife Welipa Munnsis Pereste died. remarried Beatrig Enriquez.
The column reviews King Leopold selling his picture collection and notes on actors, impresarios, and performers. It mentions Henry Russell of the Boston Opera Company traveling to await the November season, Emma Dahl of Roslindale as a skilled athlete, and a Dorchester family's burglar scare recounted by a neighbor. Also covered are escalator upgrades at the State Street tunnel, Dr Heber Bishop’s moose hunt plans, Trinity Church oratory by Mrs. Almira Steele, Cambridge subway disruptions, praise for Arthur A. Fowle of the Boston Globe, a lavish Chamber of Commerce banquet, and local social announcements including engagements and a feather duster incident at Dudley Street terminal.
Reports from Boston note Mrs. Arminda P. Abbott of Winchendon leaves 4000 to the Baptist Church via direct bequest with a 16000 estate divided, the Baptist Foreign Missionary Society named as contingent residuary legatee. A Dud ley Street Church wedding unites Enoch B. Capen and Maude J. Davis. Westfield Baptist Association opens its 99th session at Central Baptist Church with speeches including The Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society by Rev. F. W. Padelford. A Jerusalem consul reports the death of Mrs. Angeline F. Newman widow of Bishop John F. Newman. Rev. A. B. Sterling Barnes declines Whitman church post due to family illness. St Luke's M E Church in Lynn holds an enthusiastic meeting on church painting after summer repairs.
Magdeburg, 74 miles from Berlin, stands as a major fortified urban center in the German empire with a citadel on the Elbe island serving as a historic prison stronghold. The city, rich in medieval architecture including the cathedral and ducal palace, endured wars in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and shifted through French and Prussian rule before becoming a commercial hub with mills, tanneries, distilleries, and salt industry. Population around 235,000. Tomorrow will feature a Rothenburg view.
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