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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
10
The dated issue announces a daily local Boston paper from September 16 1910. It lists office at 259 Washington Street and identifies the Post Publishing Company as publisher.
The text argues Boston can expand into a third city of the United States, with no real obstacles and benefits extending to adjacent municipalities that would join in forming a larger urban system.
Lists year and half year prices for Daily and Sunday Post subscriptions. Rates include Canada delivery and per-copy details. Payment guidance notes entrusting risk to sender and requests payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Subscription payments must be made in advance or service will be discontinued. Readers should notify the post by postal mail if the paper cannot be obtained from their newsdealer. Editor and Publisher BE A. Grozier announces renewal and contact details.
The Civil Service Commission declares Charles D. Daly competent to head Boston's fire department. The Post praised his qualifications, noting military training, energy, and integrity as assets, and stated he is as prepared as prior commissioners who began without hands on firefighting experience. Boston expects much from him.
The piece lauds Squantum field as the world’s premier aviation venue with Boston and Quincy authorized to host the season finale. It credits the flying tournament with strong profits and mass crowds, predicting future elite exhibitions and big prizes drawing top aviators from abroad.
The Democratic party nominates President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University for New Jersey governor, praising his supreme ability and public spirit. The piece claims his leadership will carry the day and notes other Democratic successes in Harmon, Plaisted, and Baldwin races as evidence of a rising party momentum.
The article discusses forming a true Greater Boston, with a plan likely to be presented to the next Legislature. It notes suburban officials’ two main objections: liquor licensing and debt taxation. It argues liquor policy can remain with each borough and suggests taxes could be settled fairly in early union steps.
A Taft authored letter, relayed by his confidential secretary, criticizes patronage usage to sustain party power and hints at a shift toward treating all Republican lawmakers equally. The piece argues the public has spoken and questions whether Taft’s manifesto signals an end to party bosses’ control as a Democratic majority looms in the coming Congress.
In a lively wrap up, airship fans dubbed cranes rest after the Squantum field show. John W. Luce warns aviation fever may be contagious among aviators and spectators, as one writer recaps the event with humor and a wary eye on purchasing an airship.
A satirical dialogue from Neponset Worcester features Bessie and Newt debating the fate of a bird man suspended over Moon Island. The speaker threatens to keep him aloft and mocks rivals while claiming ownership and control over the contraption and rescue efforts.
The article questions City Collector Parker’s remarks defending a deputy who stole several hundred dollars from the municipality. It notes Parker’s comparison to private firms and argues the real stigma is the collector’s failure to promptly and adequately clean house.
Abraham Goldman of Howard Street, a bricklayer at the Yew Mill project in Merrimack Square, fell through a floor into a canal while holding his tools and level. His refusal to drop them upon striking water caused his drowning in the canal beneath the building.
Two five month old bear cubs named Ogo and Boso captivate spectators in the window of a prominent Federal Street sportsmen’s shop. They were raised near Old Town Missouri on a nursing bottle and now playfully box each other’s ears. Brother and sister, their captor named them. meanings unclear.
An early popular edition presents Coleridge’s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with Doré’s engravings. The Sun rises, the mariner appears from the mist, and the sea recedes as the poem unfolds in a new accessible format.
The mariner recalls killing the albatross that brought wind but caused no relief as the sun rises. Others condemn the act as the fog and mist persist, and the crew faces woe for the terrible deed.
A veiled maritime anecdote describes a cursed ship sailing toward the Equator with dire omens cited. The passage evokes treacherous voyage and ominous fate as it moves northeward toward warm seas.
Descriptions of wooden coverings over an avenue diggings shaft near Central Square hint at months of upcoming use while public access remains restricted. Mentions of Colonel Paisted’s Maine governorship and his journalist father recall 80 years of political and press ties. Edwin O. Childs Jr. leads the Nonantum Boys Club, guiding local youth, and receives public ovations for his welfare work. Major Phil Mingo of Malden tours Nova Scotia with friends in a large car, planning a two week trip. Italian cafe waiters reveal distinctions between novice and expert eaters. The Chelsea Literary Society plans a Thanksgiving Eve ball at Malden Auditorium with officials invited. Mattapan Civic Improvement Association members anticipate a busy year ahead after summer, with the first post‑vacation meeting forthcoming.
An excerpt from Walt Mason reflecting on life and death in his light verse. The piece includes his claim of being alive and a playful warning that if he dies a tiresome mourner would speak at his funeral amid muffled drum music.
The readable text argues arbitration over lengthy hospital stays, criticizing unnecessary people and emphasizing practical resolution. The fragment hints at comparisons between dispute handling and medical treatments.
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