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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Bost newspaper edition presents Independent Democratic viewpoints from New England. Readers are offered city news, politics, and community notices reflecting local concerns and events.
The September 18 1909 issue outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including US and Canada pricing. It lists office addresses Boston Massachusetts editorial and business rooms and urges advance payment and notification if unavailable. The message is signed by editor and publisher E A Grozier.
The text argues that discovery hinges on leadership, noting Columbus with three ships and Peary with Bartlett. It questions whether a leader’s presence diminishes or defines the act of discovery in both sea routes and polar exploration.
President Taft tours the nation promising to speak on real concerns rather than safe platitudes. He presents his views in a direct, earnest manner, earning praise for courage and sincerity even from critics who disagree with parts of his message.
An order moves ship inspections to a weekday granting sailors a Free Sunday. The piece argues rest should extend to sailors and soldiers in peacetime, criticizing uniform as mere fighting machines and urging greater liberty with no hindrance to service.
President Taft declares emphatically for postal savings banks, opposing a resolution by the American Bankers' Association. He argues the banks meet a real need in rural areas lacking Massachusetts style savings systems, inspire confidence, encourage thrift, and bring government closer to the people.
The illness of Mayor Hibbard draws sympathetic concern from Boston residents. He is not a great man, but has acted with good intentions and faced criticism without graft accusations. The public hopes for his early recovery and return to City Hall in good health and spirits.
A French writer George Montorgueil argues steam navigation is a French invention polished in France by an American and used in America. The piece traces Fulton’s work in France with Livingston funding, the Clermont voyage in New York waters, and acknowledges earlier experiments dating back to 1690. It notes Fulton did not claim sole invention and credits Marquis Jouffroy and others. The narrative leads to Fulton’s ultimate triumph.
The Clermont and sister boats proved reliable in trials, marking a turning point in steam navigation as Fulton laid the keel of a new era in marine transport.
The Post reviews Harriman's will as both flawed and generous. It notes his choice to leave the fortune to his widow in fee simple, seeking fair distribution by her judgment, without public benefactions or binding trusts to control it long term.
The article argues against the rise of concentrated wealth and advocates a national graduated tax on large incomes. It warns that extreme concentration is unhealthy and could provoke a severe reaction, urging wealthy individuals to accept the equity of such a tax and support diffusion of prosperity.
Albert Patrick continues appeals against habeas corpus dismissal claiming illegal confinement since the governor lacked authority to commute from death to life. The case raises medical jurisprudence questions about poisoning signs and embalming fluids, provoking broad public and professional interest in potential legal precedent.
Worcester September 17. Dr Thomas H Gage aged 83 died of heart disease. He was the last of Worcester’s old line of physicians and surgeons and is known outside the city as the commanding surgeon of the hospital ship Knickerbocker near Richmond during the Civil War. He is survived by three children.
The Aero Club of New England plans to purchase a dirigible next year. It already owns two balloons, the Boston and the Massachusetts.
H H Leonard of Willow Cottage Rock Mass recounts how readers from Malden Brewster and Dorchester shared copies of the Post describing Dr Cook and Peary north pole discovery. He notes sending extra copies from Rock Mass and that Mrs Patience Jennings, aged 98, celebrated a birthday in 1909.
The Marlboro Daily Enterprise notes the Boston Post's growth from modest quarters to a vast, sprawling establishment with added presses and facilities. It calls the Post the great breakfast table passer of New England, acknowledging its expansion and influence in regional journalism.
The column reports a heated North Pole dispute between Peary and Cook. Editor All Sorts proposes a nationwide test, wires Peary and Cook for third degree examinations, and stages upcoming witness days in which Peary and Cook will be questioned to settle who truly reached the pole first.
In a playful readers’ feature, Stealthy Steve reaches the North Pole three to four years ago while Ernie Whitney and Medford frame the mystery around Peary Cook and a poster on the pole reading Read the Boston Sunday Post. Steve’s modest memoirs avoid grand claims.
The Rhine banks host many old castles and ruins. the Rhinstein stands as the most picturesque, a gray granite fortress atop rocky heights with pristine preservation. Other castles vary in condition, yet share dramatic histories of battles and legends. Tomorrow’s installment will present a Bavarian Alps view.
A reader from Brookline asks about polar discovery noting Dr. Cook and Commander Peary both claiming poles. The letter jokes there may be multiple North Poles and wonders if South Poles exist, predicting polar symbols could become common in homes as exploration continues.
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