Boston Post First Issue April 1 1909 Rep Dem paper
The Boston Post dated April 1 1909 announces the daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates including a yearly $3.00 for daily and $2.50 for Sunday. It lists Canadian per copy pricing and notes advance payment requirements and contact details for the Post Publishing Company.
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Post Publishing Company
Payne tariff bill vote date set for April tenth
The piece argues the Payne tariff bill should move to the Senate quickly, criticizing House debates as useless and noting revenue bills originate in the House but Senate controls the outcome. It urges speed so the public can gauge resulting legislation amid Senate talk.
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House
Senate
Uniform Streetcar Stops Proposed for Clarity
The Boston Elevated plans to set white posts as guides due to its confusing stop pattern. The suggestion mirrors Washington with uniform near side stops at every crossing to reduce mix ups and eliminate the need for posts except at designated post stations.
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Boston Elevated Railroad
City of
Washington
Women and the tariff stir a political force in protest
The House protest by Congressman O Connell against taxing women in the Payne bill highlights tariff harm to mothers and daughters. Tea coffee cocoa hosiery and gloves touch household budgets and political influence. The piece argues men endure taxes but overtaxed women will become a formidable political force.
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O'Connell
Payne
Changes in federal service follow political shifts
The piece argues that administrations start with salary cuts and layoffs in divisions like customs, then, after a period, restore positions and salaries while rehiring favored political affiliates. It notes civil service limits and contrasts with past shifts between Roosevelt and Taft.
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Customs Service
Federal Service
Roosevelt
Taft
Washington
Congress
Politica
Old Spoils System Remains In Pay Disputes
The speaker decries reduced pay not restored, saying the “fat” goes to others with influence. He argues the current situation mirrors a long standing spoils system from top to bottom, where victors claim rewards and no new reform appears.
Not a fanciful scheme for a greater Boston program
City Club gathering endorses a plan to harmonize Boston’s agencies for municipal improvement. Edward Filene emphasizes coordinating commerce, education, philanthropy, and civic effort, with existing organizations expanding to a national standard for Boston 1915.
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City Club
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Filene
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Merchants’ Association
Is Beer a Necessity in the Roosevelt Tax Debate
The article argues against an emergency tax on beer, noting tea and coffee as necessities and asserting climate makes beer a luxury in the United States. It claims beer is not a requirement for public endurance and that taxing breakfast beverages is unreasonable and constitutional concerns are unfounded.
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Germany
France
Berlin
Miss Le Baron Returns to Castle Square Theatre
Louise Le Baron returns to Boston’s Castle Square Theatre as a leading star in John Craig’s production of A Runaway Girl. She previously wowed audiences for two summers and a season with the house opera company, and will debut with the Craig stock company as rehearsals proceed.
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Louise le Baron
Castle Square
Boston
Miss le Baron
Mr. Craig
John Craig
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk and Nannie Ann
A light verse image features Newton Newkirk and his daughter Nannie Ann discussing weather and umbrellas. The dialogue contrasts sunny skies with April uncertainty and ends with a humorous note about a bum umbrella. The piece closes with a cartoonish line about Mumm's extra dry.
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Newton Newkirk
Manish wooden leg gag outsman shares with Black Hand joke
Edwin Tucker of St. Louis played a rattling good joke on the Black Hand Society after being asked to drop 1000 in cash at midnight. He left his wooden leg instead and offered a witty note, joking he could buy another leg cheaper than the demanded sum and even suggested a future wooden leg business. From Missouri Willing to show.
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Edwin Tucker
St. Louis
Black Hand Society
Missouri
Tucker
Black Hand
Steenth Alt
Out Like a Lamb Weather Proverb Take a Twist
A playful note on March coming in like a lamb but not delivering the advertised spectacle. The columnist cites the oldest inhabitant and local weather lore, teasing forecasts that hoped March would end with dramatic, firework style climaxes.
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March
Heck
Satan
How Many Ends In A Ring Dear Newt
A reader asks about the ends of a curved iron rod welded into a ring. The answer explains that a ring retains ends invisible to the eye, and cutting a ring into pieces reveals two ends each time. The ends persist though they are not observable.
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Newt
Lawrence, Mass
A. Harve
Unusual Tremont Street Scene Sparks Opera District Light Show
Observant Citizen notes bright arc lights and lively traffic near Tremont Street between Boylston and Park streets as opera patrons gather. Fire apparatus respond to a Mason Street alarm around 11 pm. Local anecdotes include a millinery oversized hat near Savin Hill and a boy's near-miss with a trolley.
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Tremont Street
Boylston
Park Streets
Mason Street
West Street
Navy Yard Introduces Entry Tickets for All Visitors
Beginning today Charlestown navy yard requires all entrants and exits to show a ticket. The rule aims to control access while assuring that respectable persons will still be admitted.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
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