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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1905
Page
6
The piece lauds Andrew Carnegie's gift of 10 million dollars for a teachers pension fund and argues public school educators deserve security to boost performance. It notes Boston and New York pension efforts and urges broader support from wealthy citizens.
The stand patters in the Senate resist changes as Germany ends its tariff arrangement next year. Retaliation has arrived and Congress may act to set American duties. Proposals include maximum and minimum tariffs with the minimum matching current schedules.
The article argues a shift from tariff marking up to revising tariffs. It notes broad sentiment that the world cannot sustain rising tariffs and that President Roosevelt may favor stopping further increases. It suggests Congress and the public may support exploring an opposite approach to tariff policy.
The Public Franchise League of Boston replies to gas company ads about consolidation. It argues Boston gas capitalization per thousand feet is nearly three times higher than in other Massachusetts cities and questions exemptions from rate regulation. It urges the 1905 legislature to keep public service corporations as agents of the state, not the other way around.
The Economic Club of Boston hosted a dinner discussion on taxing future increases in ground rent. Professor Seligman of Columbia urged careful readjustment, suggesting land value increases could be taxed beyond normal real estate taxes with proper limits, while acknowledging not a strict single tax advocate.
Carney Hospital management denies any link to a Bijou Theatre entertainment claimed to fund a convalescent home for surgical tuberculosis. They state the hospital neither organized nor endorsed the event.
Stamford Connecticut April 27 report says the will of the late James Irving Raymond president of A A Vantine Company New York leaves more than 1.5 million to his family and provides no public bequests.
A fragment shows a youth’s boastful quip about holding the wrong end of a task. The dialogue suggests tension between the speaker and a boss figure, with slang and playful bravado.
A truncated notice previews a dramatic stage title A Maid or a Million with lingering spelling oddities. It hints at a theater program or listing featuring a lively farce or comedy about romance and class with a suggestive headline.
The note mixes playful quips and a Latin line about liberty, with light sarcasm on familiar forms and a mock translation. It riffs on public figures, weather, and culture, ending with a joke about Buffalo Bill and a divorce in a Wild West show.
Mr Doogue has a garden full of flowers and a few civic items touch on Washington Street subway progress with more dirt removed. Residents enjoy pleasant days on Common seats while others plan picnics at Revere Beach next Sunday.
A reader argues that saloons should close at 10 p m on Saturdays and every night, paralleling other businesses. The letter claims earlier closing would reduce post work drinking and improve family welfare, urging broader liquor closure.
A reader from Cambridge asks the editor to help locate his uncle Charles Gooodwin alias Char ley MacGuigan of Tyrone who worked at Lockhart's undertaking establishment about 14 years ago. He mentions a link to William McGrath of Sumner Street Boston and asks any relatives or friends to respond.
The public garden drew a class of about 25 little girls with a teacher guiding a tour of the flower beds. A large Arabic steamer and the Britannia arriving in port also drew attention along with a sacred concert fundraiser in Somerville. Wakefield marked a marksman badge milestone for Company A, Sixth Regiment. A touring car delays near Brattle Street ended with two hat-clad maidens and a quip from a cabby.
Pizen Pete laments style creeping in and jokes about emigrating. Bad Bob notes that even a shot prompts a coroner’s involvement, reflecting a grim humor about changing times.
Miss Julia Lawrence and Morton Lazell Fearey plan a Cambridge ceremony at St. John's Memorial Chapel with a Brattle Street reception following. The article notes attendance at Vincent Club events, remarks on Miss Leila Burnett’s health, and announced weddings including Charlotte Brattle Goldnett Burlingame. It covers travels of Boston society figures and upcoming gatherings for Easter and summer plans.
Lieutenant Dearborn of the Brookline police retires members praise his long service and 62nd birthday. The piece notes community events from Butterflies in Franklin Park to St. Paul’s Ladies Aid Society planning a May gathering at Copley Hall with officers and organizers listed.
Major Gorham, Plainville’s self styled autocrat, laments the Universal Manufacturing Company for thwarting his rule. His long opposition to the firm spans street lights, clubs, and libraries as he recalls a Vermont romance that both shaped and haunted him.
Major Tom in Plainville confronts L N Prior over a local upheaval. Nell reveals her adopted name Ellen and explains her Universal Manufacturing Company stake as they reconcile and plan to stay in town.
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