The Boston Post February 11 1909 front matter
The Boston Post dated February 11 1909 provides subscription rates and publication details. It lists daily and Sunday prices, Canadian copies, and payment terms. The notice names E A Grozipr as editor and publisher and directs readers to subscribe in advance.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Maas
T Port Publishing Company
E. A. Grozipr
Readville Track May Preserve Harness Racing Tradition
New England holds a long love for trotters and darkly fears a future without betting at harness events. The Readville track may continue as a harness racing venue for years despite changes.
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Readville
New England
Wise Words in Jest on Cambridge Subway Plan
Mrs. Edmund A. Whitman of the Cantabrigia Club humorously suggested at a hearing that a committee of house keepers would solve the Cambridge subway issue while preserving the city’s beauty and economy. The remark invites Cambridge to consider practical household wisdom in urban planning.
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Cambridge
Edmund A. Whitman
Cantabrigia Club
Boston
Back Bay-South
Roosevelt Adopts Democratic Policies Says Editor
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt, though a Republican, has embraced or acted on Democratic platforms. It notes shifts toward ending trusts by law federal carrier regulation tariff revision and even income tax aligning more with Democratic doctrine. The text portrays him as a party man in name only, effectively a Democrat in practice.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
President pushes marine safety bill after rail and sea risks
The President submits a new marine safety bill to the Senate addressing lifeboats wireless equipment extended inspections engineer watches and deck officer sleep. It notes sleeplessness as an accident risk and urges safeguards for travelers and crews.
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Republic
Senate
Law and power in Washington cited by Curtis Guild Jr
The Post notes Republican bosses tread carefully as Curtis Guild Jr. argues in the Commercial Bulletin that law applies to all. It cites constitutional limits on Senator Knox and cabinet salary hikes, suggesting a workaround to keep Knox in the Taft Cabinet despite the prohibition. Washington despatches discuss evading the rule.
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Post
Washington
Curtis Guild, Jr
Commercial Bulletin
United States
Senator Knox
Taft
Mr. Knox
Mr. Tait
President and Knox accused over law evasion precedent
The columnist argues the President and Senator Knox violated laws on quibbles and urges Congress to repeal Knox's salary increase. They warn that Taft and Knox should accept the situation and stop calls for further law evasion.
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Mr. Knox
Congress
Senator Knox
Mr. Taft
California Shows Sense By Rejecting Anti Japanese School Bill
The Sacramento Post argues California lawmakers acted with patriotic restraint in refusing the anti Japanese school bill. It cites Roosevelt's insight into Japan and notes public fears, Japan's past wars, and potential regional conflicts, urging continued hope that Californians do not represent all America.
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California
Sacramento
Post
Japan
United States
Russia
Roosevelt
West
Uncle Sam
Portsmouth
Pacific
Hawaii
Philippines
Panama Canal funding and debates over canal type rise
The piece outlines appropriations of 170.964 million dollars for the Panama Canal and contrasts the original estimate with current costs. It questions whether to pursue a lock system or a sea level canal, weighing costs, engineering challenges, and security in peace and war.
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Panama Canal
Taft
Gatun
Shagres
Lincoln’s Lincoln mother Nancy Hanks spotlighted
The piece reflects on Nancy Hanks mother of Abraham Lincoln, noting her obscurity yet influence on his character. It marks the centenary of Lincoln’s birth and credits the mother for guiding his early years despite poverty and limited records.
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Abraham Lincoln
Massachusetts
Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Abraham Tincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln's Lasting Place in Gratitude
Lines praise Nancy Hanks Lincoln for setting an exemplary role model for women, suggesting her conduct deserves timeless respect and gratitude from the world.
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Nancy Hanks-Lincoln
No Fireside War Inventions Figure In Maxim Critique
Hudson Maxim denounces Congress over a proposed 5 million dollar airship program. He warns that future war will strike from the air and reach American homes, urging lawmakers to fund practical defense while dismissing feverish dreams of aerial armaments.
White House Auto II Proposed for Taft Administration
The government plans an annual appropriation of 12000 dollars for the purchase care and maintenance of automobiles for the President. Taft will visit a motor car factory as one of his first acts and be measured for an automobile with a seven foot cross seat. The White House car will have right of way in the capital and may cause other motorists to yield or risk collisions.
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Taft
White House
Wilkie
Hennaed egg scheme sparks debate in Observant Citizen letters
A quirky letter discusses a supposed method to force hens to lay by feeding scrambled, aging eggs, claiming double the price at 50 cents a dozen. A rebuttal follows noting the plan fails in practice after a test with three dozen aged eggs yielded unusable results.
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Newt
Hennery Eggosee
Joop-the- Loop Poultry Farm
Rockport, Mass
Hennery
Manhattan
Temple of Fame
Henery
P. S
Odd Fellows Encamp Here in Boston Grand Session
Retiring grand patriarch William S H Mitchell saw recommendations adopted at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows grand encampment in Boston with about 800 delegates from 82 encampments. Officers for the coming year were elected and a Young's Hotel banquet closed the meeting.
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William S H. Mitchell
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Boston
Young’s Hotel
Alfred
Pinkerton
George J. Medole
G. P
Harry Walker
G. S
Lowell
Herbert N. Kingsbury
Westfield
George A. Heighway
Clinton
Henry FE. Ruggles
Franklin
John A. Perkins
Chelsea
Nathaniel A. Very
Salem
Sam Wood, Jr
East Milton
George H. Hartley
Oscar A. Marden
Charles C. Fuller
Frank Bartlett
George H. Fuller
Grand Sentinel
Nelson B. Richardson
Robert E. Pray
Walter F. Johnson
William H. Mitchell
Cochran Will Leaves $8 Million to Six Children
The will of Mrs. E S Cochran widow of William F Cochran a wealthy carpet manufacturer was filed at Yonkers New York. The estate is estimated at 8 000 000 with the bulk of the property going to her six children.
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New York
E.S. Cochran
William F. Cochran
Yonkers
Proportionate Fat Reduction Through a Home Remedy
A reader promotes a fat loss method claiming it targets fat from problem areas without harming the neck or overall health. The plan uses Marmola, Cascara, and Peppermint Water with meals and at night, promising rapid weight loss and health benefits without wrinkles or diet interference.
KEENEDGE AGENCY Offers Sterilized Razor Blades
Price list from Keenedge Agency at 160 Congress Street Boston Mass advertises sterilized and re sharp ened safety razor blades all makes at 244c each.
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Keenedge Agency
Congress St
Boston
Mass
Lincoln and the first suggestion for issuing greenbacks
Amasa Walker proposes bank notes to David Taylor. Lincoln tells Chase to consider the plan, risking the Constitution to save the Union. Chase approves the idea, and Lincoln discusses the flawed but necessary path to funding with humor and gravity.
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New England
David Taylor
Ohio
Lincoln
Taylor
Chase
White House
The
Greenbacks
Illinois
Union
Mr. Chase
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