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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1909
Page
6
The Cleveland street railways trial of three-cent fares ended in failure under private management. The Municipal Traction Company receiver reports a January deficit, bringing nine month losses to 230000 dollars. A possible future fare reduction remains uncertain as conditions vary by city and the three-cent fare may return elsewhere.
Mr Whitridge turns the Third Avenue lines into a manners school issuing a placard reading Thou shalt not steal and urging conductors to show patience politeness and consideration. The piece notes this may improve traction courtesy and compare New York to Boston in electric etiquette.
The House bill suggesting 500000 dollars for a Boston site or remodeling the old custom house is judged insufficient. Merchants demand a building adequate for Boston's port business and a better site. Waiting for the sundry civil appropriation bill at an extra session is favored to secure a large enough appropriation rather than a meagre one.
Citizens agree on maintaining school efficiency and press for Legislature to authorize needed funding. The current year faces a deficit as costs rise faster than tax income, with more students and teachers increasing demand. The call stresses prudent economy but insists on providing required resources for necessary instruction.
The Payne tariff bill nears completion for the extra session and is said to propose sweeping rate cuts across the board yet plans an overall duty increase by changing how valuations are assessed. The current basis uses the wholesale selling price abroad, but the change would use the U S wholesale price.
The article argues that extending protection would raise or double costs, while consumers resist any move to lower tariff taxes, reflecting public pressure against tariff relief.
The final phase of the evangelistic revival begins today as Dr. Chapman's eloquent, non controversial addresses spark broad religious awakening. Mr. Alexander leads singing with strong committee support from evangelistic churches, signaling a notable chapter in Boston's religious history.
The largest committee room at the State House will host hearings on Boston’s proposed city charter. The event draws wide attendance as officials debate municipal structure, representation, and efficiency, aiming to set a model for other communities and shape the Commonwealth’s future.
M Philippe Bunau Varilla arriving in New York denounces the Gatun dam as a potential catastrophe. President Taft returns confident in the plan, while Col Goethals and the old French engineer argue the current conditions are satisfactory. The issue centers on presidential support for a lock canal over a tide level design.
Deputy immigration commissioner Jeremiah J. Hurley told 400 Father Mathew Society members in Lynn that Boston will see a large immigration influx this summer with room for all except criminals, diseased, paupers, and other undesirables. He said Colonel Billings will vigilantly guard against those cases and noted Boston’s immigration system remains strong under new and old leaders. The talk covered station plans, improved processing, and amusing incidents faced by newcomers.
Humorous clipping recounts Mrs. Charles B. Menaugh suing for divorce in Missouri after 26 years of marriage. The wife outlined ten strict rules for husband, including bedtimes, board payments, washing, poodle baths, fork use, and attire. Husband Charlie kept them long, then deserted. court fate unclear. Also notes horse Tom the tobacco-chewing steed of Mike Sheehan in Middleboro.
A reader asks about pig tails and the curl caused by the twist in the tail. The correspondent also inquires about the word didder and its meaning. The reply notes the curl results from twisting in the tail.
A bold highwayman robs a man who offers an old timepiece as apology. The thief laughs and says he will accept the apology, treating the exchange with humor rather than violence. The scene preserves a quaint, nonviolent twist to a classic street robbery.
A terse note reports a stenographer named J. spied in a local setting. The fragment mentions Walter Wellman and a mutational phrase tied to a free yard, with minimal context.
The observant citizen sketches Warden Benjamin T Bridges guiding inmates on a weekly liberty hour at Charlestown State prison and details bets with Associate Justice Joseph H Barnes and ex congressman Joseph A Conry on long walks. It also covers road and transit changes at Dudley Street L stop, Newton moth extermination efforts, Lincoln stamp chatter, Lincoln Day observance in Beverly, skating, a subway fall anecdote, travel plans of local leaders, and a Lexington insane asylum hearing.
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