Boston Post 1909 February 16 Daily edition header notice
Boston Post front matter lists publication details for February 16 1909 including date line volume issue numbers and office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass Subscription rates and payment policy for daily and Sunday editions and a note urging readers to notify the paper if delivery is interrupted. Editor B A Grozter identified.
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Publicity on Mayor Office Expenditures Sparks Debate
City Council seeks a detailed statement of travel expenses totaling 3581.75 and 3125 for entertaining sundry parties in the Mayor's office account. The call questions use of the contingent fund while defending Mayor Hibbard against wasteful spending.
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Park Square Revival Hints at New Growth for City Quarter
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad plans to market property near Park Square, signaling potential improvement after the Providence terminal removal left the area desolate. A recent fire that destroyed old buildings may spur reform and development long delayed.
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Providence
Lost Through Antagonism In The 1930s Congress
The President scored one victory this session by killing the census spoils bill but lost much else. Labor unions face Sherman act exposure, the railroad rate bill stays unamended, corporations remain unlicensed, stock issues go unsupervised, inland waterways funding is minimal, no income tax, postal savings bank prospects dim. The author blames spite and antagonism, lamenting missed convictions and tact.
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Postal Savings Bank
Spanish Reform Sparks Local Government Law Passage
The Spanish Cortes passed a local government law shifting control from Madrid to regional authorities. The move ends centuries of central domination and enables local self governance. Opposition speeches numbered 3935, reflecting intense political contention across the regions.
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Spain
Massachusetts
United States
Atlantic
Why Mention War in a Harrisburg Speech
A brief critique condemns President Roosevelt for invoking war while praising railroad workers in Harrisburg. The piece argues that discussing war amid peace unsettles the public, harms prosperity, and should be removed from discourse for a year to protect farmers and national welfare.
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Roosevelt
Wall Street
Congress
Relief of Knox Bill Moves Toward House Passage
The relief bill for Senator Knox from ineligibility for a Cabinet post advanced yesterday, gaining a position where it could be enacted by a House majority vote. A two thirds requirement is noted as the governing threshold.
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Knox
Senate debate on salary repeal and constitutional limits
The article notes a final vote tally with 173 to 117 showing Republican gains over Democrats and questions whether Senator Knox is made eligible by repealing the Secretary of State's salary increase. It cites Morrill 1874 and warns against altering constitutional prohibitions, deeming such monkeying inadvisable.
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People Trusted To Decide City Charter Say No To referendum
Op-ed argues Boston voters should approve any new city charter and opposes Mayor Hibbard's stance to push a charter without consent. It defends citizen intelligence, warns against distrusting voters, and says reform should respect the people's role in local government.
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Hibbard
Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Boston
Allen
Federal effort urged for dependent children reform
Senator Crane proposes a children bureau under the Interior Department. President Roosevelt backs the plan in a special message, urging federal study and harmonizing laws for dependent children, likening the issue to national welfare priorities and other major public concerns.
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The Rebels of the Senate Insurgents Hold Up Bills
The insurgents in the Senate threaten 10 appropriation bills while leaders Hale Aldrich and Lodge weigh concessions. Of 15 rebels, 11 hail from states voting direct to the people, pledging independence from bosses or corporations as they seek to remain free. Massachusetts may soon join this growing rebel camp.
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Widow of Civil War General Bartlett Dies in Pittsfield
Pittsfield report says Mrs. William S. Bartlett widow of Civil War figure General Bartlett, formerly of Winthrop, is dying here tonight.
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William S. Bartlett
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Ottermo-bub-bile Haunts Bingville in Sudden Visit
In Bingville Town a strange vehicle levels the street causing chaos among residents. Widow Hinckley, Deacon Butterworth, Doc Livermore, and others are affected as the odd craft speeds through Main Street. Townsfolk fear a repeat as they debate fate and action.
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The Pace That Kills And Weather Watcher Humorous Note
A cautionary essay warns against haste and risky living urging patience and balance. It contrasts speed with happiness health and poise while condemning overwork heavy drinking and chasing money. A later weather quip mocks a New Hampshire forecast and the forecaster's cautious wording.
All Sorts Sister Question in Boston Cartoon
A playful exchange from MONK in Boston asks if a sister of a bull frog is a cow frog. The quip wryly notes she would still be a lady bullfrog, delivering light humor in a newspaper cartoon style.
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Matilda Publishes Courageous Love Appointment Request
A Boston note from Matilda, 19, asks Newton for dating advice and to meet at Tremont Street corners next Friday at 10 p m. She promises to recognize him by a published All Sorts photo and jests about Post artists flattering her less. She suggests canceling if necessary to avoid loss of valuables.
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Post
Two more Idas shows at Tuilleries in February and March
The Observant Citizen reports Miss Ida Mulle will present two more entertainments at the Tuilleries. One on Friday morning February 19 and another on Friday March 19. the article notes plans to demolish the nearby railway station in Park Square, once a leading hub. It also mentions local theatrical youths, social events, and various city happenings.
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Ida Mulle
Tuileries
Park Square
Knights of Honor
Roslindale
Keep Merchant Marine School Away From Navy
A letter to the Post argues against merging Massachusetts Nautical Training School with the Naval Brigade. It recalls 14 years of merchant marine training on the Enterprise and warns such a union would alter the school’s purpose. The writer urges the committee to keep the school under its original merchant focus and continue it by a commission.
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Hearing Notice From Lincoln for Old Boys at State House
A brief public notice states Charles H. Lincoln of Quincy Massachusetts invites old boys to attend a hearing next Wednesday at the State House. Lincoln is a graduate of the class of 1895 at the Massachusetts Nautical Training School. Date given is February 15.
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Pastor Leach Records His Own Funeral Voice
The Rev. Daniel Bassett Leach of Bone Gap Illinois was told he would die and asked for his graphophone at his bedside. He spoke prayers and a benediction into the machine and requested these recordings be used at his funeral. Relatives and friends will hear his voice at the grave.
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Sherman’s Son in Chicago Sufferer Improves
Rev. Thomas I. Sherman son of General William Tecumseh Sherman is in a Chicago hospital with nervous prostration. Attending physicians say he must cancel speaking engagements and rest for at least two months.
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