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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
6
Boston Post issue from February 26 1909 details daily newspaper publishing by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts with numbered edition info and office data.
The page lists subscription prices for DAILY and THE SUNDAY POST, including annual, six month, three month, and one month terms with varied cents figures. It notes Canada copy pricing, post office registration, and payment instructions with contact numbers for Malin and Matn offices.
The House rejects Senate calls to send half the battleship fleet to the Pacific. Proponents demand seven battleships base at Manila Pearl Harbor and San Francisco to safeguard new dependencies island possessions and commerce and ensure peace.
The piece argues new laws to ban silencers on civilian firearms while noting potential benefits as mufflers for cars and boats. It calls for heavy penalties on silencer sales for guns and supports public safety measures by legislators.
Henry Bruere of the New York Bureau of Municipal Research analyzes city debt noting New York's gross funded debt of 785,985,128 and per capita 177.74, Boston with about 170 per person, while San Francisco carries 9.66 per capita on 3,865,600 overall. He argues that lack of a systematic development plan fuels wasteful spending and burdensome debt across large cities.
M Philippe Bunau Varilla warned at the Commercial Club that a Gatun dam failure could wreck Colon drain the canal project and strand ships, risking 650 million dollars and 33 years of effort. He argued the collapse is probable though others doubt the doom.
American engineers conclude there is at least equal technical training and that unbiased experts have conducted careful examinations.
Officials challenge Dr Peters after 35 cattle condemned for tuberculosis were sent to Somerville and partly sold as beef. He argues discretionary power to dispose of slightly infected meat, while critics urge stricter law to prevent diseased meat entering markets and interstate trade.
Mrs William K Vanderbilt donates 1 000 000 to build four model sanitary tenements for 350 families. Dr Henry J Shively of New York Presbyterian Hospital designs them as a humane investment and popular clinic offering clean air and affordable rents. The piece compares to Berlin balcony tenements and argues for strong isolation to stamp out tuberculosis as a public health measure.
Two jewel thefts totaling $10,000 from society women occur within a week, one on land and one at sea. The piece argues wealth as a burden, notes that excess material pleasures cause worry, and extols flowers as natural ornaments over costly finery.
I O Brockton Mass questions Newts scheme to mark men with S or M behind the ear to signal status. He notes indelible S would mislabel after marriage, asking how to resolve changing status and potential misreadings.
The All Sorts column notes Mrs W K K Vanderbilt smoking a cigarette on a New York steamer deck. It mocks women smoking while asserting a principle against the habit and urges husbands to join a crusade to curb tobacco use among women.
A Southern California reader asks about New England climate. The article extols rapid weather shifts and a 57 variation spectrum within a day, noting the region offers more climate variety than the West Coast and can confuse weather clerks with frequent heat and cold changes.
A partial quotation questions timing and methods of an eye procedure. The text shows a speaker asking if it is too late to consult an eye specialist. The fragment hints at debate or concern but lacks full context or names.
A local column laments Mt. Vernon street trees being cut while praising the shade they provide since Boston's founding. It also covers debates at the Young Men's Congregational Club on Socialism, a Damon and Pythias tale between Water Commissioner Burke and Patrolman Carroll, railroad talk by James Q O Fagan, and a minstrel event in Dorchester.
Emperor Nicholas I distributes 2500 dollars to the Russian Young Men's Christian Association, founded in St Petersburg by Anson Phelps Stokes of New York, as reported from the city.
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