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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1912
Page
8
The school board approved a budget proposing about 5 195 000 for public schools this year and granted elementary teachers a 155 312 salary increase. The tax levy allows 5 109 000, about 86 000 less than the proposed budget, though it is 302 000 more than last year’s allowed spending.
The board approves a 302000 increase with 155312 for teacher raises and 56710 for Hyde Park maintenance, leaving 20000 for growth. Budget waits for Superintendent Brooks. The board opposes large athletic spending and names three new Dorchester elementary schools the Ellen H Richards the Benedict Fenwick and the William Bradford. It also backs cheaper buildings with wood substitutes and forwards recommendations to the schoolhouse commission and mayor.
Former Representative Charles E. Littlefield of Maine was granted 20000 dollars by the Supreme Court for his services as special master in the Virginia West Virginia debt case.
Massachusetts Governor Foss will speak at the National Democratic Club tariff dinner in New York's Fifth Avenue club house. He will outline why after 40 years as a Republican he joined the Democratic party. Other speakers include Senator Ollie M. James and Representatives Cox and Garrett.
Governor Robert P. Bass of New Hampshire praises Roosevelt as the united leader for Progressive causes. The remark drew strong enthusiasm from over 500 Harvard students at yesterday’s event.
Alfred Mulliken confessed sole responsibility for irregularities at Cram Mulliken & Co after being called for sentence. He claimed partner Benjamin H. Cram knew nothing. Mulliken sentenced to three to five years in state prison. Cram freed with instruction not to resume stock brokerage in Boston. The case was placed on file.
Governor Bata, fresh from Roosevelt’s side, closes his Cambridge address with praise for Theodore Roosevelt as the Progressive movement's unifier and best hope to implement reforms. He notes shifting attitudes toward Taft and argues Progressives seek a leader capable of uniting factions for the next national election.
Congressman John W. Weeks of Massachusetts assails the recall as a sign of a decadent republic. He defends the Taft administration and warns that recall destroys constitutional law for demagogic whim. He calls it reactionary and a step toward dictatorship.
Boston memorials report Harry Franklin Adams former police commissioner died on Washington's Birthday at his tobacco and coffee plantation in Porto Rico. Born January 9, 1857 in Boston, he attended public schools and remained a Democrat, serving as police commissioner from 1900 for five years and reappointed before the 1906 abolition of the old commission.
In Ogden Utah on February 26, William J. Bryan commented on Theodore Roosevelt announcing his candidacy. He said the news is foreshadowed by Roosevelt's Columbus speech and an Outlook editorial. Bryan expects an interesting fight Democrats will watch closely.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fast safe remedy for catarrh and colds. The product claims immediate relief within minutes, restoring taste and smell, easing head pressure, and curing hay fever symptoms, with a 50 cent bottle enough for a complete cure in many cases.
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