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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
14
The issue lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday papers, including US and Canada rates, and notes mail delivery and vacation service options. It also provides contact details for editorial offices, business office, and publisher E A Grozier.
Harvard University conferred an unprecedented academic degree on Charles W. Eliot and announced a new fund to ease his life and expand his ability to contribute to the public welfare through his humanitarian genius. The honors are described as unmatched and well earned by the university and its supporters.
Massachusetts enacts a unified motor vehicle law with speed limits of 20 miles per hour in rural areas 15 miles in thickly settled zones and eight miles at corners or dangerous points. The measure allows amendments by petition to the State Highway Commission and ends local speed rule chaos.
The New York Central Railroad plans extensive terminal enhancements at East Boston for the Boston & Albany line. Pier No. 3 will be the Atlantic coast’s largest commercial wharf with a high capacity grain elevator and side-loading tracks. Fire-proof construction aims to prevent repeat disasters, at an estimated cost of 4 million dollars, boosting docking capacity for the largest ships and improving passenger services.
Congress faces two railroad safety bills urged by employee groups. The Borah measure would set minimum train crews and a federal boiler inspection requirement for locomotives in interstate service. Supporters cite 344 more railroad casualties in the first quarter of 1908 vs. the current year and urge tighter hours rules for workers.
Taft’s remarks at a New Haven alumni dinner are seen as non threatening. Analysts say his reference to leading a militant minority was a casual flourish. He is not expected to veto the Payne Aldrich tariff despite speculation.
The article argues Senator Aldrich supports President Taft’s net income tax plan for corporations as a means to defeat an income tax. It criticized his tariff bill as insufficient and suggested stamp taxes as an alternative. It labels the corporate tax as objectionable and notes it reflects Republican leadership’s stance rather than fairness.
The Boston Post reports June circulation growth with daily averages reaching 280 565 copies and Sundays averaging 252 869, marking substantial gains over 1909 January figures. The paper pledges greater responsibility to provide news fully and sanely for the community.
A child laments the lack of a personal pony cart while family members possess flashy vehicles. He contrasts his own wish to join the rides with his sister mother and Aunty enjoying touring cars roadsters and a limousine. The piece ends with a nostalgic New York Times farewell.
In a serialized adventure, Colonel Roosevelt and Steve endure an equatorial thunder storm as their balloon ascends to dodge approaching clouds. The storm rips the air, a gas concentrate fails, and the balloon nearly topples during a dramatic somersault. The scene ends with a fierce lightning bolt bearing down.
Observant Citizens Henry Clay Barnabee and James A. Page, linked to Boston history, share reminiscences at Nantasket with Old School Boys' Association. Ex Representative John Quinn shows an ornithologist streak, praising a mockingbird named Jack. Various Boston figures travelers, humor, and local incidents fill the row.
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