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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with yearly and six month options, and offers mail delivery to the United States and foreign possessions. Office contact numbers and staff include editor Be A Grozier, with business offices on Main.
A magazine writer probes why William Waldorf Astor James J Van Alen and other rich Americans live abroad. Reasons include cheaper European living, healthier climate, and less publicity. The list of expatriates is described as not missed by Americans at home.
The acceptance of the new fireboat greatly strengthens Boston harbor defense. Recent severe fires on the water front showed the department’s inadequacy and property losses were high. The vessel was tested yesterday under Captain Robert Ritchie, whose experience and energy are trusted to maximize protection.
A U.S. Bureau of Education bulletin notes 1908 library figures with 2298 libraries reporting 5000+ volumes, 3342 with 1000+ volumes, and about 2700 reporting under 1000. The average is 72 volumes per 100 people, comparing Americans unfavorably to Germans and French in culture, yet claiming to be the best read overall and keenly alert to world knowledge.
Oscar Hammerstein holds opera houses in New York and Philadelphia and has bought a Brooklyn site for future use. Baltimore flags a promised substantial guarantee and Chicago hosts talks with civic leaders about an opera house. A Denver paper once touted a Hammerstein Rockies season as other plans, while he remains composed amid multiple projects.
Ole Susort, a reclamation service employee from Conconully Washington, claims damages for alleged medical mistreatment by a physician under a government contract at a private hospital. The comptroller of the treasury set aside the claim, ruling the United States did not assume responsibility for lack of skill or negligence by agents under contract. The comptroller of the treasury is
The speaker doubts the ruling would stand in court but argues amendments to the employers' liability law may be needed to cover federal service. It is proposed that an employer should be responsible for an agent's acts in the line of duty.
An article condemns the Navy Fleet for endangering coastwise traffic and fishing vessels near Provincetown. Reports say six pound projectiles and shells passed close to vessels including the Marguerite and Peregrine, with near-misses and misread signals prompting calls for Navy Department action.
The piece critiques a planned congressional visit to Porto Rico led by Brigadier General C. R. Edwards arguing the island already serves tobacco and sugar trusts, has limited political power, and that education is expanding while exploiting interests persist. It warns lawmakers should learn from domestic issues.
Dr. L. O. Howard, head of the federal Bureau of Entomology, urges a national inspection law to curb gypsy and brown tail moths. He notes many nations have quarantine laws and calls for federal leadership to assist states like Massachusetts battling the costly invasion spreading from Maine and New Hampshire into forests.
A White House tariff conference's expected report to the House may push for free hides and a general cut in leather goods. If House approval is granted, boots and shoes would see lower duties. without it, further action is anticipated.
In a continuing serialized tale readers follow Stealthy Steve and Slipshod Sue aboard an airship after a pistol volley scene. The colonel binds Stub the Sting with rope, then reads about a mysterious rodents taxonomy while Stub protests for his rights. The colonel warns the worst is yet to come.
The court of inquiry investigating Civil Engineer Adoio Jose Menocal of the MacDonough adjourned at Charlestown navy yard awaiting Acting Commander Douglass of the Pensacola yard, who is due to arrive within days.
Edinburgh and Stirling loom as Scotland's great castles with Stirling Castle Rock a fortress since ancient times. The article notes Stirling's strategic view over the Forth, its history with Mary Queen of Scots and James I, and its capture by Bruce and Wallace. It promotes Stirling as a must-see for tourists and ends with a note about a view at Inverness tomorrow.
The Observant Citizen notes children at a Chelsea bridge playground and boys swimming. Portland warns against pickpockets at Union Station while Rev Father Cronin visits East Boston. Salem holds Old Home Week baseball and edge worth line car tests invite crowds. various city scenes include subway antics, a Park Street car ride, a Nantucket-like airport, and social engagements in Melrose and Dorchester.
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