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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
6
The passage argues against drastic action by the rich, noting exile yields nothing and heirs would not celebrate. It contends that wealth brings light burdens and that the community can fairly claim its share of unearned gains. It asserts inheritance tax would not drive away Massachusetts' rich and successful citizens.
The piece notes Senator Aldrich’s departure to Europe and a Rhode Island Legislature stalemate over selecting a colleague. It asks for a referendum and reports daily noon voting as the assembly remains in session, seeking instruction from the people.
The Legislature rejects a bill to bar healing by non physicians and upholds the right of individuals to seek relief where they choose. The move is framed as a personal liberty issue and opposed by supporters of the Christian Science faith.
Ex-Governor Bates survived a tunnel collision with only a smashed hat and broken eyeglasses, while reading a newspaper. The report notes conflicting statements about which paper he held during the event and calls the escape a fortunate outcome worthy of public congratulations.
About 2000 people from Mediterranean countries are expected to arrive in Boston next week aboard a White Star Line steamer. It would set a port immigration record as yearly arrivals likely exceed any prior 12 months.
A Protestant critic argues against inheritance tax proposals in Massachusetts citing moral evasion by the rich. He quotes Morituri te salutant and suggests wealthy individuals may employ schemes to escape communal costs even in death. The piece treats tax avoidance as a final form of frugality.
In a rare reversal the Massachusetts Highway Commission abandons its secretive approach to telephone petitioners. The move, praised as a triumph of publicity, follows Friday’s hearing where officials softened their stand on private versus public proceedings and signaled possible witness summonses.
The article contrasts President Eliot and President Roosevelt over football. Eliot argues the sport risks brutality and favors moderation with two hours of safe activity daily. Both agree on improving rules and seek middle ground for humane play.
The special committee on taxation recommends an excise tax on stock transfers as simple and low burden. It argues the levy would not raise living costs or hinder business, citing New York’s success and Massachusetts needs to increase state revenue while easing city and town burdens.
A satirical tale describes a Detroit automaker testing an engine fed whiskey and alcohol. The car theatrically roams, uprooting trees and crashing through obstacles before returning to gasoline and refusing to move. The piece lampoons intoxicated cars as almost human and warns to avoid such jagged autos.
Reader Hugh McCue of East Millson Mass urges censoring the All Sorts column after a joke about a Trenton woman who died laughing. The editors reply with a wry note, noting the letter blends sarcasm and irony and questioning the seriousness of the charge.
The annual expenditure for hooks and eyes used in women’s wearing apparel is estimated at 640000 dollars.
A telegram joke from the Chicago Journal reports a man nearly fainting on learning his wife had twins the previous night and jokes that more should arrive by mail.
A reflective prose piece recalls a journey through memory and time. It speaks of past days and unrealized plans, offering a nostalgic glimpse of hope and the pull of forgotten treasures seen in fleeting visions. The text traces themes of perseverance and the allure of distant dreams.
A Waltham man, Frank M. Upham, picked up a horseshoe on Lexington Avenue and found a dollar bill frozen to it. Cambridge residents express sympathy for police dragging for drowned boys near Magazine Street Beach. The column notes various city happenings from Boston streets and public life.
A young woman asks Mildred Champagne for romance guidance after lending a ring to a older boyfriend who then claims to have lost her age. The columnist cautions against lending valuables and suggests he should replace the ring, viewing his behavior as inappropriate and warning other girls.
A slum boy named Billy, kept by a harsh foster mother, discovers a gentler world at a mission where a kindly girl teaches him about heaven. He climbs to the roof to glimpse dawn over a grim city and falls to his death, smiling in a moment of peaceful certainty.
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