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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
6
Dr G K Hagen Burger, pupil of Dr Robert Koch, in the Sunday Post interview denounces beef from slightly infected cattle. He says he would not eat beef infected with tubercle bacilli and would not feed it to his dog, criticizing Massachusetts cattle traffic authorized by Dr Peters and health boards for neglect.
Senator Parker advocates centralizing milk inspection to a single state authority to ensure uniform purity and healthfulness. Local boards of health currently vary in methods and vigilance, risking inconsistent standards. Physicians, civic groups, and mothers support the reform, emphasizing infant protection.
The threatened clash between miners and coal operators in Pennsylvania's anthracite region appears avoidable as both sides recognize the need for peace. The three year arbitration pact from 1903, renewed in 1906, runs to the current month end and may be renewed by consent. If miners justify a concession, public opinion will demand it. There must be no anthracite strike this year or until the economy improves.
A historical proposal notes that the United States could shift the presidential inauguration date from March 4 to a milder season by act of Congress without constitutional amendments. The piece outlines how early Congress established March 4 as the start date and argues the date can be altered by legislative action.
Fragmentary text notes that Congress may exercise full powers on presidency while discussing other terms of official service amid wartime conditions. The passage hints at legislative latitude but provides no concrete action or dates.
The article urges Governor Draper to reassess the infected beef issue, calling for a firm message to the Legislature to tighten cattle laws, remove weak authority from the State Cattle Bureau, and ensure all tuberculosis infected cattle are destroyed or not sold for food. It cites Governor Wolcott’s precedent as a model for rectifying errors.
The Boston charter hearings begin today at the State House before the committee on metropolitan affairs. The session will run at 10 a m and again at 3 p m with a three day schedule. Advocates for the Finance Commission draft and the committee of 100 will present their cases and opponents will speak tomorrow. Citizens are urged to attend to inform themselves and participate in the referendum process.
John F Tobin 42 of Webber and Tobin proprietors of Hotel William died suddenly in Milford after a short illness. For years he was prominent in sporting circles and promoter of the Milford ball club.
Charles C. Rivers, 60, found dead in his room at 335 Tremont Street yesterday after a three day heart disease illness. He was an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Chelsea, where he had lived for several years.
After 23 years with the Chicago police, Michael Taney resigns, turning in badge and nightstick to become a private citizen. The piece notes his $12,000 annual income from police service and suggests good pay for Chicago officers, while hinting at possible sources of extra earnings. It ends with a Millinocket Maine hotel on wheels ad.
A newspaper item praises the Great Northern Hotel for having its carriage hauled between the depot and hotel on the back seat of a horse drawn carriage. The scheme aims to attract travelers arriving at new towns by letting visitors inspect the hotel easily during arrivals. It notes the effort strains for horses but anticipates it draws more guests and adds novelty for permanent guests.
The writer explains auto ownership as more tax than remedy and mocks a reader’s mis-spelling of Gnoot. He defines locomotor ataxia as a mixed muddle of the head and limbs and jokes about the taxi cab solution. He insists his first name is not common property and ends with aphorism Hope is never hopeless.
Members of Erin Court 28 Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters present a program in memory of Robert Emmet with an address by John J. O’Haree. The event highlights local fraternal activity and historical remembrance.
The Observant Citizen Miss Helen McCusker travels with her aunt through California to photograph old cathedrals and ranches in the southern part of the state. Her recent heroism involved aiding an injured man by tearing her linen coat into bandages.
A poem recounts a boyish arrow and toy balloon mishaps that wound neighbors and lead to monetary settlements. The verse notes the random shot never lands right and warns that prank costs may haunt the giver with legal trouble.
Karl Schumacher, exhausted by years of failed attempts to find work abroad, finally receives word of a favorable post in the Department of Agriculture with a starting salary of 1500. His mother, longing for their homeland, rests contentedly in a dreamlike scene as the news breaks.
Paolo Contestable, organizer of the National Association of Chefs and Culinary Workers in America, urges a state diploma or license for all chefs in hotels and clubs to ensure qualified cooks and ban tainted or impure beef in kitchens. He cites cases where careless chefs accept beef from any butcher and disguise it in dishes.
A son, torn by ambition and love for his dying mother, fights temptation to seize a lifetime chance. He softly kisses her brow as she rests in peace, then whispers that they shall be very happy in old Heidelberg, uniting the living and the dead in a quiet blessing.
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