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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
6
Daily issue details subscription rates for various terms and regions. Boston publication notes the editor and publisher E A Grozier and contact lines. Includes postal request for notices and misprints.
The piece notes President Roosevelt vetoed the census bill for undermining civil service merit. It urges Congress to craft a new measure upholding merit over influence and patronage, with Taft likely to sign. It stresses practical lines and service over favoritism in the upcoming bill.
In Pittsburg Tennessee the Western Penitentiary uncovers a 26000 discrepancy in officials accounts when inmates audit books. A defaulter and two bank cashiers corroborate, revealing a long running embezzlement exceeding 35000000. The convicted trio boast expert skill at catching others.
Washington hints at a Payne committee plan to tax coffee imports five cents a pound provoking opposition. The piece argues such a tariff would hit the poor hardest, reducing earnings and savings by about 50 million dollars annually amid a weak economy.
The piece contrasts the upcoming House Congress with Speaker Cannon amid insurgent factions and rules changes, and criticizes Governor Draper over infected beef policy. It cites 3525 infected cattle sold for food last year, totaling about 705000 pounds, urging stoppage of sales from infected cattle.
The President urges Congress to reform tariffs and adopt a graduated inheritance tax. He notes a projected $100 million deficit and argues the new tax would be simple to collect, with little inconvenience and no easy escape for the wealthy. He contrasts with state taxes already in place in Massachusetts and elsewhere.
Newton Newkirk reviews the city’s Automobile Show at Mechanics’ Building. He mocks overhyped sales pitches and tech jargon, jokes about runabouts and touring cars, ribbing agents, taxicabs, motorcycles, lamps, and tire shops, then goes home after a showroom wobble.
A call to reform the House of Representatives, arguing the Speaker Cannon dominates committees and limits debate. The piece urges restoring power to the House and replacing the current rule system to end oppression and ensure legislative light on Tuesday sessions.
In a brief letter P M Keating defends last Sunday's Post letters about the Taft inauguration and Roosevelt policy comparisons. The page also includes reader inquiries about legal age for women, Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy's residence, and whether a Catholic can be U S president.
The Observant Citizen reports Mayor Hibbard’s brisk Beacon Street talk while rumored Parkman bequest matters linger. A tale from the office boy dismissal, charitable police acts, ventriloquist prank, and a drunken scene near Newspaper Row color a busy city page.
A 1909-era column quotes Walt Mason on politicians serving the people with brains over laws. Citizens linger at a granite bust of a Boston general while noting local beef infection campaigns. The piece also mentions travels of a city resident to Victoria Falls, Rhodesia.
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