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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
6
The Boston Post issue lists 1909 subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, payment terms, and mailing notes. It names Editor and Publisher B A Grozier and provides office addresses and contact numbers.
Dr H W Wiley chief chemist of the U S Department of Agriculture leads national pure food agitation with Theodore Roosevelt backing. He condemns infected beef practices and endorses the Boston Post stance calling tainted meat a crime against the people.
In a stark plea, leaders warn of a direct clash between the anthracite coal trust and miners as the March 31 contract ends. The piece stresses wide economic impact on households and industries and calls for a practical, fair settlement to avoid a crisis like 1903.
Boston considers Alder man Brand’s measure to require direct pecuniary compensation from corporations enjoying public street franchises. The debate notes long-standing anomalies where franchises incur public cost without direct payment, citing the Northern avenue bridge for Union Freight Railway to South Boston docks as an example. The plan aims for legislative power to set prices for facility use by municipalities.
At a State House hearing the metropolitan affairs committee heard public service executives defend coal use while critics urged a uniform ban. The proposed amendment would treat all smoke producers alike, with a 12 to 18 month lead time and six month extensions for adjustments.
Massachusetts faces sharp critique over an agriculture circular signed by Dr. Austin Peters and Governor Draper. The document allegedly permits sale of beef from diseased cattle unless fully extensive tuberculosis is present, conflicting with state law and risking interstate trade.
A satirical note warns of the Great Sand Cure offered from Illinois, selling sand for internal digestion with claims of health benefits and club discounts. The narrator mocks the idea, describing a preferred meal of corned beef over ingesting sand and joking about eating sand as a dietary staple.
At the church fair last night two men shared a quick, joking exchange about a narrow escape. One man laughed that he came out with only a nickel, just enough to pay his car fare home.
Notes from Florence by George Tebbits and Charles Shaw include cold weather and snow. A Brookline horse show is not held this season. Evacuation Day decorations appear and DAR leadership buzz grows. Police log includes a witty domestic call. Newton calls for early planting. a man worries about party invitations. Navy ships gain skeletal masts and a rescue at Arnold Arboretum earns praise. A Harvard Socialist Club lectures series will feature Morris Hillquit.
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