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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1910
Page
8
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Boston born Captain Patrick Lanagan, a long time fire department hero, was crushed by a falling wall during an Albany street fire Saturday. He faced danger with calm courage and uttered I am not afraid as he prepared for death.
The article argues that crude oil use in modern warships is more economical for fuel consumption than coal. It cites oil-fired locomotives on the Santa Fe and other Southwest lines as proof of efficiency, safety, and supply reliability. It asserts petroleum is inexhaustible as a fuel source.
The piece notes 76 000 farmers own autos in the United States with 16 makers advertising in 450 farm papers. It cites Iowa and Kansas spending on autos in 1908 1909 and Nebraska town sales of 40 autos to farmers. It argues cars reduce rural isolation enabling evening visits to church towns and longer trips.
In New York, Judge Coxe holds Havemeyer and Flagler of Bank of North America liable for losses from Curtis and Morse stock dealings. The court says directors must guard funds and repay losses, ruling stock speculation no part of a national bank business.
The text notes two directors were aware of Morse's actions with bank funds, while Cambridge men are not claimed to know their bookkeeper's transactions. It suggests negligence by bank directors but argues they cannot be punished for mere negligence.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw asserts that religious fanaticism fuels any current or potential conflict with Japan. He predicts war to secure a Pacific influence and to make the Pacific American sea, while Japanese Foreign Minister Baron Komura downplays antagonism and emphasizes shared Far Eastern interests.
The piece portrays Senator Root as an emissary from Washington aiming to negotiate with New York Republicans. It warns that failure to bow to federal influence could trigger patronage-driven removals and public upheaval. The article cites the Aldrich scandal and poorly handled issues as widening rifts within the state party.
A review notes total paid to enginemen $84 517 730 in year ending June 30 1908 down 3.4 percent from 1907 but up 11.75 percent over 1906. Firemen earned $50 747 825 down 3.29 percent from 1907 and up 128 percent since 1906. Conductors $55 479 055 down 0.66 percent from 1907 and up 14.53 percent since 1906. Other trainmen $97 456 690 down 2.52 percent from 1907 and up 16 percent since 1906. Despite gains, cost of living erodes advanced wages. labor cost since 1902 rose only 3.9 percent of gross operating revenue.
An exhibit of New England apples brightens a Boston office window amid a regional apple show trend. The piece praises Baldwin, Russet, Greening, Northern Spy and Gravenstein as superior eating apples to Pacific varieties, urging farmers to boost local production and market presence.
A verse fragment titled Carol Vox laments lingering winter as spring teases with warmth. The speaker admits a cold, jokes about a frore coat, and ends with an envoi lamenting a frog in the throat and a hollow voice. The dated lyric voice evokes seasonal longing.
All Sorts special correspondent Jeremiah Pennwhizz interviews Theodore Roosevelt aboard a Nile tugboat. The lighthearted exchange covers hunting feats, near escapes, and 1912 political plans sparring with Taft, ending with a splashy farewell as the writer swims ashore to report from Khartoum.
In May, a pithy line proclaims that stealing a jar of milk marks a thief while stealing half a pilion is deemed an artist. The remark frames ordinary crime with wit in a Little Memoirs item.
Ex-President Roosevelt views Nile region depictions of Soudanese villages near Khartoum. Natives wear woolen pajamas and turbans while women sport baggy skirts. Homes are crude tents of palm mats, meals rely on rice dates and Nile fish, with camel milk as drink. Moslem law bans intoxicants and hasheesh is rare. tomorrow’s Post will feature a Soudanese railroad train.
A brisk column of slice-of-life items in Boston recounts a street scuffle over eye punching, noisy automobile shows, solitaire humor about Andrew Bailey, Venice like Bangor canals, firefighters wrestling an automobile, Dorchester ash barrel vaudeville, children roller skating on Charles River boulevard, a waiter chasing a thief for unpaid meals, Harry Vaughn’s West adventures, Caruso and Black Hand rumors, February March fire spike, and straw hats seen on ferry Sunday.
A passenger laments a missing ticket and pays cash after realizing the ticket was tucked in a glove. Chairman Joseph Maccabe clarifies an error from a City Council report stating he never visited the Revere bathhouse, when he meant the State bathhouse laundry. Reverend Arthur May Knapp plans to return to Newton by June after touring Japan.
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