The Sunday Post Subscription Rates and Payment Notice
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In God We Trust Motto Restored On Coinage
The article argues the Senate will concur with President Roosevelt to restore the motto In God We Trust on coins after his order to replace it. It criticizes his motives as finical not patriotic and predicts the motto's return as likely.
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House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Senate
Public Opinion on Public Opinion Bill Debated in Legislature
The piece argues for substituting the public opinion bill for debate and action. It favors open discussion of a measure once seen as novel in 1907 and suggests opinion may have shifted toward support after a year. It emphasizes closer voter representation as a fundamental principle.
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Legislative Committee
Report on Commerce Commission Likely Backing Rail Merger
The special Commission on Commerce and Industry will present today a report favoring the New York New Haven and Hartford merger with the Boston and Maine. President Tuttle signals support while two commissioners oppose, suggesting a split view and possible legislative action next year.
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Boston & Maine
Tuttle
Commonwealth
Three-mill Tax Proposal Creates Distinct Corp Burdens
The plan would levy a three mill tax on intangible property, tracing to a recess commission. It creates a domestic corporate rate of $17 per $1000 in Boston versus a $3 per $1000 rate for foreign corporations. The text questions how to apply the split.
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Boston
Massachusetts Tax Ethics and Offshore Holdings Debate
The piece argues foreign corporate holdings are hidden and taxed at home, making any Massachusetts levy a surplus. It notes three mill tax ethics, questions honesty in tax declarations, and asks how conscience would react to small versus larger assessments. It emphasizes human nature and financial incentives in tax compliance.
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Commonwealth
It Is No Trivial Affair Says Boston Gazette
The Hon Alfred FE Cox denounces bid dered conspiracy in city contracts as more than trivial. He argues the graft on school boiler repairs harms municipal fairness and warns against portraying such acts as common practice. The editorial urges cleansing corrupt elements from municipal business.
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Finance Commission
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Post
Aldrich bill faces set back as railroad bonds removed
Senate committee agrees to amend the Aldrich bill by striking railroad bonds from the securities eligible for bank circulation. State county and municipal bonds would remain, reflecting a shift from broader credit currency aims and prompting debate over the bill’s conservative approach and emergency notes backed by bonds.
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Senate
Aldrich
Newtowne Newquirk Booze Knight and Tact Traditions
A Cambridge letter writer shares fragments of an old poem about Sir Newtowne Newquirk, a knight who battles alcohol and rides to slay drink. The note mocks ancestry claims and ends with reflections on tact, life, and a life of virtue versus booze.
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England
Sir Newtowne Newquirk
Newtowne Newquirk
St. George
Halles
Newtowne
Observant Citizen notes ship plans and theatre recalls
The Observant Citizen reports R H Allen preparing to ship his touring car with a chauffeur across the Atlantic on April 1 and sailing for six months on April 16. It also recalls William Courtleigh at the Orpheum during Arrah Na Pogue and mentions a Canadian tale of the ice worm cocktail.
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Shaun
Chauncey Olcott
Dawson
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Washington notes on tariff, Williams, and George Greenough statue
Friends say Congressman Ames will not introduce a tariff revision resolution without certainty of passage. Bryan loses confidence in George Fred Williams over Springfield convention and Williams bid for Bryan endorsement. The House increased life saving service worker pay, and ordered the Greenough statue moved to the Smithsonian to protect it from the elements. McCall notes possible removal of other statues in Statuary Hall.
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United States
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Reader critiques smooth worn coins and circulation issues
A Boston Post reader responds to the March 8 magazine piece on improving the five cent piece. He details his annoyance with extremely worn nickels and dimes and notes experiences with bad specimens and stamp purchases, urging solutions to remove worn coins from circulation.
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