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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1910
Page
10
A damaged OCR item from The Boston Post with garbled headlines and stray lines. The text includes scattered names and notices, with editorial marks and a publisher’s notice at the end.
The article notes unprecedented orders for railroad equipment from manufacturers, signaling expected growth in internal trade and employment as transit machinery demand accelerates. It frames this as a major, long-awaited development for the transportation corporate sector.
The piece questions the public display of Mrs. Astor's wealth and alleges that appraisals may have misrepresented the true value of jewels furniture and other possessions. A court orders re valuation to levy transfer tax amid charges that the wealthy evade taxes.
Congressman McCall pushes a bill requiring publication of campaign contributions and expenditures for members of Congress. The measure aims to illuminate who funds campaigns and how money influences elections, challenging protected monopolies and favorable industries.
A fragment discusses im poort aiens and Canada, urging caution on restricting profitable cross-border trade. The text questions whether limiting neighborly commerce harms both sides and cites a New England association urging action.
The Fourteenth District contest centers on a national outlook as voters decide whether Foss or Buchanan will represent Massachusetts in Washington. Foss aims to broaden reform and unit Republican ranks, while Buchanan faces distrust over his nomination and staying power. The result could influence national politics and party unity tomorrow.
The Erdman act creates a national mediation plan for disputes between interstate carriers and employees covering wages hours and employment conditions. If initial talks fail the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Labor Commissioner push for arbitration. A three person board, one chosen by each side and a neutral third, renders decisions. The act is praised as a practical remedy to prevent strikes and to compel compliance through public opinion.
In New York a Supreme Court judge announces that in undefended divorce cases all counsel must reveal witnesses' names and occupations before any testimony. Previously witnesses were heard without these details, enabling dubious actors such as detectives to push for outcomes. The ruling aims to curb secrecy and fraud in divorce trials.
The Boston Fish Bureau urges President Taft to reject the 25 percent extra duty on Canadian imports. The group argues the tariff raises the cost of living for essentials like fish berries potatoes butter eggs apples and bread, harming consumers and trade.
In a dated letter a suitor flirts over Hazel saying height, looks, and assets matter and hints at a marriage proposal. He muses on age, beauty, and the value of a photograph then notes two Curtis Guild minstrel show tickets, regrets attending, and teases of acting as interlocutor if the show fails.
The article tours Thebes and The Nile Valley noting Karnak ruins to the north and the Theban Necropolis on the west bank. It recalls Thebes as a favorite seat of Pharaohs with grand temples and schools, and hints at a future image of the Ramesseum.
The speaker insists the issue is not their fault and imagines attending a show while disguising with a wig described as bald headed. The remark plays on self awareness and humor about appearance.
A motivational quote urging effort beyond merely getting by, encouraging perseverance and personal excellence in daily tasks.
A man was struck and knocked down by a passing trolley in Scollay Square last night. He suffered a head injury and an ambulance took him to the hospital while a police sergeant kept the crowd back. Nearby, Dr. Francis B. McNamara, a well known physician at the Hotel Pelham, was noted for his broad knowledge.
A humorous verse by Walt Mason from 1910 depicts a pious man at church and home, contrasting devout words with daily chores and skeptical critics who question his creed’s use. The piece lampoons self righteousness and the gap between public virtue and private life.
The column blends court case details with local scenes. It mentions a reader joke about respondents and despondents, General Bancroft touring trolley lines, police staffing figures, a Roxbury baseball practice, dust along Blue Hill Avenue, and a Cambridge bowler Anna Robick courting a Worcester rival while Miss Bobber plays basketball.
A daughter recalls her father boasting about a large meal including a whole chicken, a two inch steak, lobster, and welsh rarebit. A bystander, a drummer, joked that he seemed like he was on the Great Gorge route.
Farmer Ryetop confronts a Palace train waiter over a finger bowl with rose leaves, accusing the gesture of mimicking lemonade. The waiter insists it is the latest style as Ryetop scorns comic page farmer stereotypes.
Wilfrid O White, state ships compass adjuster, returns from Australia and reports living conditions never better. He notes wages rise with costs, crops abundant with the wheat harvest large, but railroads hampered by congestion and a big coal strike affecting about 100000 workers.
A humorously tense scene shows a license official testing a supposed aerial act as a criterion for a race betting scam. The wiry stranger, James Jinks, boasts acrobat feats and claims to sell tips rather than buy them, exposing a con trick at the city office.
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