Boston Post announces 1908 subscription rates and notice
The Boston Post dated March 26 1908 lists daily and Sunday subscription prices, requests advance payment, and notes discontinuation on expiration. Editor Be A. Grozier signed as publisher with office contacts in Boston Massachusetts.
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Washington St
Boston
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Sunday Post
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Post Publishing Company
BE. A. Grozier
Gas pricing scale criticized as unfair outside Boston
The article argues that a sliding scale for gas prices in Boston is not suitable elsewhere. It warns that outside Boston, companies seek to capitalize past customer surpluses, a move deemed unacceptable and extortionate.
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Boston
Boston Smoke Nuisance Bill Proposed By Metropolitan Affairs
The House committee on metropolitan affairs reported a gentle measure to moderate Boston smoke. It bans smoke from buildings for more than six minutes per hour and from locomotives for more than two consecutive minutes or six minutes per hour, with an exemption for street railway power stations during peak travel. The piece seeks relief and hints at stronger action if needed.
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Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Boston
Drury Lane Theatre Fire Ends An Era In London
The Drury Lane Theatre in London, standing since 1812, was destroyed by fire amid changes in the city and shifting tastes. Once a royal theatre, it hosted legends like Nell Gwynne and Garrick, and shaped English stage history even as its grand era fades with its loss.
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London
Nell Gwynne
Charles II
David Garrick
Peg Woffington
Kitty Clive
Colley Cibber
Edmund Kean
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
King’s Way
County Council
Boston Budget Debate and Mayor Hibard Powers
The mayor now holds the annual appropriation bill with power to trim items, needing a two third council override. This Boston change aims at economy though its real effect on the tax levy remains unclear. The Finance Commission also targets graft while awaiting larger savings and details on metropolitan district costs.
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Hibbard
Beacon Hill
Boston
Finance Commission
Roosevelt's practical message urges child labor ban and labor rights
The president calls Congress to prohibit child labor nationwide and extend employer liability protections. He supports legal unions, fair treatment of interstate corporations, and a tariff shift favoring wood pulp to boost forests and publishing. The message blends caution with actionable, budget-minded guidance.
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Roosevelt
Congress
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Taxation and city spending in Boston stirs debate
The piece argues that major issues like funding metropolitan parks boulevards and bath houses, and how corporations taxed under Massachusetts laws contribute to city services, have not been seriously addressed by the Finance Commission or the Mayor. It frames these as pivotal to overall tax rates rather than the statistics department’s budget.
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Finance Commission
Boston
Massachusetts
Statistics Department
Bluebirds
Letter proposes East Boston site for immigration station
Joseph A. Conry urges the federal government to acquire state land at Jeffries Point East Boston for an immigration station. He argues the site near the channel with rail access offers a better business deal than Atlantic Avenue properties and would avoid congesting downtown.
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Jeffries Point
Boston
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New York Central
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Joseph A. Conry
Pome and Boils in Springtime Glee at Malden
A poem and humorous riffing pieces from Newton Newkirk recount springtime rituals in Malden Massachusetts. The writer notes birds blossoms and trees while joking about boils and old remedies, ending with a quip on the line that spring love may not always apply.
I am a clearing house for rotten cigars
A tersely stated boast credits the speaker as a dealer of rotten cigars, drolly calling themselves a clearing house for the items and suggesting friends supply them while enemies receive them. The quip reads as a jab at personal vendettas and networks of exchange.
Mixed Babies Cause Widespread Confusion in Chapinville
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woodin hosted their 12th wedding anniversary in Chapinville, Conn. A prank left dozens of infants switched, with mothers taking home babies not their own. Families fear long confusion as they seek to locate rightful children and restore proper custody.
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Ernest Woodin
Chapinville
Conn
Observant Citizen Covers Local Happenings and Notables
Boston letter covers Grace Upham booklet and poems, Francis Ferguson ushers, cattle on Charles Street, Marie Cahill in town, dangerous sidewalk pipe at Wendell Street, paving hazards at Lee Street crossing, Henry M. Rogers and famous friends, Colonel Bigney’s political push, tulip display and green grass, John G. Stetson ill, Holy Name Society plans with Herbert Parker, East Boston U L A minstrel show, twins on Beacon Street, and James McLeod debut in National Magazine with The Thoroughbreds.
Mildred Champagne Handles A Love Dilemma
A letter to Miss Champagne presents a daughter torn between a socially mismatched fiancé and her mother’s controls. The writer seeks guidance on whether a self supporting 21 year old should follow parental advice or pursue a possible future with the impoverished suitor. The piece critiques marrying for a home and urges facing accusations openly.
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Miss Champagne
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