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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with prices for various terms. It directs readers to pay in advance and notes discontinuation on expiration. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier is credited.
Bulletin from the Governor's sick chamber reports encouraging signs but warns full recovery is not yet assured. Citizens feel relief from anxiety as officials say he has likely “turned the corner” though convalescence remains uncertain.
Lieutenant-Governor Draper signs the bill making unlawful the manufacture or sale of cocaine containing articles. The State Board of Health urged the act as a public safety measure. Local and state authorities will enforce the prohibition to curb a pernicious habit and its demoralizing effects.
A legislative committee on railroads heard Boston merchants and farmers oppose the Boston and Maine and New Haven stock swap. Elmer J. Bliss estimated a $300,000 yearly cost to Boston merchants from the exchange. He warned the proposed transportation trust would raise rates, as mergers force higher tariffs to recoup investments.
The text traces a chain of earthquakes from St Thomas to Chilapa Guerrero and Mexico City, noting seismograph indications and the possibility of future warnings. It discusses the idea that warnings could be issued in advance as seismology advances.
A historical report notes months of neglected paving in Tremont and Boylston streets and Devonshire Street. Public Opinion pressures Mayor Hibbard to order repairs after business dust storms damaged goods and interiors.
City Hall announced that watering carts would be out yesterday after a protest that the street watering budget was feared to be overspent. Residents report persistent dust in residential areas and urge public action to protect health and property.
Ex-Congressman Sullivan asserts that Boston firms with outside holding companies conspired to control bids on municipal iron and steel work. Investigators cited $1,295,449.89 in contracts since 1902 and a $5,000 bid comparison payoff on Broadway bridge, underscoring deep rooted graft and the need for legal action.
N E Chamberlain of Burlington Vermont labeled a Roosevelt Democrat urged the President to expect a June renomination and November victory. George S Cain of Lynn Massachusetts pressed to back secretary Metcalfs 2 million emergency navy yard funds and keep Boston yard active. A telegram to Senator Crane gave hopeful news on Governor Guilds recovery prospects. Captain A J Matthews was ordered to report to the Boston navy yard barracks. Tariff revisionists in Boston feel their fight is nearly won. Speaker Cannon remains central to the ongoing debates.
A humorous letter exchange teases the force of habit theory with a Boston setting and a quip about undertakers and burglars. It then humorously chronicles Albert V. French's Rhode Island Red pullet laying square eggs, while the writer boasts of a grand square egg patent plan and threatens legal action over imagined rights.
Congressman Sulloway has introduced a bill for 25000 dollars to enlarge the post office building at Manchester New Hampshire.
Observant Citizen notes surplus demand for boxes and seats at the new Boston Opera House with strong interest in Metropolitan Opera Company subscriptions. Open cars run in suburbs, Tech show hit, and a circus elephant ride tale entertains while city life shows resilience and caution.
Peter is awestruck by vivid circus posters along a broad fence. He imagines dramatic acts from a female aerial performer and a horse stunt while a curious man speaks to him about a possible circus visit. The scene blends admiration and anticipation in a small-town setting.
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