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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
2
Speaker Cannon reported that most letters on the tariff express general support for the House bill and Senate amendments. He noted farmers and small shopkeepers oppose delays and warned that protracted talks harm manufacturers and retailers nationwide.
About two hundred thousand people visited Coney Island this afternoon and evening to watch the Sunday closing law enforcement. No clashes occurred as mayor Mac Clellan’s pledge was carried out, with six arrests recorded as amusements operated normally.
The article profiles Miss Sears a popular social figure who enjoys swimming tennis and other sports but rejects rumors about racing and notoriety. It notes her modest vivacity and wide attention from society, plus her charity work during the Chelsea fire era.
Demetra Vaka author of Harem lik praises Beacon Street and Back Bay in a Post interview while calling Commonwealth Avenue the least interesting part of Boston. She notes warm Bostonians and contrasts city life with New York and comments on January wind and Christmas candle windows.
Gas from Pintch system supplied Boston and Maine passenger cars exploded after a valve gauge failed in a shed. Fire alarms sounded at 5:35 pm, firefighters battled flames as a blast sent injuries across the scene. relief crews ferried injured to Massachusetts General Hospital and other facilities. several men returned home after treatment.
J. D. Ferguson of South Boston has been elected president of Boston Lodge No. 2 Theatrical Mechanics' Association. He is connected with the Boston Theatre, active in the Knights of Columbus, and is the youngest to hold the post. He previously served two years as vice-president.
Havana dispatch notes financial problems as the major anxiety of the Cuban government. Delays in presenting the next year’s budget deepen uncertainty and erode public confidence.
Taft in Mc Clure's June article recounts labor case rulings that he says harmed his run for office. He cites Moores & Co. v Bricklayers Union, Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad, the Phelan Debs affair, and miners’ blockade cases, arguing injunctions limited strikes but punished abuse of power.
A railroad committee led by Mellen toured Berkshire County routes for proposed Conso lidated Company extensions. They visited West Becket Otis West Otis Canaan Conn Great Barrington Egremont Sheffield and Tyringham sampled a farm wheat lunch then viewed the Berkshire Company line from Bennington Vt to Great Barrington and plans to extend to Greylock summit.
The Georgia railroad remains completely tied up by a firemen strike. Officials will not move trains until the state provides ample protection to strikebreakers.
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