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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1910
Page
5
A High Cost of Living Commission report on taxation notes likely rail rate hikes for steam and electric railways in Massachusetts. It cites an average annual transportation cost of $200 per family and warns that railroads and streetcars face revenue pressures as passenger fares fail to keep pace with rising costs.
Interest in a 1891 murder case surged as a pardon petition for August Langer, convicted of second degree murder in Dedham’s Miss Mary Emerson killing, was heard before the Governor's Council. Ex-Attorney-General Pillsbury backs the pardon and ten living jurors signed the petition.
Forty six Chinese travelers from Vancouver arrive by the steamer Halifax and land in Boston, bringing the total to 112 since inspection stations at Richford and Malone closed last February. Chief Inspector John A. McCabe and his staff work overtime due to the extensive documentation and photography required for the entrants.
Glenn H Curtiss will attempt a pioneering flight over water from Albany to New York with one stop under the New York World prize terms. He has trained for six months to win the $10,000 award offering travel between New York and Albany with one stop, though two stops are allowed.
Late last night burglars entered C. B. Foster’s residence at 537 Broadway Everett while the family was away. They forced a rear window to gain entry and ransacked the home overturning bureau drawers in search of valuables. Jewelry and silverware valued at about 300 dollars were reported stolen.
Mabel W. Swan a 16 year old Brookline schoolgirl previously missing from 1459 Beacon street Brookline after mother scolded her for housekeeping duties. She returned May 17 packed clothing and left with a dress suit case and traveling bag yesterday morning.
Record lists multiple fire calls and responses with times and addresses. Abraham Muller faces a $150 loss, Lewis Landergan a $10 loss, and Michael Saucopsky a slight loss as tremont and Seneca streets are listed with box numbers.
Mrs. Barbara Galpin, a Somerville clubwoman, urges a befitting Memorial Day focused on patriotism and the Union’s fallen soldiers. She opposes morning athletic events and prefers activities that keep the day’s meaning uppermost for the youth.
At the National Probation Officers Association meeting in St Louis on May 24 advocates urged women police for handling girls who have gone wrong. Boston Juvenile Court Judge Harvey H Baker called for sympathetic treatment by women. Bernard Flexner urged redrafting juvenile court laws to remove criminal procedures and juries. He argued the State stands in loco parentis and reforms should reflect a non criminal approach. Dr Henry Baird Favill urged a new popular concept of industrial morals for health and efficiency.
The text discusses standardizing hours and labor, pointing to specialization and production factors as drivers of an industrial crisis. It argues monotony as a counterbalance to efficiency and warns that valuing material production over human welfare accelerates disaster for workers and society.
Representative William O'Brien plans a bill in the Ha day to transfer the Metropolitan Park Commission from the city of Boston. The Somerville bath bill seeks 2500 to buy land and build a new bathhouse, with funds appropriated for the project.
Macon May 24 a young woman works daily in a den near Macon proving a capable hand with pit lamp pick and shovel she earns from 3 to 4 dollars a day the work agrees with her as she toils at the mines in this brief description of labor conditions
Next Sunday's issue outlines a modular log bungalow design featuring artistic detailing. The plan discusses construction options including shearwall or concrete methods and notes the project can be built in multiple configurations.
An advertisement touts Cadum as a quick itch reliever and cure for pimples rash eczema and similar conditions. It claims relief within moments and continued healing, noting 10 cent and full size boxes available at drug stores.
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