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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
6
The Boston Post argues over subway lease terms and a referendum path. General Collins backs a fixed term and high rental, while the railroad commission could adjust terms for public benefit. The House pushes to amend Senate selection, urging constitutional change via states.
Dr. Eliot, presiding over the Unitarian Association, argues that current national issues rest on fundamental moral questions and demand right feeling, brotherly sympathy, and impartial justice. He aligns with anti subjugation views and urges a policy toward the Philippines and Cuba that respects Filipino rights and seeks protection through friendship and orderly governance.
Opinion on 30 percent rent rise for Quincy market stalls and market gardeners. Supports city ownership acting fairly but criticizes restrictions on gardeners. Notes public ownership should not bias rents with private-market logic and urges steady city finances. Mentions public sentiment favoring continued market access and recalls prior failed attempts to remove gardeners.
The State Railroad Commission requires the Boston Elevated Railway to install vestibules in all cars by January 1 next year after tests show fewer accidents with vestibules. The decision, based on winter trials and company records, argues weather protection and better control for motormen, noting the law applies to all streets in the state and praising the Boston Elevated's profitability.
The U S Senate debates a House resolution to submit a constitutional amendment for electing United States Senators by popular vote and a Senate committee refuses to report the measure, delaying action on the proposal.
The Observant Citizen argues the railroad could improve service if conductors on surface routes spoke cross street names more distinctly. Readers share anecdotes on misheard directions and unsafe alighting, plus notes on streetcar signs, a Maine coast visit by Arthur Pickering, and a dramatic brooms-for-sale incident involving a blind vendor in a restaurant.
A humorous portrait in verse mocks Hank Henderson as lazy yet capable, imagining him as a possible congressman while satirizing his reluctance to work and his outspoken views. The piece blends rural dialect with social commentary and ends with a diner scene and a New York coal price note.
Dover crashes onto Evelyn Spearpoint’s veranda in a balloon mishap then faces her with a note of dismissal. After tense exchanges about a banquet speech and trust, the scene shifts to a drawing room where the couple contend amidst a quake and a toppled chandelier. The Alaskan totem watches, ending with Evelyn claiming concern for Dover as the totem loses its nose.
Letter from ROBERT T. PAVID JR. argues the Washington Street subway lease should be 10 to 15 years, not longer, endorsing municipal ownership and operation with private car rental. He cites historic precedents, noting 20 to 26 year limits elsewhere, and recalls Governor Wolcott commission findings favoring shorter terms and city control.
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