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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1915
Page
10
Ponkapog residents object to Blue Hill street railway fare zones causing higher costs. Children pay five cents per trip and adults face double fares for the same distance. Public Service Commission hears arguments as Ponkapog pleads to abolish one zone.
Boston theater faces a flood of protest letters about removing the play Experience from the Shubert Theatre. Thomas Roach, an employee, traveled to New York to deliver the messages to the theatrical manager. Ministers and church leaders, including Rev Arthur Drummond, vow further action with nine Sunday school talks tied to the play’s scenes.
Mayor Curley and the park and recreation department warn that neglect has left Boston playgrounds in need of about 1 million dollars for basic improvements. The plan prioritizes improving existing tracts over new land purchases, with authority sought to borrow funds for urgent work and a 9.9 hundred thousand dollar baseline cited from engineer surveys.
Fish and Game Commissioner George H. Graham told a Governor led inquiry the Fish and Game Commission is a rotten organization as presently structured. He defended his expenses, denying personal telephone charges and explaining travel costs from Sharon and state business rules.
Lima Peru October 5 Pope Benedict has been chosen to define the Peru Bolivia frontier delimitation.
Joseph Walker, former Progressive gubernatorial candidate, announces he will withdraw from the Progressive party and support the Republican party under McCall. He cites the party’s futility and aims to advance liberal, forward looking Republican principles including initiative and referendum, prohibition, and woman suffrage.
Jesse Pomeroy, longtime life prisoner at the State’s prison, has written to every member of the Executive Council seeking a pardon. He had a period of withdrawal, refusing food and to leave his cell, but last Sunday asked to attend religious services, a request granted. He then gained permission to send appeals to the governor’s council and awaits replies with interest.
President Bancroft of the Boston Elevated Company rejected claims he is hostile to woman suffrage and said the company’s objection to a parade along Boylston Street did not reflect opposition to the suffrage cause. He said fraternal bodies and the militia have previously been asked to plan their marches cooperatively.
The street commissioners and police back a plan to keep Boylston Street from becoming blocked in the tunnel. The piece notes years of support and references Dr. Bowers' article on goitre in the upcoming Post Magazine.
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