Magnificent East River Bridge Opens in New York
New York City debuts the Queens Borough cantilever bridge over the East River and Blackwell’s Island. The massive structure, opened to ease suburban growth, weighs about 52,000 tons with a 7242 foot total length and 630 foot span over Blackwell’s Island. Final cost nears 20 million dollars amid strikes and changes. Tomorrow a view of Wall Street’s skyscrapers will be printed.
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New York City
East River
Blackwell's Island
Queens Borough
Long Island
N. Y
Blackwell’s Island
Manhattan
New York
Financial District
Post Publishing Co Daily Issue October 20 1909 Boston
The October 20 1909 daily issue from Post Publishing Co lists publication details with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and issue number 17 of volume 197.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company Subscription Rates Notice
Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday Post service with durations and prices. Includes Canadian per copy rate, mailing designation, and payment cautions. Notes Second Class Matter at Boston Post Office and that money should be sent by check or money order, not cash.
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The
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Post announces editor and contact details
The notice lists telephone numbers and departments for the Post. It states subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration. Readers urged to mail requests if the paper is not available from dealers. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier signed the notice.
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E. A. Grozier
Standing nuisance billboards plague Boston shopping district
Professor H L Warren of Harvard notes advertising signboards in and around Boston are a public nuisance and impede beautification. The nuisance, growing from suburbs into the retail district, would even reach church towers if possible. He calls for an ordinance to restrict and remove such disfigurement.
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H. L. Warren
Harvard
Boston
One third of the fund for YMCA appeal reached
Subscriptions to the Young Men's Christian Association building fund rose by over $30,000 yesterday, bringing the total to about one third of the goal. The effort is described as a quiet, effective civic movement with broad community support, expanding a force for good locally.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Worcester Telegram Editor Attacks Ex-Governor Guild Tariff Remarks
A Worcester Telegram editor attacks ex Governor Guild for remarks on the tariff bill. The piece likens the editor’s outburst to drunken ravings and aligns Guild with President Taft’s West speeches and Massachusetts Republican views. It argues households on limited incomes feel tariff revision failed to ease living costs.
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Guild
Christy
Worcester Telegram
Worcester
Taft
West
Massachusetts
Nations Resume Talks Over Jewish Rights in Russia
Negotiations have resumed between Russia and the United States over the admission of American Jews to Russia. Russia has shown reluctance to grant American citizens of Jewish faith the same entry rights given to other foreigners, a discrimination deemed intolerable by the United States. The U S must press the case until concession.
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Russia
United States
Boston Chamber Secures Clyde Route and Charleston Boost
The Boston Chamber of Commerce announces a direct Clyde service between Boston and Galveston and a doubling of the Boston Charleston line. The moves advance Boston maritime trade and aim to reclaim New England’s share of Southwest business. gratitude is expressed to the chamber and encouragement given for further such efforts.
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Boston
Chamber of Commerce
Galveston
Apple Day and Apple Culture in the Horticultural Society Exhibit
The annual apple exhibit opened on Apple Day October 19 in Horticultural Hall featuring selections from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. The write up notes shortfalls in U S apple production due to poor culture and highlights rising prices and increased export demand led by Northwest growers. Europe has begun to favor American apples while Eastern states lag in cultivation.
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The
Horticultural Society
St. Louis
Europe
New England
Pension rolls swell as veterans die amid new federal acts
The article notes 48,312 names erased and 51,581 total reductions, yet Warner cites 161,973,703 as the largest yearly disbursement. It attributes rise to 1907 and 1908 pensions for Mexican Civil War survivors, Civil War widows, and minor children, arguing for tighter eligibility to avoid federal paupers.
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United States
Commissioner of Pensions Warner
Republic
Remedy for Bow-Legs by G B M Cambridge
A humorous advise column argues bow legs are long standing and difficult to change. It suggests pride in the condition, notes women tolerate it, and recasts curves as graceful and useful, ending with a tease about future topics on related leg issues.
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Newt
G. BE. M. Cambridge
G. BE. M
Western orchardists urged to improve production and marketing
Crops in the West rival forms gathered in Washington and Oregon. Improvement in yield and quality is possible through moderate cash and labor. Orchardists should understand commercial opportunities, while state governments and agricultural societies supervise production and marketing. Western growers have been urged to progress.
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Washington
Oregon
Massachusetts Debate Over Income Tax Amendment
Governor Draper provokes reaction by arguing national issues belong in State campaigns and that Congress must decide the income tax question. Critics insist the Constitution reserves amendment to the states and Congress may propose but ratification rests with the states, urging active public involvement.
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Draper
National Congress
Congress
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Frothingham
Senate
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Direct Steam Line To Texas From Hub Announced
The transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday plans for a direct steamship line between this city and Texas. The service will offer weekly sailings for direct freight to gulf ports and the Clyde line will boost sailings to Charleston.
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Texas
Transportation Committee of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Ports
Clyde Line
Charleston
What the Sphinx Says on Prize Fighting’s Rise to Fame
Newton Newkirk in All Sorts argues prize fighting trends toward respectability. A pugilist now needs only a stenographer and a press agent to build a narrative, dictating columns from home to explain plans and prospects. Fame, not ring combat, becomes the prize.
Gray and Black Striped Skirt Answer
A reader asks whether a gray skirt with black stripes or a black skirt with gray stripes. The reply clarifies the skirt is gray and black with black gray stripes, expressed in blunt humorous terms.
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Brockton
Peggy
Hens and the Nebular Hypothesis In a Satirical Note
In a curiously worded letter from West Somerville a reader debates whether the author is discussing hens. He accuses the sender of evading a direct statement and insists he can deduce the topic as hens, mocking the expository tone with sharp irony and a light touch on knowledge and reasoning.
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Newton
West Somerville
Little Memoirs Business Man Peevish Pen Swiper
A concise fragment presents a wry observation from a businessman about annoyance with a pen-swiper rather than the pen-wiper itself. The terse remark captures a humorous, self-deprecating stance reflecting small humor in daily professional life.
Foss Letter to Draper Opposes Eight-Hour Bill
Eugene N. Foss Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor writes to Governor Draper urging veto of house bill 1593 limiting work to eight hours per day or 48 per week. He states the law would hurt state counties cities towns and employers and their workers. The letter notes Foss and others operate plants in the state and seeks the veto to protect business interests.
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Eugene N. Foss
Draper
Eben 8
Manufacturers Oppose Eight Hour State Labor Bill
The issue centers on proposed state limits on work hours. Manufacturers warn a law forcing eight hour days will force them to decline state contracts, raise costs, and push public work to other states. They argue overtime incentives already benefit workers and the bill lacks public support.
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Brown Bros
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Hub
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Sphinx
Luther Burbank
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Willie
Ford G. Long
Papa
George
B. FE. Sturtevant CO
Jo. N. Foss, Treas
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Will B. Johnstone
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