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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
6
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Aug 1903 daily totals show the Daily Post and Sunday Post posting notable gains with figures rising from 162 950 on Aug 2 to 199 020 on later dates. W A Grazier, business manager of the Post Publishing Company, attests to the truth of the circulation statement before Justice George E Kimball.
A discussion notes the heavy financial burden of pensions from Revolutionary to Spanish American wars. It cites totals: 3.04 billion in earlier pensions and about 2.86 billion for Civil War era veterans and widows, and argues the U.S. can ill afford wars unless the population backs long-term economic costs.
The Post urges that future electric road grants require double tracks and existing single-track lines be parallelized to prevent accidents. The Haverhill Gazette and others echo, noting that faster trips on single tracks endanger passengers and that signals cannot replace a second rail for safety.
The season sets records on many tracks with speed advancing rapidly in trotting horses. The rise of a distinct fastest class reduces gaps between the swiftest and very fast, prompting belief that the two minute trotter signals approaching the ultimate speed, though not yet the limit.
Commissioner Ware states pensions require a 1.7 percent tax on all citizens this year. The levy funds Civil War veterans and their dependents, including noncombatants and widows, a cost met with broad silence from the public. The recollection of past conflicts underscores the debate.
A Boston public opinion links J Edward Addicks to poison gas and high prices while questioning President Roosevelt’s ties to him. The resignation of District Attorney Byrne is viewed as chivalry to shield the President, as Byrne left to avoid a Senate fight with Addicks threatening judiciary independence and federal appointments. The piece suggests Roosevelt may seek a new public post for Byrne to keep him out of Addicks reach.
In a Boston summer theatre row a Japanese sleight of hand performer astonishes crowds by turning a five dollar bill into eighty cents before lifting a crowd from pockets. A nearby amateur photographer snaps a shot of the act, though a mis-timed press distorts the performer’s head. The piece ends with a cautionary note on photography. The column also shares jokes about banana crop inventors and humorous exchanges in a mock confidential chat column.
Observers hope warmth will linger into September to ease losses for summer venues and merchants while residents seek a cold snap for autumn buys. Boston society skims headlines from theatre views to marriages, racing news, and club outings as a flurry of local names populate the scene.
The piece argues that auto racing, despite deadly accidents and hospitalizations, is legitimate sport when confined to private tracks. It condemns public road races as dangerous and stresses speed contests belong off public highways to protect spectators and maintain tradition.
William Fife designer of Shamrock I and III and the cup challenger crew sailed for Europe today aboard the Cedric of the White Star line from New York.
A self centered driver tore through a Lancaster area yard damaging a chicken coop, pump, dog, and soap kettle. After a tense exchange the farmer’s wife offers soap to the motorist, who then pays for damages and leaves. The tale concludes that courtesy pays, even for a chauffeur.
The Rev. John J. Fallon parish priest of Ware died suddenly of heart disease at his brother Dr. M. F. Fallon’s Worcester home this afternoon.
The Supreme Court seeks Rogers home addresses to determine the question. Rogers has a residence in Fair Haven Massachusetts and another in New York as a petition for removal of a case emerges.
Wealthy New York figures gather in private club cars attached to the Greenwich express each morning at Grand Central. Members include William Rockefeller and Samuel Truesdale among financiers and professionals. The club, limited in membership, now uses three private cars and maintains a long waiting list to enter.
Colonel Wellington confronts Jack as the tale of a sly Broadway swindle unfolds. Jack recounts meeting a charming woman who tried to draw $100 from her bank account, only to reveal the twist that she is the colonel's daughter, leaving the group stunned by the revelation.
On the second day of its convention in Horticultural Hall, the American Pomological Society elected officers led by President J. H. Hale. Speakers from across the country discussed long distance fruit shipping, packing, grading, and the role of fruit inspection in export markets.
Edward J. Ader of East Boston urges Boston to build an emergency hospital in East Boston. He cites ferry delays for ambulances and a patient’s hourlong travel to City Hospital as hazardous, arguing the facility is an actual necessity.
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