Post Publishing Co. announces postal rates and offices
The April 8 1907 Boston Post Publishing Co issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, contact addresses at 259 Washington St Boston, and telephones 1004-1005 Main. It notes advance payment required, discontinuation on expiration, and editor publisher E A Grozier.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Newsdealer
Newsboy
E. A. Grozier
Early Season Candidates Strike Out As Elections Loom
Eight months to the State election and nine to the city race. Names already listed fill the official ballot with governors, district attorneys, and a growing mayoral slate. A bustling but modest crowd works to fill registration lists as prosperity meets politics amid frost and overcoats.
Senator Penrose to visit White House on suspected conspirators
Senator Penrose plans a White House visit this week to probe the conspirators trust and its $5,000,000. Secretary Loeb remains reticent about his information source. The piece suggests John Doe proceedings to resolve the mystery at once to prevent forgetfulness.
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Penrose
White House
Close the bucket shops bill to curb bucket-shopping gambling
The judiciary committee reports an anti bucket shop bill ready for the Legislature. It defines bucketing clearly and aims to curb the practice as gambling. The piece urges strengthening the bill if possible and making it law.
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Judiciary Committee
Odell Denounces Roosevelt in Sharp Political Speech
Former New York Governor and Republican State chairman Benjam in B Odell Jr delivered a satirical late night address attacking the Roosevelt administration without naming individuals. He warned that reformers can become a burden when the times demand change.
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Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
New York
Odell
Theodore Roosevelt
Speech Attacks Roosevelt At White House Ceremony
The report critiques a political speech attacking President Roosevelt as harmful and unworthy. It argues Roosevelt has mass party support due to his bold, open style, labeling Odell’s rebuttal as a misplayed note in the critics’ chorus.
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Roosevelt
Odell
Insurance scandal hits Mutual and New York Life trustees
The International Policy Holders' Committee reports wholesale fraud in the recent trustee election of Mutual and New York Life. It accuses the companies and the State Department of Insurance of evading law, cites dead voters and incorrect policyholder lists, and calls for drastic remedy to protect policy holders and public trust.
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Mutual
New York Life Insurance
State Department of Insurance
Department of Insurance
Hughes
Senate
New York
All Sorts: Spelling Debate and a Name Feud
Newton Newkirk reports on a satirical letter exchange about simplified spelling. The reader mocks Montmorency for altering his name and threatens a playful “duel” over the issue, concluding with a comic warning about misnaming.
Public Opinion Bill Upholds Right to Ballot Expression
The piece argues the public opinion bill preserves the unalienable right to express views on public policy, adapting from town meetings to ballot voting. It notes Massachusetts citizens can exercise this ancient constitutional prerogative through ballots, not mass meetings, preserving citizenship essentials.
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Boston
Sam Adams
Massachusetts
Harvard Experts Plan Rock Study in Aroostook Forests
Harvard mineralogical experts led by instructor R. W. Richards will conduct an excursion to northern Maine forests next week to examine peculiar rock formations. Preliminary surveys will be done in Camden Rockland Rockport Thomaston Warren Topsham and Brunswick with travel to Bangor by boat and return from Portland.
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Aroostook County
Harvard
Maine
R. W. Richards
Camden
Rockland
Rockport
Thomaston
Warren
Topson
Brunswick
Bangor
Portland
The Mate's Revenge A Rime of the Antiquated Mariner
A spoof nautical poem recounts a quarrel aboard the ship Kankerkee between captain Pingaree and the mate. After a chest of pill boxes and a sneering vow of revenge, the mate looses a whale as the captain misreads the day. The tale ends with a moral: avoid striking your shipmate and spare others.
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Kankerkee
Pingaree
Littleton
Iowa Legislature Pushes Anti Short Skirt Bill
A bill to ban short skirts in Iowa would require dresses to reach at least 12 inches below the knee. The column notes the proposal as a playful critique of moral policing and suggests additional limits on waists or decollate fashions, while acknowledging the era’s fashion debate.
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Iowa
Miss Champagne Advice on Love and Sentiment
A young woman asks Mildred Champagne if she should keep a theatre engagement with another man while her male companion is away. The adviser warns against deception, urges honesty, and notes the risk of losing trust and causing lasting harm to herself and others.
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Miss Champagne
Miss Farrar
Twin Names Cause Love Mix in Elm Street Sagas
A lighthearted tale from East Gloucester follows Harold Pelton who falls for Esther Davis only to discover she and her sister may be twins named Esther and Eunice. Their father reveals the sisters' masquerade and a planned double wedding with Harold and Ted Pelton.
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Esther Davis
Ted
Kelket
Davises
Esther
Miss Fisther
Loisette
Vera
Eunice
Davis
Falls
Ted Peyton
la Ster
Harold Pelton
Edward Pelton
Mr. Davis
Pelton
Harry
Peltons
Fragmented War Poem Excerpt Declares Flag Aggression
A damaged public-domain verse fragment urges tearing down the tattered ensign and sinking the battered ship to its grave. The lines glorify the flag, battle, and sea power with vivid maritime imagery and warnings of future storms.
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