This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1907
Page
7
The death of Thomas Bailey Aldrich and the Longfellow Centenary spark renewed interest in New England poets. The Post will publish daily selections of the best New England verse for teachers students and general readers to enjoy and reuse in class work.
A speaker describes an elderly man once famed for vigor now seen limping through town. Time has etched his features and faded names on tombs while observers regret their past mockery and reflect on aging and memory. The verse closes with a wistful cling to life as a single leaf.
A letter from Collector Lyman to the Boston Merchants' Association says Secretary Cortelyou will visit Boston soon to help select a site for the appraisers' stores. The April meeting at Young's Hotel discussed the Charlestown dry dock issues and a potential State dry dock, plus naming a representative to Mayor Fitzgerald's finance committee.
An official denial from the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad offices today rejects reports that the New England Navigation Company sold the Sound steamboats Maine and Connecticut to Mr. C W Morse. The denial states no sale has occurred.
Floral tributes filled the South Boston court as Edward L. Logan took office yesterday. Governor Guild had recently appointed him to the judiciary, with Judge Joseph J. Fallon and Associate Justice Josiah S. Dean also in attendance.
Exeter New Hampshire April 10 Instruction Lawrence M Crosbie and student William F Shean were injured in this morning's dormitory fire. Crosbie was seriously burned while waking sleeping students. Rebuilding plans for the brick dormitory will be set in motion.
Boston merchants and High way Commissioners face obstacles in forming a buffer committee to study telephone rates and service. The Merchants Association and Associated Board of Trade defer to executive panels while secretaries report difficulty finding two members who can serve. Some see advisory value, others oppose, with a decision to refer the matter to George Hutchinson and a tele phone committee for action.
The Canopic sails with a large group of automobile enthusiasts aboard for a Europe tour by car. Passengers include M A Curley of Roxbury, H A Belcher and family, Frank L Ripley and relatives, W F Whittemore, and notable travelers Robert Treat Paine and Ethel Paine among others from Richmond Virginia and Rockland.
John Henry Clews, a longtime member of the Henry Clews banking firm and a veteran on the stock exchange since 1890, died today in New York at age 61.
Silk Coats of Eton feature pony and 50 inch box back effects in soft guaranteed taffetas. Coats are beautifully trimmed and offered at special prices from 15.00 to 30.00.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.