Boston Post subscription rates and address details
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for different terms and a Canada delivery rate. It lists the office address at 259 Washington St Boston and payment instructions including checks and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
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Notable Post Subscription Notice from City Publisher
Public notice from B A Grozier editor stating subscriptions to the Post must be paid upon or before expiration. If the Post is unavailable from dealers, readers should subscribe by mail to avoid discontinuation.
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Bill to legalize 36 pound calf veal sparks debate
A Massachusetts bill favorably reported would permit sale of calves weighing 36 pounds dressed the morning after slaughter. Animal protection officers warn the rule yields immature dangerous baby veal, urging the measure be killed to maintain safeguards on food supplies.
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Democrats Move to Fast-Track Canadian Reciprocity
The National House Democrats push to proceed with the Canadian reciprocity agreement, sidestepping other tariff measures. The Underwood reciprocity bill is introduced and likely to pass, despite objections from McCall and Republican opposition. The free list extension caucus remains a secondary fight to the main reciprocity push.
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National House
McCall
The Raid on the Charter
The piece denounces partisan pressure to amend Boston’s nonpartisan charter for party gain. It questions claims that new lines prevent religious or racial alignments and criticizes leaders from both parties for preserving “machines” over public good. It asserts the new system deserves a fair chance to prove its value.
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Boston
Direct nominations bill moves power to voters
A legislative committee on elections frames a direct nominations bill uniting features of existing measures to nominate all state office candidates by popular vote. Primaries would elect ward and Senate convention delegates and party committee members, reducing heavy conventions and increasing voter responsibility for candidate quality.
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Reform in This World Without a Counter Balancing Duty
The speaker argues that if the measure passes, the people must accept civic liabilities more fully than before, endorsing reform and implied collective responsibility. The tone urges public duty as essential to implementing the reform.
Police Commissioner O Meara urged for reappointment in Boston
The article lauds Stephen O Meara for honesty, efficiency, and absence of political influence in steering the police. It defends his handling of crime and the social evil, arguing his overall record merits continued leadership and reappointment for the city’s best interests.
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Ambassador Guild Named To Russian Ambassadorship
The Post reports with satisfaction that President Taft will nominate ex Governor Curtis Guild as ambassador to St Petersburg. Guild’s engaging personality, learning, good sense, and Americanism are cited as fit for high duty at the czar’s court. The piece congratulates Guild and Massachusetts for providing a capable diplomat.
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Peter the Great
Kaiser Pleased by Discovery of Sixth Century Relics
April 12 Kaiser visited the Corfu dig near the monastery of St Theodore to view bas reliefs dating to before Christ. He watched the excavations closely, skipped lunch, and donated a sizeable sum to the workers before departing.
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Harvard Men Visit Mrs Gardner's Palace
Harvard students toured Mrs John J Gardner's Italian palace and museum yesterday afternoon. About 45 Harvard men used the 2 to 3 p.m. viewing slots after buying tickets at the Fogg Art Museum.
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Marys Sheep Mix Up Sparks Courtroom Jest
In Worcester Massachusetts a playful dispute over a white ewe ends with a village council arbitration. Mary faces confusion as Hoey Joe and Aha Bill are mistaken for siblings. The panel removes whiskers and dots eyes to separate the pair. Mary then adopts a stylish toque and a playful skirt.
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Advertisements as They Are Written in a Paper Column
A collage of humorous clipped ads skewers 19th century copywriting. WANTED HOUSEWORK to go home night mocks a tired woman writer and the era's kitchen drudgery while other odd requests hint at quirky jobs and lost items. The piece pokes fun at ad language and readers.
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Bastien-Lepage The Haymakers and Joan of Arc Painter
In America Jules Bastien-Lepage is celebrated as the painter of Joan of Arc in the Metropolitan Museum New York and The Haymakers in Paris. The article notes his simple stark scenes of exhausted peasants and the powerful realism that influenced French art and younger artists before his death in 1884 at age 36.
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Smoker Car Idea and Local News From Boston Era
A Boston observer ponders a women only car on the Elevated and other city notes. Mrs. Riley funds a prayer book for St. Cecilia's Sunday school. Union Square trees face gypsy moth neglect. Cambridge tech debates feature judges including J. Ferber. Fly wind greets Admiral Dewey passengers from Jamaica. local births and politics noted. Technology figures like Edward Wagar linked to cement work. Firewatchs in Blue Hill keep fires at bay. Easter music plans at St. Catherine's Somerville and local bowling clubs draw pros. Eben W. Shepherd elected president of Quincy City Club.
Extra Session Dims Chautauqua Plans and Wagers
A 1911 verse laments the extra session’s disruption of Chautauqua tours. The narrator mocks Washington politicking replacing famed speakers and predicts cheaper substitutes will crowd stages, dampening summer plans and audience hopes.
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Memorials and Miscellany from Local Scenes
A collage of local notes mentions a Quincy merchant leader and former city representative, a Harvard professor with grammar quirks, Melrose kids in Western dress performing cowboy stunts, Roxbury trees felled by pests altering sightlines, and Melrose plans to spend $20,000 on playgrounds and park improvements this summer with an order before the Board of Aldermen.
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Bond issuance urged to fund contemplated appropriation
Men call for the issuance of bonds to cover the contemplated appropriation and the measure will probably be favorably acted upon by the board.
Those Rubber Miles Booed by Boston Post in Maine Rail Rate Row
The Brunswick Brunswick Records notes disputed mileage on the Boston and Maine line. Officials are questioned for charging 115 miles from mileage books on both divisions while actual routes run 108.47 miles east and 114.78 miles west. Passenger Agent Burt defends policy as equalizing mileage, saying shorter routes would be bad business.
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