Subscriptions and addresses for the Boston Post and Sunday Post
The Boston Post offers one year six months and three month rates with price details. Subscriptions must be prepaid and can be changed by giving current and future addresses. Editorial Rooms at Main, business office at Main, Boston office at 259 Washington Street. The Boston Post is available at New York hotels. Editor and Publisher BE A. Grozier.
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Sunday Post
Boston
Washington Street
New York
Boston Post
July 1903 Boston Post circulation figures detailed
The notice presents day by day circulation data for the Boston Post and the Sunday Post in July 1903, listing values such as 156,900 on Reeer 12 and rising to 187,850 before ending at 184,749, illustrating a steady readership.
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Boston
New York
Boston Post
The
Sunday Post
Explosion leaves numerous victims nearby
The incident caused a large number of casualties with many victims found close to the blast site. Authorities are investigating the sequence of events and assessing the danger to surrounding areas as emergency crews respond.
Santos-Dumont Airship to be Tested by French War Office
The French war office plans a ground to air trial of Santos-Dumont’s dirigible to assess military use. A train will carry the balloon and hydrogen tubes to a near Nancy station, then soldiers unload and inflate it for an ascent over a chosen city. If successful, air bombs could decide wars, though Santos-Dumont limits use to European conflicts. Langley’s flying machine is also awaited as a potential fighter.
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Santos-Dumont
French War Office
Andre
Paris
Nancy
Ministry of War
M. Santos-Dumont
North
South America
War Office
Langley
Maine Forest Fires Ravage Acres and Cost in Spring
The state forest commission reports extensive spring fires across Maine causing over a million dollars in damage. Causes range from clearing land and railroads to fishermen and campers, with unknowns and several incendiary cases noted. officials urge sportsmen to prevent future devastation as hunting season opens.
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Mairit
Maine
The Listing of Voters and the Police Enumerators
The piece urges citizens skipped by police enumerators to enroll quickly under a Republican law intended to aid party advantage. It defends the police board as lawful and nonpartisan and places responsibility on individuals to rejoin the voting list with time and effort.
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Board of Police
Boston
Lowell Explosion Sparks Broad Inquiry Into Dangers
Middlesex County District Attorney George A. Sanderson calls for a wide inquiry into the Lowell explosion. He urges accountability for explosive storage handling and for permitting a residential area within reach of possible blasts, insisting the investigation cover regulation, negligence, and site planning.
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Middlesex County
George A. Sanderson
Summer Homes of Well Known Bostonians
S Parker Bremer of 33 Bay State Road spends summers at Smiths Point Manchester. The house sits on a high knoll with sea views. He keeps a stable, automobiles, several yachts, and a 110 foot steam yacht Velthra. A private landing allows daily trips to Boston for weekend excursions aboard his fast yacht.
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S. Parker Bremer
Bay State Road
Smith’s Point
Manchester
Boston
Sumer
Bremers
Velthra
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk and Comforting Thoughts
A column mixing humorous verse and social commentary includes a satirical piece on Servant Girls Union in New Haven led by Mamie Dunn and jokes about overalls and notable figures. It muses on wages, references, and current events with playful sarcasm.
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New Haven
Servant Girl Strike Commentary and Market Ticker Shifts
The observant citizen notes August may bring a lull in market activity after a period of rapid sales. It argues the servant girl movement threatens national power more than wealth, urging better hours and bargaining strength for housewives and workers alike.
Leeway for Banks Delays Bond Substitution Deadline
Secretary Shaw will not enforce the August 1 deadline requiring national banks to swap State and city bonds for government bonds as security for deposits. The Treasury will allow a brief leeway due to unsettled money markets, with about $15 million in government funds still held by banks. The move aims to avoid market disruption while banks complete exchanges.
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Washington, D. C
Shaw
Treasury
Treasury Department
Overalls Price Rise Stimulates Debate and Local News
A long look at the puzzling advance in overalls prices raises questions about supply and demand. The piece notes Lowell reporters and soldiers, honors Captain Kittredge, and highlights local figures including Frank Hafford of Somerville and Inspector Watts staff.
Lobster Hatchings Placed Along New England Coasts
The United States Fish Commission concludes a near fifty million lobster fry were planted along Massachusetts shores with Maine releases totaling about thirty seven million. Expert opinion favors the effort though law violations persist with short lobster catches, prompting debate over conservation priorities.
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United States Fish Commission
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Maine
George H. Wolcott Dies Suddenl y
George Henry Wolcott head of the wheat department in the Chamber of Commerce died suddenly at Emergency Hospital at 10 last night after falling ill on the chamber floor at noon. Dr Buckler treated him at the chamber before his hospital admission. Death is thought to be from heart failure. he was a longtime, well known figure in Boston.
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George Henry Wolcott
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Buckler
Wolcott
Boston
Noted Amesbury Citizen Charles Goss Dies at 62
Charles Goss a prominent Amesbury figure dies at age 62. Former carriage maker served in the Legislature and led the Haverhill and Amesbury Street Railway Co as president. He leaves a widow and one son.
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Amesbury
Charles Goss
Haverhill & Amesbury Street Railway Company
Oldest Shoe Factory Sold Here to Edward S. Sweetser
The longtime shoe factory, founded in 1802 by Thomas Emerson and considered the oldest in the country, was sold today in Wakefield to Edward S. Sweetser for 350. It had been closed recently due to competition from modern methods.
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Wakefield
Thomas Emerson
Edward 8 S. Sweetser
Strap Hangers' Union Winter Reappearance Questioned
A reader asks about the Strap Hangers' Union, an organization formed last winter to boost profits of Boston streetcar systems. The reply notes the Union hibernates in summer when open cars lack straps, leaving members to climb past end-seat hogs, a pastime less than hanging from a strap.
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Nwn
Dany Reader
Strap Hangers’ Union
Boston
Littlefield Responds to Pasteur Institute Critics
Dr Charles W Littlefield dismissed Pasteur Institute claims that trilobites or life germs he created were attached to his apparatus. He stated life first appears in the center of a salt crystal and could not be generated from materials on the tube or instruments. He added no outside agency is encountered by the life germ until it is fully developed.
Borelli’s Comet Shown With Three Tails In Haven
Yale Observatory astronomers have photographed Borelli's comet revealing three tails rather than two, with faint indications of a possible fourth tail not yet confirmed.
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Haven
Conn
Yale Observatory
Borelli
Winthrop Statue Location Proposed at Crest Avenue
Frank A. Allen urges placement of Governor Winthrop’s statue on the round plot at the end of Crest Avenue by Cottage Hill, Winthrop Beach, asking others for opinion.
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Governor Winthrop
Crest Avenue
Cottage Hill
Winthrop Beach
Winthrop
Frank A. Allen
Boston Post invites letters on omitting Obey from marriage service
The Boston Post offers a Double Gold Eagle prize for the best letter on whether the word Obey should be omitted from the Marriage Service. Letters must be addressed to Editor Obey Discussion The Boston Post, under 200 words, single-sided, not returned, and will be judged by the Discussion Editor before final submission to Mrs. Mary A. Livermore.
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The
Boston Post
Mary A. Livermore
Doctor Man Takes Little Lad to New Home
In a tender scene Miss Lowell faces heartbreak as a sick boy called Little Lad asks the Doctor Man to take him away. The child’s pleas for Lallie and the lamb run on wheels move the couple to accept a new life together.
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Alice Lowell
Lallie
Miss Lowell
End-Seat Hog Letters Rekindle Transit Etiquette Debate
A Post letters page debate argues over end seat hogs on streetcars with readers claiming gender bias and etiquette. Voices defend keeping end seats for long rides while urging courtesy to the elderly and note how visibility of rivals for the seat fuels the quarrel.
End-seat hogs plague the Terminal smoking car
A letter to the editor details a passenger hogging four seats in a smoking car at 5 03 p m. The writer calls the acts mean and cheeky and notes a photographer could capture the scene at Terminal station before departure. The piece labels the offender a "hoggish" behavior and urges awareness.
End seat preference sparks seating etiquette talk
A man who favors end seats over the middle in shared transport or venues raises questions about comfort and etiquette. Observers note that end seats offer easier exit and personal space, while others find middle seats preferable for balance and social interaction.
The Coveting Hog
A reader letter compares a covetous hog to envy in human behavior and recalls the Bible command not to covet our neighbor's possessions. The writer urges restraint and respect for others' rights.
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The
Post
End-Seat Hog Question Sparks Column Curiosity
A reader asks which party earns the title end-seat hog the one who secures the end seat by chance or the one who actively seeks it. The inquiry appears in the letters column seeking clarification and social etiquette guidance.
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Post
Pension plea fuels Portland reunion call
Somerville letter writer says editorial July 29 on a public service pension bill is OK but laments he cannot live on his disability Bright's disease and lack of pension. He notes his two discharges and a regiment reunion in Portland, Maine on August 13 as a hopeful day.
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O. K
Bright
Portland
Somerville
End-seat hog problem in crowded open cars
The note argues there is not enough room between seats for passengers to pass when boarding open cars. It questions crowding at rear doors on closed surface cars and suggests passengers move up the car to take seats, asking who is the hog in that case.
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Arctic Circle
James R. Keene
Jeffries
Corbett
Mr. Schwab
Steel Trust
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