Boston Post 1911 August 1 Daily and Sunday Post rates
August 1 1911 issue details subscription rates and contact information for the Boston Post Publishing Co The Daily Post and The Sunday Post pricing options include monthly quarterly and annual plans plus Canadian per copy pricing Addresses telephone numbers and payment instructions are listed with editor E A Grozier as publisher.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Roston
Mass
Boston Daily Post
Boston Sunday Post
Wealth and the price of riches in Rockefellers world
The article notes John D Rockefeller heard a sermon about the crown of wealth and its anxieties and mental tortures and reportedly approved. It reflects on the heavy burden of extreme wealth and the sobering price paid for such distinction, contrasting with the view of wealth as a compensation for many.
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John D. Rockefeller
A GOOD PERFORMANCE OF A NAVAL DRY DOCK
A cruiser called Boston visited Portsmouth harbor and the Kittery navy yard. Within 48 hours sea valves were adjusted scraped and painted and she returned to sea. The yard faces possible closure by the Secretary of the Wing.
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Boston
Portsmouth Harbor
Navy Yard
Kittery
Morgan as source for 1907 Steel Trust merger inquiry
The House committee of inquiry into the Steel Trust may seek J. P. Morgan personally to explain the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company absorption in 1907 and its relation to preventing the panic. Morgan could illuminate why such bolstering was deemed essential and what ailed the financial system.
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National House Committee of Inquiry
Steel Trust
J. P. Morgan
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Princes of Finance
Morgan
Interstate Commerce Commission Rules on Commutation Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission asserts jurisdiction over commutation passenger rates whenever such fares are covered by its remit, signaling authority over pricing practices in rail transportation. The ruling underscores federal oversight in adjusting or challenging reduced or discounted travel prices offered to commuters.
Interstate Commerce Commission upends railroad commuter rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules that Pennsylvania railroad commuter charges to New York City are excessive, overturning the long held belief that such commutation rates were at railroads' sole discretion. The ICC's decision positions it as a major, near top authority alongside the Supreme Court in the federal system.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Supreme Court
United States
West End Street Railway Stockholders to Meet on Act
The West End Street Railway Company announces an official meeting for stockholders to consider the act recently passed by the Legislature. Supporters urge broad attendance and an affirmative vote while opponents plan to present their case at the State House.
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West End Street Railway Company
State House
West End
Sole Issue of Canada Election Is Trade Reciprocity
Premier Laurier frames the September vote as binary, asking Canadians to accept reciprocal trade with the United States. The policy, long advocated, aims for better trade relations and a larger market, aligning Canada with U S sentiment and congressional action. The outcome is anticipated to favor supporters in both nations.
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Dominion of Canada
Laurier
United States
Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
United States Congress
Red Sox may land in Division 1 according to letter
A reader letter to the editor discusses the Red Sox and a claim they might reach Division 1. The note playfully questions this view while recounting local news from Vergennes Vermont and trivia about recent visits, musical performances, and social happenings.
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Red Sox
Poem Fragment on Warming Feet and Cold Head
A short poetic fragment contrasts wet feet causing a cold in the head with wetting the head not bringing a cold. The speaker jokes about a hard concrete dome or head as a reason for this difference.
Fly killing tortoise of the Galapagos described by Kilgallen
Professor Kilgallen of Balliol College explains a celebrated Galapagos tortoise that kills flies by perching on a cliff edge and dropping onto flies with a bonelike head. The creature supposedly waits days or weeks for a fly to alight, then crushes it with a strike, devouring it with a groan.
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Morton Kilgallen
IF. R. S
Balliol College
Galapagos Islands
Galapagos
The Advertising Men
A satiric note on ad men who master sales tricks and may sell heaven by habit as they exploit popular cravings. The piece critiques how promotional culture treats virtue as a marketable commodity.
Some Feat Too The Greatest B. T. P. Of Them All
A cryptic item notes a young woman rising at 2 o clock, slipping on a raincoat and shoes over her nightgown, leaving home amid speculation about the footwear and motive. The passage hints at a mysterious deed or record linked to a renowned figure.
Taft Family Chertey Plays With Papa After Church
The Taft family scene shows Chertey with a tan from sun and plans to play with his father after work. Helen goes to church with her mother while Miss Roelker of Bryn-Mawr is mentioned as gone.
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Chertey
Papa
Helen
Miss Roelker
Bryn-Mawr
Katharine kToory Wins Pair With Wimpy Weems In Flight
Katharine kToory agrees to travel to Europe with Wimpy Weems after a playful argument about chaperones and attire. The couple boards The Falling Star as mechanician Michel Brianne readies the aircraft and Gaston Petrol swears the romance will not prevail.
Admen Convention Opens in Boston with 3000 Advertising Leaders
The Associated Advertising Clubs of America begin their 1911 convention in Boston. City leaders praise the visitors as ambassadors of the art of advertising and anticipate a productive gathering that will showcase publicity expertise and urban hospitality.
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Boston
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
We Have All Got Something to Be Thankful For
At a meeting of working men a local preacher delivered an address on gratitude. He singled out a cheerful young man in the front row and asked him what he had to be thankful for. The man replied he had something to be thankful for because his mother in law fell downstairs and was carted home, causing the preacher to collapse with laughter.
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Katharine k'Toory
Winsted
Wimpy Weems
Wimpy
Weems
Michel Brianne
Mechancian
Mamma
Katharine k’Toory
Katharine
Europe
Gaston
Boston
North
West Sends
How She Sang Sentences Stir Neighbors
A light exchange about a singer draws attention as talk turns to her voice. George notes the effect is so strong it affects others and even closes windows. The playful joke hints at a remarkable vocal presence.
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George
Tom
If every bachelor would contribute fifty dollars to a fund
A concise adage states that universal small contributions from bachelors could eliminate dependent children, framing a provocative fiscal social comment on collective responsibility.
His Double Loss
A man tells of Pat the cloak-room custodian who laments not money but a shilling placed in the plate as a decoy. The anecdote plays on Irish speech and a humorous misunderstanding after a dinner.
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Pat
DORE'S FAMOUS BIBLE PICTURES AT THREE HUNDRED YEARS
The Boston Post publishes popular access to Gustave Doré’s Old Testament images as part of the King James and Douay tercentenary year discussions. The feature spotlights the Creation of Light and Doré’s acclaimed biblical series for a wider readership.
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Boston Post
Dore
Gustave Dore
Heaven
Earth
William Tindale
Miles Coverdale
Geneva
Douay
France
Elizabeth
Gregory Martin
Oxford
Observant Citizen Notes Boston Weekend Dignitaries and Local Happenings
The piece reports Bath yacht travel of Mr and Mrs Howell Hansel to Boston, a banquet at Symphony Hall honoring John Craig for truthful publicity, local kite flying at South Boston, berry picking at Wakefield, and park and recreation observations. It covers public access rules at Spot Pond, safety impressions from North and West End visitors, a Brockton fire rescue involving a bulldog, Governor Foss’s interest in Essex Middlesex maneuvers, a Radcliffe student living in a square foot kitchen, New Hampshire patrolmen vacation plans, Morgue Club Quartet at White Horse Beach, and Fireboat 44 vegetable garden success.
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Symphony Hall
John Craig
Castle Square Theatre
Craig
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