Wrangell and Juneau: Alaska's Storied Southeast Towns
Wrangell on Alaska’s southeast coast blends scenic vistas with a history of boom and decay from Russian days to Klondike rushes. The port, forests, and Aleut crafts attract summer visitors while nearby Juneau thrives as a bustling trade hub and potential capital amid Alaska’s evolving territorial status.
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Boston Post August 5 1912 issue highlights and notices
The Boston Post issue from August 5 1912 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including prices for daily one year three dollars and other short terms. It notes postage charges to Canada and foreign copies and warns readers not to send cash or stamps.
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Ceee Eee
Eeee
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Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Beaton, Maas
Post Publishing Company
The Daily Post Vacation Time Notice
The Daily Post announces mail delivery while on vacation. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will stop at expiration. Readers may request address changes or have the paper mailed nationwide for 25 cents a month and the Sunday Post for 30 cents.
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Sporting Editors
Matin
Newes
E. A. Grozier
POST
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
Boston Post Boasts Largest Newspaper Plant in New England
Quote from Robert Hoe proclaims Boston Post ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, underscoring the paper’s publishing heft and technological edge.
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Independent Democratic Paper
New England
Boston Post
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Roosevelt Calls Southern Republicans a Ghost Party
In a letter to Julian Harris Colonel Roosevelt says the Southern Republicans are a ghost party not a real party and blames disruption of the GOP on this alliance. He cites phantom delegates aiding Taft’s 1908 nomination and his own rise to the ticket, suggesting a change might be wise if the system is truly ghostly.
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Boston
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Taft
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de Bique
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Depe Fane
Lackawanna Railroad Strictly Bans Liquor Use by Workers
The Lackawanna railroad enforces a rule prohibiting intoxicants on and off duty and at liquor venues. Violations by engine, train, yard, or station staff can lead to dismissal. The policy argues abstinence boosts efficiency, health, and happiness for workers and public safety.
Convicted taxi drivers spark reform push in New York
New York officials reveal over 200 ex convicts drive taxis and current licensing offers no check on records. Secretary Lazansky proposes city police certification for first class cities and police officer recommendation before state licensing. He stresses need for police reliability to ensure genuine purging.
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New York City
Lazansky
Progress on Tariff Clears Hurdles In Congress
Senate to act on conference report early today as House deadline looms. The wool schedule revision moves forward after Saturday's adoption of the conference report, with anticipated presidential action soon.
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Senate
Tariff Bill Repeal Demand Withdrawn. Vetoes Foreseen
The paper notes the withdrawal of a repeal demand for the Canadian reciprocity bill and expects the measure to reach the Executive today. It predicts vetoes on the wool bill and the metal schedule revision, with tariff changes likely postponed to the November popular vote unless Taft yields.
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Mr. Taft
The Bull Moose A New Party Rises From Roosevelt Movement
The Chicago convention begins a push to form a new political party to support Theodore Roosevelt. Backed by rich financiers and staffed with prominent figures, it seeks to revolutionize Republican ranks and challenge Taft era politics.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Party
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Olympic Grief Over American Athletes Sparks Magazine Critique
The article denounces Blackwood’s Magazine for calling American athletes professionals and laments the loss of amateur spirit. It accuses the periodical of crocodile tears and suggests abandoning the Olympic games. It mocks rooters and college yells as foreign to English sport.
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Blackwood
America
Rooters
Blackwood’s
The Hobo Scientist Encounter
A fragment describes a wandering inventor shouting warnings about toxic chemicals and fumes. The scene mentions exposures to copper sulfate, calcium oxide, nitric acid, nitroglycerin, and nanolone fumes.
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Dorg
Dartagin faces dawn and a jester in a cell
The scene follows Cartagin the musketeer awaiting execution as dawn nears. A green silk clad youth enters as the King's Jester Puneturino offering a laugh, while Cartagin weighs escape with a planned kick and defiant humor in the shadowed confinement.
Untitled fragment page notes echo dramatic prison scene
A figure in a quaint costume enters a cell carrying a light, closes and locks the door, then stands back to observe. The obscure prose hints at a somber, reflective moment within confinement.
The Busy Merchant Uncle Walt Mason Parable
A narrator visits Beeswack's store on a rainy day and observes the bustling clerks as the shop fights discouragement. Beeswack quips that staying active beats brooding, and the narrator buys three cans of potted snuff while musing on bluff over gloom.
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Beeswack
Walt Mason
Palace and the Tenement Echoes in City's Heat
Fragmentary lines describe a harsh urban scene with the city boiling from day through night. The speaker voices grand claims over empire while noting vulnerable infants and royal imagery tied to streets and dwellings. The text reads as a stark, oblique urban meditation.
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Monsieur
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