The Post Publishing Company Daily and Sunday notices
The August 8 1908 Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions with prices for six months eight months and one year and foreign Canada copy rates. It notes prepaid subscriptions and discontinuation upon expiration and provides office contacts and editor publisher names.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Aeue
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Maia
Post Publishing
Floating Hospital Needs 10000 To Continue Work
The Boston Floating Hospital faces a season end without funds though it serves over 300 patients per voyage, mostly infants. Trustees say 10000 dollars is required to sustain the charity and appeal for prompt contributions amid peak heat.
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Boston Floating Hospital
Canvass of Knights of Pythias Shows Regional Presidential Leanings
The Post surveyed about 1300 visiting Knights of Pythias on candidate preference. Eastern and Middle States favor Taft by nearly three to one, the Great and Middle West split evenly between Bryan and Taft, while the South leans strongly to Bryan. The piece notes this aligns with regional electoral dynamics and marks the Middle West as the campaign battleground.
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Knights of Pythias
United States
Eastern
Middle States
Taft
Great
Middle West
Bryan
Roosevelt directs Taft on Brownsville troops in Puerto Rico
The dispatch from President Roosevelt to Taft over discharging colored troops in the Brownsville case is seen as a campaign move to curb black voter disaffection. The President takes the blame, signaling close friendship or concern for the negro vote, while urging Taft’s continued order.
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Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Taft
Brownsville
Corbin
Oklahoma embraces suffrage pledge in new state politics
The article notes women’s suffrage being tested in Oklahoma as candidates pledge to back a constitutional amendment to grant full suffrage on the same terms as men. About half the candidates have already pledged support amid Oklahoma’s initiative and referendum framework.
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Oklahoma
Plan to expand suffrage and financial reforms in referenda
The article notes the bank deposit guarantee plan and other novelties may pass if voted on. It suggests voters could add woman suffrage if given the chance, while Massachusetts rejected the proposal previously. Oklahoma might be more progressive on the issue.
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Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Prosecution urged after Boston tenement disaster
A Boston editorial asserts the Dorchester Greenock Street collapse was a result of sham construction and calls for prompt enforcement of the building act. It blames builders and inspectors for safety failures, insists on the $1000 fine, and demands immediate action without delay.
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Dorchester
City of
Boston
Treasury
Greenock Street
Everett
Department of Building Inspection
Synan to Stay as Chairman of Democratic State Committee
Pittsfield Aug 7 Chairman James Synan said he would be in Boston next week to begin work on the fall campaign. He denied rumors he would resign and stated he has no intention of quitting and will continue as head of the State committee. He will name a permanent chairman.
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Pittsfield
James Synan
Democratic State Committee
Boston
Letter to the Editor on smoking and gum in society
A letter argues for equal rights for women and compares smoking to gum chewing. It suggests those opposed should take front seats and stay home instead of city crowds during rush hours, calling for women to be responsible at home with a ready supper.
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Post
Mary E. Vaughan
Demand for Free Speech Letter from Boston August 5 1908
MAX HENRY NEWMAN writes to defend free speech and criticize police power in Boston. He argues that barring public meetings violates the principles of Adams and Otis and questions police authority over public gatherings.
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Boston
Adams
Otis
Max Henry Newman
White Star seeks 1000-foot liner drydock at Southampton
London August 7 The White Star Steamship Company is negotiating with the London and Southwestern Railway Company to build a large drydock at Southampton. The facility would be able to accommodate ocean liners up to 1000 feet in length.
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London
White Star Steamship Company
London & Southwestern Railway Company
Southampton
Existence and the Time to Die in Verse
A poetic meditation on life, prayer, sin, and death. The speaker contemplates moments to work, sin, laugh, and cry, then faces death and the belief that angels carry a new book of life. The text attributes lines to AE E Roche.
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Weill
AE E, Roche
All Sorts “Go to the clam,” thou loose talk artist
A fragment from a historic paper quotes a quip urging a devout critic to seek the shore. The line evokes a coastal metaphor for silent, practical speech and the era's spirited conversational style.
Clam Flats Chronicle From Old Saybrook Letter
Joe Cone writes from Clam Flats on the Sound in Old Saybrook Connecticut describing a seaside retreat with family pets, a self reliant plan, and a comic endless list of clams for meals while hoping Newt may visit. He jokes about repaying a debt and muses on rustic living near Oyster River Beach with humor about digging for meals.
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Newt
Elinor Glyn
Cleopatra
Cone
Adam and Eve
Robinson Crusoe
Oyster River
Hubbard
Wallace
Labrador
Oyster River Beach
Maine
Joe Done
Old Saybrook, Conn
Little Meps of the Dividends of Honor
Fragmentary text references honorable dividends of respect and disdain for dishonest gains. The passage hints at a critique of material wealth versus moral value, suggesting that integrity yields greater reward than financial deceit.
Sullivan Fights Temperance Fight Turns to Water Wagon
Ex-champion John L Sullivan advocates temperance and declares whiskey defeats a man. He declares alcohol harms nerves and judgment and says he is on the water wagon. He warns about drinking and its effects and quips a comparison to Barnum with the DTs.
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Cause of
Temperance
John L. Sullivan
Fifth Arena
John Jr
John
Sullivan
Little Summer Journeys for Post Readers
A compact feature highlights brief travel sketches for readers of the Post. Short, diary like entries reveal seasonal outings and local discoveries framed as friendly prompts for summer strolls and small adventures.
Prince Edward Island Visit Featured in Little Journeys
The Post's fourth week in the Little Journeys to Interesting Places series spends time in Prince Edward Island. Readers will see views of beauty spots in this charming Canadian section. The island grows in vacation appeal as more visitors arrive each year.
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The
Post
Prince Edward Island
Ey Charming
Canada
A Week in Newfoundland North Shore Charm at Bay Fortune
The north shore of Prince Edward Island offers dramatic red cliffs and Bay Fortune known as the Actors' Colony. Souris serves as a ferry point to Magdalene Islands while Fortune River and the serene coastal scenery attract artists and visitors seeking a restful summer retreat.
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Prince Edward Island
Souris
Canada
Great Bend
Magdalene Islands
Bay Fortune
Actors’ Colony
States
Rose Coghlan
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