Post Advertising Rates and International Mail Terms
Daily One Wor. rate six months 1.50 eight months 0.75. One month 0.25. The Sunday Post one year 2.50 six months 1.25 three months 0.65. To Canada 0.09 per copy. Entered second class matter at Boston post office. All money sent at sender’s risk. do not send cash. checks and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
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Post Subscription Policy and Contact Information
All subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If the Post cannot be obtained, notify us by postal mail. Editor and Publisher B. A. Grozi-pr, address details include Main Street offices 1004-1005 and 1883-1384.
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Safety in Boston Schools Calls Fireproof Upgrades
Boston Schoolhouse Commissioner Bell reassures that all public schools will be safe, fireproof, and sanitary for reopening. Boiler rooms are fireproofed, wooden staircases removed, and external fire escapes installed to ensure quick egress in any fire. Inspections are said to be thorough and aims to secure permanent improvements.
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Bell
Boston
Collinwood
Life on the Farm and Roosevelt’s Country Life Commission
President Roosevelt asks Professor Bailey to join a Commission on Country Life. He argues national greatness rests on the well being of farmers and their families. The aims include less solitary farm life, more opportunity, reduced drudgery, and attracting children to stay on farms. He calls it a laudable, good idea with expected results.
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Bailey
Roosevelt
Airship Wright brothers show heavier than air flight progress
The Wright brothers' aeroplane impressed observers at the Lemans course in France by flying more than two miles at speed and twenty feet high. The display suggests future advances as the machine’s powers develop. Nearby at Fort Meyer Captain Baldwin’s dirigible made a four mile flight at several hundred feet altitude.
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France
Fort Meyer
Captain Baldwin
Two rival airship methods show progress toward flight
The report notes imperfect control and speed not meeting government stipulations but suggests mechanical improvements from later trials. It highlights the demonstrated progress of two airship models and anticipates a near term solution to practical flight.
Great Convention Week Begins With Catholic Societies
The American Federation of Catholic Societies opens its seventh annual convention in Symphony Hall Boston with religious services at the Cathedral and a welcome mass meeting. Archbishop OConnell Lieutenant Governor and Mayor of Boston spoke as 500 delegates from across the nation gathered to advance public opinion and Christian civic life. Also opening in Ford Hall is the International Typographical Union 54th annual convention with affiliated groups meeting alongside.
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American Federation of Catholic Societies
United States
Symphony Hall
O'Connell
Boston
International Typographical Union
Ford Hall
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers
Women’s Auxiliary
International Mailers’ Union
Faneuil Hall
Knights of Pythias
Boston Agreement Indictments Target City Contracts Conspiracy
Grand jury in Suffolk County returns indictments against six manufacturers and businessmen for conspiring to defraud Boston through collusive bidding on city contracts. The Boston Agreement allegedly used bogus bids to funnel excessive profits, with false written assurances of good faith. The Finance Commission calls for swift judicial trials to protect civic morality and city repute.
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Suffolk County
Boston
Finance Commission
All Sorts By Newton Newkirk Opens Typographical Union Convention
Today Boston hosts the 54th annual International Typographical Union convention. The speaker shares humorous memories from printing life including firing Sam the itinerant printer and experiences as a printer's devil. He recalls duties such as kindling with office towel and the ink keg bath for the cat.
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International Typographical Union
Middle West
Bingville Bugle
Sam
Proportion of Union Services Across Greater Boston Churches
More than 500 Pythian Sisters and Knights of Pythias attended a Union Congregational Church service led by Rev. Allan Stockdale, with sermons comparing the orders’ work to church aims. Other pulpits featured Rev. Curtis Laws in Tremont Temple and Rev. W. M. Gilbert at First Methodist, while Roxbury Endeavor groups met weekly at Eliot Congregational Church.
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Knights of Pythias
Union Congregational Church
Allan A. Stockdale
Domain
Massachusetts
Curtis Lee Laws
Green Avenue Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tremont Temple
W. M. Gilbert
First Methodist Church
Greater
Boston
United States
Printer's Tribute to Typographers at 54th Convention
A speaker recalls working in a printing shop and praises printers and the International Typographical Union. He credits printers with preventing misspellings and praising their unseen daily labor, while humorously noting typographical errors and Darwinian quips. The piece welcomes the 54th annual convention in Boston.
Rich Lady and Beefsteak Ben in Glass House Retort
A sharp exchange unfolds as Rich Lady scolds a man for sleeping in her greenhouse. He defends himself by recalling his incubator birth and a childhood nickname Beefsteak Ben. The odd confrontation underscores social tensions and quirky dialogue.
Chance For The Motorists
A playful exchange sets humor around automobiles with Pearl boasting of an automobil heart and Ruby retorting a rosy Kia style quip about gaining a heart through arming an automobile, capturing a lighthearted newspaper cartoon moment.
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Pearl
Tyle
Newfoundland the Norway of the New World for Vacationers
Newfoundland, England's oldest colony discovered by John Cabot in 1497, is touted as a growing vacation haven. St John s, with 30 000 inhabitants and a thriving port, has risen after fires in 1816 1846 and 1894 and is connected by steamship and rail to North Sydney and Boston.
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Boston
Halifax
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North Sydney
Port Aux Basques
St. John’s
Robert Burns
Norway
New World
Cabot
Humphrey Gilbert
Punny Exchange on Letters and Shoes
A fragmentary dialogue features Gunner and Guyer discussing Assyrian love letters written on bricks and maidens under pillows. The banter shifts to ownership of footwear as a closing aside about personal property.
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Guyer
Cute Little Game Echoes Chaperone Wits and Boasts
Excerpt shows Eva praising a man’s considerate gift of books to keep her attentive. Edna calls it strategy to hold her interest. The speaker remarks that you do not need a large man to boast, hinting at social dynamics and subtle courtship.
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Eva
Edna
Irate house wife mocks help and a bulldog disrupts scene
A comic dialogue shows a frazzled house wife scoffing help, Beefsteak Ben dodging a bulldog, and a flirtatious back and forth about love while a bystander muses on timeliness. The piece blends humor with social satire and wordplay.
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