Boston Post catalog of subscriptions and prices
The August 12 1909 issue lists daily and Sunday rates from the Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington St Boston Mass with prices for various terms and Canadian mail terms. It notes class matter status at the Boston post office and directs payment to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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Post’ Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
The
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
The Post in Vacation Time
Notice details subscription rates for The Daily Post and Sunday Post including mail delivery costs to U S addresses and abroad. It states advance payment requirements and automatic discontinuation at expiration, with contact information for subscription changes and office telephone lines.
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POST
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
EB. A. Grozifr
Better Off Without a Label District Attorney Hill
District Attorney Hill avoids grand standing at the Republican State convention. His friends should omit his name from convention proceedings. He is building a strong independent record that could boost his re election chances beyond party label considerations.
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Hill
Suffolk County
Lodge
Leading the Mayor into Temptation
The City Record may lose value as a government reporting medium if speeches are printed in skeleton form only with the Mayor's representative editing. Hibbard and Secretary White are practical men, possibly politicians, risking a campaign circular that omits debates the Mayor dislikes.
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New City Record
Hibbard
Secretary White
Regard Miss Addams Refuses Presidential Nomination
The piece argues Miss Jane Addams should not be nominated by women suffragists and credits her as a leader of thought and reconciler of factions. It predicts future opportunities for women despite her refusal to seek the presidency.
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Miss Jane Addams
Miss Addams
United States
Georgia Senate Blocks Federal Income Tax Amendment
Georgia Senate refuses to consider the proposed constitutional income tax amendment amid a heated campaign. Lawmakers adjourn after a two year session, delaying action until next year and urging voters in other states to judge representatives on the issue. Massachusetts follows with its upcoming November election.
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Georgia
Senate
Senate of Georgia
Congress
Massachusetts
Voters urged to support income tax amendment in elections
The piece argues the public should vote for men pledged to the income tax amendment for Senate and House. emphasizes it is not a party issue and urges the state to reject any candidate in the upcoming primary opposed to the amendment.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Political realignments loom as parties sharpen aims
Democratic leaders gather in New York to “restore” their party while Republicans plan a sharper split. Senator Cummins presses for loyal leadership, tariffs back on the table with a proposed expert commission, and Progressives target state conventions ahead of 1912. Massachusetts Republicans face redistricting to curb Democratic seats.
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New York
Cummins
Aldrich
Congress
Saratoga
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Canada Will Hold Sovereign Defence Rights Amid European Tensions
Canadian leaders and editorials insist Ottawa will control its own military and naval forces. The Toronto Globe argues that neither Britain nor its Imperial Defence Council can dictate Canadian defense actions. Canada seeks greater independence while acknowledging some aid to England in a European war.
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Germany
Canada
Uncle Sam
War Office
Admiralty of
Britain
Defence Forces of
Toronto Globe
Imperial Defence Council
Government of
England
Great Britain
Banishing Age's Terrors: Taft and the Golf Boom
President Taft's Beverly golf devotion sparks an unprecedented popularity surge of golf among mature professionals and businessmen. The piece notes the shift from traditional vacation comforts to active pursuits, praising Taft as a model for aging Americans to stay vigorous by taking up golf or similar activities.
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Taft
Beverly
Cleveland
Shakspere
Weston
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Railroads must make good in moving West crops
The coming harvest tests railroad efficiency as farmers prosper. James J. Hill calls for a billion dollar facilities upgrade to prevent car famines and avoid government interference in railroading.
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West
James J. Hill
August Cyclone Pattern Foreseen Off Mexican Coast
Reports from the Mexican coast and Gulf of Mexico portend the return of the mid August cyclone period. The wind storms typically travel north in the third week of August signaling the waning of the current heat spell if forecasters’ insights align with weather bureau prognostications.
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Mexican
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Six-Eyed Sleuth Brawl Ends In Airship Battle
In a dramatic midair confrontation Steve and Stub fight aboard an airship as Slipshod Sue cheers. Stub wields crushing holds and chokes Steve, while Sue climbs the balloon basket and fires a rifle, fatally wounding Steve and sending him overboard as the ship ascends at speed.
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Steve
Stub
David
Jonathan
Sue
Lodging Rules Question for the Editor
A reader asks about landlady duties after opening a lodging house. The editor notes new rules apply only to large licensed lodging houses, and asks what obligations include air, bath, and nail care for lodgers.
Democrats Delay Baltimore Convention Over Rayner Endorsement
The Democratic State convention in Baltimore opened with a fight over endorsing United States Senator Rayner for re election causing a delay.
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Baltimore
United States
Rayner
A Little Trip to Europe For Post Readers ROUND ABOUT HOLLAND
A breezy portrait of Volendam, Holland called the quaint village of the coast. Fisher folk dress in bright colors with old customs, canal houses line the harbor, and residents uphold simple, traditional ways away from the cities. Tomorrow features a Delfthaven view.
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Europe
Wilhelmina
Holland
Volendam
Delft
Boston North End Notes on Wind News and Local Happenings
The brisk north wind causes hazards for small boats amid several accidents and fatalities. A municipal trade school for girls is planned between Washington Street and Shawmut Avenue on Massachusetts Avenue, first of its kind in the city. Prominent Boston figures at Revere Beach discussed flying machines, while Joe Conry teased running for district attorney. Lieutenant Fessenden limits bail carriage use after midnight. A North End stroll notes universal love of music and dancing in streets near cafes. The Petersen sisters and others visit York Beach. St Onge tours London after a Keith’s engagement. Brookline officer Cornelius Larkin cited for heroism at a Georges Mills hotel fire. Newton resident Benjamin Lyons advances a celluloid pool ball game idea. At Dudley Street transfer station, two Arab women with ornate costumes draw attention amid a baby sighting.
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Washington Street
Shawmut Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Cornelius Larkins
Brookline
Georges Mills
N. H
James Farrell
Maurice Mead
Robert King
Harry Walsh
Benjamin Lyons
Newton
Mr. Lyons
Cheer Up Guys Singers Rally Castros Hawkers
A Walt Mason verse from 1909 mocks rulers with the Sunshine Trio Castro Hamid and the Shah forming a carefree group that rejects crown and throne for joy and nature. The piece parodies monarchs and the trappings of power in a playful chorus.
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Castro
Hamid
Shah
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Child Accepts Gift From Arabian Woman Amid Busy Boston Harbor Rescue
A baby seized a glittering bangle from an Arabian woman and kept it tight until she freed it with a smile. A Hull lifesaver reports a peak summer for harbor rescues with many small craft in distress. Brookline firefighter Michael Fahey near Roxbury aided Boston Fire Department during a large South Huntington Avenue blaze, alerting and assisting until crews arrived.
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Hull
Boston Harbor
Michael Fahey
Chemical 1
Brookline Fire Department
Boston Fire Department
Roxbury
South Huntington
Huntington Avenues
Fahey
Wireless Aid Helps Sinking Man Recover at Sea
A medical prescription sent by wireless to Nantucket Shoals Lightship 85 aided Captain Frank Isaac, master of the lightship, in his recovery after a severe medical fitness crisis off New Bedford.
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New Bedford
Nantucket Shoals
Frank
Isaac
Lay Probe to Curtis Investigates Hibbard Appointments
Ex police commissioner Charles Curtis named in Finance Commission probe over appointments during the Hibbard administration. The inquiry targets Curtis for the active investigation into the character of those appointments.
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Charles Curtis
New Finance Commission
Hibbard
Water Commission contract for meters filed with city clerk
The Water Commission of er Hannan contracted with the Hersey Manufacturing Company to purchase water meters worth 40880 dollars, and the agreement was filed with the city clerk yesterday.
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Hannan
Hersey Manufacturing Company
Hull Gala Day Promises Peak Attendance on South Shore
The Hull Gala Day on Saturday will surpass prior events with a full day of land and water athletic contests featuring top intercollegiate and scholastic performers. A Friday subscription dance at Alvens Club, Bay Side, will inaugurate the festivities attracting about 150 summer residents led by organizers Fred Dickenshied and William J. O'Leary.
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Hull
South Shore
Alvens Club
Bay Side
Fred Dickenshied
William J. O'Leary
Boston
James A. Gallivan
Charles J. Lavis
Donald A. McDonald
Henry S
Malden's Ex Fire Commissioner William Knollin Dead
Malden reports the death of former Fire Commissioner William Knollin age 57 of 668 Salem street a longtime city firefighter and former board member. He helped fight the original Boston hand tub blaze and was badly burned recently while battling a fire on Pleasant street. He had been in the coal business and was born in Boston.
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Malden
William Knollin
Salem Street
Knollin
Board of Fire Commissioners
Boston
G. H. Cross
Pleasant Street
Costa Rica Lures Many Young Passengers From Boston
The United Fruit steamer Limon, Captain Smith, sails from Long Wharf for Port Limon Costa Rica with a large Boston group and other travelers. First cabin passengers include Charles Page Herbert Monrose Richard Brown William Hessle and several others from New York Hooksett St Albans Boston Dorchester and Swan’s Island.
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Central America
United Fruit Company
Limon
Captain Smith
Long Wharf
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Charles Page
Herbert Monrose
Richard Brown
William Hessle
Charles Dorr
Anthony Mistell
New York
C. H. Sargent
Hooksett
N. H
W. H. Sample
St. Albans
Philip Anderson
William Owen
William Dorr
Angus Mackey
Boston
J. F. Cummings
Dorchester
W. C. Adams
Swan's Island
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Delfthaven
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Wright
Rufe
Fessenden
Station 10
Herbert A. Kenny
Kenny
North End
Ettle
Mae
Alice
Helen Petersen
East Boston
York Beach
Allison Murray
Cambridge
Fred St. Onge
Keith
Corey Hill
St. Onge
London
Palace Theatre
Dudley Street
Walt
Sunshine Trio
Wireless
Curtis
Mark
Salem
NEW England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Adams Square
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