The Post Publishing Company August 20 1906 issue note
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Warning On Elevated Train Platforms After Dudley Street Death
A man was killed at the Dudley street station when he was cut to pieces by an Elevated train. the crowding of passengers is blamed. The piece discusses whether the death was crowding or a misstep and calls for a safety solution such as guards or a movable railing to prevent falls, noting the difficulty of enforcing precautions on crowded platforms.
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Dan Curran
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New Hampshire
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Ezekiel
The Chilian Disaster Explains a Mass Fatality Event
The article discusses the Chilean earthquake as a major disaster with high mortality, noting it may rival historic quakes in deadliness. It compares figures with Lisbon, Galveston, and Martinique and describes pervasive telegraph and railroad disruption across the Pacific coast.
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Martinique
Pacific Coast
Horror of Russian Brutality Brought Home to Americans
The piece contrasts a Washington socialite named Anna Smirnoff with a real Russian victim, a peasant dressmaker, noting the shock subsides when the sufferer is not a known figure. It argues brutality exists in Russia and urges empathy by seeing it as a distant nightmare made near.
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Chevalier Guards
St. Petersburg
Washington
Indignation Over Russian seamstress case changes tone abroad
The excerpt contrasts public reaction to a Russian peasant girl with how Americans would respond if it involved an American woman. It notes sympathy and vivid reality, and suggests outrage would reach Washington and St. Petersburg.
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Harriman Stock-Jobbing Allegations Raise Ethics Questions
A New York report claims E H Harriman cleared ten million dollars on Union Pacific and Southern Pacific stock after an unexpected dividend rise. Critics fear insider knowledge saved for directors, while The Wall Street Journal warns a director buying from an innocent shareholder risks acting as a trustee.
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Fort Massachusetts Captured by French and Indians
On August 20 1746 Fort Massachusetts fell to French and Indian forces in a pivotal colonial conflict. A year ago today Tom Lawson warned that State Street would be clogged with shredded reputations reflecting the era’s volatile public judgments.
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Boston notes an actor's thanks and city happenings
Tillian Lawrence thanks Boston for three week engagement and visits Trinity Church ivy loss at Copley square. Police Captain Curran returns to Station 9. Georgetown star Edward White returns home from Montana. Heat drives crowds to Dover street bridge as cool breezes draw residents to the landmark.
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Watertown
Montana
Readville Races Open with New Three-Heat Format
The Grand Circuit trotting and pacing meet at Readville Park opens with a novel plan. Each event will be decided in three heats and every heat carries its own purse, aiming to boost excitement and shorten races. The Readville track is famed for speed, promising notable performances.
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Andrews Brothers Leave Stage for Fruit Ranch
William T. Andrews and Edward Andrews, longtime members of the famed Andrews opera company, retire from performing to run a fruit ranch near Medford Oregon. The brothers grew up on a farm near Ottawa Minnesota and started in show business with the Swiss Bell Ringers before forming their opera company and touring the United States for over twenty five years.
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Funeral Honors For Mrs Mary J Murphy In North End
Large turnout marked the funeral of Mrs Mary J Murphy an elder North End resident who died in an accident Thursday night at the West End. Services were held at her home and St Marys Church with burial at Holyhood Cemetery. Pallbearers included William Tobin Edward Finnerty Frank Bench and William Mullane. Attending were top city fire and political figures including Chief John Mullen Deputy Chiefs Grady Garrity Alderman Whelton ex Alderman Donovan and doctors McGinley Ceconi, plus a strong Boston Journal delegation.
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Stealthy Steve Held Prisoner Aboard A Sea Vessel
A synopsis notes Stealthy Steve the Six-Fyed ae is kept an unwilling prisoner aboard a ship bound for sea. The fragment implies captivity and voyage, with focus on the creature’s restraint and travel toward an offshore destination.
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Steve Discovers a New Way to Fire a Cartridge
Steve, bound in the hold of the tramp steamer Isabel, finds a cartridge in his pocket and uses a loaded shell to fatally shoot a guard. He frees himself by biting the ropes and escaping as the ship sails away from New York where Bonardo awaits his wedding. The story continues tomorrow.
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Love Dilemma Solved By Card Reader Advice
A letter from a 19 year old in Quincy asks how to handle two lovers. The columnist urges choosing the beloved one and stopping contact with the first suitor, noting long affairs are rarerly serious for those under 20.
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Miss Champagne
A Conspirator's Confession on a Moonlit Shore
In a sea side diary tone, Dorothy and Hurley reveal a tangled plan behind engagements at Sea View. He admits love for Dorothy while she weighs a future with Janet and Phil, as the moonlight seals a hopeful, if uncertain, confession.
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Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Quiet Train Romance
A reader asks how to approach a reserved Boston and Albany line conductor she has fallen for. The columnist advises the woman to smile, nod, and speak once in a while to spark acquaintance, suggesting that patience and tact can foster friendship without harming dignity.
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Dilemma Pictures Seek Reader Ideas For Boston Post
Dilemma Pictures invites Post readers to submit ideas for summer novelty pictures to be developed by the Dilemma Picture Editor in Boston.
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Atlanta Evening News calls for lynching reward
An Atlanta newspaper editorial offers a $1000 reward for lynching any black man in Atlanta who assaults a white woman, praising South Carolina lynchings and urging swift punishment amid four recent assaults on white women by black suspects.
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