Boston Post August 22 1908 newspaper masthead note
The Boston Post issue details rates and publication information for the Post Publishing Company. It lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, Canadian postage, class mail status, and subscription payment rules. It also provides office addresses and telephones and notes that subscriptions must be prepaid.
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Daily By Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Mase
Post Publishing “Company
Non partisan opportunity for Transit Commission vacancy
The Boston Transit Commission vacancy after Thomas J. Gargan’s death should be filled by another Democrat to preserve party balance. The piece argues against increasing Republican dominance and even suggests reducing the board to three members could work as well.
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Boston Transit Commission
Mayr Hibbard
Thomas J. Gargan
Transit Board
MaleFactors of Wealth in Art Espionage Debate
The article reveals US secret service emissaries tracking wealthy Americans abroad amid the Chadbourne-Gardner case. Rich art buyers are watched to prevent thefts and concealment in warehouses for resale in the United States. It argues art should be placed on the free list.
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Chadbourne-Gardner
America
United States
Taft On The Stump Moves To Reassert Candidacy
Taft signals a nationwide stump tour breaking from quiet Cincinnati front porch strategy. The piece notes intra party rifts in Ohio with Foraker allies, Fulton revolt in Oregon, and wavering support in traditionally loyal states. It frames Taft's Hot Springs speech as a direct reply to Bryan and a sign of growing Republican openness to Democratic ideas.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Friends of Foraker
Oregon
Fulton
New England
Hot Springs
Bryan
Judge Crosby Links Robbery Rise to Lack of Punishment
The judge in the Superior Court said the prevalence of robberies stems from few offenders being caught and punished. He argued that harsher penalties, like 20 years in State prison, would deter crime and reduce brigandage. The remark echoes a familiar recipe for crime reduction.
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Rosby
Crosby
Wave of Crime in Boston Metropolis Exposed
A Boston region article laments a group of murderers at large amid a rising wave of crime. It urges courts to address concrete cases, punish the assassins as examples, and push police to take the first decisive action.
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Boston
Bryan Opens Democratic Campaign on Tariff Revision
In Des Moines Mr. Bryan outlines the Democratic tariff position as a revenue tariff, argues Republican promises are belated and empty, and contrasts protection with wage growth. He asserts higher wages stem from labor skill, free institutions, and better conditions, urging reduced tariffs to raise demand and employment.
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Bryan
Des Moines
Mr. Bryan
Republican Congress
Right of Succession in Republican Party History
The piece argues the Massachusetts Republican Party has rarely blocked a Lt Governor from later becoming Governor. It cites 25 years where six Lt Governors advanced, five Governors had no Lt Governor step, and only two GOP exceptions occurred during crises in 1893 and to prevent Butler's reelection, noting Democrats dominated in the other cases.
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Massachusetts
Daily Advertiser
George D. Robinson
Benjamin F. Butler
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Republican Party
Myrtilla Rediviva at the New York Evening Mall
The verse lampoons Myrtilla's return to town after a summer at a resort. It questions whether she has found a fiancé or suitor, asking if any shipping clerk or suitor begged a yes while preserving a light, playful tone of local gossip.
How Daniel Reid Built Tin Plate Trust Wealth
The Sunday Post tomorrow begins a series titled How They Did It with Daniel G. Reid head of the Tin Plate Trust. He recounts his rise from modest beginnings to leadership of a major industry trust and his views on business expansion and influence.
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Daniel G. Reid
The
Tin Plate Trust
Tomorrow
Sunday Post
Quixotic Quotations and Quarrels Highlight Page
A jumble of quoted lines and names appears, featuring playful alliteration with Q words. Included are phrases like Quixotic prose and a note mentioning John Devine Inflater and Sarek quarrellers with a stray quotation about platonic love.
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John Devine
Sarek Quarrellers
The Merry Farmer and Roosevelt's Aid to Agriculture
A humorous editorial praising President Roosevelt for forming a committee on farming issues. It humorously lists farmer hardships from early rising to mortgage pressure and pests, while urging practical steps to ease the farmer's lot and improve profitability. The piece ends with a pledge to aid the effort.
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Roosevelt
Letter from Bla Bi to Newt Starbord in a playful critique
A humorous handwritten volley from Bla Bi to Newt Starbord teases Newt about journalism risks and nautical bravado. The letter spurs brighter writing, mocks cheerfully, and hints at resignation or a new column with witty jabs about humor, bills, and a Merry Widder hat.
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Hart
Newt
Bill Bailey
Sum Mutt
Lorsake
Bridal couple make home in South Weymouth
After a Providence wedding the couple Mr. J. F. Thomas and his wife Miss Hazel Roselin Richards take up residence at 238 Randolph Street South Weymouth. The move follows months of public interest and many local friends invited to the ceremony. The reception of the couple signals the high regard in which they have been held for three years since their friendship began.
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South Weymouth
Providence
J. F. Thomas
Hazel Roselin Richards
William Henry Richards
Quincy
Randolph Street
Mrs Hains Girlhood and Arrival of Aristocratic Officer
A portrait of Mrs Hains and her simple girlhood contrasts with the arrival of a dashing army officer. The narrative explores how this social shift affected her life, status, and choices amid early 20th century expectations.
A Week Among the Green Mountains
The Post’s sixth week in a series on little Journeys to Interesting Places visits New England. During the Green Mountains in Vermont, some beauty spots will be shown to illustrate Vermont as a favored vacation land.
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Green Mountains
The
Post
New England
Vermont
Fort Ethan Allen a Peaceful Cavalry Post in Vermont
A visitor-friendly look at Fort Ethan Allen, a crucial U S cavalry post near Burlington. The piece highlights dress parades with up to 1000 men, the open parade ground, and the post as a training center for rookies before harsher western conditions. It notes its high cost, healthful setting, and famous Troop D exhibitions at Franklin Field.
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Ethan Allen
Vermont
America
United States
Winooski River
Boston
Essex Junction
Burlington
Uncle Sam
Fort Ethan Allen
Vote Lost to Taft Prompted by Horse Cruelty Claim
A letter to The Post from Jim Quincy of Westerly Rhode Island Aug 21 1908 rejects supporting Taft for president citing an alleged incident of cruelty to a horse weighing 300 pounds and questions Taft riding the animal. The exchange also notes a public query about a dead horse not coming to life.
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Taft
Jim Quincy
Westerly, R. I
Bill Taft
Boston
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