The Boston Post announces vacation mail rates
The Daily Post and Sunday Post outline vacation delivery options with mail subscriptions to any U S address. Rates include 25 cents per month for the Daily and 30 cents per month for the Sunday during vacations. Changes of address allowed and payment in advance required.
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Eccesscope Essees
Sunday Post
ROOT
FCC
Nts
Canada
Pont
Boston
Maas
Post Publishing Company
Post
Daily Post
United States
Taft to keynote Massachusetts campaign in Hamilton speech
The President will sound the keynote of the state campaign in Massachusetts with a speech at Congressman Gardner's Hamilton residence on Saturday. The public awaits his outline of essential campaign issues and the response from MA voters.
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Taft
Massachusetts
Gardner
Hamilton
Washington
Teaching by Electricity in Stockholm Public School
A Stockholm public school tested two groups of 25 children each with one group receiving mild electric currents. After years the electrically treated pupils showed noticeable advances in mental and physical growth. Experts urge caution but see potential if fully tested plans improve scholarship and health. Live wire teaching is in demand.
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Stockholm
Sweden
London
Supersensitive Doctor Wiley Faces Pressure From Opponents
The Duluth food experts convention notes a lenient stance toward Dr Wiley as Secretary Wilson says he may be supersensitive. Delegates understand the difficulty of enforcing pure food laws while avoiding traps set by vested interests. They favor a buffer board of honest men to aid in protecting the public without stealthy attacks on the food protector.
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Wiley
Wilson
Duluth
Roosevelt Faces Calamity If He Seeks Nomination
The piece argues Roosevelt aims to avoid a 1912 Republican nomination as middle-of-the-road leaders gain Chicago influence. It warns that a Roosevelt bid could be a genuine calamity, and notes regardless of nominating outcome the next President will pursue tariff reform.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
LaFollette
The Cotton Bill Veto and Tariff Board Doubts
The vetoed Payne-Aldrich tariff revision for cotton metal and chemical schedules is criticized as delaying relief with an assumed Tariff Board. The piece argues no harm to industry while consumers face tariff extortion and questions the veto’s real motive.
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Congress
Tariff Board
Taft's tariff stance judged against Payne Aldrich bill
The passage contrasts Mr Taft's claim of moderate protection with his support for a revenue tariff. It warns that if moderate protection equals the Payne Aldrich law, the nation would prefer a straight revenue tariff and a president willing to sign it. It suggests the public mood favors such a policy.
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Taft
Extra Session Outlook for Democratic House in Next Winter
The Democratic majority in the House concludes a productive special session, meeting most pledges despite Senate opposition. It highlights Canada reciprocity, admission of Arizona and New Mexico, money in politics transparency, and tariff reform debates stalled by Taft. Investigations into monopolies show強 regulation may be needed. a public shift toward reform is forecast.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
Canada
Arizona
New Mexico
Union of States
Great Britain
France
Taft
Tariff Board
Democratic House
Haitian President Leconte and voodoo dances mark new republic
Warships fire salutes for Haiti's new leader Leconte as a three month voodoo celebration unfolds in populous centers. He issues a decree gifting $100000 to revolutionary officers and more to the village that brought him to power, valued at $2000.
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United States
Republic of
Haiti
Leconte
Revolutionary Army
Demurrage commission to curb shipping delays in New England
The 48 hour free unloading time takes effect, and a demurrage commission begins in New England. A. G. Thomason, an experienced arbiter, will head the body, promising fair rulings and potential savings of over half a million dollars yearly in demurrage charges.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
A. G. Thomason
What His Trouble Was
A humorous quotation from Tit-Bits shows a man blaming his wife for a lack of breakfast variety after a poor supper. The exchange highlights domestic frustration and slang expressions of the era.
Wimpy Weems and the Libyan Desert Lion
A colorful scene follows Wimpy Weems as he tames a Numidian lion and prepares for travel. He rituals his wardrobe with hot rocks and celluloid collars, then rides the lion toward Katharine k Toory in a Libyan setting. The tale ends with a cliffhanger for tomorrow.
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Gulf of Gabes
Wimpy
Weems
Wimpy Weems
Katharine k’Toory
Libyan Desert
Mosquito in Car Foiled by Sudden Start
A murky medieval sounding vignette describes a mosquito attached to a car as it lurches forward when the vehicle starts. A man named Toa Yee and Ye Thomas are mentioned along with a frightened rider and a horse or boat figure fleeing.
Beachey Lands Safely Using Engine Power Absence
Only a few observers noted that aviator Lincoln Beachey simplified his descent by relying on graceful swoops and skillful control rather than engine power.
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Lincoln Beachey
Taft Family Rally Ends With Re-election Hopes
The text portrays a Taft family scene praising a candidate named Bill Taft and expresses eagerness for his potential fourth term. It references siblings Charlie and Robert and Helen, framing the rally as a moment of unified support and continued political vigor.
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Bill Taft
Charlie
Robert
Helen
Convicted Murderer Freed Before Next Sentencing
The article notes a pattern in newspapers regarding murder trials and argues that a convicted murderer should be released prior to the next suspect receiving a sentence. It cites Captain Hains and Henry Beattie as referenced cases.
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Captain Hains
Henry Beattie
Knife-finned Flattle of the Orinoco described by Kilgallen
Professor Kilgallen describes a small fish the Knife-finned Flattle with a bone blade that sharpens on a shark. It allegedly slices tomatoes and bananas by tilting and darting, then eats the slices. The tale includes beard-cutting by a trained specimen.
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Morton Kilgallen
Balliol College
Jacob and Egypt: Exodus era migration and Goshen tenure
The piece traces Jacob's journey to Egypt with his 70 strong family, the four century bondage of Israelites in Egypt, and the Goshen grant by Pharaoh. It notes Joseph's welcome, Goshen as grazing land, and Jacob's final blessing before death in Beer-sheba.
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Abraham
Egypt
Jacob
Dore
Canaan
God
Shur
Saharan Desert
Joseph
Goshen
Mediterranean Sea
Judaean
Death
Beer-sheba
Joseph and the Tribes Destinies in Egyptian Burial Tale
The passage recounts Jacob blessing his twelve sons and the tribes of Israel, Joseph's burial in Canaan after 110 years, and the procession from Egypt. It notes Joseph’s rise to high office and parallels with Disraeli, then lists Core Pictures published in the series with dates and topics, inviting remittance for back numbers from the Boston Post.
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Boston Post
Ephraim
Manasseh
Israel
Jacob
Joseph
Canaan
Beer-sheba
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Rebekah
Leah
Egypt
Benjamin Disraeli
England
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Abrnaham
Lot
Hagar
Ishmael
Desert
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Laban
Esau
Pharoah
Dally Post
Sunday Post
Lawson Train to Run During Winter Crowds Sail Egypt Plymouth Route
The Lawson south shore train, popular with seaside residents, will continue operating through winter after an announcement by the N Y N H rail officials. The service departs the South station each afternoon at 10 and runs a pe rship to Egypt and Plymouth with frequent local stops.
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South Shore
Lawson
South Station
N. ¥.Y N. H. & H. Raillord
Egypt
Plymouth
Ae Shore
Themagion
Clergy News From Greater Boston Sees Tours and Appointments
The Rev. A E Dunning editor of the Congregationalist leaves Boston on a world tour with stops at the Grand Canyon San Francisco Yokohama and other ports. He carries letters from Taft Knox Yale's Hatley and others. Meanwhile Rev Parley E Hartman has joined Moody Bible Institute Chicago as assistant to the dean later to head the extension department. Bishop Lawrence supports a memorial fund for Charles T How at Ingleside Bar Harbor. Mr Milo Gates visits Cohasset as guest of the Bancrofts at Oaks Farm.
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A. E. Dunning
D. D
Congregationalist
Boston
Grand Canyon
Arizona
San Francisco
Honolulu
Yokohama
Japan
China
India
Egypt
Italy
Dunning
Taft
Knox
Hatley
Yale
Parley E. Hartman
Jamaica
N. Y
J. Wilbur Chapman
Evangelistic Committee
The
Presbyterian Church
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
James M. Gray
Bishop Lawrence
Ingleside
Bar Harbor
Charles T. How
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