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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1906

Page

6

The Boston Post Advertising Rates and Mailing Policy

The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and notes mail delivery options. It lists annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly prices, with a vacation-time mailing offer to send the Daily and Sunday Post to any U S or Canada address for 25 cents per month.

Eave Tevere the Sunday Post VPOST Daily Post United States Canada Sunday Post

Post Subscription Policy Notice and Address

Subscription to the Post must be prepaid and will be discontinued without notice on expiration. If the paper is unavailable from your newsdealer or newsboy, notify us by mail at once. E. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.

E. A. Grozier

Readville Park to Ban Pool Selling in Race Meet

The second, broader crackdown ends pool selling at Readville Park racing events. Judge Grover supports law aims by stopping pools, enabling the New England Trotting Horse Breeders' Association to run the meet free of bookmaking contamination and showcase lawful, attractively run racing.

Readville Park Grover Dedham District Court New England Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association

A Bucket Shop Collapse And The Sage Co. Debacle

The article links the closure of M. J. Sage & Co bucket shops to a temporary stock market surge from the Harriman Pacific deal. It notes frequent losses by patrons who make pulls and the shops refusal to pay gambling debts. It questions whether the collapse was deliberate swindle or accident and cites large losses from Welshing bets.

M. J. Sage & Co Harriman Pacific

Heroes of Peace in Life Saving Service Meet Criticizes Retirement Gap

General Superintendent Kimball warns at the Life Saving Board session that recruiting good men is failing due to no disability retirement or family pension. He notes about 2000 personnel are underpaid at 65 dollars monthly, must buy gear and sustain their own mess, and face constant danger in public service duties.

United States Life Saving Board Kimball Implac

Heroes of Peace Demand Support for Life-Savers

The speaker laments that despite retirement pensions and family provisions for soldiers, sailors, and other life-savers, these heroes face constant peril and must shift for themselves. He calls this incongruity a flaw in civilization and urges protection for those in constant battle to save lives.

A Debate on US Intervention in Cuba

The piece argues against annexation of Cuba despite Cuban business interests and some American factions favoring reoccupation. It stresses US honor and the pledge to keep Cuba independent, asserting annexation would betray faith and harm national integrity even amid Cuba’s disturbances.

United States Cuba Havana Morro Castle Congress Spain

Ohio Democrats attack corporate money in politics

In their state platform the Ohio Democrats denounce the Republican majority for not passing a bill to prohibit insurance companies and other corporations from contributing to political corruption funds. Roosevelt believes it will pass with a larger Congress, but the piece notes the bill was sponsored by Senator Tillman and backed by Democrats while Republicans blocked it. It argues for more Democrats in November to end corporate influence.

Ohio Congress Roosevelt Watson Tillman

Fines in Post Office Department to be Abolished

Washington D C Aug 23 Fining of postal workers as discipline ends after years cited as harmful A uniform efficiency record system will replace fines and guide salary changes and promotions Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock says a tour of large offices will help implement the plan John A Holmes will lead inspections to shape the new efficiency based pay and promotion policy

Washington, D. C Hitchcock John A. Holmes United States

Forty-ninth Massachusetts Regiment Holds 39th Reunion

In Great Barrington on August 23 the Forty-ninth Massachusetts Regiment held its 39th annual reunion with about 150 attendees. Fifteen members died in the past year. Officers elected include President James C. Moore West Stockbridge first vice-president Robert B. Harvie North Adams second vice-president William K. E. Bump Monterey chaplain William H. Cranston Pittsfield and secretary treasurer James Kittle Pittsfield re-elected for the 34th time. Dinner in Town Hall featured ex-Mayor H. D. Sisson Pittsfield as principal speaker.

Great Barrington Forty-ninth Massachusetts Regiment James C. Moore West Stockbridge Robert B. Harvie North Adams William KE. Bump Monterey Oliver L. Wood Pittsfield William H. Cranston James Kittle H. D. Sisson

Conried Prompter to Be Deporteds

Felix Vicchi prompter at the Metropolitan Opera and member of the Conried grand opera company will be deported tomorrow on the Vaderland steamer by Ellis Island immigration officials due to an eye condition.

Conried

Reader lauds editorials on morals and civic duty

A letter to the editor from George E. Gay praises three brief editorials, Betting at Readville, Lambs to the Slaughter, and Middlesex Fells, commending the editor for using his influence to teach morals and civic rights and duties.

Readville Middlesex George E Gay

Light on the Cloud Poem by Minot J Savaga

A reflective poem of cloud and sun, contrasting shadow and light. The speaker notes that darkness lies below yet rays shine above revealing a sunshine crown. It foresees a future moment when longing yields to golden light and the soul builds a bridge to eternal stars.

Minot J. Savaga

Washington Burned: 1814 British Attack Timeline Recalled

Today in American history recounts the August 24 1814 British assault on Washington D C with focus on the burning of public buildings. A year earlier businessmen from both parties urged Governor Douglas to seek renomination reflecting political unity.

Douglas

Notable Boston Notes on Arts and Local Life

A collection of vignettes from Boston daily life mentions baritone Sig nor Campanari touring the Pacific coast after a productive summer at Spring Lake New Jersey. It also notes a heat wave in the North End, a fearless snowshoe sighting on Salem Street, and Edward Lombard’s sailing work near Peak’s Island. Additional items cover a Newton police matron’s postcard collection, a Newtonville gray squirrel, traffic and construction remarks, and civic updates on Lawrence Foresters, Chelsea’s former mayor, East Boston figures, and Brooklyn insect control efforts.

Boston Signor Campanari Dorchester Spring Lake N. J Pacific Coast

Stealthy Steve Returns to Find V Bonarto Gone

Stealthy Steve the Six-Eyed Sleuth visits V Bonarto and learns the employer has vanished. The house holds silence as clues suggest a sudden departure amid unknown plans or danger.

Steve V. Bonarto

Wedding Day Disappearance Sparks Mystery in New York

Stealthy Steve follows Bonario to his fiances home after a 10 minute carriage departure for a private wedding rehearsal. The ride ends with a shocking scene as the room is found empty with overturned tables and signs of a struggle suggesting foul play or a staged abduction.

Steve Bonario Black Hand Twarken

Runaway Car Barely Misses Wedding Rush

A slow moving touring car threatens a cab scene on Fifth avenue. Sleuth Steve stops the vehicle by kicking it, saving the wedding party as he rushes Bonario to the De Peyster mansion. He finds the bridal room empty after a hasty search and a struggle is evident.

Fifth Avenue New York Steve de Peyster Bonario Black Hand Bonanno Vivian

Card Sharps Target Regulars in Bar Room Scam

Hotel detective notes two card sharps in the bar room skinning patron Old Mullet who has just paid his bill while the proprietor urges leaving them alone.

Old Mullet

Forestalled stick to it He I have someone

A fragmentary report notes a humorous mishap with a sheet of fly paper stuck to a chair and an unspecified speaker expressing persistence in a lighthearted scene.

Minister’s Cat Drama Crowns a Romance in Berkshires

In a Berkshire tale a minister, John Stirling, and neighbor Mary Slocum near a henhouse confront Sukey the cat. After a dangerous pursuit, Stirling captures the cat and wins Mary’s dependence and affection. In a later church service Sukey returns, while Mary vows to part with the cat and marry Stirling, who wins her trust.

Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie John Oliver Hobes East Boston East Boston Presbyterian Church England John Stirling Mary Slocum Sukey Mary Mr. Stirling Lukey John

Dilemma Pictures Seek Reader Ideas for Summer Fun

The Boston Post invites readers to submit ideas for a series of dilemma pictures to entertain during summer. Send proposals to the Dilemma Picture Editor at the Boston Post.

Boston Post

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