The Post Bulletin Details 1906 Subscription Rates and Notices
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. It notes vacation mail options at 25 cents per month and emphasizes advance payment and discontinuation on expiration. Readers are urged to notify by postal mail if delivery is unavailable.
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Roosevelt Spelling Reform Sparks Debate in Official Texts
An editorial condemns Roosevelt for endorsing Matthews Carnegie spelling changes in government documents. It argues the reform disrupts familiar word forms, harms meaning, and should arrive gradually through habit rather than abrupt switch. It likens shock to deforming speech and cautions against erasing established orthography.
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Need to recognize Cuban government or risk unrest
The piece argues Cuba should be recognized by the United States as the Palma government while insurgents under Pino Guerra seek to topple it. It warns against aiding the Cuban rebels and urges the U S to avoid providing recruits, arms, or funds, stressing stability and legitimacy.
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Palma
Pino Guerra
United States
Sion gets to work is matter of speculation only
The note suggests that the question of when Sion will begin work is based on conjecture rather than a firm start date. No concrete timetable or official confirmation is provided in the readable text.
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Hannibal Hamlin Born August 27 1809
The birth date of Hannibal Hamlin who would become Lincoln's vice president is noted as August 27 1809. The item marks his birthplace and birth date as a historical reference.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Lincoln
South Boston transport push for relief from rail line gaps
Readers report ongoing protests or plans by the South Boston Citizens Association to press rail authorities for improved city proper service, noting ample lines to Dorchester Roxbury Cambridge but fewer cars to South Boston. The item cites Saturday crowds, poor frequency, and local dissatisfaction with L division routes and open versus closed cars.
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Peninsular District
Dorchester
Roxbury
Cambridge
Stealthy Steve Pursues Abducted Bridegroom in Auto
Stealthy Steve seeks V Bonanio who was abducted minutes before a wedding. He tracks the fleeing auto 2313 after dusting a sleepy policeman for clues. The sleuth follows the scent along a morning street toward the vehicle’s unknown destination.
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V. Bonanio
Bonarlo
Stealthy Steve Information Bureau Curious Wealth Questions
Stealthy Steve Information Bureau notes Steve’s wealth estimates range from 80 cents to millions and that the total may never be known until after his death. Readers ask about shirts, a checked wardrobe, a travel suitcase, a five minute watch change, and his political evolution from Republican to Democrat to vegetarian.
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Concord
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Boston
Willie
Provincetown
Mugwump
Democratic Party
Newton
HELP FOR THE CHILIANS AFTER THE VALPARAISO QUAKE
President Roosevelt appeals for aid to the people of Chili suffering from the Valparaiso earthquake. The piece notes Chili as a small republic of under 3,900,000 people facing massive property losses. it suggests foreign aid should be offered and recalls the San Francisco experience.
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Chili
Valparaiso
San Francisco
The Russian Terror Threat Keeps Czar Safe Yet Feared
The article notes continued terrorist activity in Russia as reformists target officials. It cites a near assassination of a cousin of the Czar, the Stolypin house bomb blast killing six officials, and ongoing political murders to demoralize Nicholas II while testing his resolve.
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Rate Law Takes Effect Amid Organizing Delays
The new rebate act covering railroads pipelines and other transport faces a delayed operation as the Interstate Commerce Commission delays its reorganization. Salaries for seven commissioners will rise from 7500 to 10000, but a quorum may be lacking with Clark Cedar Rapids delayed until mid September and Harlan absent. The agency will await the end of the vacation season before acting.
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Cedar Rapids
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United States
Kaiser Grants General Amnesty in Berlin
The Kaiser pardons all who were condemned for lese majeste as the upcoming baptism of the Crown Prince's son is cited as a call to forgiveness. The official Gazette notes the act aims to pardon insults endured, signaling broad clemency.
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Berlin
Basil Miles Named Third Secretary at St Petersburg
President Roosevelt appoints Basil Miles of Pennsylvania as third secretary of the American embassy in St Petersburg. Miles was previously private secretary to Ambassador Meyer in the post.
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Oyster Bay
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Basil Miles
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Meyer
No Home Coming for Exiled Governor
Louisville reports that former Kentucky Governor William S. Taylor, now a fugitive, was not invited to the state’s home coming week. His faction was accused of conspiring to murder Governor Goebel, with several allies in prison and Caleb Powers facing a new trial.
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Kentucky
Blue Grass
William S. Taylor
William
Secretary Root Sails for Valparaiso Chile
Secretary Root is en route across the Pacific toward Valparaiso Chile. A State Department despatch from Punta Arenas says he has begun the voyage and expects to reach Panama around September 16.
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There’s Music in My Heart Today
Poem by Lloyd Roberts expresses a call to nature and distant places through a universal tune. The speaker longs to answer the master hand on the keys and wander from mountains to plains, seeking wild notes beyond city life. The verse invites a day when the tune remains true and the plains stay red with sun and woods black with rain.
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Lloyd Roberts
Marozina
Mildred Champagne Counsels On Love And Sentiment
A Miss Gladys asks Miss Champagne whether to forgive a protective suitor who interfered at a canoe outing. The guidance urges accepting mutual love, arguing restraint harms both, and that genuine care justifies reconciliation if both parties love each other.
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Miss Champagne
Gladys
Bushnell Accused Swindler Financed Life Of Luxury
Chicago investigators probe Henry D. Bushnell head of the Tabasco-Chiapas Trading and Transportation Co after claims he looted $750,000 from stock subscribers. They allege he used funds to finance a luxury lifestyle including a red automobile, a banquet in Mexico City, and large expenses at the Sherman House Chicago and the Waldorf Astoria New York for women.
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Honeymoon Plans After River Canoe Rescue
A couple reunites after a canoe overturns releasing Doll from danger. Jack saves her, returns her ring, and they plan a California honeymoon while paddling the same river. The scene unfolds with sunset light and quiet landscape.
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Doll
Jack
Jackie
Dolly
California
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Crop Worth 5 500 000
Springfield Mass August 26 Tobacco growers in the Connecticut Valley expect a record crop valued near 5 500 000 with about 40 percent housed already. About 17 000 acres are grown in the valley with 20 to 25 percent in Massachusetts and the rest in Connecticut.
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Mass
Connecticut Valley
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Dilemma Pictures Seek Reader Ideas for Summer Pages
The Boston Post invites readers to submit ideas for a series of novel pictures for summer amusement. Send suggestions to the Dilemma Picture Editor at the Boston Post.
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Boston Post
Boston Society Enjoys Lenox Club Tennis and Bar Harbor Gala
Boston people flocked to the Lenox Club lawns in Lenox for a past week of tennis and leisure. Mrs. Harold I. Sewall earned praise for her performance in The Duke of Killicrankie at Bar Harbor Casino benefiting the local hospital. Augustine Derby led ushers for a Bar Harbor audience lift. Francis Peabody Jr sails to England to attend intercollegiate races with Rudolph Lehmann. James W. Bowen tours Scotland. A fifth recital in Liberty Hall Magnolia featured Kitty Cheatham Thompson with Mrs. J Russell Selfridge managing. Patronesses include Mrs. Oliver Ames.
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Richard C. Dixey
Rosamond Dixey
Beacon Street
Heloise Meyer
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Lenox Club
Lenox
Harold I. Sewall
Duke of
Francis Peabody, Jr
Louisberg
Bar Harbor
New York
Carmania
England
Mr. Peabody
Rudolph Lehmann
James W. Bowen
Marlboro Street
Scotland
J. Russell Selfridge
Liberty Hall
Magnolia
Kitty Cheatham- Thompson
Oliver Ames
Social Season Attends Nahant Club Band Concert Teas
Mrs George Lee of Brookline spends summer at Beverly Farms and leads a party to the Nahant Club for a band concert and teas. Others joining include Mr and Mrs Roger Walcott Miss Clara Endicott Sears Mrs John Lawrence Mrs Curtis Guild Jr with sister Miss Joe Johnson and Mrs Walter C Baylies.
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George Lee
Brookline
Beverly Farms
Nahant Club
Roger Walcott
Clara Endicott Sears
John Lawrence
Curtis Guild, Jr
J Oe Johnson
Walter C. Baylies
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