The Daily Post August 27 1909 Vacation Time Notice
The Daily Post announces vacation service details for August 1909 with subscription rates and mail options. It lists annual and semiannual prices for the Daily and Sunday Post and notes changes of address, payment terms, and postal handling. It names BE A Grozier as editor and publisher and provides office and telephone information.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Tim Post
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
Aitor
Matin
Careless Target Practice Near Newport Damages Steamship
A three pound shell fired from Fort Wetherell, Newport, lodged in the General Richard Arnold's engine room, narrowly missing the engineer and two firemen. The incident follows admonitions about careless target practice during fleet maneuvers off Province Town.
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Fort Wetherell
Newport
Richard Arnold
Provincetown
The War Upon Orthography and Its Clipped Words
The Simplified Spelling Board pushes a forceful revision of English spelling with list 3261 showing many clipped and distorted forms. The bulk masks roots altered in about 1100 words while others reflect inflection changes, signaling rapid verbal reform during Roosevelt's absence in Africa.
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Roosevelt
Africa
Conquest of the Air in Aviation Week at Rheims
The Rheims aviation week showcases daily surprises as rival aeroplanes push past new obstacles and speed limits. The field moves from experimental to a transportation-like stage, with pilots gaining greater control and indicating rapid development beyond current records.
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Rheims
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Changes Questioned by Auditor
Auditor Andrews reports the Payne-Aldrich law cuts 681 rates and raises 233 rates versus the Dingley schedule. The piece questions which rates fell and by how much, challenging the party pledge of 1908 and asking consumers about real reductions in retail prices.
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Andrews
Treasury Department
Republican Party
Congress
Opposition energizes Massachusetts politics in gubernatorial race
Mr Vahey argues a strong Democratic challenge to Governor Draper would mobilize party enthusiasm across the state. He says a vigorous opposition could pressure the Republican machine to account before voters and warns against entrenched leaders mocking public sentiment.
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Mr. Vahey
Coughlin
Fall River
Draper
Massachusetts
Boston
Postmaster General size up postal registration costs
Postmaster General Hitchcock proposes increasing registration fees for letters and mail packages by two cents to ten cents. The higher rate could rise further to twenty cents if needed, given that ten cents still loses the government millions annually. Despite efforts to grow business, the costly service remains underused as many prefer other sending methods for money and valuables.
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Hitchcock
Postal Service
Lost Property Amount Survives Despite Large Loss
Unregistered and trusting to chance for safe delivery, the article notes the extensive amount of property lost and raises disbelief that the loss could have been greater.
Income Tax Issue Drives Massachusetts Senate Clash
The piece argues Republicans in Massachusetts will push to defeat a proposed federal income tax amendment in the Senate. It urges candidates to declare support for ratification, stating the income tax as a pivotal issue that could reshape state politics and party fortunes.
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Massachusetts
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Taft
Commonwealth
Pathology of Sickseaness saga fuels reader demand
In a column by Newton NewkirK readers urge publication of the remaining six installments of The Pathology of Sickseaness after a mix up by Tom Barker caused the last chapter to appear first. The piece quotes letters from Boston readers and notes the author’s contemplation of public sentiment and possible next steps.
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Tom Barker
Tom
Newt
Post
N. G
BH. B. G
Boston
Back Bay
Mass
Brookline
Poorly Prepared Lawyers Critique Law School Standards
Dean Rogers of Yale Law School addresses the American Bar Association on general flaws in U S law schools. He cites New York anomalies with two year LL B programs and urges either three years of law school or four years in a legal office for bar admission.
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Dean Rogers
Yale Law School
American Bar Association
New York
Father Maley Assigned to Sacred Heart Middleboro
Rev Francis W Maley, longtime St Augustine's assistant in South Boston, is transferred to the Church of the Sacred Heart Middleboro. He will assist Rev John T Sullivan at the state farm parish, known for guiding youth groups including the Holy Family Temperance League.
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St. Augustine's
South Boston
Mer. Denis O'Callaghan
Church of the Sacred Heart
Middleboro
State Farm
Bridgewater
Father Maley
St. Augustine’s
St. Francis de Sales
Charles
Memorial Services for R H Stearns Held in Hingham
Public memorial service set for next Sunday at the Congregational Church in Hingham for Richard Hall Stearns Boston merchant. Reverends Edward A. Robinson and D W Waldron will speak with the subject Lessons from the Life of Richard Hall Stearns Scriptural readings prayers and music noted. Stearns died August 16.
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Congregational Church
Hingham
Richard Hall Stearns
Boston
Edward A. Robinson
D. W. Waldron
Mr. Stearns
Secret Memoir Fragments Spark Office Ball Game Debate
Fragmentary lines from a memoish note mix office duty with a playful jab about a ball game. The readable text hints at a nostalgic or humorous tone, mentioning work and a sports moment, but specifics are scarce in the damaged excerpt.
What Is the Answer Dear Brother in Misery
A reader laments a rambling letter from Solomon of Lowell Massachusetts. The author mocks the fragmented prose about fare payment and hat flying on a streetcar while questioning the writer’s clarity and intent.
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Solomon
Lowell
Mass
Various Boston Neighborhood Notes and Vignettes
A column of brisk, urban sketches from Boston area life including weather around Beacon Hill and Mt. Vernon street, signaling malfunctions at Sullivan Square, streetcar humor on Lexington & Boston lines, and a correction about authorship of The Daughters. It also covers a generous restaurant owner, ongoing swims by Dr. W. E. Crockett, battles with garden pests, a pigeon rescue, a Post Office licensing prank, a gothic bat sighting in Roxbury, Chelsea Freemasons, Cape Cod canal breakwater progress, and local funerals and recoveries.
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Elmore Street
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Freemasons of
Chelsea
Broadway
The Louvre a Marvel of Parisian Architecture and Art
The Louvre in Paris, once a hunting park and royal fortress, evolved through the medieval and modern eras into a vast public museum. Its two parts old and new house a monumental art collection seen as one of the world’s greatest.
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Louvre
Paris
Seine
Philip Augustus
Charles V
Uncle Walt on Knights and Modern Romance
A humorous reflection by Walt Mason contrasts medieval knightly exploits with modern life. The poem argues against glamourizing gore and urges embracing present happiness rather than longing for ancient battles or strict chivalry.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Among the Churches of Greater Boston
The Rev. Nathan E. Wood resigned from Newton Theological Seminary and will become pastor of the Arlington Baptist church on October 1. A world mission exposition planned for Boston in 1911 seeks a $50,000 fund by November. J Wilbur Chapman evangelists tour Asia and will meet in Hong Kong before returning to the U S. Lawrence Greenwood runs noon and night meetings in Boston parks as part of Evangelical Alliance work.
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Nathan E. Wood
Newton Theological Seminary
Baptist Church
Arlington
Dr. Wood
Newton School
George E. Horr
the Watchman
Wond
Newton
Boston
J. Wilbur Chapman
Asiatic
Manila
Hong Kong
Europe
Lawrence Greenwood
Evangelical Alliance
Fort Hill Square
Greenwood
Pemberton Square
Amherst College presidents lead extensive ministers conference
Amherst Agricultural College hosted a large conference led by President Kenyon L. Butterfield and a large staff of instructors. About 30 ministers attended, benefiting from the sessions and support offered for their ministry work.
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Amherst Agricultural College
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Amherst College
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