Post Publishing Company's Daily and Sunday Post 1908
The December 3 1908 issue of the Post Publishing Company announces daily and Sunday subscriptions with rates for local and Canada delivery. It lists office contacts in Boston Massachusetts and instructs prepaid payments and renewal policies.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
I Veecavessee Sea Coo
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Sunday Post
Canada
Post Publishing Company
Ambassador Eliot Should Not Leave Harvard for Britain
The piece argues that appointing Dr. Charles W. Eliot as ambassador to Great Britain would elevate the republic’s standing but deprive the nation of his inspiring influence at Harvard and in promoting popular government. It emphasizes the loss at home outweighs the potential prestige abroad.
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Charles W. Eliot
United States
Great Britain
Eliot
James Russell Lowell
Dr. Eliot
Harvard
Taft Likely Wins Early Clash With Lawmakers
The piece argues Taft will gain strong control of national legislation if Speaker Cannon surrenders and Congress cooperates. It speculates Roosevelt failed to dominate the House and urges rules changes to concentrate authority in elected representatives, tempering executive power.
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Taft
Cannon
Joe
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
White House
House
Roosevelt Moves Fourth Class Postmasters Into Civil Service
President Roosevelt orders fourth class postmasters to be evaluated by the Civil Service Commission. Examinations will determine appointments, ending long standing Congressional influence over patronage. The reform aims to curb party control and advance merit in postal staffing.
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Roosevelt
Civil Service
New England
New York
New Jersey
West
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Stock Transfer Tax Brings New York Revenue Surge
The stamp tax on stock certificate transfers yields November receipts of 615225 dollars, suggesting potential annual revenue well over seven million dollars if yearly figures mirrored November. The revival in transactions boosts expectations despite caveats on annual projections.
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New York
Massachusetts Stock Transfer Tax Debate
The piece argues a stock transfer tax would reduce property tax burdens without harming production. It claims the tax targets speculative stock dealing, largely paid by those in the market, with minimal effect on small operators. It urges Massachusetts to reconsider after New York’s experience.
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Stock Exchange
Massachusetts
New York
War balloons and the evolving tools of sea and air power
A Berlin report states Germany has mastered destroying balloons from ground fire, signaling a shift in aerial warfare. The piece traces arms races from armored ships to torpedoes and submarines, noting battleships may yield to swift torpedo power, while future tech could meet new threats like airborne weapons. It ends by citing German experiments as potential pointers for countermeasures.
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German War Department
Berlin
Monitor
Ericsson
Back Bay Transit Plea for a Surface Route to South Station
Boston reader L. Castelli urges Post editors to run surface cars from Boylston Street directly to South Station via Essex Street, arguing it would be shortest and direct and noting current exits and southbound access problems in the East Boston tunnel. He cites repeated blunders and calls for a southbound Adams Square station.
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Back Bay
Boylston Street
Tremont
Park Square
Washington Street
Essex Street
Boylston and
Tremont Streets
Boylston Street Station
Tremont Street
Summer Street
Adams Square
State Street
Friend Street
Secollay Square
Haymarket Square
Devonshire Street
East Boston
L. Castelli
Boston
Frazzled Parents and Toa d Stool Tale From Newton Newkirk
A humorous column recalls a mother explaining frazzled meaning amid a tale about Peter White of Bucyrus Ohio. Peter ate what he thought were mushrooms but turned out to be one legged stools used by toads. He recovered and vows not to eat toadstools again, learning to tell edible mushrooms from poisonous toadstools by a mushroom expert.
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Peter White
Bucyrus
Ohio
Peter
Steak Debate Ends With Kitchen Fight
A husband returns home in a sulky mood and argues over steak doneness. He clashes with his wife as she fries dinner, suffering injuries from a spider skillet and other kitchen tools. He flees, learning a moral about leaving steak decisions to his wife.
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North End
Bath Trouble on a Zinc-Lined Tub
A Saturday night in Boston describes a man slipping in a tub after his zinc-lined era ends and a porcelain bath is installed by a plumber. The narrator recalls the comfort and risks of the old plumbing and notes his stumble into the cold water faucet with a comic, self-deprecating tone.
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Henry
Boston
Mass. C
Easy solution for surface lines to South station proposed
Frederic W. Soule urges the Elevated to run cars from Boylston Street into Park Square Eliot and Kneeland streets to South Station. He dismisses laying tracks on Boylston from Park Square to Tremont and calls for starting all surface lines at once from various Boylston Street lines to South Station.
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Boylston Street
Park Square
Eliot and
Kneeland Streets
South Station
Eliot Street
Washington
Summer Street
Tremont Street
Frederic W. Soule
Boston
Notable Society and Civic Notices From The City
Maud Dixon Salvini visits the city and headlines the new theatre cornerstone set for December 15 with Mayor McClellan to attend. Engagements announced for Ida Victoria Shattuck and Harry H. Ham. A humorous parental exchange follows a stern whipping. Winthrop appoints Ellsworth Burrill as chief of police. Colonel Glines of Somerville enjoys long daily horseback rides. Street department men debut in new uniforms.
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Central Park West
Sixty-second Street
McClellan
Winthrop
Ellsworth Burrill
Ernest R. Buffington
Colonel Glines
Somerville
Landmark to mark future Boston Cambridge elevated line
W J R from Roxbury notes that once the Cambridge subway and elevated are completed trains may run from Boston to Cambridge via the old subway. For now the structure on Pleasant to Washington streets stands as a landmark. Dated Roxbury December 2.
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Pleasant Street
Washington Street
North Station
Cambridge
Boston
W. J. R. Roxbury
Three Want to Be Mayor of Newburyport
Newburyport hosts a three cornered mayoral race for the December 15 election. Ex-Alderman Moody B. Noyes Hon. Albert F. Hunt and ex-Alderman Albert Beckford filed papers, signaling their candidacies as the license question dominates city politics.
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Newburyport
Moody B. Noyes
Albert F. Hunt
Albert Beckford
Oddities and local notes from West Somerville to Chelsea
A column recalls a clever cat on Teele avenue and a humorous celery mix up at a South End restaurant. It reports on the Maine battleship bread consumption, Popolatic Lake cottages, Boston’s white tunnel, foot and mouth precautions by the B and M railroad, and plans for a Chelsea YMCA building replacing the fire-destroyed structure on Hawthorn Street near Bellingham station.
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Teele Avenue
West
Somerville
Chelsea Y. M. C. A
Hawthorn Street
Bellingham Station
Shurtleff and
Grove Streets
Rhode Island Mills Resume Operations Across State
Reports from Providence and towns like Pascoag Mapleville and Nasonville indicate mills restarting or extending hours. Akela woolen mill reopened after a year shutdown and Coronet Worsted and Wanshuck mills have extended operations, signaling renewed industrial activity statewide.
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Providence
R. I
Pascoag
Akela
Mapleville
Nasonville
Wanschuck Company
John Barnard at Fire Tests Courage and Fortune
John Barnard and Nellie face financial ruin after a failed investment and a factory loss. He survives a devastating fire, rescuing a colleague and aiding the injured, returning scarred but honored as news of his bravery spreads. Hope returns as employment and community relief follow.
Stage Buzz Across Boston Theaters
The Hollis hosts The Third Degree to packed houses while The Great Divide at Colonial revives its acclaim. Frock of Holland stars Frank Daniels at the Park and The Merry Widow runs three weeks at Tremont. A Mes sage from Mars delights Boston Theatre patrons as The Heart of Maryland follows. John Craig's company offers The House of 1000 Candles at Castle Square and The Ear of Pawtucket is slated for next Monday. It's Never Too Late to Mend graces Grand Opera House this afternoon and The Opium Smugglers appears Monday. Fred Lindsay, Australian whip expert at Keith's, draws crowds with remarkable tricks. Bowdoin Square's Raffles leads local detective drama with Hal Clarendon and Charlotte Hunt. Sylvania Gumpel headlines Broadway Safety Girls at the Howard and Jack McAuliffe features in an athletic act. This afternoon’s Hastings Show matinee at the new Gaiety Theatre invites all city players as guests. Legal hurdles block Miller from trialing Moody's The Faith Healer. The Follies of the Day continues at Columbia with Larry McCale.
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Hollis
Klein
Henry Miller
Thais Lawton
Colonial
Frank Daniels
the Park
Tremont
Boston
Mars
Heart of Maryland
John Craig
Castle Square
Ear of
Pawtucket
Grand Opera House of
Fred Lindsay
Keith’s
Bowdoin Square Theatre Stock Company
Batchellor
William Vaughn Moody
Columbia
Larry McCale
Public Bequests in Chase Will
The will of Caleb Chase of Chase & Sanborn, valued over $1 million, will be filed in Suffolk Probate Court. A large share goes to his wife in life trust, with public bequests to multiple charities including the Salvation Army, Harwich, and Boston and Brookline charities, plus two Harwich churches and other towns.
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Caleb Chase
Chase & Sanborn
Suffolk County
Chase
Salvation Army
Harwich
Boston
Brookline
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