Glimpses of Old Boston in Percys Stay and Siege
Rare photographs recount Earl Percy and his Boston residence at Essex and Columbia streets. The piece details Percys stay, his view of rebels, the 1775 siege, and the shifting loyalist and patriot presence as Boston endured shortages and martial activity.
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Boston
Essex and
Columbia Streets
Hugh Earl Percy
Tremont
Winter Streets
Duke of Northumberland
Prince of Wales
Percy
England
Mr. Murdock
Boston Post Dec 7 1911 issue summary
The Boston Post dated December 7 1911 reports daily news from Boston and New England. It outlines editorial stance as an independent democratic paper with office at 259 Washington Street.
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Independent Democratic Paper
New England
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Subscription rates for Daily and Sunday Post
The Daily One year three dollars and the six month rate one fifty plus three month rate seventy five cents The Sunday Post lists one year three dollars six months one fifty three months seventy five cents two months sixty cents and one month thirty cents All Canada deliveries at per copy price Entered second class at Boston Post Office All money sent at sender’s risk Do not send cash Checks drafts and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company
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the Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Maas
Post Publishing Company
Post Office Policy and Editorial Contact Details
Editorial and department numbers listed for Sunday financial sporting and business pages. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice unless renewed. Editor and Publisher BE A Grozier signs off from 1004 1005 and main office at 1539 Main.
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Financial
BE. A. Grozier
Boston Post Largest Newspaper Plant in New England
The Boston Post asserts ownership of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and the world’s largest press, as proclaimed by Robert Hoe, president of R Hoe & Co.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Judge Holt Fines Rich Smugglers After Guilty Plea
The judge stated simply plead guilty and pay a $15,000 fine for the last of the Duveens of New York, noting no prison sentence followed. He warned this lenient approach creates an easy path to immunity for wealthy smugglers facing revenue-law violations.
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Judge Holt
Duveens
New York
Rockefeller and Gates Offer Chance to Clear Names in Mesaba Deal
The Stanley steel investigation invites John D. Rockefeller and Rev. Frederick Gates to testify in Washington about the Merritt Mesaba iron range loss. Under oath and cross examination they could prove the deal was on the square, countering ongoing official statements. Will they accept the opportunity?
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John D. Rockefeller
Frederick Gates
Stanley Steel
Washington
Merritts
Mesaba Iron Range
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Set for New Uniforms
Dame Rumor reports the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company may adopt a shaker hat with plume, a dark blue cutaway coat, pearl gray vest and trousers with a red stripe. Critics question the change for field or hall use, preferring their current garb.
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Faneuil Hall
Alumni Trustees Move Toward Alumni Electors
Boston University graduates applaud a proposed alumni general association to elect trustees from their ranks. Alumni representation on boards fosters deeper student interest and blends energy with experience, signaling progress in educational governance.
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Boston University
Organization responds to invitation for council participation
The text notes an organization replying affirmatively to an invitation and promising to send a delegation to the institution’s councils in due time. It emphasizes timely action and formal participation by the group.
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Spond
Boston Port Dock Board forms with Bancroft as chair
The Governor appoints a complete Port of Boston Dock Board led by General Hugh Bancroft with Admiral Bowles and others. The group aims to advance maritime development, maintain rail cooperation, and proceed harmoniously with ample funds and public support for a major Massachusetts public improvement.
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Port of
Boston
Joseph A. Conry
Harbor and Land Commission
Hugh Bancroft
the Post
Bancroft
The
Post
Dock Board
General Bancroft
Admiral Bowles
Congress
William F. Fitzgerald
George E. Smith
Massachusetts
Taft’s praise of Tobacco Trust decree meets skepticism
The piece questions President Taft’s optimism over the Tobacco Trust decree, noting it has only been in effect a short time. It argues no one can judge its impact yet and warns against premature celebration of the reorganization.
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Taft
Tobacco Trust
White House
Wilson and the Carnegie pension controversy
The passage argues that Dr. Woodrow Wilson, recently leaving Princeton and pursuing politics, sought a Carnegie foundation pension. It contends rejection does not prove unworthiness and accuses opponents of using the issue as cheap political ammunition.
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Woodrow Wilson
Carnegie Foundation
Wilson
Princeton
Carnegie
Military Dirigible Beau Sets New Altitude Record
Paris reports the military dirigible balloon Adjutant Beau rose to about 7053 feet, surpassing the Clement-Bayard record of 5085 feet set on August 23, 1909. The achievement marks a new high for dirigible flight amid early aviation milestones.
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Paris
Adjutant Beau
Clement-Bayard
Princess Patricia Nearing Dominion On Empress of Ireland
The Empress of Ireland carrying Princess Patricia of Connaught 9 miles east of Cape Race at sunset bound for Halifax reported at sea. The vessel sails toward Nova Scotia with the Governor General of Canada aboard amid the Cape Race crossing.
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Cape Race
N. F
Patricia of Connaught
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Halifax
Moonlit Muse and the Lure of Night
A reflective poem to the Moon as Sol’s tender bride, guiding the speaker’s muse away from daylight into a world of mystic shine. It contrasts lunar light with noon, imagines a ghostly radiance spreading across the world, and urges minds turned toward the light to resist darker temptations.
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Sol
Little Corps and Napoleon Pipe Gift Letter
A Salem Massachusetts letter thanks Sie Graves for a decorative pipe with gold embellishments and a blue tasselled cord. The writer imagines wearing a three cornered hat and imperial attire for a portrait after lighting the gift pipe.
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Sie Graves
Rice Street
Salem
Mass
Onion Smell Sparks Public Outcry
A witty quip attributed to a woman mocks the stubborn odor of onions and stirs lighthearted commentary about personal cleanliness and social manners in a local column.
French settler asks about unwanted advances and self protection
A letter from Coos N H or Rosie describes a French town writer facing unwanted male attention, asking how to respond and defend against advances. The writer mentions a woman being persistent and questions how to handle the situation, seeking guidance.
Hand Forged Willow Pipe Sent From A Relic Tree
A messenger delivers a hand forged pipe carved from willow wood sourced from a tree at Napoleon's tomb. The sender expresses pleasure in making the pipe and asks Newt to accept it with best compliments and to derive solace and satisfaction from smoking it.
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Newt
Rag Time Hymns Uncle Walt Defends Variety
Walt Mason argues against narrow taste, defending rag time hymns and diverse worship styles. He praises lively and solemn songs alike, urging music to move people regardless of form, from Milton to rag time.
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Milton
Walt Mason
The Twentieth Century Napoleon Looking West
A caption notes the speaker plans to distribute a picture and quote titled The Twentieth Century Napoleon Looking West about Napoleon. The narrator imagines a curling hair lock protruding from under a hat to mimic the likeness and remarks on his own hair length.
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Napoleon
P. S
Auto owner held for woman’s death in foul of Wilmington incident
James H. Horsfall of Lowell waived examination at a continued hearing in Woburn District Court and was held to await the Middlesex county grand jury with a $2000 bond after being charged with manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Ruth Kittredge in Wilmington the night of November 11.
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Woburn
James H. Horsfall
Lowell
Ruth Kittredge
Wilmington
Woburn District Court
Middlesex County
Millionaire Weds Milliner in Private Ceremony
Robert A. Hardwick of Quincy, heir to a granite fortune and once a victim of Louis Restelli, married Grace M. Flowers in a quiet ceremony at the pastor emeritus of Bethany Congregational Church residence. The couple were unattend ed. Hardwick owns over a million dollars in granite interests.
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Robert A. Hardwick
Henry E. Hardwick
Quincy
Louis Restelli
Grace M. Flowers
Granite City
Edward Norton
Bethany Congregational Church
Battleships Return to Home Ports for Repairs
The battleship Nebraska, in Narragansett Bay, will sail tomorrow to Charlestown navy yard for a three month lay up. The third and fourth divisions of the Atlantic fleet will also depart the harbor, heading for Philadelphia and Boston.
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Newport
R. I
Nebraska
Narragansett Bay
Charlestown Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Boston
Boston’s Distress and Densely Populated Essex Street
The article recalls wartime distress in Boston fading as British troops depart, notes Earl Percy’s home street once Auchmuty’s lane, and highlights Essex street as a center of rum distilling with six still houses in 1722 and at least 30 by 1794. Wendell Phillips and Gilbert Stuart are noted as prominent Essex street residents in the nineteenth century.
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Boston
Earl Percy
Essex Street
Essex
South Streets
Wendell Phillips
Gilbert Stuart
London
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