Boston Independent Democratic Paper of New England Ad Rates
The notice outlines subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions of the Post Published Company newspaper. Rates include daily one year three dollars, six months one eighty, three months seventy five, one month twenty five. Sunday one year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five, two months sixty, one month thirty. Also details Canada per copy and payment instructions.
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Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Boston Post Claims Largest Newspaper Plant in New England
A statement from Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Company asserts that The Boston Post owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Dirty Tactics Riot at Carnegie Hall Drowns Peace Meeting
A crowd of supposedly respectable citizens headed by a lawyer disrupted a Carnegie Hall peace gathering Tuesday night by howling and rioting to drown out speeches against arbitration treaties. The piece argues such tactics undermine free speech and mock civilized debate.
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Congress
New York
Carnegie Hall
The Case of Shuster Showcases American Stand in Persia
The article praises W. Morgan Shuster for firm, dignified conduct amid competing Persian interests. It notes Iran's finances progressing under his administration and reports Russia may withdraw its demand for his dismissal and indemnity. It contrasts Shuster's plain honesty with Grey's House of Commons display as a mark of American statesmanship.
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W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Russia
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Shuster
Crowd gathers on State Street for elusive Taft campaign figure
A noon crowd packed State Street eager to glimpse a notable figure at a Harvard Overseers meeting in building 50. The event drew speculation that it was not an ex-president or famed hunter but linked to Taft era Republican politics.
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State Street
Harvard
United States
Outlook
Taft
Kate Gannett Wells Dies A Prominent New England Writer
Kate Gannett Wells died suddenly yesterday, shocking friends and readers. She belonged to a circle of late 19th century New England women writers including Sarah Orne Jewett and Louisa May Alcott, valued for her graceful style and verseable invention. She also contributed beyond literature, serving for many years in the Massachusetts State...
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Kate Gannett Wells
New England
Sarah Orne Jewett
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Louisa M. Alcott
Louise Chandler Moulton
Celia Thaxter
Harriett Prescott Spofford
Massachusetts State
Obituary Note on Local Education Advocate’s Passing
The Board of Education and staff remember a devoted supporter of the Normal Art School. Her colleagues describe her as a well rounded, able and lovable woman whose death is sorrowfully noted.
Why This Discrepancy In Mail Rates Sparks Reform
A report by N B Williams for the House committee criticizes Post Office rates for newspapers and magazines. It notes railroads and express firms move 300 million pounds for about 3.5 million dollars while the Post Office handles 900 million pounds for around 8 million dollars. The writer urges fair, businesslike handling and reform without harming readers.
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N. B. Williams
House Committee
Post Office Department
Hitchcock
Railroads
Tug of War Tests New Hampshire Public Utilities Authority
The Boston and Maine railroad and the Public Service Commission of New Hampshire clash over restoring a popular morning train from North Berwick to Boston via Dover. The PSC ordered restoration after protests, but the railroad ignored the order, setting up a pivotal test of the commission’s enforcement power.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Public Service Commission of
New Hampshire
Commission
North Berwick
Boston
Dover
Public Service Commission
Boston & Maine
London Jail Buckles Under Suffragette Surge
The Bow Street Court has sent 22 suffragettes to a jail already crowded with militants from a 200 strong arraignment batch. The administration of justice aims to curb female protests but risks overflowing cells as more women face sentences for malicious property damage.
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Bow Street
London
Rail commission proposal to require minority stock buyout
The Railroad Securities Commission urged that any firm owning a majority of a railway’s stock should be required to buy the minority stake at the same price. The writer argues such a rule would have changed past Boston and Maine ownership deals, leaving more stockholders satisfied and wealthier.
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Railroad Securities Commission
Boston & Maine
The Post's Santa Needs Help From Readers
The Post appeals to its readers to fund the Santa fund as children send letters seeking gifts. It emphasizes the paper’s role in coordinating donations to ensure many youngsters have a merry Christmas. The appeal notes growing need and anticipates strong reader response.
Boston Long Wharf and Waterfront Life in 18th Century
The article recalls Long wharf as the harbor’s bustling hub in colonial Boston with King Street extension and a 1000 foot pier. It notes early ownership by Edward Tyng and Andrew Faneuil, the Crown Coffee House, and a 1718 building boom alongside the Barricade fortification and the town’s notable churches and institutions.
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Boston Harbor
Long Wharf
State Street
Kilby Street
Oliver Noyes
Boston
King Street
Edward Tyng
Galloupe Hau
Andrew Faneuil
Crown Coffee House
Copp’s Hill
Fort Hill
Hull Street
From a Woman's Lips and Other All Sorts
In a Boston Post column a reader chides readers to pick up the paper and read, noting a humorous tension between titles wealth and wit. The note mentions a sign about a baby boy and a playful quip about stepping safely, lamp use, and local humor.
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Boston Post
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Mass
When you're broke, don't admit it say you're only badly bent
A witty adage advises delaying admission of financial hardship by reframing it as a temporary bend. It captures a humorous take on money troubles and resilience in tough times.
Miss Marshall’s trip ends thwarted by rough Starved Rock access
Miss Jean Marshall of Lombard Ill visited Ottawa to gather Starved Rock data for her students and to photograph for a lecture but slipped while testing the hills and could not proceed. She returned home with no data or pictures. Also noted is Frank Boehm’s Milwaukee divorce from his wife, who has since eloped to Boston.
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Jean Marshall
Lombard
Ill
Ottawa
Starved Rock
Miss Marshall
Illinois
Frank Boehm
Milwaukee
Wis
Boston
Sidley
G. F. Simmen
First Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Alfred Morton
Peru
Peru Beer Co
Dalzell Bridge
Morton
la Salle
Daily Post
Angora Goat At Charlestown Navy Yard Captures Visitor Attention
A handsome angora goat with long curving horns rests in a shanty at the head of the pier near the ships New Jersey and Nebraska. The goat enjoys yard freedom, stays close to his ship, and amid busy battleship work the animal stays slightly soiled but remains a fine specimen.
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Boston
Bennett
New England
London
Charlestown Navy Yard
New Jersey
Nebraska
Champagne Days in New England Chart Weather Variety
A Westerner echoes on climate noting New England's current spell of fine days. The speaker praises Edison’s ideas while describing the region's frequent champagne like weather swings across spring, summer, fall, and winter.
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Edison
New England
Trust busting push continues in Boston shoe case
William S. Gregg, special assistant to the attorney general, visited Boston to prosecute the Shoe Machinery Company and joked he will not take a vacation after filing the suit. Meanwhile Dr. Harvey Wiley plans a media session with Boston papers to discuss baked beans and pure food issues amid ongoing publicity.
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Williams
Gregg
Boston
Department of Justice
Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Mysterious Tremont Street Elevator Tale
An account on Tremont Street describes a slow elevator ride where the car sank to the basement after the crew pulled the cable. The narrator exited first, stepped into a pail of scrub water, and slipped, striking his head on a cast iron boiler with a dent.
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Newt
Tremont Street
Political Fuss Uncle Walt Sings of Reform Delusions
A humorous verse by Walt Mason satirizes politicians and voters debating Congress and Senate reform. It argues for self reliance over lofty theories and urges saving wages for hard times, amid commentary on public duty and policy. Also noted is a legal mention about Magrath cited for a traffic street incident and examiners’ privileges under traffic laws.
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Bill Jonesby
Clinkenbeard
Congress
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
George B. Magrath
Fire Department
Boston Harbor Scenes and a Hair Restorer Tale
A bustling Boston harbor scene unfolds with Canopic bound for Europe and gulls circling above. A doctor promotes a hair restorer while dashing to Worcester by taxi, amid city chatter and a vivid account of springlike weather in December.
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Boston Harbor
Europe
Boston
City Club secretary fans interest with framed autographs
A. L. Winship, secretary of the City Club, collects photographs and autographs of prominent men. His second floor office is wallpapered with portraits, many autographed and all well framed.
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A. L. Winship
City Club
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