Subscriptions and contact details for The Post Boston 1910
The Post Publishing Co announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday papers with prices for various terms. It lists payment methods and offices in Boston, notes Canadian copy pricing, and requests advance payment with discontinuation after expiration. Editor and publisher B A Grozier leads the operation.
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Sunday Post
Canada
Fises
Boston
Maia
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Sporting Editors
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A Self Governing House Moves Toward Committee Reform
The article argues for creating a committee on committees in the House to reduce factional control and end one man dominance in appointments. It compares to the Senate’s practiced system, claiming it would improve efficiency, curb czar ship, and allow the House to govern itself more independently.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Senate
British Elections Close as Liberals Retain Lead
Three House of Commons seats remain to be filled in today’s British election period. The result preserves Liberal strength, backing Asquith reforms and government leadership. Unionists face defeat with Home Rule for Ireland likely to advance by 1912 though not yet settled.
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House of Commons
Asquith
House of Lords
Ireland
Supreme Court judges urge end to news suppression in undefended divorces
The district Supreme Court judges condemn secrecy in undefended divorce cases and demand openness in reporting. They argue such concealment favors the rich and powerful, harms public right to information, and should not be allowed to censor what is published. Public sentiment will uphold proper reporting in time.
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Supreme Court
New York City
New York
Senate to Hear Report on Constitutional Reform Amendment
The Senate judiciary committee will today receive the sub committee’s report endorsing a constitutional amendment to change how United States Senators are chosen. The measure mirrors the Tucker resolution passed by the House, aiming to bring the office closer to the people as each state would set its own method of selection.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
House
Reform for Senate Election Method and Voter Qualifications
A discussion outlines time, place, and manner of electing Senators by the people, with voter qualifications aligned to electors of the largest legislative branch. It stresses State authority over details while giving final power to the electorate and advocates a complete reform toward popular representation. The committee favors the reform and expects a Senate report and prompt adoption.
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Congress
Senate
Nomination Papers Irregularities and Penalties
The irregularities in nomination papers may affect validity and involve forgery. Transfers of signed papers and sloppy writing undermine signatures. Lawful nominations require genuine signatures from 5000 voters with penalties of up to a year in prison for fraudsters. Examples could create moral, educational impact.
Standardized Chicago School Lunches Under Ella Flagg Young
The re election of Ella Flagg Young as Chicago public schools superintendent leads to a practical, low cost lunch program. The menu balances appeal to children with nutritious mid day meals, proving inexpensive for pupils. The article questions whether female leadership is essential to implement such systems in large cities.
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Ella Flagg Young
Chicago
Toronto Pay as You Enter Cars Spark Riots
The Toronto trouble over pay as you enter street cars sparked riots yet reflects cars with rear collection boxes. The Globe notes most cars are not suitable for that system and upgrading costs are prohibitive. Conductor discretion limits rear door exits and leaves women with children struggling to alight before signals. Toronto problem not being solved along proper lines.
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United States
Toronto
Boston
Toronto Railway
Globe
American Heiress Seeks Tiara in Paris Window
In Paris, a young American heiress and her father stop before a jeweller’s shop on Rue de la Paix. She asks to buy a tiara crowned by a coronet, but her father notes the right to wear it requires duchess status. She vows to obtain a duke to wear the jewelry.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
Pana
Public Auction At Lexington Street Estate In Mass
A public auction will be held at the late owner’s Lexington street residence in Massachusetts beginning at 10 o’clock a.m. Lunch will be served at noon. The sale includes carriages used personally by the deceased, buggies, surrey, express wagon, sleighs, saddles, harnesses, robes, grindstone, chains, stone-drag, and a wide range of household furniture. The notice invites broad participation and notes an auctioneer from Bank Building, Mass.
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Lexington Street
Mass
Surrey
Bank
Impossible Man and Wife Promoted as Home Cleaning Pioneers
A reader questions the feasibility of a man and his wife offering housecleaning services at neighbors and in their own home. They ask how properties would be moved, who pays freight, how foundations are restored, tenant disruption, and whether hotels or rooms are needed during cleaning, seeking concrete Missouri guidance.
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Witheld
Notorious housebreaker given long sentence and stoic wife
A notorious housebreaker was sentenced to a long term of penal servitude. His wife attended the trial without visible emotion. A bystander pressed her about the calm reaction, and she replied that the annuity his crime funded would mature when he is released, so he need not worry.
Three Wives and Trigonometry Mooted in Court
A magistrate humorously corrects an officer over a bigamy charge. He notes that marrying three wives reflects trigonometry, not bigotry, and admonishes the need for education in future cases as proceedings continue.
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Bigory
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He Was a Cork Man
A drill sergeant faults a Cork recruit for not understanding doubling. The man confesses he is Cork and remains calm, sparking a quick exchange about learning in a humorous tone.
The Hosts Youngest Teases Mrs Nuryche About Money
The Host's Youngest asks Mrs Nuryche if her shoes feel uncomfortable since she came into money. Mrs Nuryche responds with surprise, asking why the host's child asks and calling it an extraordinary question.
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Mrs. Nuryche
Ehila
Fan ning laid up by football
Huggins jokes about Fan ning being injured by football as Muggins notes he never played and that he sprained his larynx telling the referee how things ought to be done.
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Huggins
Fanning
Muggins
Notable Illustrations for The Courtship of Miles Stradish
A feature listing Christys recent pictures and illustration plates for Longfellow’s popular poem The Courtship of Miles Stradish. Includes works from Boughton Reinhart Merrill Perkins Hitchcock Shapleigh and other artists with parenthetical ends.
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Longfellow
New England
Howard Chandler Christy
Boughton, Reinhart, Merrill, Perkins
Hitchcock
Shapleigh
John Alden in the Open Air in a Sea Side Reverie
John Alden wanders the sea shore in fevered ecstasy amid visions of apocalyptic cities and angelic symbols. He wrestles with love duty and guilt and hears a prophetic voice lamenting the Lord's displeasure as the scene ends with a note promising continuation in tomorrow's Boston Post.
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John Alden
God
John the Apostle
David
Bathsheba
Satan
Boston Post
Observant Citizen Recalls Holiday Traffic and Local Color
Crowded Washington street halts as a man drops oranges on car tracks. Arlington hockey prowess linked to early skating in Spy Pond area. A man buys a doll for a child with a quarter from a stranger. A South Boston man boasts a home barometer for weather cues. Wireless station at Board of Trade building noted as powerful. A Bay View City Point car aids a woman’s lost bundle rescue as the car curves.
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Boston
Board of Trade
Bay View-City Point
Helpfulness and Fortune's Change in Walt Mason Verse
Quotation from Walt Mason 1910 stresses mutual aid and humility. The verse warns that scorn for the needy and a life of wealth can turn to sorrow, urging readers to help others and support one another as fortune fluctuates.
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Walt Mason
Economy of labor at the South station spectacle
A comic scene unfolds as a young man and a laughing woman watch a bundle dropped. An English couple, in dress and talk, wheels two dress suit cases through the station shed, guiding them rather than carrying, highlighting a curious display of labor economy.
The Puritan Knight and Betty Larabee
Betty Larabee returns to a cottage as a Puritan captain watches from a distant snowy shore. The scene contrasts romance and duty with Aunt Judith’s lively, aging presence and the turning of a page in Betty’s quiet life. Alimida remains unnamed beyond a brief opening.
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Betty Larabee
Paul
Aunt Judith
Puritan knight arrives bringing wood and suspense
Betty and Aunt Judith debate generosity and pride as wood is delivered. A tall man with a square-cut chin enters, triggering a surprised gasp from Betty as the scene hints at deeper motives and a hidden romance.
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Aunt Judith
Betty
Betty Encounters a Puritan Knight’s Love Across the Bay
Betty confronts her past misjudgments as Paul Ingram reveals his steadfast character and declares his love. Across a crimson sunset Betty imagines a noble future with the man she underestimated, seeing in him a Puritan knight ready for service and devotion.
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Paul
Betty
Paul Ingram
Aunt Judith
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