Post Publishing Co. subscription rates and notice
The December 21 1906 issue lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include One year 8 0 0, Six months 1 50, Eight months 1 00? and 25 cents per month, while The Sunday Post costs 2 50 per year, six months 1 25, and three months 65 cents. Payments via checks drafts or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
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Post’ Publishing Company
Vacation of Congress and the garage problem in Boston
The piece argues Congress adjourns for a two week holiday recess delaying legislation and urging better session scheduling. It then addresses Boston auto garages, noting no broad regulations exist and that garages may become nuisances. suggests excluding garages from residential areas and applying reasonable controls.
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Boston
Board of Aldermen
Give them a Christmas benefit for Boston newsboys
The piece praises Boston newsboys as independent students who sell papers honestly. It urges readers to donate a nickel or dime as a Christmas benefit, noting they support families and some attend Harvard College, while avoiding begging or tips.
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Newsboys
Boston
Boston Newsboys
Harvard College
Commutation of Albert Patrick Death Sentence by Governor Liggins
The case of Albert T. Patrick, a New York lawyer, remains sensational as his death sentence is commuted. He was convicted six years ago for the murder of William M. Rice via the alleged influence over Rice’s valet Jones to administer chloroform. Jones testified and fled, later recanting claims of perjury, while doubts about chloroform poisoning persist.
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Rice
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Governor Higgins urged to approve commutation in Patrick case
The report notes strong support for commuting Patrick's sentence from death to life imprisonment, arguing for freedom as an innocent man or nothing. It predicts further appeals and urges approval despite lingering doubt over Patrick's guilt.
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Higgins
Patrick
Boston Ice Trust Pledges Price Cut in January
The Boston ice trust announces a January price reduction to the level seen last April, claiming cold weather yields the lower cost. The discussion references a New York ice trust trial where scarcity claims are challenged and notes per ton costs and transit factors cited by the attorney general.
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New York
Heated streetcars spark protests over ventilation and costs
A letter to the editor accuses the Boston Elevated of forcing extreme heat in streetcars to save money. The writer says conductors were ordered to close ventilators, creating foul, overheated cars and increasing pulmonary complaints. They urge the Board of Health to require moderate heating and ventilation.
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Force to Marry Like Forcing a Horse to Drink
A letter to the editor ridicules a bachelor tax proposal, arguing men will choose to marry regardless of legislation. The writer, P. J. Mahoney from Lawrence, compares lawmakers to a horse owner and notes laws often fail to curb personal choices.
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Pike's Peak
P. J. Mahoney
Lawrence
Wants Pres Bancroft to guard coastline streets
A letter urges President Bancroft to use surplus funds from the Boston Elevated Railway Company to protect snowbound streets by detailing extra workers. The writer notes these men are paid meager wages and suggests assigning them to guard streets chosen by authorities for winter coasting activities.
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Simple Hints of Christmas and Courage in a Song
A poem excerpt portrays a man living humbly yet loving art and love. He endures pain with courage, turning suffering into song that soars above clouds like a storm breasting bird. The piece credits Selig Van Buren in the Neader as origin or citation.
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I Don’t Like Hockey A Knotsy Satirical Row
A narrator recalls being tricked into a hockey game by Newton Newkirk. He endures rough play, slips, and injuries, while joking about preferring poker. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek note about issuing a bulletin if sorer tomorrow.
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Be considerate of the shop-worn girls this Christmas season
The phrase echoes a wartime era urging kindness to shop girls during the holiday period. It reflects social expectations of generosity and morale boosting in a bustling commercial setting.
All Sorts Telegraph Confirms Claus Delays and Plans
In a playful exchange All Sorts notes Christmas logistics as S Claus laments late orders and reindeer lameness. Airship and automobile ideas are floated with nocturnal Boston arrivals planned around midnight. The banter ends with baggage checks and a Water Wagon gag.
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Observant Citizen Notes Holiday Plans and Local Happenings
Community items report Stock Exchange celebrations planned after the close, a singer Blanche West dies at 4 Vista Street Malden, and road car schedules aided by inspectors. Also covered are Cambridge and Somerville updates with skating parks, city politics, a Harvard swimming captain, a notable birth, and a Newton Brighton street coasting scene.
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Blanche M. West
Vista Street
Malden
Lillian Durrell
Marion I. Bate
Florence Gilbert
James Gilbert
Dog Leads Desert Quest to Find Missing Man
A exhausted desert dog follows a mystic call through sand storms to locate a buried man beside a camel caravan. The woman, his sister, awakens to the scene and mourns a lost life as the dog yields to quiet tragedy in the moonlit sands.
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Mildred Champaign Talks On Love And Sentiment
A reader asks about a young man who courts in private but avoids public appearances. Advice says if he hesitates to be seen with her publicly, he has no reasonable excuse and she should end the relationship. The letter endorses firm self respect and clear expectations.
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