Subscription rates for The Boston Post and Daily
The document lists subscription prices for The Boston Post and Daily editions, including yearly, six month, and three month rates. It notes change of address requirements, entrance as second class matter, and payment terms. It warns to never send cash and to make checks payable to the Post Publishing Company. Editorial and business offices are listed with contact details.
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THE
Sunday Post
Post Publishing Company
Christmas Spirit and Joy Across the World
The piece reflects on Christmas as a universal festival of good will and charity. It describes Christmas as a time of cheerful spirit, generous acts, and teaching altruism to children, balancing religious significance with joyous celebration and universal greetings.
On Earth Peace and the Christmas Mission
A reflective editorial urges Christians to pursue peace amid global war. It contrasts Christmas ideals with the Philippine and South African conflicts, condemning subjugation and deportation of natives, and calls for U.S. action to restore justice and seek peace on earth.
Transformation in Cuba: Yellow fever vanishes in Havana
The Havana vital statistics for November show an unprecedented absence of yellow fever with no deaths and no cases. In a century of records, November typically sees cases and about 50 deaths from yellow fever in prior decades, though overall deaths from all diseases are noted.
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Cuba
United States
Havana
Havana Mosquito Eradication Seen as World Humanity Victory
Havana in November numbers reveal a dramatic drop to under half of last year, described as a conquest surpassing Spain’s loss. The piece credits three years of American occupation for nearly suppressing the pest, with Cuba's medical service citing mosquito extermination around Havana as the decisive factor. The tone hails the change as a remarkable immunity and a world-wide public health triumph.
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Havana
Spain
Cuba
Red Peril Favors Broad Immigration Protections Effort
Editorial urges stronger national protection by excluding anarchists and other dangerous foreigners. It critiques current bills as too cautious, supports Powderly draft with longer probation but argues for immediate deportation after entry if a threat develops, and favors swift removal of foreign anarchists to safeguard the United States.
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Congress
Powderly
House Committee
The Dying Year Annus mirabilis marks 1901 decline
A brief retrospective on the closing of 1901, praising the year’s notable achievements in U S government stability, trade, and industry amid optimism for 1902. The piece notes a peaceful transition of power following a major crime and reflects on the United States’ growing global market influence.
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Republic
United States
American Republic
Boston Bulletin Habit and Christmas Sail on the Move
A column lauds Captain Evans for gathering crime notes from private police phones and sharing them on a public bulletin board urging citizens to curb crime. It also reports Captain Pratt recruiting crew for his yacht Aquila to sail to the West Indies and an incident on an elevated train where college girls toppled into a domino-like pile. A department store sign claims the Christmas tree’s origins are Egyptian, prompting question about intent.
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Boston
Thomas C. Evans
Police
Captain Evans
D. W. Pratt
William Phillips Eno
Fifth Avenue
West Indies
Lawlor’s
Local notes mix humor and misadventure in Boston item
The piece tidily catalogs quirky items: a store manager’s anti Teutonic display, Colonel Thomas R. Henry saluting St Louis via a Yule card, Louis Baer honored by Keith’s Orchestra, Otto Crandall’s Maine beast tale, and Philip McMorrow’s ankle sprain sidetracking his stable duties.
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Thomas R. Henry
St. Louis
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Revised Tale For Christmas Morning
A mother completes a quiet ritual on Christmas morning, guiding a awake child to behold a lit tree and gifts. The scene unfolds with candlelight, prancing toys, and the boy's joyful exclamation Santy Traws did turn as father and mother watch the festive reveal.
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Santa Claus
Father
Christmas Toys and Pie Jests Across a Bygone Morning
A nostalgic caption recalls a child overwhelmed by Christmas toys, later reflecting that the speaker was once that boy. Quips about Rockefeller’s income sparking irony over appetite follow, along with comic exchanges about a tailor, a fast horse, and political resignations. A note on a Christmas treat and light humor closes the fragment.
Astor Gives $50,000 to Rifle Clubs in U K
William Waldorf Astor donated 50000 dollars to promote civilian rifle clubs in the United Kingdom. The gift aims to support public marksmanship efforts and civilian rifle activities across Britain.
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Astor
London
William Waldorf Astor
United Kingdom
Boston Post prizes amateur photographs in readers contest
The Boston Post awarded first prize of 10 dollars to H. C. Robinson of Malden for Me and Mama and the Post and second prize to Mabel Powers Sears of Melrose Highlands. Ten additional prizes of 1 dollar went to residents of Dorchester Cambridge Gloucester Chelsea and Waltham with honorable mentions to several others. some entries were disqualified for not meeting contest rules.
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Boston Post
New England
H. C. Robinson
Arlington Terrace
Malden
Mass
Mamma
the Post
Mabel Powers Sears
Brunswick Park
Melrose Highlands
A. E. Goldie
Geneva Avenue
Dorchester
Will J. Haynes
River Street
Cambridge
M. A. Hart
Chestnut Street
Gloucester
A. Heubach
I. Welles Avenue
Emma L. Williams
Columbia Road
C. Hansen
Baker Street
Dover
N. H
Fred F. Ballard
Millington
Franklin County
M. A. Priest
Garfield Avenue
Chelsea
R. W. Howard
Oakley Street
Robert F. Megson
Hall Street
Waltham
Roger W. Conant
Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
Elizabeth G. Leonard
Bowdoin Street
Flora A. Hunnewell
Mt. Auburn Street
A. Flanders
Broadway
Everett
Carrie Mabee
Tileston Avenue
Mattapan
L. Brooks
Gainsboro Street
Boston
Breakfast Toast From The Post's Illustrated Menu
The Post's Illustrated Menu presents a breakfast toast recipe for four slices of bread soaked in eggs and milk, fried in butter, and served with jelly or white sauce. Use bread at least 24 hours old, trim crust lightly, and bake round loaves for uniform slices, noting dextrin in cooked starch. Authored by Alice E. Whitaker.
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Alice E. Whitaker
Christmas reunion exposes old love in short story
In a Regent Massachusetts town a Christmas reunion rekindles Ralph Dearbon's hope of Marion. Amid games and slips, Marion is the evening's heaviest loser, gifting Ralph a box that hides her miniature. A misdelivered package reveals the truth when Ralph discovers the miniature, ending Alice's plan to reunite them.
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Marion
Ralph Dearbon
Ralph
Alice Brallee
Alice
Jelly
Appy
Johnson
Alger Passes A Fair Day After Operation
Detroit December 4 General R A Alger who was operated on last Sunday passed a fair day. A stomach disturbance raised his fever this afternoon but tonight the fever is descending. He is taking liquids by stomach. The physician Dr Jennings reports Alger's temperature 10.2 and pulse 80. If his condition remains steady through tomorrow he has passed the most critical stage though he will be seriously ill for about a week. The general is cheerful.
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Detroit
Mich
R A. Alger
C. G. Jennings
Jennings
Miles Avoids Comment on Schley Verdict Reprimand
Washington December 4 Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles returned from New York and refused to discuss the reprimand from the Secretary of War over his remarks on the Schley court of inquiry verdict. He denied plans for a court of inquiry and refused to comment further. Dewey and Miles will not attend King Edward VII's coronation. Olympia orders are countermanded. Congress may appoint a joint six six foreign relations committees to attend the ceremony.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
New York
Secretary of War
Schley
Miles
Admiral Dewey
Edward VII
United States
London
Dewey
Olympia
Congress
Cullom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Case to Congress on Schley and Two Officers
Washington dispatch says Congress will likely take up the Schley case with new entanglements. Pressure mounts for a full investigation from start to finish. Friends of Schley Dewey and Miles insist it is intolerable these distinguished officers remain on record as is. The three officers’ cases are now viewed as one, and their vindication is pursued together. Miles supporters say he will not endure the Bumshacne rebuke from Secretary Root. Congress action is seen as the only way out.
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Washington
Congress
Schley
Dewey
Miles
M'les
Root
Sea wall plan and grade raise for Galveston
The board of engineers hired by Galveston city to design a Gulf overflow sea wall and to raise the city grade above high tide is actively at work. They appear inclined to favor the grade raise as the primary protection method, while the frame-raise option hinges on its cost.
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Galveston
Tex
Board of Engineers
Walter Coleman & Sons to furnish yacht blocks for Kaiser’s ship
Walter Coleman and Sons of this city will furnish blocks for the Emperor William yacht under construction in New Jersey. The delivery is set for the Providence R. I. plant on December 24.
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Providence
R. 1
Walter Coleman & Sons
Emperor William
New Jersey
Arthur Egan Receives Royal Medal for Life Saving Exploits
CHICAGO Dec 24 Arthur Egan a 17 year old hero of 23 life saving exploits in Lake Michigan has been decorated by King Edward for heroism. Consul Wyndham notified that a gold medal of the Royal Humane Society awarded by the king awaits him. He is the first US resident honored. He was born at Toronto Ontario.
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Arthur Egan
Chicago Bay
King Edward
Chicago
Lake Michigan
England
Egan
Wyndham
Royal Humane Society
Edward
United States
Toronto
Ontario
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