Subscriptions and notices for The Boston Post
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Boston Business Officer
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Washington Street
Boston
New York
Boston Post
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Newsboy
A POT OF MONEY FOR CITY NEXT YEAR
A city audit shows about 5 million dollars available for the new financial year despite past strict practices. The mayor claims credit for fiscal stringency aided by a legislature that raised the tax limit yielding 2.4 million extra, plus borrowing cap increasing city power to 6.1 million. Public protests blocked a large loan bill, keeping debt near 82 million with a near quarter million in revenue carryover.
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Hart
Start
Hiart
Maine Sinking Sparks Efforts to Raise Wreck in Havana Harbor
Three years after the Maine disaster, a contract will raise the battleship from Havana Harbor mud. A cofferdam will encase the wreck, water pumped out, and the hull lifted. If repair is possible it will be patched. if not, it will be torn to pieces. Divers report two magazines flooded, supporting the mine theory from a land battery.
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Maine
Liavana
Spain
Congress
Republic of Cuba
United States
Havana Harbor
Wrecking Company
Debate Over Death Penalty At State House Committees
Lawmakers hear arguments that capital punishment should reduce murders and deter crime. Attorney General Sowlton argues from long public service that punishment must prevent recurrence, while others favor reform or abolition if death does not cut crime.
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Judiciary
State House
Sowlton
Deterrence Debate on Death Penalty and Mass Murders
The speaker argues the death penalty does not deter crime and notes that murder plans may still proceed regardless of the threat of loss of life. He cites three brutal murders occurring soon after a prior conviction in the same Massachusetts county to illustrate the practical question lawmakers must address beyond sentiment.
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Ion
Massachusetts
Let Legislature Investigate Gas Prices for the People
A Boston opinion urges the Legislature to investigate gas pricing for the public good. It calls to fix a fair Boston gas rate by law, stripping away personal rivalries and corporate squabbles, focusing on cost of manufacture and distribution and fair profit to determine a price.
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Boston
Whitney
Lawson
Skerrett
McPherson
State Street
Stock I Exchange
Legislative Committee
Legal Anecdotes and Social Notes From Boston Stage Circles
A collage of political debates and social tidbits includes Colonel Henry Walker’s breezy criticisms of lawlessness and Mrs Nation, marriage anecdotes from Beverly in 1771, news of the auxiliary cruiser Prairie’s conversion for $200 000, and a Boston gathering at Carl Sobeski’s studio with notable figures from theatre and civic offices.
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Prairie
Charlestown
United States
Corporations in Politics Debate and Proposed Penalties
The Senate privileges and elections committee reports favorably a bill to penalize corporations and banks that contribute to political campaigns. The measure targets interstate and foreign commerce entities and aims to curb corporate influence, though enforcement remains a key weakness since individuals manage corporate political acts.
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Chandler
New Hampshire
Committee On Privileges and Elections
United States Senate
Congress
Standard Oil Bank of New York
Gage
Treasury Department
Hanna
Mr. Chandler
Shall I Grieve and Hope Beyond Love's Ironies
A lyrical meditation by Clinton Scollard on enduring faith amid separation and sorrow. The speaker rejects overt romance yet trusts time and fidelity will unite life with a paradisiacal dream. Appears in Woman's Home Companion.
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Clinton Scollard
Daily Table Hints from the Sunday Post
The Sunday Post features a menu and cooking instructions for Breakfast Lunch and Dinner including Cream of Wheat kidney bean soup and Birds nest pudding. Mrs M K Lane of 76 West Cedar Street Boston supplies recipes and guidance for baked goods and sauces.
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M. K. Lane
Boston
Mass
West Cedar Street
Spectator Bob Fitzsimmons Revealed in Court Scene
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday the tall sandy spectator known as The Honest Blacksmith was identified by Judge Aldrich as Bob Fitzsimmons. The note notes that a Grand Opera House horseshoe given to Michael J. Cuneo of Woburn accompanied the moment.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
United States Circuit Court
Aldrich
Ruhl
Robert Fitzsimmons
Grand Opera House
Michael J. Cuneo
Woburn
Fitzsimmons
Benjamin Woolf Dies of Brights Disease in Boston
Playwright and musical composer Benjamin Woolf died yesterday afternoon from Bright's disease. He was the Boston Herald musical and art critic for five years and previously wrote for the Saturday Evening Gazette. Survived by wife actress Josephine Orton, Woolf was born in London on February 16, 1836 and came to Boston in 1859.
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Bright
Mr. Woolf
Boston Herald
Saturday Evening Gazette
Passwords and Parlor Games in Seattle Courtship
A young man recalls a comic meeting with Miss Piper and her father at the Piper household. The elder Mr. Piper questions the suitor, but the conversation drifts through weather, storms, and idle banter as the girl awaits inside, shaping a mistaken impression of a marriage proposal.
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Tobin
China
Seattle
Mr. Arden
Miss Evans
Mr. Somers
Tramp Claims Heroic Past Behind Ordinary Begging
In a witty exchange, a lady questions the tramp about his needs while he asserts he is no ordinary beggar and recalls being at the front. She asks for proof, and he explains he moved to the back to be heard, reflecting Punch magazine’s humorous voice.
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Kilby Street
Leddy
Department Store's Future In A Sold Pathways Sale
A cheeky exchange cites capitalists riding the express elevator as the store promotes a marked down sale of pathways on the twenty fourth floor of the second annex, signaling a bold future outlook.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Unhappiness Explained and The Poet’s Awakening
A Washington Star quip suggests happiness comes from focusing on home matters not grand social debates. A Baltimore American joke recalls a poet who finds fame via an editor who buys a sweeping epic then wakes to an alarm clock reminder that the world owes much to such clocks.
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Mr. Meckion
Henrietta
Washington Star
Baltimore American
Ammonia Gas Rescue Sparks Office Romance
In a Boston office a jealous clerk and a flirtatious stenographer face danger when an ammonia gas tank explodes. Arden guides Grace Evans to safety via a fire escape, earning consent for a later visit as crowds cheer the avertable tragedy. Two years later Grace recalls the incident with wit.
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Miss Evans
Mr. Arden
Mr. Somers
John
Grace
Arden
Miss Kivan
Electric line to New York Albany bill eyed
Assembly member J. T. Staith of Dutchess county introduces a bill favoring an electric railroad by the Whitney-Widener group to run parallel with the New York New Haven & Hartford line from New York to Boston. The measure allows surface railroads to condemn a right of way outside city limits. Similar bills appear in Connecticut and Rhode Island legislatures.
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New York
Albany
J. T. Staith
Dutchess County
Whitney-Widener-ilking
New York, New Traven & Hartford
Boston
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Rev. H. N. Gates Dies in Medford
The Rev. Hiram N. Gates a retired Congregational missionary died at his home in Medford on February 7 in his eighty fourth year.
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H.N. Gates
Medford
Hiram N. Gates
Jordan, Marsh & Co Men’s Winter Overcoats Sale
The street floor offers men’s winter overcoats with new jersey styles and Cheviot options at wholesale prices. Readiness shown for wholesale buyers with marked savings and a selection that highlights current fashion in coats.
Wholesale coats advertised in English and American fabrics
Listing for 9.75 RKaglans and regular cut coats of fine cheviots vicunas kerseys serge or worsted lined satin shoulders and tailored first class with wholesale prices of 20 and 22 dollars at the seller.
Raglans and rec cut coats in cheviots and meltons priced wholesale
Listing shows raglans and rec cut coats in cheviots Oxford velveteens meltons and friezes with wholesale prices noted as $15 and another amount obscured by wear. The fragment lacks complete price and context but indicates a textile goods catalog entry from a historical advertisement.
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Cheviots
Oxford
Raglans and coats listed with wholesale prices
The ad lists raglans and regular cut coats made from English and American cheviots and vicunas, trimmed in the custom way. Wholesale prices shown are 22 and 25 dollars.
Boys Overcoats Sale Cuts Prices For Next Season
Local shop offers deep markdowns on boys overcoats and reefers aged 3 to 16 years. Prices listed for Russian overcoats, reefers, oxford frieze tops, and Ulsters with storm collars. stock clearout to reduce inventory.
Valentines Display Showcases Wide Range of Novel Designs
Hundreds of new Valentine designs are shown at prices from 2 cents to 5 dollars. The display includes all kinds of styles and sizes to suit every taste and budget.
Girls Serge Sailor Suits in Latest Style
Second floor display offers girls serge sailor suits in sizes 4 to 12 years. Various serviceable colors feature bishop sleeves and sailor styling neatly finished with five rows of braid. Price available for all sizes.
Girls Reefers in Sizes 6 to 14 Years
Women’s wear notice details reefers for girls aged 6 to 14 made from fine kerseys and cheviots with full lining and neat finishes. Some are trimmed with braid and feature closeable fastenings.
Old Brick School Shoes Endure Harsh Weather
The ad proclaims sturdy Old Brick School Shoes built to withstand tough weather. It guarantees every pair is well made from quality materials, produced with care for durability.
Dr Dixon to Lead Boston Church as Pastor
The Rev. Dr A C Dixon, long pastor at Hanson Place Brooklyn, accepted the unanimous call to become pastor of Ruggles Street Baptist Church Boston. He recovered from grip, left Brooklyn for two weeks rest, and will begin in early spring. He pledges cooperation with the Boston Baptist Social Union to build a church among working people with spiritual and philanthropic aims.
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Hanson Place Baptist Church
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Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Boston
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W. N. Hartshorn
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Corporation of Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Daniel S. Ford
Boston Baptist Social Union
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Boston financier in town to seek Citizens Telephone buyout
Jeffries Wyman of Boston, a director of the Central New York Telegraph and Telephone Company, was in Watertown today to discuss purchasing the Citizens Telephone Company. An official said the Citizens will not sell.
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Watertown
N. Y
Jeffries Wyman
Boston
Central New York Telegraph and Telephone Company
Bell System
Citizens’ Telephone Company
New York
Citizens’ Company
Signor Saracco Resigns Cabinet En Masse
In Rome on February 7 Signor Saracco tendered the resignation of the cabinet this morning. The move signals a political shift amid mounting pressures and could prompt a reshuffle or new government formation.
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Rome
Signor Saracco
Nightmare of Trouble Delays New York Stage Debut
Judge Robert Grant's novel Unleavened Bread boosts its author’s fame but faces theater-lease costs public licensing fees and orchestra payments. Managers struggle with cash demands from owners Dry Dollar Sullivan and Frank Farrell as dispossess proceedings loom and critics weigh the drama’s future.
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Vhor
New York
Public Library
Dramatic Ie
Plav
Sullivan
Frank Farrell
Auction for balcony boxes at Ly m p Hall event
Managers of the Young Men's association hall in Lymp Hall announce a sale of first balcony boxes to be auctioned at Boston College Hall this evening. A large crowd is expected as patrons reserve seating in advance for the Feb 18 event.
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