Sunday Post subscription rates and office details
Issued daily by Post Publishing Co February 10 1908 No 35 Vol 190 Boston Massachusetts subscription rates listed for Wally One year six months three months and per month Canada rates outlined due to postal changes notice that a single copy costs 3.50 and 2.50 for Sunday Post sections editor and publisher listed as B A G Grozier with postal payment instructions and policy on discontinued service if payment is not received.
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Boston
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THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Pee Oe Bane Sundey
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A. G. Grozier
Heroes of the Cymric rescue praised and recognized
The Cymric ae om chusetts Humane Society honors Chief Officer John Stievey and his crew for rescuing imperilled men of the St. Cuthbert. White Star Line officials will also acknowledge the act, and the public expresses broad admiration for the bravery displayed.
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Ae Omchusetts Humane Society
John Stievey
Cymric
St. Cuthbert
White Star Line
Industrial insurance launches at People's Savings Bank Brockton
It is expected that the People's Savings Bank of Brockton led by ex-Governor Douglas will issue in April the first policy under the new law. The move marks the practicality of industrial insurance authorized by the last Legislature and Brandeis is said to indicate other banks will join the field as promoters view it as a benefaction.
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Brockton
Douglas
Louis D. Brandeis
People’s
Massachusetts stance on Seattle exposition questioned
The text argues against official Massachusetts support for the Seattle exposition, calling into question patriotic or commercial motives. It notes past participation in Portland and Jamestown expositions and suggests no sectional prejudice from staying out. It mentions sending young men to help build the region.
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Massachusetts
Seattle
Wright Brothers Win War Department Flying Bid
The War Department received 41 bids for heavier than air flying machines and awarded three contracts to A. M. Herring of New York J. F. Scott of Chicago and the Wright Brothers of Dayton. The Wrights are famed for solving equilibrium with a machine that will truly fly. Henry Farman also demonstrated real air conquest in Paris with a mile and a half loop flight. The era of practical flight has arrived.
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War Department
A. M. Herring
New York
J. F. Scott
Chicago
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Henry Farman
Paris
Porto Rico school troubles seen as local politics
The public school system in Porto Rico faces issues due to local school politics, but not to the extent feared. A San Juan speech by Governor Post spurred reforms, while Superintendent Dexter’s administration has revitalized the island’s schools, curbing graft and expanding facilities.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Post
Governor Post
Dexter
Gillett to Lead Opposition to Crumpacker Bill
Congressman Gillett will head the opposition to the Crumpacker bill delivering appointments for the new census to spoilsmen. His role as chairman of the House committee on reform in the civil service makes this fitting. He has the best wishes of supporters.
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Congressman Gillett
Gillett
House
Census Patronage and Spoils System Under Fire
Critics condemn the census process as a patronage tool used by Congressmen and Senators to reward political debts. They argue the system wastes millions, demoralizes workers, and corrupts the count, questioning whether virtue can triumph over greed this time.
Taft Faces Financial Opposition in Taft Campaign
Hon Samuel I Powers leads administration forces in Massachusetts as financial interests appear to oppose Taft at Chicago. The piece notes Florida and the South as battlegrounds, recalls Hanna’s tactics with Southern delegates, and cites Hitchcock shifted to Taft management. President to denounce false charges about using public service to aid Taft.
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The Great Popular Song Hit of the Season
A nostalgic pitch for Cyril Perkins song with Italian Lantern Slides and a plea to buy or send $1.50. It urges readers to own the tune, recalls farm memories, and suggests sharing the song at home or on a piano or washboard. It ends with a quote about satisfaction meaning standing still.
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Cyril Perkins
Boy
Olf
Billy
Cambridge
Mass
Polar field notes by professor spawn odd prehistoric tale
In a mock scientific ramble beside the polar sea, a professor imagines giant prehistoric sea life and odd terms. A whimsical ad from Danvers, Mass offers humorously grotesque grunts and a cartoonish grantist, signed CHAS. N. S. BROWN.
The Post Reports Cymric Rescue Exclusively
The Post reveals a complete Cymric rescue report received by wireless telegraphy from its on board correspondent David B. MacGowan. The dispatch shows the paper’s push to use modern news transmission for patrons, highlighting its leadership among local papers in immediate, important event coverage.
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Cymric
David B. MacGowan
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Boston
Lecture on Radium at Dix Street Church by Dr Mighill
A public lecture on radium will be given by Thomas A. Mighill Ph D on Monday evening February 10 at 8 o clock in Dix Street Church Field s Corner before the Field and Forest Club of Dorchester
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Thomas A. Mighill
Dix Street
Field’s Corner
Field and Forest Club
Dorchester
Navy Short of Only 500 Men
Washington dispatch reports that Navy enlistments rose due to unemployment, leaving the naval forces about 500 men short of full strength. The surplus workers found security in naval service as a remedy for job scarcity.
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Washington
Ouida Left No Unpublished Novels Found
In Rome on February 9 an examination of the late novelist Ouida revealed no unpublished novels among her effects. Only a diary some old manuscripts and private letters were found, disproving earlier reports of hidden works.
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Rome
Ouida
Duchess d Uzes to Attend Chaulnes Wedding in New York
The Duchess d Uzes sails on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie arriving Tuesday with relatives to attend the wedding of her brother the Duke de Chaulnes to Miss Theodora Shonts next Saturday in New York.
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New York
Gaelic concert to crown seventh anniversary in Boston
The Gaelic League’s 8st branch in Boston hosts a Tuesday evening concert and a dancing party in Corinthian Hall to mark its seventh anniversary. The event features special Gaelic numbers and reflects the branch’s prominence among Boston’s Gaelic scholars.
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Corinthian Hall
Deacon Building
South End
8St. James
Gaelic League
Boston
Kathleen Mavourneen lyrics in a mournful Irish ballad
The lines speak of Kathleen Mavourneen as dawn breaks and a hunter’s horn resounds. A lover laments parting forever, pleads for awakening and memory, and recalls Erin’s beauty as tears fall for the pending separation.
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Kathleen Mavourneen
Mavourneen
Erin
Betti and the Ranch Fire Romance at Battlecreek
A Western tale recounts a tenderfoot narrator winning Betty, daughter of a ranch owner, after aiding her during a prairie fire near Battlecreek Ranch. He recalls her initial rebuffs, her injury, and her eventual acceptance as he leaves for the East with her.
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