Boston Post February 21 1908 issue details and rates
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with prices for various terms. It lists office addresses in Boston Massachusetts and notes payment in advance with reminders to readers to arrange delivery through newsdealer or newsboy. Publisher editor is B A Grozier.
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Isenei Daily
Post Publishing Co
Office
Washington
Boston
Mass
B. A. Grozier
Boston Merchants Association Launches Expanded Organization
The Boston Merchants Association has secured most of its funding and aims to promote a broader business network. It already has the support of existing groups and plans rapid consultations to complete its program.
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Boston
Clam Digging Questioned as Sunday Law Amendment
The proposal to amend the Sunday law to allow clam digging on that day gains support. The activity is described as quiet and harmless, with no vanity or distraction, and its legality is urged to protect the sanctity of the day.
Law change would empower jury to decide death penalty
The author argues that giving juries in capital cases the power to decide the death penalty would effectively abolish it. Such a reform should be sought directly and granted openly, not through indirect means, and the Legislature should confront the real issue rather than dodge it.
Priest Elected City Clerk by Common Council
The Common Council and Board of Aldermen elected John T. Priest as city clerk. He is nonpartisan in office and noted for efficiency in civil service. Priest has long served in the city clerk's department under prior chiefs, providing unmatched institutional knowledge.
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John T. Priest
Priest
McCleary
Yale to Honor Walter Camp with Master of Arts Degree
Yale University plans to confer the Master of Arts on Walter Camp, longtime athletic adviser. The decision was approved at the Yale corporation meeting on motion by Everett J. Lake, ex-Harvard football star and Connecticut lieutenant governor. The union of Yale and Harvard toward elevating athletics is noted as a landmark, with Camp cited for literary and other contributions.
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Yale University
Walter Camp
Corporation
Everett J. Lake
Harvard
Connecticut
Yale Corporation
Halibut Feet Lore and Odd Tales From Brockton
A quirky, fragmented reminiscence by Gub Crawler detailing bizarre Halibut legends and fantastical cooking ideas. The piece blends tall tales of three footed, three eared fish with humorous notes from Brockton about unusual meals and river adventures.
Over Yale the Least to Reward the Stroke
The remark suggests honoring the trainer or the stroke with a Doctor of Philosophy degree. It implies a verdict of high recognition beyond the current achievements. The comment frames the potential honor as a minimal, yet meaningful gesture from Yale.
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Yale
Stop the Smoke Nuisance in Boston Railroads and Corporations
A reform message argues for an imperatively new law to curb coal smoke from railroads and public service firms harming Boston and metropolitan district residents. It cites medical and financial costs, urges overcoming constitutional objections, and asks whether corporations or people deserve clean air.
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Senate
House
Nichols
Boston
Robert A. Woods
South End
Back Bay
Public Service
Boston Board of Health
Dr. Durgin
Beacon Hill
Thaw Case Reopened in Public Debate on Justice and Wealth
A editorial laments the Thaw case after the insanity ruling and release bid. It attacks the Thaw family and Nesbits, condemns wealth influence in verdicts, and warns the case will set a dangerous precedent in American justice.
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Architect White
Thaw
Mayor reduces city budget while preserving essential services
The 1908 municipal budget submitted by Mayor Hibbard totals 18 110 735 dollars, down 287 132 from last year and up 573 265 from 1906. The mayor trims department requests by about two and a half million, cutting overall appropriations by over half a million from the prior year, to fund public service for the year.
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Hibbard
General Wood Leaves Manila for Europe on Six Months Leave
Major General Leonard Wood sailed from Manila on February 2 on six months leave of absence, heading to Europe for an extended休.
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General Wood
Manila
Leonard Wood
Europe
Questioning Chump and macaroni holes riddle
A playful letter from Roxbury Massachusetts treats a reader as a Beloved Chump. It explains how macaroni holes are removed in kitchens and reused as patterns, arguing daily life would fail if holes were eaten.
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Steemed
Roxbury
Mass
Seaboard Air Line Cuts Salaries 10 Percent
Norfolk Virginia February 20 W A Garrett chief executive officer for the receivers of the Seaboard Air Line railway issued an order that after March 1 a 10 percent cut will be made on all salaries over six thousand dollars a year and eight percent on those between five thousand and eight thousand dollars.
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Norfolk
W. A. Garrett
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Senator Latimer Dies in Washington Hospital
Senator Asbury C. Latimer of South Carolina dies at Providence Hospital in Washington at 9 15 today of peritonitis after an operation for appendicitis Sunday.
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Senator Latimer
Washington Hospital
Washington
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Providence Hospital
Miss Marlowe to Visit Stratford at Warwick Castle
The Observant Citizen notes Miss Marlowe will visit Stratford-on-Avon to perform Shaksperian roles and stay at Warwick Castle invited by the Countess of Warwick. The two became close during last summer’s tour and Miss Marlowe accepted the invitation.
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Julia Mariowe
Stratford-on-Avon
Countess of Warwick
Warwick Castle
Miss Marlowe
England
Love and Sentiment in a Delicate Marriage Choice
Dear Miss Champagné offers practical advice on choosing a spouse based on compatibility over wealth. A writer compares two candidates, one poor yet loving and the other affluent, arguing money should not drive a lifelong decision. The reply urges selecting the best longtime companion, noting money fluctuates while a good wife remains steadfast.
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Miss Champagné
Nova
Tid Hat
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