Boston Post 1910 January 5 notice of rates and offices
The Boston Post publishes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, terms for Canada, and payment policies. It lists office addresses at 259 Washington St Boston and editorial and business offices with contact numbers, noting advance payment and automatic discontinuation on expiration.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
B. A. Grozier
Boston Sunday Post
Boston Daily Post
Not Safe Yet The Aviation Tragedies Persist
The piece argues aviation remains unsafe despite public confidence and experience. It cites Delagrange’s Bordeaux death as proof the fault lies in the aircraft itself and predicts a future inventor will finally build a reliable machine, while warning ongoing peril remains in every flight.
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Delagrange
Bordeaux
Hotel Titchfield Fire Hits Port Antonio Jamaica
The Hotel Titchfield at Port Antonio Jamaica was destroyed by fire. The house drew American tourists and was owned in Boston and run by Boston talent. It was praised as a top hotel in the region, unmatched in Jamaica’s northern coast and Kingston.
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Titchfield
Port Antonio
Jamaica
United States
Boston
Antilles
Kingston
Did Andree Reach the Pole in a Balloon
The article weighs relics claimed by Eski mos suggesting Andree may have reached the pole years ago in a balloon and never returned. It notes the risky air route remains unproven and questions the discovery’s significance amid explorers who vanished.
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Andree
Wellman
Reassembling Congress Signals Real Work Ahead
The session resumes after the holiday recess with expectations of substantive action. Early extraordinary sessions called by the President failed to deliver a needed revision and left lawmakers awaiting more decisive measures.
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Congress
Congress Eyes Tariff Repair and Trust Investigations
The session opens with the aim to fix tariffs and bolster anti trust laws. Insurgent Republicans signal reform, while the President will push interstate law changes, Sugar Trust probes, railroad regulation, and broader measures. The question remains if Congress will act.
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Legislative Branch
Congress
Mayors of 30 Massachusetts cities pledge tax cuts
Newly inaugurated mayors in thirty Massachusetts cities promise economy and lower tax rates. Haverhill Mayor touts the commission form as efficient, noting quicker business, reduced waste, and clearer accountability, though results may vary city by city.
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Massachusetts
Haverhill
Massachuset ‘3
Punk of Punkville and a Missouri Goat Dilemma
A reader in Missouri muses on poetic license and a strange poem titled Punk of Punkville. The letter jokes about goats as business stock while debating hidden meanings and the writer’s interpretation of poetic effort.
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Punk
Punkville
Missouri
A Question of Mechanics Dear Newt
Brockton Motorman describes mental fatigue as a flat wheel in his head. He likens his productivity to a machine needing lubrication and tightening to keep writing at 35 words per minute. He notes a belt fear when the main belt flies off and the brain stalls.
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Newt
Brockton
Supreme Court to Hear Tobacco Trust Appeal in Washington
Government appeals the Tobacco Trust cases arguing that restraints of trade are illegal even absent interstate harm. The discussion contrasts railroad applications under Northern Securities and industrials like the Sugar Trust, noting the law’s potential weakness and the need for a stiffer Sherman act if upheld.
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Tobacco Trust
Supreme Court
Washington
United States Circuit Court
New York
Justice Brewer
Sugar Trust
Standard Oil
Mayor Gaynor’s jokey tone earns him mixed fame
New York Mayor Gaynor uses playful labels for appointees such as a rich bachelor fire commissioner and a quip about a street cleaner’s football “catch” while urging restraint. A veteran observer notes grand public works are built on solemn foundations, suggesting the humor may not yield lasting prestige.
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Gaynor
New York
Edwards
Steelton women form Surprise Club to deter bothersome suitors
In Steelton a group of eighteen young women, titled the Surprise Club, have armed themselves with hatpins and red pepper to thwart a local man known as Jack the Hugger. The note warns Hugger Jacks to avoid Steelton or face injuries.
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Steelton
Penn
Jack
Jacks
A GOOD MAN D. O. Mills Remembered for Charity
D. O. Mills, an honest financier now gone to his reward, built industries and helped others. His New York philanthropies offered homes, food, and cleanly services at low prices to self respecting but unfortunate men. He was called old fashioned by rapid financiers, a debt to his epitaph.
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D. O. Mills
Mills Philanthropies
New York
Mills
Boston
Miss Deborah Stew art and the Wooed but Not Wedded Tale
In Kansas Deborah Stew art learns Alonzo Miller wed Katie Winslow after 25 years of courtship. Deborah sues seeking reasons or damages for the long wait and his marriage to Winslow. A neighbor’s news sparks the dispute as Patsy Flynn’s friend letter is acknowledged for its charitable note.
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Kansas
Deborah Stewart
Alonzo Miller
Katie Winslow
Alonzo
Deborah
Katie
Observant Citizen Notes Ice Bath Fad And Local Sends
The column ponders if the Brownies dipped at I street bath amid zero chill and a light gale. It also reports Captain Charles of the Cunarder Britannia leaving for Liverpool to take charge of the Mauretania.
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I. Street
Charles
Sylvania
Tiverpool
Mauretania
William Pritchard
Cunard
The Passing Kings Uncle Walt Says
A satirical poem by Walt Mason ridicules royal mourning and pomp after kings die. It mocks hollow tears and public displays, noting the chronic pattern of ritual and tradition behind monarchs’ deaths.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Woman disperses ashes on Roxbury sidewalks under police rules
A Boston woman owning Terrace Street property in Roxbury carried two pairs of ashes from her Newton home to Roxbury and sprinkled them on the sidewalk per division orders to keep walks clear and safe for pedestrians. A 1910 anecdote notes a Melrose resident vowed to stop helping others after a transit mishap.
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Boston
Terrace Street
Roxbury
Newton
Among the Churches of Greater Boston
The first quarterly meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of New England Conference was held at the First Church on Temple street with morning and afternoon sessions led by Rev. A. F. Di Micell and Rev. George W. King. A Chelsea organ recital by J. Frank Donahue and Miss Lobdell followed.
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society of New England
Chureh
Temple Street
A. F. di Micell
George W. King
People’s Temple
First Baptist Church of
Chelsea
J. Frank Donahue
Lobdell
Pilgrim Church
Dorchester
George Luther Cady
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