Boston Post Subscription Rates January 1907
The Boston Post announces daily and Sunday subscription pricing. Daily rates: one year three dollars, six months one dollar fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. Sunday Post one year two fifty, six months one twenty five, three months sixty five cents. Payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. all money sent at sender's risk. do not send cash.
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Subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post from your newsdealer notify us by mail. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
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Massachusetts leads in child labor reform says Beacon Hill
The piece notes slow Senate progress in outlawing child labor at Washington. Senator Leveridge plans to attach an interstate commerce amendment to the District of Columbia bill to secure a vote this session, with a speech expected next Monday. Massachusetts is urged to push its reforms into full operation first.
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Washington
Leveridge
Lodge
District of Columbia
Congress
Massachusetts
Beacon Hill
Midnight Privilege Defines 12 O clock Licenses Rules
The excise board outlined practical ethics for liquor sales under the new 12 o'clock licenses. They clarified that guests are staying patrons, food must be eaten there, and lodging means more than a register entry. Boston hotels may extend wine suppers to midnight on weekdays.
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Baker
Boston
Sunday Workers and Sunday Law Enforcement
Commissioner O Meara argues Sunday enforcement rests on respect for workers and cites decades of laws driven by labor groups. He notes barbers won Sunday shop closures and bakeries face limited hours, giving many Boston workers time with family amid profit and religious concerns.
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O'Meara
Boston
Mayor Fitzgerald Outlines Boston City Plan and Franchises
The Boston mayor's message to the new City Council emphasizes the city’s financial strain from state-imposed burdens, the need for probes by finance commissions, and the push for reform in street franchises. He seeks legislative power for safeguards, aims to limit franchise terms, and favors municipal ownership trials if desired by the people.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Collins
Headless Board Sparks Fresh Chairman Shuffle
The city board of aldermen fails to agree on a chairman in a year marked by past oddities. Proposals include rotating chair duties every four weeks or eliminating the chair entirely. The piece recalls when the mayor served as ex officio chairman and laments the current stalemate.
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Municipal Register
Berwin
Skowhegan Denounces All Sorts Jibe in Letter
A letter from a Skowhegan resident rebukes a commentator for repeatedly mentioning Skowhegan in All Sorts. The writer defends the town noting its fountain, clubs, and pride, and requests respect for Skowhegan’s identity and non map status.
Met Life Building to Reach 658 Feet in Gotham Skyline
The new Metropolitan Life Insurance building in Gotham will rise 658 feet with 46 stories. It will have commuters elevators to the suburbs and express elevators to the top floor. The Aero Club of America protests the height claiming air obstruction, while red lanterns at night warn balloon navigators.
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Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog
Poem by Oliver Goldsmith recounts a man famed for piety whose dog bites him. Locals, sure the dog is mad, fear for the man’s life. In the turn of events the dog dies and the man recovers, revealing the dog’s madness caused the harm.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Trin-i-tee! Trin-i-tee stock tale of a wild ride
A chaotic verse recounts buying seven shares at 51, a dramatic rise to 41, a crash to 26 then a jump to 1, ending with a wary sale as the price flirted with 23. The speaker, referencing Rockefeller and FAIM, laments the roller coaster of stock trading.
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Faim ‘‘Jawn
State Street
Lively Boston items from the Observant Citizen column
Early items report on a Tuileries concert with Victor Hermann and Mabel Going sung by Jeannette Ellis, a Mountfort Hotel lecture on Longfellow, legal talk over federal property claims, city messenger election for Somerville, and a string of local anecdotes about police, ships, weather, and odd street incidents.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Chromatic Club
Victor Hermann
Mabel Going
Jeannette Ellis
Legal Fraternity
Lewis
Federal Building
William Hession
a _ police
Supreme Court Validates Panama Canal Purchase Payment
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the treasury secretary’s payment of 50 million dollars to the Panama Canal Company of France for canal property, made under the 1902 Congressional act, was valid.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Panama Canal Company
France
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Supreme Court of the United States
Funeral of John Connolly Held in South Boston
The funeral for John Connolly father of author James FR Connolly was held yesterday morning at his home 50 G Street South Boston A solemn requiem high mass was celebrated at Gate of Heaven Church by Fr Connolly a son of the deceased Burial took place in Old Calvary Cemetery.
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G Street
Boston
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Old Calvary Cemetery
Common Council Elects Barrett President And Kane Clerk
The Common Council yesterday organized by electing William J. Barrett as president by 47 to 24 and Joseph O Kane as clerk. Ed ward J Leary and Dever were confirmed as City Messenger and Clerk of Committees respectively. Mayor Fitzgerald sent a finance commission bill for council action.
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Joseph O. Kane
Leary
Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Dan Kiley
Mealey
South Boston
Ward 15
Finance Committee
Fortune Shifts as Old Attic Finds Stir Murky Past
John Wilton discovers relics of youth in a dusty attic while recounting a windfall from a mine deal. A faded glove triggers memories of a past romance with Miss Millicent Perkins, now reunited through a quiet, overdue confession and a renewed bond at Hunter & Co.
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Millicent Perkins
Millicent
Miss Perkins
Jack Wilton
Hunter & Co
Love and Sentiment Advice From Mildred Champagne
In a reader column, an 18 year old asks how to handle an uncertain romance with a 19 year old man who promised to meet but did not. The columnist recommends sending her address so he can write, avoiding in-person vigil in his vicinity and avoiding melodramatic stalking.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Tommy Seeks Clarity On Love For Younger Woman
A reader in distress asks how to learn if a young woman loves him. The advice encourages direct conversation about engagement and feelings to determine the relationship status and future steps.
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