Post Publishing Company Daily and Sunday Post details
The January 16 1907 issue of the Post Publishing Company announces daily and Sunday subscriptions with prices for one year six months three months and one month. It lists office addresses in Boston Massachusetts and notes payment in advance with discontinuation on expiration and a notice to notify if delivery is unavailable. PF A Grozier is named editor and publisher.
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Lower telephone rates stir suburban service debate
The Boston Bell company eyes relief for suburban telephone users as a Highway Commission hearing adjourns for conference. The Post petition aims to cover city and suburban service and pricing, with a growing number of indorsers backing the movement.
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Chelsea's Bid to Join Boston Aims for Bigger City
In a forward looking tone the piece argues Chelsea could join Boston as part of a wider plan for a larger metropolitan area. It notes Boston's manifest destiny to absorb fringe towns and calls for Chelsea to act sooner rather than later.
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Chelsea
Boston
Speaker Cannon Vowed Block on White Mountain Bill
The White Mountain Appalachian forest reserve bill faces a likely halt this session as Speaker of the House Cannon opposes its advancement. Governors from New England and the South plan a Friday White House meeting to press him to yield. The editorial declares the Speaker an arrogant dictator of federal legislation and urges strong public pressure.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Joe
New England
Swollen Fortunes After Sage Death
With Russell Sage dead, his taxable NY fortune on assessors books shows 50 million dollars. The figures reflect a modest slice of his true wealth, given he paid tax on only 2 million during life. The assessors’ books are now open for public inspection and list Andrew Carnegie with 5 million dollars taxable property.
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New York
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Andrew Carnegie
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Inheritance Tax Seen as Solution for Tax Cheats
The piece argues Rockefeller and other rich men hold assets on low assessed values, prompting New York tax authorities to seek back taxes from the Sage estate. It notes a two year limit on legal reach and urges a 20 percent inheritance tax as necessary to curb major public cheats.
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New York
Sage
Roosevelt faulted for overreach in Brownsville orders
The editorial credits President Roosevelt with moral courage for withdrawing part of his Oct 4 order in the Brownsville case but argues the move does not fully rectify the injustice. It questions the authority cited for disqualifications and urges continued congressional investigation into possible additional errors.
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Congress
Whitewashing Mormonism in Smoot Expedition Debate
A U S Senate privileges and elections committee member debate on Reed Smoot's expulsion vote reveals defenders shifting to praise Mormonism. Critics note early excuses that Smoot was good despite Mormonism and argue Brigham Young’s era is over, implying current church reform contrasts with moral decline in the Senate.
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Reed Smoot
Smoot
United States Senate
Hanna
Letter to Editor objects to raising dog license fees
A Boston reader argues against increasing dog license taxes and urges strict enforcement of existing dog tax laws. The writer doubts higher fees will reduce unlicensed dogs and suggests certificates and penalties be enforced rather than raising the price.
Blames Small Boys for Mad Dog Scare
A letter to the Post argues dogs are provoked by teased and mistreated youths and men. It condemns cruel dog killings and urges humane handling of stray dogs rather than torture.
Exiled Doctor Denies Czar Killing Wish
Dorchester letter from Alice Stone Blackwell disputes Chicago report that Dr. Gershuni, Siberian exile, wished to kill the Czar. Blackwell says no one who knows him believes he made such a remark.
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Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
The Caesar Bordereau and the Brutus Alibi Unmasked
A satirical tale claims a Rome subway find reveals Romulus Superfluous as Caesar’s killer. It portrays Brutus as innocent with a poker alibi, mocking traditional history and urging officials to vindicate Brutus.
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Boston Canal Plan Provokes Spanish War Echoes
The piece notes a proposed Massachusetts Bay to Atlantic Ocean canal and suggests Boston should protest. It mocks the idea as a potential Spanish fleet flank route while deriding rank outsiders for fearing Cervera’s battleships. It ends with a joke about taxes drawing people away from Boston.
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Man in Kankakee Dies Smoking Cigar Gift Wife
A Kankakee husband, given 30 cigars as a Christmas gift by his wife, smoked the last one then collapsed and is in critical condition in a sanitarium. The tale is told as a humorous warning about excessive devotion and smoky mishaps.
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Advice to Miss Champagne on Love and Sentiment
A 19 year old suitor writes about a steady but cool response from his girlfriend. He seeks Mildred Champagne's counsel to understand her feelings and to demand clarity, proposing honest talk and a firm stand on being first in the relationship.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a broken engagement
A reader asks for guidance after a longtime fiancé, 26, stopped all contact for months. The columnist urges breaking the engagement, noting the man shows no intent to resume the relationship and stressing self-respect.
Observant Citizen Henry Irving Visits Boston Prisons
English actor Henry B Irving toured Boston police headquarters and the city prison with Superintend ent Pierce and Chief Watts. He received an autographed copy of Our Rival the Rascal from Chief Watts and met Commissioner O Meara. The piece also notes local scenes from springlike weather and public events around the city.
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Irving
Miss Ruth Winsor’s Coming Out at Algonquin Club
Walnut street Brookline resident Miss Ruth Winsor will debut at the Algonquin Club on Tuesday evening February 5. Dan S Knowlton of Brookline has been elected chair man of the nominating committee for the Boston Yale Club, noted for his Yale ties and athletic days. Orient Heights East Boston residents push for improved fire protection with hope a fire engine will soon be stationed in the district.
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William Haskell
Morris Street
East Boston
Mr. Haskell
Ruth Winsor
Walnut Street
Brookline
Algonquin Club
Miss Winsor
Dan S. Knowlton
Boston
Yale Club
Knowlton
Yale
Billy’ Bull
Orient Heights
Cook’s Record Sparks Inquiry in Bombe Dialogue
A fragment shows Bombe debating a cook’s past work claiming she served ten families last year. The exchange highlights trust and verification in hiring, with Bombe defending the choice and citing her potential information.
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Bombe
Wife Silent Expression Sparks Husband Witty Reply
A joke exchange from Bombe shows a husband noting his wife’s uncommunicative expression and replying that she would be even more talkative if she did. The quip reflects humorous marital banter.
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Wireless dreams and impossible futures in old chatter
A quip contrasts two utopian ideas saying one day there will be a telephone without wires and another without girls, reflecting a playful, era-specific witticism from Il Diavolo Rosa.
Button touch sorcery prompts playful clash on desire
A witty exchange between a woman and a man centers on an article about electricity enabling instant access to anything by pressing a button. The man quips that the woman’s reluctance to touch buttons will deny her any gains, jokingly pointing to his shirt as an example.
The Snare of the Senses and the Family Rift
In Hastings studio a painting titled The Snare of the Senses foreshadows a rift with his wife Madeline and daughter Millie. A distant artist, Millie’s illness brings Hastings home where Madeline finally grasps the painting’s meaning and the chain motif that binds them.
Diet of chicken and de madeira joke from Il Mondo per Ridere
A hospital patient reports the doctor ordered chicken and madeira wine diet. He quips the meal would be fine if the chicken aged like wine and the wine aged like chicken, delivering a witty world weary takeaway.
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Madeira
Distressing duet tests conductor in harmony
Critics note the conductor struggled to unite a husband and wife duo in a fragile performance. The byplay between the tenor and soprano underscored the personal friction affecting the show.
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la Caricaturista
Lions Cage Tale Ends With Empty Enclosure
A brief humorous quip shows a speaker entering a lions' cage alone and finding no lions present, eliciting disbelief from a bystander. The exchange highlights the absurdity of expecting danger where none exists.
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