Post Publishing Co. January 24 1907 subscription rates
The Post Publishing Company announces subscription rates dated January 24 1907 for daily and Sunday editions. Prices include daily one year three dollars six months one dollar fifty three months twenty five cents. The Sunday Post one year two fifty six months one twenty five three months fifty cents. The notice lists office contacts and advance payment policy.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Eevee Eeeaee
Massachusetts Board of Trade Backs Forest Reserve Bill
The Massachusetts State Board of Trade urged Congress to create Appalachian and White Mountain forest reserves to protect water sources for power and industry. The resolution targets Speaker Cannon and reflects hopes for passage in the current House session.
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Massachusetts State Board of Trade
House of Representatives
Washington
Appalachian
White Mountain
Congress
Cannon
Indignation Over Kingston Disaster Handling by English Officials
American passengers aboard the Prinz Eitel Friedrich condemn neglect and discourtesy shown to stranded travelers in Kingston Jamaica. They accuse police, military, and colonial authorities of inhuman treatment and cite a commander of an English steamship. Governor Swettenham’s “Secularity” remark is noted amid other puzzling explanations.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Swettenham
Admiral Davis
Filthy Lucre and Canal Officials Move to New Roles
The Panama Canal Commission loses Theodore P. Shonts who resigns to become president of the Interborough Metropolitan Company in New York. President Roosevelt reportedly approves the release as critics recall Taft’s sharp rebuke of another transfer for “filthy lucre.” The writer questions the pattern and urges Taft to comment on Shonts.
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Panama Canal Commission
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama
Interborough Metropolitan Company
New York
Roosevelt
Shonts
Wallace
Taft
Free seed distribution reform urged in Congress
The piece argues that free seed mailings to constituents are an ancient graft funded at 250000 dollars annually. It notes past attempts to stop the program and the current omission of an appropriation, proposing instead to use the funds to buy rare seeds for the Department of Agriculture to maximize benefit.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Corporate Contributions Ban Expands Political Morality Anew
The act prohibiting national banks and corporations from contributing to party funds follows Cortelyou's Treasury appointment and past concerns over policyholder money used to aid Roosevelt's 1904 campaign. The measure aims to curb corporate influence and test its effectiveness in politics.
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Act of Congress
Cortelyou
New York
Congress
United States ‘ Treasury
The Observant Citizen column rounds up Boston notes
A bustling Boston column recounts a Saxonia departure delay, theater gossip about Kate Ryan and Down the Pike, a Norfolk wedding, fire chief Wells auto photo praised, a Kingston relic can from the Admiral Sampson, and town updates on public playgrounds skating rinks and elevated waiting rooms.
Smoke Nuisance Case Targets City Rail Smog Policy
The indictment of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company for maintaining a smoke nuisance at Back Bay yard signals a broader push to tighten enforcement of fuel smoke laws in Boston. The editorial argues that even with penalties, stronger statutes and broader action are needed to eradicate the nuisance from all rail and smoke-producing sources.
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New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Back Bay
Boston
New York Central
Carnegie funds Yale indoor swimming pool
New Haven January 23 Carnegie has given 40000 dollars for a new swimming pool as an annex to Yale University gymnasium. The gift is the philanthropist’s first direct contribution to Yale and was arranged by Ogden Mills Reid of New York and Everard Thompson Yale athletics manager.
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New Haven
Andrew Carnegie
Yale
Mr. Carnegie
University
Ogden Mills Reid
New York
Yale Law School
Everard Thompson
All Sorts Fw Newton Newkirk Dear Newt I Reply
A humorous letter from Joe Cone of Clam Flats Conn to Newt Newton Newkirk. He recalls cold weather, a misbehaving horse Cleopatra, a failed investment in hats and ribbons, home additions, and family antics. He mentions reading National Sportsman and local farm notes, plus ice fishing and oddball jokes.
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Newt
Cleopatra
Post
Jack the Giant Killer
Sportsman
Joe Cone
Artist Mr Kader Draws Fire With Rapid Portrait at Local Theatre
A reviewer attends a performance featuring Abdel Kader and his three veiled wives. The artist paints quickly, producing a landscape with burnt orange sun and blue fields amid verbose commentary on technique and wealth. The piece notes the veiled wives and jokes about recognition and finances.
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Mr. Kader
Young man asks about love and waiting for marriage
A 22 year old writes Mildred Champagne asking if proposing to a younger woman was wise and how long to wait. The adviser urges patience, better acquaintance, avoid pressing for promises, and to stay friends as time helps her decide.
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Miss Champagne
Lord of Life in This Dear Land
In a lyrical exchange a woman and a mysterious stranger travel a sunlit countryside and discuss fate and belonging. She recognizes the land as the realm of a powerful lord and hints at a hidden name and identity. The voice hints at deeper mythic ties and a rebirth of the land.
A Ward B Attendant Faces Challenges at an Asylum
Miss Burk begins duty in Ward B under a stern supervisor. She befriends Miss Rockwell a patient with delusions while navigating a lively scene with an ex actress and other residents. They later lead a promenade outside as a motor car awaits at the gate.
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Ward B
John
Burk
Rockwell
Miss Edwards
Miss Burk
Miss Rockwell
Lady Blennerhasett
Anderson Resigns From Public Franchise League
G W Anderson resigns from the Public Franchise League executive committee to avoid conflicts of interest. He cites his prior paid work on a report about telephone competition and states his views on regulation remain unchanged. He says he cannot act with the league while private retainer influence is possible. Boston December 19, 1906.
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Sir
Public Franchise League
Anderson
Joseph B. Eastman
Equitable Building
Boston
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Middle West
League
G. W. Anderson
J. B. Eastman
Bowdoin Grammar School Ninth Grade Exhibition Recital
A reception and program were held in the Bowdoin Grammar School hall for about 100 parents. Under Principal Alonzo G. Meserve and Miss Sarah R. Smith, eight girls presented Greek poses, piano solos by Frances R. Fay and others, recitations by Ellen Lassen and peers, and a song by Blanche Hadlock. Music and tableaux were directed by Miss May Treen and Miss F. M. Carter.
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Bowdoin Grammar School
Alonzo G. Meserve
Sarah R. Smith
Frances R. Fay
Katherin Byrne
Minnie Aronovitz
Flora Crafts
Ellen Lassen
Alice Eggleston
Freida Eisenburg
Rosa T. Klein
Eva Alperin
Blanche Hadlock
May Treen
F. M. Carter
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