Post Publishing Co Daily and Sunday Post rates 1906
Notices from the Boston Post Publishing Co dated January 80 1906 detail subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. It lists annual and short-term rates in dollars and cents, with terms on advance payment and discontinuation, plus contact details for the editor and business office.
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Chairman’s uselessness praised as Aldermen meet without chair
Editorial argues the chairman of the Board of Aldermen serves little purpose as the fifth regular meeting proceeds without a chairman. It questions the value of committees, calls them often obstructive and costly, and suggests the city clerk could wield the gavel and declare votes to keep the body running.
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Life Insurance and Politics in State Campaign Funding
In replies to Tennessee Commissioner Folk, life insurers disclose political contributions. Massachusetts Life reports only legislative counsel expenditure. Mutual Life of New York gave 42500 to Republican committees in 1904 and 35000 in 1900, 15000 in 1896. Penn Mutual shows 10000. Senator Dryden’s firm 6000 in 1896, 10000 in 1900, 10000 in 1904. Critics urge restitution to policyholders and call for state and federal oversight.
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Massachusetts Life
Mutual Life of
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Senator Dryden
Smoot Senate Seat Fight Drags On As Investigations Prolong
Reed Smoot's eligibility to sit in the United States Senate from Utah has persisted in doubt since 1903. He entered under protest and has remained as investigations and memorials against his admission accumulate nationwide. The issue involves whether a polygamy linked church hierarchy member can serve in the Senate, with Smoot voting with Republicans despite protests.
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Smoot
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Mormon senator Smoot stirs clash with Roosevelt over patronage
The article notes the fraught relation between President Roosevelt and Senate Republicans over Smoot. It accuses the President of attempting to bind Mormon support by control of patronage and excluding Gentiles from federal appointments, warning that Roosevelt is playing with fire if Smoot is seated. If Smoot is seated, the piece argues the President should defer to the party majority.
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Publicity and secrecy in modern communications noted
A Town Topics case highlights a telegraph operator's role in payoffs to scandal writers and the wider issue of publicity in the age of telephones and party lines. The piece argues that secrecy erodes as technology expands while urging caution not to reveal private matters and noting the mail service keeps sealed letters private.
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Uncle Sam
Death of King Christian of Denmark mourned across Europe
The passing of King Christian at 88 ends a long reign begun in 1863. His Europe-spanning bonds through marriage and kinship touch rulers from Britain to Russia, Greece, Bulgaria, and Norway. Though his diplomatic impact was modest, his personal virtue earned broad respect. All Sorts discusses etiquette with a humorous aside on cigars and social courtesies.
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Norway
Paymaster Saves Over Quarter Million From Fire
Newport R I Jan 29 Paymaster Greg Skipwith of the naval training station at Coaster s Island saved the contents of fire safes during a blaze last night He removed 495000 in cash and vouchers representing more than a quarter of a million dollars along with government papers The achievement earned him Congratulations from colleagues and officials
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The Moon and I Duet by Longworth and Sullivan
A New York verse and song fragment about a duet titled The Moon and I. Alice and Nicholas exchange playful lines referencing the sun and moon, with musical adaptation by Sir Arthur Sullivan and lyrics credited to Longworth and Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dictionary.
Wealth ideal fades as riches stay and depart
An optimistic essay contemplates a distant future where the rich abandon wealth for public good and all live in equality. It dismisses current icons Rockefeller, Sage, Morgan, and Carnegie, noting only Carnegie shows thrift. the prophecy is unlikely to arrive soon. Dr Frank D Adams of McGill wins the Lyell Medal in Montreal.
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John OD. Rockefeller
John
Uncle Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
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J. Piero Morgan
Piero
Andrew Carnegie
Andy
Montreal
Frank D. Adams
McGill
Lyell
Royal Geographical Society of London
Fine Work Dolly Programme to Feature Classical Pieces
Dolly notes the programme will be entirely classical, while Dick prefers a few ragtime gems to avoid making the rest sound flat.
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Observant Citizen Reports Homeward Bound American Players
The company of American players returning from winter in Mexico is due in New York this week. Grace P Atwell of this city is noted for leading roles. Dr G E Lothrop and Jay Hunt write from Paris.
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Paris
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Nation Sounds Taps for Gen Wheeler Arlington Rests Hero
Major-General Joseph Wheeler U S A retired is laid to rest on a Arlington National Cemetery slope near two war veterans graves. The body lies in state at St John s Church Lafayette Square. President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt attend in mourning with British ambassador Durand present. Service features a blend of religious readings from St Thomas New York Epiphany and St John s rectors as clergy lead the rites.
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Debutante society notes on Boston cast and nuptials
Miss Anita Calef of Marlboro street will lead in Ibsen's The Pillars of Society presented by the Jefferson Dramatic Club in Whitney Hall on February 8. Brookline society figures Miss Beatrice Turner and Miss Carmelita Shreve join the cast. News mentions upcoming weddings for John Jl. Paltz and Hildegarde Melxenna on February 21 and John Hoag and Elizabeth Ramsburg on February 22, with honeymoons in New York and Florida respectively.
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Marlboro Street
Ibsen
Jefferson Dramatic Club
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Harvard Street
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Beacon Boulevard
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Supreme Court
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Essex County Club
Manchester
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Georgetown
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Dear Too-Far-Away Seeks Advice On Love And Boarding
Mildred Champagne offers guidance to a Roxbury reader who asks if changing boarding houses to be nearer a popular Roxbury girl is wise. The columnist urges pursuit with the right partner, notes the man’s $12 weekly salary, near $200 saved, and suggests letting the lady set the call frequency while proving ambition by improving finances.
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Hidden Jewels and a Family Secret Unfold at Dinner
In a city hotel dining room a tense couple, Leonore and Gerald, learn a long-buried diary key to a family treasure. A cross conceals Edward Mooreton’s confession about jewels, gold, and a murdered grandfather, revealing Leonore’s true Italian lineage and possibly uniting them for a future.
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It Is Proposed To Tattoo Babies With India Ink
A Pall Mall Gazette remark denounces a plan to mark infants under a new safeguard act with inconspicuous India ink tattoos. The piece argues such branding would be visible and dehumanizing, mocks registration methods, and reflects public resistance by British society to the idea.
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Somerset House
Pall Mall Gazette
Scrap books as treasure houses of stories and poems
Thousands of New England homes store scrap books with prose poems and anecdotes worth preserving. The Boston Post invites readers to send favorite scraps for potential prizes, addressed to the Scrap Book Editor.
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