The Post Issues Vacation Time Notice and Rates
The Boston Post announces the Daily and Sunday editions with subscription options, rates, and address changes. It notes the paper can be mailed to the United States and foreign possessions for 25 cents per month during vacations and provides contact numbers for editorial and business offices.
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Off for the Pole Peary’s final dash to Arctic Pole
The expedition begins today with Peary pursuing a new westward launch from Grant Land and a northwesterly route to counter ice drift. He plans to winter near latitude 83 before a sledged dash with a small party toward the Pole, aiming to surpass his prior 200 mile near miss.
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Peary
Grant Land
Balloon Law Advances Regulation For Air Travel
A practical note on ballooning marks it as a sport and possible future transport. Proposals urge state licensing for pilots and tagged balloons. Advocates compare to auto regulation and seek penalties for firing at balloons to deter crimes.
Filipino call for fair trade not independence in Manila appeal
In a mass Manila gathering on July Fourth Filipinos appeal for industrial fair play rather than immediate independence. They urge removal of US tariff barriers on Philippine products, note Porto Rico’s flourishing trade under free trade, and plead for equal trade advantages to ease agricultural distress.
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Antilles
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An imperiled appeal asks if the American people can remain unresponsive as islands are urged toward prosperity and happiness after affliction. The quotation underscores a call to action and collective duty in difficult times.
Practical question on campaign travel and rail passes
The piece notes half a million dollars may not cover campaign travel costs for spellbinding orators, given railroads cannot offer reduced fares or free passes under the 1906 law. Penalties range from 200 to 1000 dollars for free passes and up to 20 000 dollars for rebates, with imprisonment possible. It urges practical men like E H Harriman to address party finance and publicity gaps.
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Standard Oil
Republican Congress
Republican National Convention
E. H. Harriman
Commissioner O Meara lauded for improving Glorious Fourth
The article credits Commissioner O Meara with a better Fourth of July celebration through regulated police enforcement. It praises a non suppressive policy, limited licenses for demonstrations, and a 20 hour noise cap. It notes some overstepping with forbidden explosives and a slight drop in casualties, urging public opinion to end the practice of fireworks waste.
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O'Meara
Letter to the Editor on City Pay Roll Critique
Michael J. Welch of Boston critiques The Post editorial on the City Pay Roll arguing for salary reductions. He defends John Gilman head of the soldiers relief department as capable and worthy while urging cuts to Mayor’s assistant Willie Boudrot and calling for economy regardless of party. The letter cites comparative salaries and historic context from 1908.
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Michael J. Welch
Boston
Taft Attends Church in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Virginia Mr William H Taft and Mrs Taft attend St Luke s Episcopal Church where Rev John G Scott delivers a patriotic sermon urging civic duty and voting. Senator Murray Crane arrives for a conference with Taft and exchanges greetings with him after services.
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Murray Crane
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Chicago
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Senator Crane
Lunchtime Confusion Ends With Empty Plates and Laughter
Readers watch a chaotic food fight at a busy lunchroom as patrons clash over mishandled meals. The narrator snares others’ lunches, endures burned coffee, and jokes about returning at midnight since the place isn’t open all night.
What the Sphinx Says AT LUNCH WITH THE BUNCH
Newton Newkirk shares a humorous downtown lunchroom scene where patrons serve themselves from a counter and eat at chairs. The narrator imitates casual banter and misreads his pie mishap while ordering coffee and “sinkers” for others, ending with a comic note about a vanished diner.
Sullivan Murphy Wedding At St Columkilles Brighton
Miss Bessie Murphy of Brighton wed William J. Sullivan of Cambridge at St Columkille's Church Brighton in a ceremony led by Rev Hugh Roe O'Donnell. Edward Sullivan served as best man and Miss Helen Murphy as bridesmaid. The couple plans a reception at 7 Carson Street and a wedding journey to the Thousand Islands before settling at 26 Athens Street Cambridge.
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Brighton
St. Columbkille’s Church
William J. Sullivan
Cambridge
Hampton Hall
Hugh Roe O’donnell
Edward Sullivan
Helen Murphy
Carson Street
Mrs.Sullivan
Thousand Islands
Will
Athens Street
Social notes and political chatter from Boston society
The column records social life and local politics. It mentions women cyclists in Scollay square, John P. O'Neil leaving the Charlestown navy yard to command the Salem, and trends in pharmacy window displays. It notes General Bancroft at Fanueil Hall, Lomasney’s quiet summer, Fay and Curren vacationing at Sebago Lake, and Storrow’s summer at Lincoln. Also covers Hyde Park selectman, Garfield Club camp, and Edith Dalton's songs.
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John P. O'Neil
Charlestown Navy Yard
Wabash
Salem
West Indies
O'Neil
Martin M. Lomasney
Ward 8
West End
Denver
Mr. Lomasney
Causeway
Lowell Streets
McLean Street
Hendricks Club
Green Street
Thomas Fay
Roxbury
George E. Curren
Columbia Theatre
Sebago Lake
Maine
Curren
Boston
Howard Thompson
Hyde Park
P. R. Weston
Edith Dalton
Samuel Dalton
Clara Sexton
Jek
Paul Poehler
Revere Beach
Poehler
Massachusetts General Hog
Carried Mail Carrier Morse Dies at 76 After 40 Years
Dedham July 5. Joseph Lewis Morse who for four decades delivered government mail from the post office to the depot died this morning at age 76.
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Dedham
Joseph Lewis Morse
Johann Hoff Awarded Cross of Merit for Malt Extract Benefits
The text notes Johann Hoff receiving the Cross of Merit with the Crown for benefits derived from using Johann Hoff's Malt Extract. It mentions a 61 year period highlighting the product as a standard nerve teak and tissue builder.
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Johann Hoff
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