The Post in Vacation Time
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address and foreign possessions for 26 cents per month with the Sunday Post at 25 cents per month Availability to change address as desired. Subscriptions listed include daily yearly six months and monthly rates. Office contact numbers provided for editorial Sunday sporting and business departments.
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Yale wins college baseball title with Harvard spared praise
The piece concedes Yale the championship with Harvard yielding graciously. It notes Yale defeated Cornell and Princeton and beat Harvard fair and steady play, while Harvard dominates rowing at New London and collects most laurels. The author also acknowledges Yale’s strong team despite a rough opening game.
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Harvard
Cornell
Princeton
New London
New Haven
Harvests Seen Near Record as Weather Boosts Crops
The Agricultural Department will release official crop yield estimates in a few days, with public sentiment already forecasting a near record harvest. Since mid June, warmer temperatures and ample sunshine followed by timely rains have spurred rapid crop growth across the Central and Eastern states, signaling prosperity across industries.
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United States
Agricultural Department
Mayor Defies Finance Commission Over Appointments
The mayor indicates he will not withdraw appoint ments of principal assessors despite Finance Commission advice. The article notes the commission cannot force action and suggests amending ordinances to limit board size, while recognizing the mayor’s authority to fill vacancies.
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Hibbard
Finance Commission
Urban governance debate on city ordinances
The text urges improving the city ordinances and notes the mayor’s authority while criticizing overloading the board. It reflects a debate on municipal governance and leadership roles within the city administration.
Taft Folly: The Corporation Tax Bill as a Folly
A critical critique argues that President Taft’s proposed corp oration tax is a flawed instrument. It condemns secrecy for corporate earnings and shifts tax burden to small stockholders while allowing bondholders to escape. Boston and New York voices warn the measure could drive corporations to reorganize as partnerships and harm competition.
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New York Tribune
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
Serial continues as Stealthy Steve teeters on a balloon basket edge above a sea of flames. The colonel remains unaware and Steve plans to cut free his entangled ankle rope but loses his knife and a pocketful of pocket change, amid rising heat and a cliffhanger ending.
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Genevieve
Wrights Aim For Successful Flight Wednesday
The Wright brothers plan a repair ready demonstration after poor Fort Myer attempts. The piece notes Wellman’s Pole expedition plans from Stromsee or Spitzbergen and Zeppelin’s Arctic ambition, while Peary remains the firm proponent of traditional polar travel.
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Germany
Pole
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Peary
Orville Wright Works While Others Celebrate
Dayton July 5. Orville Wright arrived yesterday and was busy in the shop today making a new cloth cover for the lower plane of the machine that collided with a tree at Fort Myer. He does not expect to resume flights until next week.
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Orville Wright
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No Fireworks In Capital's Fourth in Washington
Washington observes a safe and sane Fourth of July with no consumer fireworks sold in the city. Police easily enforce regulations against personal use of explosives as celebrations proceed quietly.
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Washigton
Washington
Martial Law Expands Across Caucasus With Limited Exceptions
St Petersburg July 6 dispatch reports martial law raised across the Caucasus by imperial decree, except in the Tiflis district where life remains highly insecure.
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ST. Petersburg
Caucasus
Tiflis
Observant Citizen Recalls Fourth of July Past
A columnist contrasts old Fourth of July celebrations on Boston Common with current state citywide activities. The piece also notes local incidents from Quincy to Revere and sketches daily life, including births, rescues, trains, and small-town humor surrounding a range of residents and events.
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