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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1907
Page
6
Daily issue released by Post Publishing Co at 269 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts on July 17 1907 numbered 15 volume 188.
The notice lists daily rates: one year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post charges: one year two fifty, six months one twenty five, three months sixty five cents. Rates shown in old currency.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery in the United States and possessions for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 25 cents per month. Patrons may change addresses as desired.
Announcement of rising postal charges affects the Daily Post and Sunday Post subscriptions for Canada. Rates: Daily Post 1 month 50 cents, 6 months $3, year $6. Sunday Post 9 cents per copy. payments in advance, and notices on discontinuation after expiration. Editor E A Grozier.
The piece notes that midsummer political heat yields no lasting record while meteorological hints reveal many Democratic candidates against a sparse opposition. It suggests a crowded field for the Democrats and a weak, minimal slate for the other side.
Treasury officials and Boston merchants have not agreed on a site for the Appraisers' Stores. Washington is showing complaisance toward local interest, with Secretary Shaw viewed as overstepping and Secretary Cortelyou praised for diplomacy.
Anna Gould wins another step toward freedom from the Count Boni de Castellane as his appeal of a divorce decree is dismissed. She remains free if she can pay him enough to settle further proceedings, an arrangement hinted at in the report.
A Boston inquiry into the city’s financial condition is described as non political. The committee’s personnel is from business and industrial groups, with no political bias in selection. The committee is defined as a business affair.
A tribute to Count Leo Tolstoi, praised as a foremost Russian literary figure who lived by his humane philosophy. He freed his serfs, preached labor, and lived among peasants, shaping War and Peace and Anna Karenina while facing suppression and excommunication. Even near eighty, he remains a towering humane figure.
The article notes nine deaths on the Georgia and many prior naval disasters. It cites over twenty explosions in a decade, including 39 killed on the Bennington in San Diego, 33 in the Missouri turret, and ten on the Kearsarge, arguing peaceful maneuvers should not rival combat in danger.
Sir William Henry Perkin who died in London is honored for discovering mauve a dye derived from coal tar. His accident led to vast advances in textiles perfumes drugs and chemicals and spurred modern synthetic chemistry and industrial science worldwide.
Debutante Helen Sears daughter of Mrs J Montgomery Sears prepares for formal introduction into Boston's social circle. Wealthy heiress, she spent years in France after her father's death and returns to Southboro to begin her season. She is noted for benevolence and outdoor sports including tennis and golf.
Miss Margaret Porter of Asheville N C daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Porter married Charles D Huyler son of John S Huyler a New York candy manufacturer in Asheville The couple known in Boston met two years ago at a Montreal religious assembly run by Huyler and other millionaires They plan a Europe trip by sea and road for two months then return to settle in Boston
A Newton Newkirk narrator remembers a Park Street subway trip filled with open car chaos. He endures crowded cars, encounters with end seat hogs, a dog on board, flying hats, and comic exchanges with conductors as the car crawls toward Newton.
The Observant Citizen notes Judge Parmenter will sail today as a passenger on the White Star liner Cymric bound for Liverpool. A blend of brief notices covers theater cast changes at Castle Square Theatre and community events including a charity performance for the Animal Rescue League featuring Lois Ewell and Harry Davies.
The Boston Post invites readers to suggest a name for the famous Newlywed baby whose antics amuse readers. An artist cannot decide on a fitting title, so the paper asks for audience submissions sent to the Newlyweds’ Baby editor.
Post reader proposes humorous and mixed monikers for a newly born infant in Cambridge and Boston, listing options from Master George McManus Newlywed Jr to Launcelot Phineas and Lincoln Newkirk Newlywed, with playful notes on the child’s mouth and temperament.
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