Daily Boston Post July 24 1908 publication notice
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The Post in Vacation Time
The Daily Post offers mail delivery nationwide for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 25 cents monthly. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration. Change of address available. notify by mail if regular delivery cannot be obtained. Editor Be. A. Grozier.
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BE. A. Grozier
Police shootout after Jamaica Plain robbery ends in manhunt
Civil Service Commission Chairman Warren notes months of study on police gun qualification. In West Roxbury a liquor saloon robbery and murder sparks a days long chase. Three desperadoes armed with automatic Colts are cornered in Forest Hills Cemetery. Two killed and 14 wounded in the pursuit. the suspects opted for suicide or capture, while police acknowledge the need to improve training and tactics.
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Warren
Civil Service Commission
Jamaica Plain
Forest Hills Cemetery
West Roxbury
Boston
A Boston Government Scheme Proposed by Bailey
Andrew J. Bailey presented before the Finance Commission a new scheme for Boston that abandons popular elective government in favor of a dictator ship answerable to State authority. The plan simplifies municipal operation but rejects local self government and remains an ideal, distant prospect.
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City of
Boston
Andrew J. Bailey
Finance Commission
New England
President orders second trial in Indiana rebate case
The President directs Attorney General Bonaparte to push a second trial of the Standard Oil monopoly case. The appellate court voided Landis’s judgment on procedure, not statute. The likely focus will be on crime extent and penalty, with full acquittal threatening trust-busting credibility.
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Bonaparte
Indiana
Roosevelt
Federal Court of Appeals
Landis
Appeal for Contributions to Fund for Carrying On Work
An appeal for donations to support ongoing work is published inviting supporters to contribute to the fund. The notice emphasizes continuing programs, community impact, and the need for broad public backing to sustain operations.
Floating Hospital Charity Appeals for Support
The Floating Hospital receives broad sympathy for aiding Boston's poor sick children. The season has been hard on infants, with high heat stressing resources. The appeal notes the charity's vital work in saving lives and easing infant suffering, urging renewed local support.
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Floating Hospital
Boston
Deficit Seen in City Budgets If Departments Fall Short
City Hall warns a deficit may develop as the year progresses. Statements from departments will clarify the extent. The administration urged economy early on, and residents expect results through improved public comfort safety and convenience to ease deficit criticism.
Bryan resigns editorship of the Commoner in 1900 bid
In Fairview Nebraska on July 28 William J. Bryan announces retirement as editor of the Commoner to pursue the presidency. He pledges that proceeds beyond expenses will go to the Democratic national committee. A visiting delegation of local Black Republicans pledges support for the Democratic ticket.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Commoner
Democratic National Committee
William J. Bryan
Taft Visits Sagamore Hill Before Cincinnati Speech
Judge Taft the Republican presidential nominee spent several hours with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay New York. They discussed Taft's acceptance speech planned for Cincinnati next Tuesday with Secretary of State Elihu Root present.
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Roosevelt
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Taft
Cincinnati
Elihu Root
Bachelor goes insane after settling breach suit
William Hitesman of Hartford City Indiana, a wealthy eccentric bachelor, has reportedly lost his sanity after being compelled to pay 300 dollars to settle a breach of promise suit. The July 23 dispatch notes his condition and the financial settlement as the triggering events.
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William Hitesman
Post Letter Box Coin Prices and Premiums
Curio notices list premiums for old coins including a 5 cent 1857 bronze penny and a 1826 half cent with 5 to 10 cent premiums. Some cents from 1829 to 1846 carry none, others like 1865 three cent silver range from 0 to 60 cents. Also notes 1834 $5 gold with E Pluribus Unum and 20 to 60 cent premiums for various nickels and bronzes.
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St. Anne de Beaupre
St. Joachim
Brittany
Bunker Hill Monument
City ice plant urged to aid poor and city needs
Councilman Axel Be. Zetterman argues for reestablishing Boston s municipal ice plant after investigation showed it could cut and deliver ice at lower cost than the ice trust. He notes annual $5000 for ice water fountains plus supplies for departments and hospitals, urging support to serve the poor and city.
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City Hall
Ice Trust
Boston
Axel BE. Zetterman
Fragmentary Sphinx style quip and odd questions
A jagged excerpt presents a speaker asking about words in a bottle and bottles of words, referencing an ink well and writing. The text rambles with misspellings and stray phrases, including a line about sending the quest stitches and clatish phrases, lacking clear narrative context.
Size Wise Letter Sparks Online Debate
Malden Massachusetts readers react to a letter arguing over paint sizes for pipe painting. The writer mocks a living critic and praises Sir Isaac Newton while asserting painters mix size with their paint and a No 3 pipe may be painted with No 1 size paint.
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Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac
Newt
Malden
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Dear Newt I Ask About Paint Brush Lefties And Gloss
A reader from Lynn Massachusetts queries Newt about paint sizes and taste, asks if left handed painters need left handed brushes, and wonders what defines flat versus glossy paint sneaking in a playful tone.
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Lynn
Mass
Quadruplets for Mrs Turner in Argentine Kansas
Mrs Louis C Turner of Argentine Kansas gave birth to four babies three boys and one girl adding to a brood of seven children aged two to 12. The father, overwhelmed yet proud, jokes about seven plus four equaling eleven and plans wing shooting to greet any future storks.
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Louis C. Turner
Argentine
Kan
Turner
The Man Who Spends Time Beyond Pay Is Never Called Higher
A reflective proverb notes that workers who anticipate overtime without pay risk losing recognition. It frames time as a currency that governors a worker’s ascent, suggesting diligence and fairness in labor expectations.
Notable Boston Readers Scene Bridges Civic Tales
Reports from Ireland mention Edward J. Barry and John R. Murphy as guests of Cork's Lord Mayor at a River Lee regatta on July 13. In Boston, ex Governor William L. Douglas cruises Nantucket aboard the Machigonne with Mrs. Douglas, while local chatter covers police pasts, Cambridge pit drownings, park dog chases, and a bustling summer at Bunker Hill Monument.
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Ireland
Edward J. Barry
Governor's Council
John R. Murphy
Cork
Lee
William L. Douglas
Nantucket
Douglas
Portland
A Week in Nova Scotia Little Journeys
The Post presents the second week of Little Journeys to Interesting Places for vacation season with views of Nova Scotia. Readers travel to the Land of Evangeline to enjoy picturesque beauty spots as part of a series on vacation destinations.
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Nova Scotia
Land of Evangeline
Cape Blomidon Sums Nova Scotia Beauty And Cliffs
The Cape Blomidon promontory in Minas Basin NS rises dramatic and bare yet verdant with ver dure slopes. A nearby fishing village and Wolfville offer views of Basin Minas and Evangeline country. The cliffs attract climbers with Alpine challenge and unmatched coastal panoramas. Tomorrow's Journey mentions Digby.
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Basin
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