Boston Post July 24 1909 subscription notice and staff
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including terms for U S and Canada with advance payment rules. It notes vacation mail service, address changes, and editor publisher Be A Grozier and office details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
POST
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
A, Grozier
Sun reporter exposes neglect at Newburgh headquarters
A New Yorker visiting Washington’s Newburgh headquarters describes dirt and decay. DustyPictures, furniture, and relics fill the space while floors resemble a barn. A Newburgh resident says neglect persisted for about two years after prior care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newburgh
N. Y
Sun
Plymouth Rock
Typical Tariff Tinkering and Mantle Duty Debate
The piece argues the Dirigley tariff taxes gas mantles at 20 percent while the Aldrich bill would raise it to 60 percent. Domestic production is 35 to 40 million mantles annually with about 0.5 million imported. Even at 60 percent duty imports persist, suggesting consumers will pay higher prices or abandon the product. The author accuses mantle makers allied with Aldrich of trying to block competition they do not face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Senator Aldrich
Senate
Scarcity of English Teachers Spreads Concerns
Sir Robert Morant warns that bursars and pupil teachers entering elementary teaching may not sustain a sufficient supply of adult teachers. Last year 8586 entered versus 10359 the year before, signaling a need for higher wages to attract more recruits and avert a shortage by 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morant
English Board of Education
Commercial Life in the Army Criticizes Line Leadership
The piece argues that commercial life in the army harms discipline and efficiency. It notes Senator Root's reform creating the general staff and removing permanent personnel from the special staff corps, leading to vacancies filled by line officers and the loss of commanding officers. It claims officers are pulled from combat roles to peacetime duties, rusting war skills and reducing troop effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Root
General Staff
Special Staff Corps
Tess
Indiscriminate toy pistol danger echoes in tragedy
An obituary note links Independence Day celebrations to peril from toy pistols and blank cartridges. It cites a New York law aimed at protecting children after a blank cartridge explosion killed a retired US Army surgeon’s son in Plainfield New Jersey, urging stricter controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Plainfield
N. J
State of New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
New York
Call to nationwide use of tetanus prevention law
The writer argues that a new law forbidding sale or manufacture of dangerous articles to anyone under sixteen would be a decisive misdemeanor offense for violators. It would protect youths nationwide and be driven by the tetanus hazard, urging full national operation.
Income tax debate divides party lines in Massachusetts
The piece argues for a net income tax as fair and essential, citing Ex-Governor Long and Representative Weeks. It portrays support across parties, opposes the Republican machine, and urges Massachusetts to back Congress’s tax plan despite some resistance within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Court
Long
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
A. W. Weeks
Fall River
Republican Party
Clothing Trusts and Rising Prices Warn of Higher Costs
A statement to the President from clothing manufacturers cites a group controlling 66% of worsted cloth as dictating wool and cloth prices. They warn the Aldrich bill could raise clothing costs 25 to 40 percent, with the consumer bearing the burden while producer profits stay steady.
Countess Szecheny to Enter Vienna Sanatorium
Vienna report says Countess Szecheny formerly Gladys Vanderbilt of New York will arrive at end of July for a ten day stay in a sanatorium. Her ailment is described as not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Countess Szecheny
Gladys Vanderbilt
New York
Author Declares Vacation Serial Chapters Abandoned
Newton Newkirk denounces a Post staff substitute for his serial Stealthy Steve and Terrible Teddy after a published chapter inspired by an African skink. He urges readers to resume the original thread, noting the substitute’s work was inferior and not his.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Moosehead Lake Way
Steve
Teddy
Sam Hill
Newton Newkirk
Stab the Sting Seizes Papers in Balloon Basement
Stub the Sting searches stealthily for sealed papers crucial to reaching Crystal Mountain. He rifles Steve’s pockets and the colonel’s inside coat, finally pulling free the packet and signaling to Slipshod Sue from the balloon. Stealthy Steve wakes as cliffhanger ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
Stub
Sue
Crystal Mountain
Bantry Bay and Bantry Towns Historic Harbor Highlight
Bantry, a 60 mile from Cork terminus on the Cork line, boasts Bantry Bay a famed coast harbor with scenic hills and Bantry House open to the public. The town remains a port of entry with fishing fleets, a whale skeleton in Dublin Museum, and annual naval maneuvers by the English home squadron. In 1796 French ships faced wrecks storming Bantry Bay. Legend places the first Irish footstep near Bantry. Tomorrow's Sunday Post previews a tour in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantry
Cork
Banty
All Ireland
Bantry Bay
Kenmare
Bantry House
France
Spain
Dublin
Ireland
First Meeting Of Sea Captains In Nine Years
The Observant Citizen reports the long-awaited reunion of sea captains Captain Trinick of the Cynthiania and Captain Masters of the Columbian, both first cousins, who had rarely met while passing near Boston. a night harbor police patrol at Winthrop Harbor is praised for reducing theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinick
Cynthiania
Masters
Boston Light
Winthrop Harbor
John McIntosh
Burrill
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Boston Post the
Representative Democratic Paper of
New England
Canace
Pater
the Post
Massa
Post Publishing Company
SAVE
Morrow
Europe
Scotland
PRPC
PD Fam
BOOS
John
In Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
William J. Walshe
Boston Stock Exchange
Exchange Place
Congress Street
New Stock Exchange
Exchange
State Street
Stock Exchange
Cape
Florence Waite Briggs
Jesse Briggs
Taunton
Gilman Clifton Sheldon
Wakefield
Newton Centre
Melrose
Andrew R.‘ Walsh
Newton
English Channel
England
Briny Deep
Steamship Company
Medford Boulevard Theatre
Mexico
Guy
Fred G. Stacey
Gloucester
Auburn, N. H
Lake Massabesh
Dudley Street
Forest Hills
Walt
R. Kipling
Rudyard
Kipling
Rudyard the Rhymer
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adama
Lloyd's Eyeglasses & Spectacles
Andrew J. Lloyd CO
Boylston
Morse
Adams Square
Cape Cod
Buzzards Bay
Falmouth, Wareham and
Martgn
Apy Stet
NEW England Telephone and Telegraph Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!