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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1907

Page

6

Post Publishing Co July 25 1907 subscription rates

The Daily Post and Sunday Post pricing details for U S and Canada are listed with monthly and yearly rates. Notices include address, payment terms, and editor contact. The document notes advance payment required and that subscriptions discontinue on expiration.

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Obstructive Tactics at Boston Telephone Hearing

The Boston press criticizes Highway Commissioners for blocking inquiry in a public hearing on the telephone company's affairs. It highlights blocking lines of questioning about a valuation firm and a banking house, argues for broader access to records, and urges transparency for 92,000 subscribers and the public.

Post Highway Commissioners McClintock Commission Banking House Whitman Highway Boston

Electric service expands toward Stamford from New York City

The New York, New Haven and Hartford line began electric service from New York to New Rochelle and aims to extend to Stamford by September. Boston may soon receive the same upgrade as Vice-President Byrnes promises rapid transformation. The move could lessen urban smoke before full electrification.

New York, New Haven & Hartford City of New York New Rochelle Stamford New Haven Boston Byrnes Joy

Exotic Crime and the Threat to Free Institutions

The murder of a wealthy Armenian merchant in New York and violent threats to a Boston citizen point to a criminal element exotic to America. The camorra, anarchism, and the mafia are foreign to the American race and to free institutions, and must be uprooted.

New York Boston

Montague Named Register of Probate for Suffolk County

The Governor indicated David T Montague as Register of Probate and Insolvency for Suffolk county. The appointment was formally made to the Council and is expected to be confirmed at the next meeting. Montague is respected by the bar and trusted by the public as the Judge George probate vacancy is filled.

David T. Montague Suffolk County Judge George Montague

Warships for Old Home Week appeal to state leaders

There is hope that Washington authorities may send a few naval vessels to bolster Massachusetts Old Home Week attractions. Mayor Fitzgerald appealed to the Governor to join in the request, seen as reasonable given the event's prominence.

Washington Massachusetts

Governor Guild Presses for Public Will Against Red Tape

The text argues Washington red tape and indifference hinder public desires in the matter. It urges Governor Guild to advocate forcefully to constrain official action and represent the case effectively.

Washington Guild

Snowball Fight Breaks Out At Reading Box Plant Yard

In mid July heat workers at a Reading box factory held a snowball battle after someone found snow under a pile of sawdust. The playful melee continued until the snow melted or was discarded.

Reading

Ex Mayor Schmitz Bids to Run Again for Mayor

Ex mayor Schmitz of Frisco, after a five year sentence, declares he will run again for mayor of 8S F next fall. The remark draws sharp pushback as skepticism grows.

Schmitz Frisco

Wedding customs run wild as rice and shoe cause injuries

A satirical column recalls recent brides and grooms harmed or impeded by wedding rituals. A Kansas bride loses her eyesight from rice thrown during a ceremony while a Michigan groom is crippled for life after a runaway caused by an old shoe intended to strike him. The piece mocks the practice yet notes guests meant well and urges readers to rethink such displays while highlighting the risks and embarrassments faced by couples entering matrimony.

Kansas Michigan

Old Home Week Prepares As Spring Ends And Guests Arrive

The item notes Old Home Week approaching with locals preparing for visitors. It mentions Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco mulling a haircut, Mark Twain's return from England with no new jokes, and plans around hospitality, cocktails, and jelly anecdotes.

Schmitz San Francisco Charley Mark Twain England John D Chicago

Sun Finds Fun In Old Home Week Boston Parade

The Sun chronicles preparations for Boston Old Home Week with bustling crowds and grand plans. Twelve automobiles carry families from South Station while Mayor Fitzgerald coordinates bonfires and beacon lighting from Providence to Boston. A municipal band plays on the Common and notable figures pledge presence amid a lively, ceremonial atmosphere.

Boston South Station Morning Express Providence Plantations Faneuil Hall Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Providence Witzgerald Attleboro Mansfield Sharon Revere Lynn Marblehead John Ranter Thayer Worcester Fur Club School Street Fort Whitney Chelsea Kilby Street Franklin Benjamin Sanborn Himself Thoreau Emerson Hawthorne Erving Winstow

Old Home Week Plans Spark Boston Festivities

The New York Sun notes in Boston that visitors are urged to join a festive Old Home Week featuring water carnivals flower festivals and merriment across streets with quoit links and arches. Mayor Fitzgerald will preside and merchants are urged to fund the celebrations amid racial tensions and public displays.

Boston Suncook N. H Damariscotta Blind Hole Mass Poke Corners Providence R. I Boston Illustrated Papers Fitzgerald Boylston Street Beacon Street Toad Hill New York Sun

Buttercup Hat Inspires Milliner’s Quiet Romance

Yvette, a shy milliner with a window shop between a department store and a five and ten, crafts a green buttercup hat that alters her view of romance. She observes a couple she imagines, then secretly funds a real hat for the girl, prompting a tangling of fiction and life as the couple’s engagement turns out to be a misunderstanding. The shop closes, the sign reads for rent, and Yvette leaves behind a green straw wedding hat for a journey of her own.

Yvette Jim

Can You Name the Newlyweds Baby

The Boston Post invites readers to name the famous Newlywed baby whose antics delight its audience. Artists admit difficulty producing a suitable name and call on the army of readers to submit ideas to the editor named "Newlyweds' Baby."

Post Boston Post

Newlywed Baby Name Ideas From Readers

A letter page presents several suggested baby names for a Newlywed baby, including Foxymus Makepeace Newlywed Baldwin Boniface Little Wonder Alligator Newlywed and Disaster a jokey variety. Contributors Dudley Summers Sadie Duguid and L A M share opinions from Roslindale Roxbury Mansfield and North Wilmington.

Duckling Foxymus Makepeace Dudley Summers Millwood Street Roslindale Baldwin Boniface Papa Mamma Lambert Avenue Roxbury

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