The Post in Vacation Time and Subscription Details
The Boston Post offers flexible mail delivery options during vacation periods with monthly rates for the Daily and Sunday editions. Subscriptions require advance payment and may be changed by mail, with editor E A Grozier listed as publisher.
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THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
POST
Daily Post
United States
Vance
E. A. Grozier
Taft Acceptance Emphasizes Roosevelt Legacy and Continuity
The article reviews Mr Taft s acceptance speech stressing self effacement and devotion to Roosevelt policies. It notes Taft aims to complete Roosevelt s program while warning that Democratic change could threaten prosperity and questions how Taft would finish trust reforms tariff revision and currency elasticity.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Mr. Taft
Bryan
Boston Welcomes Conventions At Summer Season
A Convention City hosts women’s clubs dentists Knights of Pythias and the International Typographical Union as visitors arrive for a string of events. The city prides itself as a good place to come and stay with enjoyable summer resort attractions and welcoming memories.
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Knights of Pythias
International Typographical Union
Boston
Reward urged for info on town killers in weeks past
The article notes progress in locating the ruffians who killed two men and fired on the town. It suggests offering a reward for information leading to their detection and arrest, stating many people may know their identities or current whereabouts.
Justice Urges Swift Cure for City Crime Threats
The writer warns that some would sell their knowledge for money and urges punishment for criminals. If criminals escape justice, it would embolden crime and erode public security, undermining citizens' sense of safety.
Harbor Lightship Debate at Boston Harbor
A proposal to move the lightship from near Boston Light to Stellwagen Banks is debated. Supporters argue current ranges aid coastwise craft and comforts of Boston Harbor, while a farther offshore lightship could aid foreign shipping at a cost to local mariners.
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Proston
Boston
Stellwagen Banks
United States
Secret profits probe follows cemetery trustees resignations
The mayor seeks recovery of alleged land sale profits by lawsuits while removing Mt. Hope Cemetery Superintendent Morton and Chairman Fallon. The Finance Commission reveals improper self dealings by trustees and calls for clear assertion of graft to safeguard public trust.
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Fallon
Morton
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Finance Commission
Marryings Quiet as Harvard Professor Weds Nurse
Francis Gleason Fitzpatrick professor of fine arts at Harvard and T. B. Fitzpatrick’s son wed May E. Murphy of Brookline in St. Mary’s Church. A nurse maid and sister of the bride attended. Reception at Mrs. Banigan’s home in Brookline followed. The couple will live in Cambridge.
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Harvard University
T. B. Fitzpatrick
Brown-Durrell Company
May E. Murphy
Brookline
Fitzpatrick
St. Mary's Church of the Assumption
Notable Events and Deaths Reported in New England
In Newport the American Bison Society canceled its annual meeting due to President Roosevelt's absence. Worcester saw the death of Lebbens Turner Converse, a leading secret society figure, at 101 Austin street after a 15 week illness. Providence reported Ishmael Eldridge, fisherman and clam digger, found with a fractured skull in Brush Neck Cove. Newport Rhode Island noted the third torpedo flotilla arrival for naval maneuvers. Ellsworth mourned Mrs. Otis Gray and injuries to her 65 year old son from lightning. she was 47 with nine children. Newport Rhode Island announced Col Addison Thomas's death in social and military circles. East Weymouth reported the wedding of Ela M. Raymond and Harry W. Bates at the bride's home, with both principals unattended.
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Lebbens Turner Converse
Austin Street
Providence
Ishmael Eldridge
Brush Neck Cove
East Greenwich Bay
Newport
RB. 1
Third Torpedo Flotilla
Stringham
Barney
Tingey
DeLong
Thornton
Ellsworth
Otis Gray
Blue Hill
Scandal in High Life and Curb Affinities Chronicle
The column mocks a Boston exchange divorce and its fallout as the curb finds a new "affinity" in Thomas W. Lawson. It jokes about gossip, public perception, and literary asides, implying social satire of high society and financial figures.
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Boston Curb
Thomas W. Lawson
Tom
Waleysne Curb
P. S. No
Shakspere
P. S&s. No. Il—P
Umpire Joe O'Brien Attacked After Baseball Row
In Lynn this week umpire Joe O'Brien faced assault after clashes with Dave Yerkes and Henry Labelle over calls. Police intervened as Yerkes struck, Labelle aimed a bite, and O'Brien sought medical aid. The incident underscores the perilous life of umpires and the low pay attached to officiating.
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Lynn
Lynnf
Xtown
Boston, Revere Beach
O'Brien
Labelle
O’brien
Yerkes
Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Douglas in Madrid Village
Mr and Mrs Andrew S Douglas celebrated fifty years of marriage at their Madrid Village Maine home. Friends and family attended as C B E Crossman read a poem he composed about the couple’s life from their 1858 union through Civil War service, hunting, farming, and family growth.
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Andrew S. Douglas
Madrid Village
C. BE. Crossman
Maine Woodsman
Mrs. Douglas
Charlotte
Madrid
Andrew of
Gardiner
Phillips
Old Isaac Smith
Douglass
Hinkley United
Andrew
Dead River
Week in New Brunswick Week in New Brunswick beauty spots featured
The Post continues its Little Journeys series by spending the third week in New Brunswick. Readers will see views of Canada’s charming region and its resorts as thousands from New England visit annually.
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New Brunswick
St. John
Post
Canada
New England
Diamond Pointers on romance and social habits
A collection of folksy maxims and social observations on romance engagement invitations, promissory habits, and gender roles. The piece comments on perception of engagement, male attention, thrift, boasting as a weakness, narrow minded arguing, female talkativeness, and domestic management versus male apathy.
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