The Boston Post June 2 1908 Post publication details
The Boston Post daily issue from June 2 1908 lists subscription rates for Wally Post and The Sunday Post including durations and costs. It specifies Canada copy price, office addresses in Boston, and policies on advance payment and discontinuation. Editor and Publisher is BE A Grozier.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
New England Presses for Taft VP Pick
The Washington rumor mill signals Massachusetts and New England Republicans pushing for the vice presidential nomination. With Taft heading the ticket, party leaders favor an Eastern pick, and Curtis Guild of New England is floated as a strong candidate amid calls for regional representation.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Massachusetts
New England
Taft
Curtis Guild
National Republican Organization
Seats for Ladies Only on Boston Common Urged
The Post argues for seating rules to aid women and children at the Common. It suggests reserving seats for ladies, painting every third seat, or labeling benches for women, hoping men will respect the chivalrous appeal and noting further action if needed.
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Post
Boston
Opening of Boston Bath Houses Delayed Amid Red Tape
The city faces delays in public bath house openings with June 14 eyed as the earliest swim date for men and boys. Last Sunday L street bath house opened without attendants while about 1500 bathers searched for water and relief. In South Bay thousands swam naked as facilities were lacking and dust and litter worsened by poor street cleaning. The editorial urges timely provision of baths funded by public appropriations for hot days.
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Boston
L Street
South Bay
Grover Cleveland Rises Toward Full Recovery
Ex President Grover Cleveland, after six weeks of illness, has undertaken a car trip from Lakewood to Princeton and shows signs of full restoration. Doctors say there is no organic disease, preserving his status as the sole surviving former U.S. president and a symbol for enduring American principles.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Princeton
United States
Grover Cleveland Representing Conservative Element in Government
The passage lauds Grover Cleveland as the representative of the conservative element in the ongoing conflict of governmental theories. It asserts his life should be preserved for the republic and describes his record as a valuable asset of government by the people in the United States.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
State Commission Urges Edison Boston Rate Cut and Fair Pricing
The State Gas and Electric Light Commission backs a July 1 1908 cap of 12 cents per kilowatt hour with possible further reductions by October 1 1909. It calls for ending special rates that favor one customer, while noting contracts may delay abrupt changes and praising the move as progress toward fair pricing.
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State Gas and Electric Light Commission
Public Franchise League
Edison Company of
Boston
The sheath gown on Broadway mocks Puritan Boston
A Boston style column ridicules the Parisian sheath gown now seen in New York. The writer notes crowds chase the wearer, mocks fit and comfort, and predicts the gown will fade due to crowd bias and unsuitability for many figures. The piece lampoons fashion spectacle and street chaos.
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Broadway
New York
Hoi Polloi
Boston
Mary
Nelly
Venus de Milo
Textile revival in New England mills boosts 35000 workers
Full time operation resumes in many New England textile factories signaling revival after six months of low demand. About 35 000 operatives are affected by orders that took effect yesterday as mills increase output and recall workers at reduced wages. The piece notes wages were cut early, recalls should align with restored schedules, and calls for a living wage higher than past levels.
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New England
Prize Drill At Lasell Seminary In Auburndale
The Lasell Seminary battalion held the annual prize drill on the Auburndale campus. Company A won the top prize under Miss Frances G. Ebersole with Lieutenants Woodward and Stanton, while Company B led by Edith Houghton trailed with officers Rogers and McDonald. Judges were Leonard B. Mason and Carl L. Solrado.
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Frances G. Ebersole
Cincinnati
Josephine L. Woodward
Denver
Col
Jennie G. Stanton
Milford
Del
Edith Houghton
Red Oak
Florence M. Rogers
Greenville
Annie McDonald
Guanajuato
Mex
Leonard B. Mason
Brookline Gymnasium
Carl L. Solrado
Sargent Gymnasium
Cambridge
Prize awards delayed for best and worst All Sorts contributions
The All Sorts editor has not yet chosen winners for the best and worst contributions. About four bushels of manuscripts remain to be reviewed, requiring time and mental effort. Readers are urged to be patient as the judgment day approaches.
Memorial Gift Pianoforte to City Hospital Vose House
A. Shuman, president of City Hospital board, donates a Steinway parlor grand piano to the Vose House as a memorial to his wife Hettie Land Shuman. He notes the instrument should provide pleasure to patients and residents aiding the hospital work, with inscription dated May 31 1908.
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A. Shuman
City Hospital
Board of Trustees
Vose House
Bouton City Hospital
Y A. Shuman
Hettie Land Shuman
Observant Citizen Notes Youth Concerts and Local Quarrels
The Observant Citizen laments police suppression of street concerts by local youths on Tremont and nearby streets while criticizing a loud hand organ. J Frank Facey and Lill prepare to attend Olympic trials in Philadelphia. A Winthrop youth who removed storm windows with a clothesline is mentioned with ridicule.
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Tremont
Harrigan
J. Frank Facey
Philadelphia
Lill
Amateur Athletic Union
Cambridge
Malden fountain plan stirs local interest
A Malden druggist proposes a public fountain in the square to serve water to children and animals after dispensing 46 glasses in one day. The plan grows from community requests and the shopkeeper’s practical consideration.
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Malden
Bktt
John Cunningham
Brookline Fire Department
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