The Post 1909 Vacation Time Notice and Subscriptions
The Boston Post announces vacation service options with daily and Sunday editions mailed to United States and abroad. Subscription rates are listed for daily and Sunday papers, with payment in advance and changes to addresses allowed. Editor E. A. Grozier directs operations and publishing details.
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POST
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E. A. Grozier
Maclaurin Named MIT President at Age Thirty Nine
President Maclaurin, born in Scotland and educated in New Zealand and Cambridge, is described as a prize man in mathematics and law and a professor at the New Zealand University and Columbia University. At 39 he is invited to lead the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, seen as a great opportunity to train men into good citizens and scientists.
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New Zealand
University of Cambridge
England
Columbia University
Maclaurin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Veteran Colonel McClure Remembered as Journalism Pioneer
Alexander K. McClure, a veteran colonel and longtime journalist, passed away after a full life of public service and 50 years in the journalism profession. He is recalled for shaping American journalism and as a foundational figure behind the Philadelphia Times.
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Alexander K. McClure
America
Philadelphia Times
Will Taft Veto Aldrich Tariff Says Taft Must Act
The article argues President Taft may veto the Aldrich tariff to uphold his reform pledges. It cites Lodge and McVeagh as opposing higher tariffs and suggests Taft would face party pressure in a conference to align with his campaign promises.
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Mr. Taft
Lodge
Taft
McVeagh
Chicago
Committee of Conference
William H. Taft
What Is Decadence Defined By Stanford President
David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, argues that decadence means decay and deterioration but asserts France remains strong. He claims French morality and family life are exemplary and that France experiences more births than deaths.
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David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
France
Europe
France as financial engine of Europe and resilience after war
The text argues France leads Europe in finance and culture with high savings and stronger people than England Spain or Germany. It contends war spurs growth for vital nations like France and the United States, cites President Jordan misjudging facts, and notes Americans and French are stronger postwar.
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Europe
England
Spain
Germany
Jordan
United States
Mayor Hibbard’s push to cleanse Boston stage shows
The piece endorses Mayor Hibbard and church leaders in curbing obscene stage productions in Boston. It notes legal ambiguity about mayoral authority and police powers but argues theatre managers generally support high standards and will cooperate to keep the stage healthy.
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Boston Theatres
Boston Theatre
Mayor Hibbard
Right Thinking on Education and Character in Commencement
The piece argues that while higher education grows worldwide, moral training matters more than technical learning. It warns that brilliance and knowledge do not guarantee integrity and urges shaping citizens with character and honesty to match intellectual advancement.
Balloon peril and a sudden gas collapse in Newton Newkirk tale
In a perilous balloon episode Roosevelt and Stealthy Steve cling to survival as their craft ascends to Africa. An air jolt, a near fall, and a gas mishap drive a dramatic descent before a sudden explosion signals trouble ahead.
Balloon Over Inflation Ends In Burst And Descent
The balloon overexpanded under sun heat and burst. Gas floods out as it descends, slowly at first then quickly. The colonel quips that the end is near. Stealthy Steve discards a half smoked cigarette and confesses doubt about the future. To be continued.
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Clergy Visit and Local Church Activities in Greater Boston
Dr Wilbur Chapman cables from Melbourne to Boston noting church links. Viscounts include Rev Dr J H Jowett of Birmingham England as future speaker and president of the National Free Church Council. Rev and Mrs Dillon Bronson return to Brookline from Mexico and the West. Flower mission marks Jennie Cassidy birthday at First Baptist Church. Baptist conference meets at Chipman Hall with Dr J L Campbell presiding. final season meeting next Monday with Dr Barton. Woman's Baptist Social Union holds 114th regular meeting and supper at Park Street vestry. Congregational Sunday School Supervisors Union hosts a Ladies Night at the Congregational House.
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Woman's Baptist Social Union
Park Street Church
Widow Sings at Husband's Funeral in Salina
In Salina Kansas on June 7 a crowd of radical friends of John W Abbott attended his funeral after he drank carbolic acid. No sermon was given. James Toles read Abbott's self written creed with the line No love for Jesus Christ. Abbott had asked his wife to sing his own song Lay Me Low during the service.
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Salina
Kan
John W. Abbott
James Toles
Abbott
Jesus Christ
The Observant Citizen and Local Street Scenes
Observations from a day out and street incidents include a windblown hat chase on a rapidly moving car and a blocked Beacon street tour, with a patrol attempt to start a stalled motor. Report also notes reckless cycling by youths near Orient Heights and a close street crossing by two elderly men.
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Bket
James Cleary
Cambridge
John Louis Sheehan
New York
Europe
Naples
Cleary
Rockefeller Check Sparks Surprise in Cleveland Return
A Harvester Trust quarterly dividend of 76 573 14 dollars to John D Rockefeller, sent by mistake to Seelie Knapp, East Cleveland water works superintendent, prompted a surprised reaction as Knapp found another check for 76 573 14 dollars among the mail and returned it.
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Harvester Trust
John Dpd. Rockefeller
John D
Seelie Knapp
East
Let Us Be Thankful
Marian Ilroy recalls a proud, lonely morning in the woods when she meets Alex Whitman. A prior rejection and a family sorrow frame her awakening as Alex offers comfort and love, prompting her to reassess pride and gratitude.
Dessert Gelatine Creations From Home Cooks
Recipes describe gelatin based desserts using chicken stock and cream freezer methods, with samples from Mrs M J Hines of Waltham and Mrs H B Crosby of East Boston. Other recipes detail orange lemon berry jellies and chocolate milk gelatin desserts from Mrs E H Brown of Newport Rhode Island, including serving in cups and moulds with whipped cream and sponge cake decorations.
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M. J. Hines
Gardner Street
Waltham
H. B. Crosby
Lexington Street
East
Boston
E. H. Brown
Spring Street
Newport
R. I
Fig Cake Recipe and Filling From Mrs Alden Strong
A fig cake recipe lists 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 to 2 cups milk 3 tablespoons butter 1 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla. Filling uses 1/2 pound chopped figs 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup boiling water cooked to thick consistency. Courtesy note indicates Mrs Alden Strong of Melbourne Street Portland Maine.
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Alden Strong
Melbourne Street
Portland
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