The Post Publishing Company Vacation Notice
The Daily Post announces it will mail to any United States or Canada address during vacation for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 25 cents per month. Subscribers may change addresses as needed and should avoid sending cash with mail payments.
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Boston to sell Deer Island tract for fortifications
Congress favorably reports appropriation for purchasing part of Deer Island to fortify Boston port. City agrees to surrender a tract to federal authority for a $250,000 lump sum plus damages coverage from artillery use. Proposals seen as prudent and beneficial for defense and municipal needs.
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Women Suffrage Movements Challenge Old Arguments
In England and Russia, women push for suffrage amid opposition claims of physical weakness. At Northampton, three suffragists disrupted a speech by Herbert Asquith, provoking forceful removal and a riot like scene. In the Russian Duma, female attendees sparked a corridor blockade and deputies fled. The incidents do not decide policy but undermine claims women cannot compete in politics.
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Reckless Driving Blamed For Frequent Auto Wrecks
A editorial argues that excessive speed causes many accidents and serious injuries or death. It contends penalties are necessary to deter reckless motorists and protect the public, noting that self-inflicted harm does not exempt drivers from the law. It urges court action for speed thrill seekers.
Republican Clubs Call for Limiting GOP Supremacy
At a Philadelphia convention the National League of Republican Clubs urged reducing the Republican preponderance in at least 11 states. The piece notes Democracy gains in Massachusetts and the Midwest aligning with New England Democrats, while the South remains resistant. The columnist predicts post election reactions may temper the league's confidence.
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Massachusetts proposal to ban political contributions by insurers
A Massachusetts special commission recommends prohibiting political contributions by insurance companies and other public service or franchised corporations. The report argues a sweeping reform should cover all such entities to address broader abuses revealed by the Armstrong case. It stresses insurers are not uniquely guilty.
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Temptation of weather leads drivers to ignore regulations
A fragmented report notes that mild weather and good roads cause automobilists to neglect traffic rules meant for their welfare and public protection, with disregard described as common in some cases.
Letters of a Hairless Parent to an Heir Apparent
A spoof letter from Newton Newkirk titled Letters of a Hairless Parent to an Heir Apparent recounts a Compeigne France Sunday school picnic. The sender jokes about sardine oil, a speech to children, and a billionaire image, ending with a wig trim.
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Bright Side Ends In Tragedy At Means Building
Bill Morrison and Jake Reedy clash over a loading routine at the Means building. A loose grain bag spooks a roan horse as steel bars topple toward the cart. Morrison is killed, and Reedy helps him to survive, while Morrison vows to change and the pair hope to work together on the bright side.
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Veterans Parade Death and Local Maritime Notes
The obituary notes Thomas H. Blake a Civil War naval veteran who died after the Kearsarge Association parade. A Brookline report highlights swimmers May Herman and Kitty Walsh at the Brookline Swimming Club. A Roxbury youth carried the bass drum in the June 18 parade and soon bought a cornet. Electrical parade weather concerns loom as last year’s rain delays resurface. Wellington faces tennis fever with a fourth tennis club near the Boston Gun Club. Mears Orcutt the Brookline Public Library janitor celebrated his birthday. Arnold Lawson shines as reinsman at Readville track with three wins. The Columbia Benevolent Society trolley trip to Camp Gartland opens in Salem NH. College of Physicians and Surgeons exercises feature Dr. A. B. Drake as dean and active director in Tremont Temple.
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Millinery Stock For Sale By Mrs H B Arns Redfield
Nostalgia item notes selling entire millinery stock at very low price. Write to Mrs H B Arns Redfield Rockham South Dakota for details. It remarks a wife may not need to carry millinery as a side line while husband is in lucrative ice dealing.
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