The Post Publication Information and Rates
The Boston Post issues a daily edition from 259 Washington St Boston Massachusetts June 21 1910 No 44 Vol 200 subscription rates listed mail one year three dollars six months one fifty eight months seventy five cents one month twenty five cents the Sunday Post rates two fifty six months one twenty five three months sixty five cents Canada 9 cents per copy notices about vacation mail changes editor and publisher A Grozier listed
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Reno Seeks to Host Controversial Prize Fight
Reno faces a national backlash over its reputation as a permissive divorce hub and potential venue for the Jeffries Johnson bout. If the fight moves there, opinion suggests it could intensify moral outrage and spur a broader push to curb such events in Nevada.
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Reno
Nevada
Champion Easy Divorce
Jeffries-Johnson
The Junior's Day Theodore Roosevelt Jr Weds
The American public wishes Theodore Roosevelt Jr. happiness as he marries the gracious girl from years of affection. The piece notes his modesty and drive to forge his own path while honoring his father, and predicts he will carve his own life in his own way. Success to Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
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Cupid
Roosevelt
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Cambridge
Coleman
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East Cambridge
Greenfield House of Correction
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The Kaiser and the fragile balance of German public opinion
The article notes German public skepticism toward physicians reports on Kaiser William II health and the word operation in his paper. It highlights pride in the ruler, fears that democracy could rise under a weaker leader, and the challenge a successor would face in curbing radical and Socialist pressure.
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Missouri Moves Against Big Meat Trusts
The Missouri legal department seeks to prove the Armour Swift and Morris packing trusts are conspiring to fix prices for dressed meats and other products. The attorney general asks to revoke their corporate rights and eject them from the state, noting Missouri’s history of pressuring arrogant corporations to terms and hinting the beef barons could be forced out.
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Packing Trust
Armours, Swifts and Morrises
Commonwealth
Baccalaureate Sermons Urge Public Service Ethic
A historical note reflects on baccalaureate sermons urging graduates to pursue public good and service to the nation. The text contrasts past emphasis on moral ideals with present calls for ethics over mere material success.
Call to service echoes modern college influence
The piece contrasts past baccalaureates with today’s call to duty, praising the ringing bugle call that sends men into public and private service. It argues the contemporary path is better for college graduates and the country, valuing physical readiness and mental steadiness.
Open the Basin Plan For Fourth of July Display
The Charles River Basin in Boston faces a setback as the Metropolitan Parks Commission considers barring the Basin from a fireworks display. Boston and Cambridge officials could police the event, supporters argue the plan is safe and sane and should proceed to give the public a rational spectacle to end the day.
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Boston
Special Commission
Metropolitan Parks Commission
William B. de Las Casas
Chairman de Las Casas
Brooks
Cambridge
O’meara
de Las Casas
Metropolitan Park Commission
Total Abstinence Union of America
Keystone State
Roosevelt plans two public editorials per week
The former president will refrain from broad proclamations yet will publish in the magazine he helped establish. He intends to speak in two editorial sessions weekly, sharing insights from a semi public platform and remaining in touch with the American people.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Republic
Taft and Knox in Cabinet Clash and Penn Boss Fear
The piece argues President Taft favors Secretary Knox to remain in the Cabinet and suggests he used Knox to blunt insurgent Republicans in Pennsylvania. It claims Knox was willing to run for Governor but declined, a move seen as aimed at breaking Boss Penrose’s power. It notes Taft’s independence contrasts with Roosevelt.
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Boss Lodge
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Roosevelt
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk at Jamaica Plain
A literary fragment from Jamaica Plain by W. BK celebrates birds songs from skylark to thrush and robin. The speaker asks playful questions about liking bird music and breakfast imagery including the hen’s delicious lay.
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Newton Newkirk
Jamaica Plain
W. BK
Clever Counterfeiters In Jefferson City Prison
In Missouri the warden discovered inmates known as Bunk Lawler and Sam Hyde forging counterfeit quarters and half dollars in their cell with candlelight. Governor Hadley contemplates pardon, while the men face new legal action for the crime.
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Jefferson City
Lawler
Sam Hyde
Sam
Bunk
Hadley
Missouri
Bent Zigzag and Crooked Railroad tale from West Virginia
A short WV railroad story notes a 17 mile line with mixed freight and passenger service twice daily. A president’s tobacco chewing ban brings hardship to workers who chew tobacco. A farmer chastises an engineer after eye exposure from spitting tobacco, and a Jersey bull is angered by a discarded quid.
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West Virginia
Crooked Railroad
Little Memoirs Business Man
A brief line notes that a subordinate often refuses to admit it, hinting at hidden motives in a business setting.
Traits of Human Beings
Side by side they sat by the seaside as he compares ocean waves to humans. He quips that people arrive with fanfare and leave with nothing, highlighting a humorous observation about fortune and vanity.
Unfortunate Experience in Owl Family Story
Mrs Owl asks about trouble as a family reunion unfolds in their hollow. Mr Owl admits he tangled with a wireless message during the incident and explains his missing feathers while the other half of the family gathers at the tree.
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Hollow Tree
Mr. Owl
Bill for Two Battleships Conferees Submit Report
Washington June 20 Conferees on the naval appropriation bill completed their work and submitted their report to the House. The bill provides for the construction of two battleships costing not over 6 000 000 dollars each, exclusive of armor and armament.
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Naval Affairs Committee
Noted lawyer withdraws from contest of will of Isaac Wyman
William Odlin counsel for Mary S. Cutler of Andover withdrew his appearance as contestant yesterday. This leaves four Mudge cousins as the only contestants of record and they will be heard on Wednesday with the first question about their legal rights to contest the will.
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William Odlin
Mary S. Cutler
Andover
Isaac ©. Wyman
Salem
Mudge
The Harrimans of upper air foreseen
An apocalyptic vision of air travel transforming travel, freight, war, and finance. A swift speck in the sky foreshadows planes replacing rails and cars, enabling smokeless, dustless pathways. The piece predicts airlines, airships, and magnate power shaping a new era of aviation.
State bathhouse opening eyed for Nantasket beach
The observant citizen reports Next Saturday marks the opening of the State bathhouse at Nantasket Beach with Superintendent Elmer E. Bickford promising order and restraint for visiting crowds. A summer census by State Deputy Enumerator William H. Grundy will assess liquor licenses for July to October.
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Elmer E. Bickford
Metropolitan Police
Nantasket
William H. Grundy
Hull
Transatlantic airliner planned to cross from London to New York
English aeronauts propose a 1000 foot long dirigible crossing the Atlantic in 72 hours with 88 ton lift, 16 propellers, and capacity for 200 first class and 200 second class passengers. Baron Roenne expects a London Berlin run in 36 hours and aims to prove feasibility with the first airship.
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Atlantic
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Berlin
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Vienna
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St. Petersburg
80 Young Women Receive Diplomas at Cambridge High School
Cambridge English High School awarded diplomas to 80 members of the graduating class. Acting Mayor Edward B. James presided in Sanders Theatre. The program featured essays by Ethel Beatrice Horne and Gertrude Elizabeth Mackin, an address by Rev. Dr. Frederick Hamilton, and a class ode.
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Cambridge English High School
Edward B. James
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Ethel Beatrice Horne
Helen Mary Danehy
Frederick Hamilton
Tufts College
Gertrude
Elizabeth Mackin
Miss Mackin
Paragraphs on Fashions and Fads of the Season
The article surveys current style trends with hats not matching gowns and afternoon frocks. butterfly motifs and wide stitching return for girls. It notes silver thread revival, silk gloves in all colors, caped raincoats, Persian patterns on crepe fabrics, metallic edged ribbons, large chantilly lace bows, bright vests, Persian silk trims on pongee blouses, velvet collars with buckles, and wool selvedge as a key detail.
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