The Boston Post June 25 1909 subscription notice
The Boston Post announces daily and Sunday rates for domestic and Canada mail. It explains vacation mail options, monthly surcharges, and asks subscribers to pay in advance. Contact details include editor E A Grozier and office numbers in Boston.
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E. A. Grozipr
Harvard Triumphs In First Game Of Yale Series
The Crimson defeated Yale in the opening baseball championship game. Yale fielded a strong nine, but Harvard's stamina carried the win as the series moves to Yale field with no playoff tie expected.
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Yale
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Class Day Celebrations Highlight Cambridge and Boston Schools
A Cambridge Class Day marks the final four years of academic drill with joy and light. In Boston about 6000 elementary and grammar school pupils receive diplomas on a single day, showcasing the scale of the public school system.
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Cambridge
Boston
Boston Finance Commission 1908 farewell and future hopes
Last evening marked the farewell to the Boston Finance Commission of 1908 with praise for its work and belief it will yield benefits for a better municipality. Ex Mayor Matthews chaired and his address is seen as a historic statement of purpose within a rising public movement. The newly empowered Finance Commission steps in as part of the municipal system, with high expectations to match the interim body’s record.
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New Finance Commission
The Flying Test and the Wright Brothers Challenge
The Wright brothers receive an extra month to prepare for a five mile round trip test at Fort Myer under General Allen. The article notes the dangers and contrasts with the Zeppelin's 1000 mile flight, calling the Wright machine a toy and a step toward heavier-than-air flight.
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Protect Our Insane Under Public Care Criticized
Editorial laments cruelty to insane patients in state run and public hospitals over six months. It cites broken ribs beatings and deaths as a result of neglect and harsh treatment, recalling Tewksbury revelations under General Butler and an indictment by the grand jury for patient death.
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Grand Jury
Productive appropriation for national irrigation plan
The piece argues for a national irrigation congress in Spokane to issue 5 billion in 3 percent bonds to reclaim swamp and arid lands, build waterways and roads, conserve timber, and restore resources. It predicts government gains from land sales and notes urgent food costs, urging forward thinking toward production.
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Critique of State Mental Health System and Call for Reform
The passage argues the State insysteming care is flawed due to careless doctors brutal keepers and inadequate pay. It notes medieval treatment of the insane and urges impartial alienists to study the issue before the next Legislature drafts regulatory statutes.
The Bloated Bondholder Tax Critique Reemerges
The piece denounces Taft’s plan to tax corporate net earnings as favoritism to the rich. It cites Andrew Carnegie’s shift to United States Steel bonds and argues bondholders would be spared while small investors pay, calling the policy a long-standing Republican burden on the general public and urging broader taxation of all corporate securities.
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Steel Corporation
Professor Hurd Named Director at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst June 24 Professor W D Hurd of the University of Maine has accepted an appointment by the trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural College to become director of short courses.
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Breakfast mystery continues with Roosevelt balloon pursuit
Sleuth orders disarming a suspect and directs Colonel Roosevelt to lead the way to the balloon used for their arrival. Steve then commands the patrolman to move forward, promising further continuation of the tale.
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The Great Detective Steals a Night's March
Steve and Colonel creep from the Mayor's house to execute a secret escape. Angelica is hypnotized to sleep and a brutal guard dog is killed as they slip past patrol. The plan hinges on stealth, silence, and swift violence in this noir style excerpt.
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Saw Cleveland Sign He Says and Then Sells New York
Broughton Brandenburg testified for hours in his own defense detailing the Cleveland articles preparation and sale to the New York Times. He maintained he saw Grover Cleveland sign his name to the article, while insisting the evidence and signature were not the originals.
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Contributions listed for Lady Aberdeen Tuberculosis fund
Kidder, Peabody & Co. acknowledge numerous donations totaling 1,941.00 from individuals and firms including Towle & Vitagerald, Eleven Nurses of Consumptives' Home, Alfred Worcester, Ethel L. Paine, P. M. Keating, Massachusetts Breweries, M. Steinert & Sons Co. The ad urges readers to visit Morse’s for quality Morse-Made suits in Roycroft Winston and Athletic Built styles.
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Lady Aberdeen Tuberculosis Fund
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Boston
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