Boston Post Publishing Notes and Subscription Rates 1911
The Sunday Post outlines annual and short term subscription pricing including one year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months . The notice lists Canadian per copy mailing at 10 cents and directs payments to Post Publishing Company with a caution that money is sent at sender’s risk.
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Besses
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Post
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Time to Vacation Post Mail Offer In The Daily Post
The Daily Post announces a vacation time offer for home delivery across the United States and possessions at 25 cents per month for the Daily Post and 60 cents per month for the Sunday Post. Readers may request address changes anytime.
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Ther Post
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
Post Discontinues Subscriptions on Expiration
All subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly, notify by postal at once. E. A. Grozipr, Editor and Publisher.
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Financial
Eos
E. A. Grozipr
Government suit tests magazine publishers conspiracy claim
The government has filed suit against the Periodical Clearing House, an association of major magazine publishers, for alleged trade conspiracy. The outcome will hinge on whether the action is deemed legally actionable. until then officials urge calm and restraint.
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Clearing House
United States
New School Chooses Fen Site for Trade High
The school committee ends the dispute over the High School of Commerce location by selecting a Fen site. The Fens offer better access to students and enhance the educational center of Boston, despite some practical drawbacks. Fort Hill square would have been noisy and crowded business district space.
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High School of Commerce
Fens
Fort Hill Square
Boston
Glavis Faulted for Stopping Alaska Coal Loot Pact
The piece lauds Louis R. Glavis for exposing the Cunningham group and stopping patents to coal looters in Alaska. It claims he was dismissed over a Bal linger dispute and urges his return to the service, arguing he is exactly the man the department needs.
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Louis R. Glavis
United States
Morgan- Guggenheim
Alaska
Cunningham Group
Ballinger
Art
Mr. Gravis
Wrecks and Wings Through Early Airflight News
Paragraphs report a Paris to distance prize ascent, balloons landing on Frisian Islands and a missing navigator and passenger after a North Sea drop. It notes the Parseval V dirigible fire destroyer and reviews zeppelin influenced craft. Heavier-than-air machines dominate, with many wrecks but increasing flight persistence.
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Paris
Frisian Islands
North Sea
Germany
Lorimer Case Seen Pointing to Bribery of Illinois Legislature
The piece argues the Lorimer election was bought by a corrupt Illinois legislature and that four lawmakers confessed to bribery with one dead by suicide. It asserts direct testimony supports the finding and urges decisive action rather than vague speculation.
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Lorimer
Washington
Illinois
Senate of the
United States
Senate
Gos
Commission Under Weeks Bill Meets in Washington
The commission created by the Weeks bill convenes in Washington to begin its official duties and outline procedures for oversight and implementation. Officials indicate focus on administrative coordination and timely reporting to Congress.
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Weeks
Washington
Save 2 Million For White Mountains Lands
A sudden deadline presses as the $2,000,000 appropriation for forest reservations may lapse Friday. The Geological Survey requires proof lands are needed to protect watershed, delaying purchases. Urgent action is urged to preserve funds for White Mountains land protection before year end.
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Geological Survey
White Mountains
Transit Bills in Boston Faces West End Stockholder Standoff
Boston moves to settle subway leases and city consolidation with Elevated and West End. Key point hinges on 1922 seven percent terms for West End stockholders and their willingness to accept public transit improvements over private gain. Public policy favors timely action, but stockholder response will largely shape the bill’s fate.
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Boston
Louis D. Brandeis
Foss
Elevated Company
Elevated
West End
Tinkham
Senate
Commonwealth
Young Man Proposes Marriage in Family Dispute
A dramatic exchange centers on a patient speaking with his father about a young woman. The suitor Reggie proclaims he does not want her as a daughter but as a wife, triggering tension in a family confrontation.
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Mr. Gotrox
Reggie
Flanking Moves Shape Confederate Retreat Through Resaca
The text recounts Sherman’s flanking strategy and Union advances after Johnston’s May 15 withdrawal from Resaca Georgia. McPherson’s Snake Creek Gap maneuver failed to seize the rail hub, while repeated flanking pushes and costly skirmishes near Dalton and Resaca culminated in Johnston’s retreat toward Kenesaw Mountain with heavy Union casualties but notable tactical gains.
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Resaca
Brady
Johnston
Dalton
Sherman
Tennessee
Lfe
Atlanta
McPherson
Army of the Tennessee
Snake Creek Gap
Calhoun
Adairsville
Cassville
New Hope Church
Pickett’s Mill
Hooker
Howard
Kenesaw Mountain
Pleasant Life Of Theatre Hints At Roughneck Whistles
A humorous piece contrasts pleasant living with theater audiences by recalling a roughneck in a musical comedy who whistles, jokes, and taps rhythms while the crowd then reacts. It also notes a Panama hat found after a town hall dance and wishes for last year’s hat to hatch eggs for a wardrobe addition.
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Welsenheimer
Pepperell Way
Unknown Earthquake Notice Sparks Travel Jibe
An anonymous postmark from Newport Rhode Island warns of an earthquake in northwest Europe. The message lacks specifics and a real address, prompting sarcasm about chasing an unseen event and skepticism that any quake exists.
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Europe
Newport
R. I
Italy
Boiled shirts and whispers of affection in a sly tale
A fragment describes a flirtatious scene where a woman sits on a man and writes I love you on his shirt bosom while embracing. The detail of kissing and the remark about a boiled shirt highlight the era’s sexual innuendo and modesty in a single vivid image.
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Hite
Ang
Camp accident at Nabnassett Pond injures Edwards child
A camping incident at Ed wards camps near Nabnassett pond left Fred Edwards' child with a deep facial gash from the eye toward the cheek and down toward the jaw. The injury was caused by a fall on an axe.
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Edwards
Nabnassett Pond
Fred Edwards
Birthday Party for Emma Thompson Marks Fifth Year
A unique children’s party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Thompson at their home to celebrate Emma Thompson’s fifth birthday. The pink themed event featured guests in pink and white dresses and Emma as queen in a white dress with pink trim.
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Lynn
Martin F. Thompson
Emma
Flying Fish and fringe-finned ganoid teased by Kilgallen
Professor Kilgallen of Balliol previews a feature on the Flying-fish noting its airborne ability and naming origin. He plans to discuss the Fringe-Finned Ganoid, a scarce ancient fish, describing its delicate winglike fins and lore around its rarity.
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Morton Kilgallen
Balliol College
The Flying Fish Facts in a Quirky Catalog
A curious collection describes the Flying Fish abilities and behaviors. It notes varying flying distances, a tendency to drop when struck, odd nesting ideas if trees grew from the sea, egg shape and scales, and predation by Catfish. It also mentions the sound of their twittering and praises the wings and wishbone for eating.
Ball game note on managing pitchers and ninth inning risks
The writer hopes Patsy Donovan will remove struggling pitchers earlier in the game when the opponent builds a late lead, instead of waiting for the ninth to seal the outcome.
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Patsy Donovan
Impromptu Swim Race at Old Orchard Beach Victors Named
Sightseers witnessed a spontaneous team race from the pier to a hotel opposite point won by Boston men Arthur Ryan and J. B. Busch. Maine farmers visited A. C. Wilcox's Portland estate to inspect mosquito netting over a cherry tree, stopping sparrow damage. Riverbank court saw Rev. Dr. Cortland D. Myers pass by.
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Old Orchard Beach
Boston
Arthur Ryan
J. B. Busch
Maine
Portland
A. C. Wilcox
Riverbank Court
Cortland D. Myers
Boston Notes On Travel Honors And Local Goings On
Dr. Myers will tour Lake Mohonk Lake Placid Ocean Grove and other spots for five weeks delivering lectures and sermons. Charlie Brickley earns Exeter top scholarship and $250 prize to Harvard this fall. Mayor Walgatt and family depart Everett for Gloucester cottage with daily auto trips to manage business. A reader recalls grease on escalator gloves and a grease stained finger. Brookline residents Larg Andrson travel to New London for Harvard Yale boat races then head to New Hampshire. Judge William Schofield sails aboard the Franconia as a new U S Circuit Court justice arrives on the same voyage.
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Tremont Temple
Lake Mohonk
New York
Lake Placid
Adirondacks
Myers
Ocean Grove
New Jersey
Charlie Brickley
Everett
Phillips Exeter
Harvard University
Brickley
Boston
Exeter
H. P. Walgatt
City
Gloucester
Brookline
New London
Harvard
Yale
Larg Andrson
Andersons
New Hampshire
Boston Socialites Note Summer Plans Amid News of Engagement
Yesterday, Mr and Mrs Schofield will spend the rest of the summer abroad with plans to return in the fall for court duties at the October term. Roxbury’s Miss Wilhelmine E Kurtz, popular among Boston friends, becomes engaged to Armand S Weil of Buffalo New York. After Gustavus F E Kurtzs death, Miss Kurtz and her mother moved to Buffalo but maintained Boston correspondence.
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Boston
Wilhelmine E. Kurtz
Roxbury
Armand 8. Weil
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustavus FE. Kurtz
Kurta
Venezuela unveils first home built war vessel
Venezuela launches its first domestically built warship signaling advances in naval capability. In Walchwil Switzerland half the residents share the surname Hurlimann indicating a locally common family name in the village.
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Venezuela
Walchwil
Switzerland
Hurlimann
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