Boston Post masthead and subscription rates 1908
Daily Post publishing notice from March 20 1908 lists subscription options and prices for daily and Sunday editions. Provides address and payment instructions, urges advance payments, and notes discontinuation on expiration. Includes editor and publisher EB A Grozier and contact details for editorial and business offices.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Masa
Newadealer
Newaboy
EB. A. Grozier
Governor Guild Prayer for Governor Guild Relief
Massachusetts citizens join in prayers and hopes for Governor Guild as he faces peril. The public expresses universal sympathy for the Governor as a faithful servant and honored representative of the state.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Mayor Hibbard Seeks Legislation For City Reorganization
Mayor Hibbard urges the Legislature to pass his municipal reorganization bill. He says strong authority is needed to save money for Boston and directs a letter to the metropolitan affairs committee. The appeal asks lawmakers to give him a chance to prove whether his plan can maximize tax dollar value.
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Hibbard
Boston
Legislative Committee On
Life-Saving Service Pay Bill Faces Senate Action
The House passed a bill in Washington granting a modest pay raise for surfmen and extending two years of death gratuity to dependent mothers. Rations for service crews are included, but critics say the measure is insufficient and a pension for disabled life-savers and their families is needed.
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House
Washington
Senate
Massachusetts Republicans Abandon Taft Endorsement Plea
The Massachusetts Republican convention abandons backing Taft. Mr Cobb signals willingness to accept any result, proposing a Reed resolution type endorsement. The 1896 Reed resolution was derided by the national convention and Hanna. Massachusetts voice would likely doom the candidate.
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Taft
Massachusetts
Mr. Cobb
Mark Hanna
North
A Royal Alliance Between Savoy Heir and American Heiress
A collateral Savoy heir seeks a morganatic marriage with Katherine Elkins, daughter of a wealthy American. Senator Elkins and Mrs. Elkins resist limits on such alliance as royal titles clash with American citizenship. Duke of the Abruzzi is noted for his scientific renown and social standing.
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House of Savoy
United States of America
Senator Elkins
Elkins
Humbert
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Little
Italy
College of Heralds
Businessman's view on New Haven and Boston & Maine merger
Charles H. Jones president of the Shoe and Leather Association told a legislative railroad committee that large consolidations do not improve service or reduce labor costs. He cited price advantages and freight reach on the Boston & Maine versus the New Haven and warned that merger would let the New Haven dictate policy, urging Beacon Hill to consider practical business realities.
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Charles H. Jones
The
Shoe and Leather Association
Legislative Committee On Railroads
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Commission On Commerce and Industry
New England
Mellen
Jones
Merchants & Miners
Boston & Albany
Beacon Hill
Fragmentary note on a mor ganatic union and Duke Luigi
A partial line cites medieval limits of a mor ganatic union and hints at Duke Luigi, suggesting a dispute over ousting him if royal agreements fail.
Five Perils in City Schoolhouses Stir Commission
The Schoolhouse Commission, urged by the Mayor, catalogs grave fire and safety threats in Boston schools. It highlights 54 wooden ventilator ducts as a grave menace and notes 31 fireproof, 148 second class, 49 third class constructions, plus 96 portables. A safety overhaul could cost about 200 000 dollars, prompting calls for new architects to fill vacancies.
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Boston
Sturgis
Hibbard
Boston School Exits Upgraded After Press Safety Critique
The Post exposed dangerous exit provisions in Boston schools and spurred action by the School House Committee. New pupil exits are being built at Winthrop School, with old obstructions removed, and further safety reviews planned for other buildings.
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Boston
Winthrop
Post
Winthrop School
Black Hand letter threats and witty reply published
A menacing demand for $50,000 from the Black Hand Society in Lawrence Mass. is met with a humorous formal reply questioning the money and proposing extended credit as a joke in a local newspaper. The exchange notes the eerie threats, signatures, and a mock refusal to comply.
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Black Hand Society of
Lawrence
Mass
Dan
Bradstreet
Panther’s Hollow
Middlesex Fells
Black Hand Society
Steenth Alt
Panther Hollow
Missouri
Alimony Cost Blamed on Stenographer in Old Debate
Column fragment notes a remark blaming stenographers for alimony costs. It cites unspecified speakers and context, highlighting financial strain on husbands and shifting blame to professional support, reflecting era views on divorce economics.
Invitation to West Medford Cotillon Club Dance
An invitation from West Medford Cotillon Club invites Newt to the annual dance at Struthers Hall on January 15 1988 with dancing from 8 pm to 2 am and refreshments at 10. The note urges no regrets and promises a pleasant evening with music by the West Medford Marshall Band.
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Newt
West Medford
West Medford Marshall Band
Mass
Meeting to Hear Upham Poem and Pilgrim Talk
The Observant Citizen notes a Lexington chapter D A R weekly meeting at 56 Fenway where Mrs Grace Le Baron Upham will recite The Victory of Peace and Captain Henry Sears will discuss Provincetown and the Pilgrims in the Mayflower.
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Grace le Baron Upham
Henry Sears
Provincetown
Pilgrims
Lexington
John Frank Perry
Fenway
James F. Fornstall
East Boston High
John G. McPhail
Maybury
Weymouth
Rosalie Le Grange Ad Copy Deliveries By Louis Kriger
Rosalie Le Grange announces copies will be delivered to the address 18 Tremont St Boston Kimbal Building by Louis Kriger.
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Louis Kriger
Tremont St
Kimbal Bldg
Boston
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Maia
Post Publishing Company
the Life-Saving Service
Mr. Elkins
Duke Luigi
Newton Newkire
Sphinx
Black Hand
Lawrence, Mass
Comtlemenpirs ‘of the
Wheeler
Johnnie Queerim
Wyncie King
Bill
Orme Baise
SON Ae Igirls Union
Seu
Dolly
M. F. Neale
Scott
Observant Citizen
Chelsea
Murphy
Tufts
Cambridge Hospital
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William Courtleigh
Peaches
Maude Adams
Gus Rogers
Rogers
Maud Raymond
L. Haberland
Beachmont
Europe
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Haberland
M. Bishop
Burbank
California
Libby
Marlboro Street
Adeline Francis Fitz
Lila Holmes
Nathalie
Marion Davis
Ruth Walker
Bk Bt
Eben Hutchinson
Chelsea Court
Mr. Hutchinson
Francis
Kibbey
Professor Buggs
FitzRoy Grover
James McGranh
East Boston
West
Alfred Bourgess
Somerville
Bourgess
Greater Boston
Jin
North End
20Th Century Club
Orient
United States
Rosalie le Grange
Rosalie
Will Irwin
Saturday Evening Post
Lord Strawleigh
Robert Barr
Mr. Isaacstein
Curtis Pusitisuine Company
Philadelphia
Sur
Burton Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Holmes
E. Burton Holmes
Boston Wast
McClure’s Tourists Agency
New York City
McClure’s
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