Sunday Post sets circulation records again in Boston area
The Boston Sunday Post reported a rise to 51 107 copies in 44 pages with over 60 000 sold in Boston. Suburban sales were strong and it leads in Lowell Lawrence New Bedford and Fall River while nearing first in Lynn Salem and other cities. The paper proclaims itself a “big boy now.”
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Lowell labor dispute urged to use impartial investigation
The editorial argues that a prolonged lockout in Lowell would hurt the city and trade. It urges the Cotton Manufacturers' Association and unions to accept impartial investigation, not arbitration, to inform public opinion and potentially resolve the dispute with no party surrendering its stance. The piece cites past coal strike investigation as a success and notes the state board could handle such inquiry.
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Levee Flood Damage Raises Questions on Mississippi Protection
The flood crest passed south as levee breaks inundate Mississippi towns and plantations near New Orleans. Damages run into millions while debate grows over improving levee and jetty systems to prevent repeat destruction.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Gulf
Filipinos Engage US Forces Under Honorable Siege
Dispatches note General San Miguel and his troops, once called ladrones, fought bravely against US forces after the Philippines were declared at peace. Macabebe forces aided in the expedition, showing fierce tribal ferocity toward the Tagalogs. About 50 Filipinos were killed in a brief engagement.
Roosevelt to convene Congress for Cuban treaty ratification
President Roosevelt is expected to call an extraordinary session to push the Cuban treaty through to law. The Senate already acted weeks ago and now both houses are to meet in Washington before December to finalize the pact. Critics question whether such expansion of congressional activity is beneficial.
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Boston Coal Prices May Fall Again This Week
Retail coal prices in Boston are expected to drop another peg this week after price cuts at tidewater. The piece notes prior artificial highs set by the Coal Club and compares Boston’s today’s price to New York’s, linking lower costs to smog reduction and a push toward fairer pricing.
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Apsey
Death of General San Miguel Confirmed in Manila Despatches
Despatches from Manila confirm General San Miguel has died while defending a fortified camp near Manila. He led native troops since Aguinaldo’s capture, refused amnesty to remain loyal to the Philippines, and conducted raids on towns and government forces while releasing prisoners after disarming them.
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To the Typewriter by the Office Boy
A juvenile poem recalls Blanche as the typewriter paces the desk. The speaker imagines violet ink on her nose and praises her as the ace among the deck of bards.
Offis Floor Muddle and Blue Eyed Boss Longing
A poem opens a six part series with The Offis Boy praising a tall blue eyed figure. A later piece mocks Russian holidays and labor, then a humor column parodies notes from readers and a light cartoon caption about a self proclaimed perpetual clock.
Couple Mark 170 Years In Richford Life Honeymooned 1845
H Corliss born 1815 and wife born 1821 tally 170 years combined age. The pair long resided in Richford with six children and one grandson in Congress. He walks to farm two and a half miles for exercise and enjoys spring work. Oldest brother died at 91.
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H. Corliss
Harwell Prep Seniors Stage Secret Con Ends With Pranks
The Harwell Prep senior class plans a private send off but freshmen led by Frankie Palmer try to crash the event. A staged feast unfolds with hidden turkeys, a coffee shower on Hal Burton, wine mixups, a singing host of pranks, and finally a suspended turkey drops amid chaos.
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Hal Burton
Frankie Palmer
Bertha Marston
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Hal
Bertha
Jerl
Willian H. Burnham
Solved at Last Before the Night of the Crime
Buffalo police celebrate a breakthrough in a major con case following a dramatic performance tonight. Authorities promise further particulars will be released as the investigation proceeds.
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New York
Boston Post Seeks Oldest New England Married Couple
The Boston Post invites readers across New England to submit photographs and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple they know. Include birth and marriage dates, address, children, and life details. The winner receives a Morris Chair and Rocking Chair delivered express prepaid. A final submission date will be announced.
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Freshman Pranks Exposed as Hollow Turkey Trick
The freshmen staged a prank at the dining hall by presenting a hollow artificial turkey with a note inside reading COMPLIMENTS OF THE FRESHMEN. A waiter revealed the joke and a student named Frankie Palmer called out, as seniors chased away the freshmen.
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Frankie Palmer
Second Street Chelsea Sidewalk Problem Letter
A Chelsea resident writes to The Post praising a March article and detailing the unpassable sidewalk after rain and summer mud. The writer notes foul smells, poor separation between sidewalk and road, and teams not turning at crossings, urging action from other Second Street residents.
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Chelsea
Engagements Announced Across Several Families
Miss Marianne Silsbee Montgomery to James H. Oliphant of the New York Stock Exchange. Other engagements include Jeannette Walker to Arthur Tapley Reed of Boston, Vera Wiswell to O M Weston of Somerville, Nellie Fra Viette Hayes to Murray Lozier Stanley of New Britain Conn. and Rae S Beecher to George Danziger of Boston.
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James H. Oliphant
Miss Montgomery
Lewis Winslow Montgomery
Audubon Road
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Silsbee
Salem
Mr. Oliphant
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Union League
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New York
Chatalgne
Europe
James E. Walker
Brunswick
Jeannette
Arthur Tapley Reed
Boston
Vera Wiswell
O. M. Weston
Somerville
Nellie Fraviette Hayes
Murray Lozier Stanley
New Britain
Francis von Groll
Eleanor Frances
William Manley Virgin
Rae S. Beecher
Worcester
George Danziger
Mrs Gardner Donates Goethe Volumes to Brookline Library
Mrs John L Gardner has given several Goethe volumes to the Brookline Public Library in recent months. The late Mr John L Gardner Sr left a substantial bequest to the library. Mrs Houston is painting a portrait of her daughter Mrs John Fairchild. On Monday next Miss Harriet Newell Turney and Mr James E Thomas will marry at 7 30 pm with a reception at Mr Theodore Turney’s home in West 84th Street New York. Mr Thomas is Harvard class of 79.
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Houston
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Harriet Newell Turney
James E. Thomas
Theodore Turney
West Eighty-fourth Street
New York
Thomas
Harvard
MISS LINCOLN S CONCERT AT STEINERT HALL
Miss Lincoln’s fourth concert was held in Steinert Hall with a good audience. Illness kept her from performing and the Verdi Attila trio was omitted. Stephen Townsend sang Vision Fugitive from Herodiade, Mrs Langdon Frothingham played piano, and Homer Norris’s Whitman text The Flight of the Eagle was heard. Soloists were Laura Van Kuran Ellison Van Heese and Stephen Townsend.
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Steinert Hall
Verdi
Attila
Massenet
Stephen Townsend
Langdon Frothingham
Homer Norris
Walt Whitman
Chickering Hall
Laura van Kuran
Ellison van Heese
Harvard Professor Moore to Star Gothic Lecture
Professor Charles H. Moore of Harvard will deliver a free stereopticon lecture on gothic architecture Thursday evening at the Public Library.
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Charles H. Moore
Harvard
Textile Auction Keywords Note 50c and 39c Prices
The fragment lists heavy homespun wool fabrics 50 inch and 38 inch in various colors with special values, mixed Venetian wool, spring colors and fabrics named Brilliantine Black and blue, camel hair, canvas suiting, American Fancies lines, and assorted price references like 50c and 39c. It reads as a catalog snippet with numerous incomplete lines and fabric names.
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