Boston Post May Day notice from editor and publisher
The Boston Post dated May 1 1909 announces subscription policy due in advance with discontinuation on expiration. It directs readers to notify by mail if the paper cannot be obtained from dealers. Editor and Publisher BE A Grozier signs the notice from 259 Washington Street Boston.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Maas
Senaor
Post Publishing Company
BE. A. Grozier
Henry E. Dixey
A Tribute to American Art Triumph for Tarbell
Mr Tarbell won the yearly Carnegie gold medal for Girl Crocheting beating European competitors. Edmund C Tarbell, a master of genre painting, captured a lifelike pose enhanced by refined technique. The piece is hailed as perhaps the best American painting, inspiring Boston artists to unite for art leadership.
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Tarbell
Carnegie Institute
Edmund C. Tarbell
Boston
America
Lowell
Mayor Hibbards street lighting contract under scrutiny
Mayor Hibbard seeks to clarify his stance on the Edison company contract for street lighting through a statement by Superintendent of Streets Emerson. Emerson's explanation is deemed insufficient and inconclusive, possibly reflecting an error of judgment. The City Council has opened an investigation to provide guidance for future actions and public record.
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Hibbard
Edison Company
Emerson
Political courage and youth in public life urged
A district attorney criticizes yellow journalism and urges young men to enter politics despite risks. He cites Jerome Roosevelt Seth Low and Boston examples, arguing cities and the country need trained, clean, unselfish leaders who work for the community, not self. The speaker asserts the future of politics remains bright and open.
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Jerome
Roosevelt
Seth Low
Boston
Stealthy Steve Encounters King Bugolio in Somali Standoff
In a chapter marked by satire and peril, Stealthy Steve descends from a palm tree to meet King Bugolio of the Somalis amid the Roosevelt expedition. The exchange blends bravado and diplomacy as Steve warns of force while Bugolio grants hunting rights, then betrays the ambush with twelve attackers.
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King Bugolio
King
Roosevelt
United States
Mr. King
Colonel Roosevelt
America
Hybrid Charter Draft For Boston City Government
A draft city charter bill for Boston aims to overhaul city government with two referendum paths for ward based mayoral terms and at large council, plus a recall option. It strengthens mayoral power, creates a Finance Commission, expands the city auditor’s oversight, shifts street control to the Street Commissioners, and introduces a City Record weekly under the mayor.
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Boston
Legislative Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
State Civil Service Commission
City Record
Board of Aldermen
Board of Street Commissioners
Unfortunate contrast in judgments on trustees and petty thief
The district attorney recommended probation for Charles F. Berry Jr., after 74 indictments for larceny and embezzlement and pleading guilty to nearly $500,000 in theft, while George F. Adams received six months for stealing 20 cents via false beggar pretense. The piece criticizes the disparate justice, noting trustees harming widows and orphans face lighter punishment than petty criminals.
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Charles F. Berry
George F. Adams
Charlestown
House of Correction
Mrs Crane Opens Villa in Windsor for Summer
Windsor host Mrs W Murray Crane arrives with her son Stephen to open the summer villa Pleasant View. Senator Crane remains in Washington until Congress adjourns. Copyright details: fifty cents for the copyright and fifty cents for a transcript, per the Librarian of Congress.
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W. Murray Crane
Stephen
Pleasant View
Windsor
Crane
Washington
Librarian of Congress
Washington, D. G
Which One Dear Miss Champagne Sentiment Advice
A young girl asks which of two admirers is the true focus of affection. The columnist urges caution, noting rivals exist and warns against believing every gentle claim. She advises guarding feelings, closing ears to sweet talk, to avoid heartache.
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Miss Champagne
Queen of the May and Other Local Notes
A Boston column notes a DAR delegate’s arrest for driving without a license in Washington, a patrolman halting a runaway horse in Jamaica Plain, and frost threatens Roxbury and surrounding towns. Also mentioned are fishing plans for Postmaster Mansfield, a marines incident at North station, Dr. James T. Gallagher’s photo collection on Erin scenery, and his travels in Ireland.
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Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
National Capital
District of Columbia
McLaughlin
Station 18
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Plain
Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
West Roxbury
Roslindale
Mansfield
Letherman
Lake Winnipesaukee
Frank McMillan
Perkins
Hanson
Back Bay
Post Office Department
North Station
Portsmouth
N. H., Naval Prison
James T. Gallagher
Charrlestown
Erin
Gallagher
Ireland
Old Winter Lingers In Lap Of Spring Satire
A playful column mix includes Walt Mason verse decrying lingering winter, notes on local public figures and city services, and observations from Cambridge and Augusta. It references a 1868 fire engine in Augusta, a judge who helped start the Republican party, and ongoing city infrastructure tweaks including tunnels and subway transfers.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Boston
Augusta
Tremont Street
Scollay Square
California Fig Syrup Co promises pure Syrup of Figs
The California Fig Syrup Co asserts its laxative syrup and elixir of senna are made with pure, uniformly manufactured ingredients. It states only its original process yields reliable safety and quality and urges buyers to seek the genuine product sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
Women Win on Hats in Church
In Waltham at Emmanuel Methodist Church a vote allowed women to wear hats during services after a lengthy discussion. The motion to require hat removal during preaching failed, backed by church women and some men who argued fashion trends would shrink hats next year.
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Waltham
Emmanuel Methodist Church
Shoemaker goes mad over Tafts shoes in Great Barrington
Kalman Biro a local shoemaker worked many hours and consulted others about a pair of shoes with red silk linings to be given to President Taft, then his mind deranged and he was taken to an asylum.
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Great Barrington
Taft
Kalman Biro
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