Boston Post May 6 1909 listing rates and office
The issue from May 6 1909 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and notes offices at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass It details payment in advance terms and discontinuation policy and provides editor and publisher names.
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Boston Business Delegation Brings New England Cooperation
Representatives of Boston business interests toured New England under Chamber of Commerce auspices. The reception along the route was enthusiastic and sympathetic, making the visit far from formal. The trip strengthened mutual ties and spurred cooperative effort for substantial regional development.
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Boston
New England
Chamber of Commerce
Pratas Islands Incident and Call for Arbitration
The article argues that if China had a strong fleet Japan would not seize Pratas Islands and demand indemnity. It notes a 1903 Japanese landing to clear guano, China’s protest and warship response, and describes Japan’s long term ambition. It advocates Hong Kong hosting an international arbitration court to deter aggression and spare China humiliation.
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Japan
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A Message From Mars and a Quest for Martian Signals
The piece surveys experts like Professor Pickering and David Todd proposing large scale observatories to hear Martian Morse. It contrasts Todd and Percival Lowell while noting Mars may be older than Earth and possibly inhabited beyond our understanding.
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Mars
Texas
Professor Todd
Amherst
Harvard
Earth
David Todd
Percival Lowell
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Chicago
New York Women Protest Exclusive Subway Cars
An order in New York set aside subway cars for women, while local elevated trains offer smoker cars. The piece argues women oppose gender segregated cars and prefer equal treatment, noting the city should not create a separate class for women amid suffrage activism.
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New York
France’s government employees strike tests state ownership debate
An illustration from France urges studying the nation’s crisis as a broad government employees strike paralyzes business and disrupts telegraphs and post offices, highlighting the clash between state control and worker action.
Government ownership questioned by French strike doctrine
The excerpt argues that a general strike paralyzes society and cites Clemenceau’s stance that government employees cannot strike. It suggests privatizing most public utilities under federal control to maintain services during rail or other worker actions, except for the post office.
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France
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Dolliver’s Stand Provokes Clash Over Tariff
Senate debate centers on the Aldrich tariff and Wool and woolens rates. Senator Dolliver defends a Republican tariff though critics claim it harms the masses and promotes unhealthy clothing for New England and other regions.
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United States
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
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Mr. Aldrich
New England
Dobson
National Association of
Senate Finance Committee
London
Dolliver
Republican Party
Boston Movement Unites District Associations for Citywide Reform
Boston, 1915. Local improvement groups consolidate under a single banner to exploit the municipality as a whole. Filene notes the aim is to foster a sense of Boston united, with broader organization and stronger citywide backing for public betterment.
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Boston
Stealthy Steve Rides Elephant to Roosevelt Caravan
Stealthy Steve enters the elephant corral at night and mounts Salome the giant followed by a pair of lions. He escapes northward, fends off lions, and later follows the Roosevelt caravan trail toward camp where Colonel Roosevelt spots the intruder with a rifle ready.
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Salome
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Colonel Roosevelt
Blind Pupils Concert by Perkins School in Jordan Hall
The second annual concert by Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind featured a choir of 80, with soloists William Hicks tenor and Henry Mozeilous baritone, and an orchestra drawn from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, performed yesterday afternoon in Jordan Hall.
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Massachusetts School For the Blind
Jordan Wall
William Hicks
Henry Mozeilous
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Observant Citizen Notes City Life and Arts
Observations span peculiar subway banter, Italian translation by District Attorney Asa P. French, Judge Robert Grant’s literary work, stage news about Leah Bateman Hunter, and a look at springtime changes in Roxbury with garden efforts and a car scare near the Sears building.
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United States
Asa P. French
United States District Court
Roxbury Crossing
Sears
The Fairy Prince Finds A Rural Bride
Walt Mason narrates a playful scene where the Fairy Prince visits a homestead seeking a bride among simple folk. He ignores the fashionable women and sets his sights on Susan Hirza in calico, impressed by her kitchen skills as she bakes and cooks.
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Northampton Street
Kitty
Mr. Dog
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Calico Ducts
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Walt Mason
Dorchester Victim Finds Burglar Was Homeowner
A burglar story ends when the would be thief is revealed as the house owner waiting for a milkman who trailed across his lawn. Meanwhile Rhoda Lamb of Dorchester nears full recovery from a serious illness and a cold that nearly became pneumonia affects a young vocalist.
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Women of Greater Boston Meet at People's Temple
The Women's Nome Missionary Society held its annual meeting at the People's Temple with Mrs. J. I. Durgin presiding. Officers elected include Mrs. J. F. Durgin as president and Miss Jennie Webster as vice president. Ada Mudge, daughter of Rev. James Mudge, returned from India aboard the Ivernia and taught at Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow.
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Women's Nome Missionary Society
People’s Temple
J. I. Durgin
Hattie Cooper
Corbman
J. F. Durgin
Jennie Webster
Ira Parker
C. F. Kidder
W. E. Frail
Ada Mudge
James Mudge
India
Ivernia
Miss Mudge
Isabella Thoburn
Lucknow
The Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
The California Fig Syrup Co claims its exceptional equipment and chemists enable a pure medicine from plants to create Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It warns buyers to insist on the full company name on the package to avoid imitations and ensure genuine products.
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