Subscription Rates for Petenicean and The Sunday Post
The notice lists annual and short-term rates for Petenicean and The Sunday Post, including Canada copies, with price points of 3.00 for one year, 1.50 for six months, 0.75 for eight months, and 0.25 for one month. It notes second class matter status in Boston, payment terms, and advance payment requirement under editor E. A. Grozier.
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Peténicean
The
Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
E. A. Grozier
Boston’s Burden in State Tax Rise for 1910
The piece notes a $1.5 million increase in the state tax this year, bringing the 1910 total to $6,000,000. Boston bears more than one third of the levy and its payment exceeds last year by over $500,000, prompting questions about receiving full value for local contributions while economies are pursued and local taxes trimmed.
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Boston
George V Faces Crown Amid Crisis and Hope
George V rises to the throne during a political crisis in Britain. The new monarch, lacking partisan politics, inherits a nation sobered by Edward VII's death. Observers expect his quiet leadership to steer a just adjustment of differences amid fierce factional tensions.
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George V
Great Britain
Edward VII
Savings Banks Safeguards Should Be Gradual
Opinion urges cautious adoption of stronger security for savings banks while agreeing on the need for safeguards. The piece argues the issue is methods not men, noting occasional oversights and limited dishonesty, and warns against hastily blaming managers.
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Legislative Committee
Costa Rica Earthquake Wrecks City and Disrupts Communications
Details remain scarce as authorities assess the Wednesday disaster in Costa Rica. The quake leveled portions of the city, disrupted all communications, and is described as the most serious in the country’s history by officials.
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Mplete
Rica
Palace of Peace Demolished in Widespread Destruction
The Palace of Peace or Justice, a Carnegie gift, lies demolished amid vast property loss. Andrew Carnegie plans immediate reconstruction as the devastated interior endures huge suffering, with Red Cross leading ongoing relief efforts.
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Palace of Peace
Andrew Carnegie
Red Cross Society
Who Pays The Tax Burden Behind Cost Of Living
The assertion links rising living costs to higher taxation rather than luxuries or excess. It argues gold supply and spending patterns are trumped by taxes, with the Massachusetts commission cited. The piece contends tariffs strip earnings from the common people, whose wages finance government spending and favored interests.
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Massachusetts Commission
Taft’s Loyalty Under Fire and Loyal Allies
The piece praises President Taft for unwavering loyalty to his officials including Ballinger Aldrich Cannon and Knox while noting Knox’s bungling and the secretive stance of the predecessor who remains loyal and unlikely to undermine Taft’s reign despite political rumors and debates.
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Taft
Ballinger
Aldrich
Cannon
Knox
America
Poorly paid at Bethlehem Steel Works in South Bethlehem
The United States Bureau of Labor report to the Senate details 2322 workers at Bethlehem Steel Works laboring 12 hours daily seven days a week with wages often as low as 12 ½ cents an hour. January machinists earned 27.6 cents straight time and 32.7 cents with the bonus, averaging 18.5 cents for all machine hands including the armor plate shop among 1036 workers. Bethlehem earned $800,000 net in 1909, still cited as ethically troubling for underpayment.
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United States Bureau of Labor
Bethlehem Steel Works
South Bethlehem
Penn
Senate
Bethlehem Company
United States Steel Corporation
The Hat Adventure in Avon Mass
Henry Peck of Maiden narrates a humorous Avon Massachusetts hat buying escapade. A wife seeks a new bonnet, a milliner, a cat on a hat, a bull pup, and a chaotic streetcar scene lead to clashes and a wrecked hat. The piece closes with husband and wife returning home in silence over the overtrimmed purchase.
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Wifie
Henry Peck
Begging the Question on Tariffs and Living Standards
A columnist derides critics of high prices and tarff seeking to force lower living standards. The piece cites the Boston Post, arguing Americans should not accept a reduced standard despite tariff burdens and trust extortion. It defends maintaining a high standard of living against economic coercion.
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Boston Post
The
Post
Indian Territory editor on finances of newspaper
An Indian Territory editor recalls entering the newspaper business ten years ago as poor but honest and notes they are still poor, quoting the New York Sun. The remark underscores enduring fiscal struggle in early frontier journalism.
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Indian Territory
New York Sun
Brookline Provision Store Displays Sign About Store Policy
A Brookline provision store shows a sign outlining store policy. The readable text notes customer guidelines, return terms, and possible hours. The notice emphasizes terse, practical rules for shoppers in the shop.
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Brookline Provision
Invalid Eggs From Sharon Daily
Puzzling piece explains what defines invalid eggs and contrasts freshness with senility. It imagines age degrading eggs until they lose vigor, emitting offensive breath, and needing careful handling or even hospital care for the infirm eggs.
25 000 Americans to see Passion Play in Oberammergau
The article notes a wave of travel toward Oberammergau as the Passion Play returns every decade. May 18 marks the first public performance with many Americans in Europe planning to attend, and the count of spectators expected to exceed 23 000 before the event concludes.
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Berlin
Oberammergau
Germany
Europe
Berlin’s Unter den Linden Showcases Imperial Splendor
Touring Europe with Roosevelt the ex president travels toward Berlin where the avenue Unter den Linden glows with lime trees and stately palaces. The photo highlights Frederick the Great’s statue, Emperor William I’s palace, and landmark institutions like the University and Academy of Arts.
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Berlin
Unter den Linden
Roosevelt
Emperor William
Royal Guard
Frederick the Great
William I
University
Academy of Art
Academy of Science
Europe
Arsenal
Academy of Arts
Augusta
Rauch
Frederick the
Henry
Frederick II
William II
THE
Boston Youths Targeted Fire Alarm Fatalities Stun City
A Ladder 4 horse was killed while answering a false fire alarm amid public frustration over such pranks. Firemen recount previous losses and urge punishment to deter these acts. Other vignettes include a navy visitor renewing ties, a night-time coat theft by a dog and a cab driver’s King Edward tale, a harvard-Dartmouth meet, and local show plans with notable lawmakers attending.
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Ladder 4 Company
Boston
The Schoolmaster and the Slaps of Fortune
A reader recalls a stern teacher who punished with a cedar rail and blows. The narrator recalls the brutal discipline and the lingering question of whether such training truly benefits. The poem reflects on endurance, fate, and the uneasy bond between pain and growth.
Chickens Swim for Strawberries Trial Drama
New York May 8 A peculiar case from Newmarket New Jersey centers on Julian Duckhudt whose chickens allegedly ate 2000 strawberry plants valued up to 250 dollars. Justice Rogers hears Knight claim and Duckhudt contends the fowls cannot swim, noting the 8 foot stream between the yard and the plants.
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New York
Julian Duckhudt
Munson Knight
Justice of the Peace
Clark T. Rogers
Newmarket
N. J
Knight
Duckhudt
Duckhadt
Baby found at Meadowfield station ends Amherst Turner feud
Amelia Amherst manages a found baby scene at Meadowfield station. She calms the infant amid trains and crowds and drafts a businesslike notice seeking the baby's rightful owner. Amelia, recently alone since Sadie's departure, weighs the possibility of desertion and hopes the ad attracts claimants.
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Amelia Amherst
Meadowfield Station
Amelia
Sadie
End of Four-Generation Amherst Turner Feud
Amelia Amherst confronts Sadie about marrying Joe Turner to their family name’s shame. A long-standing feud between Amhersts and Turners erupts, then softens as Sadie’s baby ends the quarrel despite generations of hostility. The scene closes with the infant content, resolving the conflict.
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Grandmother
Sadie
Turner
Si Turner
Lemuel Turner
Amherst
Joe Turner
Amelia
Fishing schooner Gladys and Nellie floated off shoal
May 8 Boston dispatch reports the fishing schooner Gladys and Nellie, ashore on Handkerchief Shoals last Friday, was floated at high tide and towed into port. A large sail was torn in her bottom, and she is kept afloat with difficulty as the tug Pasco of New London tows the craft off the shoal.
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Hyannis
Gladys
Nellie
Pasco
New London
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