Boston Post Circulation Figures For April 1904
W A Grazier business manager swore that the Boston Post averaged 213157 copies daily in April 1904, a gain of 40562 over April 1903, and a Sunday average of 177 copies a day, up 25213 from last year. Justice of the Peace George F. Kimball witnessed the oath.
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Aldermanic bill stirs debate on city control
The article argues against last Friday’s 7 to 6 aldermanic bill and in favor of Representative Hannan’s proposal. It warns Republican overreach would misbalance a Democratic city, favors at large election of one alderman as chair and urges the legislature to adopt a fairer district system as an experiment.
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House
Hannan
Cost of Living Shows Big Increases in 1890s
The Bureau of Labor bulletin details sharp rises in essentials since 1890 with food up to 72 percent and coal lighting fuels nearly 50 percent, kerosene over 100 percent. It notes monopoly influence and questions how a Roosevelt message would differ from McKinley’s “full dinner pail” slogan.
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Bureau of Labor
Washington
McKinley
Roosevelt
Bishop Mallalieu Retired by Methodist Conference in Los Angeles
The Methodist Episcopal Church's general conference retires Bishop Mallalieu after 20 years in the Boston district. Citizens recall his long service, leadership in moral effort, and regard him as a steady example of citizenship. Only one of the four bishops retired with him, Bishop Andrews, is older.
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Boston
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Andrews
New York
Judge Rules Boy’s Life More Valuable Than Girl’s
A New Jersey judge reduced a girl’s wrongful death award from 6000 to 3000, affirming a view that a boy’s life is economically worth more. The Essex Circuit Court ruling followed a trolley-train crash that killed 11 students en route to Newark High School, affecting a father and his children’s claims.
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Essex County
Newark
Judge Adams Addresses Value of a Girl's Life
Judge Adams states the financial value of a high school girl's life cannot be rated at only half that of a boy of the same age. He notes young women are entering professions, trade, and commerce in large numbers and performing well.
Reopen the Knowlton Case and Correct a Police Blunder
The Board of Police is urged to right a six year old wrong by reinstating Special Officer Clarence E Knowlton after a discredited confession by a witness. The call demands immediate reparations and questions the delay under Mr Emmons.
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Mr. Emmons
Retail Grocers Back Early Saturday Closing
The Retail Grocers Association favors closing general stores at 10 pm on Saturdays. They urge public purchases earlier to spare clerks and delivery workers Sunday labor. They call for concerted action among purchasers and labor groups to ease workers’ late Saturday shifts.
Observant Citizen notes and local happenings
The column recalls lingering winter in early spring with coats and a lifted hat. It reports Dr Edward Rolfe and wife planning a summer at Vineyard Haven, praises Jamaica Plain golfer Dick English, and mentions a Roxbury court youth jailed four months for bread assault. It covers church staff anniversaries, Lewis Clauss’s New York trip, Jo F Sullivan’s Chelsea police court debut, Chelsea farming outlook, and embezzlement case where Judge DeCoursey imposes a harsh sentence despite Mrs Hodgdon’s plea.
Hoin Corn by Newton Newkirk
Rural poem describes field work in a hillside corn patch. A farmer endures heat long hours until lunch, then clouds gather and rain finally comes, delivering relief as the reader prays for a downpour. The piece captures farm life and stubborn endurance.
Soft-Shoe Sam the Silent Sleuth Faces a Pantry Heist
In this playful tale Soft-Shoe Sam creeps through a house to raid a secret pantry but his plan backfires when the mother catches him stealing preserves. The great detective is scolded, whipped, and banished from the detective life.
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Sammy
The Nicest Man on the Street Delivers a Sale Pitch
A clean cut young man visits Mrs. Jones and pitches a household glue as miraculous. He touts testimonials about repairs and even outlandish feats while offering to ship a dozen bottles at 26 cents each.
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Eaener
Mrs. Jones
Urthermore
Phil
A Fowl Tragedy From a Congregational Deacon's Family
A 19 year experience in a Congregational deacon's family recalls a hot afternoon when David and Maria, left alone with their mother away at a missionary meeting, lure their rooster with communion wine. The rooster drinks, becomes intoxicated in a drunken spectacle, and an imagined duel ensues, revealing troubling family dynamics and reckless behavior.
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Mary
Ais
Rooster and Fowl Fracas Ends in Tragic Pigpen Death
Passage describes a drunken escapade where two men chase a rooster and a phantom, culminating in a brutal fall and the death of an orthodox rooster mangled in a pigpen. The scene features shouted names, rural slang, and a bleak finish as the rooster dies under pigpen filth.
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Perdition
Mrs Mabel Loomis Todd to Speak at Federation Meeting
Mrs Mabel Loomis Todd wife of Professor Todd of Amherst College will be one of the speakers at the biennial meet ing of the general federation of women's clubs in St Louis during May Massachusetts sends several delegates Mrs Todd is a noted lecturer and often accompanies her husband on solar eclipse expeditions and aids his work.
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Amherst College
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St. Louis
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Todd
New England
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A Hero of Peace Walter Thomas Stops Runaway Horse
Walter Thomas of Walpole acted with courage to halt a runaway horse pulling a heavy grocery wagon in town. He grasped the reins but was dragged about 30 feet and sustained three broken ribs. The incident occurred Feb 28 and he remains in pain but the woman passenger was unharmed.
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Walter Thomas
Walpole
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
Jordan
Mixed Briefs Hit European and American Figures
President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine R.A. will be absent until Sept. 1. Prof Hatfield of the University of Chicago resigns to join UC Berkeley. French botanist M Bonnier meets Oscar II in a dinner tale. Bishop Amigo of Southwark is described as an old young man. Mrs. Thomas F. R. of New York receives papal decoration for church works. Dr Edmond Klamke, physician from Kwaco, to front hospital service. Prince d Arenberg notes paludal fever vanishing from the marsh belt due to anti mosquito crusade.
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University of Chicago
University of California
Chicago
University. of California
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Stockholm
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Oscar
Sweden
Amigo
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England
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Wash
Copenhagen
D'Arenberg
Suez Canal
Financiers Take Heavy Accident Insurance Polices
Adriam I Lin, notable New York financier and yachtsman, secures a large accident policy. J Pierpont Morgan holds a similar policy, and George Gould insured heavily to cover a lengthy 10 000 mile tour of his railroad interests.
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Woman Sues for Divorce Over Husband Dictating Hat Choice
A Providence case asks if a wife may seek divorce for being forced to wear last summer’s hat by a husband who can still buy her a new one. The Boston Post invites readers to submit answers and rewards the best letter with a $5 prize.
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Readers Debate Hat Costs and Marriage Vows
Letters to the editor from Searsport Maine Everett Massachusetts argue over wives buying hats and marital duty. Contributors cite finance, neighbors opinion, and the law in moralizing exchanges about divorce and respect for marriage vows.
Letter to the editor on divorce and dress sense in Fiskdale
In a Fiskdale letter Elizabeth Casaubon argues a wife should be disciplined for buying an expensive hat. She claims a husband with smarter millinery ideas may seek divorce to control finances and children, urging old or cheap hats as proper.
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Perdi
Ealizabeth Casaubon
Fiskdale
Is a Boy's Life Worth Twice as Much as His Sister's
In a Newark case Judge Frederick Adams valued Evan Eastwood’s life at 6000 and Ella Verpupp’s at 3000 due to earning disparities. The Post invites readers to discuss whether a girl’s life is worth half a boy’s and to submit arguments for a future Letter Box.
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Frederick Adams
Circuit Court of Newark
Evan Eastwood
Ella Verpupp
Adams
Rocker Combines Comfort Luxury and Low Cost
A deep-armed long-roll rocker features a mahogany finish with inlaid floral design. It merges comfort and beauty at a minimal price, reflecting Paine’s idea of affordability without sacrificing style.
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