The Post in Vacation Time
The Boston Post announces flexible mailing during vacations with daily and Sunday editions available to any U S address for a monthly fee. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration unless renewed. The notices include contact details for editorial and business offices in Boston and advise changing delivery address as needed.
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Canada
Post
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Daily Post
United States
A. Grozier
Anticipation of Tariff Revision and U.S. Business Revival
The editorial argues the proposed Aldrich Payne tariff will brake progress yet business will continue to revive regardless. It says the economy shows vitality, will overcome obstruction, and future tariff reform will bring a historic industrial expansion once the public receives a fair tariff.
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United States
Washington
President Eliot’s 40 years end at Cambridge University
Dr Charles William Eliot completes forty years as head of the great Cambridge university tomorrow. Dr Abbott Lawrence Lowell succeeds him with public confidence. The transition marks not a loss but a transition to a broader field of endeavor.
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Cambridge
Charles William Eliot
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Eliot
Verdict in McCullough Cassidy case affirms jury system
The Suffolk county ruling condemns all who defraud the public even for small sums like 200 dollars. The jury found guilt, ending earlier doubts about jury fixing and praising District Attorney Hill for pursuing the case. The decision upholds civic standards and the validity of trial by jury in the county.
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Leo F. McCullough
James T. Cassidy
Boston
Suffolk County
Hill
The Labor Veto and Eight Hour Workday Debate
A Massachusetts debate on the veto of an eight hour limit for public works. Proponents argue the eight hour standard is established and enforced by statute, while critics say the veto undermines labor protections and public welfare.
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Draper
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Benjamin Franklin
Senate set to reconsider taxation amendment
The Senate will again consider the resolution for a constitutional tax reform Thursday after House approval by a narrow margin. Support hinges on classification of property and backing for manufacturing, forests, and public security. Lawmakers urge a substantial majority to reconsider and pass this measure in concurrence for the 1910 ballot.
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House
A Plea for the Classics in Education
A persuasion for maintaining classical studies alongside technical training. Reading Virgil Horace Homer and others strengthens mental discipline, broadens thought, and builds leaders. Technical skills must be balanced with study of Cicero and Demosthenes to develop well rounded graduates.
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Mrs Jauna Ward Howe Re‑elected Club President
Mrs Jauna Ward Howe was re elected president of the New England Women's Club at the annual meeting yesterday. A birthday breakfast will be tendered Mrs Howe on Saturday morning May 22 as she reaches her 80th year.
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Howe
Powder House Boulevard
Curtis Street
West
Somerville
Pienefa
Elsa Tudor
Boston
South Hingham
New Hampshire
Philadelphia
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Synopsis Exchange
A humorous exchange about producing a synopsis of previous chapters. The frenzied reader asks for a synopsis of the synopsis while the author seeks an excuse to avoid extra summarizing.
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Newton Newkirk
Stealthy Steve Escapes Cannibal Pot
In a bizarre scene the boiled detective Stealthy Steve survives after three hours in a kettle. Cannibals gasp and flee as the lid lifts and Steve rises, explaining his hair-raising escape and teasing a continuation.
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Steve
Africa
Daughters of the Revolution thank Boston newspapers
The Massachusetts Daughters of the Revolution send a letter of appreciation to the Boston Post. State historian MAR.1 ABBY PROCTOR praises the paper for courtesy fairness and accurate reports of the 18th national convention proceedings. May 15, 1900.
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Massachusetts Daughters of the Revolution
Daughters of the Revolution
Boston
Abby Proctor
Haviland Street
Local stories reflect honesty, memory, and community life
A Scotch clergyman returns a nickel to a cashier who recalls a two week old lunch. Local feats include Tom Connolly's billiards fame, a Cambridge elevator petition, Brookline field days, and a moving parade of residents from veterans to a crowded Franklin Park scene.
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Tek
Thomas F. Connolly
Tom
Connolly
Mr. Connolly
Primrose Street
Roslindale
Twins The Third Time Pitfalls In McKees Rocks Family
On May 17 in Pittsburg the stork delivered twins for the third time to Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith of Dolir man street McKees Rocks. The couple aged 30 now has three sets of twins.
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Pittsburg
Stork
Joseph Smith
Dolirman Street
McKees Roucks
Silver Threads Among the Gold Recalled in 1909 Verse
The excerpt recalls the 1909 lyric "Silver Threads Among the Gold" through Uncle Walt’s call to sing the old song as life ebbs. It muses on youth, aging, memories, and the enduring appeal of a beloved tune from earlier days.
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M Watt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Verdi National Forest Named in Arizona Query
Question and answers column includes noting Verdi National Forest in Yavapai and Maricopa counties totaling 721 780 acres on the west side of the Verdi River. Other items cover navy clothing, caricaturist salaries, theatre engagements, births, travel routes, Yankee meaning, papers in Seattle and Los Angeles, and militia reports.
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Yavapai
Maricopa Counties
Verdi
Verdi River
College Girl Pranks At Woman's College Spark Curiosity
May 17. Girls at the Woman's College Sigma Society blindfold new members and lead them along Charles avenue. The undertakings include seven circuits around a lamp post and other stunts followed by a dormitory return and a celebratory feast.
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Woman's College
Sigma Society
Charles Avenue
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