Boston Post May 20 1908 publication notice and rates
Boston Post announces subscription rates for yearly six months and special Sunday edition pricing. Notices urge advance payment, delivery options and contacting offices for renewal or delivery issues. Editor publisher Be A Grozier oversees operations at 259 Washington Street Boston.
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Police Lists Grow Voter Roll Total in Boston
Police report 201 265 voters listed in Boston an increase of 5 365 from last year. The rise doubles any year since 1904 and reflects ongoing supplementary listings at police headquarters while assessors await further action.
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Boston
City Council Special Meeting Hopes for Loan Bill Approval
At a special council meeting planned for tomorrow evening, leaders expect the municipal loan bills passed by the aldermen on Monday to receive favorable action. The measure is nonpartisan and intended to benefit all districts. proponents urge the necessary 50 votes in support.
The City’s Coal Bill Saves City 16 000 in a Year
The Finance Commission deserves credit for cutting Boston coal costs by nearly 20 percent, about 50 cents per ton. The $16 250 saved so far is a fair dividend on the commission’s investigative funding, aided by discovered errors and graft disclosures.
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Finance Commission
Five Million State Tax Looms for 1908
The largest state tax in Commonwealth history may reach five million dollars for 1908 Representative Luce predicts the figure in the debate on the corporation tax bill Boston bears a heavy share of the burden as population and valuation drive distributions The note that state revenue growth tends to increase spending rather than reduce the tax is also emphasized.
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Luce
Boston
Chelsea Commission bill gains ground amid city governance strife
The Chelsea Commission bill advances in the Legislature as public sentiment leans toward appointing a commission to govern the city. The push is boosted by visible quarrels between the Mayor and the Aldermen, fueling concerns about the current leadership's competence.
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Chelsea rehabilitation hinges on unified local effort
The message stresses harmony in carrying out Chelsea’s rehabilitation, calls for a wisely framed general plan, and warns that friction among authorities blocks progress. It argues the current Chelsea government lacks capacity and must be aided by the people, with eventual withdrawal of external interference.
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Chelsea
Charter Reform Debated in Legislature on Boston Plan
Lawmakers blocked Mayor Hibbard and Mr. Lomasney proposals to overhaul Boston’s charter. Critics say rushed experimentation risks chaos and demand a deliberate, expert overhaul guided by solid plans. The piece urges careful use of any charter changes.
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Letter to the Editor on General Grant’s death disease
A reader asks what illness caused General Grant’s death and which throat organ was affected. The editor notes the reply: died of a cancerous growth caused by excessive smoking, starting at the back of the mouth.
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B. D. Roberts
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First Public School Chronology and a Calendar Query
A reader asks when and where the first public school in the United States opened and in what year. The editor notes Hartford Connecticut opened the first town school before 1642. A second letter asks what day of the week June 10, 1882 falls on and answers Saturday.
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Women suffrage clause in Filipino bill draws laughter
Alice Stone Blackwell notes in Dorchester that a Filipino Assembly proposal requires a married woman to obtain written consent from her husband to vote. She recalls Secretary Taft's past remark that Philippine women, if granted self government, should be allowed to vote. She argues American practice respects married women's suffrage.
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Conservatives Win Big in Japan Parliament Election
Results announced May 19 show the Seiyukai capturing 199 seats, the Progressives 77, Independents 53, the Dai dai 32, and the Yukokai 27. Commercial interests gain stronger representation.
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China Withdraws Charges Over Tonking Rail Row
May 19. French minister in Peking reports a Chinese source withdrawing allegations based on a Viceroy Hsi-Liang report accusing Tonking railroad and certain French officers of complicity in Yun-Nan Province revolts.
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President's yacht Mayflower returns to Washington
The cruiser yacht Mayflower under Commander Thomas Snowden has returned to Washington from Guantanamo Cuba where she conducted target record practice. The vessel left Washington in March carrying Mrs Roosevelt and party from Vicksburg to New Orleans before sailing to Cuba.
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French Strike Through Molakea Tribesmen at Night
Telegram from General d'Amade says three brigades conducted a forced night march and surprised Molakea tribesmen, driving them into the mountains. French casualties totaled three killed and 22 wounded.
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d'Amade
Morocco
All Sorts Volunteers Seek Brief Snappy Contributions
While Newton Newkirk is on three week vacation readers are urged to send funny stories sketches poems and wise sayings to the All Sorts Volunteers care of Boston Daily Post two prizes of ten dollars await the best and worst entries with winners to be announced on Newkirk return contributions should be brief and snappy.
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Noisy London street signs and rural musings in verse
A collage of humorous verses and light notices recounts urban curiosities from London dust bins to Merry Widow hats, along with readers’ quips about farming, eggs, and stock market tips. The pieces mention Boston style signs, a dustman, a village smith and stray jokes about widows and roosters.
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London
Boston
Cire Snikpoh
Everett
Rebels Capture Railway in Yun Nan China
Reports from Hong Kong say Yun Nan Province rebellion grows, revolutionists seize a railway and defeat government troops. Reinforcements asked from Peking as the situation worsens.
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Yun- Nan Province
Peking
Canal Break Floods Farms Near Rochester
A break in the Erie canal at South Greece six miles from Rochester inundates about 20 acres of farm land.
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Rochester
South Greece
Missing Newburg boy’s body found in Hudson River
The body of four year-old John Foley was found in the Hudson River today after a two week disappearance. Local reports had suspected he was abducted by gypsies, but police confirmed the discovery and ongoing investigation.
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Observant Citizen Manager heads to New York for plays
Observant Citizen Manager Lindsay Morison of the Boston Theatre leaves for New York and will be away until Friday, saying he expects to return with a dress suitcase filled with attractive plays for the stock company. The Circolo Italiano for Julia Ward Howe birthday dinner hosts 40 guests at Lombardy Inn with Italian and American flags as decorations.
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