Boston Post announces daily edition details and rates
The Boston Post issues November 9, 1891 and lists price plans for domestic and Canada subscriptions. It notes daily and Sunday delivery, rates for 1 year and six months, and special postage terms with Canada. It cites Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher and mentions Associated Press affiliation.
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Hylan Wins Reelection as New York Mayor
The piece argues the re election of Mayor Hylan was unsurprising given Tammany backing and Curran's weaker pull. It contends Hylan is not as bad as critics claim and that voters chose continuity to test his capabilities further.
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Hylan
New York
Curran
Tammany
Longfellow
Tomas Pictur
Austro-Hungarian Flight Ends In Madeira Refuge
The report lauds the rapid handling of Charles I and his wife’s flight from the Austro-Hungarian lines. They travel to Madeira where they will reside, described as a tropical island off North Africa with pleasant scenery. The piece praises the neat and despatchful execution of the escape process.
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Hungary
Madeira
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New York Debates Leviathan Refitting Bid Logic
Local officials argue over Mayor Peters push to refit the Leviathan at Charlestown Navy Yard. Hoboken Chamber of Commerce cites Boston bid delays to claim New York yard offers better profits, though the reasoning is challenged as faulty.
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Hoboken Chamber of Commerce
Boston Navy Yard
Leviathan
Boston Pavy Yard
New York Company
Questioning Leviathan bids and shipyard speed for Boston work
The speaker argues a quicker job may come from the navy yard, questions Leviathan earning $10,000 daily in service, citing other large American registry steamers that earned little or no profit. He asks what value a day’s service has if it yields nothing and asks why Boston’s lower bid should not win the contract.
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Navy Yard
Boston
Tax Reform Delayed as Congress Vies Over Revenue Bill
Nearly seven months have passed since Harding called Congress into extra session to reform taxation. The Senate has passed a bill, but no final plan exists as House and Senate confer, likely producing a cumbersome compromise. Expect little net tax relief. war and peace era budgets will still squeeze taxpayers.
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Tweedledee
Tweedleduin
Burke Named Superintendent to Succeed Deceased Thomson
The School Board fills the vacancy caused by Superintendent Thomson's death with Jere miah FE Burke LL.D., a veteran educator and former State Board of Education member. Burke emphasizes harmony and good will, and William B. Snow, headmaster of the English High School, is named his assistant.
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Jeremiah FE. Burke
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Boston
Durant Campaign Aims to Unite Boston Women in Broad Civic Club
The Durant movement seeks 20 000 members for a comprehensive Boston New England women’s club including auditorium home gym library theatre and reading rooms plus other amenities. It already counts about 6000 members such as Mrs Calvin Coolidge Mrs Channing Cox and Mrs Andrew J Peters led by Dr Blache A Denig president. The plan aims to aid both married and unmarried women with a non profit mission and broad public support.
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New England
Calvin Coolidge
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Andrew J. Peters
Blache A. Denig
New England Hospital For Women and
Household Hints and DIY Tips from a Local Column
Household hints suggest using homemade pickling vinegar for salad dressing and color matching by dyeing two spools of thread or milk together. To restore black color mix ink with egg white and apply with a damp sponge. Read by Sara Allagher, Hox 67 North Wilmington.
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Disagreement Over Poem Authorship Among Readers
Roy Neal recounts a friendly quarrel about literary attribution. He recalls arguing whether Gray's Elegy was by Longfellow or Whittier, then deflects with a mistaken chorus of names and ends with a preference for avoiding digressions.
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Nia
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What the Sphinx Says Envy is a Can Ness
A cryptic aphorism notes envy as a consuming trait. The line plays on sound and mystery typical of the era’s contemplative verse.
Better Speech Week Spreads Across Boston In Editorial
The author touts Better Speech Week as a third annual effort led by the National Council of Teachers of English and others to improve everyday English. He reports mixed awareness among schools and officials, credits editorial momentum, and urges daily practice to guard against linguistic sloppiness.
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Boston
Beacon Hill
Transcript
National Council of Teachers of English
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
American Academy of Arts and Literature
Society of Pure English
State Board of Education
Fads and Fashions: Winter Dress and Coat Details
A smart winter dress of henna duveau shows leather trimming on belt and cuffs. A coat without fur collar features a throw collar with tasseled ends. Finely pleated chiffon panels decorate the back and hemline.
Observant Citizen Reflects On Hopes, History, And Daily Life
A column of observations links Edward VII’s hypothetical birthday to the 10th anniversary of Turgenev, notes on Morvich the fast rising horse, and shifts in professions from all night dentistry to beer jug makers. It mentions cranberry production shifts, wartime memories, dolls for Christmas, and local civic changes with autos and registration facilities.
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Beacon Hill
Dickens Two U S Tours Stirred America Then and Now
The article recalls Charles Dickens visits to the United States in 1842 and 1867 68. It notes the warm receptions in Boston New York and other cities the later tour easing hostility and praising his work while acknowledging criticisms about slavery and copyrights.
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Pickwick Papers
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Buffalo
Canada
Martin Chuzzlewit
North
Thackeray
Matthew Arnold
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Stevenson
Wells
Bennett
Galsworthy
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