Subscriptions Rates for The Boston Sunday Post 1908
The item lists subscription prices for six months and one year for the Post and The Sunday Post, noting Canada copies at 9 cents and advising advance payment. It includes office contact details, payment instructions, and notes on discontinuation, with editor E A Grozier credited.
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Eliot Memorial Proposed for Harvard Leader’s Retirement
Harvard graduates propose a public memorial for President Charles W. Eliot noting his impact beyond academia. The plan highlights his civic leadership and contributions to Commonwealth and city life, urging a memorial that honors both academic influence and public service.
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Harvard University
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Charles W. Eliot
Commonwealth
Republic
Japan follows peace driven budget cuts in wartime
In Osaka Count Katsura urged prioritizing national resource development over military spending. Japan’s parliament, still burdened by the Russo-Japanese War cost, reduces army and navy expenditures by 18.5 million dollars as part of a peaceful national resource emphasis.
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Japan
Count Katsura
Osaka
Parkman Fund should be placed under steady commission
Mayor Hibbard supports routing the Parkman bequest for Boston’s parks through a permanent commission rather than yearly council committees. The fund, yielding a substantial income for maintenance and improvement, should be safeguarded to serve both current needs and long term city benefits, as past Franklin and Collins episodes show.
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Parkman
Boston
Franklin Fund
Collins
Mayor seeks Legislature power to form trustees body
The passage argues for mayoral authority to apply to the Legislature for a charter granting a board of trustees. It frames this as a practical solution to accountability and responsibility in local governance.
White House backs Elihu Root for New York Senate seat
The White House order favors Elihu Root as successor to Thomas C. Platt in the New York seat. Opposition arises from Timothy L. Woodruff who seeks the job and could disrupt the party machine. Platt’s term ends 1909 with Depew at 1911. Root, a lawyer for big trusts, faces intra party contention.
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United States
New York
Thomas C. Platt
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Republican State Committee
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Platt
Depew
United States Senate
Early Morning Rush for Harvard Dartmouth Football Tickets
Hundreds of college students queued before 9 am at 97 State Street for extra tickets to the Harvard Dartmouth game. The line stretched along Kilby and Doane streets, an estimated 1090 people long, with scalpers paying to hold spots as the day wore on.
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State Street
Harvard-Dartmouth
Kilby Street
Doane Street
Insolvent Cleveland Municipal Street Railway Receivership Imminent
Judge Taylor in federal court declares the Municipal Traction Company insolvent and plans to name a receiver tomorrow. He notes the railway franchise was revoked by the recent referendum election in Cleveland.
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Taylor
Municipal Traction Company
Man Wagers Cigar. Opponent Dislocates Jaw to Win
Thomas Finley of South Manchester bet a cigar that W Breeze Rogers could not place a pool ball in his mouth. Rogers dislocated his jaw in the attempt and his medical bill totaled $2.
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Thomas Finley
South Manchester
W. Breeze Rogers
Rogers
Bulldog Nursed a Grudge in Eighth Avenue Incident
Mrs. Thomas Tighe led her bulldog down New York's Eighth Avenue when the dog bit Katherine Callahan on the leg. The animal bore a grudge after being kicked months earlier by a girl who closely resembled Katherine.
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Thomas Tighe
Eighth Avenue
Katherine Callahan
Katherine
Laymen's Missionary Campaign Opens in Boston Churches
Among the Churches of Greater Boston reports the Laymen's Missionary Campaign to begin in Park Street Church tomorrow evening with city ministers and laymen arriving for a series of meetings. Also noted are a Cleveland pastor resigning to join New York's Madison Avenue Church, Worcester Epworth League convention dates, World's Temperance Day services planned in Boston, and the reopening of the Bellingham Chelsea parsonage with dedication set for New Year's Day. The Gordon Bible and Training School opens for the year with 45 students.
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Charles A. Eaton
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Cleveland
Madison Avenue Church of
New York
Gordon Bible and Training School
Newton Theological Institution
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Joke Exchange
The letter from Nott Wright asks about joke pay and humor writing. The Joker of the Pack replies that 25 cents per word is rare and emphasizes the grind of finding fresh material. He playfully suggests Wright may have hives and notes they pay around 2 1/2 cents per word for good jokes.
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Newt
Holler
Nott Wright
Medford
Mass
New Plays This Season The Battle by Cleveland Moffett at Wilton Lackaye
New York reviews praise The Battle a new play featuring Wilton Lackaye as a modern tycoon owner of tenement blocks. Josephine Victor stars with J. M. Holland as an amiable Socialist. Gertude Coghlan and Frank McIntyre lead a travel scene tomorrow.
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New York
Wilton Lackaye
Cleveland Moffett
Lackaye
Petronius
Svengali
Trilby
Uncle Tom
Bonnet Stings Wallet in Uneven Bank Balance
A brief note highlights how a worn bonnet or headgear impacts expenses, suggesting recurring costs or misaligned spending affecting personal finances. Read as a concise financial aside in the column.
The Cooking Hour In A City Apartment
A narrator in a large apartment building describes the evening cooking hour. The scent of frying meat liver onions cabbage drifts through unbolted windows as scents travel between flats, lingering in the space and promising to stay forever before the building decays.
The Art of Making Love Debate Sparks in Chicago
Illinois State Superintendent Francis Blair urged public schools to teach the art of making love. The Chicago audience and critics say such lessons are unnecessary and misdirected, arguing education should focus on how couples live happily after marriage.
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Francis G. Blair
Illinois
Professor Blair
Secrets Between Married Partners
A dialogue contrasts views on spousal secrecy with a wry remark that couples often conceal thoughts about each other rather than deeds, highlighting humor about intimate knowledge and privacy within marriage.
Kokomo Café Cocoa Riddle Inspires Gruff Waiter Tale
A Kokomo stranger aimed for cocoa but faced a stern warning from a harsh waiter. The exchange ends with a playful threat of a tap for ordering cocoa in Kokomo, reflecting local humor.
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Kokomo
Kokomoa
Shrigley Illness Mends As Opera tion Advances
Friends of Attorney Alfred R. Shrigley report his serious appendicitis operation last Thursday. Doctors say he is on the road to recovery and expects to resume office duties in about three to four weeks.
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Alfred R. Shrigley
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