Boston Post daily rates and office details for 1906
E. A. Grozier publisher announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. It lists rates for one year six months and three months and provides office and telephone numbers at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice.
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E. A. Grozier
Yale Harvard Game Sparks Debate Over Future Football Ties
The New Haven clash fuels alumni and Yale undergraduates in talk of severing athletic ties with Harvard. Analysts say break would harm historical ties and that Harvard must reclaim the rivalry next year. The victory showed Yale’s training and leadership, while Harvard’s poor play and new rules sparked calls for reform to boost future results.
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New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Eliot
Curtiss
New York
Life Insurance Campaign Drives Trustees Election
Tensions mount as New York Life and Mutual boards vote on December 17. Agents linked to the Nylic Club push aggressive appeals to shareholders to proxy vote, while the International Policy Holders’ committee seeks state intervention citing use of policyholders’ funds for campaigns.
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New York Life and Mutual Companies
Nylic’ Club
New York Life
New England
Peary Returns from Arctic Expedition With Cautious Summary
Commander Peary reports nearing civilization and promises fuller notes later. He suggests no major scientific breakthroughs though he notes a general line of sound observations awaiting detailed reporting.
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Peary
Peary's Polar Dash Ends in Question of Worth
The article reflects on Commander Peary's attempt to reach the North Pole using advanced gear and experience, noting a fierce gale that diverted him 70 miles east and left him cut from supplies. It argues that reach remains unlikely and that luck plays a key role against the hostile Arctic environment.
Punishing a Corporation and Its Officials
A New York judge urges laws to punish individual rail officials for discrimination rebates, arguing fines on corporations miss the real impact. He notes fines paid by a railroad and its officers show the difficulty of reaching officials personally and the public mood demands targeting guilty individuals.
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Boston Economic Club
Gaynor
Supreme Court of New York
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Subsidies Versus Wages in U S Shipping Debate
The article discusses a possible Congress subsidy bill urged by the White House and Secretary Root in Kansas City. It argues subsidies may not be economically sound, noting wage differences, cheaper living costs abroad, tariff effects, and higher U S shipbuilding costs. It favors removing living-cost burdens over subsidies.
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White House
Root
Kansas City
Worcester City Wins Extra Credit From Estate Value Rise
Worcester will likely receive about 225000 from the late William A Richardson estate instead of 200000 as first reported. Executors Hon Henry L Parker and Waldo Lincoln sold securities during the market upswing, swelling the estate value appreciably.
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William A. Richardson
Richardson
Henry L. Parker
Waldo Lincoln
Death of Miss Parsons Reported in Great Barrington
Miss Catherine Parsons 79 died of heart failure after being found in the bathroom at her sister Mrs Elizabeth Stanley’s home in Great Barrington. Physicians viewed the remains and ruled heart failure as the cause after she showed no prior illness. The death shocked her sister and friends.
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Great Barrington
Catherine Parsons
Elizabeth Stanley
Hope As Captain Of A Sailor’s Prayer
The speaker likens life to a bark afloat with Hope as captain guiding through rock and reef. Despite overwhelming waves, he remains content as he ventures toward a fair haven beyond life’s sunset, under divine guidance. Clinton Scollard.
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Clinton Scollard
Lemon Club Tales Turn Sour Across Cities
A collection of letters from readers in City and Boston detail mishaps over lemons and lace. Each anecdote centers on schemes, scams, and social foibles with a running joke about being “lemon” or a lemon in life. The notices invite readers to join the Lemon Club by sending a brief lemon tale.
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Joshua Lemon
Josh
Boston
Lemon Club
Weather and society notes from a Boston week
A mix of observations and anecdotes from Boston society and streets. Weather memories compare warm spells with past years while a condo with two young women ends in a subway misadventure. A forestry expert humorously recalls Nebraska camping and urban dust on Washington street prompts action.
Helen Thomas Delays Debut to Wear Unrivalled Gowns
Miss Helen Thomas postpones her formal debut to early next year to ensure gowns reach peak style. She resides at the Westminster with J B Thomas of the American Sugar Refining Company and is famed as the glass of fashion. The Thomas family also owns a 1470 ton four masted schooner named for Miss Thomas.
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the Westminster
J. B. Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
Thomas
New York
Miss Thomas
Boston
Thomaston
Back Bay
Leopard Heist Strikes Kansas Menagerie
Thieves escaped with two full grown leopards from a Kansas menagerie during the night. The theft, now a nationwide search, deprives the venue of its crowd drawing pair led by the famed Man Eating Monster. No arrests or clues reported, and the owner urges tips for capture.
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Kansas
A Camel and Man Parables on Thirst and Drinking
A brief oddity compares a camel and a man, noting both can endure seven days without a drink if they drink enough at one sitting. The text also mentions an estimated 300,000 licensed automobiles in the country and ends with a caution to watch one’s steps.
Sprinkling Carts Planned for Dusty Venice Rivers
The Snake Editor announces sprinkling carts to reduce river dust in Venice. He will spend Thanksgiving at Danvers, a note of personal thanks.
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Danvers
Peary Declines Comment on Wellman North Pole Airship
Commander Peary avoids discussing Walt Wellman’s airship plan to reach the North Pole. He labels the venture as a hot air scheme without offering sharp criticism.
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Peary
Walt Wellman
North Pole
Thanksgiving vesper service at Boston Y M C A
The Rev. Thomas Van Ness of the Second Church Boston gave an address on Thanksgiving at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union vesper service last evening. A special musical program featured soprano Mrs H Carlton Slack contralto Miss Adelaide Griggs tenor Willard P Gerrish bass H Carlton Slack and George Mendall Taylor directed the music.
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Thomas van Ness
Second Church
Boston
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
H. Carlton Slack
Adelaide Griggs
Willard P. Gerrish
George Mendall Taylor
Talks on Love and Sentiment by Mildred Champagne
A 19 year old writes seeking guidance on winning a lover who ignores her. The columnist advises not to chase and to tolerate slight causes that affect male attention, warning that wilful blindness leads to bitter realization. It also discusses whether a gentleman should wait for an invitation to call, noting propriety often yields to heartfelt desire.
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Miss Champagne
Angeline
Death of Principal Witness Against Bishop Codman
William Howard Gardiner, a principal grand jury witness in the case against Bishop Robert Codman of the Maine diocese for criminal libel, died in Camden at 56. Gardiner, a Dresden Mills warden and Boston native, had lived in Camden 17 years. his death may lead to dismissal of the pending action.
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Robert Codman
Camden
William Howard Gardiner
Maine
Dresden Mills
Gardiner
Mr. Gardiner
Boston
Bishop Codman
Man Attends To His Own Business Says Ohio Magazine
Quote notes that someone who minds their own affairs will later have time to meddle in others. It reflects a cautionary view on curbing curiosity and overreach.
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Ohio
Best Man’s Suit Swap Leads to Wedding Day Chaos
A hotel luggage mix up sparks suspicion and a chase as a best man is accused of stealing Miss Flora’s jewels. The case hinges on exchanged suitcases and a tiny maid named Marie, with a wedding to Morse and Leeds looming. In the end the truth surfaces and the couple wed.
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Fred Morse
Flora
Scottman
Mr. Morse
Mary Leeds
Tom
Marie
Little Prince Olaf’s Amusing Leave Taking
London November 25. The blue eyed Little Prince Olaf became the hero of the hour as he boarded at Windsor station. He solemnly shook hands with the First Life Guards colonel, then the Coldstream Guards colonel, and the Windsor matron as Princess Victoria urged departure.
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Windsor
I"first Life Guards
Coldstream Guards
Ma of Windsor
Victoria
Thanksgiving Day at the Christian Union in Boston
The Boston Young Men's Christian Union will observe Thanksgiving Day by serving a genuine New England dinner to those unable to be with relatives. Rev. Edward A. Horton of Boston and William M. Olin, secretary of state, will speak after dinner.
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New England
Edward A. Horton
Boston
Mass
William M. Olin
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