Boston Post front page notice November 26 1909
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
8
Subscription rates and contact details for the Post
The Daily and Sunday Post list annual and short term rates with Canada copy charges. It includes subscription payment rules, advance payment requirement, mailing office addresses in Boston and a publisher contact, E A Grozier.
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Ssserceeseege
The
Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Maes
Post Publishing
Boston Gives Thanks with Salvation Army Thanksgiving Meals
More than 5,700 people in Boston were fed yesterday through Salvation Army dinner efforts. Thousands sat to meals, while others left with baskets or carried packages, spreading gratitude as holiday meals extended into homes beyond the hall.
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Boston
Salvation Army
Popular Museum of Fine Arts Sees Record Attendance
The Museum of Fine Arts attracts unprecedented visitors during free admission now housed in its new building. Trustees announce subscriptions to the maintenance fund, inviting broad public support and small gifts to sustain the treasure-house of art at hand.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Immediate probe urged into New York customs frauds
The piece calls Congress members to rush back to Washington for a prompt investigation of alleged large scale fraud at the New York custom house. It argues early disclosure will prevent slicking up and notes the issue touches every breakfast table across the country.
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Washington
New York Custom House
Prevention Is Best The Yale TB Prize Asks For A Cure
The article argues that the $100000 Yale trust prize for a tuberculosis cure remains important but not the main line of defense. It stresses prevention and public education as the most powerful weapon against infection, noting long efforts by scientists and physicians with limited leads.
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Yale
No Parallel in Lords Budget Debate Cites American Rebellion
The British House of Lords faces a budget dispute with Lord Rosebery invoking taxation without representation. He warns the parallel to the American Revolution is weak, arguing Lords would still have influence as citizens if legislative power were reduced. He urges public consultation on the issue.
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House of Lords
Lord Rosebery
United States of America
House of Commons
England
Rosebery Warns of Armament Threat to Europe
In a stirring House of Lords speech, Rosebery warned that the pressure of great armaments is eating at Europe’s heart and pushing great powers toward peril, urging attentive consideration from all nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebery
House of Lords
Europe
A Moral Awakening Might End the Slaughter
The author contemplates a solemn truth about civilization arming for slaughter. A possible relief could come if nations abandon costly, ruinous arms races and face each other with common sense. Could such a moral awakening be achieved?
Brains in Football and the Syracuse Challenge
Chancellor James R. Day urged students at Syracuse University to favor brains over brawn in football. He praised smarter play and rule changes to promote open play, noting accidents stem from misapplied intellect and that brainier teams tend to win over heavier squads. He cited the West Point Harvard game as an example.
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Syracuse University
James R. Day
Day
West Point
Harvard
Millionaire Yacht Owners Face USA Tax Suit Over 1909 Tariff
Thirty three New York millionaire yacht owners are sued by the United States for refusing to pay a 7 dollar per ton or 35 percent ad valorem tax on foreign built craft under the 1909 tariff act. The case is a test of constitutionality and retroactivity, with lawyers arguing about registry conditions and fairness in tax policy versus general consumer taxation.
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New York
United States
Ward Macalister
Apology for Robbery Echoes in Sugar Trust Debate
A New York financial journal defends the sugar trust, arguing duties were settled and penalties paid. It claims the trust has paid vast sums to the treasury and should not be harshly criticized. The piece likens the stance to rational ethics in finance, but observers call it special pleading for rascality.
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New York Financial Journal
Sugar Trust
Treasury
Custom House
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
Reincarnated Man Exploit Recovers Valmond Diamonds
The tale Exploit No. 3 shows how the famous Valmond diamonds were recovered. Next Sunday's Post provides the serialized adventure with vivid details and cliffhanger moments.
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Valmond
Poetic Meditation by John Devine Inflater
A fragmentary verse piece by John Devine Inflater explores a plunge from darkness to illuminating self insight. It contrasts grim seas with ethical ecstasy and urges self esteem without ego worship in vivid, period voice.
Etiquette of Hunting Fashion and Safety Rules
The piece outlines hunter attire and behavior, advising light brown gear to blend with foliage and suggesting a monocle as optional. It warns amateurs to use frontier firearms responsibly, avoid shooting when not sure of the target, refrain from harming livestock or fellow hunters, and to explain manslaughter charges politely if needed.
Class of 1806 Reunion Dance at Ipswich
Invitation notes the first reunion dancing party for the Manning High School class of 1806 at Red Men's Hall Ipswich on a Friday night with a 35 cent subscription. The writer humorously declines attendance citing Thanksgiving turkey overindulgence and ill health, promising to glide with the young ladies on another occasion.
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Manning High School
Red Men’s Hall
Ipswich
Little Memoirs Business Man Laughs at Buyers Jokes
A humorous vignette features a wholesaler who chuckles at his own quips and finds mirth in the customers reactions, capturing a light exchange in a small trade scene.
Man regains speech after two months. recounts assault
Monroe Pritz, who had been silent for two months, spoke about an attack at a roadhouse south of East St. Louis. He described being struck with a billiard cup, causing a skull fracture and temporary dumbness.
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ST. Louis
Monroe Pritz
East St. Louis
Incongnitos Lights Up St Johns Hall East Cambridge
St Johns Hall in East Cambridge hosted the second performance of The Incognitos a musical comedy by Leon F Dadman presented by the F M IT A Society of East Cambridge last night the hall was filled with an audience including fathers.
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St. John's Hall
East Cambridge
Leon F. Dadman
F. M. IT. A. Society of
Riverside Park Monument Endures as City Landmark
The 100 foot white marble Civil War memorial in Riverside Park near Eighty-ninth Street cost 250000 and features a 12 column Corinthian peristyle with a 35 foot frieze of eagles. Designed by C W and A A Stoughton and Paul E Duboy it attracts visitors alongside a Houdon Washington replica and nearby Furniss house. Sightseers reach it by Riverside Drive carriages and various transit routes. A photo of the City College buildings on Amsterdam Avenue and West 140th Street is promised in Saturday's Post.
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Ilysicrates
Riverside Park
Eighty-ninth Street
Metropolis
C. W
A. A. Stoughton
Paul E. Duboy
Houdon
Washington
Richmond
City College
Amsterdam Avenue
West One Hundred and Fortieth Street
Thanksgiving storm aftermath and local recoveries
The Observant Citizen notes thanks amid storm damage on Wednesday night with reports from Fenway and Tremont Street. It recalls shipwreck relics, a fire rescue using soap, a Charlestown police death, and a mass delay of Thanksgiving meals in Roxbury plus a December marriage of Leon Dickinson to a Boston woman.
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Fenway
Leon Dickinson
Somerville
Boston
Wrong on a Dry One Shorty McCabe tale in Sunday Post
The note previews a Shorty McCabe story titled Wrong on a Dry One to appear in the next Sunday Post Magazine, highlighting it as a strong feature for readers.
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