Boston Post November 30 1907 subscription notice and masthead
The Boston Post issues daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates for 1907 and Canada pricing. The notice lists prices, payment terms, office contacts at 254 Washington Street and telephones, and requests advance payment and notifying the paper if delivery fails. Editor and Publisher is FE A Grozier.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Canada
Wmominion
Daily Post
Sunday Post
FE. A. Grozier
New England’s Voice in Congress and Post Office Plans
The piece notes Speaker Cannon will block several New England favored proposals before the new Congress. It cites Meyers postal savings banks and parcels post as rejected ideas. It questions when New England’s influence will rise given past Congress behavior by Massachusetts representatives.
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Congress
Cannon
New England
Meyer
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Pacific naval deployment and diplomatic assurances
The Vermont and the New Jersey will depart from local navy yards to join the Pacific squadron at Hampton Roads. Japanese diplomats assure the move is not hostile and invitations may be extended to visit Japanese ports, easing popular tensions after the display.
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Pacific
Vermont
New Jersey
Hampton Roads
Independence League dissolves amid political party ties
The Independence League corporation filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth for dissolution by a majority of its incorporators, declaring itself a full fledged political party. The question remains why dissolve when its work could continue improving social and educational conditions in the Commonwealth.
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Independence League Corporation
The
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Merit System for School Board Lowers Board Influence
The proposal urges evaluating lower school applicants by individual merit and professional qualification. It argues for a public merit list on the school committee bulletin board and final teacher qualification decisions by the full board, reducing political influence.
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Merchants’ Association
Lack of Penalties for Bird Slaughter Highlighted in Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture issues a bulletin by State ornithologist Edward Howe Forbush arguing that weak historic protections fail to deter indiscriminate slaughter of song and game birds and have led to rising insect pests. He reviews colonial-era flaws and calls for stronger measures.
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Massachusetts
State Board of Agriculture
Edward Howe Forbush
Forbush
Commonwealth
Early Call for Proactive Bird Protection Laws
The text argues protection must precede decline, urging preemptive laws to boost bird populations rather than merely preserve existing numbers. It notes several Massachusetts species have vanished and others are vanishing quickly, hoping public sentiment spurs adequate safeguarding measures.
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Massachusetts
City finances spark alarm over Boston budget
The Finance Commission report portrays Boston on the brink of bankruptcy and calls for cutting the pending appropriation bill by about half a million dollars. It urges reforms in department budgeting and road/land policy, while challenging city auditor figures and warning of graft or incompetence in City Hall.
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Finance Commission
Boston
City Hall
Treasury
Washington
Coulthurst and Labor Record in State Legislature
The record shows Coulthurst generally favored labor measures but missed key votes. On May 28, 1902 the peaceful picketing bill failed 76 to 76 with him absent, later saying he would have voted yes. On June 2, 1904 he voted to sustain Governor Bates veto of the overtime bill, a vote tied to Bates's political defeat.
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Coulthurst
Bates
Public Dining Etiquette and the Cad Class
A columnist laments rude restaurant behavior revealing poorly bred manners. It contrasts ill tempered diners with waiters, joking that brutal talk would invite a brick wall punch. It also notes gender pay gaps and argues tips should reflect service, not waiter gender. The piece closes inviting reader response.
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Cad
Thank You Locksmith and a Heavy Umbrella Lock
A heavy box arrives unlabeled with a nine foot chain and padlock and a card for F. H. Childs Jr Locksmith Boston. A playful exchange reveals the lock and chain are meant to secure an umbrella in public places. The writer jokes about carrying the weight and mentions possible other uses for the chain.
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F. H. Childs, Jr
Chapman Place
Boston
Steve
Newkirk
Boston Post
Hasy
Lock and Chein
Childs
Suburbington-on-the-Hudson
Boston Elevated
Local notices mix holiday charity with city updates
Thanksgiving generosity stands alongside Salvation Army absences and festive events as Boston area details unfold. Reports cover turkeys sent to employees, notes from Vermont in gifts, a Hyde Park police ball for charity, and various civic movements from officials and parish events to high school football and basketball chatter.
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Stone & Shaw
Red Rose Entangles Two Lovers In Hotel Foyer
In a seaside hotel lobby Isabelle and Diana plot over a red rose mystery. A mysterious handsome stranger wooes Isabelle with a glowing note and a promised rendezvous. Diana meets the same man by chance and reveals a past romance, leaving both women torn between trust and doubt.
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Diana
Digna
Dlaus
Rob
Meg
Nora
Red Rose
Morse's Christmas Clothing Sale Promises Great Value
If it's at Morse's it's correct and if it's correct it's at Morse's. Less than four weeks to Christmas means hurry for father or popular young man. Get clothes now while prices hold. Overcoats $10 to $40 Suits $10 to $35 Morse-made offered.
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Salvation Army
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