Boston Post Publishing Rates November 30 1909
The Boston Post Published by Post Publishing Co lists daily and Sunday subscription prices. Daily rates show one year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months twenty five cents. Sunday edition one year two fifty, six months one twenty five, three months sixty five cents each. Canada per copy nine cents. Mail payments to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. Entered as second class matter Boston Mass. All money sent at sender's risk. Do not send checks unless payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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Sunday Post
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Boston
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Post Publishing Company
Post subscription notice from editor and publisher
The Post reminds readers that all subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without notice at expiration. Readers without regular delivery should notify by mail if they cannot obtain the Post from dealers or newsboys. EB. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
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EB. A. Grozier
Boston 1915 Exposition extended season opens doors longer
The Boston 1915 exposition in the old Art Museum building remains a wise decision by directors to keep the doors open another week. More than 100,000 visitors have already attended and the extended season promises continued intelligent entertainment in familiar surroundings.
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Boston -1915
Boston
Art Museum
There Were Others on Nourmahal and Its Rescue
The article notes criticism of the government’s effort to ascertain the Nourmahal’s fate and rescue it if needed. It argues that protests focus on the owner John Jacob Astor while ignoring the 45 other people aboard.
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Nourmahal
John Jacob Astor
Pledges and Change of Mind by Mayor Hibbard
In his inaugural address Mayor Hibbard declared he would not seek re election. The piece notes that such vows lose value when spoken on the stump and gain seriousness when in official form. It suggests he may have reversed his stance due to new conditions.
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Hibbard
Wellman and Cook on Polar Claims and Fraud Questions
Walter Wellman questions Dr. Cook's polar tale calling it astounding yet his own hypothetical airship voyage would have amazed audiences. The piece argues that surprising feats do not prove fraud and Wellman’s mindset does not settle whether Cook reached the pole.
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Walter Wellman
Dr. Cook
Getting Warmer Threat to U S Consul in Managua
The report says the United States consul at Managua faced threats and fled to the legation for protection. The piece suggests President Zelaya risks political downfall by harsh actions and implies he may try to leave Nicaragua with valuables, cautions against obstructing any U S official departure.
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United States
Managua
Zelaya
Ours
Kings in Service as Arbitrators Across Hemispheric Disputes
The article argues that Kings Edward of England and Victor Emmanuel of Italy, by agreeing to arbitrate US Chile Alsop dispute and French-Mexican Clipperton Island tensions, gain influence and broaden their roles. It lauds monarchs as capable, impartial judges and hints at their potential to shape Western Hemisphere policy with honest inquiry.
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Edward
England
Alsop
United States
Chile
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Clipperton Island
Porto Rico Floods Aftermath and Recovery Highlight
Ten years after the great hurricane Porto Rico has largely recovered with American capital driving growth. The island is described as a garden of tropical products though continued heavy rains in the Antilles recently have harmed cultivated fields.
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Porto Rico
Antilles
Forests Gone and Floods Return on Porto Rico
The piece notes million level damage from a disaster on the island. It laments deforestation causing ravines and deep depressions, with slopes from 100 to 1000 feet. It warns floods threaten a land with eroded growth and calls reforestation as the only lasting relief, likely taking centuries.
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Porto Rico
Will They Spike the Cannon
The piece argues Speaker Cannon's grip on the chair is fragile yet secure for now. It notes factional splits in Congress and the risk of dethroning him, but predicts he will likely remain in power when Congress reconvenes.
Congress Urged to Probe Sugar Trust Scandals in Customs
The editorial calls for an early congressional investigation into Sugar Trust frauds in the customs service. It cites support from Republicans Weeks and Borah and suggests Democrats will push the effort if needed. A New York weighing-fraud trial is noted as a partial start toward a full inquiry.
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Sugar Trust
Customs Service
United States
Congressional
Weeks
Borah
Idaho
New York
Model airship flight at Harvard draws crowd
More than 500 Harvard students witnessed a demonstration of a model Eleriot airship in the Fogg Art Museum lecture room. A. A. Merrill of the Boston YMCA gave the talk on mechanical flight, while W. H. Aitken presented the aeronautical exhibit from the Boston 1915 exposition. Many Tech men attended, replacing the advertised motion picture.
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Harvard
Fogg Art Museum
A. A. Merrill
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
W. H. Aitken
Boston
Miss Grace Allen Weds John Toucey in Worcester Church
In Worcester on November 29 Miss Grace Walker Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Allen married John Montgomery Toucey of Garrison New York son of Mme De Raimbouville of Paris at St Mark family home. Rev Winsley Blodgett officiated with W Chester Redding playing the wedding march as the bride was given away by her father.
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Miss Allen
J. M. Toucey
Worcester
Grace Walker Allen
Charles A. Allen
John Montgomery ‘Toucey
Garrison
N. Y
Mme. de Raimbouville
Paris
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Winsley Blodgett
W. Chester Redding
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk exposed theft
The column reveals that poem Arctic Exploration by William E. Gray of Medford Mass was stolen from the Saturday Evening Post on Nov 13 and submitted to All Sorts on Nov 24. The editors apologize to Gray’s rival J W Foley and to readers for the robbery and warn Gray of consequences.
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William E. Gray
Medford
Mass
J. W. Foley
Saturday Evening Post
Rag Fry Incident Teaches Camp Cookery Lesson
A Maine reader recalls a hunting camp mishap where a grease rag fried in lard was served as meat with the deer dish. The writer explains chewing the rag revealed it was inedible and unappetizing, warning tenderfeet against such improvised fare.
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Newt
Webb Pond
Maine Woods
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Sam
Ned
New York Police Move From Mulberry Street HQ to New Building
The New York Metropolitan Police shift to the Broome and Centre streets facility with Police Commissioner Baker sending the first wired message at midnight. The Mulberry Street headquarters closes after decades of service as 300 Mulberry becomes the new command center.
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Metropolitan Police
Broome
Centre Streets
Baker
Mulberry Street
New York
City Hall
Bowery
Third Street
Broome Street
Num
Fashionable York Street social notes and stray town tales
The Observant Citizen recalls a stylish woman with a Parisian hat and an extravagant fur coat carrying a large Teddy bear, sparking chatter on a crowded Exeter and Boylston street car. Other items recount a midnight Boston Back Bay lunch cart mix up, a $150000 Quincy Gear Works fire social crowd, eel fishing off Hingham, and Malden businessman Cosgrove's western sojourn. Parish purse for Rev. Butler, church singer Virgilio Cappelloni, and notices of perpetual motion machines grace the page.
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Toto
Exeter
Boylston Streets
Dudley Street
Dudley
John H. Cosgrove, Jr
Boylston Street
Malden
Mississippi
Francis’ Butler
Esmond Street
Father Butler
Somerville
Little Memoirs Business Man
A brief note presents a humorous line about a cocktail appetite joking with the stomach as a small vignette. The remark reflects light, everyday observations on food and digestion in a compact street column style.
Imported beer salesman sought with German required
Classified notice reprints an ad from the New York Herald seeking an imported beer salesman who can prove capacity, must speak German, and keep letters confidential. Domestic article not desired. Pilsner advertised. emphasizes confidential proof of capacity as a condition for permanent employment.
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Herald
New York Herald
Mneet
Zeppelin Voyage Inspires New Symphony in Coblenz
August Bungert premieres Zeppelin s First Voyage a new symphony directed by William Ros in Coblenz on Wednesday Its unique feature is the automobile horn used as an orchestral instrument and the work is dedicated to Count Zeppelin reflecting modern music trends.
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Bungert
Zeppelin
William Ros
Coblenz
Count Zeppelin
Christmas Shopping Early Says Uncle Walt
Propaganda poem urges buying gifts early to spare weary clerks and fund happy holidays. It lists whimsical items for family members and mocks crowds rushing on Christmas Eve, praising consumer spending though critiqued for its social toll. The piece attributes the voice to Walt Mason with 1909 copyright details.
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Annie
Frank
Granny
Uncle Hank
Santa’s
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
What Makes Them Go Prize Sparks Curiosity In Stores
A Boston area feature notes store contests inviting guesses on how a mysterious device operates with a placard stating the bulb figures and wheel mechanism. The column also recounts a photographer at the Federal building with an umbrella and camera, a Boston wedding, a fire scare in Cambridge, and local tidbits from Roxbury to the Berkshires.
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Boston
Federal Building
Chelsea YMCA and Church Benefit From Calef Will
The Chelsea Y M C A and Central Congregational Church are named beneficiaries in the will of the late Nancy J Calef of Chelsea. The Y receives 100 dollars and the church 590 dollars, per the probate filing yesterday.
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Chelsea
Those 15 Years Louise The Johnsons Silver Anniversary
Louise and James recall a 15 year silence before meeting and celebrating their upcoming silver anniversary next week. The couple shares that their past quiet period shaped their strong devotion and happiness.
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Louise
Johnsons
James
Willy
Daughter of Late Gen Cullen Becomes Nun
New York November 29 Miss Caroline Veronica Cullen daughter of the late Senator John J Cullen entered the Academy of Mt St Vincent Riv erdale as a novice and will serve as a Sister of Charity. At 21 she withdraws from the world to begin the work she planned since childhood.
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New York
Caroline Veronica Cullen
John J. Cullen
Academy of
Love Advice From Mildred Champagne on $7 a Week
A young woman asks Mildred Champagne if a suitor earning seven dollars weekly can sustain a marriage. The columnist warns the low income is unfeasible and that a mother in law’s help is not a solid foundation, urging the couple to rely on their own resources.
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Miss Champagne
A Previous Engagement
A reader asks if it is proper for a young lady to stay home when a gentleman visits or take him to the appointment. The reply: the more important engagement dictates her choice, with priority given to the prior appointment if it involves a stronger claim on her time.
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Miss Champagne
Bae Kathies
Old City Worker's Writ Is Dismissed
Judge Hammond dismissed the mandamus petition of Philip H. Shanley directed at Guy C. Emerson as Boston streets superintendent. Shanley, a city employee for over 20 years and a civil service registered worker, had been suspended on June 4, 1908 while serving as an Inspector in the sanitary department.
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Philip H. Shanley
Guy C. Emerson
Hammond
Sthanley
City of
Boston
Civil Service
Sanitary Department
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