Boston Post October 8 1909 subscription rates
The Boston Post announces rates for daily and Sunday editions. Daily subscriptions priced at one year three months and one month options. Sunday Post annual and half-year rates listed. Canadian mailing fee noted. manuscript checks and money orders to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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Sunday Post
Canada
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Post publisher notices and contact lines
Editorial and business office numbers listed with instructions on prepaid subscriptions. The Post warns it will discontinue service for nonpayment and requests readers to notify by postal if unavailable from dealers. Signed E. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
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E. A. Grozier
Hope in the Chorus at Boston Opera Promises Fresh Voices
Director Russell pledges a chorus unlike any heard before in the United States with a splendid collection of fresh young voices. The piece notes that typical operatic grand choruses are often seasoned ex singers, and compares Russell's promise to Hammerstein's Manhattan chorus, suggesting Boston opera patrons may be richly gratified if the new chorus measures up.
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Russell
Boston Opera
Mr. Russell
Boston
Barring Child Actors Sparks Debate On Law And Play Safety
Frank Griffith of the Salvation Nell company appeals from a conviction under a statute banning child actors under 14 from evening performances. If the Supreme Court upholds the law, amendments granting police discretion may be needed for juvenile actors. The issue contrasts public entertainment with child welfare and cites examples from The Patriot and The Man Who Stood Still as well as famed early performers to question the stage as a safe arena for children.
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Frank Griffith
Salvation Nell” Company
Supreme Court
William Collier
Buster
Joseph Jefferson
Fiske
Maude Adams
Baseball's World Series sparks largest crowd yet in Pittsburg
The World Series between Pittsburg and Detroit is poised to draw at least 75,000 fans with visitors from San Francisco Denver and Portland. Over 200 newspapers send correspondents and 100 telegraph operators cover the event as the city contemplates closing stock exchanges and suspending business for the games.
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Pittsburg
San Francisco
Denver
Portland
Ore
Stock Exchange
Income Tax Debate Shapes Massachusetts Election Stance
The piece argues for ratifying a federal income tax amendment, citing historic Massachusetts precedent and Civil War needs. It claims opposition by Republicans clashes with tradition, urges state support to unify taxation by ability to pay, and cites Mr Vahey’s Everett speech to frame the issue.
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Congress
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay
Spain
Supreme Court
New England
Vahey
Everett
The Conquest of the Pole Dr Cook's perilous return tale
Dr Cook’s account in the Boston Post and the New York Herald frames the pole expedition as a testament to human endurance. It emphasizes the retreat over the rush to the Pole, noting cold hunger and obstacles faced on the return and the survival to tell the tale.
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Dr. Cook
North Pole
Arctic
Boston Post
New York Herald
Why America Has Not Six Cardinals
Salvatore Cortesi offers a Vatican view on American Catholics seeking greater cardinalate presence. He argues numbers alone do not determine cardinals and that several U S archbishops wield more power and influence than many cardinals. He notes the prime need is an American cardinal resident in Rome to interpret American life to the pope.
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North American Review
Salvatore Cortesi
Vatican
College of Cardinals
America
Cocrtesi
Rome
Prefecture of Propaganda
United States
Cardinals’ College
Pontifical
Judge Mutt Charges Jury In North Pole Mock Trial
A courtroom parody unfolds with Judge Mutt presiding over a mock North Pole trial. He ribbings peers and witnesses while lampooning Peary and Cook, urging a verdict on who first reached the pole, then exits as the jury begins deliberations.
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Bob Peary
Doc Cook
North Pole
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Peary
Pole
Matt Henson
Matt
Bunkiotuk
Little Memoirs of the Business Man
A brief, period voice note reflects on the prefers and temperaments of rising traders. It contrasts risk appetites and discipline, hinting at a mindset driven by decision and momentum over cautious prospects.
Fortune Hunter at Gaiety Theatre New York
A detailed plot summary of The Fortune Hunter at the Gaiety Theatre led by John Barrymore and Mary Ryan. The con artist hero pursues a scheme to impersonate a model suitor, gains credibility, and wins the druggist’s daughter while the banker’s daughter pursues him. The play ends with a transformed drug store, a rival plot, and a stormy but happy union as a scene from The Dollar Princess is promised for tomorrow.
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John Barrymore
Mary Ryan
Fortune Hunter
Gaiety Theatre
New York
Betty
Observant Squirrel Delights Crowd at Old Granary Burial Ground
A mother instructs her young in foraging skills at the Old Granary burying ground drawing a large crowd. Other items note Rutland State Sanatorium marking its anniversary with events, Dr. Francis D. Donoghue’s welcome by Knights of Columbus, Boston Business Woman’s League season kickoff, and Harvard President Lowell’s praised honors.
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Knights of Columbus
Francis D. Donoghue
Budapest
G. Kk
James H. Phelan
Boston Business Woman's League
Isabella A. Potter
Sewell Ha
Huntington Avenue
Emily Merrill
Samantha Arabella Luke and the Pallid Duke Scandal
A satirical 1909 verse by Hart Mason recounts Samantha Arabella Luke’s elopement with a gilded duke and his looming divorce, while her cousin Mary Ann forms a partnership with a greasy plumber. The piece lampoons class and marriage mores as it traces ambition, cash, and social snubs through wit and caricature.
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Samantha Arabella Luke
Arabella
Ker
Samantha
Mary Ann
O Reader
Hart Mason
George Matthew Adams
Harvard Inaugural Exercises Spark Federal Snub
The ward inaugural exercises drew no invitation for federal officials in Boston, provoking chagrin at the Federal building as Harvard figures including Judge Lowell and United States Marshal Murchie attended. Cy Henry Savage, Henry Russell, and Boston Opera House guests were noted visitors in the city. Savage commented he would like to go on record regarding the event.
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Henry Savage
Julius Cesar
Boston
Henry Russell
Boston Opera House
Mr. Savage
Best theatre for operatic purposes praised internationally
A witness lauds a theatre as the finest operatic venue seen in both Europe and America. The remark highlights the stage, acoustics, and overall suitability for grand productions, reflecting high praise from a distinguished observer.
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Europe
America
Carrier Hogan Dies
William R. Hogan a longtime Boston postal district figure will be buried from his Dorchester home at 241 Adams Street at 10 o clock today after a brief illness. He was a popular member of the service.
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Joan Campbell
West End
Campbell
Maine
William R. Hogan
Boston
Adams Street
Mr. Hogan
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