Boston Post October 15 1909 subscription rates note
The Boston Post dated October 15 1909 lists daily and Sunday subscription rates, Canadian per copy price, and payment terms. It notes advance payment, discontinuation on expiration, and directs readers to report delivery issues. Editor and publisher Br. A. Crozier is named.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Oceae
The
Sunday Post
Canada
Maas
Post Publishing Company
BR. A. Crozier
Ex-Governor Guild Returns From Europe in Fine Health
Massachusetts citizens welcome ex Governor Guild back from a European summer rest in strong health and high spirits. Travel served recreation and dignified reception at Geneva, reflecting well on his public service and leaving open the possibility of future state involvement.
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Massachusetts
Guild
Europe
Geneva
Spain's Serious Blunder Sparks New Revolt Fears
The article criticizes the Ferrer execution as a government blunder. It claims it inflames Republican and Nihilist circles, undermines justice, and makes Ferrer a martyr. It argues the trial was a travesty and that he becomes more dangerous dead than alive, fueling renewed agitation.
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Professor Ferrer
Ferrer
Boston bids to host national history pageants in Boston
Louis Parker, the playwright and conductor of notable English pageants, is invited by a pageant committee of 16 patriotic societies to negotiate a suitable site in Boston. The city is praised as ideal for a national spectacle echoing Bunker Hill and the Tea Party. Pageants would boost citizenship and civic spirit while benefiting commerce and public enjoyment.
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Louis Parker
England
Boston
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Concord
Massachusetts Board of Trade backs income tax amendment
The Massachusetts State Board of Trade urged support for a constitutional amendment authorizing income taxation at its latest meeting. Boston businessmen attended to back the measure and influence state legislatures. The board also considered White Mountain reserve and postal savings banks as practical reforms to foster thrift and saving in areas lacking deposit opportunities.
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Massachusetts State Board of Trade
Boston
White Mountain Reserve
Congress
Postal
Massachusetts
Copley Square Trust Exemption Report Clears Trustees
Assistant District Attorney Weed reports the Copley Square Trust trustees were not criminally liable for the tax exemption tied to the Museum of Fine Arts transaction. The city did not assess taxes from 1903 to 1908, but the law department finds no criminal responsibility for the trustees. Inquiry shifts to the Boston Board of Assessors for possible action.
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Weed
Copley Square Trust
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Voter Registration Falls in Boston Ahead of State Election
Registration in Boston drops nearly 2000 voters from last year as residents prepare to vote on the form of government for the state election. Officials note the decline may affect turnout and political engagement in the upcoming contest.
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Boston
Referendum on Plan 1 and Plan 2 for municipal reform
The piece argues the referendum offers only two unsatisfactory options Plan 1 and Plan 2 for city government. It favors Plan 2 as amendable to better reform while Plan 1 seems hard to shape. The author predicts the will of 108 462 registered voters will clearly reflect public sentiment and be applied conscientiously.
PUSH THE REFORM IN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION DIRECTIONS
In Fall River Mr. Foss urges voters to back Democratic Vahey and Foss to influence tariff revisions this winter. Congressman O Connell says a Massachusetts vote for Democrats would pressure Taft to revise tariff schedules, especially the woolen item, to keep clothing affordable. The piece frames Massachusetts as a pivotal voice shaping national tariff policy.
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Massachusetts
Foss
Fall River
Lodge
West
O’connell
Taft
Vahey
Congress
DANGER OF A WATER POWER TRUST
Federal Forester Pinchot warns that without restrictive legislation Congress must act to curb water power control. Taft backs limits on power plant permits to 50-year terms while leases in perpetuity are sought by big power companies. Government oversight may extend beyond public domain. courts may decide.
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Pinchot
Congress
Taft
Great Power Companies
Bureau of Corporations
Whale fishing lore from Frazzle’s humorous note
A comical letter from Frazzle to Newt seeks whale fishing guidance. It details absurd but vivid methods such as fishing from a dory beyond Boston Harbor, baiting with shrimp, using a six ounce fly rod, and the old harpoon practice. It jokes about slow bites, drifting seas, and whale dining tips like planked or shredded whale.
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Newt
Boston
Bug House Light
Boston Harbor
Atlantic
Dartmouth Inaugural Characterized by Progressive Tone
The Dartmouth inauguration marks a simple, strong start under President Nichols. The college has thrived through stable democracy and growth, carrying forward a line of leaders from Dr. Tucker to Nichols. Nichols steps into a flood of progress, pledging continued advancement and firm educational leadership.
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Nichols
Dartmouth
Tucker
Old Ko Ko and the Monkey in a Palm Tree
A limerick style verse recounts Old Ko-Ko chasing a monkey up a palm tree. The monkey drops a cocoa nut that strikes Old Ko-Ko on the head, with the line None but the fat deserve the spare concluding the brief verse.
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Ko-Ko
The Man From Home Opens Shubert Theatre Here
The new Shubert Theatre on Tremont street is expected to inaugurate with the comedy The Man From Home by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The play’s success is credited largely to William T. Hodge who portrays Daniel Voorhees Pike, an Indiana lawyer who befriends the orphaned siblings and thwarts a plotted marriage alliance in a tale of imported romance and cunning.
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Tremont Street
Booth Tarkington
Harry Leon Wilson
William T. Hodge
Daniel Voorhees Pike
Indiana
Italy
Souvenir of ill fated steamer Portland linked to 1898 disaster
The Observant Citizen describes a nickel plated baggage check from the steamer Portland, one of five known survivors, engraved with the disaster date and viewed by Edward F. McCloud of the North station. The column also notes political figures and local events, including postal service concerns, a Newton chauffeur tale, bereavement in Boston society, and upcoming civic plans.
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Edward F. McCloud
Armstrong
North Station
Portland
Mr. McCloud
First Aid to a Husband
A Dorchester reader asks how to support an automobile wife on a wheelbarrow salary. The columnist says it cannot be done and suggests that misrepresenting income to marry for wealth leads to failure and social embarrassment.
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Sir
Jeff
Dorchester
Mass
Little Memoirs of Tie Business Man
A brief, wry note on failures to receive checks in business. The line hints at the recurring obstacle of unsettled payments in commerce, suggesting caution for merchants and lenders about receivables and cash flow.
The Law Books Uncle Walt Mason Poem 1909
The piece laments the flood of laws and cites various characters pressured by legal rules. A closing line credits Walt Mason with the quote about the virtue of acting squarely, reflecting early 20th century satirical verse on law and justice.
Two Longtime New Hampshire Citizens Honored for Longevity
William Remick of Eliot and Joseph L. Avery of Wolfboro are highlighted as esteemed elders. Avery, born 1817, served on Governor Weston’s staff and held multiple local offices. Remick, born 1819, spent years at sea and as a ship carpenter, widowed since 1875, now praised for his continued reading ability and sturdy health.
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Wolfboro
Joseph L. Avery
Fie
Weston
Wolfboro Savings Bank
First Wolfboro Bank
Wolfboro and Tuftonboro Academy
Avery
Eliot
William Remick
Elizabeth Brooks
Remick
Fined in Dorchester for selling poor milk
Charged with selling milk below standard, six individuals were found guilty and fined in Dorchester Court. Joseph Greenberg, 236 Quincy Street, $50. Louis Woronoff, 1047 Blue Hill Avenue, $15. Thomas F. Tierney, Alden Brothers Milk driver, $15. Hugh O Neil Readville milk team driver, 3 Milton Street, $10. Adolph Linder, 344 Norfolk Street, $10. Charles E. Churchill, 341 Washington Street, Dorchester, $10.
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Dorchester
Joseph Greenberg
Quincy Street
Louis Woronoff
Blue Hill Avenue
Thomas F. Tierney
Alden Brothers Milk Company
Hugh O'Neil
Milton Street
Readville
Adolph Linder
Norfolk Street
Charles E. Churchill
Washington Street
Senator McCarren in serious condition after surgery
New York Oct 14 State Senator Patrick K McCarren Democratic leader of Brooklyn who had an operation for appendicitis at St Catherine's Hospital in Brooklyn last night was in a serious condition today.
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New York
Patrick K. McCarren
Brooklyn
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Funeral costs spark casket maker protest in Cincinnati
Fifty manufacturers of caskets who met in Cincinnati on October 14 declared funerals were too cheap. They planned to push for higher prices and urged better valuation of funeral services amid concerns over declining margins in the trade.
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Cincinnati
Physicians who walk through city parks
Mr Sheehan and his daughter, recently recovering from typhoid fever after returning from Jefferson, Mass., are highlighted alongside Drs Bowen and Whalen of Haymarket Square Relief Hospital. The doctors, known for long walks after hospital duties, hike through Franklin Park and resemble athletic, sturdy specimens who once undertook 10 miles each way without fatigue.
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Bowen and
Whalen
Haymarket Square Relief Hospital
Franklin Park
Dr Mann Recovering Out of Danger at Trinity Church
The Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann, rector of Trinity Church, who had been seriously ill for some time, is now considered out of danger. He remains under medical care but showes signs of improvement and stabilization.
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Walt
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Father figure disrupts marriage plot in The Midnight Sons
A father's keen common sense clashes with a marriage plan as he interferes and displeases the young couple. Pike uses tact to restore harmony and save the girl from fortune hunters. Tomorrow's picture features a scene from The Midnight Sons.
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Pike
Value and sale sources for a Stradivarius violin
Readers ask about genuine Stradivarius value and sale sources and about naval father figures. Answers advise consulting reputable musical instrument dealers. The second question notes John Barry and John Paul Jones as both “Father of the American Navy” and mentions William C. Whitney’s role in Navy reorganization.
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J. BE. S
John Barry
John Paul Jones
William C. Whitney
New York
Navy
Cleveland
Juvenile Court and Pension Rights Clarified
A minor tried in Juvenile Court does not lose U S citizenship. its aim is to reform. A pensioner who moves abroad loses the pension entitlement.
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United States
Cities with elevated or subway roads in the United States
Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Brooklyn are listed as cities with elevated or subway road systems. The answer identifies five urban areas where elevated or subway infrastructure exists.
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United States
Boston
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Meaning of Coming Through the Rye
The answer states the song means coming through a rye field. It does not reference water or a wheat field.
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