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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1907
Page
6
Beating Its Record the B A Shows Lively Train Pace
The Boston and Albany claims a long distance record on the Newton to South Station run, with a 50 minute trip on a recent local passenger train. The piece mocks past times, notes no buffet, and suggests an obstacle race between two B A passenger trains as a public spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Newton
South Station
San Francisco
Boston
Lynn
South Brunswick Sets Tax on Billboards as Nuisance
The New Jersey town taxed roadside billboards to curb their offensive presence after failing to remove them from private property. The State Equalization Board upheld the tax, and the case moves to court with South Brunswick hoping for final sustenance against billboard interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Brunswick
N. J
State Equalization Board
Billboard Trust
New Jersey
Daily issue note from Post Publishing Co Boston 1907
The fragment notes the Post Publishing Co issued a daily publication on October 21 1907 in Boston Massachusetts. It lists office location 259 Washington Street and identifies edition number 18 of volume 189.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Publishing Co
Office
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Subscriptions Rates for Daily and Sunday Post
The Daily One shows unclear text but lists six months at 1.50 and monthly at 25 cents. The Sunday Post offers one year for 2.50, six months 1.25, and three months 65 cents.
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the Sunday Post
Canada post rates raise subscriptions for Daily and Sunday Post
Owing to higher postal charges to the Dominion of Canada the Daily Post subscription is 50 cents a month 3 dollars for six months and 6 dollars a year. The Sunday Post costs 9 cents per copy. Subscriptions must be prepaid and discontinued at expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion of Canada
Daily Post
Sunday Post
LE. A. Grozier
Pitor
Harvard and Yale Fail To Score In Key Weekend Games
Harvard edged the Annapolis Academy 6 to 0 while Yale was shut out by West Point cadets in two pivotal football showdowns. The results spark debate on whether the Army Navy and Ivy squads are maturing, or if Harvard and Yale remain out of tune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Annapolis Academy
Yale
West Point
Naval
Army
Navy
A Lively Week Opens State Campaign In Symphony Hall
The State campaign starts in lively fashion tonight with anticipated vigor to continue for days. Delays in Democratic ratification raise expectations, as Democratic candidates appear statewide and Republican speakers plan an extensive tour to boost momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
The Milk Question in Worcester County
Worcester county farmers push independent milk shipping to Boston to undermine the prevailing combine. They argue organized farmer action can balance prices for both producers and Boston consumers with community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester County
Boston
Great
Flying Contest Opens With Varied Air Competitions
In St Louis, the first and largest air navigation event in the country begins with a Bennett cup balloon race today. Tomorrow features dirigible tests, followed by gasless flying machines and other craft. A Scientific American prize race is set for Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Scientific American
Wall Street Disturbance Meets Solvent Clearing House
The New York Clearing House reports its committee found the ranks of the association solvent and will render banks needed assistance to meet deposits. Despite feverish market drops and tight money, observers note small investors buy at low prices while dividends remain steady. foreign trade stays favorable and demand remains assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Clearing House
Stock Exchange
Observant Citizen notes animal rescue and daily life curios
A Boston reader praises The Animal Rescue League in Carver Street for saving a half starved terrier, with owner likely to claim it. He observes price shifts from hotel cream, a ragtime scene in Newspaper Row with a hurdy gurdy, and a horse rider and squirrel incident on Blue Hill. He also describes mispronounced Quequechan Street and multilingual readers on a train. Notices mention a fall opening reception for Y Bec and a 17th birthday party in Dorchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Rescue League
Carver Street
Blue Hill
Iwan
Fall River
Quequechan Street
Quickachance Street
Queenmahan Street
Quenachang Street
Daily Horoscope for Post Readers
A daily horoscope series offers thoughtful, accessible insights from a respected astrologer. It invites readers to enjoy the guidance without requiring belief, appealing to curious minds and fans of celestial reading.
Daily Horoscope for the 294th Day of the Year
A cautionary horoscope notes doubt and uncertainty across the day with vague influences. It warns avoidance of superiors and emphasizes diligence in everyday life and duties at work and home. It also predicts a rocky year in business for those born today while highlighting a potential profit through prudent management. The guidance highlights a boy’s need for self reliance and a girl’s capacity for devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasus
Wrighting a Wrong Dear Newt All Sorts Reveals Wright Family Lore
In a humorous genealogical note, M. I. Knott Wright responds to an inquiry about the Wright family. The piece traces from Ark Wright in Noah’s era to Hez Ben Wright inventor of coal and ice, mentions Will B. Wright as a Boston playwright, and dismisses Knott and Do Wright as outsiders while praising the family’s storied lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt
Wright
Noah
Ark Wright
Ark
Bess Carpenter
Jess Wright
Hez Ben Wright
Will B. Wright
Boston
R. U. Wright
Wheel-Wright
May B. Wright
May B. Knott
R. A. Wright
Sz Wright
Wuzz Wright
Knott Wright
Do Wright
Knott
Centenarian Austrian Sweethearts Still Bind in Marriage
An Isenbolgi couple, Mr. and Mrs. Szathmarn, celebrate their 100th wedding anniversary. He is 120 and she 116, having endured the 19th century and into the 20th century together, undeterred by modern ideas of fading devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isenbolgi
Austria
Szathmarn
Sunday Post
Yarrow Family Cleared Fortune in Coal Deal
Fergus Falls report says H Ss Yarrow went to Bellingham to manage coal interests and, after his nephew found an extensive coal seam, they closed out their stakes for about 800000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Fall
Minn
H. Ss. Yarrow
Bellingham
Wash
Learning a Lesson on Love and Marriage
A beach conversation turns to marriage as a couple spies on a long‑married pair. The observed quarrel reveals material excess and hypocrisy, prompting the pair to conclude they cannot be sure about happiness and vow to avoid mistakes. In the end they question their own suitableness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Mr. Clarke
Marcel
Arn Angel
Alice
Tom
Bridge influenza risks at card parties say Lancet
London reports the Lancet warns bridge parties spread common colds and influenza. Cards circulated for weeks become soiled by hand contact and, in close heated rooms with poor ventilation, foster micro‑organisms and illness transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bee stings man to death on South Dakota farm
Michael Oakleaf died after being stung on the temple by a common honey bee while collecting potatoes on Henry Tripp's farm one mile north of Canton. He expired about fifteen minutes later despite attempts to obtain medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
S. D
Henry Tripp
Here
Michael Oakleaf
Hickory Nut Crop Falls About Fifty Percent
In Short Halls Tennessee on October 20 the hickory nut crop this year has fallen off about 50 percent. Big nutting parties are now few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halls
Tenn
Miss Esther Redmond Engaged to New York Doctor
Boston friends reveal Miss Esther Redmond daughter of John E Redmond M P leader of the Irish parliamentary party is engaged to Dr William Thomas Power of New York The romance began during a 1904 visit by the Redmond family Miss Redmond 22 a Boston favorite Dr Power a Detroit native educated at Jesuit College earned an A B degree and is known in New York medical circles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praeda McGillivray
Oak Terrace
Dorchester
Miss Praeda
Miss McGillivray
Boston
Esther Redmond
John E. Redmond
M. P
William Thomas Power
New York
Miss Redmond
Emerald Isle
Dr. Power
Detroit
Jesuit College
John I. Redmond
Ireland
Story Back Not To Wed
Julian Story, artist and former husband of Mme Emma Eames, returned to New York aboard the St. Paul after three months abroad. He denied plans to marry a Philadelphia woman of means and said he intends to open his Philadelphia studio to paint portraits, starting with a portrait of Don Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julian Story
Mme
Emma Eames
St. Paul
Florence
Philadelphia
Don Cameron
Somerville Weighs Site For New Steam Fire Engine
Somerville contemplates locating the recently purchased steam fire engine. Initial plan placed it atop Winter Hill in a new firehouse, then shifted to Hose 6 quarters on Clarendon Hill, with fire committee members urging Union Square fire house as the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Somerville
Winter Hill
Clarendon Hill
Union Square
Columbus Club to Hear Noted Men in Winter Series
The Columbus Club of Dorchester schedules a winter lineup with speakers including Mayor Fitzgerald on Oct. 27 Peter McNally on Nov. 3 Hon James H Vahey on Nov. 10 ex Congressmen John A Sullivan on Nov. 17 John H Murphy on Nov. 24 and Hugh J Mulloy of Lowell on Dec. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Club
Dorchester
Mayor Fitzgerald
Peter McNally
James H. Vahey
John A. Sullivan
John H. Murphy
Hugh J. Mulloy
Lowell
Believed Five-Year-Old James O Neil Drowned
Parents of five year old James O Neil of 5 Quincy court Charlestown appealed to police after he disappeared near Pottery wharf by Dewey Beach while watching a ship. Friends fear he strayed too close to the water and tumbled overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O'Neil
Quincy Court
Charlestown
Pottery Wharf
Dewey Beach
Guide Herbert Mains Shot by Companion at Sebago Lake
Herbert Mains, a noted Sebago Lake guide, was accidentally shot Saturday while with two New York men near Portland. He bled heavily and doctors fear only leg amputation below the knee can save him though they doubt he will survive the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
New York
Herbert Mains
Sebago Lake
Rehearsal Underway For King Solomon Minstrels Show
Rehearsals for the King Solomon Lodge No.18 minstrel show in Boston progress at 724 Washington Street. The 50 member cast prepares for the third annual event to be staged at Potter Hall on December 2 with two more rehearsals planned. Maurice Daniels is manager and musical director and has written Napoleon Newlywed based on Boston Post cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Solomon Lodge
Boston
K. of P
Potter Hall
Washington Street
Maurice Daniels
Napoleon Newlywed
Boston Post
Street Etiquette Question Sparks Public Letter
A reader asks which sex should speak first on the street and whether a gentleman should bow or lift his hat. The letter argues it is the lady’s privilege to decide recognition, and urges the paper to address who should act first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear
Champagne
Advice to Anxious Sister on Trust Before Marriage
A 20 year old writer asks if she should marry a 25 year old fiancée who lies and has a different family. The adviser urges doubting trust, warns marriage without faith leads to ruin, and suggests testing truthfulness multiple times before vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Frenchman recalls Cardinal Gibbons at Maryland Club dinner
Charles de Rouvre ex-deputy from Haute-Marne describes his US tour and a dinner with Cardinal Gibbons at the Maryland Club of Baltimore. He notes Protestant guests showed warmth to the cardinal and says the scene illustrated American views on church and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles de Rouvre
Haute-Marne
France
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Maryland Club
Baltimore
M. Rouvre
New York
Library funds constrain book purchases 1906 07
Only a fraction over 14 cents of each dollar appropriated to the Boston Public Library is spent on books and publications. Trustees report running expenses must be radically reduced, with 351,810 books issued for home use in 1906 07, and note the death of president Solomon Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Public Library
Board of Trustees
Solomon Lincoln
Boston City Club to Discuss Government
The Boston City Club will hold a discussion on government by commission on Thursday evening October 24. Colonel Thomas M. Livermore will preside, with participants including Mayor Barney of Lynn and former Boston Mayor Quincy among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston City Club
City of
Boston
Thomas M. Livermore
Barney
Lynn
Quincy
Veteran Milford businessman Alfred Goucher dead at 71
Milford news reports Alfred Goucher aged 71 has died in Milford. He owned Gouchers Hotel for 30 years and was a well known figure in local sports circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Alfred Goucher
Goucher
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