Post Boston Daily 1906 subscription rates and notices
The Post Publishing Company lists subscription costs and office details. It notes Boston stamping and mailing considerations, with rates of 50 cents for a month and 2.50 for a quarter, and warns subscribers about payment and discontinuation rules. Editor B A Grobrier announces contact information and office hours at 269 Washington Street.
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Masa
Public hearing on unpaid boards and municipal reform urged
Citizens with public spirit ask Mayor FitzGerald to reconsider a planned public hearing on unpaid boards of trustees in city institutions. They seek ways to improve board effectiveness by appointing better suited individuals and ensuring board permanency within existing law. The note favors clarifying administration without new legislation. It also describes Vanderbilt Cup race plans, a private toll road with inns as toll gates and integrated services, touted as sportsmanlike and practical.
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Fitzgerald
Reassembling Parliament Faces Stormy Session In Britain
Westminster opens to anticipated clash as Labor backs workmen's compensation recall and Irish home rule remains nonnegotiable. Campbell-Bannerman must conciliate and steer, while risk of dissolution looms amid by election opposition and ongoing Irish question. Submarine mines threaten seas postwar with calls for ban at The Hague.
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Westminster
Campae
Bowte
Commons
Labor Party
T. P. O’connor
John Redmond
Campbell-Bannerman
Mistake for Deer Fatal in Maine Woods Tragedy
A Maine hunting accident near Island Falls ends when Benjam in F McDole is mistaken for a deer by William Fowler. The two men were hunting together and a single rifle shot kills McDole, highlighting dangers of inexperience and overzealous hunting. The author urges caution and even considers manslaughter charges to deter such misjudgments.
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Maine
Island Falls
Benjamin F. ‘McDole
William Fowler
Asland Falls
High Speed Auto Course Aims For Safe Racing
A fledgling project to offer a course on dangerous high speed car races seeks safe practice and public reassurance. Funded by an association of gentlemen from Long Island, the effort is reportedly in a fair way toward realization and will be paid for as planned.
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Gentllemen
Ew Werner
United States
Blount Defends Taft On Filipino Tutelage Claim
James H Blount replies to The Post letter asserting he did not say Taft deceived the Filipinos but failed to undeceive them. He cites Bryan and Root on independence, clarifies stance, and notes support from the governor general for a U.S. district judge position. Boston October 21.
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Twentieth Century Club
Taft
Bryan
Manila
Philippines
United States
Parliament key in nominating committee powers questioned
Letter to the editor questions whether a society’s members have rights under Article 7 of the constitution. Duncan Carr asks if the president may appoint all committees or if the society can override with a vote, seeking guidance from the Post.
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Duncan Carr
Captain O L Baker praised for rescue at City Point
An eyewitness letter corrects a drowning rescue report, stating Captain O L Baker of the City Point houseboat personally saved four men after they were pulled from the water on Saturday. The writer asserts Captain Baker acted unassisted and credits him with saving lives.
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Post
Clarence Stevens
O. L. Baker
City Point
T. ¥. Simpson
Meigs charter questioned on Dorchester car service
Veritas argues that the Meigs charter allows the E line to operate cars arbitrarily and infrequently. Dorchester avenue is a major route, yet trains between the city and Savin Hill Avenue run on any schedule with open cars in cold weather and closed cars in heat. Sundays see particularly poor service.
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Meigs
Dorchester Avenue
Savin Hill Avenue
Veritas
Dorchester church visits and paganism claims noted
A Dorchester church reports a visiting committee as scores of families drift toward paganism in church ministration. Mothers and shut-ins face monotonous routines with no social life, as callers rarely appear and engagement dwindles.
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Dorchester
Wouldn't It Surprise You Dept Cartoon Snippet
A curio from 1906 presents a humorous question panel about everyday surprises. Sentences imagine a snatch thief, a milkman night visit, mail prank contributions, nurse fatigue relief, and a campaign moment where cheers go to the rival candidate. Notable are regional cues Boston Everett Knoxville and date 1906.
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Boston
Hinky Dee
Everett
Mass
Newt
Knoxville
Debt Promise and Surprise in Cambridge Incident
A Cambridge incident notes a friend borrowed $15 with a promise to repay next Tuesday. If he fulfills the promise on Tuesday, it would be a surprising outcome for the victim. The item frames the event as a public notice or column blurb from the Cambridge area.
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Cambridge
Mass
Fired Before Requesting Raise in Salem Office
A terse, halfplayful quip from Salem Mass reflects on the shock of being fired before asking for a raise in a private office scene. The lines hint at job insecurity and employer power dynamics in a concise, wry mood.
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Salem
Mass
Street hazards prompt shocked reactions in Somerville
A dark street encounter ends with a pistol demand for the time and a home intrusion by a biting dog in Somerville Massachusetts. The events illustrate common fright and surprise responses to sudden threats on city streets and at home.
Bank Failures Prompt Fears In Looming Financial Panic
A clipped survey notes bank failures seem epidemic, prompting worries about safe storage of funds. It jokes that depositors are forced to seek refuge in old safety places while criticizing authorities and the poor reliability of savings banks amid the crisis.
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Wall Street
The Falling Leaves and a Quirky Autumn Query
A Brighton correspondent muses on why leaves fall flat on their backs and asks why this is news. The note includes a humorous aside about autumn leaves, followed by a playful piece on Padre Domineec McCann and a poem excerpt from Canzoni by T. A. Daly, reflecting lighthearted local color.
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Brighton
Maas
Observant Citizen Born Adlai Stevenson and Taunton River Pirate
On this date in history October 23 1835 Adlai E Stevenson later Vice President under Cleveland was born In Taunton a river pirate sought for numerous crimes is noted as a historical link in today in American history coverage.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Cleveland
Taunton
Boston Social Notices and Local Happenings
Boston readers hear of Lillian Kemble’s engagement to The Man of the Hour, pavement completion at Park Square Mall, Marie Tempest’s vaudeville plans, Lily Langtry at Keith’s, and Mrs Grace Le Baron Upham's social return. Jams from Jamaica Plain and Charlestown cheer Miss Louise Gillooly with a gold bracelet. Brookline acts to curb moths, Frank Belcher recovers from Troy wreck, and Maplewood Church hosts stamp collector Rev Alfred Woods. Stenographer William H. Todd begins duties, plus a humorous street scene on Federal and a tale of a new bride’s kitchen misadventure with starch dishes.
Miss Gilchrist’s New York Dream Ends in Pineville Return
Miss Gilchrist rides the crowded elevated train to the shopping district with plans for New York life and a hoped-for reunion with Horace Whiting. She recalls Oliver Leighton and endures coarse humor from two men, realizing her attire may reveal her age and status. Her headlong daydream dissolves as she sights a wedding announcement for Oliver.
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Horace Whiting
Pine
New York
Whiting
Leighton
Pineville
Manns
Misa
Alredy
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