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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
6
Daily issue dated October 24, 1907 from Boston. includes issue number and office address 259 Washington Street. (No further readable content provided.)
The Daily One year rate is not fully legible with six months at $1.50 three months at 75 cents and one month at 25 cents. The Sunday Post offers one year for $2.50 six months for $1.25 and three months for 65 cents.
Due to higher postal charges to the Dominion of Canada the Daily Post subscription prices are 50 cents per month 3 dollars for six months and 6 dollars for a year Sunday Post is 9 cents per copy All subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration Payments should be made to the Post Publishing Company Editorial Rooms Business Office Boston Massachusetts editor E A Grozipr publisher contact numbers provided
Major Henry L. Higginson notes buying orders three times selling ones and says current stock prices move from rich holders to small investors. He calls it a steadying sign as the public buys into solid enterprises, suggesting national securities are being taken up by the people beyond New York’s mood.
The St Louis balloon race winner was the German entry Pommern. The race was drifting in nature with wind carrying bags far and fast, yet skill in upper air currents and safety mattered. Dr. H Helm Clayton of Blue Hill Observatory advised the winners helping choose streams to advance the gas filled craft.
The seizure of 8,000,000 cigarettes owned by the British American Tobacco Company marks a new anti trust approach under the Sherman Act. The government asserts authority to seize property in restraint of trade moving between states or abroad, with broader implications for Standard Oil, beef packers, and possibly the Boston Milk Trust in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Governor Guild defends election day expenditures as sacred and praiseworthy while Henry M Whitney questions whether big money at the polls buys votes. The piece recalls the Harriman era scandal where $260,000 was raised to influence New York State for Roosevelt.
The Ringlings who bought the Barnum circus equipment announce no name change keeping the Barnum designation. The piece recalls Phineas T. Barnum and his lasting impact on show business, noting his fame alongside Washington and the archetypal American spirit.
A burlesque sketch mimics John D. Rockefeller prompting claims he will seek injunctions to stop actors from using his likeness. The piece argues the face is used for revenue, not admiration, as Rockefeller is said to consider it personal property.
The piece argues General Charles W. Bartlett is not the official Democratic governor nominee. It criticizes his anti merger stance and his denunciation of Springfield delegates and Ballot Law Commissioners. It states the Springfield convention was a farce and that the impartial board’s decision should stand. It predicts Bartlett may gain some votes but not as the regular nominee.
In a correction for All Sorts, Newton Newkirk notes a typesetting error in Political Notelettes. The intended term Tom and Gerry refers to a cocktail named after Hisgen and Brown, not Tom and Jerry, and the misprint caused editorial embarrassment.
B W Barnard of Grand Forks faces charges over allegedly stealing a two story eight room house from Mrs Nellie Swanson. She reported the home missing after an evening out. police found Barnard had moved it two blocks before fleeing as they approached. Swanson plans to have the house returned to its original site.
Strong opposition to Subig Bay as the principal American stronghold in the Philippines is developing in the army and navy. An effort will be made to gain the opposition of Secretary Taft when he visits and inspects the place tomorrow.
Halifax Nova Scotia October 23 frost and gale damage cut into the Annapolis valley apple crop, the largest in years. J W Bigelow president of the Fruit Growers' Association estimates total losses at about 100000 dollars.
Alice Stone Blackwell reviews The Red Reign The True Story of an Adventurous Year in Russia by Kellogg Durland and notes his arrest in Russia soon after its American release. She says his critique of autocracy made him persona non grata to the Czar. Dorchester.
Robert J. Kirkwood of 2 Newman Street South Boston argues that a 2500 job kingpins influence in the smoke inspection department. He demands questions for Mr. Good about qualifications civil service status and favorable treatment. He calls for reforms to reduce firemen workload and improve combustion understanding to curb smoke nuisance.
A fragment shows a conversation where a maid asks about direction to a Pure Food Fair and is asked for the price. She responds with a quirky claim of having red hair, adding a humorous, nonspecific exchange.
Ward 22 resident Jacob H. Mock clarifies he has not left the Republican nomination but has withdrawn from the Independence League bid for the Ward 2 representation. His name remains on the Republican ballot as a regular nominee.
A carefully compiled daily horoscope offers insight into the day ahead. Readers may find interesting guidance regardless of belief, with emphasis on personal interpretation and reflection.
The Sunday Post Magazine will feature the autobiography of Mark Twain next Sunday a literary treasure critics hail as the greatest in years. The issue will also include Norton’s The Vanishing Fleets a march from Atlanta to the sea by General O O Howard a Shorty McCabe tale and an article What Women Like in Men by Anne OHagan plus various social notices and essays.
A fireman asks if choosing duty over a date was wrong. He explains rushing to a call left his girlfriend displeased, who demanded an apology. The response commends steadfast honor, advising the lover to tell her that love hinges on honoring both duty and affection.
The reading notes a favorable 24 hour period with promises of business success for executors and merchants. It advises opening new ventures, hiring, and travel for health while warning an accident risk for the year if neglected. It highlights a lucky boy and a capable self supporting girl.
The Sunday Post Magazine will serialize Mark Twain's autobiography starting next Sunday. The work is described as a great literary treat of the decade and will not appear in book form until after Twain's death.
A striking teaser announces a key plot twist in the upcoming Sunday Post Magazine serial The Vanishing Fleets with the German Kaiser allegedly kidnapped. The promo suggests a dramatic development to unfold in next Sunday's installment.
Jack and Anna are engaged since childhood. Rob Young intrudes at every meeting until Mabel Sanborn arrives. Tension grows as Jack falls for Mabel while Anna reveals she prefers someone else and urges Jack to break their engagement.
Edward A. Filene, the Boston merchant on a world tour, writes from Japan to Mayor Fitzgerald via Manager T. F. Anderson of the Boston Publicity Bureau. He calls his trip a great opportunity and declares Boston is "the best of all."
Ex Representative Frank J. Gethro of Boston married Loretta O Callaghan of East Dedham at St Marys Catholic Church in Dedham. The bride is the late Tim O Callaghans daughter, former superintendent of Merchants Mills. Rev John H Flemming officiated with Ex Alderman Patrick Bowen of Boston as best man and his wife as brides maid.
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