Post Publishing Co Boston Daily Post October 28 1909
The front page details subscription rates for daily and Sunday issues, prices for Canada, and advance payment policy. It lists contact numbers for editorial and business offices, instruction on discontinuation after expiration, and urges readers to notify if the paper is unavailable. Editor E A Grozier is named.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
E. A. Grozier
For the Credit of Boston Y M C A Building Fund Update
The Y M C A building fund in Boston has reached 331000 dollars with a 500000 dollar goal remaining. The appeal urges continued energy and civic participation from all citizens to ensure the project does not fail and to complete the fundraising effort.
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Boston
Firemen on the Hilltops Call for Observation Posts
State Forester Rane urges observation stations on high hills and mountains in wooded districts. Watchmen would use telephonic means to summon aid for quick fire extinguishment. The plan, already in use in New York and to be adopted in New Hampshire, promises faster control and greater security, saving property from forest fires.
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Rane
New York
New Hampshire
Wrongful Exile Prompted by Leprosy Examinations in Hawaii
A medical review of 50 exiles to Molo kai leper colony finds they are free of the disease and show no past infection. The incomplete tests reveal a grave error in judgment, as many were condemned based on superficial checks from friends and family, resulting in living death and possible need for protective reforms to guard suspects from misdiagnosis.
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Molokai
Electrification Push for New Haven Hartford Railroad
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad plans to raise 500000 shares to fund electrification. Stockholders voted in New Haven after J P Morgan advised, aiming to equip electric locomotives for the Boston corridor and curb coal smoke. The initial subscription exceeding 15000000 will finance early electrification work in Boston.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
J. P. Morgan
Greater
Boston
New York
Prosperous Farmer reveals banking growth in West and South
Statistics show national banks rose 100 percent nationwide from 1899 to 1906 while the West and South surged 190 and 300 percent respectively. Missouri to Texas gained 180 percent in capital paid in versus under 60 percent overall, signaling a shift in regional sentiment and wealth toward agriculture.
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West
South
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Cotton
United States
Heney Named Democratic Candidate for San Francisco District Attorney
A San Francisco direct primary recount shows Francis J. Heney nominated by the Democratic party for district attorney. The report notes the outcome reflects party support and potential impact on local law enforcement and political dynamics.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
City on trial in campaign for honest government
The speaker argues the Democratic candidate stands for good government and law administration, facing graft and business-backed forces. If he fails, purification halted after Schmitz and Ruef convictions. External observers note discontent with prosecutions of large businesses. San Francisco’s civic decency at stake.
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Schmitz
Ruef
Heney
San Francisco
Cost of Living Protest in Faneuil Hall Echoes Tariff Dissent
A noon gathering at Faneuil Hall voices discontent with the Payne Aldrich tariff, linking higher food and clothing costs to Republican policy. Speakers urge Massachusetts voters to support the Democratic ticket and push Congress for tariff relief amid rising living costs.
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Faneuil Hall
Taft
Brockton
Draper
Congress
Massachusetts
Kelcher
Washington
Commonwealth
Foss
Mr. Foss
The Christian Soldier obituary for General Oliver Howard
The Christian Soldier commemorates General Oliver O. Howard former commander of the Army of the Tennessee and Union hero. It notes his Civil War leadership under Sherman and McPherson his role in the Freedmen's Bureau Nez Perce and Indian wars and his private effort founding Lincoln Memorial University.
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Oliver O. Howard
McPherson
Nez Perce
Piute
Bannock
Lincoln Memorial University
Cumberland
Sugar trust indictments dismissed over statute limit
Judge Holt rules the statute of limitations bars actions against Gustave Kissel and Thomas Harned in the sugar trust conspiracy case. The blanket indictment suggests other defendants may plead the same. AG Wickersham plans to appeal. a sustained ruling could collapse the case despite acknowledged conspiracy via civil-settlement payments.
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Gustave Kissel
Thomas Harned
Sugar Trust
Holt
United States Circuit Court
Kissel
Harned
Wickersham
Limbruche Dubuque poem about a Spoonge lookalike
A quirky verse centers on a young woman from Dubuque who loves a Duque but faces rejection because she resembles a Spoonge. The light verse plays with rhymes and comic misperception.
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Dubuque
Duque
The Plaza Hotel rises as New York’s premier permanent residence
The Plaza at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street, commanding Central Park views, opened in 1907 after a $12.5 million build. It pioneered long term luxury with numerous en suite rooms for permanent patrons including George J. Gould and Alfred G. Vanderbilt, yielding rentals surpassing $1,000,000 yearly in value.
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Plaza
New York
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Central Park
Metropolis
George J. Gould
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
John A. Drake
Oliver Harriman
C. K. G. Billings
John Wesley Gates
America
Paris
Underwood & Underwood
Bungholes and Bunghole Talk Near Indian River
A clipped news item pokes fun at a schooner ashore near Indian River Delaware loaded with empty barrels and bungholes. It questions whether damp contents or bungholes affect sinking, and riffing on bunghole floatation and trusts, encouraging readers to seek more of this odd item for amusement.
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Indian River
Del
Bunghole Trust
Posthole Trust
Office Rules from Boston
A satirical set of instructions for visitors and staff in a Boston office. It jokes about door etiquette, lingering, smoking, loud talking, singing, misusing furniture, frequent unbusinesslike visits, and an ironic take on lending money with no interest. The piece closes with a playful twist implying contradictory ethics from "ONE OF THE FORCE."
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Boston
Dear Newt Cotton Question Sparks Quick Reply
An anxious reader signs as ANXIOUS TOM asks Newt why wool is used to obscure truth while cotton costs less. The reply hints at practicality, noting cotton’s thinness makes it see through, prompting a sharp, dismissive “Next!” from Newt.
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Newt
Tom
Boston
Tommy
Dr Killem’s Germicide advertised for many ills
An old ad proclaims Killem’s Germicide kills lice dandruff falling hair and mango on dogs plants salt rheum and hives for 25 cents at Hayes and Pierson Co. The writer comments on advertising craft noting the claim may be exaggerated and questions its cure all efficacy.
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Killem
Little Memoirs Business Man
A brief item quotes a motto on courtesy and checks as essential to business success.
Literary Hackman Leaves 8063 Estate With 1500 Volumes
Patrick Cassidy known as the literary hackman left an estate valued at 8063 dollars after an inventory filed in the probate office. Personal effects include 1500 volumes of miscellaneous works.
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Patrick Cassidy
Hackman
College Night at City Club to feature Long Lowell and Maclaurin
Readers will hear addresses by Hon John D Long Harvard president A Lawrence Lowell and Tech president Richard C Maclaurin at the City Club College Night. Cambridge subway work disrupts Harvard Square, displacing longtime tradespeople and cutting routes. one half of the square may be severed from the other. A Newton Centre woman’s servant retrieves the family cat Dixie after a near miss. A horse on a watering cart breaks a leg in City Hall area tracks. Alderman J Frank O’Hare advocates for Ward 13 playground bonds, challenging expectations. Colonel Darwin C Pavey recalls General Oliver O Howard at G A R events. Fall River’s riding fad grows, with 200 pupils in a riding class led by a former cowboy. Deputy Marshal James Ruhl keeps fit with saltwater dips at Winthrop. Local kindness by Officer Charles Brazier goes undisclosed until learned. Chinatown’s Yee Wah reports improving security after past Tong clashes. A new panhandling scheme targets shoe stores, stealing old shoes via pawnbrokers. Wakefield’s William D Marnell returns from Havana praising Cuban Americanization and baseball talent.
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John D. Long
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Richard C. Maclaurin
Tech
t+ bt
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Mt. Auburn Street
College Yard
Newton Centre
Dixie
Warren
Dudley
Rbet
J. Frank
O’hare
Hibbard
Ward 13
City Hall
South Boston
Darwin C. Pavey
Howard
Pavey
Fall River
Accomplished Rhode Island horsewoman eyed for wild west scenes
Mrs Georgianna Gray of Tiverton is praised as the state’s most accomplished rider and horsewoman. Her colt reportedly traces lineage to the fastest eastern runners of the past decade and she has drawn repeated offers to ride in prospective wild west productions.
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Georgianna Gray
Tiverton
Rhode Island
Plans One and Two for City Government Structure
Two proposed plans outline mayor and council terms, voting limits, and nomination rules. Plan One creates a 36 member ward council with nine at large, two wards with two reps, mayoral term two years, recall option, and salaries for ward and at large councilors. Plan Two sets a single nine member at large city council with three year terms, all voters can choose all nine, recall not described, and same petition threshold for mayor and council nominations.
City Charter Reforms Set To Reshape Government
Under both plans the new charter alters city governance, creating a finance and civil service commission and appointing a city record. It makes engaging in city contract profits a crime and delays term ends until February swearing in new Mayor and officials. Election scheduled for January 11.
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Warit
New Finance Commission
City Hall
City Record
Civil Service Commission
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William D. Marnell
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Housman
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