Extraordinary August Growth at Boston Post and Daily Post
The Boston Sunday Post and Boston Post report record daily circulation in August 1903 with figures spanning from 183,010 to 199,020 for the Daily Post and 164,500 to 242,470 for the Sunday Post. W A Grazier, business manager of the Post Publishing Company, swore the figures true before Justice George E. Kimball on August 31, 1903.
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Daily Post
The
Sunday Post
W. A. Grazier
Post Publishing Company
Boston Post
Boston
Suffolk
Massachusetts
W. A. Grozier
George E. Kimball
Tax on Alcohol Discussed by National Druggists Association
The National Druggists Association considered reducing the internal revenue tax on alcohol and favoring the Lovering bill for a drawback on alcohol used in export products. It argued the tax burdens American industry and trade, while alcohol for arts and manufacturing should be relieved, especially for export goods competing abroad.
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National Druggists’ Association
Committee On
Internal Revenue
Secretary Shaw’s Generosity Sparks Treasury Funds Debate
The columnist argues Secretary Shaw has started distributing 40 million dollars to banks too early. No local need or currency shortage justifies funding private banks. Critics warn of favoritism, possible illegality, and market speculation, urging the plan be halted.
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Secretary of the Treasury
West
Shaw
Washington Post Office scandals spread as indictments grow
A Washington grand jury returns seven new indictments while figures like G W Beavers A W Machen and C J Bonaparte face probes. The cases allege conspiracy between insiders at the Post Office Department and outside contractors over overpriced supplies in a widening government scandal under President Roosevelt.
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Payne
Washington
Washington Grand Jury
G. W. Beavers
Bureau of Salary and Allowances
A. W. Machen
C. J. Bonaparte
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
A Happy Relief as Byrne Resigns under Pressure
The resignation of U S District Attorney William Michael Byrne of Delaware ends a tense stalemate between President Roosevelt and the Senate. Byrne, an ally of Addicks, held the post by recess appointment after a failed bid for Congress. With Byrne leaving, the roosevelt administration avoids a confrontation over confirmation and a potentially quarrelsome Senate session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William Michael Byrne
Delaware
Roosevelt
Byrne
Congress
Senate
Addicks
McKinley
United States Senate
Roosgavelt
Delaware Bar
An Angean Task Under His Regime Revealed
The passage reflects on past administrations led by Perry Heath and the McKinley crowd, accusing them of exploiting the service. It asserts that current leadership faces an Angean task, implying ongoing reform or challenge under his own regime.
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Perry Heath
Mhanna- McKinley
Colombia Holds Up United States Over Panama Canal Treaty
Br Thomas Herran, Colombia’s Washington rep, says Colombia seeks 20 million dollars upfront plus a 400000 dollar annual payment and other concessions. He argues the terms threaten US sovereignty over the canal, and says the Senate would reject any modification on these lines.
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Br. Thomas Herran
Washington
Republic of Colombia
United States
Colombia
Panama Canal Company
Panama
Great Britain
Senate
All Sorts by Newton Newe Irk
A fragment from a verse saluting Milady with a lover's toast. The sonnet-like lines praise Milady's eyes and the enduring glow of love, comparing it to a timeless wine stain.
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Newton Newe
Milady
Milady seeks sub post office in Winter street store
The Observant Citizen reports an elderly lady discovered a United States sub post office in the Shepard Norwell Company store on Winter street offering full postal station facilities. The piece also salutes Milady’s hair and features a humorous mix of local notes and literary asides.
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United States
Shepard Norwell Company
Winter Street
Boston Common Orator Draws Photographer’s Curious Finger
A photographer snapped a Boston Common speaker distributing philosophy and, due to perspective, readers wonder if the orator has an abnormal forefinger or swollen bee sting. The sketch notes his firm gesture as he asks who would not be a millionaire, while the amateur reflects on camera distance and reach.
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Awl Sports
Jimmy
Slugger
Sullivan
North End
Boston
Jim Corbett
Jim
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Jeff
Solar Plexus Union
Newton
Chief Tarbox
Boston Common
New York Sun
John Davis Long
Hingham
Massachusetts
Mr. Long
Buckfield
Mass
Solomon Bulkley Griffin
Springfield Republican
Sambo Bowles
Agawam
Long
Snow
Kansas State University
Forty Niners Meet Society of California Pioneers of New England
The white flag with the number 49 marked the United States Hotel entrance for the 16th annual meeting. Society members total 268 with 237 pioneers, others being sons of pioneers or honorary. President Gorham D. Gilman of Honolulu California ’48 was re elected for one year. officers Mc Avoy, Greely, Pear, and Foster were reaffirmed. a 44 member board of directors was re elected.
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United States
Society of California Pioneers of
New England
Sons of Pioneers
Gorham D. Gilman
California
Honolulu
Gilman
James D. McAvoy
Hyde Park
Mass
Cyrus Greely
Lewiston
Isaac 8. Pear
Cambridge
Stephen W. Foster
Boston
John Hay Visits Boston on Way to Sunapee Lake Residence
Secretary of State John Hay paused briefly in downtown Boston yesterday en route to his summer home at Sunapee Lake. He walked unremarked by most passersby and appeared in good health.
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Liberty Hall
Lexington
David Saville Muzzey
John Cotton
Old Boston
New
Boston
Lincolnshire
England
John Hay
Sunapee Lake
Burglary Under Bed Cited In Strange Exchange
Jester reports a thwarted burglary as Shivers misreads a noise and crawls under a bed, leading to Jimson’s skeptical reply. The odd dialogue centers on a mistaken alarm and a burglar supposedly hidden beneath furniture.
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Jester
Jimson
Prussian Cabinet to Push Rhine Elbe Canal Plan
Berlin reports the Prussian Cabinet will again seek Landtag approval for a cross country Rhine Weser Elbe canal linking major waterways. Congressman Burton notes the project rivals Erie Canal in cost, with initial estimates around 60 million dollars and potential higher total.
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Prussian
Rhine-Elbe
Berlin
Landtag
Rhine, Weser
Elbe
Burton
House
Europe
Taking No Chances Mother Warns About Kitty Tail
A brief dialogue captures a mother telling her child not to carry the kitty tail while Rae Willie advocates the method as the only safe way. The exchange hints at a cautious domestic stance and concern for safety in a domestic setting.
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Wiffie
Rae Willie
Summer Homes of Well Known Bostonians Near West Manchester
The article describes the impressive residence of F. W. Fabyan of Boston near West Manchester, adjacent to the homes of Thomas F. Walsh W. A. Tucker and Samuel Carr. A tree-lined drive leads to a cottage by the sea with a large doorway and fluted columns, a broad veranda with urns of flowers, and a flowering garden.
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West
Manchester
F. W. Fabyan
Boston
Thomas F. Walsh
W. A. Tucker
Samuel Carr
The Gypsy at the Club Masquerade Revealed by Barrett
Barrett recalls how a masquerade gypsy foretold his fortune and how the women at the club became key to his story. The tale ends with Gordon teasing about the gypsy being Mrs Barrett and the inside joke of a wife’s alibi.
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Barrett
Gordon
Mrs. Barrett
New York Man Challenges Flag Advertising Law
J R McPike of a New York grocery store challenged the New York Legislature's ban on using the American flag for advertising on cigar boxes and tobacco packages. He was arrested for selling cigars bearing flag advertising, and his counsel argued the law deprived him of liberty to pursue his occupation by legitimate means.
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New York
J. R. McPike
Wholegate
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
McPike
Editor Letter Calls for Double Tracking of Railroads
A reader laments frequent collisions on single track electric roads after the Pelham tragedy. He recounts Labor Day near Quincy Point where two cars followed closely and had to backtrack to allow an opposing car to pass. He urges rail companies to build a second track to prevent such dangers.
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Post
Pelham
Quincy
Nantasket
Quincy Point
Cortes Street
Letter on fender design and danger to pedestrians
A reader questions the safety claims of current car fenders, citing inquests and multiple deaths of children struck by trains. The letter argues the horizontal fender often worsens injuries and urges scrutiny of prior cases from Boston and 1901 1902.
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Office of the Board
Boston
Ruth Sargent
Mary Clancy
Gertrude Millburger
Viola Simmons
Wendell P. Murray
Court Street
Eight year old Miss Towner in Park Square parade injured
Miss Mildred A. Towner, eight, is on the dangerous list at General Hospital after a Park Square parade runaway accident. Doctors report a skull base fracture and brain laceration with fear of brain paralysis and limited recovery prospects. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Towner of 17 Padstow Avenue Newton Highlands.
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Mildred A. Towner
Park Square
General Hospital
Miss Towner
W. T. Towner
Padstow Avenue
Newton Highlands
Townsends
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Democratic Paper
Boston Sunday Post
Boston Daily Post
Eereee
Tom McCarthy
Boston Baseball Club
Washington Street
Thomas
Mr. Pickwick
Timothy J. Donoghue
Donoghue
John L. Sullivan
Westwood
Walpole
Hill
Gaskin
Station 2
City Hall
Charles
Nellie Walters
Denver
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Kehler
Willis Edwin Hurd
East Mountain
N. H
Hurd
Hezekiah Butterworth
George Whitfield D’vys
Somerville
Society of California Pioneers
Hay
Flora van Noorden
Howland Street
Roxbury
Mildred Towner
Burdett
Burdett College of Actual Business and Shorthand
Washington St
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