Boston Post 1906 subscription rates and notice
Daily and Sunday Post subscription terms listed for 1906 with rates for US and Canada. Payment required in advance. Notice to readers about address changes and delivery options. Editor publisher E A Grozier signs the notice.
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Maine Deluge Recounts Narrow GOP Loss in Prohibition Clash
Governor William T. Cobb survives another term as Maine’s GOP suffers a sharp drop in support, falling from a long held 45,000 plus margin to under 3,000. The election centers on the prohibition issue and calls for a public referen ce to decide the law’s enforcement and future.
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Roosevelt Cup Remains in U S After York Yacht Win
The New York yacht Wim won yesterday's race, keeping the Roosevelt cup in America. The Sonderklasse events showcased top seamanship and German and American talent, with sportsmanship and a strong course selection praised. Marblehead races under Eastern Yacht Club were a solid start, and a Kiel return match could renew rational international racing.
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Secretary Shaw's mistake on commercial street property
Boston merchants protest Secretary Shaw's plan to purchase Consolidated Gas property's value at 282400 dollars for a site for the federal appraisers' stores. The bid of 250000 dollars plus 32400 dollars to the vendor raises concern over suitability and city impact. The piece urges reconsideration or transfer to another use and a proper site.
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Baltimore Rebound After Great Fire Recovery Celebrated
Baltimore marks full recovery from the devastating blaze that reduced the city. Officials and citizens praise rebuilding efforts, commerce returning, and renewed confidence in the urban future.
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Rebuilding After Major Devastation Inspires City Pride
The text recalls a 1870s fire that destroyed 2500 buildings and $75 million in property, yet rehabilitation began swiftly. It notes widened streets, expanded water frontage, a new dock system, and rebuilt spaces on an improved plan, highlighting American recovery and city renown. The piece likens Chicago Boston and San Francisco to recover similarly after calamities.
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Labor in Politics Ends Littlefield Close Call in Maine
The Maine second district race saw Hon. Charles E. Littlefield escape defeat by a narrow margin amid a labor driven campaign led by Samuel Gompers. National figures like Taft Cannon Lodge and Beveridge rallied for the GOP, while the labor movement gains momentum for future elections.
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England
What Is Going On In Bookland Today
The Jungle may be dramatized in Chicago next month with ideas from dra matists including a concealed automobile for the packing-house odor and a phonograph for the pigs squeal. The Atlantic Monthly marks 50 years with anniversary pieces by long-time contributors and exeditors. An 18th century Englishman’s letters will be published. Mrs Deland’s Old Chester fiction revisits The Story of a Child with Little Ellen’s tale resonating in Boston readers.
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Spot Clean Up Threats Warned by O'Meara and Crush on Street Etiquette
O'Meara vows to purge litterers in Boston as he targets rubbish on sidewalks and street corners. The column mixes satire on the so called Spotlessville crusade with notices about local life, theatre chatter, and civic happenings across Cambridge and Beantown.
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Canteloupe scam invades Boston with fake Rocky Ford fruit
Local residents report a widespread canteloupe con game run from the heart of the city to the suburbs. Caravans of fruit wagons push fake “Rocky Ford” melons as delicious produce, tease customers with sales pitches, and vanish with money as the delivery man shouts.
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Plan $3 500 000 Home for Supreme Court
Elliott Woods chief of the Capitol outlines plans for a grand building adjoining the Congressional Library to house the Supreme Court and possibly host international arbitration courts and Pan American conferences. Estimated cost about $3 600 000.
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Observant Citizen recounts Bran dywine battle on Sept 11 1777
Today in American history notes the Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania on September 11, 1777. A year ago today scores were crushed and manned in New York amid horror.
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Penn
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A Promising Romance Sparks From a Fare Payment
Ann Carter loses her purse on a rainy day and is helped by a stranger on a city line. Weeks later at the beach a rescue unfolds as Ann saves a man from drowning, revealing the same benefactor and a mutual debt of gratitude.
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New Teachers Begin Roles in Charlestown and Jamaica Plain
Grace Tully of 20 Washington Street Charlestown joins Howard Grammar School Bun ker Hill district as a young Normal School graduate editor and athlete. Jennie McGuire of Jamaica Plain starts primary duties in Bowditch district Jamaica Plain Wednesday after excelling at Bowditch Grammar West Roxbury High and the Charlestown paper.
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Society Notes Show Boston Notables Travel and Entertain
Many Boston residents return from Newport and Europe to Tuxedo Park and Lenox hosting house parties and dinners. Sybil Kane wedding plans loom as Miss Kane and A Stewart Walker attract autumn attention. Nathan and Nathalie Matthews travel abroad and look to open their Boston town house in late October.
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Calamity Quip Highlights Marital Spat
In a sharp exchange during a domestic dispute a wife laments suffering many calamities, while her husband quips she has not faced widowhood. The exchange underscores tension and the differing interpretations of hardship within their conflict.
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