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Boston Post Subscription Instructions and Contact
Editorial offices listed with addresses in Boston New York and Washington. Notices urge advance payment and discontinuation on expiration. Readers urged to notify by mail if the Post cannot be obtained regularly. B A Grosier editor and publisher.
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Washington Street
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Boston Post
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August Record Daily Sales Break New England Peak
The Post reports per day sales in August reached the largest daily total on record in New England, breaking the previous high and signaling a strong month for regional commerce with strong gains across multiple sectors.
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Roosevelt Letter as Campaign Defense and Warning
The formal acceptance letter echoes prior defenses of Roosevelt’s administration, praising style but lacking new issues. It contrasts a restrained self with the autocratic president who earlier defied Congress, while warning of secrecy and rising deficits and urging the public to demand transparency before election.
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Mark Hanna
Perdicaris
Rassouli
Congress
Republic of Panama
Colombia
White House
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk and a Mother’s Love
A mix of verses to Newton Newkirk and a mother’s unflagging affection for her baby boy. The item humorously muses on public figures, fair day anecdotes, and letters debating Adam’s vegetarianism, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper column tone.
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Pickled Sheepskins Tax Rep tine in Massachusetts
The Roosevelt administration suspends a 20 percent import duty on pickled sheepskins until after election. Senator Lodge protests to the President, who ordered Treasury to delay the order. The move centers on the sixth district tanning industry near Peabody, Salem, and Danvers, with political factions tied to Lodge and Gardner.
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Washington
Peabody
Salem
Danvers
Sixth
Senator Lodge
Tee Shaw
Gardner
Treas
Post reveals tension over treasury order and election pressure
The Post notes a push by manufacturers and workers to gain a reprieve before the election and questions if a presidential candidate may override a Treasury Department order to sway votes. It also questions the morality of using tax on pickled sheepskins to coerce the sixth district into voting a certain way.
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Treasury Department
Maine Voting Outlook Shows Slimer Republican Lead
The Maine estimate from Republican managers suggests a much smaller plurality than prior years. If 15,000 to 18,000 voting results hold, it implies a Democratic landslide relative to 1900 figures, with past Gov. Hill and McKinley races showing far larger margins. A reduction from the normal 83,000 influence could mirror Vermont outcomes last week.
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Maine
Hill
McKinley
Vermont
Reciprocity stance shifts with Canada trade ties
Congressman Lovering of the 14th district voices support for Canadian reciprocity as a practical step toward trading with Canada. He notes broad Republican support from about 60,000 merchants manufacturers and workers and urges including reciprocity in the Republican platform despite Senator Lodge’s opposition. There is strong pressure behind the move.
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Lovering
14Th
Plymouth County
Canada
Senator Lodge
Home Rule for Ireland Draws Large Boston Audience
The Boston Theatre hosted a great meeting on home rule for Ireland with Mr Redmond and British Parliament associates. Attendees were enthusiastic, with inspiring addresses and substantial results showing strong local support from a population with many Irish descendants and broad sympathy from various sources. The United Irish League is highlighted as an American rooted institution aligned with Irish freedom.
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America
United Irish League
Superintendent O'Daly Addresses in Irish at Gaelic School
Superintendent P. J. O'Daly spoke in Irish yesterday afternoon at the Gaelic School on Washington street. Gaelic songs were performed by T. G. Collins John Egan and Jeremiah O'Sullivan, with readings by John O'Sullivan George P. Madden and Daniel O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan also delivered a brief story.
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P. J. O’daly
Washington Street
T. G. Collins
John Egan
Jeremiah O'Sullivan
John O’sullivan
George P. Madden
Daniel O’sullivan
Significance of the Vermont election election
The Vermont returns are in and Republicans claim a Roosevelt victory. The piece hints the result could influence national sentiment, questions GOP accountability for rust in Western wheat, the brown-tail moth damage, labor conditions, and strikes, urging GOP defense before the ballots.
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Vermont
Roosevelt
Theodore
Parker
Republican Party
Crown Prince of Germany to marry for love
The All Sorts column congratulates the royal engagement noting the crown prince’s unusual but sincere reason for a marriage. A scientist, Professor Parsons, plans to dig 19 miles into the earth to explore its interior, sharing his own ideas about what lies beneath.
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Germany
Professor Parsons
Let the works alone and stop digging the earth
A local voice opposes Professor Parsons plan to dig a hole to explore what lies beneath the surface. The speaker warns of unforeseen consequences and argues the earth’s surface should remain undisturbed for the community.
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Professor Parsons
Observant Citizen Plans Faneuil Hall Visit for Views on Canadians
Prominent figures and locals figure in a wide array of notes from Dorchester and surrounding towns. Mrs Sullivan returns from a Canadian tour, while Revere Beach closes for the season but remains appealing to shoregoers. Savin Hill volunteers report numerous rescues and a notable long swim to Boston Light by Captain Tom Delahunt.
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Senator Lodge
Faneuil Hall
William P. Sullvan
Sullivan
Savin Hill
Dorchester
Jack and Evelyn on the precipice save by horse trick
Sanford faces death after a chase with Jim Smith atop a cliff. Mingo the trick horse saves him when a fall seems certain. Smith is captured and Sanford earns a $1000 reward. He and Evelyn confirm mutual love in the aftermath as he vows to live for her.
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Ford
Sanford
Evelyn
Mingo
Jim Smith
Jack
Strictly the Truth in a School Talk Between Father and Bobby
A father tells his son Bobby to stand well in school and Bobby answers that he will stand higher than anyone in the class. The exchange reflects parental encouragement and a boy's confidence in his academic future.
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Bobby
Yessur
Dear Miss Champagne Ask Him To Call At An Early Date
A reader asks if it is proper to invite a young man who recently renewed contact after a falling out to call again. The adviser says it is eminently proper to invite him to visit at an early date, since the writer would dearly love to see him.
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Chauncey Depew
Chauncey
Mr. Depew
Miss Champagne
Dear Mise Champegne Love Advice From the Daily Post
A reader writes in with a melodramatic quote about guilt and death then seeks guidance on winning a 21 year old girlfriend. Miss Champagne suggests inviting her out, asking for the reason behind her change, and expressing sincere, patient love while noting persistent effort can win her if she remains genuinely interested.
Handwritten Anonymous Letters Cited in Opinion
An editorial notes that handwritten messages resemble anonymous letters and should not be given credence in shaping public action or policy. The piece urges readers to rely on verified information and transparent sources rather than opaque correspondence.
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Goldsmith
Dear Miss Champagne Advice Dilemma Over Two Lovers
A letter writer seeks guidance about leaving a longtime companion aged 80 after falling in love with a 25 year old. He has a good job and wants to marry the younger woman but worries about the older partner. He asks Miss Champagne for counsel and mentions readers with similar letters may be addressed.
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St. Looey
John L
John
Society Leaders Spend 155000 Annually on Dress
New York on September 1 reports four society leaders expend about 155000 each year on wardrobe. Mrs John Jacob Astor tops the list at 50000, followed by Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt 40000, Mrs Stuyvesant Fish 35000, and Mrs Joseph Widener 30000 in annual dress costs.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Stuyvesant Fish
Joseph Widener
Fashion Expert Charts Cost of Wardrobes
Mrs Safford Barstow asserts high fashion spending is common and conservative. She cites figures of 50 000 yearly for Mrs John Jacob Astor and over 40 000 for Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. She argues dressmakers shoemakers and related trades benefit broadly from such expenditures.
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Safford Barstow
New York
Mrs. Barstow
Foolish Love Meets a Thousand Dollar Thief in the Rockies
Jack Sanford travels from Boston to a Rocky Mountain village on vacation and fancies Evelyn Southard. He grapples with courage to declare his feelings. A sudden precipice and a dramatic encounter with Jim Smith, a notorious horse thief, upend his hopes as danger looms and a $1000 reward hangs over the rider.
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Jack Sanford
Boston
Rocky Mountains
Evelyn Southard
Jack
John Sanford
Sanford
Jim. Smith
San
Modern romance dialogue about bravery and risk
She dismisses modern young men as lacking heroism and jokes about a knightly marriage. He counters with a dare to speed in a car fueled by gasoline, framing bravery as reckless risk.
Porter and Passenger Exchange A Witty Line
An exchange turns on courtesy and humor as Porter offers a step ladder while the passenger declines, boasting he is a retired porch climber. The light banter highlights a playful old-age boast embedded in a brief dialogue.
Wife of Judge H J Wells Dead
Mrs Maria Adelaide Wells died at 56 Bigelow street Cambridge aged 72 after years as an invalid. She leaves husband Judge Henry J Wells two sons Harrison G Wells of Chicago and Wellington Wells of Boston and three daughters Mrs Adelaide Cross Mrs E P Stickney wife of Dr Stickney of Arlington and Mrs A L Livermore of New York. The funeral will be at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the Wells home with burial at the Forest Hills family lot.
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Maria Adelaide
Henry J. Wells
Cambridge
Bigelow Street
Man Killed at Dedham Identified as Michael Dineen
Dedham report says Michael Dineen was killed when he fell between railroad bridge timbers on the New York & New England line near Endicott station shortly after midnight. He was walking home with Eugene Daly and Patrick Dorney. the skull fracture proved fatal.
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Dedham
Michael Dineen
New York & New England
Endicott Station
Dineen
Eugene Daly
Patrick Dorney
Fear quartet lost in sound near Bridgeport
Grave fears are entertained for the safety of William F. Robertson his wife and their daughter Mrs R F Kolb and her husband after they left Bridgeport Thursday afternoon in a 38 foot naphtha launch bound for Oyster Bay A thunder storm swept the Sound hours later and no word or trace has been found T H Robertson and Dr M H Robertson plan search efforts along both shores tomorrow morning to locate the party.
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William F. Robertson
R. F. Kolb
Oyster Bay
T. H. Robertson
M. H. Robertson
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