Boston Post Special Notice on Payments
The Boston Post cautions readers that all checks must be payable to the Post Publishing Co. or the Boston Post and warns that no individual is authorized to solicit or accept checks. Public payments should go only to two regular collectors J H Maloney and W J Salter, who carry proper ID and approval.
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Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
Post
J. H. Maloney
W. J. Salter
The
E. A. Gruozier
Great Britain
Transvaal
Kruger
Chamberlain
England
Dr. Jameson
London
War Clouds and Political Moves Span Boston to Richmond
The piece sketches peace hopes amid Britain Transvaal tension and notes U S political activity. It highlights figures like James M Curley James F Dooley Thomas J Lynch and Walter A Webster in Roxbury and Me chanic s Hall and mentions Adolph Aronson Leopold Morse and Pete the City Hall cat alongside civic leaders and Richmond official John M Higgins potential mayor.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Roxbury
James M. Curley
James F. Dooley
Thomas J. Lynch
Adolph Aronson
Leopold Morse
Kearsarge Sinks Swells with Valiant Speed Trial Triumph
The Kearsarge joins the world's great battleships after a speed trial over thirty three miles. Averaging 17.32 knots on the first leg and 16.37 on the return, a full course speed of 16.84 knots exceeded contract specs. Officers praise her steadiness in heavy seas and imply further potential without bonuses.
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Kearsarge
Iowa
Uncle Sam
Dewey Week Sparks Nationwide Rush to New York
The nation mobilizes for Dewey Week as Admiral Dewey and the Olympia reach New York on Thursday. Governors declare holidays in New York and the rest of the country rushes to join the spectacle, risking rail and lodging shortages while America’s Cup races amplify the bustle for a fortnight.
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Dewey
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Admiral Dewey
Roosevelt
Union
Jet
Republican Caucuses Offer Unusual Public Entertain ment
The article notes today and tomorrow’s Republican caucuses to select delegates for state and district conventions. Two esteemed candidates contest the second spot on the state ticket, adding lively competition to the process.
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Republican Party
Prospectus of Intercollegiate Football Season
With Dewey celebrations and yacht races near, colleges prepare for the football season. Harvard leads by promise with many veterans and strong aspirants, Princeton reports two score contenders, Yale trails in numbers and enthusiasm, while all eye openings as teams form and backers gather. The outlook promises unusually good sport.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Subways and Oddities Across States Stir Public Curiosity
A correspondence notes the chaotic boarding in Park Street subway amid crowded queues and signaling. It mentions Illinois barber pole law, Horace Vandenberg arrest matters, Lodge's Paris visit, and a Dewey week parade with yachts Idalia and Avenel. Also reports Australian registered-money letters and a correction for Thomas F. Casey’s reported death.
Apple Orchard Scene On Hill With Humming Mill
A nostalgic autumn tableau shows a farmer gathering fallen apples in a hill orchard. Baskets travel to a humming cider mill as leaves fall and pumpkins dot the ground. The breeze, smoke, doves, and amber light evoke a serene rural harvest memory.
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S. E. Kiser
Corrections from S R Colhoun Navy figure address Boston Post
Paymaster U S N S R Colhoun defends his naval service recounting he served on the Oregon from July 16 1896 to Sept 30 1898 and denying command of a gun crew during the Apollo action off Santiago on July 8 1898 He credits his role with the ship and honors his father Rear Admiral E R Colhoun. He signs from Newport R I Sept 23 1899.
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Boston Post
Maine
Oregon
Santiago
E. R. Colhoun
S. R. Colhoun
U. S. N. U. &. Torpedo Station
Newport
R. L
Portuguese Banquet For Vasco da Gama Committee
A complimentary banquet will honor the Vasco da Gama committee this evening in Lusitana Hall North End Boston. Speeches by Dr. Frank P. Silva and Portuguese consul Iscount de Vale da Costa and other prominent Portuguese citizens are planned.
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Vasco da Gama Committee
Lusitana Hall
Hanover Street
North End
Boston
Frank P. Silva
Charlestown
Iscount de Vale da Costa
Hobart Progress Report From Paterson Home
Vice President Hobart, resting at his Paterson New Jersey home, is slowly yet steadily improving according to updates dated September 25. The report notes his condition as better and advancing cautiously.
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New York
Hobart
Paterson, N. J
Fragmented OCR Note with Varied Dimensions
A damaged OCR snippet lists mixed measurements and vague terms. It contains distorted numbers and unclear context making precise interpretation difficult. The readable elements indicate printing or catalog data rather than a standalone event or story.
The Post's Original Short Stories
Miss May G. Cunniff recounts Jack Sanders and Penelope Drew once engaged, estranged, then reunite years later in New York. Pen rescues Sanders's daughter Bessie, returns his lost manuscript, revealing it as his own book and renewing old affection. The tale ends with forgiveness and tea.
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Jack Sanders
Penelope Drew
Jack
Africa
Penelope
New York
Bessie
Pen
H. J. Sanders
Fifth Avenue
Pade
Mr. Sanders
Pens
Green Pea Salad with Lettuce and Lamb Tips
A Dorchester Massachusetts home cook outlines a green pea salad with lettuce, chopped lamb or fowl, dressed with a plain dressing, plus a mint note. Also described is a milk sherbet made by dissolving sugar in milk with lemon juice then freezing.
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Eva A. Haskell
Vose Street
Dorchester
Mass
About Some Women and Notable Feats Across Worldparlor Life
A collage of brief anecdotes: Mrs Howard Gould’s $100000 fan purchase. T P O Connor on Mrs Langtry’s youth. Miss Mercedes de Laski’s 6ft 3in frame. Zola on London hairpins. a remarkable Amazon girl in Samoa. Mrs Stannard as John Strange Winter pivots to religiosity. Lithuanian women petition to guard the German Emperor. a Maryland woman patents a stable ironing board cover. Queen Regent of Spain gifts books to Tampa casino library. Nellie Wheeler’s record long ride. a Wellington farmer’s hen steals an earring and the farmer kills 27 hens before finding it.
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Howard Gould
T. P. O’connor
Herreshoffs
Herreshoff
Bristol
Defender
Columbia
Stannard
John Strange Winter
Maryland
Spain
Tampa
Fla
America
Nellie A. Wheeler
Greenwood
Kokomo
Ind
Charles Ammerman
Wheeler
Wellington
Through Editors' Spectacles Sparks On National Figures
A compilation of editorial quips on Dewey Roosevelt Paine Brill the Dreyfus affair and immigrant policy cites comments from Cleveland Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo and Detroit papers. It notes reactions to Roosevelt as rough rider and to Dewey potential presidents while mocking press and political moves.
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Tom Reed
Congress
Tom
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Times
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Massachusetts
Dewey
Baltimore Herald
New York
Buffalo Times
Baltimore
Grover Cleveland
Princeton University
United States
Detroit Free Press
Philippines
Otis
Providence Telegram
Waifs of Fun and Quick Quips Across Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges from newspapers includes Mudge debating stopping drinking stories, a capital pun about shopping habits, a city lady mistaking a Brahma for a chicken, and jokes about half mourning and labor day. The snippets showcase light social satire across Chicago and Indiana outlets.
Men of Many Callings
Richard M. Scruggs of St. Louis plans to donate land to Bethesda associations for a home for incurables. District Chief John M. Garrity of the Boston fire department is critically ill with typhoid fever at his Dorchester home after a wetting at a fire. Wabash College trustees will elect Dr. William Kane to the presidency this week and he will accept. Julius Weis of New Orleans donated 25000 dollars to the Touro Infirmary and Hebrew Benevolent Association to refund the cost of a new home for aged and infirm.
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Richard M. Scruggs
St. Louis
Bethesda
John M. Garrity
Boston Fire Department
Harvest Street
Dorchester
Fort Hill Square
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Inst
William Kane
Julius Weis
New Orleans
The
Touro Infirmary
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the Post
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