Post Publishing Company daily issue details 1909
The notice lists SEPTEMBER 28 1909 as the date of the Boston Post Publishing Company daily and Sunday issues. It includes publication numbers, office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and subscription rates for the Post and Sunday Post. Rates cover one year six months and three months options, with prices stated in dollars and cents. The notice notes second class matter status and that money should be sent at the sender's risk with checks payable to the Post Publishing Company.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Quada
Post Publishing Company
Postal notice of subscription discontinuation and contact
The Post announces subscriptions will be discontinued upon expiration without further notice. Readers without regular delivery should notify the office immediately. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier directs renewal and payment arrangements to maintain service.
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Newsboy
E. A. Grozier
Messina Aftermath Triggered by Unclaimed Assets Estimate
The article notes unclaimed wealth from Messina including coin bonds and valuables valued at about 13 million dollars still in authorities’ custody. It suggests the estate may revert by inheritance laws, with the state obliged to apply proceeds to Messina earthquake relief or rebuilding, given outside aid funded the relief effort.
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Messina
Great Relief Fund
Sonderklasse Prospects in International Yachting Expansion
The article notes the Sonderklasse class will take two to three years to file in the U S Races between Boston and New York will be staged as Spanish yachts come to Mar ad next year. It credits Germans with creating the class in 1906 and highlights rapid growth in American waters where U S boats are currently the fastest.
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Sonderklasse Éries
Marad
Boston
New York
Atlantic
Post Office liberalizes registered letter delivery
The Post Office Department will now allow registered letters to be left at the addressed place if signed for by a responsible adult. Previous rules forced delivery only to the addressee, causing delays for business and professional men. The change relies on the postman’s discretion, balancing safety with efficiency.
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Post Office Department
Aldermen urge return to polling booths in schools
The Board of Aldermen passed an order urging the Mayor to ask Election Commissioners to restore the former polling booth system in school locations during school hours. Alderman Curley warned of drawbacks of using schoolhouses in primaries, while Alderman Anderson urged another trial before switching back. The experiment reportedly failed and reinstatement before the state election is urged.
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Board of Aldermen
Curley
Anderson
Public Indifference on Boston Charter Vote Stirs Debate
Boston voices discuss voter apathy as James T. Gallagher condemns the citys indifference to charter amendments. He cites the so called referendum as a sham offering two governing models neither satisfactory, arguing the public shows little enthusiasm amid rival cliticians at the State House.
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James T. Gallagher
Boston
Post
Dicker
State House
Symmes Centenary Remains Mixed in Civil War lore
Maryland marks the RW0th birthday of Admiral Raphael Symmes, a Civil War figure feared in 1862 for the Alabama’s raiding with British aid. The Geneva Tribunal estimated losses at 15,500,000, prompting period commentary that the Kearsarge’s sinking of the Alabama would bring home jubilation, though Symmes’ full legacy is debated among the younger generation.
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Maryland
Maryland Honors Its War Hero Centenary
A notable figure praised as a man of noble character, his centenary is a casual national event, yet Maryland honors its gallant officer as a devoted son who served with distinction.
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Maryland
North Pole courtroom spoof ends in vaudeville tease
Judge Mutt presides over a mock trial of Peary's Arctic trek asking about days, meals, and gear. The exchange blends humor with exaggerated satire as Peary retells the voyage and jokes about blubber rations and ice huts.
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Mutt
Llhumor
Peary
Bob
North Pole
Roosevelt
Robert
Pole
Arctic
Hope
Arctics
Joe
Cook
Trade War With Canada Blames Downward Reforms
A circular from the American Publishers' Association warns that revision downward leads to a tariff war with Canada. It notes U S duties threaten a broad range of exports and highlights Canada’s latitude to negotiate commercial terms amid a substantial 90 million dollar import trade and 160 million export trade with the Dominion annually.
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American Publishers’ Association
United States
Canada
Aldrich, Payne & Co
Dominion
The Dirigible Disaster and Air Travel Prospects
The La Republique collapse kills four French officers while burial with military honors ends the episode. The piece notes airflight gains in commercial use remain distant, with monoplanes, biplanes, and Zeppelins all failing in winds. It suggests aviation will become useful, but life costs in early experiments rise above those of autos or railroads.
Passing of a Boss in Fourth Essex Republican Tilt
A review of J Otis Wardwell long influence on the New Jersey Republican State committee ends as J Frank Batchelder wins the Fourth Essex convention 27 to 17. The result signals a district revolt against boss rule and hints at popular sentiment on income tax and direct nominations.
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J. Otis Wardwell
Republican State Committee
Essex
Wardwell
United States
J. Frank Batchelder
Senator Lodge
State House
Tramp seeks dinner after after-dinner smoke
A tall tramp in faded straw hat tells a woman with a lawn mower that a brown bungalow resident gave him an after-dinner cigarette and hopes for dinner in return. He insists the gesture was prompted by kindness from the nice lady.
Good Scheme Tall Office Boy Smuggling Cigars
A terse exchange shows a office boy questions a man about why he gives him fine cigars to smoke. The boy suggests the man’s behavior aims to mislead his wife before shopping, while the man denies cigarette use and hints at deception.
Sunday Saint in a Weekday World
A Chicago Evening Post verse critiques a man who acts saintly on Sundays yet chases money and success on Mondays through Fridays. The poem contrasts his calm Sunday grace with brisk weekday labor and questions rewards in heaven for one day of rest.
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Micah
Chicago Evening Post
Little Memoirs of the Business Man
A compact admonition on persistence and money, noting that a man who asks after being told twice should be told to go collect his money.
Such a Little Queen at Hackett Theatre New York
The play follows Anna Victoria daughter of Herzegovina's king as revolt drives her from Balkans to New York where a stern Bosnian king also seeks refuge. She finds work while a bold business man wins her favor and the steamer voyage frames a tale of exile and escape with political intrigue. Arsene Lupin scene tomorrow.
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Channing Pollock
Hackett Theatre
New York
America
Mr. Pollock
Louis Phillippe
France
Greenwich
Conn
William Smith
Garibaldi
Ator
Italy
Staten Island
Anna Victoria
Herzegovina
Balkans
Bosnia
King of
Boston Notes From The Observant Citizens Column
The column reports on Herman P. Chelius in California and Lew Goldman receiving a diamond horseshoe pin as a token of goodwill for his amateur theatricals work. It notes many ex police officers at the local navy yard, Townsend returning from abroad to produce new music, and John F. Casey resuming duties as Mayor Hibbard's censor of naughty shows. Also mentions school street squirrels, a humane act with a horse fly, a docked horse, a coin-earning sign painter, Forest Hills station construction, a Roxbury dream of buying a hat, St. Alphonsus Association opening in Roxbury, Rep Thomas P. Riley joining the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, and Harvard’s inaugural preparations under President Lowell.
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Herman P. Chelius
Boston
Mt. Shasta
California
Utopian Club
Lew Goldman
South End
Goldman
West Indies
Navy Yard
Guardians of the Peace
Stephen Townsend
Townsend
Bk Bk
John F. Casey
Hibbard
Casey
Middle West
J+kett
School Street
Tremont Street
Water Street
Summer Street
Nantasket
St. Alphonsus Association
Roxbury
Henry Martin
Cients
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Harvard College Yard
Lowell
University
University Hall
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Frank Gillmore
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