Boston Post begins daily issue with subscription rates
The Boston Post announces its first issue April 1 1916 with subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including U S and Canada pricing, foreign copies, and postage notes. It lists office address 259 Washington Street Boston and contact numbers for editorial and business offices.
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Why Republicans Attack the President in an Election Year
The Post reader asks why Republican newspapers and speakers attack the President over European and Mexican policies while private Republicans credit his handling of difficult issues. The answer: the year’s presidential election. Outs want to be ins again and believe the attack may help them politically.
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Massachusetts House Defeats Street Railways Referendum
The defeat of a bill to submit to voters a plan for the state to buy all Massachusetts street railways at about 200 million dollars is noted. The Post supports referendum use when public sentiment warrants voting on issues, but finds no strong demand to poll on this street railway purchase.
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Roosevelt on Belgium 1914 neutrality stance compared
The article contrasts Colonel Roosevelt's fiery current protests with his 1914 Outlook stance claiming neutrality was essential. It notes a Belgian delegation seeking aid and reflects on whether any action by the United States could have aided Belgium without breaking neutrality.
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Roosevelt speech questions third term consistency
The speaker accuses the government of poltroonery and broken treaties, saying Roosevelt would be despised for seeking a third term. They mock the president for discarding his own prior statements and demand why he would eat his recorded words.
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Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Debated Burnett immigration bill in House vote pattern
The House backed the Burnett immigration bill 308 to 87 on final approval and 284 to 107 to recommit without the literacy clause. The measure heads to the Senate and likely to President Wilson for veto, with uncertainty about sustaining a two thirds majority.
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Fairly High Up German Captain Tauscher Tausch er accused in canal plot
The arrest of Captain Hans Tauscher Er of the German army reserve, once a New Yorker, for allegedly conspiring to blow up the Welland Canal shows high level pro German plots against American industry. He is connected to Captain von Papen with notes and a German claim he was freed to work in the United States.
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Weiland Canal
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Bunker Hill Boys' Club Receives $125000 For New House
The Post notes the Bunker Hill Boys' Club secured $125 000 toward a new facility and more funds to come. Ford Hall leaders contributed time and effort free of charge, and citizens supported the campaign, enabling building to begin.
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Ford Hall
Progressive split rattles Roosevelts third party forces
At a Republican congressional committee meeting the Progressives led by Colonel Roosevelt saw their influence shrink. Conservatives kept Woods of Iowa as chairman but stripped him of real power by creating an executive committee. Frustration grew among Progressives as party fusion discussions continued.
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All Sorts of Foolish Tales in One Playful Sketch
A quirky humorous piece recounts strolling with a trolley line crowd. A wallet is chased but securely fixed, a cigar explodes in a dare, and a green rubber snake scares the narrator. The poem closes with nigh a comic lament that April Fools Day arrives but once a year.
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Coming to you only if you move forward
A reflective note asserts progress comes from action not inaction, urging readers to pursue opportunities rather than wait. It emphasizes initiative, change, and personal agency as drivers of future outcomes.
What is a second hand horse
A humorous explanation clarifies that a second-hand horse is one that has seen use and is ready for sale. The Taunton request seeks a horse about 1100 pounds for cash, implying no other horses need apply, illustrating a simple buyer’s criteria.
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All Sorts Information Bureau
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Quote on investors choosing principal over interest
The author argues that investors should prioritize the principal over interest to reduce potential losses. Emphasizing discipline, the statement suggests a shift from seeking ongoing yield to preserving capital.
Generous Offer Invites Free Snow for All
A playful quip from Bertie Bertram promises tons of white snow sent gratis from the sky. He taunts Newt and Hitch to fetch it with their dray, inviting all to cart it away.
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Lissen
Newt
Bertie Bertram
No matter how good your credit is never borrow trouble
The phrase cautions readers that even strong credit confidence cannot justify taking unnecessary debt. It frames prudent financial behavior as avoiding avoidable risk and unnecessary stress.
Wind snatches Clover Leaf train from track near Marion
An eastbound Clover Leaf passenger train was blown off the track by a windstorm last night five miles east of Marion Indiana. The incident caused officials to scramble to rerail the car and report the mishap to railroad managers while a humorous aside about Ananias and the futility of amateur mischief adds a local color note.
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Ananias
Inconsistency Thy Name in a Humorous Doodle
A playful line contrasts a girl's terror at a mouse with her later fashion choice of a large rat in her hair. The quip highlights irony and comic reversals in a single humorous couplet.
Hens Travel to Town for Fresh Eggs Ad
Massachusetts newspaper notes hens brought to town daily for sale. The piece contrasts townbound hens with yard-bound birds and jokes about whether trips affect egg flavor. No definitive conclusion is offered.
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Massachusetts
Doctor’s Bill Doubles Jones’ Doubt on Vision
A patient named Jones receives a medical bill that shocks him as the eye doctor insists his eye health is clear. Jones doubts the charge after a single glance at the amount, suspecting a billing error or miscalculation.
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Ending of As You Like It Brings Joyful Settlements and Marriage
The finale resolves disguises and romances as Rosalind and Orlando wed, Celia and Oliver unite, and Silvius and Phebe accept their fates. Jaques departs with a grim omen for Touchstone and Audrey, while the usurper reconciles with the banished duke. A festive dance follows as harmony returns.
Pictures of The Comedy of Errors Spark Stage Holiday
Beginning Tomorrow Pictures of The Comedy of Errors the comedy is seen upon the stage. The cool words of As You Like It linger in the memories of all who have seen the play as vividly as do the hot streets of Verona in Romeo and Juliet. There, for as long as men and women love romance and poetry, will wander Jaques and Adam Touchstone and the banished duke shepherds and singing lords and country lasses and those ideal lovers Orlando and Rosalind. In the Forest of Arden they live today as they did three centuries ago and still they fleet the time carelessly as they did in the golden world.
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Golden World
Boston News Roundup Highlights Local Happenings
A Bacon Street column surveys daily life in Greater Boston with notes on strawberry availability, public library programs, and a parade of small items. Topics include Gov McCall and local residents aged 80s to 90s, Horse shipments for Allied use, a Bridgeport baby camel, a Lynn editor, and upcoming exhibits at the Boston Public Library.
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The Vicious Grip of Cash, A 1916 Wit on Wealth
A satirical poem laments the man who worships money over art and leisure. The speaker criticizes those whose sole pursuit is profit, claiming such souls miss literature, music, and color of life. Quoted lines from Walt Mason illustrate cash as a god.
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Walt Mason
Adams
Who Are They Critics of Wilson Mexican Policy
The passage questions critics who accuse President Wilson of interfering with Mexican affairs. It challenges Colonel Roosevelt to specify an alternative policy and prove his charges, arguing the assertions are serious yet false, baseless, and not substantiated.
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New York Times
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Mexico
Oldest Inhabitant recalls historic April weather
The Oldest Inhabitant cites temperatures for April 1 from 1874 to 1914. He notes 16 above zero in 1874 as the coldest early spring and 28 above zero in 1906 as the coldest on record. He lists 66 above zero as the warmest for this date in 1893 and 62 in 1910 for the past decade. He also recalls storms on this date in 1907 1912 and 1914.
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