Boston Post announces 1918 subscription rates and offices
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada and foreign copies, details postage, and notes payment in advance. It provides office addresses at 259 Washington St Boston and 1883 Main with editorial, sporting, Sunday, and financial editors, and urges advance payment and notification if copies cannot be obtained.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
Meas
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
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How Fallent Russia and Bolshevik Peace
A Reuters dispatch laments Bolshevik Russia begging Germany for permission to delay army demobilization after Japan's Vladivostok landing. It mourns Russia’s fall from historical stature and accuses the new regime of wrecking the nation. The piece questions faith in Bolshevik rule and its costs to national honor and integrity.
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Reuter
Germany
Vladivostok
Russia
Far East
A Great Move Schwab Named Director General for Fleet Corp
Charles M. Schwab is appointed director-general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and accepts a pivotal role in war shipbuilding. The journalist lauds his steel and shipping construction prowess, energy, and proven efficiency as key to speeding production and maintaining high output. The piece recalls earlier calls for Schwab as supreme head during the Goethals shipping row and confirms his consent to lead.
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Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
America
Goethals
Schwab
The Truth on U S War Production Revealed
Colonel Samuel McRoberts told the National Security League in New York that of 2,500,000 rifles contracted 1,050,000 have been delivered and daily output now exceeds all belligerents. Ammunition production topped 270,000,000 rounds last month, while 75,000 of 300,000 machine guns contracted have been delivered and nearing 18,000 a month. Explosives output runs at a fourfold daily rate.
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United States
New York
Samuel McRoberts
United States Ordnance Department
National Security League
France
England
Untitled fragment contemplates truth and political scorn
An unclear passage reflects on truth as perceived by some and mocks aimed at Colonel McRoberts and the Secretary of War. The text suggests a political tone where seekers challenge leadership. The fragment lacks concrete events or dates.
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McRoberts
Fighting Loan: U S urges oversubscription to Third Liberty Bond
The nation promotes the Third Liberty Loan as the Fighting Loan oversubscribing the $3,000,000,000 goal by billions. It frames the drive as direct support for soldiers in France and a total mobilization of resources for battle, urging every American to invest.
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United States of America
Germany
France
Great Britain
America
Seniority Sparks Debate Over Senate Foreign Relations Chair
The death of Senator Stone puts Senator Hitchcock in line to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, likely by seniority. Critics say Hitchcock lacks fit temperament and has pro-German views, and that seniority should not grant him control during wartime or treaty negotiations. Such examples fuel calls to curb seniority power and choose a more suitable leader.
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Hitchcock
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bay State
Fellsway
Pay State
Secretary Baker Returns From War Fronts
Secretary Baker arrives at an American port and speaks of his illuminating visit to the battle fronts with keen observations. He notes pride in American manhood and allied efforts, expressing confidence that these achievements will justify the costly sacrifices and be beneficial to the final outcome. His remarks aim to bolster public morale in difficult times.
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Baker
United States
Drive for Tank Service at Tremont Row Office
A drive on at the United States army recruiting office at 3 Tremont Row with young men eager to join tank service. Yesterday 1.0 filed applications for this branch.
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United States Army
Tremont Row
Liberty Bond Offer Promises Greatest Return Yet
Talk of bargains centers on a $50 Liberty bond, hailed as the greatest return any worthy American conceived, signaling strong public support for investment in national defense and fiscal loyalty.
Yawning at Home Causes Humorous Jaw Dislocation
William Sykes of Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania hosts neighbors for an evening chat. After yawning loudly to try to wake his guest, he dislocates his jaw in the comic moment. Doctors reset the jaw with help from the visiting Smiths. Morale: it is not polite to yawn when you have callers.
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Morgan heirs and the new finance era in Boston
Observers mark John Pierpont Morgan's birthday as the Morgan empire faces succession questions. Younger Morgan is seen as a strong money maker, with speculation about financial supremacy rivaling Rockefeller. The note hints the income tax collector holds the final truth on fortunes. The column also reflects on 230 years since the Duke of Buckingham’s death and weaves in local lore about elephants and historical trivia.
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John Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Jupiter
Rockefeller
Boston Weather Record Puts April 17 on Cold Side
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston’s coldest April 17 was 26 above in 1908 and 28 above in 1904, with a warmest 72 degrees in 1889. Rain or snow has occurred on this date in 1912 and 1916, according to official figures.
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Boston
Household Hints on Briquette Fuel from Peoria Notice
A reader from Peoria Illinois shares a briquette recipe mixing coal charcoal or sawdust sand and marl or clay. The method yields balls sized to fire and produces heat stronger than ordinary fuel. Letters attributed to Hattie A Johnson 137 High street Peoria.
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High Street
Peoria
Liberty Bond Boast Urges Alternative Purchase
A short civic note discourages bragging about buying a Liberty bond and advocates channeling energies into purchasing another bond instead, promoting continued public support.
The Story of Gasolene and the Baku Oil Wells
The piece surveys the Baku oilfields on the Caspian coast, noting early gas lighting use by locals, Marco Polo's observations, and Russia's control under Peter the Great. It traces oil trade, pipeline links to Batum, and the 400 million gallon yearly capacity, ending with questions of German influence and wartime impact.
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Seeing Nellie Home in Drayville Love Triangle
Nellie Baxter plays one rival Tom Goodwin for Nellies hand in a rural village love tangle. Nellie lures John Brooks to test Tom while Tom pursues a decisive confession at the church social. He confronts the rival and declares his love, insisting Nellie choose him tonight.
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Nellie Wins The Right To See Nellie Home
In a rural New Hampshire scene Tom wins Nellie’s promise to marry and to take him home, after declaring his love in a church setting and sharing a brief, romantic moment as the old mare guides their path.
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Boston
Nellie
Tom
New Hampshire
Fragmented 19th Century Aphorisms On Life and Manners
A long string of dialect heavy maxims on talent luck pride ambition and human nature. The piece mocks vanity and judgment offering quips about neighbors opportunity and the devil as judge of human nature in a rambling reflective voice.
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Sum
The Profiteer Edges Toward a Day of Reckoning
A wartime verse laments profiteers who enrich themselves at others’ expense and predicts a postwar reckoning when honest labor prevails. The poet vows public shame for those who profiteered and a clear distinction between the goats and the sheep after the peace bells chime.
Two Minute Talks on the War by Harles Franklin
An exhortation urging home фронт supporters to buy Liberty bonds to aid soldiers. It frames bond purchases as a duty to liberty, detailing how $100 can fund clothing, food, rifles for five soldiers, or medical supplies. It appeals to patriotism and calls for rapid action.
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Harles Franklin
France
Passage on money and wisdom in society
A cryptic reflection contrasts wealth and charity with social ceremonies. It notes little ceremony between two wise men, while a fool only feels respected through ritual. It warns that a man obsessed with others’ well being invites misfortune.
Birthday Bio Briefs Samuel Chase 1741
Samuel Chase born April 17 1741 in Somerset County Maryland grew to be a fiery speaker who helped light the Revolutionary flame in Maryland. He studied law in Annapolis at 18, joined Continental Congress with Franklin to Canada, signed the Declaration, later became chief justice and was impeached in 1804 but remained on the bench until his death in 1811.
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Samuel Chase
Maryland
Somerset County
Annapolis
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Canada
Chase
Faneuil Hall Name Origin Explained
Suburban Teacher notes the Faneuils were French Huguenots from La Rochelle and asks why Faneuil Hall bears the name. The Post letter to the editor seeks space to tell pupils the origin of old Boston street names and places.
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Faneuil Hall
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la Rochelle
Faneuil Hall founder and Bunker Hill queries raise history questions
A letter column gathers reminiscences of Peter Faneuil the wealthy Bostonian who died in 1742 after building Faneuil Hall, plus reader queries about Bunker Hill naming, Armentieres, Milady’s beheading reference, pronunciation of cement, and sailing distances.
Soldiers Buy Liberty Bonds As They Offer Lives
A concise call to support liberty bonds with the appeal that soldiers sacrifice and the public should respond by purchasing bonds, reinforcing the war effort and national resolve.
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