The Boston Post April 19 1918 subscription details
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including US and Canada pricing and postage notes. Advertising and editorial staff are named with office addresses and offices at 1383 Main. The paper touts possessing the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Maes
the Sunday Post
Fm Canada
Mass
Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
A Desk Admiral Blunder Over Ship Nomenclature
The Navy Department’s push to replace starboard and port with right and ett is criticized as a needless loss of nautical tradition. The piece laments the fading days of full-rigged ships and the disappearing jack, urging retention of sea terms that give ships their character.
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Navy Department
Jack
Logical demand for women's share of federal patronage
The Colorado Equal Suffrage Association urges President Wilson to grant women full recognition in federal patronage distribution. It argues women, about half of the state's voters, deserve their fair share and equal competition opportunities rather than being barred solely for being women.
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Colorado Equal Suffrage Association
Wilson
Damper In Anhut Indictment Over Bribe Attempt
The indictment of lawyer John H. Anhut, accused by Matteawan Superintendent Russell of offering a $25,000 bribe to declare Harry K. Thaw sane, may not convict but will dampen Thaws efforts to influence justice and tarnish Matteawan officials. The piece argues such attempts should cease.
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John H. Anhut
Russell
Matteawan
Harry K. Thaw
Thaws
Matteawan Asylum
China’s Appeal to Christian Churches for a Day of Prayer
The Chinese National Assembly calls on Christendom to pray on April 27 for the new republic. It seeks prayers for the constitution, the president, peace, recognition by powers, and for virtuous leaders. The appeal marks a historic moment as a pagan nation asks for spiritual support from Western civilization.
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China
National Assembly
Japan U S tensions cited in California legislature actions
Reports from Tokyo describe public gatherings criticizing U S attitudes toward Japan while warning against provoking resentment. The piece notes Japan seeks justice but avoids direct conflict, with California lawmakers considering changes to align with federal constitutional requirements.
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Tokio
United States
Japan
California
Indeterminate course must align with constitutional treaty authority
The statement notes that California cannot exceed Constitution imposed limits on state power and that treaties, once made, become the law of the land.
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California
Wilson Ends Dollar Diplomacy Influence In SOUTH AMERICAN Policy
Editorial argues the Taft era policy of dollar diplomacy is waning under Wilson. It notes Henry Jones’s recall as Ecuador dispute mediator signals a shift away from using U S power to back private business in smaller republics. It predicts fewer diplomats with private interests and doubts treaties on Guam and Nicaragua will succeed.
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Knox
Taft
House of Wilson
Henry Jones
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
United States
Patriots Day Remembered For Lexington Stand And Moral Resolve
The article recalls April 19 and Captain Parker at Lexington as the spark of the American struggle against Britain. It links Patriots Day to courage, initiative, and standing against injustice beyond the fighting, urging daily tests of moral fibre.
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Parker
Minute Men
Lexington Green
Lexington
England
Legislature Faces Woman Suffrage Question This Year
A editorial urges action on women’s voting rights, warning the Legislature’s inaction could backfire on Republicans. It argues sentiment favoring suffrage is growing nationwide and predicts it will spread if a substantial number of women show support, including in Massachusetts.
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Republican Party
Massachusetts
Local sentiment favors a homegrown head for Massachusetts Prison Commission
Citizens oppose importing a Minnesota nominee for the Massachusetts Prison Commission. They argue a capable local candidate would better reflect Massachusetts needs and sentiment, countering claims of local self sufficiency and state intolerance. The point stands as a practical, locally grounded preference.
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Massachusetts Prison Commission
Massachusetts
Commission
Minnesota
I Told You So Fight in Scrapbook Poem Scene
Bill Jones met Jason Brown and a quarrel escalated. Jason boasted of valuable gold and then attacked Bill, sending him to the hospital with hip and thigh injuries. The fragment documents a street confrontation and its sharp exchange.
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Jason Brown
Jason
Bill
Jase
The Eight Coimndments And The Mrs Darwin Of Today
A satirical Eight Commandments list offers caution for interactions with pretty girls in social settings. It humorously covers seating thanks, directions, compliments, jealousy, engagement, and advice, concluding with a quip that a woman can outwit a man, likening it to Mrs Darwin of today.
Counterfeiters Targeted by Nightoree Group
A resumed report details a crackdown on counterfeiters linked to the UEER-MAKERS gang. Police and prosecutors identify key suspects and outline raids across multiple districts with several arrests reported.
Prominent Figures and Local Notes Span Boston Scene
A column recalls journalist turned official William McNary and pastor Frederick Harlan Page meeting in Waltham. It sketches a detective’s dramatic confrontation with Bud the Blud, notes poet Octavia L. Parkhurst’s death, Everett Truette’s 15th year as Eliot Church organist, and a new steamer Orion. It also mentions Alvah Peters’ Edison tenure, Rousmaniere family roles in an Episcopal mass, revived old bees, a sewing drive for flood victims, and the Massachusetts Ice Dealers gathering.
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William
McNary
Boston
Everett BE. Truette
Eliot
Newton
Bud the Blud Frees Vault Of Secrets In Smug Feud
Bud retrieves a bulb spray on Steve, then locates a vault with Secret Service secrets. He disables the guard, traps the sleuth inside, and vows the Secret Service will find a dead body when the vault is opened at 9 o clock. He escapes with a fiendish laugh.
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Steve
Bud
Genevieve
Secret Service
Bud-the- Blud
To be Continued in Tomorrow's Sunday Post
Note outlines a literary device about a dark room affecting perception. It hints at forthcoming continuation in the Sunday Post and includes a footnote by N. N.
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Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
Gallant Yankee Ship And A New Sailor Rule
A humorous verse from John O Keefe in the N Y World rails against a modern nautical rule that bans traditional phrases. It mocks jargon shifts from plumduff to abaft and from grog to spirits, ending with a quip about a brand-new prohibition on splicing the mainbrace.
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John O'Keefe
N. Y
Washington
Davy
Beit and Rhodes Shape De Beers Diamond Empire
Alfred Beit, born in Hamburg, becomes a legendary wealth figure in Africa as he and Cecil Rhodes build the De Beers Mining Company. Beit forks control of diamond output, fuels the Cape to Cairo rail plan, and earns huge profits while facing political controversy and a bold act of generosity to a loyal secretary.
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Alfred Belt
Otto
John PD. Rockefeller
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Alfred Beit
Cape To
Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
England
Hamburg
Rhodes
South Africa
Capetown
Kimberley
Beit
Empire Builder
de Beers Mining Company
Bert
Transvaal
Africa
de Beers Company
Boston Clergymen Lecturing on Notable Naval History
The article notes Rev Samuel C Bushnell of Arlington discussing the Monitor and Ericsson, recounting the ship’s role in naval history and his father’s link to the vessel. It also mentions plans to connect Castle Island to the mainland with a solid earth driveway, enabling car access to Fort Independence.
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Greater Boston
Samuel C. Bushnell
Arlington
Newtonville
Ericsson
Bushnell
Monitor
Castle Island
City Point
Fort Independence
Why a Court Martial in Times of Peace?
A reader challenges the idea of military authority over civilians. The letter condemns peacetime court martials, cites constitutional protections, urges speedy public trials by state juries, and asserts the Constitution as supreme law guiding civil and military powers.
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West Virginia
United States
Littlepage
John V. M'Queeney
East Eagle Street
East
Boston
Patent issued for bone shaped dog biscuit production
A new patent covers the manufacture of dog biscuits shaped like bones. Egypt's irrigation projects cost 53 million dollars, with results deemed to justify the expenditure.
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Egypt
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