Boston Post April 24 1914 issue notice and rates
The Boston Post 1914 publication details list price and subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions. Rates shown cover daily and Sunday bundles, Canada and foreign postage, and instructions for payment and mailing. It notes second class entry and sender risk policies.
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Indiana Republicans Fault Sumner Bird Speech
Indiana Republicans criticize Charles Sumner Bird for naming Barnes, Penrose, Smoot and Guggenheim as Progressive leaders. They say he should have also named Lodge, Root, Burton, Fairbanks, La Follette and Cummins. They quip Bird missed other worthy figures and labeled the rest as the Progressive generals.
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Indiana
Charles Sumner Bird
Barnes
Penrose
Smoot
Guggenheim
Lodge
Root
Burton
Fairbanks
la Follette
Cummins
Bird
Citizens warned by public display of flag slurs
A New York crowd confronted individuals who mocked the national flag after police had difficulty rescuing them from angry citizens. The piece urges such people to remember the flag’s value during war and to beware their health and safety when facing a foreign foe.
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United States
New York City
Doctor’s Orders Tame Wilson as He Plays Golf
The President’s physician urges Mr. Wilson to leave his office chair and play a round with Billy Pontico. The golf outing provides a mental respite from looming issues, letting unconscious thinking work while the President rests and ponders.
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Mr. Wilson
Billy Pontico
A Great Pity The Coditions in the mining and fuel region of Colorado
A railroad of conflict in Colorado mining and fuel districts escalates into deadly clashes between state forces and armed opponents. Civilians, including women and children, face danger from dynamite and dangerous underground drifts as federal aid is sought to halt the violence.
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Colorado
Federal
State urged to handle domestic unrest mercifully in crisis period
The writer argues Colorado should grant troops power to quell anarchy in Mexico's crisis while condemning domestic embroilment. He urges just, effective, and merciful action by the state, questioning whether common sense supports any other approach.
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Mexico
Colorado
Wilson Replies to Carranza as United States Readies Frontier Forces
The President rejects Carranza’s protest over Vera Cruz and signals readiness for possible conflict. New troop movements and a Vera Cruz assault plan show Washington’s intent to enforce policy while awaiting Huerta or Villa decisions. A curious note from Newt about a self described dog ends the column.
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Vera Cruz
United States
Huerta
Carranza
Mexico
Mynd
Rio Grande
Constitutionalist
Washington
Charge O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
Algara
What Breed Is My Dog Aboard in Humorous Letter
A comic exchange about dog breeds and naming, with mock debates over what to call a pup. The speaker recalls nicknames like Hesitation Hez and warns Jaspar not to name a dog after him, noting the suffocating impracticality of guessing a dog's breed from scant details. The piece ends with a dramatic threat if the dog is named after the speaker.
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Newt
Hezzy
Hez
Jaspar
Sam Hill
Prince
Fido
Dog Underworld
Jasper
Notable Boston Notes from The Weirs to Veracruz
A column of local notes covers Lake Winnepesaukee ice conditions, Joseph Maynard’s honeymoon trip, Danvers area poultry yields, legal references to memory tablets, John J. Murphy’s rapid rise in politics, temperance views on wine and early colonial drinking, an auctioned Stowe lamp, frost depths in New Hampshire, Somerville school dental care, beautification at the Perkins Institute, Captain Robinson’s weather expertise, Mexic o war era youth parades, a Vera Cruz death report, and a reminiscence of former Mayor Fitzgerald’s baseball days with Cambridge Chronicle owner James Bean.
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Helen G. Rice
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Boston Union
Chipman Hall
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Myles Standish
Worthies
Fitzgerald
Boston High School
Cambridge
Somerville High
James W. Bean
Cambridge Chronicle
Vale of Tempe Awe Inspires Greek Myth and Science
The Vale of Tempe in Thessaly stands as a dramatic cleft between Ossa and Olympus where Peneus winds to the sea. Ancient Greeks linked the scene to Apollo and Poseidon, while geologists note it as a former great lake shaped by an earthquake, shaping Thessaly’s fertile plains.
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Tempe
Tessaly
Macedonia
Yosemite Valley
Ossa
Olympus
Vale of
Empe
Italy
Sicily
United States
England
Herodotus
Xerxes
Greece
Peneas
Apollo
Poseidon
The
Vale of Tempe
Underwood & Underwood
New York
Snowbound in Canaan Me Daily Hardship
Resident Dave reports 15 foot snow on the level and scarce supplies in Canaan Maine. Residents remark no swallows, no beer, cider depleted, and haying on runners will be needed this year due to the ongoing winter.
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Dave
Canaan
A Profitable House Cleaning
Violet Edge helps Mrs. Edge clean while gossiping about neighbors the Melvins who just returned from abroad. Ralph Melvin visits during the cleaning and wins Violet’s affection, leading to a six month courtship and their marriage in a rose-filled church setting.
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Violet
Marriage Advice From Uncle Walt 1914 Verse
A verse by Walt Mason urges young women to marry, praising matrimony over careers. It mocks independent pursuits and extols finding a true husband as the best life’s work, claiming aging spinsters regret not marrying. Copyright 1914 Adams Newspaper Service.
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Jemima
Walt Mason
The
Adams Newspaper Service
Dust on cheeks sparks a profit talk aboard the train
Ralph and Violet debate a dust smudge on her face as they speed away. He remarks the house cleaning era is over and hints at a new payoff. Their exchange blends affection with a subtle economic motif aboard the moving train.
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Ralph
Violet
New England College Girls Promoted in Sunday Post Features
Two pages showcase attractive photos of college and school girls from New England in a feature spread for the next Sunday Post. The images highlight youthful fashion and campus settings with captions identifying institutions and locations.
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New England
Next Sunday Post
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