The Boston Post Subscription Rates 1913
Publication note from The Boston Post dated August 5 1913 lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday issues including weekly, monthly, and quarterly plans. Also notes rates for Canada and foreign mail, and requests payment by checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Etna
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
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Faitorial Rooms and Post Office Notices
Subscriptions to the Post must be mailed in advance or discontinued at expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post from a newsdealer, notify the postal at once. Editor and Publisher F A Grozier.
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Netos
Newsboy
F. A. Grozier
The Post in Vacation Time
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address or possessions for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 30 cents per month. Addresses can be changed as often as desired.
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THE
POST
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
Boston Post Acquires Region's Largest Newspaper Plant
The Boston Post boasts ownership of New England's largest newspaper printing plant and the world's biggest press, signaling a major expansion under Robert Hoe era leadership at R Hoe & Co.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Knights of Columbus Welcome Knights in Boston Convention
Boston welcomes more than 20000 Knights of Columbus gathered for their annual convention. The article praises the city as a summer center with climate and sightseeing opportunities, and notes the fine decorations and entertainment planned for the visitors.
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Knights of Columbus
Boston
Stronger swimmers eye Boston Light route
Stronger swimmers report rising victories over the hard swimming route to Boston Light. In a few years the swim has been done by three girls and about six men, with two more successful conquests last Sunday. Swimmers gain endurance and plan the tricky course, and next candidates for the harbor blue ribbon should present themselves.
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Boston Light
Our Harbor
Rates Must Come Down in Express Charge Cut
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a roughly 25 percent reduction in express rates, effective Oct 15, with a two year trial. Express firms face slimmer dividends and fewer profits but expect continued business growth and a move away from the old high charges. The industry projects a return to stable profits despite the steep cut.
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Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Unguarded Crossing
The article reports the deaths of S. Osgood Pell and his chauffeur and the injury to William Laimbeer at a Long Beach Long Island railroad crossing. It criticizes bare crossings with no bells or gates and notes a lone flagman on duty 10 am to 10 pm, urging universal gates or signals at all crossings.
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S. Osgood Pell
New Yorker
William Laimbeer
Long Beach
Long Island
Massachusetts
New York
Bizz
Bill
Reducing the Canal Force Slows Panama Digging
The article reports that no new laborers are being recruited for the Panama canal project and existing workers may seek employment elsewhere. This shift signals a broader administrative change affecting staffing and project progress.
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Panama Canal
Prac
Canal Zone Labor Regulations Relax After Completion
The canal zone labor market is now closed to outside recruitment, allowing local workers from the Antilles and Central and South America to seek other employment. U S policy highlights sanitary lessons and a living wage as part of the transition.
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Antilles
Central
South American
Canal Zone
Sam
Ousted Ambassador Wilson Resigns Over Mexican Policy
Secretary Bryan announced the resignation of Henry Lane Wilson as ambassador to Mexico, effective October 14. The refusal to align with the administration’s stance amid the Huerta regime is cited as the reason for his departure. Wilson’s apparent Mexican politics overrode his ambassadorial duties.
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Henry Lane Wilson
United States
Mexico
Bryan
Wilson
Huerta
Cavil
Republic
Buckman Tavern Transferred to Lexington Town
The Buckman Tavern in Lexington has been formally transferred to the town by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities and Commonwealth action. The site, where Minute Men gathered on April 19 1775 and where the first blood of the Revolution was shed, is preserved for future generations to study liberty and patriotism.
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Buckman
Lexington
Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Commonwealth
Buckman Tavern
A Ticklish Proposal on Bermuda Naval Base
The piece warns Britain may push a large Bermuda naval base to safeguard canal commerce. It argues opposition from the U S public and government, notes acceptance of a modest fleet, and foresees a Monroe Doctrine response to such a base near Panama.
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Great Britain
Bermudas
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Brady leaves vast fortune to family in will
Anthony N. Brady, traction magnate, leaves roughly 70 million dollars to five children and a grandchild. The widow receives 1 million outright plus an annuity of 360 thousand. Charity receives 100 thousand. The will was made public by his lawyers in New York.
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New York
Anthony N. Brady
Traction
Too Late It Is Only Too Late to Learn
A reflective line warns that those who think they know it all have nothing left to learn. The message emphasizes humility and ongoing growth despite certainty.
The Scorcher's Finish
J Spencer Spendthrift, son of a millionaire, built a 90 h p chug chariot and roared along roads. He struck a man and left a widow with three children, while fleeing pedestrians and taunting them from the road. A drunk gas mix sent him into a rock pile but caused no injuries. he faced manslaughter and speeding charges, and the judge sentenced him to life in prison with a joking hope to live 500 years.
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Spencer
G. H. Gorham
Hastings Street
West Roxbury
Jocko
Panama
Franklin Park Zoo
Pocono Mountain
Waller Joke Ranks Among World’s Oldest Steak Gags
A vintage quip notes how a diner finds his steak. The guest jokes that the steak was uncovered beneath a French fry slice, reflecting an old humor line about misplaced meat and casual dining.
Observant Citizen recalls jokes and local notes from Boston scene
A collage of light anecdotes and society items: a fireproof Bill joke sets a punch line. notes on Gladiolus America roses, misrouted plants on moving trucks, and Eleonora Sears riding astride. Mentions Boston mayoral candidates Phelan and Murphy, Mayflower genealogy efforts, and local social tidbits from Pride's Crossing to Swampscott.
Daffy Howes Intervenes In Peace Plea War Ends
A playful exchange from Malden Massachusetts features Daffy Howes citing peace at any price as Bertie Bertram escapes harm. Howes mocks Bertie’s savage origins while praising Newt for stepping in to avert conflict and promising no more warfare.
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Newt
Bertie Bertram
Bertie
Neponset
United States
Daffy Howes
Malden
Misunderstood guide shifts from deer to fish
A humorous exchange shows a guide explaining he no longer guides hunts due to being mistaken for a deer. He now hunts for clients on fishing trips, joking that no one mistakes him for a fish.
Delaware Water Gap A Scenic Resort And Its Historic War Saga
The Delaware Water Gap, praised as a scenic marvel, draws summer visitors seeking recovery among forests and streams. The piece recalls Mount Minsi and Mount Tammany, resorts, camps, and outdoor life, and recounts a 1737 land walk scam that sparked a 30 year war with the Indians costing many lives.
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Delaware Water Gap
Baedeker
United States
Catskill Mountains
New York
Pennsylvania Line
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Blue Ridge
Delaware
Mount Minsi
Mount Tammany
Tammany
Minsi
The Knot Hole in the Fence Poem
A 1913 poem recalls watching games from a box seat with a dollar, vendor cries, and a fixed eye on heroes. The speaker notes how one eye stays focused on every strike and bunt from the knot hole that remains the perfect view.
Somewhere Up North Sleighing and Snow in Walt Mason Poem
A wartime era style verse imagines cold northern sleighing and polar bears beneath gumdrop trees as a humorous escape from heat. The narrator contrasts freezing conditions with hot days and playful lines about toiling in deep snow and a warm stove.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Fragmentary verse line about memory and pine knot-hole
A fragmentary verse passage recalls fond memory and a bald spot exposed to a yellow pine. The speaker notes recall of life’s best moments and mentions a knot-hole in a fence as a small, elusive image.
Bryan cancels Kansas City speech due to state department duties
William J. Bryan Secretary of State cancels his Chautauqua appearance in Kansas City and other events in the state because duties in his office prevent travel. The Aug 4 report notes the same postponement due to official responsibilities.
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Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Kansas
Franklin man dies after auto crash in Manchester
Irving Clifford of Franklin New Hampshire died at Sacred Heart Hospital from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile driven by Halsey Gibbons last Sunday in Manchester.
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John C. Kiley
Boston
Merrimack Valley
New Hampshire
Manchester
N. H
Irving Clifford
Franklin, N. H
Halsey Gibbins
Sacred Heart Hospital
The Tale of a Snake in the Park
A man and his young son visit a park feeder. They feed bread to swans then gaze at a serpent cage. The boy, captivated, asks where the animals are, noting the excess tails.
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