Archduke Joseph Seizes Power in Hungary in Coalition Cabinet
The article warns of Archduke Joseph forming a coalition cabinet in Budapest and discusses fears of royalist reaction, Romanian involvement, and unease among the Paris peace conference supreme council. It argues the Entente should pressure to oust Bela Kun and also remove the Archduke.
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Archduke Joseph
Budapest
Supreme Council
Paris
Hapsburg
Europe
Bela Kun
Joseph
Morgenthau Denies Polish Telegraph Agency Pogrom Claim
Discredited Polish Telegraph Agency report quotes Henry Morgenthau as saying Jews’ pogroms are exaggerated, which Morgenthau denies stating during his brief Poland visit on July 28 while investigating atrocities. He asserts he had not begun investigations at that time. The Post had awaited his denial.
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Henry Morgenthau
Poland
Post
Mr. Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Death of J Edward Addicks Often Recalled as Gas Tycoon
J Edward Addicks known as Gas Addicks dies on Thursday. He organized the Bay State Gas Company and helped many in Boston become wealthy though his later years included bankruptcy and a jail stay for unpaid debt. His career spanned the Union League Club of Philadelphia to Ludlow Street.
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J. Edward Addicks
Addicks
Boston
Bay State Gas Company
United States
Delaware
Union League
Philadelphia
Ludlow Street
Guard Against Usury in Service Members Bonus Era
State Supervisor Frank H. Pope prosecutes usury amid service men awaiting the State's bonus. He urges drastic action against money lenders and strict enforcement of legal rates to prevent exploiting enlisted personnel. Taxpayers funded the bonus as a debt of gratitude, not a prey ground for sharks.
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Frank H. Pope
Hidden profiteers prey on state patriotism
The passage warns that unlicensed operators lurk unseen and ignore state rules. They exploit necessity with inflated rates. Mr. Pope is urged to crack down on these crooks by aggressively targeting the crystals, so none escape.
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Pope
Americans Should Return to Work Says President in Address
The President urged striking railroad shopmen to resume work pending settlement of their wage and living-standards demands. He warned they risk harming the public and the nation if they defy orders and urged a sane, timely end to the dispute, noting New England shops remain resistant.
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United States
Hines
Congress
Railroad Administration
New England
Honors Well Won For Cambridge Soldier Clifton Merriman
General Edwards pins the French Military Medal on Sergeant Clifton Merriman of the Cambridge colored regiment. He previously earned the Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross for his wartime actions at the front, a source of local pride in his service and deeds.
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Clifton Merriman
France
Cambridge
Colored Regiment
United States
The Order of Merit and Lloyd George
The piece discusses the Order of Merit founded by King Edward and limited to 24 distinguished members. It notes Lloyd George’s possible honor and contrasts it with the wealth and exalted titles he could have received, while praising his democratic restraint. It cites past honorees like Bryce, Morley, Balfour, Hardy, Togo, Fisher, Jellicoe, Haig, French, and Foch.
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John Morley
Arthur Balfour
Thomas Hardy
Togo
Fisher
Jellicoe
Haig
Marshal Foch
Congress
Order of Merit
Milk Supply and Strike Power in Boston Affecting City Food
The piece notes that striking railroad workers could disrupt milk delivery to Boston and other big cities. It argues that while the men may wield significant leverage, pushing to starve children would be unthinkable as milk is an essential for infants and young children, with adults more able to endure shortages.
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Boston
Wolfe
Milk supply must be protected even amid strikes
The piece urges keeping milk trains running to prevent child hunger and urges workers to avoid harming the milk supply. It warns that a milk famine would affect the strikers and their own families, stressing the need to retain essential staff.
Wilson Urges Legislation To Ease High Prices
President Wilson addressed Congress detailing causes of high living costs due to war time production cuts. He urged extensions of food control, penalties for profiteering, a cold storage law with price marking, and a federal licensing plan for interstate traders to curb unconscionable profits and boost competition.
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Congress
Wilson
New Jersey
Notable Figures and Odd Anecdotes From Postwar Era
Bela Kun the Red leader is outwitted by Captain Thomas C. Gregory of the Grizzlies after the armistice. General Allenby made field marshal for Palestine restoration. Vice-President Weed returns from seven months abroad. Senator Underwood described as calm and steady. Irving S. Cobb recalls wartime fame and a quirky stamp method with his dog.
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Jericho
C. F. Weed
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Nobody Stands in Spotlight Says Sphinx Quote
The Sphinx remarks that no person remains in the spotlight for long and urges people to get in line. Newton Newton and Newkirk are referenced in the piece titled All Sorts.
Prohibition Memoir From San Halbans Neon Night Moonshine
Napoleon Gomo writes from San Halbans Vermont about the national prohibition impact with a tale of Clovi Lashway’s silo moonshine. The narrator describes bootleg humor, a bottling scene, and local characters including Pete from Pawtookit and Rosy Marie as the narrator jokes about lax enforcement and financial strains.
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Grang
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Folley
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A Smile and a Woman Are Largely Accepted Worldwide
A reflective piece notes that a smile and a woman are two universally recognizable sights, valued for their face value across cultures and societies.
Mystery Bottle Apple Growth Puzzles Newt Reader
A reader from Charlestown Navy Yard Florida explains a childhood trick to fit an apple into a bottle without breaking the stem. The apple started marble sized and grew to two and a half inches, matching the bottle interior as it sunlit and aired.
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Newt
U. S. Florida
Charlestown Navy Yard
Two Horses Seen in Rockport
A Rockport highway officer stopped a two-horse team driver to check his license. The teamster protested, saying he drives horses not an automobile, while the officer admitted they were after licensed auto drivers and overlooked the horse team.
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Rockport
Etiquette and Manners Questions on Valets and Letter Paper
A Miss Alice Stuart piece explains a valet's duties including wardrobe care bathing dressing packing and unpacking. It notes a valet performs tasks usually shared by several services and compares private engraving limits for letter paper to crest monogram initials home name estate and address rules.
Boston Weather Notes On August 9 History
The record recalls Boston warmest August 9 highs of 95 in 1872 and 93 in 1881 and mentions a coldest 53 degrees. It notes no rain in ten years on this date except in 1915 1916 and 191%1.
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Boston
Early Airship Dreams From Fifty Years Ago
A retrospective on historic dirigible ambitions describes a era of bold trials and grand promises. Inventors across Europe backed by nations pursued air travel with soaring hopes and spectacular but costly failures. Analysts note Lassie Krebs Santos-Dumont Zeppelin and Renard as key figures shaping the era.
Boston Notes on Weather, Culture and Local Happenings
A Boston column surveys a hot summer start with meteorology by J. W. Smith, recalls past meteorological records, and muses on astronomical showers. It then visits various local topics from royal visits and theater, cold storage ideas, a fisherman’s profitable catch, Kenberma beach events, sheep at City Hospital, the Chapman home as clergy rest, and aging trades at Abington.
Love and proposed marriages in early advice column
Mildred Champagne discusses a reader with three suitors two earn well but one does not work. The columnist questions proposing for a home and rejects the idea of marriage for idle living, stressing enduring love and respect as the foundation of a home.
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Miss Champagne
Two Minute Talks for Americans by Charles Franklin Jones
A Boston author notes people share opinions without knowledge and urges careful reasoning before speaking. He recalls a lawyer on a New York Chicago train who misled a listener, showing an opinion should be paid for and facts checked to avoid harm.
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Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
New York
Chicago
Mensi
Post Letter Box Queries on Alcohol in Bread and Crichton
Readers ask about alcohol in baking and other uses, the pronunciation of Crichton, Tremont accentuation, Moses and Zipporah, and safe methods to clean old photographs. The letter reflects a period press exchange of practical questions addressed by the editor.
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Sir
Moses
Zipporah
Jethro
England May Sing New Anthem Version at St Pauls
A recent British version of God Save the King is sung in London before St Pauls Cathedral. The poem pleads for kinfolk in love, from far ends of earth, to be saved and for strife to cease, with hope, joy, and universal peace.
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Winthrop
William A. McNeill
Colony
England
Literary Digest
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Poem Encourages Sharing Kindness and Light
A philosophical verse urges readers to share small joys with others to brighten days. It frames kindness as a seed planted from the heart, yielding laughter and greenery in the lives of those who receive it. The tone is wholesome and pastoral.
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