The Boston Post publication details and subscriptions
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions, rates for Canada and foreign copies, postal notes, and office contact details. It notes editor and publisher Edwin A. Grozier and its Associated Press membership with rights reserved. The paper claims to have the largest daily morning circulation in the United States.
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Too Busy Causes Vacancy in Fed Reserve Board Leader
The Federal Reserve Board governor seat is vacant for the first time in its history. Washington reports President Harding may delay the appointment to the post and a new one for weeks due to rail and coal strike duties. The piece questions the delay and politics over reappointment.
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A Wise Policy on Cancelling Excursions
The Boston and Albany railroad will cancel all excursions for the rest of the summer to conserve coal. Officials argue these times are not normal coalwise and reduced fares should not justify waste. People can still travel at regular prices if needed.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Albany
Beane Calls for Ships Proof of Prohibition Repeal
Rev. John G. Beane of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union urges at a Philadelphia convention that rum ships of the American Shipping Board be taken off the ocean or repeal the prohibition amendment. He decries liquor sales on ships as hypocritical while forbidding it on land, arguing shipboard law should align with other U S statutes.
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Philadelphia
American Shipping Board
United States
We Do Not Use It With A Fervor Cardinal Says U S Moral Leader
Cardinal Lucan of Rheims tells American women that the United States holds world moral leadership and must act to uphold international righteousness. The piece argues the U S has the power but remains paralyzed by partisan use, hoping for a future return of sanity and vision to assume a rightful global role.
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Cardinal Lucan
Rheims
United States
Pistol Manufacture and Sale Targeted by ABA Committee
The American Bar Association committee on law enforcement urges a ban on pistol manufacture and sale citing that ninety percent of violent crimes involve pistols. The proposal allows limited production only when strictly necessary for specific lawful purposes.
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Committee On Law Enforcement of the American Bar Association
Government regulation to curb pistol use in crime
The author argues for strict pistol regulation to reduce crime, saying a legal measure could end ready pistol use by thugs. He compares the idea to bootlegging laws, noting guns are not easily produced or imported, and asserts the goal is to remove a chief tool of criminal activity.
President power on tariffs faces opposition in and out of Congress
The Senate Finance Committee plan to let the President adjust tariff duties up to 50 percent is attacked as an unconstitutional shift of revenue power from Congress. Critics warn it risks abuse and would bypass House control, urging instead a tariff commission to guide changes as supported by Harding.
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Movie stunt tragedy questions safety of screen thrills
A New York stunt man fell from an elevated railroad girders during a moving picture stunt and suffered a skull fracture that could prove fatal. The incident, tied to Miss Pearl White’s supposed daredevil act, argues that such dangerous tricks mislead audiences and have no rightful place in films.
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Minnie Hauk Loses Sight in Lucerne Home
The famed soprano Minnie Hauk now Baroness Von Hesse-Wartegg has become totally blind at her Lucerne residence. She was the first American to sing Carmen and remains beloved by opera veterans who recall her vivacious, flirtatious Carmen. Calve’s Carmen is noted as daring and alluring, suggesting she would share in the sympathy for Hauk’s affliction.
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Ford a Day March Premiere Set on Boston Common
Frank Barone of Everett leads the Boston Letter Carriers Band for Boston Common concert tomorrow from 3 to 6 30 PM. The two step Ford a Day march is dedicated to the Boston Post and reflects automotive life through lively rhythms. The programme includes selections from I Lombardi Fortune Teller Lohengrin Togyin Balad Hungarian Dance and Fromiele.
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Boston Letter Carriers
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Boston Post
Hospital bill paid after 25 years in Morris City
In Woroeetha city, City Hospital wiped a 25 year old bill after a letter to the superintendent signed Thank you delivered $15 in bills. The payment clears an old debt and ends a long urban billing oddity.
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Worceetha
City Hospital
Newkirk Dawn of the Day Reflects on Morning Faith and Wit
A reflective poem and column fragment from Newton Newkirk exploring dawn’s renewal and personal resolve. It contrasts hopeful lines about morning light with humor and social quips from Bob Quillen, including jokes about generosity, pride, and everyday encounters.
Sphinx Quote on Beggars and Kindness
A reflection notes that some people give pennies to beggars as a self imposed fine for being mean to others. The saying uses a sphinxlike voice to comment on social conduct and charity.
Whistling Balls and Non Skid Doorknobs Scheme
A letter to Newton proposes a joint venture to mass produce whistling golf balls and non skid doorknobs using gutta percha fragments. The writer outlines patented ideas including an air whistle in balls and scented balls for lost balls, plus a bath friendly non slip knob, and seeks initial funding before a 60 50 partnership.
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Boston Weather Record Claims by Oldest Inhabitant
The oldest resident recalls Boston’s climate on August thirteenth noting official highs of 107 in 1897 and 107 in 0? He cites a coldest 56 in 1913 and mentions rain on this date in the past decade except 1916 and 1941.
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Boston
Centenarian notes on Maine governor and palace of Hawaii
The column marks centennial birth of Maine governor Frederick Robie and discusses Hawaii and Alaska statehood prospects, Manila battle anniversary, Emma Eames and Geraldine Farrar careers, a fire horse tale, and Ford Motor Company growth, with local notes on Salem Common and claret beverages.
Journeying Yonder the Long Horizon
Poetic fragment describing old ships returning home and young ships sailing away. The speaker urges that departure is necessary and that blame for leaving lies with the stars the sun the white road and the sky.
Roman Roads a Pleasurable Network Across Ancient World
The piece describes how Roman roads connected Rome to Italy, the Alps, Spain, Britain, and beyond, enabling travel by chariot, litter, or coach. It notes the sturdy construction, with ditches, foundations, rubble, and lava blocks, and contrasts their speed with modern travel, citing journeys of 66 miles in 10 hours and 200 miles in 24 hours.
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Apollinaris water questions and Ford philanthropy noted
Post letters discuss Apollinaris water from Neuenahr with mineral salts and a bubbling effect. A reader asks about its distinction from ordinary water. Another letter questions Henry Ford's philanthropy outside his enterprises, citing the Henry Ford Hospital with a $5,000,000 cost.
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Lillian Russell's age at death and 100-year living lecturing record
Inquiry notes Lillian Russell died in her 61st year and references her 1913 country lecture tour on longevity. It asks whether she authored a book on living to a hundred, recalling lectures but not a book.
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Lillian Russell
Fuller’s early trade a bicycle dealer at sixteen
Lieutenant Governor Alvan T. Fuller began his business life as a bicycle dealer at the age of 16, aside from his automobile interests. He later expanded into other ventures and public service.
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Alvan T. Fuller
Verse in British anthem Confound their knavish tricks cited
A debate notes that the line Confound their politics, frustrate their knavish tricks appears in God Save the King not an American song. The stanza urges divine aid to scatter enemies and protect the realm with a prayerful refrain.
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Post
Which is larger in area Scotland or Ireland
The inquiry compares land areas: Ireland covers 32,586 square miles while Scotland spans 20,406 square miles, making Ireland larger in area.
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Scotland
Ireland
Maid of honor position in a formal church wedding
The maid of honor walks alone before the bridesmaids and stands at the left rear of the bride at the altar to hold the bouquet during the ring ceremony. Afterward she takes the best man's right arm and exits with the bride and groom.
General Pershing Address Query and Bat Fact
The piece asks for General Pershing's home address and notes his mail can be sent to War Department in Washington. It also asks if a bat is a bird, clarifying that bats are mammals, not birds.
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