The Post Advertising Rates and Vacation Notice
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions to the US and Canada with foreign options. It notes vacation mailing, address changes, and payment policies, with editor Edwin A. Grosier listed as publisher.
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Canada
Boston Portal
POST
Daily Post
United States
Staoreign
Sunday Post
Roston, Maar
Post Publishing CO
Means what it says on outside work by directors
A Boston port directors panel concludes the statute requires each director to devote full time to their duties. The opinion argues the law’s plain meaning leaves little room for doubt and that English conveys intent clearly.
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Reorganized Board of Boston Port Directors
Foraker's Defeat signals end for old guard in Ohio primary
The Ohio Republican primary defeat of Joseph B. Foraker shows an old guard figure cannot win against a younger progressive, even with personal popularity and strong campaigning. The result offers a lesson for traditional party leaders facing reform-minded challengers like Harding.
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Joseph B. Foraker
Ohio
United States Senate
Standard Oil
Foraker
Harding
Newspapers' Province Says War Lessens Demand for Foreign Books
Otto Fleischner of the Boston Public Library notes that European war has not increased demand for books on foreign subjects. He cites newspapers as providing enough material on peoples, places, and history tied to the war, reducing the necessity for such books. Public interest, as shown by Post circulation figures, supports this view.
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Otto Fleischner
Boston Public Library
I. M. Winslow
Kid Leather
New England
Mr. Winslow
Russia
Respect for Streets Policy Aims at Utilities Firms
Boston public works officials Rourke and Charles push a plan to force utilities to coordinate street work. They seek simultaneous digging and upgrading to end repeated street disruption. Corporations enjoy privileges in the public streets and should help keep them in decent repair.
Supreme Court orders breakup of Harvester Trust
The Supreme Court holds the International Harvester Company a restraint on interstate and foreign trade and orders it dissolved into three firms or placed in receivership. It finds the trust a monopoly, though not the worst, and states the split is required though its effect remains uncertain.
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Supreme Court of the United States
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
Economic risks of monopolies under Sherman law
The text argues that farmers and consumers may not benefit from products tied to firm monopolies. It notes that Sherman law cannot guarantee such blessings. Illegal monopolies may dump low prices, but the harm they cause ultimately outweighs any short term gains.
Is It Conspiracy Behind Food Price Hikes
The piece argues that European war effects push up imported and domestic food costs, especially flour, amid large wheat crops. It urges DOJ action if producer cartels conspire to extort, while noting congressional and Commerce Department probes. It warns against exploiting wartime necessity to raise prices unjustly.
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Europe
West
Congress
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
United States
New Haven Railroad Accepts Reorganization Plan
The Post praises the New Haven for agreeing to the January reorganization terms including a string sale of Boston & Maine stock. It wins concessions in the Sherman jaw civil suit, keeps the New York & New England and Rutland railroads, and defers Sound steamship sales to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The trustees reduce the sale window to one year, risking court action, and hope for 1915 legislative relief from the string provision.
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Samuel
New Haven Railroad
Davy Crockett
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Sherman Jaw
New York & New England Railroad
Rutland Railroad
Sound Steamship
Interstate Commerce Commission
HALF THE WORLD WAR COST FIGURES AUTHORITY
The piece imagines a 20,000,000 man war force marching 9000 miles, requiring 15,000 tons of meat daily and 25,000 cattle, with shoes from hides barely keeping 1 in 20 barefoot. It questions the true cost of war and notes the immense logistics involved.
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Europe
San Francisco
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk No Place Like Home
An American tourist laments war dangers and vows not to roam Europe again while noting price spikes. The verse also wryly comments on wartime cost hikes, including cosmetic powder and bread, with a playful reflection on daily comforts faced by women.
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Europe
Colonel Roosevelt to be honored in Boston gathering
A Boston audience plans a bust presentation for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt at Fenway Park, Cambridge sculptor Karif F. Skoog credited with the artwork showing Roosevelt near San Juan Hill and the River of Doubt. The writer laments local heroes, hints at a self caricature, and notes he will not attend the event.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Fenway Fark
Fenway
Mollie
Waddie
Rascal
Tony
Franklin Park
New England
Colonel Roosevelt
Karif F. Skoog
Cambridge
San Juan Hill
Teddy
White House
Roosevelt
Mt. Everest
Asia
R. T
Woopding
Newton Woopding Newkirk
Stone
Dudley Street
P. S
Fenway Park
Orson Lowell Debuts New Suzanne Adventure in Sunday Post
Orson Lowell presents a freshSuzanne adventure in the upcoming Sunday Post. The installment promises vivid illustrations and a new musical note of whimsy in the ongoing series.
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Orson Lowell
Suzanne
Next Sunday Post
Whittier's Affection for Deer Island and Merrimac Valley
The article extols Deer Island in the Merrimac River and links it to Whittier and Harriet Prescott Spofford. It follows Whittier's life near Amesbury and Haverhill, praises the river valley, and notes Amesbury and Newburyport as enduringly scenic.
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Deer Island
Merrimac River
Whittier
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Salisbury Point
Amesbury
Newburyport
Amesbury Hill
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Paradise
Haverhill
Misunderstanding Over Building Limits Repeal
Editor correspondence argues the City Council repealed building limits under misapprehension. It clarifies metropolitan fire hazard bill does not set construction rules and the Wilson bill lowers apartment height and adds safe egress while allowing three family frame homes.
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Sir
Observant Citizen Finds Longserving Organist and Local Oddities
The column salutes James H. Baker of Westwood for nearly 60 years as church organist with only four absences since 1856. It notes oysters found in Parker River and Damariscotta with Captain Kennedy examining waters for farming. It mentions Cyrus E. B. Dallin's equestrian Indian Scout statue for the Panama-Pacific Exposition and other Boston art items. The piece covers sunflowers, a landlocked salmon seized by Carl A. Weston, Mrs. Sumner Lovejoy's long hike and harvest, and anecdotes about Miss Boyle O’Reilly, Caillaux, and Ford Hall gatherings. It also references Belknap paintings saved from a Windsor Street fire, Ham Fish’s summer visit, golf honors won by Rev. Carl Stackman, deer damage to western Massachusetts farms, and Cape Ann canal history. Further notes discuss the Cape Cod canal’s legacy, lobster exhibits, and potential shoe leather shortages tied to European conflict. Senator Lodge’s health concerns are noted along with Obadiah Gardner’s quips about rum and liquor.
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Cyrus EB. Dallin
Greater Boston
Dallin
Museum of Fine Arts
Huntington Avenue
Prodigal Son Returns Prompting Family Celebration
A Whitman era verse recounts a prodigal son who leaves the hog pastures to seek his father. The father welcomes him with joy as fireworks light a farmhouse celebration. Reuben’s return sparks a family chorus and hopeful rekindling of home.
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Father
Reuben
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Three Would-Be Brides Seek Counsel From Miss Champagne
A letter from three high school graduates, all 18, in the same town asks Miss Champagne for advice on love and parental consent. They are in love with three neighboring young men two years older, who cannot marry yet. The writers seek a path to marriage without eloping, noting their admirers lack legal age and that parental consent may come with time and reflection.
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Miss Champagne
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